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New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

OF course we have. about this time, the
familiar symposium of big people and little
people ON "the two books which, during the last
wear they have read with most interest and
pleasure" II is held this year, as it has been
held before, in the pages of '"The Academy"
Some of the contributors are amusing. DIR.
Joseph Parker, for example, names Robert
Orange" and '"The Master Christian, between
which one would suppose there would be great
puIf fixed The rider to Dr. Parker's confession
is even more divertng. They should be read
one after the Other,' he says. "and in the order
named" We wonder what for. The problem is
susceptible of more than one solution. Mr..
Frederic Harrison, as always, goes straight TO
the point "The only first class book of 1900
has been Mr. Maurice Hewletts Richard Yea
and-Nay'" The statement is sweeping, but we
can sympathize with the author of it. Mr.. Hew-
lett himself has preferred Tommy and GrlZel"
and An EnglishwOman's Love Letters the
latter book being mentioned also by three other
members of the symposium, one of them being
Mr. Max BeerbOhm. Mr.. Leonard HuXley's
and Lord ROsebery's Napoleon" gains an equal
number In fact while fiction is duly hOnOred,
and some need of praise is given to poetry and
pure literature the claims of biographical works
of one sort and another are recognized by half
the total of votes cast-the really interesting
fact disclosed by the whole rather trivial trans
action.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

great virtue of the volume before us IS that II
explains this fact not simply by analysis or the
paintings but by account of the artist IN ms
every aspect. personal or professional wnich IL
the fullest clearest and best thus far produced
by an English writer. Mr.. Gust had indeed
comparatively clear field Though a consioer-
able literature has gathered around Van Dyek
on the Continent, and though we have the mag
nificent work of M Guiffrey. published at Paris
in 1882, the English translation OF the latter
work need hardly be considered as a rival 10
the present publication. Mr.. Gust has examined
all the authorities, and he has had. of course
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

one peculiar advantage: England contains
many superb Van Dycks. and gather that
he has had access TO most of them. has the
book
Van Dyck was born in 1599 which is to say
in lucky moment. In Antwerp his native
city. the arts were generously honored The
Austrian and Spanish Governors who came to
the Low Countries were wealthy men. and their
money flowed freely through artistic channels
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

tended to please. not to create surprise Won
der" The sentence is happy one. Merely to
turn these pages and to glance over the numer-
GUS photographers with which they are illus
trated is to realize how accurately Mr.. Gust has
expressed the matter. If eliminate few OF
the religious compositions reproduced, it is
scarcely too much to say that there is plate
which is not. first and last. pleasing. AS Mr..
Gust says, with Van Dyck everything un-
pleasant, ugly or distorted is avoided" One
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

ANTHONY VAN DYCK. An Historical Study of
His Life and Works. By Lionel Gust, +. s. A,
Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Lon
don Illustrated Imperial octave pp. xviii.
300 The Macmillan Company.
When summing up. in a last chapter, his inn
pressions of Van Dye the author of this book
observes that the y, of the Fleming was in
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

Mr.. Andrew Lang protests that he doesn't
know much about Sirens, but lie nevertheless
declines to take Lady PippinwOrth, in Tommy
and Grizel," as the real thing. We are not
made to realize her ''unhOly fascinatiOns," he
complains. 'Mr. Barrie, after catalOguing her
perfectiOns, " says, Now we have the
secret of her charm but l do not feel that we
really have it," Lady PippinwOrth, perhaps,
does not greatly matter. She is not at any rate,
the heroine of the book. But Mr.. Langs in
dctment could be So dfawn as to include most
of the persOnages supposed to be fascinating in
contemporary fiction. This is, indeed, the one
conclusive proof of the difference between the
average novelist-be he never successful
and the few really great figures in the history
of the art How many speeches, in novels, have
We been asked to take as brilliant, when they
have been almost preternaturally dull How
much talk has been poured upon us, from the
lips of nOvelistic heroes, which has been fiat
boredom in essence! How much beauty have
we been asked to admire without tithe of it
being made manifest on the printed page!
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
O WORLD, BE NOBLER.

WORLD, BE NOBLER.
BY LAURENCE BINYoN
q world be nobler, for her sake!
II she but knew thee what thou art,
What wrongs are borne, what deeds are done
In thee beneath thy daily sun,
Know'st thou not that her tender heart
FOR pain and very shame would break!
O World be nObler, for her sake!
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
VAN DYCK.

A WELL WRITTEN AND SUPERBLY IL
Illustrated LIFE OF THE MASTER
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

"Unless oar breed of great men is exhausted
(and for one do not deny this some expansion
annex to the Abbey is a necessity of the
age" These are the words of Mr.. Frederic
Harrison. Mr.. William Archer, commenting on
the subject in The Monthly Review" cheer
fully assumes for the sake of argument that
'there is a reasonable probability of our having
a certain number of great men (and wOmen)
TO bury for some generations to come" He
then addresses himself to the making of one of
those futile class lists which are cOmmOner
in July than in December, grouping Mrs. Brown
ing, the Rossettis, Matthew Arnold and William
Morris poets who deserved to be buried in
the Abbey, talking about what "a distinct loss
TO pOSterity' it is that they should not by such
burial have been brought within the pale Of
national hero wOrship'-as though fame de-
pended upon the disposition of ones ashes
and so on. But to this sort of thing we are
accustomed; ii is an old story. Mr.. Archer
must say something new, however, and so he
delivers himself of the most astounding propO-
sitiOn we have encountered in a long time.
Mediocrity and charlatanism may slip into the
sacred circle, he imagneS. But suppose they
do? Need shrink in horror from such q
possibility? / am not at all clear On the point.
Why should not Il national burial place record
some OF the nations manias, along with it's
Just cnthuSiasmS? Must there never be mOnu-
ment which we pass with q SMILE among those
To which we pay grateful reverence? There is
no lack of such monuments in the Abbey as it
stands. Do they prOfane it? NO-they make it
human" We confess ourselves unable to an
swer any Of these momehtOus interrOgatiOns.
We only say, with Celia, 30, wonderful,
wonderful, and mOSt wonderful wonderful! and
yet again wonderful, and after that. out Of ali
AOOpingr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-10

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
BOARD DOES NOT
ACT ON RULES
Matter of Discipline in City Schools
DeIayed-Mike Marin Elected
Janitor of the HIGH School.

The City School Board at It's meeting
last night decided that the question OF
rules and regulations for the preservation
OF good order in the schooIroom was one
fraught with too much tedious detail to be
considered and discussed on an evening
when the red line in the thermometer was
hovering near the century mark. and the
supper bell would ring within an hour.
Hence, the report OF the special committee
that drafted a penal code for the schools
OF Richmond and provided new system
OF marking the standing of the pupils
was. after being attentively listened to as
the secretary read its dry provisions, laid
upon the table until the board can have
more and n better time 20 look into It's
merits.
This question out OF the way for the
time being. the board did not have great
deal to do last night. 1t met at O'Clock
in Superintendent Fox's office and there
were present Chairman Dickerson and
Messrs. Burton Eoel. Phillips. Hutzler.
Shine ard Cutchins; Superintendent Fox
and Secretary Walford.
The resignation OF Mr.. c. L. Butler.
ianitor of Central School building, was re-
ceived and accepted and Mr. w. L. Wal
lace was assigned to duty in the position
Mr. Mike P. Marin. formerly a deouty
sergeant under Mr. f. Claiborne Epps.
while the latter was CITY Sergeant, was
elected janitor to the High School. this
Mace being made vacant by the transfer
of Mr.. Wallace.
The clerk and supervisor made his
monthly and annual reports. which were
referred to proper committees After lae
transaction of the usual routine business
the board adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
THE HAN KOW UPRISING.
Due Not to Boxers, but Was Revolt
from Manchu Dynasty.
(Dv Associated Press.o

Wy Associated 1FeSS-)
PARIS, August 21.-oficiai dispatches
from Shanghai explain that the Han how
uprising was not due to the Boxers, but
was plot organized by the partisans OF
Kang Yu Wei, the reformer, combined with
the secret society known as the ''ko Lao
HUI an anti-foreign organization which
proposed TO the southern Viceroys revolt
against the Pekin Government.
The leaders of the movement relied es-
pecially upon Chang Chi Lung, Viceroy at
Han Kow, for arms, ammunition and other
agents Of destruction.
a proclamation written in English and
addressed TO Europeans was seized. In 1t
the revolutionsists declared themselves op-
posed to the Manchu dynasty, but ready
to uphold the present Emperor. They eX-
pressed themselves as desirous of founding
constitutional government" of protect
ing foreigners and Christians. and of sup
porting the Powers against anti-foreisu
fanatics.
The immediate effect of the movement
has been to increase the peril of Euro
peans. Proof exists of disorder and pillage
due to the same movement at widely sepa-
rated points. The headquarters of the
conspiracy is Han koW, from which point
it ramified into other provinces.
Several thousands of the supporters OF
the movement have received instructions
TO demonstrate in the central valley of the
Yang Use kiang, but the Viceroy has
sufficient force Of regular troops TO guar
antee the maintenance OF order. Twelve
Of the consprators have been beheaded
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
A FIELD DAY FOR
THE DEMOCRATS
Senator John [. Jeffries Speaks to a
Good Crowd at FIuyanna
Court.
Especial Dispatch to The Times. J

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
SCOTTSNlLLE, VA, August 27-This
has been a field day for the Democracy of
Fluvarna county. Senator Jno. L. JEFF
fries, one of the electors-at-large, was
advertised TO speak at Palmyra, and it
being court-day a large crowd assembled
to hear him discuss the issues Of the can
vass.
He was introduced by Col VIM B. Petit
the county chairman, in a few well chosen
WORDS Senator Jeffries spoke for Sixty
i've minutes and made one of the most
forelple arguments and clear cut speeches
ever delivered here. He held the atten-
ton OF his audience from start to finish
Hon. II. D. Flood, the nominee for Con-
gress IN this district, who was unexpected
ly present. was then introduced and made
a telling speech of about thirty minutes,
which added TO his already great popu-
larity in this county.
Chairman Joseph Button. of the Dis
trict Committee, was present looking
after the organization. The Marty was
never more harmonious or in better shane
and "Old Flu can be depended upon for
an old time majority for the nominees in
November.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
No Representative Of Chinese Gov
ernment Yet Encountered.
BOXERS ARE CONCENTRATING.
1t Is Said They Have Not Yet Given
Up All Hopes OF Rccapturins
Pckin = Chaffcc Merely Re-
ported the Fight Near Ticn
Tsin, Which Had Al
ready Been Reported
(By Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON, August 27.-After sew
eral days intermission in Chinese news,
the Government to-day received two dis
patches There are indications that in
terruptons in the line Of communication
are encountered between Tien Tsin and
Pekin and a fact made plain by news
paper advices is that small bands Of
Boxers are operating on the line of COM
mTnicaton.
The important dispatch Of the day was
one nom Minister Conger relative to the
military situation in Pekin-
Unfortunately the dispatch lacked a date,
the Minister presumably not having yet
received Tie departments instructions to
include the date in the body Of his dis
patches.
Mr.. Conger's reference to the arrival Of
1900 fresh German troops caused some
surprise, no one apparently having
closely watched the movements of the
German contingent which is now arriv-
ing with fairly regular frequency in China,
and which consequently may be expected
soon to equal in numerical strength the
military contingent of any of the Euro
pean nations there represented.
TsUNG Ii YAMEN
A significant statement in Minister Con-
gers dispatch is that respecting the un-
expected appearance in Pekin of some of
the members of the Tsung Lii Yamen.
a natural construction to be given to this
statement is that these ministers wish to
undertake to represent the Chinese Gov
ernment formally in negotiations with the
powers. 1t having been found impossible
up to this moment, according to MIR.
Conger's statement to meet any repre-
sentative of the Chinese Government in
Pckin VINO was competent to open nego-
tiauons, it may be inferred if these min
listers actually appear with proper creden-
fstrials, one of the problems connected with
the present difficult situation in China will
be solved.
Ever since the fall OF Pel1in, the princi-
pal difficulty confronting the Government
mere has been to arrange for the next
movement in it's programme. 1t could not
withdraw its troops even if SO disposed.
without arranging for indemnificat:on for
the heavy cost 1t has been put to in the
Pekin campaign. Also, it must make ar
rangements with some responsible author
ity for the future protection of American
interests in China, as our business inter-
ests cannot be withdrawn along with the
army of occupation.
Another statement in Mr.. Conger's dis
patch relative to the decision of the gen
erals not to enter the Imperial Palace, np-
pears to explain the movement of the
American troops, which the press dis
patches We're unable to clear up in relax
ing the attack upon the Palace gates after
capturing all but one of them
CASTINE GOES TO AMOY.
Another event of the day of some inter
est was an order dispatchins the Cast:ne
from Shanghai to Annoy. a distant of nbout
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
SUMMARY OF T0-DAY's NEWS
Local.


-RenubIican State Committee meets
Big petition in banRfupses ~ itieu. .,,.-
Efforts to give Richmond cleaner
streets.
-Natter OF school discipline not con-
sidered; aIsncbes.er freu,en name their repre-
sensa msl,iE itsfl fiied. an echo of "boom days
state.
], negro eIectrocuted In Bristol
-Deu0crats have field day in Flu
wanna ,..b .,tn -;r.s .. >rorso,s
u,f,b rhe mail from Schley's squadron.
waiter Johnson arrested IN Pennsyk-
vania for betrayal under promise OF mar.
rjagf in PitrsyIvania county. Va.
Thomas Schandler seriously wounds
deputy sheriff near Chatham. Va.
General.
-Pooulist Committee accepts declina-
ton OF Towne and substitutes name OF
Stevenson on ticket.
-tftzssmmons rstires from the ring.
failing TO arrange match with Jeffries.
-Cnarles A. Towne speaks TO an Inn
mense throng IN Duluth and reviews
speech OF Roosevelt
National G.. A. r. Encamcment IN
L.Lcago we'll attended
Foreign.
Startling rumor from ST. Petershars
says allies have been oisasSlouStS w
feated losing 1,SCO men
-NIessage from Conger says there are
no important developments,
British engage Beers all day ~ sluo-
born battle.
4WarliSe feeling between Bulgaria and
Roumanta-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
POP PULISTS ARE
FOR STEVENSON.
His Name Placed on Their Ticket in
Place Of Charles A. Towne.
No Fight Made.
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, August 27.-At meeting of
the Peoples Party National Committee to-
day, the declination Of Charles A. Towne
as the vice-President:al nominee of the
party, after long debnte, was accepted
and the name of A. E. Stevenson was put
in his place
In the beginning there We're three
courses advocated by different members
of the committee, namely, to nominate a
Populist; to Ienve the place blank or last
ly, to endorse Mr.. Stevenson. Senator
Marion Butler chairman of the committee,
in warm speech of some length, advocat-
ed leaving the place blank. contending that
Bryan and Stevenson would receive more
Populist votes than if a candidate for
Vice-President We're named. But one test
vote was taken. A motion was nude to
endorse Mr. Stevenson. For this motion
Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts, moved
as substitute that a Populst be placed
upon the ticket This substitute was lost
on Gull of the roll by a vote of "a ayes to
Il noes The original motion was then
adopted by viva voce vote.
There were 124 members of the commit
tee present or represented by proxies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
FOUGHT GREATER
PART OF THE DAY
Beers are Making Deter
mined Stand.
THE FIRING WAS HOT.
BuIIer's and PoIe-Carew's Advance
StubbornIy Opposed.
HAVE LARGE NUMBER OF GUNS.
The Country Is Difficult, Well Suited
to Their Tactics, and Less Favor
able to Use Of Cavalry Than
Any Ovor Which the British
Have Yet Passed-Bulier
Lost Forty Men.
HAVE LARGE NUMBER OF GUNS.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, August 2I.-The following dis
patch was sent to-day by Lord Roberts:
Belfast. Sunday. August 26.-EngaSed
the enemy the greater part Of the day over
a perimeter of nearly thirty miles Little
tons division OF two brigades of cavalry
all under Butler, operated southwest OF
Dalmanutha French, with tWo hrigades
of cavalry. moved northwest of Belfast
AS soon as French reached Lekenly, foie-
Carew advanced from Belfast in support
The enemy, in considerable strength op-
posed Buffers and Pole-Carew,s advance
He brought three Long Toms and many
other guns and pompoms (quick hrins
suns) into action. The firing until dark
was hot asd persistent Butler says ms
casualties will not exceed forty Poie-
Carew has not reported.
The Beers are making determines
stand They have a large number OF guns
the country is difficult and well suited Tor
their tactics and is less favoraole 70
cavalry than any we have hitherto gone
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
MESSAGE FROM C0NGER.
No Representative of Chinese Govern
mcnt Yet Encountered.

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Ihe De-
partment of State makes public the 1ol-
lowing dispatch from Minister Conger, re-
ceived this morning:
.From Taku, August 9th. To Secretary
of State. Washington
s1No important movements s:nce last
dispatch. Military is trying to restore or
der. NO represent tives Of the Chinese
Government encczSstered yet. Several
ministers OF the Tsung Iii Yamen reported
in the city, and are expected to appear
soon. Generals decide not 10 enter Imperial
palace leaving il practically vacant. I"o
thousand Germans arrived to-day.
(Signed Co4>HE'i>'
This dispatch is undated, buts from the
fact that it mentions the arrival OF Ger
man force at Pekin, which has not YET
been reported from any other quarter, II
is presumed to be of very recent origin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
RECIPROCITY With ECUADOR.
Minister Sampson II as Returned from
a Three Years Sojourn.

SAN. FRANCISCO, August 27.-General
Archibald ]. Sampson, United States
Minister to Eucador. has arrived here. af-
ter three years residence at Quinto. He
saws he has just completed reciprocity
commercial treaty with the Ecuadorian
Government of decided advantage to
both countries. The export of flour and
vine will be especially fostered under the
treaty. Flour is s25 per 100 pounds This
excessive price is due to the high import
duties. and the fact that all supplies have
to be packed to the city of Quinto. over a
train three hundred and fifteen miles up
into the Andes, and to an altitude of 10000
feet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
IDENTICAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Negotiations that hnve been in progress
for some time involved note of identical
instructions to the United States diplo-
matte representatives in Europe and Japan
for their guidance in replying to inquiries
that were flowing in upon them daily us
to the purposes of the United States Gov
ernment The State Department itself has
received many such inquiries from repre-
sentatives of the Powers involved in the
Chinese trouble
1t is believed that these were generally
informal, but, nevertheless, as they called
for statements of policy, it was regarded
as expedient that the replies should not
be divergent, and 10 guard against dis
crepancy, by direction of the President,
formal instruction was drawn UP. lhaI
this did not exactly detine the Intention OIL
the United States TO withdraw from China
at specified time was made evident oy
the continuance of inquiries from the le-
cations and embassies here for Information
on this point.
WANT TO KNOW OUR PLANS.
There is a very manifest desire on the
part of the European Governments to get
some expression from the United STATES
Government as to its purpose before com
hitting themselves. 1t is beheVed tiial
orr answers have been framed with the
special purpose of avoiding a commietai OF
the Government as to its poiics oes ~
the points specifically laid down IN the
Presidents response to Emporer hWans
1rs,,s firsi appeal. and in the answer to Ii
Hung Chans's appeal for mediation. How
ovar this NAV be, the State Department
doac not regard it as eXpedlent at thiS
moment to make public the latest phases
of the negotiations, so 1t IS HhposslpAS ~ "
know from this side whether oranot ny ,
have touched upon propositions 10 uivtoo I
China into spheres for mlltary oo."par
tion. TO provide for temporary ioi ~
government at Pekin, or to enoeaso. ~ ~
re-establsh relations Win lns ~ fairly
a,-n.stv in China, though it may De AaiiiS
~ os,,u,ea that something has been SAID upon
thesa various points.
CHAFFEE HEARD FROM.
n,,,. srst direct word from General
c,aseo SINCE August 18th came to-day IN
49, forn, of a cablegram dated To-Day a.
Talu report!ng the action OF the S.A ,- ~ 4
ca,,o1rv with the enemy near lien Ism
o'r rh;s cahle adds nothing to the lnforna. a.
4:or IN the possession Of the Department
relatiye to military movements as IL =, -
eimn1v General Chaffee's ofhciai report - y
an enga cement previously reported ny ~
miral Remey. ~r,, Chaffee
The description oS o.,or+aa nv
agrees with that previously dah,o iIp and is
.ar,i,.., Remev in the above caoie' ana .,. =
aa,i,na ;aantif5ad with it by War Department ofh-
cials. oe the war
,aaa,t1,a,,t,s advices is that Colonel WIN.
-,t,n commands the Sixth CaValrS, pioos -,
Nv forwarded his report to ms supeiAo :,
pskin and General ChaHee men se., Gare.
asiciallv pfHil,l to Washington. Although Geae. ne
ral chaffee's cable is dated Iaku Sa II Pekin 5s m
snmed that it was forwarded from : e->,