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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26

received the following diSpdt, 1 from
Rear Admiral Bruce. dated Taku. via
che Foo, June "a:
The total force which left Tien Tsin
with the commander-in-chief for Pvkln
was about 10no composed of detdch-
ments from the allied ships. NJ action
could possibly be taken to relieve the
communicating chief because il was
only known that he was cut off by Tien
Tsin being invested"
Although the powers at last seem
conscious Of the magnitude of the chi
nese problem and are concertediy hur-
rying forces II Taku, the international
troops available to overcome the inn
mediate perils If the situation are ap-
parenty. totally inadequate. The
alarm not only for the safety Of Vice
Admiral Seymour ana his party who
are not mentioned in any Of the dis
patches purpOrting to come from
Pekin. but for his base Al Tirn Tsin.
remained unrelieved.
Almost the only ray Of light i The
report Of Sheng. the director Of rail
roads and telegrarhs. forwarded by the
French consul general at Shanghai. II
the effect that the legations We're safe,
June ~. and preparing 10 leave the
capital with the consent of the chinese
government. but the motives of the
Chinese officials in keeping the powers
appeased by reasSuring messages * toe
obvious to allow unreserved accept
ance of the statements.
Tien Tsin is 50 hard pressed that il
must be relieved before assistance ear
he sent to Seymour's force. The alb
sence of the exact dates Of the last dis
patch from Taku and other message
makes it difficult to connect the Vari
Gus stories, but some of the dispatche:
might be read as indicating that ever
the large force mentioned by Rear Ad
miral Kempff as about II start t"war,
Tien Tsin has met the same fate as tn
combined American ana Russian col
umn which was repulsed. June 7.
India is sending eight battaliuns Q
infantry, a cavalry regiment. artil!er,
and engineers as a fighting force. BE-
sides two battalions to guard commun
ications.
The official gazette Of St. Petersburg
today. contains an order Of the Car a
follows:
LAS We consider il necessary to rails
the troops in the Amur military dis
trict to a war footing. we direct tn
war minister 10 take the requisit
measures. At the same time we direC
that the necessary number Of 'resery
lists belonging 10 the Siberian Anu
military district shall be called out f,
active service"
The French consul general at Shane
hal. telegraphing. yesterday. reporto
that the Chinese minister of rdilrOa,
and telegraphs has informed him tn,
all foreign ministers and foreigners
Pekln We're safe, last Tuesday an
preparing to leave with the Iuthorit
OF the Chinese government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26

The final meeting 81 the coroner :
inquest in the Sprague murder case viii
be held at South Berwick. Tuesday
afternoon. when it is expected a YER
diet will he rendered. 1t is now thought
that it will be a dissenting one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26

New York. June 25.-Rev. Alexander
Kent preaching in the Peoples church
at Washington. last night, declared
that the foreign missionaries in China
are alone tn blame for the present
troUhl" there. He asserted that only
tho Very lowest element of tho Chinese
population embraces the religion of the
missionaries and that this fact. together
with the action Of the diplomatic
agents in backing up the missionaries
has caused the better native element
Of the country to gradually grow to
hate all foreigners
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26

Paris. June 25.-An official dispatch
received here from Saigon ,the capitol
NJ French Cochin China). says tn
French armored cruiser Vauban and
tho transport Caravon have sailed
north With 500 marines and battery Of
artillery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
DEsERET EVENING NEWS THuRspAY. APRm &c. leOO.

inhumau were its public entertain
m.uts Their character was an indloa-
lion OF the weakness OF the state. Is
own civilization decaylng2 What con-
tlu on must be- drawn from the fact
.hat people are proceeding from the
prize ight 10 the manhunt with blood
hounis2 Is that not IN line with the
craving for human lives which mobs at
times seek 90 satisfy by so.called lynch-
.Hes7 ls me lawlessness OF mobs 90 be
rendered respectable On some new garb,
aal undor the name of "sport2'
TITS. we believe high time TO take the
matter OF amuscments under review,
and stamp with public disapproval an
those That obviously have a demoraliz-
ne eGect upon the public. Recently
Sew Yo4, tried to Danish from its stage
certain class OF public exhibitions.
The attempt was commendable. though
unsuccessful But IL should not be for
gotten that reform Is needed IN other
directions. too. shows omusements.
ana uorts that tend to brutalize the
participants or 90 render them familiar
with murder. robbery falseho0d. deceit
ana So on. are as pernicious 20 their
effects as any public exhibition Of the
v.aa Of the age. The hsht against the
latter win Dee In vain, as long as other
forms Of vice and crime are toIerated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
IN THE SOUTHERN SEA.

The south magnetic pole now having
been discovered. according tc the re-
port o. the Norwegian explorer, Borch-
rreyInk. the next Is 90 find out wheth-
er Itls stationary on not. II this Is not
the case, a comparison between Cos po-
gl0n and that OF the north magnetic
pole at different times, would show the
direction and rate of their notion
These facts being ascertained, It is
hoped that the law underlying such
motion may be discovered, and that the
constantly occurring changes may be
predicted. as are eclipses Of the heay-
emily bodies
Borchgrevins. It Is said, made a jour.
ncy OF 800 miles over the icedelds OF the
Antarctic continent and penetrated far
Their south than any of his predecessors.
What Doe saw and experienced there is
not yet fully known 10 the world but 81
Is reported that he thinks the south
eru ireb0und continent win be the place
from which wealth. forecasts Tor the
entire Australasia viii be made. II
thls is correct, his journey win be Of
more practical use than most Of the
Arctic explorations have been, Il Will
result IN the establishment OF observa.
tories 90 those regions from the work
of which good win come TO farmers and
st0ckmen OF Australia and to nayiga-
tors am over the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
MOUNTAINS MOVING.

According TO the New York Herald
a large chain OF mountains I'm the
Cascades of British Columbia Is an con-
slant motion. following the course of
the Columbia river. The chain Is said
20 consist OF three layers Of dark
brown basalt formation, about eight
miles long. and rising 20 an elevation Of
1900 feet. AS an evidence Of the curious
phenomenon Il SIS mentioned that O
forest which was previously located
back Of the mountains, on the river side,
has now disappeared, nothing but large.
thick stumps Of trees sticking out Of
the water here and there.
such observations as these should not
De without value when the question is
Of forming theories from the facts re-
yealed by geology It is customary
from the presence Of certain strata In
q certain order 10 conclude that ages
were necessary for their formation. But
once ln a while movements on a large
scale are seen IN nature. which should
remind the the5rlst OF the necessity Of
going slow In his conclusions. Nature.
undoubtedly, generally works slowly.
adding drop to drop, one grain OF sand
20 another for ages; but sometimes she
performs I'm a day what according TO
human calculations, would be the work
Of mlleuniums A sound theory can
never De formed. 81 this fact Is left out
of due consideration.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
UR OF THE oHALDEEs.

10 Biblical students the announce
mont win be welcome that Dr. p. j.
Banks, formerly United States consul
at Bagdad, IS forming an expedition
cor the purpose OF making explorations
and excavations at Ur IN ChaldWa The
enterprise Is In the interest of the
Smithsonian Institution About $4,000
BE- needed TO start the expedition, and
$4,000 viii be needed TO complete the
work, which Is planned TO last Two
years.
Ur is situated about half way be-
tween the ruins Of Babylon and the
Persian gulf, and six miles south OF
the river Euphrates Il is interesting
ls being one Of the oldest cities men-
toned In history. But stlll more So
because there, Il is supposed, Abraham
and Sarah were born. There they were
married. and from there they emigrated
westward TO the country the Lord was
90 point out 20 them. Ur was for @
long time the center Of idolatry, es-
recially the form devoted 90 the noon
god Sin. and the great temple Glsh-
shir-gal. dedicated 20 that god, IS set
the best preserved specimen Of Baby
l1ulau architecture.
About 30 years ago, Mr. Taylor, q
British consul. made some excavations
90 the site OF the ancient city, and sue
caeded In uncoyering some inscrip-
lions which proved the historical char
lcter Of Belshazzar who before that
time scholars had pronounced a myth
cal person, Il is hoped that In the
ruins may be found a library, that may
contain original stories Of the creation
the flood. and other events Of the early
history OF man. We do not deem II inn
probable that In some such ruins may
bo found ultimately data calculating
what now Is dark in the chronology Of
the human race.
The present appearance OF Ur IS said
10 be that Of three stories OF an ancient
temple rising 20 feet above the plain.
Surrounding this magnificent ruin IS a
group Of mounds half mile In dame
ter
The expedition has Tor president Dr.
Harper. president OF the University Of
Chicago; among the vice presidents are
Episcopal Bishop Potter and Methodist
Episcopal Bishop Hurst; with William
Hayes Ward, Prof Paul Haupt, Of Bal
timore. Cyrus Adler. Of Washington, in
the advisory board. and Edgar James
Banks OF Cambridge, as director The
promoters Of the enterprise are anxious
20 start the expedition soon, because
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
~ soUrH AFRIcA

AS near as can be gathered from ,he
latest dispatches from the scat Of war
IN South Africa, the Bocrs ave again
Ieuaaun- before the immens. army Of
inyas.on. Lord Roberts plan Of sur-
rounding them and repeaunc the coup
of ralrlaburg. seems to have failed.
the burghers having retreated 10 time
further north,
Lord Roberts has proved himself so
far the master Of the situation. Tie
has been aH iudlclous IN his apparent
inactivity as in his agrressIy5 m0ye-
msnu and justified the confidence
placed in him by the IIrltlsh govern
meut and people
The latest reports Of British successes
must not however, be taken as an ln-
dIeai1n that the unfortunate South Az
rcau aralr Is about ended The Beers
have recovered from the panic that
struck them at the capture oi General
Cronie ana the relief OF Kimberley and
Ladysmith They are learning some
thing Of regular tactics and having
their military talent well developed.
They are believed 20 have more men 90
the field than ever, and their artillery
has been strengthened by the addition
OF captured guns. An this tends 20 make
them more formidable than they were
OF The beginning of the conflict
il II now believed that ths ast fight
wlll not be fought until the invaders
have reached Pretoria. And th.sp place is
said 20 De almost impregnable The war
has brought many surprise and COS
termination may add to tha number
possibly but IL It does not, tha c0ucIu-
sion OF peace is yet far on
Some uueasness has been fslt Do
Europe about the safety Of the mining
property at johannesburg, ln case the
war should be carried into tha heart Of
the Tranvaal. The matter has been
the subject of discussion between a
French editor and Or. Leyds the B5er
representative In Europe The latter
Is said 90 have expressed hls sincere
hopes that events may no, force The
Beers 20 resort to such ey'rlmt.es,
which IS a diplomatic way Of saying
that II m the judgment Of the Beers
such q step !s deemed necessary or eX-
pedIeut So win be taken. I, Is further
said that the mines are now being
wired with a view Of making a stimuli
taneous explosion that Will destroy
property 20 the amount Of several hum
bred million dollars. President
Kruger has promised that ths price for
the independence Of his republic win be
appalling"
OF course such destruction NJ prop
erty would De deeply regretted by the
entire civilized world. but q 10 could be
proved that the raziug Of johannesburg
would be- an act Of defense Of Che c1pi
tai. friends Of the Beers would not
blame them very much, ifw.th that city
they destroyed, as FAR as possible the
mines from which It's wealth comes
But % Is time enough TO contemplate
what viH take place when tha Beers
are reduced Co the necessity OF nlly.us
az their capital When Lord Roberts
commences hts advance IN earnest Dee
win soon reach the defensva positions
north Of the Vaal river, anu these. DO De-
believed. the Beers win be able to hold
almost indefinitely against q superior
F.rr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
RRrTAL sPoRT

Are we. as a nation, progressing or
r5trogradiug IN point Of reinement? .sa
perfectly natural question when &c IS
announced DO the public pres that man
hunting with the aid Of b.oolhouals
Us becoming form Of amusement
among wealthy loafers.
The following dispatch 20 the New
York Journal tells its own story.
"rhe Deep Run Hunt club OF B.ch-
uorI. Va. he's secured tle load "t 20
pack u bloodhounds kept 90 The State
prison farm. and viii have man hunt
There ar. six hounds IN thi5 pack The
star, Is to ha made from VI. ..F..r
park ln the western subUO FOL, tla
city. The finish Is 20 be Q il. club
quarters 100 Henrico county u d. the
purpose of those who have arranged f1r
this sport t0 allow the man .lf'. hours
start of the dogs. In the event taG. tna
U0u1fh'rsty brutcs catch up With h.m
tha man .s tO take 20 a tree Should Doe
mu Do DO This and the dos ea, Dim
tho man Is cutie sure % Doc Corn .0
riacoe This sport viii no doubt attract
unusual attention. The Deep EUn
non. club Is composed Of some of the
bert known business ana professional
men here
1t stands 20 reason that af'er a while
thls sDor. VIII be too tame unless he
bl0odhounds actually tear The man TO
pieces in the presence OF tha best
known business and professonal men"
and as the demand for more Intense exc
element grows louder, II "i.. be sat.s-
Gei
Tn ancient Rome the hedv between
wild beasts 90 the arena gradually lost
their charm. and human be.rcs had TO
take part IN the sangulnay "spo-t"
The flow OF human blood. the qlver'us
of the human frame undtr ,ho faaes
and teeth OF hungry lions and tigers
were needed 10 raise the enthusiasm and
yc.tement Of the people .oi the great
empire.
But De Il remembered, th.s was dur
Ing the days OF its decline The deeper
he nation sank, the more cruel and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

The Salt Lake Herald has a virtue
not often exhibited by some Of It's con-
temporaries It Is that Of "open con-
fesslon." which is said to be good for
the soul" Speaking Of our acceptance
OF It's apology for a mistaken reference
TO the News on the ground OF the
Herald's doing so "absent.mindedly,' it
remarks: THAT sounds Ike a confess
sion. Certainly. We so understood t..
We accepted IL as such. It sounds Ike
q confession. 81 looks Ike a confession,
IL has the odor Of a confession It is a
confession. And we commend the Her
aid for making II so frankly and. this
time. not "absent-mlndedly"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

a Manila correspondent Of a Hong
kong paper Is quoted as saying that
great Improvement is noticeable in and
about Manila, and in the provinces, as a
consequence Of the civi rule estab-
llshed. He says industry has entered
upon a new era, and Americans are
beginning 10 be understood by the
more Intelligent classes lie adds that
It is true guerrilla raids, attacks and
looting continue, and occasionally large
bodies attack American forces, and
sometimes take prisoners and arms
But In the main the guerrillas have
boon scattered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

The story about Russia profiering to
back up the Sultan in a refusal to pay
the bin recently agreed upon. is in
vulgar par.auce, TOO thin Russia
has no fears of the United States In
terferng IN the eastern question, and
has an its interests In cultlyatiug
friendly rather than other relations
with America. Russian diplomacy is
far removed from being so idiotic as
the London Telegraphs Constantinople
dispatch would make believe. Nor will
Turkeys sop" deter the pressure Of
American demands
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

iod,y Of the court IN the Iight Of their
oVu admissions as am absurd.y But
as &c STANDS it De- now the lar ana v.u
remain so until some definite action s
taken to nullify It's effects. Il, eub-
fishes % kind OF imperialism vor
thaa anything that Is now being dee
u0rn..l 30 this country under that
name
II may be asked, as Il win De by ,ha
majority at least ofthe peopr. o., this
State what can De done IN III ma.,r'
There are two things that n.y occur
by which O more rational condition of
affairs can De established. one ls O.
change 10 the composition Of the Sue
prone court which IS quito gs.y Co
occur; Che other Is action by Doe u.yt
legislature more carefully defnrg aal
limiting the power TO be pla,.l zoo the
hands OF few medical pra sid5naa
appointed as guardians OF the public
h.a..h and not 20 be tyrants urd.rany
Circumstances. or TO be endowed with
authority either to prevent the ollaa-
zion of the children OF tax-plyer ua.
Jess they comply with arbltrary rogue
lauons or TO force their theory and
practice OF medicine upon scores of
thousands Of unwilling victims a
remedy may be found for most Of the
iiIs which aalict humanity. Tho people
must be patient for awhile, Do, take
due action when the proper time shall
arrive.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
srNAroR HoAR's SPEECH.
Boston Transcript.

An OF Senator Hoars speech on the
Philippines 81 the language OF an ora
tor. much OF q Is the language OF a
poet. but little OF 81 Is the language
Of a man either In touch or I'm sympathy
with the great worldwide movement OF
CiWllzlng organization into which the
United States was swept by the war
with Spain. In stately rhetoric Senator
Hoar appeals 90 the United States of
today 90 shape its policy on one of the
greatest questions that ever confront
cd Il, in the gllmmering light from The
past rather than In the FUN radiance OF
The present.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26
Now York Evanlnr Post.

Nobody can say that Senator Hears
plan IS impracticable. Anybody who
says so must begin by tearing ont Of
our own history the brightest page 81
contains. He must obliterate the sag
lngs of our Revolutionary fathers.
trample on our Declaration Of indepen-
dence and take George III for an ex-
emplar and a pattern instead OF George
washington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

Admiral Dewey and other practical
men who know the situation say that
our withdrawal from the Islands would
probably involve us In a European war
and expose the FiipIn0s 90 hardships
almost us severe as they suffered under
the domination OF Spain Yet Mr.. Hoar
would have as adopt this hazardous
course. simply on the sentimental
ground that we have not obtained the
consent OF the governed "-meaning by
this the bloodthlrsty Tagals who are
now beheading American soldiers In
Iug0ni
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
to the United States has been credited
with being "a very clever diplomat. but
he came near wrecking his reputation
last night by telling a Boston meeting
that in China Boston was unknown,
though the people there were familiar
with America In It's great commercial
expansion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

A little while ago the Colombian gov
eminent announced that the revolution
there was an Insignificant affair. Now
the exchange Of places Is such that the
revolutionists make the announcements
that reach the outside world. It does
not take much 10 place a South Ameri-
can government IN peril
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

The great difficulty with MIR Hoar Is
that he ia what may be called tran
scendental idealist IN politics. that MS
ideals are the product " HE New bnB-
land education and environment eA-
allied by fine imagination 70 a plane
far above ON human experience and TIC
only FOR some planet inhabited by be-
lngs superior 10 the rude races OF this
neither world. No portion Of the United
States or OF the world has ever been
governed upon the lofty Utoplan prin-
cipes which he would apply % the gov
eminent OF the United states IN its re-
latlons with our new possessions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

Senator Hoar. unfortunately. views
the question from a purely academic
standpoint He does not stand on firm.
practical ground. His utterances there
fore. can have no effect except 90 fur
nish the Democrats with campaign ar
guments. He Is thus iniuring the party
which he supports and hurting the
President, who, he says. Is the best
beloved since Washington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

Of Mr. Lodges strained EFFORT is so
easily effected that one Is moved 20 re-
mark ON the desperation OF the case
which resorts 70 such clubbing. The
difference between former expansions
OF territory and this IS pretty convlnc-
ingly proved TO be the difference be-
tween the growth of a healthy youth
into "a strong man. and that Of the ana
conda after Il has swallowed its VIC
tim
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

Il IS said Of the disastrous explosion
Of the Boer arsenal at Pretoria. that
the cause thereof IS unknown. There
may be some tan guessing when It IS
remembered that the shell factory at
johannesburg wos blown up by spies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-26

It IS announced from London today
that the Boer forces operating in the
southwestern free state have escaped
unhurt" but have accomplished an
immense omotnt,of damage" on this
statement Il is easy to figure where the
punishment Of recent operations has
fallen.