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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

= qia-esnpsins seesion. Of coasres... But
the country at large is not in such fear OF
IT. Legislaturs. ard tsrrsover. is strongly
In favor q compelling the Executive to
respect constitutional limitations OF its
power and net 70 nsurp the var-making
authority vested alone in Congress BY the
;Coastituffon a the United States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

Secretary Root is quoted as saying that
the news Of yesterday-the Wu-Conser
despatch-"was the strongest vindication OF
the policy Of this Government that could
be given" The original policy of this
Government was to send force to rescue
Minister Conger and our other legation
people early in June. 1t was abandoned liz
Difference to the wishes of Great Britain.
Where Is yindication to be found. in the
fact-conceding the arbitrary date as
signed to the Conger message-that, on
the eighteenth instant, our people were In
the British Legation. stormed with shot and
shell by Chinese troops, and in momentary
danger Of massacre? Be II remembered
that sheng and WI have repeatedly de-
clared that as early as the date given
the Ministers were under protection in the
palace of Prince Ching. The Administers
ton may accept Chinese lies for political
purposes. The American people will not!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

"Now for the rescue" jubilansly ex-
claim the Cabinet officials. They know
that res:re. supposing anybody in Pekin
were alive to rescue, Is impossible with
the force Of internationals now on Chi
nese soil. It Is yet question II ITEM
tsin can be held. There were grave
doubts on the subject yesterday at Taka
and in European chancelleries familiar
with the circumstances. The Admins
tration is playing dangerous game with
public sentiment.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

We are inclined to believe that the
Conger message was in the State Depart
ment cipher and that the Chinese Gov
eminent did Lot know of its purport. II
they had been able to decipher 1t perhaps
II would not have been SO willingly for
warded. A better evidence Of Chinese
treachery than it affords could not be con-
ceiYed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

Qrum the Toledo Bee.
On the paramount issue-Repubhc or Empire
ali patriotic American can touch elbows and
fight side by side. And Y they do all the money
in all the treasure chests OF the kings Of the
world can't elect William Mckinley President Of
the United States
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

To support ous Argument that Maerzcn, Senate.
and Lager are the purest snd most wholssome
beers in the United States We respectfully submit
de analydn ulade b. The 0ovefnnent Chcmists
q tie Aorienltutrsl nepestn<ls q the parsrnouns
proo1 sRhoae Ga. kFiingtoa Bnttling Co., fog
hps eAslaes9 = tksss hisA-a Esds Non
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21
cLoUDBURsT IN OHIO.
Three Persons Drowned In n Rag
ing Torrent.

STEUBENVILLE. Ohio, July 2o.-A
cloudburst occurred at Herricks, between
Adena and Long Run, in Jefferson County,
en- the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
yesterday afternoon. and Long Run became
raging torrent, carrying off several
houses and drowning three persons.
The dead are Mrs. John Lingp, her young
SON, John, aud Mary Berhock. q
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

When substantive litigated question in
q case Is. Did a husband make a disclosure
Of certain information to his wife. the
Supreme Court Of Kansas holds that a
third person who overheard it made may
be permitted to testify. and that such
testimony Is not Objectionable as being
hearsay in character, nor as an evasion
Of the statutory rule against the admission
OF the testimony Of husband and wife as
to communications between each ether.
In regard to the statutory rule referred TO
the court said that It is confined to the
class OF testimony which it in terms for
bids, and that it extends to nothing be-
yond. 1t forbids husband and wife from
testifying to communications made b. one
to the Other" said the court, but 1t does
not forbid q third person who overheard
the conversation from stating 1t to the
court
A person who enters into a voluntary
association by agreeing In writing to abide
by the constitution and bylaws is held
by the New York Supreme Court. appel
late term, to form contractual relations
with all the other members, and to be
bound by the provisions OF the constitu-
ton, whether they are reasonable Or not,
II not contrary to public policy or illegal.
A rule and custom Of a street railway
company requiring colored passengers to
occupy seats In the front end of tie car
and white passengers to occupy seats in
the rear end of the car has been held to
he reasonable by the Supreme Court Of
Alabama. And 1t was held that this ques-
ton was purely one Of law for the court
to determine, and not a mixed ques-
ton of law and fact to be submitted 10
the jury. 1.-THE principle upon which the
reasonab.ensss Of the rule is sustained
in this case" said the court. SIS that the
carriers right OF property In the means
of the conveyance and the public interest
Is best subseryed by q separation Of negro
and whit. passengers: that their separa-
ration ten6s TO secure order. prsmote com
fort, preserve the peace, and maintsin the
rights Of both carrier and passengers
When the rule is established by he ss-=: :-
dence. and Its violation shown By PAS
senser, indisputabIy 1t is . question q
law Tor the courts.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-20
CLUBS.

Offieere elected by the Nebraska State
Federation on the last day Of the sixth an.
nual session, October twelfth
President Draper Smith, Omaha.
Vice President Durland, Norfolk.
Rec. See.-Miss Mccain, Fremont.
Corr. See.-Mrs. Nicely, Omaha.
Treasurer Gross, Fairbury.
Auditor-Mrs. Page, Syracuse.
Librarian Stoutenborough. Platts-
mouth.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-20

country. The "hnoWles, Taylor ana
Knowles Company" is now the largest
pottery establishment in America.
The growth OF the pottery industry in
Trenton. New Jersey, since its begin
ming in 1852, has been marvellous.
There are now establishments 10 Tren-
ton engaged in the production Of all
kinds, from the commonest ware to the
finest porcelain, plain and decorated.
No doubt our early potters were often
discouraged seeking clsys essential to
the production Of white ware. At first
no mines except OF the common New
Jersey fire clays we're developed. The
first potters of Trenton travelled thous-
ands OF miles in search OF suitable
Ksolin. The clay and mineral mines OF
England have been worked for perhaps
three hundred years while in this coun-
try they have not been developed sys-
tematically. until within the last fifty
years.
Belleek china was made about twenty.
five years ago at BelIeek Island. The
workmen came to this country about
eighteen years ago, and interested come
OF the Trenton people in the ware.
The "Willetts Manufacturing Com
pany" imported foreign workmen, and
started the manufacture OF American
BelleeB and still manufacture it. 1t
completes successfully with foreign fac
tories, in supplying white art porcelain
to decorators. China for decorating is
also made at the Columbia Art Pot
terry" at Trenton. The Syracuse pot
terry makes hard porcelain like the
French. only not in perfect pieces. The
''Chittanango Pottery" few miles
from Syracuse, makes a porcelain for
the trade, more like the Eug!ish ware.
Numerous other potteries OF import
ance are located at Wheeling. West
Virginia. Findlay, GAINESVILLE. Cincin-
natti and Steubenville, Ohio, Philadel-
phia, Beaver Falls and Ford City, Penn
sylvania, Baltimore, Brooklyn and
Elizabeth, New Jersey, Corona, Long
Island, Dedham, Massachusetts. and
Boston, where the beautiful ''Grueby"
ware is made. 1t has been said that
No one OF our potters has done more
to refine the wares for daily household
use. than Mr.. Haynes Of the Chesa-
peake Pottery Baltimore. To make
the cup and jug OF the plainest home a
thing Of beauty has been bis ruling
motive.
Some of the exhibits at the "Centen-
NAL Exhibition" were a revelation to
our potters, and stimulated them to
greater competition. 1t is said that
greater progress has been made since
that important industrial event than
during the two centuries which pre-
ceded it." The lockwood" pottery
is the moet famous and it vas the GER
annie display of japan at the exhibit
ton of 1876 that inspired Mrs. Maria
Longworth Nicholas, (now Mrs. Bellamy
Storer) and thrilled her with desire
to possess pottery OF her own. With
several other women, she had been
doing satisfactory work, and great
deal of experimenting, previous to this
epoch in China. In her own words,
"She wanted to import japanese pot.
terry, workmen and all Her father
LAUGHED at her, but the idea of her
making pottery interested him, so, in
the midst of encouragement. he came
to her rescue, with his wealth and gen.
erosity, and gave her little old school
house that be had bought at sheritfs'
sale, and so the lockwood pottery
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-20

woOd Tottery i was more impressed
than ever before. with the idea. that
through the untiring energy OF Ameri-
can women. ceramic art has attained
such successes. A single piece OF
Lockwood" is an art education in il.
self. The designs are suggested rather
than displayed, and invariably they are
in sympathy with the shape OF the piece
decorated. The effort in this factory
is to attain higher art. rather than
cheaper processes. A spirit Of freedom
and liberty has prevailed, 10 order that
the decorators may in every way be
encouraged to cultivate Individual ar
tistic feeling; and this freedom is more
likely to develop men and women Of
genius than those methods which do
not encourage individuality.
The reports that come to us from the
"Paris Exposition" must be very graft.
flying to our potters. They prove that
we are no longer considered imitators.
Austria has been successful in initial
ing Tiffany glass, but japan was unable
to compete with "Rookxood'' pottery.
The production Of new colors and glazss
by the Long Island potteries, and Tren-
ton's decorated porcelain made col
lection which put America definitely
in the lead
Ceramic art in America has a bril-
liant future. All the materials nee
cessary are at our command. and with
the enterprise, originality and taste
with which the average American is
gifted. the artist can feel confident Of
his ability to compete with the best,
the world has produced And with
our encouragement and patronage.
as loyal American citizens, and ceramic
decorators, America will lead the world.
in her ceramic manufactures.
Miss Butterfield Of Omaha, read a
we'll considered paper on Pioneers of
Ceramic Art in America" At the close
of the papers, Mrs. Hall remarked that
Lockwood pottery made the best dis
play in the Paris Exposition. Every
single piece there has been sold to some
European museum. paper on The
Influence Of Ceramic Art on the Home"
was read by Mrs. Brock OF Lincoln.
She paid attention to appropriate meth
DDS Of decoration. Previous to the talk
by Mrs. Hall, Professor T. NJ. Hodgman.
talked briefly in behalf of the Nebraska
Art association. mentioning its aims and
purposes AMI urged all the ladies of the
federation to become members 30 that
the cause Of art in the state may be
bettered.
Mrs. Hall occupied the remainder of
the evening with talk about art after
which reproductions of some OF the art
features OF the Paris Exposition were
shown on screen. Mrs. Hall made the
trip to Paris especially to view the art
exhibit which she says is probably the
best collection Of modern art that will
be brought together in the next hun
dred years. The French are most
largely represented of course. They
have majority of the jury that awards
prizes and to the French painters ten
gold medals have been awarded, the
American and the English painters
each receiving three. 1t was the gen
eral sentiment, however, that the French
were deserving Of these honoIs as more
painters among them are turning out
better work than those of any ether
nation. Out Of 2S7 American exhibitors
at the Exposition. 103 received medals
OF some kind, showing the general ex-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-20

The program OF the sixth annual Fed
GRAFTON Ut Women's clubs will be pre-
served in cold type. and on reams Of
typewriter paper. but the inspiration
and the new courage that women Of
one state and one purpose get from
meeting together cannot be recorded.
though the inspiration and courage will
last longer than the type.
After the business sessions of Tues
day morning, and the hearty address Of
welcome from Mrs. BUSHNELL chairman
Of the local board of entertainment to
the delegates and visitors, and a grace
full response from Mrs Adelaide Doane
of Crete, the federation listened with a
very apparent pleasure to Mrs. Apper-
sons address to the federation of which
she has been the conscientious presi-
dent, the past year. The morning ses-
sion was concluded with gratifying re-
ports from the recording secretary. Miss
Mary Hill of York, from the correspond.
ing secretary, Mrs. Virginia Arnup of
Tecumseh, from the treasurer, Mrs.
Doane Of Crete, from the auditor, Mrs.
Hainer of Aurora, and from the librarian
Mrs. Lambertson of Lincoln, the
chairman of the reciprocity bureau,
Mrs. Scott. from Mrs.H.H. Wilson OF the
credential committee, from Mrs. Smith
of Omaha of the program committee, and
from Mrs. Ricketts, who was chairman
of state correspondence, an office made
obsolete by the late Biennial at Mil
waukee.
The evening session was prefaced by
two reports from the Biennial from Mrs.
Monet of Central City and Mrs.
WEIGH of Lincoln. Mrs. Fuller of Ash
land. who is clever china painter and
chairman of the ceramics division of the
eyenings's work introduced the subject
in these words:
The time has at last arrived although
slow in coming, when no art exhibit is
complete without an exhibit of dec
Grated china. 1t also means that the
time has at last arrived when ceramic
art has taken its proper place among US
and is recognized as one Of the fine arts.
China decorating is more difficult to
achieve than any other because Of the
varied processes through which it must
pass before it is finished. A china dec
orator cannot apply the colors, and
stand back and view the effect as the
oil or wafer color artist. From the first
stroke of the brush she must bear in
mind the finished piece. or what it will
be after it has passed through the furn-
ace. For unless she works intelligently
and knows perfectly the effect of the
colors after they pass through the test
Of the crucible, she is not yet an artist.
But there are hundreds today who can
do this, and because of these things
which must be taken into consideration.
| think that the ceramic art should take
the highest place in the list Of fine arts,
and the time is fast approaching when
it will.
At the Paris Exposition the exhibit Of
ceramics has attracted as much atten-
ton as the finest painting or sculpture.
and that of the National League of the
United States, which is composed of
clubs and individuals. who for the most
part knew nothing Of the art few years
since, has attracted universal attention
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-20

DER OF all Europe. Ii has been SAID
There is no other display OF such ex-
quisite variety in the whole exhibition"
Daily visits have been made by the
directors Of the largest foreign factor
les. The director OF the Royal Berlin
factory visited the exhibit nearly every
day and brought many distinguished
visitors with him. He was delighted
with the good firing which was done by
the decorators themselves in their small
kilns. The Paris Exposition has also
the fact that we need not
go abroad to study ceramic art.
One visitor at the Exposition says
"Our teachers show better knowledge
Of technique, designs and firing. and a
more independent style of decoration
that the foreign teacher which shows
that they are studying seriously and
that this is only the first era OF what
will follow" When We realize that the
United States has over seven hundred
large potteries and large number of
smaller ones and over 10000 china dec.
Orators who spend over million dollars
annually for material to work with, we
can realize in measure what is being
done. The wonderful advancement
that has been made iG the art in the
last decade will be followed by still
greater in the next. The American
ceramic artists are doing much to eradi-
cate the erronius bslief that an article
to be valuable and artistic must be
foreign.
Mrs. Jaynes of Omaha read an his
torical treatise on pottery prepared by
Mrs. Wiggenhorn OF Ashland, who was
unable to be present prehistoric Pot
terry Of the U aited States" was the sub.
ject Of careful paper by Mrs. Morey of
Hastings. Mrs. Perfect of Omaha,
gave the following defioite information
on the potteries of the Uuited States:
Potteries of the United States.
POTTERY is its own historian" and
presents the domestic, social and re-
ligious customs OF both savage aud
civilized nations, and is a memorial OF
many people who were patrons, col
lectors and accomplished potters them
selves. There are records OF its exis-
tence many centuries before the chris
tan era. CLAY is the first medium of
artistic expression, and pottery is the
Oldest art" Behold as the clay is in
the potter's hand, so are ye 10 mine
hand. y house OF Israel" 1t is this
absolute power over the clay which
inspired men to work their concepts
out OF it.
After the discovery that clay could
be made into household vessels. dec.
Grafton suggested itself Immediately.
The pottery Of today plainly shows how
nations have advanced from crude IDEAS
to more perfect tone and harmony.
The potter's art was intuitive. just as
in our childhood we made mud pies and
shaped the oozy mud into dishee. pans
and various familiar forms. Educated
taste in pottery and porcelain is i'm
mediately effective in the home. Pub
lie exhibitions have revealed the beauti-
full pottery that belonged to our grand
mothers. Every collection of old and
rare china educates the people, and
creates a desire to possess beautiful
porcelain.
The history of East Liverpool. Ohio,
is really the history OF the pottery in
dustry in the United States. Mr..
James Bennett, the pioneer potter there
came to this country in 1894, from a
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18
OUR STATE FAIR.

The coming State Fair promises
to be the best in the history of the
State.
The committee is hard at work,
and will spare no effort to give a
complete exhibit Of the various in
dustries and advantages this State
possesses.
The executive committee OF the
Agricultural Society are to hold a
meeting next week. Members
from all sections of the State are
expected to attend in view of all
the Importance Of the matters that
are to come before the society and
be discussed at that time.
The demand for space continues.
and is very gratifying. Many new
features are to be on exhibition.
The different manufacturing enter
prises Of the State will all be
represented by exhibitions.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18
LATER NEWS.

CHE Foo, Aug. 16.-The
ministers, their wives and
children, and all other for
eigners who are in Pekin, are
now safe with the allied army.
information to this effect has
been received here. 1t comes
from Chinese sources consid-
cred reliable. The allied
army according to this infor.
ma ton, reached Pekin Mon
day. The entrance to the
city was obtained Tuesday
and the besiege foreigners res
cued.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18
The Son and tie Mother.

The Astors son and mother
have brought case into court which
shows that neither one has lost the
family trait of accumulation.
When William Astor died he
left $SO,00O,00O to his SOL, John
Jacob, and an annuity Of $4,000
to his widow. The son has doubled
his holding since his fathers death
and now comes into court. as ad
ministrator of the estate. to knock
off further payments of the annu-
ity of his mother. He holds that he
has accumulated enough from the
surplus Of past years to JUSTIFY this
step.
1t now devolves upon the widow
to prove that poor old woman
cannot live on fifty thousand dol
lars.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18

my baby was terribly sick with
the diarrhoea," says j. H. Doak of
Williams, Oregon. ave were un-
able to cure him with the doctors
assistance, and as last resort we
tried Chamberlaiu's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. | am
happy to say it gave immediate
relief and a complete cure"
For sale at Johnson's Pharmacy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18

One cent per mile for Military
Companies in uniform; twenty or
more On one ticket; to the unveil-
ing of the Vance Statue at Raleigh,
August 22nd., by the Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18

What most people want is some
thing mild and gentle, when in need
of physic. Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets fill the bill
to a dot. They are easy to take
an pleasant IN effect. For sale at
Johnson's Pharmacy
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18

Read this paper and you can't help
but be happy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-18
On to China!
LEGATIONS SOON 10 BE RFLIEV-
ED.

Washington, August 13.-Ihe
American commanders in China.
in a dispatch Of just three words,
received at the War Department
late this afternoon, sent thrill of
exultation and expectancy through
out official quarters by announcing
his arrival at Hosiwu, only thirty
three miles from Pekin, last Thurs
day. The last heard from before
this was at Yang Tsun, which had
been captured after a hard fight
and word of his movements since
then has been eagerly awaited.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-11
GROWTH OF COMMERCE.
Increased Volume Of Trade with
Tropical Countries Under
Mckinley.

Two especial features OF the growth
OF our foreign commerce under Presi-
dent Mckinley have been the increase
in the importation of tropical and SUBJ
tropical products and the increase in
the expectations to those countries
which furnished those tropical and
sub-tropical products. The people OF
the United States are spending mil
hon dollars day for classes of mer-
chandise which they cannot produce,
or at least are not at present produce
ing in the United States, These in
clude coffee raw silk, India rubber,
fibres, fruits and nuts, tobacco Of
high grades, tea, gums, cocoa and
chocolate, spices, rice, cabinet woods,
dye woods, indigo and certain chem
icals, all Of them Of tropical or SUBJ
tropical production. This class OF ar.
ticles form constantly-increasing
proportion Of our imports, both be-
cause OF the increased demand through
our manufacturers and through an en-
larged consumption by the people and
also because OF the reduced mporta-
ton OF manufactured goods. In 1898
the importations Of this class OF ar
ticles amounted TO $3l5, 707, sos, and in
the fiscal year 1900 amounted to $751;.
353,246. A large proportion Of these
articles reach us from Asia and Ocean
la. The proportion Of our sugar i'm
ports which is furnished by the Ha.
waiian islands and the Dutch East In
dies is constantly increasing, while the
bulk OF the raw silk, tea. Manila hemp,
jute, gums, spices, indigo and dye
woods come from the countries of
Asia and Oceania, and the remaining
articles Of the list are furnished by
tropical and sub-tropical countries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-11
Strike nj n Rolling Mil.

bloomsbury, Pa, Oct. 5.-The Dam
vile rolling mill, which resumed work
the other day after having been idle
for several months, owing to the con-
diton Of the iron market, was closed
down yesterday because Of a strike
Of the employees against a cut Of 25
per cent. in their wages. When they
resumed work puddlers were paid at
the rate of 81 a ton for their work,
which was the amount paid the pud-
dlers at the Reading Iron company be-
fore the % per cent. cut against which
they unsuccessfully struck went into
effect. Yesterday when the notice
was posted in the mills the men i'm
mediately held a meeting and de.
cided to accept nothing less than $3.50
a ton.