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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Special officer Rayner, of the G.. b. ,
drove out to Yslets yesterday on bust
ness for the company. While he was
there Captain Hughes, of the Texas
rangers, presented him with 200 pounds
of big rich pears from his fine orchard
Mr.. Rayner also brought home fifty
pounds of the finest peaches he says he
ever saw.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
Hotel PalaciO, chihuahua.

A Labausat, as successor of &c. Nc
Dermott, will conduct the above hotel
an the American plans. The new man.
agement assures the public of fret class
arrangements in every detail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
Expensive Fun.

Doroteo Estrada created trough
house" at the home of his sister Jo-
sefs on Oregon street Wednesday
night, and pleaded guilty to charge
of disturbing the peace In Justice
Spencer's court this morning. He dis
covered that his Mexican fun had cost
him exactly $3.50 American money.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
The Only Exclusive

book and stationery store in Ell Psso
that deals in nothing but Books and
Stationery, is Dellquests & Andre ws'
for school books, on San Antonio St.
and which is now being removed to 800
almost across the street from BOB.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Blakesley and Freeman have opened
the only exclusive book and stationery
store in the city at 107 Ell Paso street
Goods new, and prices reasonable. They
eolicit share of public patronage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Scott's Arabian paste is guaranteed
to cure gale, bruises, sore and swollen
shoulders, scratches, racked heels,
cow. Sold by b. P. NOAKE.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

For toilet articles-combs, brushes
mirrors, powders, puffs, perfumes an6
soaps, go to Potter & Whites Phar
macy, Little Plaza.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
A Case of Sunstroke

Can never occur when the um brellas
of the West Texas Saddlery Company
are used. Good for either wagon or
buggy. The best and also the cheap
est. PA South Oregon st.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

For Rubber Stamp goods. typewriter
supplies, games, and literature, 60 o
Blakesley and Freemsn's book ana
stationery store. 107 Ell Paso street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

DIR. Gallagher will not be in his Off
ce after 11.30 q. N. daily for the re
mainder of August.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Fresh pure drugs and a skillfu
dispenser at Potter & Whites. Nc
substitutes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
CONCERT TOMORROW

Program For the Mexican Band In
the Plaza.
March Gran ada. ..... " Cuarrsnz
Overture-Si 20 fuera Rey. Adam
Schotish-Ave Maria Sanchez
from bone solo-CAvstina. ...
.................. .DemerssemRn
INTERMISSION.
March-The Stars and Stripes for
Selection-Carmen. .......Bi zet
Waltz-Colanthe. Holman
DRnza-Por Tt. Concha
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
Baptist Church.

There will be q song service at the
Baptist church tomorrow night at s
O'Clock.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
Pure Hygienic Water


Made from DISTILLED water. Ask
yonr family physician or druggist as to
purity aid healthfulness of our ice.
Telephone No. IA
Ell PASO ICE & REFIGERATOR Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Everything in drugs st Campbell 8
Grayson's.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
Steam dyeing and cleaning works
Brossy, ITO Mesa Ave. Phon 1882.
Clairvoyant and Palmist.

Madame Montague reads your life.
Deepest mysteries revealed. Center
Block.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
German Lutheran Church.

A dedicstory German Sc rvice will be
held in the new German Lutheran
church on San Antonio and Hill street
at 10 q m. Sunday.
81 A HUEBOTTER, paster.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Christian Church.
Sunday school 9:45 a m.
Preaching IL % sd p m.
Jr G E 4:30 p m.
Sr @ E m.
RID SHUTS, psstor.
St Clements Church
10th Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion at q m.
Sunday school at $3.50 N.
No morning or evening services.
Regular services resumed on Sunday
next.
MCABELL M ARTIN, rector.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

Rev. NC Martin is back from Gall
fornia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

the mountains, which the people dig
out and burn like f1rewood. Tt is true
that they have plenty of wood also. but
they do not burn it. because these
stones burn better and cost less"
1t is no longer true that wood is
plentiful in China. but it is a fact that
the Chinese have learned the art of US
ing coal in a most economical way
Anthracite is powdered and mixed with
wet clay. sawdust or manure in the
proportion of about seven parts to one.
rolled in balls and dried in the sun, and
with these coaldust balls and a bit of
charcoal the very poor cook their meals
and warm themselves at trifiing ex-
pense- When within reach of q coal
mine, the poor people obtain their fuel
gratis, but it has been estimated that
the cost of transportation averages /
tael per ton for every ten miles. or five
or six times it's original cost for mining.
which is not over IA or Is cents per tom
So 1t viii be seen that the question of
developing the many mines of China Is
fnterdependent with that of trans
portation-
There is one common article Of do
nestle use in Chfna's subferranean
treasure house which should not be
overlooked. since it has proved profita-
bic both for home consumption and ex-
ment monopoly from which is derived
an annual revenue of nearly 1900, 600
taels- THE salt wells Of China says
the United States consul general at
Shanghai. ARE found in Szechuan. Yum
nan and Shensf. The ingenuity which,
100 years ago. bored through solid
rock to the depth of from 2,e00 to 5000
feet. atfests scientific skill that may
still interest The salt wells in the
Szechuan- Tang-tse region are estfTnat-
ed at more than 100 in number and by
some as high as 5000 They average
about six inches in diameter and vary
in depth from 700 to 5000 feet, though
there is one well reported to be $500
feet deep"
The Tang-tse, that great river which
rivals the Amazon IN volume and the
Missouri in the turbid character Of its
waters, drains a vast region rich in
minerals of every kind. including iron.
lead. silver. coal. copper. tin, mercury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
Tnr TERRIBLE KNOTT.

Russia il pre-eminently the country
wherein prevails the belief that cor
poraI punishment for Iawbreakers is
far more effective in its results than
any other form Of punishment it is pos
sibIe to administer.
Soldiers, prisoners and peasants sell
dom escape ii for more than month
at a. time, though numerous ukases or
dain that army men shall not be treat
ed to the rod except by decree of court
martial The cruel suboficers and off,
GERS. craving an outlet for their inner
ent brutality. find ways and means to
circumyent the cars orders Soldiers
whom they dislike or who are too poor
to pay for decent treatment are simply
placed into the second class, and a sec
ond class soldier may be cudgeled with
out let or hindrance- To cause a sol
dier's degradation it is only necessary
for a petty superior to state that the
man has been impudent to him.
Every peasant his wife and children
may be sentenced to Is blows by the
village council, while the higher impe-
rial officials may beat them as much as
they like In single district 1.164
peasants were caned lawfully last year
how many received beatings offhand Of
course, it was impossible 10 learn
In the cities official cudgeIings are
less frequent than in the villages. but
every employer can have his apprentice
bfrched by the police for the asking, or
he can do the birching himself II he
feels like it.
In numerous rural districts wholesale
canings are in order whenever the tax
paying season arrives Often the head
Of the village council attends the tax
collector on his rounds and whips the
peasants who don't pay.
In European Russia alone z, 900 per-
sons die under the cane every year.
while IL, 600 are crippled. and a great
many succumb to blood poisoning after
being punished with canes or switches
previously used on other persons
The knout has three thongs Of leather
as thick as a finger, a yard long and
cut triangular. The thongs are often
braided, increasing their capacity for
infiicting ragged wounds
The executioner holds the knout in
both hands. dragging the long thongs
upon the ground between his legs At
a given signal he raises it toward the
top of his head by a vigorous move
ment, and then instantly draws it down
toward his knees The thongs fly wffs-
Ting through the air and. descending
on the body of the victim. twine around
it like hoops of iron. The sufferer wears
only a pair of linen drawers and lies on
his face on frame diagonaliy inclined,
his hands fastened to one end and his
feet to the other end BY these means
his body is so drawn out that he Is alb
soluteIy incapable OF making a single
movement, yet when the fearful whip
touches him the poor wretch bounds up
as IL struck by a powerful electric cur
rent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

and iron that the northern provinces
excel. and in a paper sent out by the
merchants of Newchwang. in Manchu-
ria. they say. The mineral wealth of
this province is great. for. besides gold.
lead and silver are also found. and
there are traces of tin, copper and pc
troleum- Iron abounds- Most impor-
tant. however, are the large deposits of
coal of various descriptions-ant hracite.
semianthracite. bituminous, etc--only
requiring machinery 10 develop large
export trade and compete in the Shang
hai market with Tfen-tsin and Japan
Now that. the economic alarnists are
predicting a shortage i'm the worlds
coal supply, and there are indicat tons
that Eng1and's output IS growing less
year by year. it viii be Of interest to
note that in the single province of
Shansi. lying contiguous to that of
Chill, in which Picking is situated. it is
estimated that coal to the amount of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

ana gold On the way up this great
river fer hi ndreds OF miles gold IS
said to be washed from the sands Of
tributary streams, and as China's west
ern and southwestern provinces of See
chuen and Yunnan are reached the
most promising region of the land is
brought TO view The Chinese have a
proxerb that you will never find bad
" dressed man in Szechuan, meaning
that the natural wealth is so great that
all the people are wen to do. The same
may be said of the adjoining province
of Yunnan. which is more tropical in
characters4 but closely completes with
Szechuan in variety of minerals and
output -pf its mines Little is known.
however or the actual condition OF the
mines in Yunnan. owing to its distance
from the eenters of trade and foreign
influence and the difficulties OF travel
and TRANSPORTATION But the mines of
this province are said at one time to
have given employment to $1,000, 600
men. for the vast resources include
coal. iron. copper and quicksilver. be-
sides minor products In the tin mines
OF Kuo-chiu alone. according TO a re-
liable statistician, more than 10o,0 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

coming generations. Or at any rate
that is the way they wiz put IT.
The various aiiotments. as we know.
have already been made. and the only
differences now among the despoilers is
as to the relative value of their seiz-
ures- There is no difference OF opinion
as 70 the value OF China in its entirety,
respecting the vast unexpected treas
ures in the bowels Of the earth. All are
agreed that they constitute probably
the greatest unappropriated or unfnves-
tigated body of mineral wealth in the
world 1t may have been because of
this vast accumulation or minerals.
chiefly of gold. copper. iron and coal,
that China has held herself SO secIu-
sfve. keeping foreigners from her inte-.
rior provinces and 5eaIously guarding
the secret Of her wealth. At least one
instance is on record Of a vfceroy or
dering the entire equipment of a large
stamping mill. and at the same time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
LADY cARRINGT0N'S
JOKE ON THE PREMIER.

The approaching completion OF the
Australian federation recalls an anus
ing story Of its earlier days. when Lord
Darlington was governor OF New South
Wales The premiers OF the Australian
colonies had gathered in Sydney and
were to hold their first meeting at Gov
eminent House under the presidency Of
Lord Darlington
One OF their number, who was not
remarkable for his personal attractions
and has now passed out Of political
life. thought he would steal q march
on the others by securing private in
terview with Lord Darlington IN ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

and individuals will be utilized. thereby
opening up hitherto unknown and IN
developed regions
There is little doubt that the rights
of foreigners in China secured to them
by existing treaties viii not only be re-
affirmed. but extended by negotiations
with China in the near future, though
even by the former official acts they
were well protected Foreigners were
permitted to navigate the rivers and
to wander at will throughout the en-
pire; but in the interior. especially in
the province of Human. travellers and
prospectors found > great deal of oppo-
sition. in some cases being roughly
handled theoretically, the foreigner
has every right to locate and exploit a
mineral vein. but actually he viii all
ways encounter some objection which
will render that alleged right nuga-
tory The foreigner is supposed to
stick to the settlements assigned him
in the treaty ports. and when found
wandering about the country is al
ways liable to be set upon by a rabble-
This is one of the grievances which the
forthcoming negotiations will have to
abate, so that the foreigner in China
viii be as safe there as the Chinaman
is now in the United States
While the southern provinces of Chi
ma are more celebrated for their vege-
table than for their mineral produc-
tons. more than traces Of copper and
coal have been noted in Kwang-tung.
which contains the famous city of Can
ton As the mountains of the adjoining
province OF Human are reached the
mines become more numerous, and in
Hupsh, to the northward of Human,
much has been done toward the devel-
epment Of the mineral wealth.
The viceroy OF these two provinces.
Chung Chi Tung. was at one time
working many coal and iron mines, but
owing TO the distance between the de-
posits and the lack of rapid transporta-
ton, his ventures are said to have been
carried on at loss StiH he not only
managed the mines. but he set mp blast
furnaces at different points. from one
group OF which. on the Tang-tse, he de-
EFered ore at the river port OF Hankow.
Is miles distant. at the price of 50 cents
a ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

3, COG. 900, 600 metric tons is contained
within an area of not over $50 square
miles A recognized expert, the Baron
Won Richtofen, in 1870 called this prov
ince of Shansi one of the most re-
markable coal and iron regions in ex-
istence. Abiding to Professor Dana's
assertion that the state Of Pennsylva-
mia then led the world with its 10000
square miles OF coal land, or about half
its total area, Baron Won Richtofen
claimed that the coal area of Shansi
was by far greater than that OF the
American state and could produce in
anthracite coal alone the enormous
amount of $50. 900. COG. 900 tons And this
was 30 years ago, before the real posi-
bilities of China were understood. A
mining engineer. Mr. N. F. Drake. who
has more recently inspected the vast
fields Of Shansi, reports the coal beds
of Tse-chau in that province in many
instances from % to % feet thick on the
average, OF good. workable anthracite
The methods employed in mining this
coal of ShanSi are those in vogue all
over China, and are the most primitive
conceivable No explosives are used
in getting it out and no steam is used
in hosting it TO the surface. no matter
how deep the shaft. About 500 pounds
are hoisted from the mine at time by
means of a rude wooden windIass and
the loads are drawn to the shaft along
the horizontal galleries By men crawl
ing on all tours The total output Of
the Shansi mines is not over $1,000
tons Per annun. and it is taken TO mar
ket in small carts drawn by oxen or on
pack animals. over trails paved with
stone, into which deep ruts have been
worn by the traffic of centuries.
Shansi. by the way, lies directly in
land about 500 miles from the coast of
IA 7r rnrrfn4 -.
Germans have a naval base and port of
supply which they seized three years
ago 1t was their declared intention
when they later secured a concession
for railways. TO penetrate the country
in the direction of ShansI. thus tap
ping China's richest provinces: for
Shangtung itself. which they aim to
control and doubtless win control. is
considered wen endowed BY nature,
having large deposits OF bftuminous
and anthracite coal. as well as orai-
nary iron ore and very fine black oxide
OF iron The merchants OF Chefu
which is in the northeast part of
Shangtung. say in their report on the
provinces resources, There are val
only concessions could be obtained TO
work these the result would be a boon
to commerce generally
The only mines as yet connected with
the coast and a market by railroad are
those of Tongshan and Kaiping in the
province of Pe-chi-H. which have been
quite successfully worked There are
ancient mines in the hills to the west
ward of Picking. where manual labor is
exclusively employed There the hui
man traction animals draw the coal out
in little carts attached to their necks, Z
donkey fashion The coal is then trans
ported to Picking and Tien-tsin on the 7
backs of camels-
1t is worthy of note that while there
is an abundance of coal in China and
while il costs but a few cents per ton
to get il out. people living within a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

In Madrid there has been a good deal
of talk over the rise and fall Of Colonel
Cirujeda, late professor to his juvenile
majesty King Alfonso XIII Cfrujeda.
who was only a volunteer captain in
Cuba. distinguished himself ia the
guerrilla warfare and. after having led
into ambush and killed the celebrated
Antonio Maceo, was promoted to the
rank OF colonel On returning to Spain
Cirujeda was received as a hero. and
the queen regent appointed him as mil
itary instructor of the king As the
colonel was a poor man and had a
large family, this seemed a great stroke
Of luck for him Unfortunately. he was
no cOurtfer, and his manners-or the
want of them-soon gave offense- He
cruit, so as to make him a thoroughly
efficient soldier.
This. of course did not DO at all. and
the king both hated and feared him.
Recently affairs came to a climax The
drill hour came, and the king did not
appear before his instructor Much dis
pleased, Colonel Cirujeda set or TO
search for his pupil Being met
by the queen, he inquired Of her
where the little king was. and
learned that his majesty had been
sent to the country to play Then
Cirujeda. unable to hide his fndigna-
ton exclaimed, 1T seems that they
want to make a shepherd OF the king
instead of a so1dieri' The next day CT
ru5eda learned from the minister of war
that he was dismissed from his post as
military instructor to the king, and he
was transferred to q small garrison In
Andalusfa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

men were employed. though at the
present time the miners are reduced to
less than 200 in number
Spanning some of the rivers of this
province and Szechuan are magnificent
native built stone and iron suspension
bridges The iron was dug from the
hills. and the workmen of the province
set up these wonderful monuments of
their labor, which would be pronounced
creditabIe productions in any country.
A famous authoress, Mrs. Bishop,
who penetrated to this distant province
in her travels, says Of an ancient bene-
factor who f1ourished 1000 years ago:
This glorious plain, with its 1900. 900
inha bitants, it's prosperous cities and
villages. its innumerabIe pa1atiaI farm
houses among cedars. bamboo and
fruit trees, its fine bridges, with roofs
decorated in lacquer and gold, its
stately temples. it's boundless fertility
and wealth and it's immunity for 1000
years from droughts and floods, are the
monument of one man, whose temple
on a wooded height above the gorge of
the COUGHING dragon on the Min is one
Of the most magnificent in China
China, indeed, considering her re-
strictfons and limitations. has produced
some very great men-slilled engineers
Who have built bridges and canals.
lapIdafies and sculptors who have
carved wonderful creations from jade
and crystal. gold and silversmfths who
have wrought beautiful Jewelry; but
the bulk of its vast population needs
the infusion Of small percentage of
foreign blood before it will fully de-
veIep more than a 1.-THE of its raw ma
teriaI IN the bosom Of the earth.
In the words of an accomplished ORR
entail traveller. The latent wealth of
China IS undoubted: she is OF greater
value than many Indias: her people are
peaceful tractable and easily ruled
But these people are also initiative and
apt, and the day may come, when they
shall have learned from the foreigner
how to make the most of their re-
sources, that they will reQuite his
teachings by invading his country with
their manufactured products and cause
him to rue the day he undertook their
tutelage.
TRISTRAM W. WILCOX
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preventing any foreigner from entering
his province, either to aid in establish
ing the plant or to inspect it after it
was set up.
An adequate conception of China's
possibilities in general may be obtained
only by a survey. Of its climatic. geo
graphic and geologic features. by which
we find that it can be roughly divided
into three zones. with different tenn
peratures soils and productions North
of the HOang-Ho, or Great Yellow
river, there lies the northern or cold
zone. with a climate adapted to the
harder cereals South of this river in
its general course lies the central zone,
producing rice and wheat. also cotton
tea. bamboo. orange and sugar cane
The southern zone has hotter climate
and supports a tropical vegetation
along the coast
While there is an unequal distribu-
ton Of minerals throughout the empire.
yet an unbrolzen metalliferous chain
extends from the northeast province Of
Manchuria to the province of Yunnan
in the far southwest To begin with
Manchuria: It's mountains have long
been known to be rich in the most val
liable minerals, particularly in copper,
lead and iron In the valley Of the Mo-
no. a tributary of the Amur, q great
deal Of gold has been obtained by wash
AAAS MA1A mus ~ e eAPkAh<AAAeSSs <A--
placers resembling in many respects
the original deposits discovered in the
island of Santo Domingo by Columbus
A small company which was organ
lied a few years ago exported gold to
the amount OF 81, 500. 900, but the late
war interrupted the working Of the
placers. and in the present disturbed
condition of the country It may not be
resumed very soon Of silver there IS
not much evidence in the empire,
though it has been found in 1Ianchuria
and a company was formed for work
ing mines According to a recent con-
sular report, the export of gold from
China in q single year amounted to
S.51I,7O0 haikwan taeIs. or $6.316.5So.
while of silver for the same period
641, 500 haiIzWan taels, or to the amount
of 81. IA. 800. was imported
It is mainly in the production Of coal