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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-23
ALVEY A ADEE.
acting Secretary.
department Of State.
Washington. Aug. %. 1900"

The intention of the United States to
maintain its armed forces in China until
order has been established is made clear
in the answer to Ii Hung Chang's pro-
posals
Ii had little regard for facts in his
statement of conditions in China. but the
Government is willing to overlook the
great Viceroy's depression from the truth
in its understanding of the worthy motive
that actuated him in attempting to make
out the best possible case for his country
The answer of the United States is brief
and very much to the point. AS a promi-
nert official said;
1T is a step toward peace. China is
shown the path that she must follow to
bring order out of the existing chaos anL
re-establish friendly relations with the
powers, and this Government expresses a
Willingness to enter into peace negotfa-
tions when its conditions have been COM
piled With
. ~ s@4iS'' ''Si VI tue SHllGu STATES was IN
tentionally phrased in kindly words al
though there can be no question as to its
firmness. The statement that this Gov
ernment is ready to welcome any over
lures for truce and the expression of
hope that China will promptly attempt to
put an end to the prevailing disorders, are
meant to convey to the Imperial authori-
ties that the United States is willing to
meet them half way in any arrangement
that will bring the Empire out of lis
present perilous position.
There is not the slightest depression,
however, from the conditions laid down by
Secretary Hay in his Identical note of July
to the diplomats representatives of the
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Nominated for Congress-,

OREGON, Mo-, Aug. 23.-The Republican
Congressional Convention for the Fourth
district of Missouri met in this city today
and nominated John Kennish, of Holt
county, for Congress.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 23.-John
A. Moon was nominated for Congress for
the third time by the Democrats of the
Third district today.
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Killed by n Dive From, a Roof.

PATERSON, N J., rug. 23.-William
Morrow dived from the roof of a two
story barn in Maryland Street late Tues
day night. and broke his neck on the mac
adam pavement below. He was suffering
from dementia and delirium tremens. He
had made attempts on his life before.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-23

Flynn,s Business College. ST., and Il
Business, Shorthand, Typewritiug- SIS a year,
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REoUIsITIoN FOR HARRIS.
PatroIman Thorpe's Alleged Muir
derer to BE Extradited

Extradition papers for Arthur Harris,
coIored. charged with the murder of Po-
liceman Thorpe OF New York, on August
16 were received from the Governor OF
New York today.
Harris will be taken before Justice Clay
baugh this afternoon. and will be turned
over 10 The New York detectives
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q. s. o. Weekend seashore Excur-

All season. Tickets good going on all trains
Fridays snd Saturdays, valid for return until
Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City, and Sea
Isle City.
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n--IRecefred at The Department Of State, Au-

at the Department Of State, Au-
gust u, is0G-3.I7 p. nj
ICablegram from NicerGy Ii lung Chang
dated August u, 1900 and received IN
Minister Wu on the same day.l
The boxer rebels in Pekfn having
been dispersed, there Will be positive-
fy no mo-e lighting, Further military
operations on the part Of the powers
are greatly to be depIored. Besides
urging cessation of hostili1ies, please
confer with Secretary Of State upon
subject OF withdrawal of troons an.
appointment of pIenipoJentiary to ne
gotiate settlement of all other questions
SO as to preserve amicable relations.
l await early reply"
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So To the senshorc ana Return 3.
via pennsylvania RaiIrond

Tickets on sale for all trains Fridays and sat
urdays TO Atlantic City. Cape May, Ocean CITY,
and Sea Isle City, n. J.. good 10 return Mi
following Tuesday. Tickets good via Dela1rara
Bridge Route to Atlantic City
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-23

See the Horses Run at Marlboro To
day.
Trains via Chesapeake Beach Ry.. 9:80, 10. II, ?
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1H.-tSent TO the Chinese Minister, August %
la0t-l:5G p. MI
Memorandum in response 10 the Chinese Min
lSters communication of Ca5!egraus from
hlceIoy Earl Ii Hung Chang dated Au-
gust 10 and y, proposing the immediate
cessation OF hostIiities and Tie appoint
ment OF an envoy to conduct negotiations.
received al the Department OF STATE, Au-
gust 20 and D. 1900
While the condition set forth in the
memorandum delivered to the Chinese
Minister August u has not been full
filed, and the powers have been com
PEELED TO rescue their ministers by
force Of arms unaided by the Chinese
Government, still this Government is
ready 10 welcome any overtures for a
truce. and invite the other powers to
JOIN, when security is established in
the Chinese capital and the Chinese
Government shows its ability and will
1ngness to make on its part an effec-
tive suspension of hostflities there and
elsewhere in China. When this is done
and We hope il VIII Be done promptly
the United States viii be prep9red
10 appoint representative to Join with
the representatives of other similarly
interested powers and OF the authorita-
tive and responsible Government of the
Chinese Empire to attain the ends de-
clared in our circular TO the powers
Of July s. 1860
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Sf.z5 20 baltimore and Return via
II. tr o. Saturday and Sunday,
August % and 26, good for return until following
Monday Tickets good On ali trains except Royal
Limited
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One Fare TO Detroit and Return Via
PennsyEvnnin Railroad.

Account Biennial Conclaye. Knishts a Pythias
round trip tickets on sale August 25.. 81 and Il.
Extension 10 September ii by deposit before Sep
temher /, and payment of soc.
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We lead all in Low Lumber Rates.
We never were as high as others Frank Lib
hey & Co.
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Racing at Upper Marlboro To-day.

First i'm the field with Low Lumber
prices. White pine laths s2.75 at 9Th & n. Y. Az
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7. a Wickcrshan1, General Agent.
Land Department Chesapeake Beach Railway; Of
Fee at Batkhouse. on boardwalk; no red caps
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Lumber Prices all right now Mt
the Friendly Corner. F. Libbey & Co., 9th &
n. y. AY.
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Lumber buyers get Reduced Prices
first at 9Th & n. Y. Av. Some common boards
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Racing Today at Upper Marlboro.
Round trip, 40 cents. via Chesapeake Beach Ry.
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House Building Easy if you cali
on Frank LIBBY & Co. N. Carolina flooring 81. 90.
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Take a Salt Dip at Chesapeake Beach
Music and dancing all day long.
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No Complaint at our lumber Prices
Ecw. Good flooring Sl.65.y #. Libbey & Co.
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TO cold Point Norfolk Virginia Beach, and
Ocean View, Norfolk sEd Washington steamer,
Saturday, 6:3o p. III. Round trip tickets to Fort
Monroe and Norfolk. good to return Sunday night
s. 30. FIR ststeroom phone 7J9 Schedule page 8.
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Racing at upper Marlboro Toua,
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Lumber Prices now settled down at
,'tte fiendly oo.Ecr.' 9Th & \. Y. Av. Common
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charge into canals leading to Lake Pom
chartarin. AS there Is no current in the
canals. one Is created artifcially by operat-
Ing with steam power great water wheels
stationed at various points. These wheels
are made to revolve in the water. which
forces the sewage out into the lake. The
doors arising from the canals would make
the smell In Araby the Blest seem like Of
tar OF roses. In a walk of five minutes
duration one may be delighted by the per-
fume from magnolia and orange blossoms
and nauseated by the stencil from the
sewage of canals.
As have said, we do not bury our dead
in the ground. excepting in one little Sec
ton of the Metaric Cemetery. known as
Potter's Field. 1t is impossible to dig
graves elsewhere. because Of the flow of
water at depth Of less than two feet.
Tombs are built above ground some OF
them being mausoleums OF great beauty
and vast cost. In the cemeteries where
the common people are laid to rest. the
tombs are built OF brick in continuous
rows Of tiers. These structures are like
ovens and are made Of such size as to be
able to hold one coffin each When a COT
fin has been placed in one of the aper-
lures. marble slab. properly Inscribed. Is
fixed in the front end and the tomb is then
Theoretically sealed.
There is absolutely no doors from these
tombs. but where some Of the older ones
have fallen into decay. remnants OF collins.
shrouds, and even parts of skeletons may
be seen through the crevices.''
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Judgment of Miners.
(From the Denver Post.)

well. that isn't superstition; it's real
ity." and Coal Mine Inspector Denman
didn't seem bit pleased with the sugges-
ton that superstition might sometimes be
responsible for the actions OF miners.
Goal miners" he went on to say, "are
no, superstitious. Hear noises? OF course
they do, but do people suppose those
noises are imaginary? 1t beats all how
little is known generally about coal
mining.
Folks get 1t into their heads" the in
spector continued, that man who will
quit work in a certain part of a mine be-
cause he sees the rats deserving that sec
ton is superstitious. when, as a matter of
fact he simply displays sound judgment
Very soon after the rats quit sounds will
be heard. and later on slide follows
What would have happened to the man
had he credited his fears TO superstition
by disrogsSding the exodus of the rats and
the subsedh bent noises?
Rats are the first of a mines inhabit
ants to realize danger, and then comes the
mule. Man is the last. So it is only
natural that he should take as positive
indications OF trouble the actions of the
others, and he should not be rega rded as
a superstitious creature on that account
AFTER rats desert an entr.- 1t IS next
to impossible to get a mule into 1t, not
because the rats left. but because the
mule realizes the danger. Left to them
selves rats or mules would never be
caught In slides in mines, but 1t IL differ
ent with the men. who will not follow the
lead OF the other two."
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adjustments has one of them obtained pos
session of anything quite as curious as the
silver service row on exhibition at prom
inent Pennsylvania Avenue loan office.
When Frederick William ", King of
Prussia. visited England in the early part
OF the year 1912 he was greatly impressed
with the courteous treatment OF the High
Constable of Westminster This High Con-
stable was designated to accompany the
Prussian sovereign on all his sightseeing
expeditions and to guard the royal per-
sonage during his stay in Westminster.
The High Constable evidently performed
well his duties and made a strong i'm
! preston upon the King, for upon his re-
turn to Prussia Frederick William ordered
the royal silversmith to design a hand
some service to be sent to the Westmin-
ster official as a token of his appreciation.
The result of His Majesty's order was a
superb set of over 200 pieces of silver
ware, including an immense coffee urn,
tea urn. cream pitcher, sugar bowl. spoons
of various sorts. knives. forks. tongs etc.
The large pieces were all carefully beaten
out by hand, of exquisite workmanship,
beautiful in their lines. and profusely or
namented. Upon the larger pieces of the
service was engraved the following:
THE Gift Of His Majesty, Frederick
William ~, King of Prussia, to mark his
sense of the attention of Mr.. Foster Owen.
High Constable of Westminster. during the
Kings visit to the Metropolis, 4th Feby.
1si2.''
Upon all the articles was placed the
monogram IF. o." and on the reverse of
the large pieces the royal coat -of-arms of
Prussia.
In the London Times of February %,
1872 the following appeared:
During the recent visit of the King OF
Prussia to this country. Mr.. Owen. High
Constable of Westminster, was appointed
to accompany the King on all his visits to
public places. In reward for his attention.
His Majesty has ordered that silver serv-
ice. bearing suitable inscription. be pre-
sented TO Mr.. Owen and it is now in
course of PREPARATION
The presentation took place more than
half century ago. 1t is supposed that tie
descendants of High Constable Owen who
came into possession of the princely gift
as an heirloom, were forced through cir
cumstances to dispose OF the silverware
and that they did SO reluctantly and with
the stipulation that it should go out of
England. 1t is said on good authority
that some years ago. an offer of 1000 for
the service was refused by its owners. At
any rate the Kings present to the High
Constable reached Baltimore where it has
been for several years. Several times its
possessor in that city refused high prices
for the slverware bearing the kingly crest.
but it was finally disposed of at public safe
and purchased by the proprietor OF local
loan office.
The Baltimore owner of the silver serv-
ice is not known. Therefore, 1t is not pos
sible to trace the full history CT the pre-
cious ware. 1t is understood that he dis
posed of the service at a cOmDaratiyely
low figure and that the articles which COM
manded such high price in England, were
disposed of in the Monumental City for a
few hundred dollars.
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spaces around It have been inserted six
teen golden coins Of the Roman emDerors
of the epoch Each is eucircled by 4
wreath Of laurel leaves. These coins are
placed in cavities or cases fitted for them
They are not soldered. and might have
been taken out and used as coin of the
realm. They all belonged to the imperial
family of Antonius, in the following chro-
biological order:
Hadrian. Emperor, A. D.. III: died 13S
Antonius Plus, A. D.. 1873: died 161:
adopted by Hadrian Fanstina, died 141.
Marcus Aurelius. A. d. 161; died $50;
adopted by Antoninus. Fanstina, the
younger: died Ia: daughter of Antonin-
us; wife of NJ. Aurelius. Commodus. son
of preceding. A. d. $50: died 1872 Septi-
mus Severus. A. ID. 1873: died 211. Julia
Donna. his wife; died 21S. CaracalIa. his
eldest son. A. D. 211; died 211. Geta. his
eldest son, A. d. 211; died 212.
The presence of the coins of this family
and the exclusion of those of Pertinax.
who was usurper, and assassinated
Commodus and reigned between him and
Septimus Serverus, points to the conciu-
sion that this patera was made by, or for,
or commemorative of, this family or some
member or adherent of it. Hercules and
Bacchus were the gods specially venerated
by Septimus Serverus and his family. The
date of the fabrication of the patera is
placed at about A. D. 210
For richness of design and del!cacy of
execution this ornate archaeological speci-
men will compare favorably with the gold
work OF modern times. 1t bears no trace
and it makes no sign of its ancient serv
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A Chinese Duel In ruris

A duel in the native fashion between two
Chinese occurred in the exhibition grounds
recently. Pe-KiLo-Sang and Long-Si-
Thuong had come to Paris as partners in
a little business In the Chinese section.
Both fell victims to the charms of a Japan
csc beauty employed in a neighboring pal
ace, and the duel was decided on Hav-
ing found secluded spat, the two adver-
saIies-one big. strong, and stupid. the
other small, voluble, and nervous-placed
themselves three PAGES apart. Then. in at
cordance with Chinese custom, they began
to call each other the hardest names they
could think of. The big. stupid cOmbatant.
repeated the same thing over and over
again; but the other Long-si-Thuong, in
vented many remarkable expressions of
contempt: Son of dog, son of soe,
lowest backwooden baton OF the lowest of
unlettered men, unearthly and filthy rat,
pigs flesh" and so forth.
Finally after an hours uninterrupted
vociferation, Long so worked himself up
that he had an attack of congestion. When
he was found in an unconscious condition.
the police thought Pe-Ki had murdered
him. An interpreter explained matters.
however. and Long, having been revived.
the adversaries shook hands. The little
business in the Chinese section will be
carried on as before.
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CANES MUST HAVE A MEANING
Heads of Celebrities Favorite EN-
beIlishments in Engiand.


People have fads in walking sticks as
well as in everything else" so reporter
was told the other day by an umbrella mer-
chant. Look at this now" said his nfor-
mant. harding over stick. This has
been made for gentleman who is evil
dertly nrdently imperialistic in his tastes
Observe the air of calm assurance with
which the British Lion gazes on you from
his seat at the top of the world. On the
other hand, here is a handle designed by
pro- Boer This ! call my 'Sandown park
cane 1t is largely bought by sporting
men. and have a considerable quantity of
similar designs in stock some including
complete figure of horse at full speed
with a jockey lying la Sloan along his
neck. Cricket, rowing, golf, football, and
many other sports are often symbolized in
walking sticks, and in all kinds of ma
terials from plain wood to gold. Young
men devoted to the lighter drama some
times have figure of Il ballet dancer done
in ivory, and use it for the head of their
cane.
Heads of celebrities are hot favorites
for embellishing walking sticks. aud include
famous men in every walk of life YOU
could mention-royalties, soldiers, actors,
jockeys, statesmen, athletes, aud so forth.
/ knew one gentleman OF literary tastes
who had an exquisitely carved miniature
bust of Shakespeare, done in ivory after
the one in Stratford- on Avon Church, fixed
to the head OF Malacca cane. But | am
free to confess that literary men seldom
express their preferences in this way. So
long as stick is comfortable to hold and
free from gaudy ornamentation that is all
they care. At present, Of course, heads of
generals are the rage. There is one of
Lord Roberts. and Kitchener, French, Bull
In
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LUCIFER AMONG MINE WORKERS.
Causes Tint Exist for SupcrstitiOns
of Underground Workers.

Causes Tint Exist for SuperstitiOns
of Underground Workers.
The history Of mining accidents. while
disclosing in numerous instances careless
ness upon the part of workmen, offer some
cases where 1t would seem that the foul
fiend" himself actually had some hand in
the matter
well-auther ticated instance of this
happened in Lower Saxony some years ago,
and is thus recorded in contemporary ac-
count: "a vein was discovered exceed
ingly rich in the Asphaltum mine. called
the sand pit. in this locality. The joy 1t
cccasicned was, however, but of short du-
ration. for the very next day this vein was
found to be interrupted by rock, which
the workmen were obliged to bore. This
took them up to the 9th of July. having
in that time pierced. with incredible labor,
about forty-four feet
THE same day. between and 10 o'clock
at night. the workmen gave notice that
they had discovered a spring. which cast
forth water and greasy liquid in such
abundance. that in less than a quarter Of
an hour, the gallery. four feet broad and
six high and one hundred and fifty long.
was filled with it some feet deep. Upon
going down this was found to be the fact
and the master miner. happening to bring
a light within about half foot of the
aperture the waters took fire and cast up
flames OF various colOrs. About midnight
the waters kindled of themselves and
flashes of lightning were driven through
the gallery. A hurricane succeeded, with
hollow noise. which seemed to forebode
something of an extraordinary nature.
Two workmen at the end OF the gallery
were struck down, and their hair burnt.
They were so terrified that they made the
best of their way out of the pit ard others
supplied their places.
Thunder and lightning were heard sew
eral times, and about o'clock in tie
morning all the laborers agreed that 1t
was no longer safe to continue there, and
resolved to retire. They had scarcely get
to the middle Of the gallery before they
saw the whole in blaze, with such clap
OF thunder as was heard half league on.
the violence OF 1t shattered the tiling OF
shed, several wheelbarrows were thrown
almost the length of the gallery by it, AM
STAYED to pieces, as were likewise many OF
the air pipes. Four OF the workmen were
miserably hurt, and two Of them had tie
SIKH strippeu from tneir iaces. WHEN tnc
thunder and lightning was over. the master
miner ventured down to the entrance Of the
gallery, and could see nothing. but heard
voice which lasted for some time, and a
scent of sulphur and saltpetre continued for
several hours, which changed to an insup-
portable stencil. The waters abated by de-
grees. but continued to the last 20 take fire
II lamp was brought near the surface.
though the flame might easily be extin-
guished by the tanning OF hat
In view of circumstances like this. 1t is
little wonder that miners, as a class, are
superstitious.
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ice, of its interesting history. and the
vicissitudes through which it has passed.
Its origin will never be known but 1t is
curious that it should have lain buried
in the earth for nigh twelve hundred years.
and, though approached by a grave on one
side and building on the other, it should
have remained untouched and unknown.
1t now reposes in the case of the Cabinet
of Medals and Antiques in Paris, TO be
gazed upon by an admiring public. as may
its replica in the National Museum, a tes-
tinony to the luxury of the ancient peo-
pies, and an evidence of the costliIess and
magnificence of their appointments. 1t,
with other and similar specimens, shows
them to have been the possessors of a
higher civilization than We had before sup
posed.'