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BATTLE WITH BOXERS.
Fierce Fight Reported In the Vicinity
Of Tang-Lu.
ANXIETY FOR MISSIONARIES
Imperial Edict Issued at PcI1ing Orr
ders Eiceroy of Chilli ana Gem
eraI Jung-Lu to Sup
press the Boxers.

| London, June Tt is reported from
| Tien-tSin that Il battle has occurred ut
| Tang-u between the Boxers and Cath
olics
| The latter are said to have captured
| nine cannon and killed some of the Box
| ers.
| Germany, it is said, has proposed to
the European powers IL union for drastic
and immediate action at Peking.
The admiralty has received reports that
the Pci-Ho river is not now navigable
even for gunboats three miles above the
Taku forts. The cooperation of war
ships in the defense of Tien-tsin is un.
certain.
Re-enforcements will have to be sent
to Tien-tsin, which is now menaced by
the Boxers, from Taku on steam
launches.
Great anxiety is felt here not only for the
immediate safety of the foreign mission
aries and their converts, but at the terri.
BILE results which are likely to grow out
of the present uprising.
The first of these is the immediate pos
sibility of war between Japan and Rus
sia. Japan is already preparing for this
by the mobilization of her fleet.
Should this conflict take place England
would, it is believed, be compelled 10
join hands with Japan for the protection
of her eastern interests. Germany would
probably be an ally of England, and the
breaking UP Of China would thus in
volye three If not all of the European ma
| tions in war.
Havoc Around Tien-tsin.
Telcglaphing from Tien-tsin, under
late of June 6, correspondent says;
Il left Tien-tsn this morning cn route
for Peking, accompanied by General
! Mich, supposed to be one Of the best of
| the Chinese generals, with GO troops. We
proceeded to Iofa a distance of 81 miles.
We found the plate layers cabins in
flames and telegraph poles cut and men
| engaged in destroying others i'll villages
near the railway, where flags were seen
bearing the inscription, Kill all foreign
ersr
Il saw smoke, evidently from burning
houses, in the distance, but General Nieh
refused to proceed further, being in NOR
tai fear of the Boxers, though the for
eigners endeavored to persuade him to
disentrain his troops, who were firmly
convinced that it is useless to fight the
Boxers, Nas other Chinese say they have
seen Boxers hit with bullets rise and run
| away.
"There seems to be little prospect of a
| resumption of traffic to Peking unless
the foreign powers assume control of the
railway until the Chinese government
proves itself capable of managing com
munications with its capital"
A Peking dispatch says that strongly
worded imperial edict has been issued
censuring the Chinese troops for cow
I ardice and ordering the viceroy of Chill
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Batteries-Nops and Farrell; Phillip
and VConnor. Umpire-Swartwood.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
AS TO REUNIONS OF THE BLUE
AND THE GRAY.

The revival of the project ut the re-
union of the Grand Army of the Re
public, ut Chicago. TO have next year
q grand reunion of the Blue and the
Gray did credit to the hearts of the
veterans of Grant and Sherman and
Sheridan. Nevertheless, we are of the
opinion that the Confederate veterans
of Richmond are entirely right in their
position that such reunions are in
expedient and ill-advised.
There is no longer any animosity be-
tween the sections as such. The South
has sent her sons TO the North and to
the West, and in every line of honora-
BILE endeavor they have achieved dis
tinction; the North has sent her CAPT
tai into the South in ever increasing
volume and our industries have been
quickened by Yankee energy and en-
terprise; each section is proud of the
achievements OF reunited country.
All this is most comfortable and COM
mendable. But reunion of the vete-
rams of the North and the South rests
on quite other grounds and offers quite
different possibilities. Ninety-nine out
of hundred of the veterans of either
side could camp together without any
thing unpleasant or regrettable hap
pening, but. unfortunately, the hun
drcth man can be depended on to con-
trive all the unpleasantness needed to
mar an occasion that does not rest
upon any too solid basis of good-fel-
lowship.
The wounds of war have healed, yes;
but the scars are still sensitive, and
it's no good prodding them with the
finger. These reunions seem to rest
upon an exaggeration of very proper
sentiment rather than upon the senu-
ment ITSELF and exaggerated senti-
ments are extremely attenuated basis
for anything. Time will take care of
any liRgerns bitterness of the war be-
tween the States; to forget is better
than to explain. when the matter is
past menG.ng. Mutual assurances of
esteem ans regard as between the Blue
and tho Gray are no longer necessary.
They CO be taken for granted. The
reunions nre poetic in their way. doubt
less az seen from afar. But it is diff
49, ~ iA'S up ~ thS pOStiC anu SoHlc-
thing usually ruflies the surface of
things, as at Atlanta.
Good feeling between the veterans of
either side is more likely to be pro-
NOTED by their meeting. not as men
who once fought one another to the
bitter end for principle as to which
they have not changed their views,
hut ne citizens Of n common couptr,,
1t is better that they should ignore the
fact that they were once enemies than
to afford opportunity for the extremes
of one side or the other to show that
some are enemies still.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
Hundreds
of People

IN THIS CITY ARE WEARING GLASS
ES WHO DO NOT NEED THEM.
HUNDREDS more wear glasses n few
weeks ana then THROW THEM ASIDE
IN DISGUST
1t does not follow because your eyes
trouble you that you need glasses ANY
CONDITION OF ILL HEALTH IS LA
BILE TO MAKE THE EYES 1RRITA-
BILE If you now not in the best of
health and your eyes trouble you, hut
gave you no trouble when you were in
good health, IT'S MEDICINE NOT
GLASSES YAU WANT. A DOCTOR
NOT AN OPTICIAN. II you so to an
Optician that makes n living by selling
glasses naturally he will try to sell you
pair. DIR. FlREY sells both medicine and
glasses and will furnish you EITHER you
need. Examination always free.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
..,.,NOW =.
is YOUR
DOrtunlty.

1 AM OFFERING UNUSUALLY LOW
RATES TO ALL CATARRH SUFFER-
ERS WHO BEGIN MY TREATMENT
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 18th. 1900. The
coming two or three months are probably
the best in the year for treatment. being
free from the extreme heat of summer
and the cold and SHOWS of winter. For
this reason l want as many Catarrh
sufferers as possible to begin my treat
ment now, and as an inducement 1 AM
OFFERING TREATMENT AT VERY
LITTLE OVER HALE MY USUAL
PRICES. PROVIDED YOU BEGIN BE-
FORE SEPTEMBER 18th. Can you af-
ford to neglect this opportunity? WILL
YOU LET CATARRH DESTROY YOUR
HEALTH WHEN YOU CAN BE CUR
ED ON SUCH FAVORABLE. TERMS?
VIII you wait until the cold of winter
has aggravated your case and then be
treated at double the cost? ONE
MONTHS TREATMENT NOW WILL
DO AS MUCH GOOD AS TWO MONTHS
IN WINTER. Even If you do not want
to begin treatment now call and have a
talk with mo. Consultation free.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
THE POLITICAL CONVERT.

Along about this stage Of every cam
Epaign the newspapers of each party
I5begin to exploit the prominent men"
\ who have come over" and what these
4 prominent men say on their arrival, or
shortly before, or after that interesting
J event. That may possibly be one rea-
son why these prominent men swop
sides occasionally. In any event, this
process is in full swing this year. and
is supposed to be significant of whole
sale and sweeping changes to come
when the common, ordinary citizen
begins to troop after the leaders who
have vaulted the party fence.
This view of the matter may be
eminently correct, but, unfortunately,
there is absolutely nothing in political
history to show that 1t is correct We
are decidedly Of the opinion that the
importance of the leader who cxper-
fences change of heart and affects q
corresponding change of party alleg-
lance is very apt be evefestifr1tcrii
He never comes up to the prospectus
He may be leader, but when he quits
his party he likewise quits leading for
the time being. We had no end of this
sort of thing in 1896. The Democrats
got Henry M. Teller, @ most able man,
and a lot more of them; the Repub-
licans acquired Whitney and Cochran
and others. BilIybynum and Palmer
and Buckner set up a separate mena-
Serie, but neither the one nor the
other did any leading worth mention
Ang. If every one of them had STAYED
mith his old party it is doubtful that
me electoral vote of q single State
would have been counted differently.
In short. the man behind the vote is
very apt to stick by his party when
che man behind the mouth quits-and
1t is the man behind the vote who
counts. considerable number of men
change Sides at each election, but it is.
generally speaking. pretty well a stand
OF the whole country over. 1t is the
stay-at-homes, the new voters. the in
dependents who play havoc with pre-
election prophecies and political aspira-
lions. We hear a great deal about the
million voters who quit the Democratic
- ~S1Sb ~ oOHitllOW 1t managed
10 show up at the polls with a. million
more than 1t ever had before.
The Democrats have a. splendid
chance to carry the country this fail
but they are not going to do it with
converted Republicans, though there
VIII be good sprinkling of these. Nor
Will the Republicans carry the country
by means Of converted Democrats
though undoubtedly they will have
some of them on exhibition in every
State. Each of these is a factor. but
I. the prominent men who come over.
bearing typewriter interviews ipCtbeir
arms. will, this year, as always. cut
very little ice. We are glad to have
Hon. Webster Davis. but it is doubtful
that he is worth 1000 votes in the whole
United states to the Democratic ticket.
3 Tho snrae applies to Hon. John Barrett
1 or Hon, Charles DENLY, who have come
out for Mckinley and Roosevelt. The
sspremincrty poll ticai convert is o good
lieal of q gold bTielE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

The Galveston News takes the ground
that the low plane of politics in New
York is due to the fact that it's citizens
are hard and fast party men. This
is rather surprising. There is no other
State where party ties bind so loosely.
The change is form $4,000 Democratic
to 26S.000 Republican in the short space
of four years, and then in two years
drops back to 1900 Republican ma
jority. New York politics may be bad,
but it is not due to taut party lines.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

One OF the newest old canards of the
Republican press is that the Democrats
wish to pack the Supreme Court"
thereby aiming a blow at law and
order. The Republican press is grad
ually forging ahead from the region of
fabrication.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

General Chaffee says he can see the
end OF the trouble in China. AS he
failed to specify which end we are
privileged to hope 1t is not the same
terminus that General Otis espied in
the Philippines
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

Hon. Marcus A. Hanna has another
call for his harmony club. Governor
Tanner and Senator CulIom are busily
engaged in little mutual political
slaughter In Illinois.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

Hon. William Mckinley again
changes his mind and says he wants
TO withdraw American troops from
Pekin. If he can keep the voters
guessing until after election, we Shall
hear no more of his withdrawing
troops. unless he fails to get "perpet-
uated."
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

Whatever may befali Hon. Bird S.
Coler--and the indications are it will
be plenty--he has had the satisfaction
of being the focus OF q beautiful politi-
cal twist un
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
NORFOLK ACADEMY.

A HIGH GRADE SCHOOL for boys be-
work this school meets the requirements
OF the most advanced colleges and gives
thorough preparation for business Its
certificate admits to leading colleges.
The younger the boys enter the better,
Tor IN the lower school they are trained
ny the same teachers and under the Same
system as in the upper.
catalogues at all the leading book
stores For personal interview the Prln-
ing, on Bank street. after September 18th.
from 10 a.. m. to 1890 p. m. daily.
au17-1Rm PRINCIPAL.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

The Virginian-Pilot is indebted to
some unknown friend for copy OF the
Cleveland Press containing n letter of
Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones, of Toledo
expressive of his attitude In this cam
paign. The Zones vote" it will be re-
power in Ohio Mr.. Jones saws:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

II intend to be in the coming cam
paign, giving all the strength and in
iluence that 1 have to the cause of
truth, to the cause of LIBERTY,
EQUALITY and DEMOCRACY. in
tend to plead for principles and TO ig-
more parties and persons as far as pos
sible; in short, 1 intend to speak the
truth regarding a scientific and po-
litical relation as best / can. 1 do
not believe in war at all. and shall
unqualitiedly say so in the future, MS
l have in the past. do not believe
that government can derive "just pow
er" in any other way than by the con-
sent of the governed. 1 believe in
Equality, in Democracy, l think, to a
much greater extent even than Mr.
Bryan does"
Ohios vote in 1899. when Jones was
an independent candidate for Govern
or. was as follows: Nash Rep.), 417,-
1879; Mclean (Dcm.), 36S,17G: Jones
Qnd.), 1O6,721. If Mr.. Jones speaks for
liberty, equality and Democracy" in
Ohio this fall there will be trouble for
Hon. Mark Hanna.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01

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in the Housefurnshing line until you have
inspected our stock. learned our prices
and terms.
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be sold at low prices to make
room for our Fall Goods.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08


gress in the Twelfth district over
William Horton by plurality of about
1000. The republican committee says
it has indisputable evidence of fraud
and boasts that Butler will never be
seated.
Bryan and the state ticket, with
the exception of Dockery for govern
or, apparently carried the city by
about 1000. With the aid of the labor
vote, Flory ran away ahead of his
ticket and carried the city over Dock.
cry by about 5000. The democrats
claim all the city offices, including three
circuit judges, sheriff and county
attorney. The democratic landslide in
this city is the topic of the day. It
is attributed to the general dissatis-
faction with the Zeigenheim admins
traion, which has kept the city with
out lights for months and has been
unable to secure sufficient revenue to
keep the various municipal departs
ments in decent operation. The dem.
ocrats, however, say the new election
law gave them the victory, saying it
was the first time they have ever had
an honest count in this city.
St. Louis will doubtless hold its
worlds fair in 1903. The constitu-
tional amendments Nos. and have
been adopted practically without OPP
position. Big majorities for the
amendments are reported all over the
state. One of the amendments au-
thorizes ST. Louis to issue 5000, 600
municipal bonds, and the other pro-
vides for a state appropriation of ST.
100000 for an exhibit. ST. Louis will
still have to raise about 5000, 900 more
by popular subscription before it can
secure the $5,00O,O00 appropriated by
congress to aid the fair.
Kansas City Swept bv Republicans.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. kansas
City went republican yesterday beyond
the expectation of the most hopeful
republicans. Except a constable or
two the democrats saved nothing in
the city. Mckinley carried the city
by 1888, but the republican county
ticket was far ahead everywhere Con.
gresham Cowherd ran away from his
ticket. Both factions of the demo-
Gratis and many sound money demo-
Gratis voted for him and Browns plu-
rality in the city was only 581. But
democratic leaders do not hope that
| the big county vote, of which returns
are yet incomplete, will do anything
for their county ticket. The best that
most of them hope for is that they
can save one Of the two city members
Of the legislature who have county
townships in their district.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08

ST. Louis, Nov. 7.-While an ava
lanche of ballots was sweeping over
the country Tuesday, overthrowing
democratic strongholds and carrying
Mckinley and republicanism to VIC
tory, Missouri, as of yore, stood un-
dismayed and cast the majority of
it's votes for Bryan and the state dem
ocratic ticket. Early returns of
heavy republican gains throughout
the state led many of the party lead
ers to hope that it might be carried
by Mckinley and Flory, but while the
state at large was doing excellent
work for the republican cause, the
battle was lost right here in ST. Louis
under the eyes of the state republican
committee. The normal republican
majority of $4,000 in this city was
wiped out by the democratic vote.
The republicans are claiming fraud
and charging the result to the election
law passed by the last legislature.
The record of the vote in the state
is still incomplete. j. NJ. Seibert,
chairman of the state democratic
committee, claims the state has gone
democratic by about 10000. Bryan
anu Gne enUlre uenOcFdtAc sCdCe UIcheC
have certainly carried the state, but
by considerably reduced pluralities
from 1896. Bryan's plurality in 1896
was 58,727 and Stephens 1898. The
state legislature is again democratic
and may have a plurality of so on
joint ballot.
The democrats claim to have elected
10 of the Is congressman in the state.
1t is certain that they have secured
at least IL. Barthold (rep.) from the
Tenth district, and Joy (rep.) from
the Eleventh district, were reelected.
James Butler has been elected to con-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08
The okIahoma Opp ortunity.

The Ohiahon4 Oppori nasss", IL
the title of new punitca,Ion in-
,ssu, d b. the psssenk gar d-p4rtm ~
of the Rock Issnd railroad. To.
new book IL valuable one and d esl-
excius vely with the Kiaws, Com4u
che aud Apsche reservation, which t
soon TO b. op4nei 70 pnollc s4ttiem 'ns
The contents of tn BOOK is m4is mp
of facts regarding al. reservation. it's
Laws, how to ohts,u Il hom'. thu cit
mate. r-aonroas, All epnf4.ns gea-r-
al description OF the coDnsrY a
large N 80 ia fo'ds1 in ,hs back OF the
hook, aud sa.,Ss TIA ioestaon OF thu
reservation aud al eronad,ug c3aatry,
togBthar with towns iocsted. cunrss
of rivers. W,ehis& monatains, etc
The Rock Tsiand has he only Ina in-
TO tn. r4serv 4ti,,1. tes RITA Iy,pg
within The res@rv s'ioi s-g-v.s mils-
south of the n1reh ma isy Ina.
The book ID for free d,strlbuteoa.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08
THE COST OF WAR.
Enormous Sums for England to Pay
for the South African
Campaign.

Recently some interesting data have
been published regarding the trans
portation of troops, horses and mate
rial to South Africa, based on official re-
ports, says the New York Sun.
Between October 20 and June 234
transports left England for the seat
of war. carrying on board 18S. 141 men,
36,333 horses. 400 guns and 1851 wag-
ons. Moreover, about $4,000 horses
came from Australia. Argentina and
New Orleans, and 10000 were brought
by the colonial troops. Finally, some
$4,000 mules were shipped from the
United States, Italy, India and Spain.
making total of 10000 animals. The
average price of those purchased
abroad was SIT for horses and SCI for
mules. The cost of transporting the
troops was about $40. 100000.
For the hospital service there were
II general hospitals, five permanent
hospitals and 81 field hospitals, be-
sides 10 bearer companies. with a per-
sonnet of 40 military surgeons. 800
civil surgeons, $50 nurses, 3.5CG men
of the hospital corps, 500 volunteers
1000 men of the St. John ambulance
corps, and 1870 men of the militia am Ou-
lance corps. Finally. two hospital
trains and four hospital ships were
sent out from England.
Between October and April %. 1852
ships. of a total tonnage capacity of
293, IA tons. were chartered for carry
ing ammunition and Supplies. and
about 150.0G tens CT meat. coal. fod-
der. etc, were shipped from England
and foreign ports.
For the postal service SO teIeg-
raphers and 3,5Co postal officials were
required for the enormous mail. which.
for example, on one day MAY 19)
amounted to 313,4 letters and 131, sos
newspaper packages. Finally. up to
the end of May, the transports had
brought back to England ,343 sick
officers and men.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 7.-On the basis
of the limited returns from the state,
republicans claim Kansas by $4,000 to
10000 for the national ticket and 25,-
900 for the state ticket; the election of
every republican congressman with the
possible exception of the Third dis
tEict. Republicans claim the legisla-
ture by a safe majority on joint ballot,
insuring the election of United States
senator. The popu1ists concede that
republicans carried Kansas and prac-