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New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
SIR ROBERT HART,S ME.SSAGE
REGARDED IN LONDON AS HOPEFUL
THE AMEER'S MOVEMENTS.
Copyright: 1900: By The New-Yore Tribune. J
fBY CABLE TO TEE TRIBUNE.l


London, Aug Ii, / a. In.-Sir Robert Hart's
message from Peking OF August s. which was
published yesterday, is not the first that has
been received from him in London. though It Is
the first which has been communicated to the
world. On Friday he sent through a service
telegram to the office Of the Chinese Imperial
Maritime Customs. This would indicate that
in spite OF the disorder in Pekng he is endeavor-
ing 10 carry on the work of his department The
tenor Of Sir Robert Hart's communication is
regarded as. on the whole. hopeful, for though he
clearly intimates that the situation IN Peking
of the foreigners is grave, he does not suggest
that it IS desperate. But between the date Of
Harts dispatch and that Of the latest received
from Minister Conger there is an interval Of
three days, and matters may have changed for
he worse in that time. With reference to Sir
Robert Hart's mildly worded phrase that the
presence Of foreigners in Peking is inconvenient
to the Chinese Government. it should be remem-
bered that Sir Robert is still in the service Of
he Celestial administration. and would be re-
luctant 70 denounce his employers, especially If
he thought they might be able 10 read his cipher.
Lord SaIisburys reply TO the formal announce
ment by the Chinese Minister Of Ii Hung
Chang's appointment as PIen!potentiary has not
yet been handed 10 Sir Chih Chen Lo but its
terms have been settled. 1t will be much in
the same spirit the reply Of the United States
Government and VIII be equally vigorous in
tone. The Chinese will be told that negotiation
IS out Of the question until guarantees for the
safety Of the Ministers and other foreigners
have been given.
The Yangtse Valley question has been some
what complicated by the evident determination
Of the French not 10 allow the British claim 10
look after that region pass unchallenged. Eng
lsh mercantile interests are, OF course, pre-
dominant in this part Of China while trench
trade Is comparatively small, but there arc
French missions and French Consuls at various
points along the great river. The Anglo-Chinese
community are much chagrined at the conduct
Of the British Consul at Chung-K king, who has
tiy retired with prominent Engllsn resi-
dents 10 Shanghai, while the brench Cohspl
remained al his post and is now acting the
representative Of the European community ana
negotiating with the Niceroy. This naturally
strengthens the French claim for voice IN the
arrangement OF affairs in Central as wen as IN
AorLheru and Southern China. l. N n
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
TO RESTRAIN WORTHLESS NEGROES
ACTION BY CITIZENS OF CHENEYvILLE. LA. IN
MASS MEETING.

New-Orleans Aug. 13 (SpeciaD-Iucensed over
the killing in that place three days ago of Ben"
Wall, a white man. by negro. Joe" Milton the
citizens Of Cheneyville have just held mass
meeting and adopted the following code OF rules to
govern the conduct Of negroes in that community:
First-Resolved That there are certain set Of
negro men in Cheneyville community who have no
visible means of gaining a livelihood, that they
are considered a detriment to the better ele-
ment of the negro race and injurious to the quiet
and peace Of our neighborhood. and that we notify
in default Of the same they be compelled to
leave.
Second-As there is situated in the ward gambling
places where the negroes congregate to gamble
during the night and day time, rendering them per-
fectly unfit work, we do hereby pledge ourselves
to break up said gambling places and severely pun
ish all persons caught therein.
Third-As there exists custom among a certain
class Of worthless negroes 10 carry concealed
down the public road firing off said pistols; also OF
getting out in front of their houses and carrying
on a continuous firing. that whenever caught in
such practice the said pistols be taken away and
the party be properly dealt with.
Fourth-That whereas II Is habit OF numerous
negroes 10 congregate and sit on the depot pre-
tering and leaving the depot and cars, that said
custom be Immediately abolished
among saucy and impudent set OF young negro
men and women to yield the sidewalks and road to
ladies and children, any one caught failing to do
so. on being reported to the committee, shall be
Seventh-Resolved. That the chairman be author
lutions are enforced and executed.
The sixth resolution is a long one asking the
committee began work at once. and several dive
keepers have been ordered away. Joe" Milton.
the negro who killed Wall died to-day the result
of an operation performed on his leg.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
NEW-NExIcAy DEMOCRATS FOR WK1yLE1

'DEADER THAN A DooRNAII."
Santa Fe. N NJ. Aug. 1S (speciaD.-Judge W. W.
Gatewood. of Carlsbad at the Democratic con-
vention of Lincoln Chaves and Eddy counties
held at Roosevelt. at which his law partner. U. S.
Bateman. nominated for the Legislature, after
a nominating speech made by Gatewood caused
sensation and precipitated a miniature riot by
announcing himself in favor Of expansion. and
stating that 16 TO l is "deader than a doornafL'
He scored the Democratic party for surrendering
to Populism. and stated that although he has been
a lifelong Democrat and still is a Democrat he in
dorsed President McKinley's Administrator. He
was howled down and could proceed further.
4. B. Franklin. one of the leading members OF
the bar Of Southern New-Mexico. who has his
residence at FL Paso has announced that he will
vote for President Mckinley. although he has
never before voted the Republican ticket.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
DIR. FLEETwooD's STORY.

Dr. Fleetwood, who attended the stricken men.
and who. according to some of them. worked as
hard as they did. is not the regular physician
OF the Cymric He is a practising physician in
England. who makes yearly trip on the White
Star Line. He said
The chlorine gas IS deadly and 1t is necessary
when a man is overcome by IT to bring him into
the fresh air and 10 have plenty of cold water TO
throw over him. Some of the were not suf-
fering badly from It's effects while others were
unconscious some time. and, indeed, in some cases
| was forced 20 use artificial respiration
Captain Lindsay overcome four times. or
course he says that there not much the mat
ter with him, but he really does not know what
happened TO him. Once he so far gone that
breathing had stopped. but were able TO bring
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
ALLIES HURRY FORWARD.
EssSS<s yESis, -- - 'e..->--e
l5ss--<sza--ss-s--
o>F REPORT Is THAT THEY ARE WITHIN
TWENTY MILES OF PEKING.
Copyright: 1900: By TIE New-Toris Trieune1
TBY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUEE.l

rcopyrtght: 1900: By TIE NeW'-Yoris Treune1
[BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSEl
London. Aug a. 6 q. m.--The advance Of
the allies on Peking has made progress so rap
idlv that an Express" correspondent in Shang-
hsi IS able TO report the satisfactory news that
the relief force was within twenty miles of the
capital on Saturday.
At Yang-Tsun, according to an Express" tel
erranl. the heaviest loss was sustained by the
14th American Regiment which had to report
nine killed. sixty-two wounded and several miss
ing The battle eliminated IN a brilliant charge
for three hundred yards by American and Brit
ish troops. The Chinese escaped with few casual
ties, the Bengal Lancers failing to cut off their
retreat, and Yang-Tsun was simultaneously oo-
cupied by the American forces and the 1st Sikh
Regiment
Shanghai message TO THE Times" says the
British Government has undertaken to advance
q loan to the wu-Chang viceroy for the pay
ne1t Of the provincial troops.
Lord Salisbury left England last night for
schlucht, health resort in Alsace. This step is
not 10 be taken as proof that the China crisis
IS at an end. or even that its gravity has
seriously relaxed, but the Premiers medical ad-
visers think change of air and scene absolutely
necessary after the strain Of the last few
months He VIII be in constant telegraphic
communication with Downing Street, and will
keep all the threads Of negotiations relating to
China in his own hands I N. F.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
HALF WAY TO THE CAPITAL
CHAFFEE ANNOUNCES ADVANCE OF THE AMERICAN FORCE
PEKLNG.


War dispatch his
Pekng thought may to-day
Imperial
could be
Ministers the Chinese
cipher dispatch received St Petersburg from NJ de Ger the Rus
Picking
dfrornot heretofore made public.
Peking dated
Angus the of the legations desperate.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
FASTER THAN EVER TO CALIFORNIA

FASTER THAN EVER TO CALIFORNIA,
The Overland Limited leaving Chicago $50
Northwestern Line, arrives San Francisco 5;l5 in
the afternoon third day. Double drawing-room
sleeping through. without change; buffet
smoking and library car, with barber.) All meals
en- route served la carte in dining cars. Ac-
commodations can be secured Northwestern Line
once, No. 46l Broadway.-AdHA
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14

him about There was no loss of Hfe and the men
all right now.
The insurance agencies held survey on the
ship yesterday afternoon. and the damages will
be estimated later.
While the Cymric was on fire on Sunday at
sea, the Bowie. another freight carrying ship of
the White Star Line fire at her pier in
the North River.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
PRESIDENT SOON TO GO TO WASHINGTON
WILL START oN THuRspAY ArrErNooN.

Canton. Ohio. Aug. $50 far visitors were
concerned the President had uneventful day.
There were no callers Of note. but the usual num-
ber Of persons to pay their respects This was a
busy day in the matter of official work.
Colonel and Mrs. Herrick. who arrived on Satur-
day, remain guests at the house. This evening the
McKineys. the Herricks and DR.. Rixey were guests
of honor at informal dinner given by Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Harter old friends and neighbors
President and Mrs. Mckinley will start for Wash
ington at 1:35 o'clock Thursday afternoon accom-
panied by Secretary Cortelyou and DIR. Rixey. The
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

1t is not often the government en-
ters into competition with the comic
papers, but the Daily Bulletin of the
postofiice department at Washington
is full of humor. The Bulletin an
nounced the creation of a postotfice in
the Indian Territory named Story,
Special from Beafsteak. The read
ers of the Bulletin were somewhat
stunned by this announcement, but
the next days Bulletin made it all
eight, explaining that Story is really
special from Beef Creek, and that the
United States government never really
fell SO low as to name one OF its post
offices after a beefsteak. Next the
Bulletin announced that Uncle Sam
had decided to name Kentucky post,
Office Nerinx, and that the initial post
mistress of NerinX bears the imposing
name of Sister Mary Rosine Green.
He has also established postollice in
Mississippi, named Okra of which the
postmaster is Drunken L. Little.
Uncle Sam seems to revel in postmas,
ters with queer names, for he has ap.
pointed in one batch Eva Whitecotton,
Eelke Poortinga, and Knud Alfstad, be.
sides Sister Mary and Mr.. Little. Fl
nally the Bulletin announced as an ap,
propriate climax that a new postoifice
in West Virginia is named Pad, and
that it is appropriately a Special
grom InnneYyilla -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18
THINKS HANGING is PAINLESS,
Curious Cases Cited of Involuntary Su
eide at Public Exhibitions.

Curious Cases Cited of Involuntary Sui
eide at Public Exhibitions.
DR.. Roger S. Tracy, chief of Phila-
delphia's bureau of vital statistics,
who believes that hanging is a pain
less death by reason of cerebral con-
gestion causing complete insensibility
before the agony of suffocation begins,
cites the following instances:
The London Lancet for April II,
1S47, tells of the case of John Harm
shaw, who was hanged daily for sew
eral years as an exhibition. On three
occasions he did not fix the rope right
and in each case he was cut down IN
an unconscious condition and had
gone through all the sensations OF
being choked to death. He afterward
said that he could not recollect any
thing that happened to him. The
moment he got the rope in the wrong
place, he said he could not get his
breath, he could not move his arms,
legs or hands or even think lucidly.
He felt that he wanted to loosen the
rope, but never thought of using his
hands for the purpose.
An American diver named Scott
was formerly an attraction at museums,
where he hanged himself before the
audience. He adjusted the rope
around his neck, and then stepped
off the platform on which he had been
standing. When he had hanged as
long as he pleased he lifted his feet
and stepped back on the platform.
He hanged himself as show once
too often, and finally died before a
large and delighted audience. On
this fatal occasion he hung for thirteen
minutes and no one in the audience
imagined that he was dying, as he did
not struggle and made no effort to lift
his feet back to the platform.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

The number of cultured, refined,
educated people who slip into error
in the use of "I'' and "me" is large,
and appears to be continually grow
ing. Their trouble lies in their in
ability to separate the first person
from the third, where both are re-
ferred to, as in the expression, "Tom
asked he and I if" etc. 1 heard a
very clever man say yesterday,
"George said that him and me were
the only two in the store" A lawyer
in Pine street, we'll known as a man
ofunusual ability, gets it wrong nearly
every time by striving hard to get it
right. He is so afraid that ",ny
client and L" is incorrect that he com
promises on "my client and myself. Z"
He knows my "client and me" will
not do. By separating the first and
second persons this stumbling block
is instantly removed, and even child
cannot err. George said that him
and me were" might fool some people,
but George said that him was" could
not trip any one. Neither could
George said that me was" Now,
altogether, George said that he was;
George said that was; therefore
George said that he and L were. -
Victor Smith, in New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18
An Adventure on n SteepIe,

When man goes up in O balloon
he can never be sure where he will
come down. Jack Cassell, an aeron-
aut, recently made an ascent at Allie
gheny City and came down-or at
tempted to come down-with para
chute. The Pittsburg newspapers tell
the story of the adventure.
Cassell went up to height of two
thousand feet Then he dropped off
the balloon with his parachute in his
hands. He plunged straight down
ward hundred feet, and the specta-
tors held their breath in horror, sup
posing that the parachute would not
open. But at this point the wind
opened it, and Cassell neared the earth
more gradually.
Soon the parachute seemed to be
sailing along in level course before
the wind. This continued until Cas-
sell was nearly over the top of Calvary
Church, which has two high spires.
Here the parachute ceased its lateral
movement, and descended steadily
toward the spires.
1t became evident to Cassell, glanc-
ing downward, that the big umbrella
was dropping straight upon one of the
steeples, which was tipped with sew
eral sharp pointed lightning rods. He
wondered for an instant why, with all
the earth to choose from, fate should
have selected the sharp spear of q
lightning-rod upon which to impale
him.
He escaped implement, but SO mar
rowly that the parachute caught on
the top of the steeple, stopping him
with so sudden jerk that nothing but
his great strength saved him from be-
ing hurled to the earth.
As he could not detach the entangled
parachute, he managed to get his feet
upon the sill of little Gothic win
dow. Then he worked himself into a
sitting posture, and clung there.
There was no means of getting down,
or getting through the window, or
escaping in any way without help.
1t was an hour before relief, in the
shape of his wife and his assistant, ar
rived, and during this hour Cassell,
perched on his narrow window seat,
lived an age. He then cut his para
chute ropes, and tying them end to
end, let the cord down to the ground.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18
Hideous Statues in Berlin.

Tt is Emperor Williams desire that
henceforth the sculptors who do his
bidding shall forget what they know
of zoology and mythology as we'll.
"A fine example of the geological
art condemned by the Emp sror," saye
the Berlin Borsenzeitung, is the
national monument of Kaiser Wilhelm
l. at the Schlossfreiheit. Besides the
old Kaiser and his horse, the only
figures really necessary, there are
upon this monument nineteen half
naked women, twenty two half-naked
men and twelve half-naked children.
Then there are twenty-one horses, two
oxen, eight sheep, four lions, sixteen
bats, six mice, one squirrel, ten doves,
two crows, two eagles, sixteen owls,
one kingfsher, thirty-two lizards,
eighteen snakes, one carp, one frog,
sixteen crabs-in all, 157.
'"This number does not include the
figures upon the mosaic foundation,
which represent eagles and genii too
numerous to mention. Fifty-three
naked figures and 157 animals com.
prise the subjects required by the
Berlin School of Art to awaken our
memories of old Wilhelm L. :, If per.
son can't express himself in clear
and short sentence he starts to make
faces. When an artist cannot produce
a clear simple picture of q man he
takes refuge among eagles and naked
girls Frankfort Correspondence Chi
cago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

AT least seyenty-five years elapsed
after the discovery of Mammoth Cave
before fair idea was gained of the
extent and position of its passage
ways. Within the past fifteen years
considerable number of new galleries
and chambers have been added to the
map. The guides at Luray and other
caves are usually willing to follow the
lead of some knowing tourist who i'm
agines that he can retrace his steps to
the entrance. Their experience is
that, after few turns of the path, the
amateur guide is hopelessly bewildered
and resigns his leadership. Every
important cave has its stories of men
who have lost their way in the in
tricate passages. Old Matt, one of
the guides at Mammoth Cave, could
never tell without shudder of the
time when his lamp went out and he
found he had no matches. He deter"
mined to grope his way out, but sud
denly his staff dropped into pit of
unknown depth and the old black
guide swooned ON the edge of the
chasm. When he came to, lie began
to grope on his hands and knees for
the path and to feel for the side walls
with his hands. When he came to an
intersecting path, he had to trust to
his memory to guide him in the right
direction, and most of the time he did
not have to go far before he came to
some familiar object, such as seat or
a peculiarly shaped stalagmite, that
confirmed his judgment or showed
him that he was on the wrong road.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

1t seems almost to be taken for
granted by the majority of men that
money is of more value than anything
else, writes the Rev. Charles NJ. Shel.
don in the Ladies' Home journal.
Character, reputation, absolute tideli.
ty to even the finest shades of dis.
tinction between honor and dishonor
the almighty dollar seems some.
times to weigh all these down and sit
throued on a mans eternal soul
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

they arrived there the Colonel came
forward and taking his hand saidi
Young man, I'm proud of you.
You are a hero. But you are under
arrest on charge of disobeying q
superior officer. You will be tried
tomorrow morning. Go to the guard
tent"
The trial didn't amount to much.
Harry was found guilty, sentenced to
be shot and par doned, all within
twenty-four hours. The trial and
sentence were matter of military
discipline. The pardon was matter
of a message from the Colonel to
Washington.
\ HeEveryone was satisfied and Hayfoot
Harry is now ranking Sergeant in his
company in the Philippines.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18

Looking down from the tenth step
of n stoop in Broadway, near Liberty
street, at the fast moving crowd of
prosperous people one sees strange
sights as regards clothes. The bust
ness man who, on level with you,
presents himself to your gaze with a
good front, is slouchy and baggy,
wrinkled and ill-ft when looked at
from above Few men dress well,
anyway. How many do you know who
wear the glossiest of silk hats and the
sorriest of rundown shoes? How
many have their trousers half an inch
too short behind? The fat man can
not help this. The thin man knees
his 'pants" until they look like pokes.
Stand above the crowd and look down.
1t is worth doing for ten minutes, if
you have never tried it.-New York
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18
THE ARMY OF PlckPocKETs.
An Observant Policeman Describes Their
Ranks and Methods.

Some men operate on the "single-
handed" basis; they travel alone, ar
range their own 'frame-ups" (person-
ally corner their victims) and keep
all the profits. There are few we'll
known successful pickpockets of this
order, and they are rated high among
their fellows, but the more general
custom is for what is called "mob"
Of men to travel together, one known
as the stool" doing the actual picking
and the others attending to the "stall-
ing"
A stall is the confederate of the pick
pocket who bumps up against people
OF arranges them in such way that
the pickpocket can get at their pockets.
Practically any cue who will take a
short course of instruction can learn
how to stall, but there are naturally
rome who are more expert than others.
A tool who hires his stalls and makes
no division of spoils with them will
com etimes have to pay as much as So
a day for skilled men. When ne
divides what he gets, each man in the
mob may get an equal share or not,
according to prearranged agreement,
but the tool is the man who does the
most work.
OF first-class tools, men who are
known to be successful, there are pro.
badly not more than 1900 in the United
States. Practically every professional
offender has ego" at pocket-picking
some time in his career, but there are
comparatively fey who make sue.
cess of it as actual pickpockets; the
stalls are numberless. Among the
1000 there are some women and fair
proportion of young boys, but the
majority are men anywhere from
twenty to sixty years old. The total
number of the successful and unsuc.
cessful is 10000. $1,000 or so, 900, as
one likes. All that is actually known
is that there is an army of them, and
one can only make guesses as to their
real strength. The Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-18
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

"rlr far, far cry from the Minute Men
And times of the buff and blue
To the days of the wlthering Jorgensen,
The hands that hold 1t true.
'Tis u far, far cry from Lexington
10 the isles OF the China Sea-
But ever the same the man and gun
Ever the same are we.
For the blood of the sires at Bunker Hill,
Through countless fierce campaigns,
Is as red and eager in peril still
In the depths of the children's veins,
And the heart and the eye support the
hand
No matter what odds there be
Ever the same, thy sons, o land,
Ever the same are we.
Not Valley Forge, nor Wilderness,
Nor hail OF Il Cuban steep,
Can take one jot from our fearyessness,
Who daily thy honor keep.
We carry the flag through varying scenes
From the sign of the old pine tree
To the stars and Stripes of the Philip
pines
Ever the same are we.
And the lad with the fresh, unshaded
mouth
Fights as his fathers fought,
And the man from the North and the man
from the South
D. as their fathers wrought.
And whether from city or town we come
We answer the call with glee-
We heroes upspring Mt the beat of the
drum
Ever the same are we.
Edwin L. Sabin, in Munsey's Magazine.