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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

OF the latest information from well-in-
formed authorities in China. We do not
know when these letters left the hands
OF their writer's. but presumably it must
have been shortly before Tientsin was cut
of from the outer world
a letter received by the Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions. from Mrs. NJ
r. Melrose. missionary stationed at
Nodoa. Hainan, gives some information
about another powerful secret society In
China, the Triads. She speaks of the out
RACES committed by them in May. The
letter reads In part. as follows:
The Trads began organizing again the
end of April. and now. with the exception
of the three Christian villages and one or
two others, the Haka villages are all in the
society. and many of both Lim-ko and
Damcin villages. One Of the Christian viii
lagos is large and well protected by stock
ade and wall. but this village OF Siak-
Ciorg is much nearer the hills where the
thieves are living and as they have tw1sc
resisted attacks Of the thieves. they are
especially objects OF hatred to them, and
the village refusing to join he TriadS
makes their position even more precarious.
Nest of their possessions have been
brought to our compound for safety. II
takes a great deal of courage and a very
deep trust in God for those who have so
recently become Christian to Withstand all
the pressure that Is being brought to bear
on them to Join this society
1.-The Triads or thieves are footing in
many places. Yesterday a man wounded
in an attack was brought to the hospital.
and the friends of another came asking If
the doctor could help one so seriously in
jured, and he will be brought tomorrow.
Nightly meetings are held by the Triads,
and it is said that many attend. No de-
finite plan of action seems to have been
decided upon by them. but the idea OF
rebellion is in all minds.
''The commandant here has only about a
hundred soldiers. SO we have sent asking
the English Consul in Hoi How to get more
soldiers sent in for our protection. On the
27th instant, at midnight. the soldiers from
the barracks aroused us saying that the
thieves had attacked the market and that
We must prepare to resist If necessary.
I'VE foreigners and the school girls all
gathered in the old house. and a guard Of
twenty-five soldiers came upstairs to fight
from the veranda. while soldiers were sta
toned in various places on the compound.
No thieves appeared, so after a couple of
hours we retired but / fear no one. slept
very soundly. The next morning we1earn-
ed that village near the market had been
looted and a man wounded. The market
people, hearing the guns and the villagers
yelling. had yelled also. SO that the SOL
diers thought the market was attacked.
We hope that the coming of a few hun
dred soldiers will frigh.en the leaders so
that there will be no serious trouble. Our
hearts go out to the Christians in their
suffering because they VIII not enter this
society. AS long as the parents Of the
school children do not take their children
out Of school we can feel quite safe from
attack. ard We have a night guard Of five
soldiers
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
HOME FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
officers and ncn Who Have Arrived
at san Francisco.

Major General Shafter yesterday wired
the War Department that the following
officers and men had arrived at San Fran
cfsro en- route home from the Philippines:
Lieutenant Colonel Iiamer, Thirty-scventh In
fantry; Major Msxfield and Lieutenant Cunning
ham, Signal Corps Major Witch. Twenty first
Infantry; Captains Cl1fett Allaire, Dapray. and
Dcvore and Lieutenant Hampton, Twenty third
Infantry; Captain RASH Twenty-ninth Infantry
Iieutenants Hamilton Sixth Artillery; Morrow,
s vsnteentE: OFleheTty, Twenty seventh; Young
and Ballard. thirtysixth Fuller, Thirty-seyenth;
Dyer, Forty-seventh Infantry; FIVE contract sur
geons; battalion Twenty third Infantry, 1s2 men;
enlisted men disability and discharged ia; pris-
oneIs, -; guard TO prisoners. :.
SKATER, Major General.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
Io,rnn Izi,is His Wife.

ELDORA, Iowa. July 3o.-otto Penning-
ton yesterday afternoon murdered his wife
and attempted tc hill Frederick Kirk
patrick and his family at owasa. Penning-
ten and his wife had separated, and he at
tempted to get her to return. She refused
ana he shot her. He escaped into the
woods and Sheriff Miltner and posse are
endeav0ring to capture him.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
TO BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Remains of Lieutenant Ciney Arrive
Mt san Frnncisco

The Quartermaster's Department OF the
War Department yesterday received noti-
fication that the remains OF First Lieut..
Jonathan Cilley. formerly of this city. who
died at Manila of typhoid fever on June
70, had been received at San Francisco on
the transport Warren.
At the request of Mrs. Emily Birdsale
Cilley, Of 2ls Third Street southeast, the
mother Of Lieutenant Cilley, the body Will
be inferred at Arlington when received
in this city.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
VIII witness Destruction of Bonds.

Acting upon the information transmitted
to them recently by Ellis II. Roberts,
Treasurer OF the United States, the Com
missioners yesterday named re Auditor
of the District j. T. Petty. to witness the
destruction of the S2.924 500 of unlssued
bonds OF the 3 1-2 per cent loan authorized
March 2 1891
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Attorney General is an expert golf
player, but the fates will that now and
then he shall suffer defeat. At a match
which he played Saturday at Winsted,
Conn, with Richard Storey Rowland, for
the championship of the Norfolk Downs
Coli Club. he succeeded in losing the beau
tifuIly engraved silver cup which was pre-
scented by Miss Eldridge. of Norfolk
The victor is the seventeen year-old
son of d. H. Rowland. of New York.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

The Prince of Buriyea, who has come
all the way from Siam to visit the Exposi-
ton, has been entertaining with true
Oriental lavishness. his most recent din
ner being in honor of several American
women. chief of whom, it is cabled. were
the Misses Annie and Carrie Wheeler,
daughters of General Joe
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
Michigan War Claim Paid.

The Treasury Department paid claim
of S247, 0Ga yesterday to the State of Mich
igan for xprnses of militia during the
Spanish American war.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

The appearance OF MIR. James Brown
Potter in Paris SO soon -nfter the arrival
at the French capital Of Miss May Handy
has revived the runor Of their engagement
The report that they are to be married in
London, however, is not credited by their
friends.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Among the notable recent arrivals at
Narragansett Pier are NJ. Louis de Olivera
Gear, of the Argentine Legation, and Mr..
NJ. de Roulkowsky. of the Russian EN-
bassy.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
COLBR NOT 4 CANDIDATE
Cannot Accept a Nomination for
Governor of New York.

Family and Business Reasons VIII
Cause His Retirement From Poll
ties. Mt Least for Some Time
Younger Brother Lost Large Sums
in SnecuIation-Amou Made Good
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mss Loretto Harmon left yesterday Tor
GrcCnbrier. White sulphur Springs, where
So. will be the guest of her uncle. Judge
Martin F. Morris. Judge Morris and his
sis eTg.. the Misses Morris. have been en-
joying cottage life at the springs since the
fall.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr. Walter D. Wilcox. who is now en-
route for the Pacific Coast, has stopped
for brief visit at Banff in the Canadian
Rockies
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr. W. G. Lee sailed for Europe We'd
nesday to spend the remainder OF the sum-
ner in foreign travel He will first go to
the Paris Exposition and then visit friends
in England and Scotland.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr.. ]. Hope Lyons. of the Treasury De-
partment. is spending his vacation with
his family. who are among the all-season
guests at Sea Isle City.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

DR.. and Mrs. George B. WEIGH. who left
the city few days ago for trip to Alaska
and Yellowstone Park. are enjoying a stay
at Panff, in the Canadian Rockies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mrs. Emma Murray, of this city. is
spending a week or two at the country
home of her father Mr. R. H. Sorrell, in
King George County. Va.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Miss Reed. of Washington, is spending
midsummer at the Warm Sulphur Springs
of Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thompson. who
are now at East Gloucester. Mass, will go
later in the summer to-Poland Springs, Me.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Major and Mrs. Van Haake are among
The Washington contingent who registered
for the season at the Colonial, Asbury
Park
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Col. and Mrs. A. C. Tyler. who are
passing the summer at their handsome
residence in New London, entertained a
large party Of friends las. Tuesday even
ing aboard the colonel's yacht, Fedalma.
Among the guests were a number of Off
GERS from the warships of the North At
lantic Squadron which were anchored in
New London waters.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Thompson, Of
Massachusetts, Avenue, are among the
campers on SaTanac Lake.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. R. ". Arnold. Miss Georgia
Arnold, and Mrs. Lollie E. NJ. Tompkins.
have gene to Atlantic City for stay Of
several weeks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

The American Embassy at Rome. says a
writer IN a Boston journal. in its social
aspects. has always ranked next to those
at London and Paris, and in some Seasons
has involved more of the obligations CT So
cicty than the embassy at Paris. The pO-
sition Of the Ambassadors wife in Rome.
as the head of the social forces. is a diff
ficult one. Unlike tho wife Of the British
Ambas sador, she should be familiar with
the Italian language. and she should
quit herself in q manner TO charm the
representatives of the critical patriclan
families that make up the Italian court
and the ruling element in fashionable
Rome. Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, Of Phila
delpha, and her successor, Mrs. William F.
Draper. Of Boston. were signally success
full as the leaders in the fashionable sf-
fairs II the American colony in Rome. Nat
uTally, the femiuinity of America is ask.
ing CAUTIOUSLY: "Who will succeed Mrs.
Draper?'' Mrs. Draper entertained at the
famous cd Italian palace which was the
American Embassy in Rome, under Cen
eral Diapers regime. in lavish but dig
nifed manner. Her popularity was genu-
inc. and her successor will have TO eXer-
else all her American cleverness in living
up to the standard set by Mrs. William F.
Draper.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Ex-Secretary Herbert and son are re-
cent arrivals at the White Sulphur Springs.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

In the course OF an interesting talk on
Photography Of american Women" given
by Miss Johnston. of this city. in Paris,
last Monday, the clever photographer
showed some excellent specimens of work
done by feminine photographers Of this
and other cities
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Bar Harbor is anticipating with Interest
the wedding Of Miss Elizabeth Davis and
Mr. George Cabot Lodge. which will occur
at the cottage Of Judge and Mrs. John
Davis, september 5.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mrs. Joseph E. Luekett and her little
daughter have gone to Arundel-ol- the
Bay
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

Mrs. T. H. Mccoy and daughter are a
Asbury Park.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31
Chevy Chase Lake.

SECOND WEEKS ENGAGEMENT OF
LEVY, THE GREAT CORNETIST and MADAME
STELLA CosTA-LEyY. Evenings. at and o:3o.
iy23-ti
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
THE RAW MEAT CURE.
an.,roved NV the French Academy Of
Science fer the Treatment OF
TuhcrruICAiS Victims.

IT., i.i,o ,f ra,g rt,aa+ is the newest
',.,,,...,,,,,..fl,,
1-.l.,.,,,-.,,," :. ,be scientific rame
r. .h,- ,.,,,. +r,,+,nart which has be IN
for,naIly annro,ed by the French
Aa,,,l,,-,,. 81 soia,ccs It's inventors
ars NJ uar;corrt and DR. Richet. two
Iaonnad man who have devoted is
- - tha stnd, nj tuberculosis
alone
i, rrorce ,bere are more deaths
nj. sro,, +rbarcpIosfs than from
~ a+1or III. combined war fatalities
;,.7,-iaI Ti,.oI,, interest i shown IN
+be new discovery which has so far
haor briI,iartlv successful.
Tnharc,,Iosis reasoned Drs. Herr
GOVT aud Picbet some wears ago. is
Iyasting of the tissues that mean life.
In srcb conditions drugs or any ordi-
-n,. ,,,a.l,od. If treatment are USE
Iass Tbe in,ne,.,+ive thing is to re-
aafr +base tissues Bu+ RAPIDLY disap-
i,,.;,,rr ,r,i,,,oI tissues cannot be re-
,ir,1 ,,f+b ,sra+o,le matter.
Me- o,,fr,,oI tissues are needed. and
+bo,, sbourd no snnnlied to the patient
- a,iol,l,, and in as LARGE quantities
a. nnssfhIa Raw beef taken as food
saaI,,ad tho most feasible way of in
.noJ,oirn tho needed healthy organic
re. :.a.h, nod, ~ n substitute for
~. orn,risns beinu consumed by dis
oosa As cooking would weaken if
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
GRANDPA'S WAY.

My grandpa is the strangest man
OF course, l love him dearly;
But really it does seem TO me
He looks at things so queerly!
He always thinks that every day
Is right no matter whether
1t rains or SHOWS, or SHINES OF plo"'
Or what the kind of weather.
When outdoor fun is ruined by
A heavy shower provoking
He pats my head and says: You see'
The dry earth needs a soaking
And when I think the day too warm
For any kind of pleasure,
He says: 1.-The corn has grown an inch-
l see without a measure.
And when 1 fret because the wind
Has set my things all whirling,
He looks at me and says: Iut! tut'
This close all needs stirring!
He says when drifts are piling hlgn'
And fence-posts scarcely peeping;
"How warm beneath their blanket "hlte
The little flowers are keeping
Sometimes I think, when on MS lace
His sweet smile shines so clearly
1t would be nice if every one
Could see things just as queerly.
The Children's Friend
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06

near the top of the vertical supports
with "a latch to secure the bar IN
lowered position. This latch is re-
leased by pair of magnets operated
by an electric current, and the springs
at the opposite ends of the arms
cause the bar to spring upward IN
simultaneously. The method OF OPP
Grafton is to pull the bar down and
place the carriage at the end OF the
track farthest from the judges stand,
lining the contestants up back OF the
bar, Wires are used to connect the
motor and magnets with the stand,
and when all is in readiness the car
riage is started, slowly at first, grad
ually increasing in speed, with the
contestants following closely behind
until when the Judges stand is
reached the race is under full head
way. The touching of button re-
leases the bar. and it flies forward and
upward. leaving the course free to the
race. The carriage is then brought
to a standstill and returned to the
starting point,-Louisville Courier
| Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
A TELEPHONE PROBE.
1t Locates bullets and Other Metaihc
Fragments in the Body with
Striking Certainty.

Most of our readers will remember
the induction balance" with which
President Garfeld's surgeons unsuc-
cessfully endeavored to locate the bull
let that caused his death, and which
figured largely in the sensational
press reports of the day. The latest
form of this instrument is a telephon-
ic probe. which is thus illustrated anu
described in the British Medical Jour-
nal. quoting from a recent work on
"Therapeutic Electricity:
1T was De Wilde, a civil engineer.
who qs72) first proposed the use of
the electric bell as a signal of
metallic body in the tissues. An I'M
rrovement on this is the telephone
probe. Its action depends on the DIT
ference of potential between two dlf-
ferent metals, and upon the dellcacy
with which the telephone will disclose
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
all the supplies loaded on the bull-cart
which he is drawing.

all the supplies loaded on the bull-car'
which he is drawing.
Consequently a wild commotlon
rules along the wagon train when 1t
approaches a stream which has to be
forded. The soldiers, who are walking
behind the carts as guards, lay ASIDE
their rifles, and begin to belabor each
animal and objurgate him in three Ian
guages-English, Spanish and IagaloS'
The Chinese drivers jump off the carts
and also pound the poor carabao, yell
ing in Chinese.
As the middle of the stream is
reached the excitement grows. The
carabao begins to stretch his neck
and bend his knees, and grunt-sure
signs that he intends to lie down.
Hi. there!" yell the soldiers. Chop
chop. Pranto! Git out of that! Seega,
blame you, seega, pronto, hi, there!
Possibly all this may get the cara
bao over the stream without his lying
down, but this is usually good Tor
tune. To keep him in good trim, the
carabao must have bath every lew
| hours.
Often the desire to battle will come
upon him in the middle OF the night
and he will break his rope and start
out across country in search of wa
ter. This practice is very disturbing to
recruits who are on guard.
81 remember" says Mr.. Little an
incident which occurred one evening
while we were camped at Santa Cruz
The shack in which we were lodged
was we'll out toward the outposts. sue
denly we heard crashing in the jungle
and then the challenge, in trembling
tones: Halt! Who goes there
"'Now,' said an officer, that boy is
going to shoot that poor carabao.
wish he wouldn't, but he will. Listen.
"'Halt!' commanded the sentry
'Who-o-os there"
NO response but the crashing in the
bushes. Then the Krss-Jorgensen spoke
nm with a roar, and we heard the cara
bao crashing away, mad with PAIN into
the underbursh.
"It's all well enough, you know
said an English captain, who was pres
emit. ito tell rocky to challenge twice
and if he receives no answer, to fire. Bu
how can carabao answer, you know
lie might challenge so times, you know
and the poor beast wouldn't answer.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
DRIVING THE cARABA0.
Soldiers in the philippines
Have a Hard Time Managing
This Clumsy Beast.

The American soldier is equal to all
sorts of transportation problems; but
the strangest one he has yet had to
meet is presented by the ordinary beast
of draught in the Philippine islands,
the water buffalo. This animal is called
the carabao in the Philippines, anu
the name pronounced carribow) is re-
tanned by our soldiers; but the Phil
ippine carabao does not differ greatly
from the common buffalo of India:
China and other oriental countries.
Mr.. r. II. Little, a correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune, says that the
carabao is slower than camel and
more obstinate than mule, and has
a hide like the armor of a battleshlp.
He has but one hope, but one ampl'
ton in life, and that is TO lie down
in puddle of water with just his nose
and horns sticking out" In doing TINS
he will, if he can, also give bath to
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06

pull through. Then put the other
end of the thread through a small
circular bit of thin writing paper
tying a small knot in the end.
Then all that remains is to gently
touch this circle to the side of the
bubble and it will stick to the side
of il. Another twist of the hand hold
ing the tube and balloon and passen-
ger ascend to the ceiling, or, if it is
a very still day, it may be floated out
of the window.
AS a test of the patience, steady
nerves and a funny thing in itself,
this is pretty trick.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
SOAP BUBBLE TRICK.
As a Test of Patience, steady Ne
and Funny Thing 1t Has
Not Its Equal.

Did you ever make balloon with
passengers out of a soap bubble? II
YOU have a steady hand and some pa
thence it is an amusing and instruc'
tive trick.
Take piece of yellow wrapping
paper and roll it into a cone between
an inch and a half and two inches in
diameter at the larger end. Then
mix the water for your soap bubbles
so that it is very thick, as thick as
possible with the lather.
Then the bubbles will be as solid
as they can be made, if not blown too
large. Blow one with the paper cone,
about nine inches in diameter, and
loosen it from the end, as is often
done, and the bubble floats up to the
ceiling.
This is the trial bubble. Now blow
another to put you passenger on
This passenger must be prepared be-
forehand. Cut out of very thin tissue
paper a man half an inch tall. Run
fine thread through his head and
knot it on the end so that it will moi
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"Sure, Pat, and why are ye wearln'
yer coat buttoned up leike that on
warm day loike this?' Faith, yer
reverence, to hoide the shirt vi haven't
got on. Punch.
Mrs. Gallagher-"An' phwatll VI 90
at all Moike? This machine only
goes up to Is shtone, an Dim 10
shtone if Dim an ounce Gallagher
-"Get on twoice, Bridget, an add up
tn totals. Glasgow Evening Times,
A Falling Out.-"And why did you
leave your last place." Cook an me
had fallin' out. mem Il don't see
WHY YOU should leave for little thing
like that" But we fell out III
third-story window, mem.'-CleVelahd
Plain-Dealer.
what will | get here for lunch?
asked the man at the restaurant !. !.
counter. There's the bill of fare,
answered the man in the white coat
"you can order what you want IN
not SAYING what you will get. - 'lndl-
annapolis News.
"Can YOU tell me which mushrooms
are poisonous and which are not?
asked the young woman. 81 can an
swered the young man who never au-
mits he doesn't know. How? ny
reading the papers next morning =
Washington Star.
Old Gentleman-"And have you any
brothers or sisters, my little man?
Bobby-'Yes, sir l got one sister an
one an half brothers" Old Gentle
man What" Bobby - es' sir
Two half-sisters and three haif-broth
ers. philadelphia Press.
Have you reason to think the priS
oner drinks?" inquired the prose
cutor. 81 never saw him drink, re
Piled the witness with engagln!
frankness, "but / remember he one
asked me why built my fence square
" across the sidewalk, and then I'm
mediately afterwards tried to wall
over two-story billboard. -Phlla
delphia Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-06
FOR STARTING RACES.
A Cote Tint Seems to Meet Many of
the Most Urgent Requirements
of UOrsemen.

A number of inventors have turned
their attention to designing gates for
use in starting horse and other races,
and MANY ingenious ideas in this di-
rection are already on the market.
Samuel Stedeker, of New York city
has designed a gate which seems to
embody the requirements necessary
and eliminate many of the objections
to this method of starting a race. y
rail is placed on each SIDE OF the
course to support an electric carriage
The starting bar is suspended across
the track by pair of arms piyoted