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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

OF the Yangtse River, provided that the powers
would allow France to appropriate portion of the
south or southwestern part of China
The commercial interests of the United States
The United States have great deal at stake. One
halt OF the cotton exported from this country goes
China and Japan. If Russia, Germany or France
should obtain permanent possession of any part of
China, such territory would be closed to American
commerce. The United States seem to be hurried
into relations with the East which could fore
see and few desire. There are many lines of inter
course that are twisting themselves together, and
they form bond that is growing tighter and
stronger The benevolent assimilation of Hawaii
and the Philippines, the Nicaragua Canal and trans
Pacihc cable the increasing trade in cotton the out
let Tor kerosene OIL flour and machinery unite to
draw the United States into closer relations with the
far East
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

The Mortified Conference for Bible Study will be
in session from August I'd to goth From abroad
will come F. B. Meyer, G. Campbell Morgan and
William Newman Hall From this country are Dr.
A. I. Person Dr. T. S. Hamlin Dr. Peyton IT
Hoge Dr. Wilbur Merle Smith Dr. H. c. Mabe and
Robert E. Speer. r. A. Torrey will conduct studies
in the international Lessons John Willie Baer in
Young Peoples Work and Mr.. w. H. Staner, of
India, will have speoial meetings for children
The Russian Ofcial Messenger publishes an i'm
perial ukase providing in large measure for the
abolition of Punishment to Siberia. In May 1900 the
Gar commissioned the Minister of Justice to draw
up law abolishing such Punishment The Minister'S
draft, as finally sanctioned by the Council OF the
Empire, has been signed by the Gar and the law is
now gazetted.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
The Situation in China.

Letter from Rev. John W. Davis D. D. to Dr. Chester
Yours asking me to write something for the church
papers the situation in China is received 1 will
try to do with reluctance because it is so hard to
foresee the end.
The Chinese have asked to look ten feet into
the ground and tell them where buried treasures lie,
and in this country 1 expected to look into the
future and reveal the secrets of coming years.
The present disorders will be repressed; China
cannot contend against the united forces of Europe
and America AS to the of suffering to be
endured by the ministers whom Admiral Seymour is
trying to rescue time alone will show this What
prosecutions missionaries and converts will undergo
must also be uncertain till coming events exhibit the
facts.
The Chinese have surely been provoked Look at
the map. Port Arthur occupied by Russia Wei-hai-
wei by England, Kiao-chow by Germany All of this
is simply highway robbery. These places are on Chi
nese territory The foreign powers seize them and
hold Them and the partition of China is the constant
theme OF a thousand newspapers all over the world
The places referred to at the gateway which leads
to Pel1n. The Manchoo dynasty must fight or per-
ish.
The masses of China are Indifferent as to who
rules. The millions of poor ignorant Chinese have
no partisansm. The present outbreak of anti
foreign zeal is caused by the upper classes They stir
up the common people. In parts of China remote
COUNTY
less stirred up by their leaders the millions of China
would submit to any government that could keep
peace within the borders of the nation
Manchoor1a will certainly be taken by Russia Rus
STA has firm footing in the northeast end of the
Chinese empire, in Manchooria, and cannot be dis
lodged The question is, how much more if any,
will Russia obtain. She has communication by steam
from Vladivostock to St. Petersburg Not all the
way by railroads, from Haborousl1 where the Usun
River runs into the AMOR UP the stream to Sire
tinsk, about 1000 miles Steamboats, must be used
and the AMOR is frozen over the months every
year. From Stretinsk the head of navigation on that
stream the nearest way to the Pacific Ocean is
through Port Arthur Russia has had an understand
ing with China with regard to this shorter Line 1t
remains to be how far the present complications
will affect the whole question of Russian progress
Russia will not obtain China proper The jealousy
felt by Japan the commercial interest of Great
Britain and the United States, to say nothing of
Germany, will arrest Russian advances and prevent
her from going further south than Pekin France
would gladly agree to Russia taking even the valley
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
The Situation IN China.

All northern China is in a state of almost COM
plete anarchy Prince Tuan headed the revolution
which displaced the Empress, joined the Chinese
troops to the disorganized Boxers slew many Chinese
Christians, and besieged the legations and mission
aries in the British legation compound 1t is now
reported that Prince Ching, the late Minister of For
eign Affairs is heading revolution and with
force of Chinese soldiers is resisting Prince Tuan
and defending the beseged foreigners. In Shanghai
1t is reported that the foreigners in Pen were safe
on July 4th, an attack of Chinese having been re-
pulsed with great loss There is some hope enter
tanned of the deverance of the legation and mis-
sionaries.
Central China, the valley of the Yang-Tse Kiang
river, is still reported quiet, the viceroys acting with
great vigor against all Boxer disturbances In
southern China, Prince Ii Hung Chang at Canton is
preserving order with a firm hand.
The allied Powers are gathering strong force at
Taku. The Japanese mobsing over 10000
troops to move promptly Tien-Tsin, and then on
Pekin The United States is also contributing con-
tngent that will amount to about 5000. There are
great difficulties to be overcome but all the Powers
will back Japan, and soon enter Pekn and COM
pei order.
About sixty American missionaries twenty-four
men and thirty-six women with more than twelve
children, are believed to have been in Pekin on June
25th and it is supposed there were as many more
missionaries from other lands. Of those from Amer
ica the Rev DR.. w. A. P. Martin who has been
in China fifty years, DIR. Chauncey Goodrich and
Dr. w. 5. Ament. About fourteen missionaries
whose station is Pao-Ting- Flu, from whom nothing
is heard, are believed to have made their way to Pc
kin This party includes the Rev. J. Walter Lowre,
and DIR. and Mrs Cortlandt Van Ransalaer Hodge.
Mrs Hodge is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas Sinclair
of Philadelphia, and the granddaughter of the late
Robert Souer, formerly of Norfolk and Fredericks-
burg.
BY telegram from Bishop Graves of Shanghai,
1t is learned that the Protestant Episcopal mission
aries Of the TangTse valley are safe in Shanghai,
and the ladies have gone to Japan 1t is also learned
that the Baptist missionaries in northern China have
made their way to Che Foo on the coast in safety.
In this party is Miss Lottie Moon of Albemarle the
Hartwels, Stephens Fruits, and Others
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
News from China.

Two weeks ago we received a cable message from
KEY RI. +. Price stating that all was quiet in Mid
Chna Dut up to this morning we had no direct news
from the brethren living north of Chinllanp at
Using Kiang Pu, Suchien and Chuchow-Foo We
are happy to announce that to-day. July 9th. we re-
ceived cable from Rev. Henry M. Woods. Secre
tary of the North Kangsu Mission. dated from
Shanghai, and containing the words Cali safe
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

The members of the North Kiangsu Mission now
in the field Rev. H. NJ Woods Dr. James B.
Woods, Rev. J. r. Graham DR.. Charles S. Terrll
Kew. b. {. Patterson Rev. W. F. Junkin Rev. NJ B.
Grier, Rev. L. L. Moore, Rev. S. l. Woodbridge
Rev. A. Sydenstricker, and Rev. J. E. Bear with
their families, and Rev. A. D. Rice and Miss Emma
Bissett
S. H. CHESTER Secretary
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
A VICTIM TO SCIENCE.
Physician While Investigating
the Plague.

A correspondent at Lisbon sends us
some pathetic details of the death Of
DR.. Camara Pestana, who actually
caught the plague through his anxiety
TO learn all that be could about it, says
the London Times, He was dissecting
the body Of a patient who had died
from plague, and in order to extract
the virus more thoroughly for analysis
he put aside bis instruments and
worked with his fingers. The poison
entered his system under the finger
nails and ne was struck down with the
terrible disease which he was investi-
eating. He was az once moved 20 an
isolated ward set apart for plague suf-
ferers, and there he set himself to study
his own case and to record for the beue-
fit Of humanity his own symptoms and
the course of the disease. He refused
to see his brother for fear OF infection,
and III every way, even in making ar
engagements for his own funeral. he took
every precautlon to prevent the spread
OF the plague. His mind and will con-
quered his bodily sufferings until the
very end, and even as he died he was
still trying to indicate to those around
him the lessons Of his own case. He
left letter for the queen of Portugal
begging for her influence in favor Of
his colleagues at the Lisbon hacterio-
logical institute. DR.. Pestana had be-
lieved himself immune on account of
the injections of plague serum he had
taken.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
GROWING CROCKERY.
4Snre and beautiful Natural Phenom-
ena which Makes China Inn
menseIy Valuable.

Recently there was sold in New York
for no less a sum than $1,000, an old
fashioned china plate of the extremely
rare kind which is known to the COL
lectors as growing crockery." From
the plate itself had sprung, TO a height
of more than third of an inch, a sort
of eruption of beautiful crystal that
seemed TO take the form of elegant trees
and miniature pagoda. The growing
crystals were gradually rising higher
and higher, and they had brought up
with them the enamel surface of the
plate at every point where they had
sprung from the body of the latter.
Such plates are a chemical manifesto
ton of the rarest possible kind, and
only a very few years ago a teapot, the
property of a lady in Woburn place,
London, that had become covered with
beautiful crystals in this way, was sold
to a collector for $4,000
The clay of which such china is made,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer, contains
alumina and magnesia, and in certain
cases these are SO acted upon by the
presence of sulphuric acid as to produce
fibrous crystals that are, in reality, very
much of the character of EPSON salts,
or crystals of alum. Only few, very
few, instances of this growing crock
cry" have ever occurred, hence the
fancy" prices that examples fetch.
The plate sold the other day had be-
longed to a poor person who had never
attached much value to it.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

a concern III Iowa is making farm
wagons wholly of steel.
japanese florists have succeeded in
euIIlYatng a rose which looks red in
the sunlight and white in she shade.
1t IS observed by trayelss,s in Siberia
that the effect Of constant cold is prac-
teally the same as the effect of constant
neat. The people develop a disinclina-
'1on TO work and become strangers to
ambition Of any description.
On homogeneous irons and low-carbon
steels' not subjected 10 heat-treatmept,
y appears that each one per cent. Of
nickel added, up to five per cent,
causes an increase Of about 5000
POUNDS elastic limit and 4,OO0 pounds
tensile strength.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
DELUGE OF CALENDARS.
Each holiday Season business Men
oVerrun with Gift Offerings
of Advertisers.

This is the season of the year when
the business man on entering his Of
lice trips over a pile of calendars, finds
another bunch on his chair and has to
lift half dozen or so before he can open
his desk All day long queer-looking
individuals keep poking their unshaven
faces in at his door and dropping more
calendars on his head, his desk and his
lap until the office overfows with them.
The advertising calendar habit seems
10 grow with the passing of the years.
Some time ago it was almanacs with
which the people were flooded at the
beginningof each new year, various pat
ent medicine proprietors issuing the lit
lie pamphlets setting forth the phases
OF the moon and the other information
OF a chronological nature deemed nee
essary to human happiness. But the
pictorial and highly-colored calendar
mas taken the place of the almanac to a
large extent. Every insurance com
pany' railroad company and printing
and engraving firm of any pretensions
seems to feel called upon NOWADAYS to
get out an annual calendar which will
hang above the desk of the business man
and keep the name of the firm which
sends out the calendar constantly be-
Iore the eyes of the occupant and his
callers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10

CAAOA All SdlC " lilN LIS lA~'N
bidder, at the
Pussy Willow Ranch,
two miles from Pullman, on the
Guy road on
Thursday, UgRGH 18TH,
the following described property,
to-Wit:
HORSES.
Black Gelding Jim" seven years old
past, weighs over 800, splendid work
horse.
Black Mare Jennie" seven years old
past, half sister to "Jim' and good
match for him; weighs about 1900.
Brown Team, Dewey and Sampson"
Geldlngs, five past, out OF French Can
adam stallion, worked two seasons.
Gray Mare Nellie" Five past, weighs
over 1900; splendid young mare
Bay Gelding Dick" FIVE past, blocky,
weighs about 1900; the best type of
horse for general farm work,
sorrel Gelding Billy" worked through
two seasons, weighs about 100; good
horse.
Gray Mare Nancy good work and
saddle animal, weighs about 100.
Sorrel Mare Molly a magnificent
young mare coming four, gentle and
well broken weighs 1900.
Sorrel Gelding "Davie" fine young
horse coming four, worked part Of the
past season.
Gray Mare MAUD" weighs 1900 a good
brood and draft mare
Gray Mare "Gipsy" weighs about 1850,
a splendid brood mare, gentle and re
liable for all kinds of work
Brown Mare Fanny Hambletonan
stock, worked two seasons; we'll built
and strong
Sorrel Mare "Flora" about IL weighs
over 100, an easy keeper and stands
up to the work with larger horses.
Bay Mare, fine young mare that will
make 1900 pound animal.
Two-year-old Mare Colt, of Hanbleton-
ian stock.
The above horses have been granted
and are ready for business.
MACHINERY WAGONS TOOLS
ETC.
A Hodge No. 2 Header. in good con-
d1tlon and good for much service.
3 Large Header Beds
A Combined Header and Binder. I2-foot
cut; nearly as good as new; cost $500.
A Monitor Shoe Drill, nearly new.
An Old Hoosier Hoe Drill.
l Wagon and Bed
l Wagon Running Gears
l Old Wagon.
2 California loft. Racks,
2 Hay Racks.
l 14-inch John Deere Gang Plow.
l 12-inch
l 14-inoh Gang Plow.
] Four-seciion Iron Harrow.
l Walking PloW.
l Planet Junior Orchard Cultivator
A splendid tool.
l Corn Cultivator.
l All-steel Hay Rake.
l Disc Harrow Weed Cutter.
2 Mowers. l Grindstone.
l Maine No 2 Bob Sled.
Several Sets of Harness.
Forks, Shovels, Maui, Small Tools, Sim
gle and Double-trees, Etc.
HOGS.
will also offer for sale some of my pure
bred Berkshire bears and sows as breed
ing stock.
TERMS OF SALE:-For all sums un-
der $1,000, cash; for sums of $1,000 or
over a credit of six months will be given,
purchaser giving his note with approved
security.
Sale will begin at 1890 a. m.
+. 4. RR VAN.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
The Constant WOOilg Lover
%&S

Is the man that wins the maid. In or
der for her to thoroughly enjoy and
appreciate the ride he takes her for, he
should have one Of our easy riding spring
buggies they are of the latest make
finished and upholstered in the newest
styles, and prices are within the reach
of everyone
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10

Over a billy country? If you do, then
substantial harness is necessary. If YOU
need a new set of harness, and want dur
ability and safety, get some swell style
with it. We have them all combined in
the best and handsomest harness made,
at prices that you can't duplicate for
even inferior harness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27

accomplished and at what the future holds.
So deep an impression has this thought
made, In fact, that some minds are found
eApectant of marked change in cOndi-
tons Of human life and thought imme-
diateiy succeeding the accession Of the new
century, as though nature regulated her
progressions and physical or moral cata-
clysms by the ticking Of man-made chro-
ncmeters or the passing of man-devised
calendars.
The new century, which next week will
bring, may hold maryeis equal in their
kind to those which its predecessor evolved.
1t may develop the human race along other
lines than those followed for the past hum
dred years Tendencies are at work to
make wonderful changes possible. But no
human mind can confidently foresee these
results. 1t is in this spirit Of expectation
that the preparations are now being made
for q commemoration of the period which
shall express In feeble manner a realiza-
ton Of the possibilities which this new CEN
fury, about to open. holds for the great
human family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27
Last NIGHT at Lincoln.

A little disfigured. bat still in the ring.
The phrase lacks dignity but It is ex-
l,ressive 1t fits the case of Mr. Bryan like
a glove Those who have imagined that he
received last month Knockout blow find
themselves mistaken. He comes up for the
third round smiling and confident. There Is
40 panic either in him or IN his corner. He
is still game. and. as Mr.. Devery OF New
York would say. chesty. For particulars.
see-the proceedings of the Jenersonian CUB
If Lincoln. Nebraska at its annual banquet
last night Mr. Bryan was the guest of
honor and his speech was a shrewd appeal
for the continued favor OF those who for
four years now have been his followers
He did not of course announce his candi-
dacy for another presidential nomination In
50 many words. but he treated the general
political situation in such a way as plainly
indicated who in his Judgment must carry
the party standard next time II the party
is to continue to stand for anything but
success at the polls and the spois OF office
There Is more feryent believer in Mr.
Bryan than Mr.. Bryan himself. and he may
be relied upon to push his own fortunes at
all times with the energy that the occasion
requires.
Mr.. Kern of Indiana was not SO happy in
his deiverance. AS an Indiana democrat he
is naturally loyal 10 the memory of Mr..
HeHdricks. and ne was measurably right
when he told his Lincoln audience that
the democracy of Mr.. Hendricks the
democracy of the Kansas City conven-
ton. support of free silver a Ii to l would
have been an easy matter for man who in
his day was one of the most extreme of
the greefibaCkers. Mr.. Kern was right also
" hen he declared that the Hendricks demo-
Gratis stroVe i'll their day to find common
ground upon which all democrats might
stand against the common enemy But the
criticism Of Mr.. Hendricks was that he
WIS too much given to that sort of thing
He was too much of a compromiSer. He
compromised every thing of real value away
ana - emIScuiated his prestige that Sey-
mOur In Uo. Greeley in - Tilden in '16
Hancock i'll 50 and Cleveland in 81 de-
feated him without great difficulty for the
party leadership. He could not sustain
himself in contest with men of sitter spine
and aggressive purpose.
Personally. Mr. Hendricks was highly
attractive gentleman. His private life was
clean as MIR. Bryans. His popularity
was widespread and deserved. While not
an eloquent man. he was far and away a
better campaigner than many of his party
friends Of that day who were accredited
with e!Hquence He drew enormous crowds
and entertained them well. But he missed
his mark. No such man. with the single
exception of Martin Van Buren,. has ever
been elected President OF the United States.
and General Jackson's influence elected Van
Buren The Hendricks democracy IS no
suitable pattern to be held up before the
BRYAN democracy except as a warming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27

Now that Christmas IL over, folks have
a chance to think about New Year day.
which has special significance this season
which entities its to particular and
thoughtful consideration. For with the
passing of the old year passes a century
and the occasion Is believed to be worthy
OF more than ordinary celebration. The op-
portunity to participate in the ceremony of
Cshering in new century is afforded to
only a part of the human race. That part
or IL now active seems DESTROYS. in this
country at least, of iraueurating the cycle
with a whoop characteristic of the age
There are plans, therefore, for watch-night
services such as We're probably never held
before. for pranks eclpsing all the merry
making ever invoked by the mere slipping
away Of time. Several American cities are
devising formal celebrations, with speeches.
fireworks, music and perhaps spectacIes
By virtually common consent, the twen-
tieth century is regarded as opening at
midnight next Monday, with The first mo-
n.ent of Tuesday morning. No tremor of
nature is expected, however. TO suggest
that the event Is noted by the higher physi-
cal forces. Mans artificial measurements
of time, which correspond only approxi-
mately with the movements of the univers al
elements have dictated that the world Is
now about to attain to an age 1901 years
older than when Christ was born. That Is
ALL But there Is certain magic in the
word century, and a special mea ming in
the passing of this, the most wonderful
period of one hundred years which. from
material point of view the world has ever
known. So great have been the changes in
physical conditions in this past century
that the human mind IL forced TO pause at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27
Russia's Attitude Toward Us.

from the Ne" YORK JOurnai oil commerce.
The tone of the St. Petersburg press on
the Senate's attitude toward the isthmian
canal shows that the Russian government
realizes its mistake when it assumed an
unfriendly attitude toward this country in
its controversy with Spain. That left the
door open for England to thwart a combi-
nation against us. and Anglo-Americanisnl
became very demonstrative. At the present
time the Russian press is heartily with the
United States. The abandonment Of the
Clayton-Buiwer treaty is likened to Rus
sia's decision after France had been de-
feated by Germany to be no longer bound
by her agreement to maintain no war YES
sells on the Black sea. and 1t Is pointed out
that while western Europe has always
hated the Monroe doctrine, Russia has
never shared that feeling. This Is very rich
as the Monroe doctrine was a response to
the overtures of Canning and the Car
Alexander l was one Of the three European
potentates, constituting the holy alliance
at whom the Monroe doctrine was aimed