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Only One Heat Trotted.

DETROIT, Mich. July IA single heat
was all the racing done at the Crosse
Pointe track to-day. Heavy showers
spoiled the track, and at 4 o'clock the
crowd was told that racing to-day was
impossible. but that to-day's badges would
be good for admission tomorrow. In the
auction pools to-day on the NJ. and M.
stake Battle Sign. Lady Geraldine and
Henry S. were the favorites as named
Previous to the downpour OF rain the Sec
ond heat i'm the unfinished 2:19 trot was
won by CorneIia Belle in PIG. Palm Leaf
second, Maggie Anderson third. Carey {.
and Cornelia Belle now have a heat apiece
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T
SUMMER SCHOOL

II departments. Individual instruction and
help. Graduates assisted 10 positions
let catalogue.
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CHICAGO. July 1L.-Ban Johnson. presi-
dent of the American League OF Baseball
Clubs. to-day ordered Norman Elberfeld.
of the Detroit nine. suspended.
and placed a fine on Frank Dillon, first
of the same club. President John
sons action is due to the row over the
game last Sunday. when the Detroit play
ers and the spectators made things de-
cidedly warm for Umpire Cantillon. Sew
eral other Detroit players received fines.
Elberfeld Is from Cincinnati.
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whirIwind I'm bicycles.

This Is about what Will happen at No.
Is North Pennsylvania street. where o..
Wardcll * Sons will sell Bicycles at auc-
ton. High grade wheels, models OF 1906,
Sterlings. Quakers Daytons. Ladies' Ben
Hur grand opportunity for the LADIES'
and other popular makes, fully guar
anteed by the makers. going without re-
serve. Greatest furore In Bicycles ever
known In this city. Sales to-day al 10 a.
M. $50 and 1880 p. m. and at the same
hours tomorrow
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NEW YORK. July 1.-THE National Wall
Paper Company. which has been known for
more than six years as the national wall
paper trust, having failed 10 control the
Independent manufacturers. has practically
been driven out of business by the out
side competition and in the near future
will be dissolved. This action was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the majority
of the stockholders held to-day in this
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C~oa.trnr steamer Ashore.

BRUNSWICK. Ca, July 1.-THE Mallory
line steamship Colorado. from New York.
is ashore on Long island. near this port.
Three tugs have gone 10 her assistance.
The place where the Colorado is beached
Is considered one Of the most dangerous
on the coast.
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.


to learn hair dressing, mani
curing and face treatment. Free Transports
ton 10 our college at Chicago july 20 and n. A
special offer of scholarship, board and tools is
made on account OF the demand for our gradu-
ates. We teach the work in four weeks; saves
one year apprenticeship. Positions guaranteed
~ $40 70 SIS weekly when competent. Mr.. ]. L.
AacGregor. representing the MOler College, will
be at the Grand Hotel July % and n 10 accept
applications. Call and investigate our advan-
n ReS.
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BROOKLYN. July 11.-When Brooklyn
tied the score in the fifth to-day Captain
Davis took Doheny out and substituted
M~atthewson. late of the Norfolks. The New
Yorks Immediately went up in the air. and
through errors and poor pitching Brooklyn
won as it pleased. The champions played
a poor fielding game but hit in timely
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Won with a Crippled Team.

CLEVELAND. July n-Cleceland had a
crippled team in the deid this afternoon.
Hoffer being on second Inc Hart in right
field. Despite this fact the Clevelande won.
the visitors being unable TO bunch their
hits on McKenna. Kansas City's only run
was made on a wild throw by Sullivan in
the first inning. The features of the game
were the fielding of Hoffer and Frisbie,
Ccore.
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The .JournaI.- Open for Games.

The ball team known as the Capital Stars
has been reorganized as the Journals, with
the following players: English. catcher;
Frank Vigilance, Paul Franklin. Earl Cal
der, pitchers; Eddie Seaney. shortstop:
Earl Calder. first base: Charles Davis. sec
ond base; Frank M~iglianco. third base,
Ora Smith. left field; Clarence Calder. CEN
ter field: Eddie Hall. right field. Walter
Peterson, OF s5i Oak street. Is manager OF
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Totals -. II p IL
Score by innings.

Earned runs-New York. 3: Brooklyn. 2.
Two-base its-ya Haltren, DOYLE. Smith
90, Demont. Bases on errors-New York. /:
Brooklyn. 2. Left on bases-New York, z;
BROOKLYN, s. Struck out-By Matthewson,
/; by McGinnity. I. Sacrifice hits-Demont
o. Stolen ba~ses-Selbach. Grady, Bower
man. Demont CD. Kelley. Cross. Bases on
balls-Oh Doheny, l., of Matthewson, 2; off
McGinnity, 2. Double play--Dahlen and
DAILY. Hit by pitched ball-By Doheny. 1:
by Matthewson. 3; by McGinnity, 2 Wild
pitch-Doheny. Passed balls-Bowerman,
.. Time-2:s1. Cmpire-Swartwood. At
tendance, 400.
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Earned run--leveland. I. Two-base hits
Sullivan, Hart, Genins. Sacrifice hits
Stewart. Lee. Stolen bases-Pickering,
Hemphill. Bases on errors-Kane Mas City.
?; Cleveland. I. Struck out-By Lee, /.
Bases on balls-On Mckenna. ); off Lee, /.
Hit by pitched ball%oughlin. Left on
bases-Cleveland 3: Kansas City. s. Time
lilo. Umpire-McDonald. Attendance
ZOO
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ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July s.-Attorney Cen
eral Edward c. Crow to-day filed IN the
State Supreme Court quo warranto pro-
Company. the United Railway Company
and the National Railway Company. Ask.
ing that their charters be revoked
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In passenger circles a belief prevails that
no more complaints will be heard on ac-
count of imposing excess fares on fast
trains between New York & Chicago and
on some Western lines. The trouble which
broke out a few weeks ago and threatened
to demoralize passenger rates, IL is alleged,
was wholly due to a misunderstanding.
The principle OF charging excess fares
originated back in 1893. when a terrific
scramble for worlds fair business existed.
The agreement made at that time was
hat 81 extra should be levied for each
hour or fraction thereof made under d
neutrality-suspicious. schedule from New York
to Chicago. Since this agreement was
entered into many changes in railroad
arrangements have taken place. and the
so-called weak lines have become active
competitors for business. Some OF the
men who were parties TO the early agree
ment have died. and many have been pro-
NOTED, and as a result the clause which
has been under dispute under like condi
lions and circumstances has been mis1n-
derstood, and IL is now apparent that the
original agreement included only very fast
through trains making few stops and COM
posed or the most expensive equipment,
and there are but few such trains run
ming on these fast schedules.
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bases and two out in the eighth. Nicol
made a fine three-base hit into right field.
tying the score. Neither side could score
in the ninth. Ryan singled for Detroit i'm
the tenth and Dillon got his base on balls.
Ryan scoring on Shaw's scratch hit over
Bierhauer's head. Rain fell throughout the
game Sc0re-
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OBITUARY.
General w. T.. Haxen. Uncle Of BriEa-
der General Haxen. L.. g A.

TAMPA, Fla. July i7.-Gen. ". T. Has-
en-. uncle OF Brigadier General Hazen. Mrs
George Dewey's first husband, died at
Thonotosassa last night, after an illness OF
several weeks. General Hazen was born
in Marion. o., and was eighty-four years
old. He was a man OF much wealth. and
had been a resident of Thonotasassa for
fifteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18

Earned runs-Boston, 4: Philadelphia. 3.
Two-base hits-Cuppy. Delehanty. Stolen
bases-Hamilton, Long. Bases on balls
OFF Cuppy, 8: off Piatt. s. Hit by pitched
ball-Delehanty. Struck out-By Cuppy. g.;
by Piatt, l. Time-2:30. Umpire-Emslie.
Att~endance-2.02 2.
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TOO MUCH FOR PHILADELPHIA.
Cuppy Was n Puzzle and Boston Sup
ported Him Well.

PHILADELPHIA. July F.-Cuppy
pitched effectively against Philadelphia to-
day. and Boston won with little difficulty.
The locals had a chance for the game in
the sixth inning when. with three men on
bases. Lajoie struck out. retiring the side.
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Totals 5 il q 10 ?

Earned j: Minneapolis, ,.
Two-base hits-Carey. Jacklitsch. Wilmot.
Three-basc hits-Jacklitsch. Abtattichio.
Stolen bases-Garry. Anterior. Schrecon-
COST. Double play-Abbattichio TO Smith to
Werden. Bases on balls-Of Amole, ,; off
Parker. /. Struck out-By Amole. =; by
Hastings. /; by Parker, l. Time-1:30. I'M
pire-Sheridan. Attendance-1,60 zoo.
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game. Score:
Banned run-Milwaukee. l.

GdIHeu iun-MllWduhee. l. lWO-DdSe hltS
bowling. Waldron, Dillon. T~hree-base
Harley. Ketchum, Eulta. Stolen base
Ryan. Bases on balle@Od Miller. 3; off
Bowling. 5. Hit by pttcher-By WllIec. L;
by Bowling, 2. Bases On e-rfoYe-DetrOtt, J.;
Milwaukee. J.. Left on basee-Detruit, &c;
Milwaukee, 10. Struck out-By Miller. 3;
by Bowling. l. Double play-Conroy. Bier
bauer and Diggins. Tifne-Two hours. UNI
pire-Cantillon Attendan ce-1.0U0
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NEW YORK. July 1.-THE bid of the
Twentieth Century Athletic Club. OF Md
gross receipts). for the Bob Fitzsimmons-
Gus Ruhlin night. Aug. TO-, was accepted
to-day. Jack O'Brien and George McFad-
den will meet In M-adison-souare Garden
July 30.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18

DUBUQUE. Ia. July Tz.-Henry L. Stout.
a millionaire lumbernan, died to-day. aged
eighty-six years. He was one OF the larg-
est lumber dealers In the Mississippi yai-
lay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18

PITTSBURG. Pa. July lin the sixth
inning, after Pittsburg had made one run,
the game was stopped by a furious rain
storm. There were no special features.
Attendance. 900. Score:
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Again saved by Rain.

BUFFALO. n. V, July 17.-Rain helped
Buffalo to win to-day in the eighth. For
the second time Minneapolis made II so
warm for Amole that Hastings was sub
sututed. and the latter held the visitors
ao-n fnr -innlc Scnra.
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6TORAGE-INDP'LS CO.
w. Il. kurtz. Pres. III. A. Grassland, Mgr.
New 517-523 s. Penn. Phone 1913.
We STORE. PACK and HAUL.
eTOkAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage
Company, corner East Ohio street and Bee
line tracks; only hrst-class storage solicited.
CRATING AND OF HOUSEHOLD
A SPECIALITY.
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W~EEGMANH-C. H. Weegmann. Tuesday, July
II. age sixty-three years. Funeral THURSDAY. at
2 %. m. from the home Of his daughter. Mrs.
+. NJ LOOMS. 1909 College avenue. Friends In
vfted.
WOOD-Harry ~. Wood. July IL. 8 a. m. Fun
eral Thursday. July ~. > a m. Friends in
vited to services at the house, 1925 North Merid-
ian street. Burial private.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18

Il. Sayles has removed his Office
from 135 East Market street to the new build
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The common remark of passenger men
is that they do not remember the time
when travel in all directions was as heavy
as for six weeks past. Said a general pas
senger agent yesterday: mo matter in
what direction reduced rates are offered
there seems to be many people who wish
TO take such trips. The last day or two
there has been tickets on sale 10 Colo
RADIO points, and not in the history of In
dianapolis ticket agents has there been
as many tickets sold in two days TO Den
Yer and other Colorado points. One of the
Chicago lines sold here on Monday twenty
two Denver tickets, and the other two
Chicago lines had good days Monday and
yesterday" The outlook for large At
lantic City and Niagara Falls excursions,
passenger men say, was. never more prom
ising, and while travel is heavy on the
low rates the regular business of the
through trains does not seem to be in the
least reduced, consequently passenger Of
icials are much elated over the volume
of traffic.
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p q NJ DEPT. Jenersouvilie. Ind. June
u. Iso0-sealed proposals.. IN triplicate, Will be
0tandard timel. July IS. 1870. FOR furnishing
t1.Ge9 gallons mineral oil. Preference given TO
articles Of dom site production. L.. s. reserves
YEht 20 reject a. accept any or all proposals CT
any part thereof Information furnished on APP
D~l1cotfon. Envelopes containing proposals should
marked Proposals for Mineral OIL" ad-
1geo6n6 G T. Depot @ -
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INDIANAPOLIS AND CHICAGO WILL
MEET IN A DOUBLE HEADER.
Rain aused n Postponement Yester-
day-Detroft Again Defeats Mil
waukee-Baseban score


Schedule of To-Day's Games.
American League
Chicago at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Buffalo.
Milwaukee at Detroit.
Kansas City at Cleveland.
National League
Boston at Brooklyn.
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Three Small Fires.

Yesterday noon the barn belonging to
the property OF Mrs. Haag, at 1911 North
Capitol avenue, occupied by DIR, Noble,
caught fire and SIS damage was done.
Cause unknown. At 5 o'clock in the after
noon a fire started I'm the clothes dry Kiln
in the basement of George l.. Cownley's
residence. 150s Broadway, and did $15 dam
age. From some unknown cause fire started
In the bedclothing at the home OF Thomas
Ivory. 54s Abbott street. last night, and S.
damage vas done.
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DRINK RUINS THOUSANDS.
The Kelley Institute at PlainheId Places
Inebriates and Morphine Victims on the
Road to Happiness and Wealth.
Some Recent Testimonials.

Since the establishment OF the Kelly Institute
a. Plainheld, Ind, in 1891, thousands OF men
gone to the dogs have been rescued. cured.
and, as IL were. made new men of. Fully 80
per cent. Of all patients cured have never touched
liquor or morphine again. This is at once a re-
riarksble and uneduaied record.
Jerome Boyle, OF Brazil. Ind. writes: Three
years ago / left your institute a sound man. and
any other years of Gy .lfe and have made more
money than in any Elk previous years w G
solved partnership with. y. Barleycorn for good
1 am in the best OF health and have a fair pros
pecr before me-"
The Kelly Institute al Plainfeld is the oldest
and best equipped authorized Keely Institute in
Indiana. Its recommendation and staff of ply
sicians are not SURPASSED anywhere.
Write for Information 10 Plainheld. Ind. or
los Commercial Club building. indianapolis.
Phone. 2s21.
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FOR RENT.


FOR RENT-Aug. /, house of s rooms; furnace.
bath. fruit, never-failing gas: 1873 North ILL
nois, 80. Permanent tenant preferred. Il. a
GOODWIN. 1920 College avenue.
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FOR -sALE-REAL ESTATE.

ALE-ff you contemplate buying real es-
tate you may save money by consulting L. II.
LEWIS. 201-2 Law building.
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FOR SALE-No. 1 iron tank; capacity 40 gal
Ions; in good condition; will sell cheap. In
Quire at Chalfant. Pennsylvania and Michigan,
Of w. L. LARUE.
FOR SALE-Fine opportunity for young ply
stefan. Office fixtures. drugs. buggies and horse.
Established practice in a county seat. Address
81 once DIR. PRUNK, Newport, Ind.
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LOANs-Money on mortgages. c. T.. sAYLES.
1Z7 East Market street
LOANs-On city property; 5s per cent; no com
mission. money ready. c. N. WILLIAMS d
CO.. s1g Lemcke building.
z loan on Indiana farms: lowest mar
ket rate: privilege for payment before due: we
also buy municipal bonds. THOS. c.. A G. CO.,
Rooms. 8o5-s12 Law building. indianapolis
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the team and is looking for dates. He says
he would like 10 arrange a game with the
Sentinels.
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At youngstown r H E
YOUNGSTOWN % 00S 0 .-5 Z l
Fort Wayne % 0 0 0 0 0 q IL . o
Batteries-Guese and Murphy, Harper
and Bergen.
At New Castle X III T.
New Castle % 1 o . DO IA 2
Wheeling 80 0 0 0 0 0 o. o s 3
Batteries-Thomas and Latimer; McGin-
mis- and Ritter.
Al Columbus r II L
Columbus ......e 2 1 3 0 0 1 OF IA l
Mansfield ......1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 Z 5
Batteries-Streit and Beville; Ames and
Fox.
At Dayton r r
Dayton .........0 IA 9 1
Toledo ..........0 0 0 0 5 o o @ 0-3 s o
Batteries-Wicker and Donahue; Ewing
and Arthur.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.


ANDERSON-Funeral services OF Mrs. Caroline
Anderson will be held at her late residence,
No. si East Pratt street, at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday. July Is.
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CLAIRyoYANr.

CLAIRvOYANT-The Lannon'S. ciairvoyants
and mediums. Advice on all affairs of life
Satisfaction guaranteed. III North Capitol ave.
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DEPOT q NJ Dept. Jacksonville. Ind. July
10. Iso.-Sealed proposals.. In triphcate, will be
received here until IL O'Clock a. m. Central
Standard Time). July p. 1900. for furnishing Loo
Field Ranges. The United States reserves right
to reject or accept any or all proposals or any
part thereof. Information furnished on appli-
cation Envelopes containing proposals should
D. marked Proposals for Field Ranges" and
addressed C.. r. BARNETT. Deputy c. NJ. Cen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18
WESTERN CIRCUIT OPENS
THREE GOOD RACES TROTTED ON
THE DAVENPORT TRACK.
Voter Made Record Time mt Brighton
John Yerkes Won at Chicago
Other Races.

DAVENPORT. Ia. July E--This was the
opening day of the Great Western Circuit
races at Davenport. The track was mud
dy near the pole. compelling the horses TO
trot outside. where the going was good.
Johnny Miller won the 2:40 trot in 2:l'l2-
Summaries:
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Earned runs-None. Twosbase hits
O'Bren. Mertes. Stolen b~ases-I.each,
Cooley. Ely. Double play-Cooley. Ely and
Cooley. Bases on balls-On Griffith. 2.
Struck out-By Griffith, 4. Time-l:l5. Um-
pire-O'Day.
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SEALED

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned.
the Board OF Commissioners Of Marion county,
Indiana. will. up to 10 o'clock a. m. Wednes-
day. Aug 1. 1900. receive sealed bids for the
construction OF a stone arch bridge over Lick
creek on the Churchman free gravel road ac-
ccrding TO plans and specifications on ne in
the Office Of the auditor of Marion county.
Each bid must be accompanied By a bond and
afndavit as required by law.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Witness our hands. this nth day OF July, 1900.
JOHN MGREGOR.
HENRY l..
JAMES f. GREER,
Commissioner Of Marion County.
Attest: HARRY Il. SMITH. Auditor.
The age-herald., 1900-06-19
KEMPFF'S INSTRUCTIONS
He is Author.zed ed to Protect American
 Citizens at Any Cost

Washington, June 1S.-The instructions sent to Admiral Kempff relative to his par ticipation in the seizure of the Taku forts were broad, consisting of a direction to protect all American interests and act con- currently with representatives of the pow CTS.
 This order conferred on the admiral am pie power to seize ports, then fight, or do anything, in fact, on the sole condition that in his judgment his acts should tend to the protection of American interests. It was learned at the British embassy that there were two admiras in Pei Ho river Admiral Seymour and Admiral Bruce. Therefore Taussig's reference to the arri- val of the British admiral at Tien Tsin does not mean necessarily that Seymour has returned Included with the interna- tional expedition are well-known officers of the marine corps, Major l.. w. T. Weller and Lieutenants R. F. Wynne, G. c. Reid, A F. Harding H. Leonard and N. l.. Jolly.
 In view of the international character of the attack upon the Taku forts, some in terest may be felt in the following state ment prepared by Major Simpson, in charge of the military information bureau of the war department
 Descrpiion of iaAu Forts
 Taku is situated at the mouth of the Pei Ho, or southern bank of the river, about D connected by a railroad. It is noted for the three engagements that have taken place there between the British and the Chinese. Part of the Tien Tsin army corps has mod ern organization drill and arms and is sta- toned at the Taku forts. Between Taku and TienTsin, the center of the defenses and chief arsenal of northern China are permanent camps, where there are usually 3O,000 troops, cavalry and artillery, armed with Mauser rifles and Krupp guns. The. cavalry also carry Mauser carbines. These troops have been well instructed for ten or twelve years by foreign officers. The armament of the Taku forts consist of very heavy Krupp guns and the ap- breaches to the forts from the gulf are ex- tremely difficult. The fortifica tions consist of three forts, large one on the right bank and two smaller ones on the left. All of the forts are armed with numerous guns of the most varied systems and calibres. In the construction of all forts of the sec- ond zone the muddy clay soil of the coast was used, which during the dry season be- comes cracked and crumbles very easily, and the garrison is continually making re- pairs In Taku are the materials for clos- ing up the mouth of the Pei Ho. All the coast Qualifications have mines.