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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
A Gigantic Material Fact.

The trans-Siberian railway is the larg-
est material factor rather, perhaps,
suggestion-in the world today, except
our own recent acquisitions of territory.
1t is the beginning of a development of
a mighty people and a mighty physical
empire. Within the lives of the next
generation railways Will penetrate every
lines will extend, like nerves from the
spinal cord, on either side of the trans
Siberian line to the fields and mines and
forests of that great dominion of Asiatic
Russia Saturday Evening Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
FATHER SHERMAN AT MADISON
He Comes West to Prepear Paper of
Father Marquette.

Madison, Wis, July Il Special. =
Father T. E. Sherman, the cnly living
son of Gen. W. L. Sherman. is in the
city and will conduct mass at ST. Pat
rick's church tomorrow morning He is
guest at the home of ex-senator W. T.
Villas. who was a colonel under Gen. w
T. Sherman, in the Army of the Tennes-
due to the fact that he desires to use the
State Historical society material in the
preparation of an address on Father Mar
ouette to be delivered at Mackinac,
Mich, August /. On that day the move
ment will be launched for the erection of
a statue of Father Marquette on the
little island in Lake Superior.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11

he was walking on the sidetrack he did
not pay any attention to the starting of
the train from the station, and it ran di--
rectly into him, cutting off both legs. He
was removed to the Emergency hospitaA
at once. He died at 1870 this morning,
Mr. Reid is survived by wife anc
two small children, boy and a girl. The
family lived at WATERFOWL and moved
here about two years ago, residing ever
street. Mr.. Reid was man so years of
age and has always been in excellent
health. He was well known and had many
friends here. particularly among the.
workmen, who all speak in the warmest
praise of him. The funeral will be Mon
day morning from the house. at 10
o'clock Interment will be at Dousman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
WAYS THAT ARE DARK.
Chinese Ministers Are Fully Informed
but Say Nothing.

Berlin, July Tt is considered most
remarkable that although the Chinese le-
cations throughout the world keep in
touch with the Pekin government during
a syllable beyond palpable fabrications
regarding the fate of the foreigners in
the imperial capital. 1t is we'll known
to the German government that the Chi
nese legation here is continuously send
ing long messages to China, and it may
be due to the nature of the dispatches
received in reply that the charge DAFT
flares, Kinginthai, is said to have de-
clared he was ashamed to be a China
man.
Chinese Get Riff in Collins.
In an address delivs> ed at Hamm,
Westphalia, Herr MAINS, a missionary
who recently returned from China, told
how German rifles were struggled into
China, concealed in collins manifested as
containing the remains Of Cinnamon who
had died abroad: These rifles, bought
tailed at 25 marks $3.50 to the mem
bers of the secret societies. Herr Manns
says he himself has seen q number of
these guns which bore the stamp of a
Dantzig manufacturer.
Ne More Warships at Present.
Bingham, Mass, July 7.-Secretary
John ID. Long shortly after his arrival at
his home from Washington, in speaking
of the situation in China, said: THE
situation is very grave one. There has
been no official news from there, and
even message that we got from Kempff
came by runners. The purpose of the
American government is to protect Amer
lean lives and American property, and
not ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
He said the government would not send
any more warships to China at present.
Legations Standing on the Sd.
Washington, d. c., July IA cable
gram was received at the state depart
ment this morning from Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai, dated July Z, say
ing that the legations were standing on
the Sd instant, and that the recent attack
of the Boxers had been slight. They
seemed disposed to adopt starvation.
London, July 7.-Jardine, Mattheson &,
Co. of Shanghai have telegraphed to their
London house as follows:
THE British legation was standing
July 2. There are reassuring reports re-
garding the lives of the Europeans
Troops in Canton Streets.
Canton, Friday, July 6.-Quiet contin-
ues here Lii Hung Chang has stationed
troops in the streets to prevent disturb
ances. A steamer intended to convey Lii
Hung Chang northward sailed today os-
tensibly bound for Kin Kuang She took
25O packages Of Ii Hung Chang's goods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
CONTRACTOR KILLED.
George Reid was Run Down by q
Railroad Train at
WaukeSha.

Waukesha, Wis, July 7.-[Special. /.
George Reid of this city died early this
morning from the results of an accident
last evening. Mr.. Reid was one of the irm
of Reid Bros. contractors. He was en-
gagged in doing some work at Dousman
and was in the habit of taking the 5:35-
o'clock train from here every morning
and back at S o'clock in the evening.
When he arrived last evening it was.
storming very hard, and he left the train
and started up the track toward his,
home on Wright street. Thinking that.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
SHATTERED MIZZgNMAST.
Bolt of Lightning Strikes the Ocean
Liner Oceanic.

New York, July THE great ocean
liner, the Oceanic, was struck by light
ming during yesterday afternoons storm.
The bolt struck the mizzenmast, scatter
ing chips from it all over the dock
and far onto the dock. No serious in
jury beyond the injury to the mast was
done The Fontabelle Of the Quebec
Steamship company was also struck by
lightning at the same time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
DIR. ROGERS TO GO TO YALE.
Retiring President of Northwestern
University Accepts Chair of Law.

University Accepts Chair of Law.
Chicago ILL.,, July 7.-Dr. Henry Wade
Rogers, whose recent resignation of the
presidency of Northwestern university
was a matter of great interest in educa-
tional circles, has accepted call to the
chair of law in Yale university. Dr..
Rogers resignation was handed to the
beard of trustees on June ; and goes into
effect on July To- Within a week after
DR.. Rogers resigned tie trustees of Yale
university extended their invitation, and,
being assured that he would accept, they
elected him the next week to the chair.
Dr. Rogers goes to Yale to take the
place of e. j. Phelps, who lately died.
Mr.. Phelps was United States ambassa-
dor at the court of st. James during
President Cleveland's administration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
MAIL-CARRIER KILLED.
Sought Shelter in a Barn During
Storm-Building Blown
Down.

Kiel, Wis. July 7.-[Special. anton
Schicker, while carrying the United
States mail between Kiel and st. Nazi-
anz, sought shelter in John Holzer's barn
near Steinthal. The barn was swept
away by the storm. Mr.. Schicker was
found in the ruins dead with his back
hrnlynn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
FORMER OSHKOSH WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Dewey Sprague Passes Away at
EIgin, Ill.

Elgin, ILL.,, July 7.--[Special. Mrs
Susan Dewey Sprague, a one-time resi-
dent of Oshkosh, Wis, died here, aged
80 years. Two children survive, Mrs
James A. Carlisle of Elgin and Henry
G. Sprague of Kansas City.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
Shot in the Arm.

Wausaukee Wis, July Especial
Sherman Durfee shot himself through
the forearm while hunting. The gun
gun was discharged accidentally.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
OF FOREIGNERS.
Dispatch from Shanghai Says They
Were Massacred at Pekin.
THOUSANDS ARE SLAIN,
When the Ammunition and Food
Were Exhausted They Butchered
All Who Remained Alive.

London, July IA cable dispatch dat
cd Thursday, July 5, 5 p. M, received
today at the London office of the inspect
crate of Chinese maritime customs, from
Shanghai, says:
Courier left Pekin July 3, when two
legations were holding out against troops
and Boxers. Troops had lost 1000 men
and Boxers many leaders,
Washington. D. c., July 1.-As a re-
suit of thorough consideration Of the
subject by the secretary of war, Lieut.
Gen. Miles and Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, or
ders were issued by the war department
this afternoon for the dispatch of 1854
regular troops to the Philippines, with
view to their utilization i'll China, in
case it is found necessary to divert them
to that country. These troops are in
tended primarily to relieve the volunteers
in the Philippines and will only be dl-
verified to China in the event that cir
cumstances demand it.
The force is made up of two battalions
each of the Fifteenth, Second, Fifth and
Eighth infantry, two squadrOns each OF
the First and Ninth cavalry, one squad
ron of the Third cavalry and company
of engineers. These troops will be for
warded as rapidly as transportation ar
engagements can be perfected and the en-
tire fleet of transports at San francisco
and New York will be employed in the
Iwork.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-23

1 The plunder of the provinces was sent back as bribes to corrupt juries and to | buy votes in the elections. Irresponsi- ble power, and the taste for blood &C., quired in the province, came back to the city, dominated her streets, and struck down liberty in the forum. Con- quest, robbery and corruption went hand in hand, and nowhere more ruth lessly than in Gaul under the precon- sulship of Caesar. The question Is of ten asked: Did not Caesar enter upon the Gallic war in order to train an army with which to overthrow the gov ernment of his own country? I think not. I can find no evidence to sup port such belief; but, that the Gallic proconsulship was exactly fitted for that end is perfectly clear. It was only the last of a series. Roman liberty was ready to be extinguished. Its spirit had long departed. If it had not been so, Caesar could not have extinguished 1t. Some time after Caesars death Cicero exclaimed In a tone of despair: "How wonderful it is that although the tyrant is dead the tyranny lives" These words stamp him as short-sighted
  of his own time. He did not know that If Caesar were removed, Cicero himself would fall into the hands of Antony out of the frying pan into the fire. Per hape we should not have been more discerning than Cicero if we had lived then, but we ought to be better able to read the signs of our own times by the light of his experience.
 Do I expect that some successful gen. eral will bring a victorious army from conquered province to subvert our lib- erty? I do not expect anything in par ticular. I know that some direful re- suit must come from deadening of the love of liberty in the hearts of the peo- pie. If the spirit of commercialism out weighs the doctrine of equal rights-if provinces and peoples are to be grab- bed and held for the money that can be made out of tilem-we are already under .he tyranny of avarice, and shall be the proper subjects of any other ty- rant who crosses our pathway Words | much like these were spoken by Abra- i ham Lincoln in my hearing forty-two years ago, and it was my privilege to put them in print to be read by success sive generations of his countrymen. There never was a time when they were | filter to be needed than to-day.
 HORACE WHITE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-23

The senate voted to rebuild Cicero's house at the public cost Work was begun, and was considerably advanced when Clodius, on the 3d of November, made an assault upon the contractor and his men, drove them away, and set fire to the adjoining house of Quintus Cicero. A few days later he attacked the house of Milo in broad daylight, but was beaten off with the loss of sev- eral of his braves. Milo now recruited a band of his own, consisting in large part of traired gladiators, and avoWed the intention of killing Clodius if he should meet him in riot. Cicero thought that Clodius had made Catiline model of responsibility by contrast Six years had passed since the con sEiraCy had been crushed and there had been a marked deterioration of so- cial order, marked increase of law laseress in the city Nobody of inn p1rtance could now walk out of his house safely without an armed guard.
 The next scene in this strange, event ful history is Cicero's submission to the triumvirate. Shortly after his recall from exile he wrote to Atticus that those who fancied they had clipped his wings would find that they were grow ing again. In order to vindicate his independence, he must need go back q few years and try to repeal a law pass ed by Caesar for the colonization of the public lands in Campania. Cicero had been bitterly opposed to this act, and he maintained that it was no law be- cause 1t had been passed in an uncOn- stitutional manner This was probably
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-23
THE EXAMPLE OF ROME.
ITS LESSONS FOR REPUBLIC1N
 VIIRNH LNIIS.

Conditions and Methods Of Political Life in the First Century B. C,-LiSht States To-dny.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10
REPORT FROM GENERAL OTIS.
tHrturrS aud Casualties tor AprII-
'"Hnd"ncr Ia the racinrRtI"n
of the I-InndH

Washington. May a Tn" war de-
ra'um'ur Yesterday rrrci,rd thu toll
lowing report from Gcu. Oti--
Manila. Man .. 1900.
'Npril rapturr- from "urms "a
firces Of artillery, l,2po rifle. consid.
e'nhlc ammunition and large stores Of
property
"huring early portion Of the mouth
the enemy WIS active in extreme
northern and southern iulau. and
s,m NiSraynn islands Our reported
Losses for the month, ~ enlisted men
killed, three officers, - enlisted mru
wounded. Eumurcd recent loss in
sHmar 10 Killed aud number wounded,
not yet reported. This il due to small
drtaChmcnts scouting Ia mountains in
tho interior Of the island. The encny's
LOSSES, officially reported. were I.72I
Killed, wounded and captured. Lead
ing Filipinos express confidence IN the
r"Ily paciiication Of the islands. They
Suy the war has terminated. Leading
insurgents are surrcndering."
"p'TIS"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10
Miss salmon ~ sponsor.

Miss Louis" Salmon. daughter OF
Mi ". ". salmon. of Clinton. Is IN ~
re,pt Of general order No. a.. issued
hy W. q. Cahcll, licutcnant.gru
luitcd Confederate veterans, Trans
mississippi department naming h"r
~ spnnsnr Tor that department At lie
r'uuion, To- I've held NJ Louisville. Nv,
May 80 to juno 3. Miss Salmon has NJ.
r"dy been honorcd 10y the veterans
80 pr"'ious reunions. At the Scdalin
sini" reunion. in is3s. she was mnid ~
hruur, and h>t year 1T the Siu,c r,un-
ion In Ciinton, the lprgesi IN the his.
tory OF thc Missouri department, she
vas sponsor AZ the Atlanta reunion
ip ls'la IA" was maid of honor. and nj
'haTlrstuu, In 1897. she WIS sponsor.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10

He had discodrscd lcarnetly, II soure-
what weariiy. to his friend ON the in-
tiuenee of food upon character.
Tell me-" said he, Ia summing up.
"tell me what man eats and / will tell
you what he is."
His friend, though fntiguetl. waa evil
dontly interested.
There Is oHly one question wish 10
ask you." he said.
ASK IT," replied the iiscourser. mag.
unanimously, with nm air that said, very
clearly; Give me a hard one while you
are at u and I'll show you how smart
am"
1T is this" replied the iatlgued
friend: How much sage tea would
you have To drink 20 make wise man
OF yourself9'
No answer being promptly forth
coming the conference broke up.--N.Y.
Norld
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10
ronrIGN INrEI.I.IGENcr.

The celebrated painter. NunkHcaN
died IN an asylum NJ Bonn, Austria.
In fvc-day battle on the island ~
Sumar 20 american soldiers and @70
fdipnos were killed. The rebels a..
tackled the garrison FOO a church. There
are persistent umors that Aguiuslfp
has been killed los the Irorottes. There
Do nu proof that be- ha- been seen alive
since Mai. March pursued him into the
i'cnVuct mountains
Canada militia is hrld in rrudiu,.- tu
rcpcl an expected attack ON rnilnays
hy Fcuians
British forces were reported us fill
trying to drive the Hocrs back and
were making some h"udway. Casual
ties have been severe on both sides In
recent fighting. Thc Rocrs claim % vie.
tory at Wnrren'on. which included the
capture nf $3.50 British.
rrronnoitcriug party of the Tvon.
iy..iNth infantry wa. surrounded ~
icomhauap and four ~ The NmrricauR
were hil',d and lG others wcrr wound.
cd The Filipino. ro'rr1tr1 when re-.
enforcement arrived
Roberts general adFaurr toward prc.
'orta is reported iu prugr'-.. Brand.
fort ha. been captured Ihr I.nsr- wak
ing slight resistance. D,u Hunter e.
to go to tho relief of Na'.liur.
England isuskrdhy thr .nitrd States
iu explain %" boarding an Nmrrlcau
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


lIhn swcarinprn. for nd ynnr. In ths
cr 10y Of the Missouri Pacific Ral.
vny Co, "a, Smithton.
Jumca N. Co,ingtou. Is years old. al
Bolivar.
John N. Koehlrr. one of the oldest.
II not the oldest. citizen of Cole coun.
o. at bis hmm, pr,y fohu,,, -, ,,.,,.
,rai debility. lie WAS 90 v.ar. 81 are.
iir was born In Germany ou March
i'It. and located in Cole county at an
earl, opr. rrsidipg ON n firm near
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10
THE FOUR STARRED FLAG.
The Insignia of the Admiral OF the
Uoited States Navy Floats
in St. Louis.
THE ADMIRAL IS An HOHOREO GUEST.
DHy HcpIete win Etrat- Trnd-
Ina &" show the Pride OF the pro-
pie in the Man who Galned Uns
"f the Most H"tnbIr Naval NIe-
tories in Instory.


a. l'n'F, ''"A '.-. Yesterday h"gan'
/ ''"'''' 'h, entertainment 90 me ''ii s
I'D uhEiDsh'u guests 10y the citizens
ana 'h''r ~ 'rr'S'"'ai''"s. From early
| i' 'hr morning until i1ir iu th" ryrn-
'hF "''''''' 'n' MT. pr"rN "nd thctr
| a. f'A were under tbr guidance 81 com.
| W'ii'rs' Whose only purpose was 10
fh"". ~ the most rrncciul WAY poSsi'
| hi'. now "cir"m" they were tn the
''A ana h'" much st. I.oni'i"nN ap-
! l'''"''u 'hrir presence IN the city.
Alter breakfast, taken in the privacy
' lh"'f apartments ~ the Planter
'"l".. 'hr auWirnl and his party placed
'h.''''I'r' 900 'h" charge "t th" COM
notices directing their entertainment,
"'' almost continuously until ihr! ne
l'cd lasi night they Wrrr under that
"''rH'W guidance.
I'n''"g 'h" hotel a little after ten
O'CLOCK, the party was driven 20 the
merchants exchange, "h'r" The first
i'fmAI reception aud welcome to the
'l> ""r' accorded them 10y am Gu
thuHlaH'ic, cheering thruuE ~ mcm-
h'f. "' the rNrh1nr" uud their fJmr.
ii't. accompanied bay formal sprrchrs
t} Ifo"'d'n' Nhfl""w and Mayor
H"t'uhrin responded o" by the ud'
n'rai himself,
N' Gathering ON rh" .lu0r ~ ihr ~
rhnnr" 4" Err"' u1''"uHl celebrity
N"' '''' more hrlll'a"'
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10

II, tragic death of Mrs Iurna Wis
Ia Hunter, daughter Of the late Con-
rrrssman Burncs, n Platte City, has
c"m" 60 light, says telegram. Mira.
Hunter shot herself with i revolver,
80 th" home Of her sister Mrs. Roster.
~ Fiatt" City. II is reported thar
dependency over her separation from
les husband. un attorney Of Scdalir.
NH- The cause ~ the deed. Of late she
hnd hceu In m health. which. togcth.
rr With her separation, is supposed to
,dyc he'd 10 her rash deed. The Burnes
family are among the wcaithics, aud
uIost respected people Of Missouri.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10

sizc from lack Of supporting surface ieneaib
a vessels bilgc. With twisting lift il bore
the stern 40 high in the air that the deck
slanted like the sides Of a stecplc forcing
me 10 drop the hAlyarls and cling 10 the
rail to prevent falling into the bow. For an
instant | thought Of surety we would
plunge sidelons below the following sea,
picrre Il, and I've swsmped inside the tenth
stroke Of my pulse; but the send Of the
water flung US partly out OF the trough, and
a. Il passed lifted the bow to a terrible in.
cline, and, giving US an extra vicious lurch.
LETT us almost stern out to the run Of the
billows. Had Il broken as II reached us, the
tons upon tons Of water which would have
fallen on our deck must have driven the
schooner beneath the surface rs though che
was no morc bnoyant than the lead in her
hold. II was wonderful view had Of ths
OCEAN from the height Of the mighty eombcr.
The sharpness Of its ridge fofctod the CON.
ing cascade, and, though II drove us down on
our beams cuds and made the schooner
groan like a suffering mortal as she recov.
cred il was not evil in it's effects on me or
mine.
Two things on deck there were which
seemed to catch the infection OF motion, one
being the survroa, who was shot into the
scuplcrs with violence which did some
thing TO sober him, for, like a man waking
from deep sleep, he threw out an arm and
began rubbing bis eyes, muttering words
that might have been protest al his rough
usage. The other wac the runaway SHUTTLE
hnlt which had been captured by the flukes
Of the spare anchor. IA the stern Of the
ant t.E - L~It a IL A
pointed higher than Il had ever been my lot
10 see It, the barrel, like a wild thing wait.
ing is chance, dropped from the position in
which u had been held and with rush tore
sil ikr spent cannon ball At the break
Of the poop II was met by the hftins stern,
and, rCtrscing its course, drove against the
door of the farccsstle hatch With force
that split the panel from top TO bottom
As bali II sprang from the impact, spinning
on It's chines for an instant, the water flying
IN circular shower from It's now open buns,
then harryina 10 larbosrd Amidships, II
reached well aft II time 20 be caught BY the
mounting stern. With 9 wonderful agility
aud seemingly with the instinct of one mad
to escape environment, even II II ended in
self destruction, Il ierksd itself on end 81
though TO look about, totterire and falling
seain on It's aide with the life Of the bow,
For brief space IL hung see-szwinx ans; |
gurgling ,hickly as though choking, then Il
shot forward with the fury Of bolt. Moth. |
ing interviewed to check i.s course, aud, a.
though il had wings. II ran up the mass Of
rope and wreck which had now become
jammcd near the hs5 Of the bowsprit, |
leapcd into the air. cleared the low bulwark, |
ard plunged. shroaded IN its own spray. into |
lhc frothing sss below.
would sooner have fcughs the saree psis- |
,ners than brvn forward In The path Il that |
Inseassis thing. and. thosxh ] was swsr~ |
that our available stock Of fresh water wsEt |
9Th a. ] wss siad TO 60 h spring u tie |
ieck.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10

The manager is hard man to see.
Shut In his private Office and with
wcll.trainei boy In the ante-room he is
Inaccessible 10 anyone whom that boy
does not ksow. You cannot rvrn get
your card sent In TO him: the boy always
aays he IN not in. You win get the same
answer at the box Office. remember
hearing an old manager once say 20 his
Office boy MY son, II you don't learn
20 speak other peoples lines you win
not succeed In thi. business. have
written part for you. Whenever any.
one you don't know saysi ia Mr..
brown iny that's your cue 10 answer;
No. sir.' ! with you 10 be dead-Icffer
psrfect In that Lire from this time an
--ecrIhu1r's