Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, JULY 2ND, 1900
SEE PARIS LETTER.
Officially there is still no war with
China, although official dispatches say
that the Imperial Chinese troops at
tackled the International Marines under
Admiral Seymour, and among the killed
and wounded were Americans. and that
all the foreign ministers, who are re-
ported to have been safe at Pekin a
week ago, were ordered to leave that
city within "a hours and refused to dc
so. It is not quite clear who ordered
them to leave. For government to
send minister his passport is some
times considered an act of war. Our
officials agree with the Chinese Minister
to the United States that there is no
war, but the killing goes right along
The greatest shock that Washington
has received from China, was the news
that the battleship Oregon, which since
her famous trip during the war with
Spain has been regarded as a mascot,
had run on a rock and knocked big
hole in her bottom and was in danger
of being lost, in case a big storm came
on before she could be got to port.
Small in size and grhat in results are De-
Wits lit early riscrs, the famous little
pills that cleanse the liver and bowels, they
do not grippe. Dr. Waters.
The United States has oulv ten con-
suls in China, and no commercial
agents such as do consular work for us
IN minor places in various parts OF the
world. Mr.. John Goodnow is our Con-
sui General stationed at Shanghi; Mr..
Levi $. Wilcox, of H., is consul at Han
kow; Rev. Samuel l.. Gracey, D. D. is
our consul at Foochow; he was appoint,
ed from Massachusetts,. Rev. VIM.
Martin, of N. Y, a preacher, inventor
and politician, is Consul at Chluklans.
Mr.. John Fowler, known as a protege
Of Senator Lodge, is Consul at Cheetoo.
Robert McWade, a bright Philadelphia
newspaper man of Irish birth, IS con-
sui at Canton. Henry Miller, of Ore
gon, is consul at Chungking. Anson
Burlmgame Johnson, who went from
Colorado journalism is consul at Annoy.
J. W. Ragsdale, Pacific coast newspa.
per man, is consul at Tien Tsin, and
the tenth consulate, at Nieuchwang is
temporarily filled by an Engllshm'n
WHO is Vice Consul.
The Chinese ask "how is your livcI?' in.
stead of how do you do?' for when the liver
is active the health is good DeWi,ts Little
early risers are famous little pills for the
liver and bowels. DR. Waters,
Observant men have long ago dis
covered that the ndiscriminate distrl-
button Of public charity is an EVIL
which often outweighs the good. even
when the cry for charity is of such a
Lature that it cannot be allowed to so
unheeded Additional proof is fur
nished by a report of Gen. Dayls on
the help given the Porto Rico hurri-
cane sufferers by the United States
government. The report says: "The
natives have become imbued with the
belief that the Uuited States Is to sup
ply fovd, rebuild their houses, and give
tlem all the necessities of life for an
indefinite period. 1t seems impossible
to make them understand that the aid
was only intended to tide them over
and enable them to recover from the
great disaster. These issues of rations
are pauperizing the people, and instill.
ing into their minds the idea that they
have only to refuse to work to be sup
ported by the government. In the opn-
ion of goveanor Allen, relief supplies
should not be sent to Porto Rico in the
future, and supplies should no longer
be furnished the larger and more pros
porous planters, but should be given
only to the smaller planters, and to
them for only short time longer" OF.
fetal orders have been issued to cease
the free distribution of relief ratons in
Porto Rico, July 18TH.
Ivy poisoning, poison wounds and all
other accidental injuries may he quickly
cured by using DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
1t is also certain cure for piles and skin
diseases take no other DR.. Waters.
Mr.. W. w. Ball, Of New Zealand,
who is in Washington on his way to
the Paris Exposition, made some Amer
lean eyes open wide when he told OF
some of the new laws of New Zealand,