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New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
HOPE FOR GLORY
THE LITTLE BAND OF AMERICANS WHO
WILL TRY TO WIN AT PARIS

The remarkable success achieved by the Amer
lean athletes in the English championships at
London only a few days ago has whetted the
appetite Of their American friends for even
greater glories at the international champion
ships to be held at Paris OF that little band
OF athletes who SO bravely crossed the ocean
10 meet the champions from all over the world
there Is not one man in the party who will not
strive with all his mental and physical powers
to win the especial contest in which he is en-
tered. All realize that the eyes of America are
upon them, and who would not exert every
muscle under similar conditions?
Among the party of Americans are expert
trainers, who have made practical study of
physical condition. Murphy for so long the
Yale trainer, Is looked up to and respected by
aIl his craft as a man particularly well fitted
for the duties imposed upon him. Murphy be-
ieVes that the Americans will be as successful
at the international games as they were at
London in the English championships and prob
ably no opinion expressed by any man in Amer
Ica would be more respected than the words Of
that sturdy little trainer. The indications point
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

OF the Americans who will try for the 220-yard
and quarter mile runs. Long is a clever runner
and his friends expect to see him duplicate his
London success Boardman ought to run him
close
A. L. Kraenzlein, OF Pennsylvania. is probably
the most remarkable athlete of all of the cham
pions. He ought to hold the hurdles at his
mercy. In his contests in this country no man
has been found who with an even break could
make him exert himself He and Meyer Prin-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

Importance. The present situation IN Great
Britain brings the matter near enough home to
lend heightened interest to the description OF
the coal nelds around Tse-Chou, Shansi. China,
by Noah Fields Drake, which presented at
the last meeting of the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers and is printed in their Trans
actions
The district was first adequately examined
by Baron Won Rchtofen. in 1870. but the anti
foreign attitude Of the Chinese Government has
since prevented development. until its Ak
ploitation by the Fekng syndicate seems to be
at hand, this English Italian company having
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

stein. of Syracuse will be a hard pair to beat
in the running broad jump. Sheldon has a
good chance to win the discus throw r. c
Ewry ought to capture the standing high and
broad jumps unless he trains off
HESITATION THAT WAS NOT LOSS.
From Life.
"She said might kiss her on either check"
What did you do ?"
"I heSitated a long time between them"
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
COAL FIELDS IN CHINA.
A BIGGER AREA THAN THAT OF PENN
SYLVANIA.

From The Engineering Magazine.
It does not require a very severe nor a very
long lasting coal famine to advance the question
of the exhaustion of fuel supply from a purely
academic discussion to of pressing economic
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22

without word Of warning, emptied the
contents of shotgun into the back Of
Harrison's head. Burke was placed un-
der arrest, but refused to give any reason
for the act. Both men had been close
friends.
Five policemen were overcome by smoke
recently in the fire at what is known as
the Terminal Stores, warehouse block
bounded by Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets and Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues, New York. The fire loss is es-
timated at 100000.
Every man who is willing to work has
been pressed into service at Galveston
The wreckage is fast being cleared away
and an air Of business once more pervadef
the city. The Houston Post prints a re-
vised list of those who perished in the
great storm. This list has been carefully
compiled from various sources and place
| the number Of known dead at IS. Th'
railroads have large forces of men at wori
and outside communication is now onl.
a question of very short while.
| OF the 5000 Beers who retired fron
koniatipoort before the British advanc
from Machadodorp, 100 have entered Port
uguese territory, others have deserted j
various directions and the balance are r.
ported to have crossed the Konai rive
and to be occupying spurs OF the Lon
bobo mountains south of the railway.
: general tumult seems to have Occurre
when they recognized the hopelessness I
their cause. Their long toms and fel
guns have been destroyed and nothing
left of the Boer army but few marau
ing bands. Kelly-Kenny is dealing Wi
one of these which occupies a position
! Doornberg.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22
Want a Prompt settlement.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatch from the
viceroys of southern China making an ap-
peal for the opening of peace negotiations
without further delay. They report that
prolongation of the present unsettled
condition is serious disadvantage to
China and all parties concerned.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22
of chemistry. Columbian University,

Of chemistry, Columbian University, !
Washington, D. c.
Prescott, Albert b., professor. Uni
versity Of Michigan, Ann Harbor, Mich.
Price, A. F., medical director, United
States. Naval Hospital. Washington.
D. G.
Smart, Charles. lieutenant colonel.
assistant surgeon general, United
States Army.
Sternberg, George M, surgeon gen.
eral, United States Army, Washington,
lD.C.
Tucker, Willis G., professor of chem
istry and chemist Of State Board Of
Health, state Of New York.
Vaughan, Victor c., professor, Uni
versity Of Michigan, Ann Harbor. Mich.
| Van Reypen, w. K, surgeon general.
United States Navy, Washington, d. G.
Wiley, Prof. H. w., chief chemist, De
partment Of Agriculture, United States.
Washington, D. G.
Wyman, Walter, surgeon general
United States Marine Hospital, Wash
ington, D. G.
Mr.. PErrIaREw. Was there any testi
9 mony which showed that there were
! cases of injury to health as result o.
. constant use Of alum?
: Mr.. Mason. Yes; can turn you t.
r the testimony.
ii Mr.. PETTIaREw. do not care to hav
A the senator turn to it. l simply wan
d to emphasize the point. agree witt
il the senator. It has always been m,
d own impression that alum baking pow
is der is injurious, but I wanted to brin
l. 1t out and make 1t emphatic, II tn
h proof sustains that position.
Il Mr.. MASON. / quite agree with tn
senator. It is claimed that there is M
country in Europe that does not pr
hibit the use Of alum. Certainly thre
y or four of the leading countries of E.
rope to which l have had my attentio
called prohibit the use. Of alum in ba
ir ing powder.
Mr.. PErrIaREw. Did the chemis
who came before the committee, the
:, professors, generally testify-was
y the result of their evidence-that Il
eu cream of tartar baking powder
nd healthy and does not leave residuu
lp- which is injurious to health?
ed Mr.. MASON. Yes; / say emphatical
RI yes; that the weight of the evidence
that whenever any of these dist
,er guished men, who have national RI
in utation, the leading chemists Of the c
w. leges, were interrogated upon the pol
,ti. they stated that fact, every one
nm. them, to my recollection.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22

A big attendance at the Lewiston fair
Is expected.
The fall term of school at Orofina be-
gun September 20.
The members Of the Weiser high
school have organized foot ball team.
A stage service, three times week.
has been started from Buffalo Hump to
Sites.
It is estimated 100000 will be receiv-
ed by the farmers of the Palouse coun-
try this year.
George, the 17-year old SON Of Prof.
J. H. Miles. Of Liberty, was drowned
while hunting last week.
John Thompson Of Moscow lost 1900
bushels of sacked grain communicated
from the thresher engine.
A. Lindquist, an employe OF the cyan
ide works at HALEY. accidentally shot
and killed himself one day last week.
Pat Shay, who entered a plea of gull
| ty to the indictment against him for
forgery, at Wallace. was last week sen
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
by Judge Mayhem.
The University Of Idaho has beer
honored with diploma from the Paris
exposition for collection OF photo
| graphs.
The governor has reprieved Yee Wei
a Chinaman sentenced to hang Septem
ber %, until October IL. Yee We
killed fellow celestial in HALEY.
The 16-year old son of G. G. Robin
son Of American Falls, was probabl!
fatally injured last week by being rul
over by a wagon loaded with timber
The postofice at Meridian was rot
bed last week. The robbers entere
the building by removing tn
front window and took SIG worth Q
postage stamps and $144 worth of jew
elry.
Uie Hop Chung, the Chinese boy WIN
has been attending the HALEY publ
school some years ago, and who wa
born in HALEY, has gone to Cantor
China, to take a course at the univer
ity there.
Kittie Ross was released from ia
in Lewiston on an order by Judg
/ Steele, of the district court, on recon
mendation of County Attorney Dal
ford. who stated that the evidence
hand was not sufficient to hold he
Ross was arrested last July and char
ed with the alleged murder of Fran
Henderson, who was found dead In tt
Hotel DeFrance.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22
nonert. WIN Leave Pretoria.

New York, Sept. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: A large
mart of the Rustcnberg commando has
surrendered and there are reports that
Commandant Botha has given himself up.
The Nails correspondent in Maritzburg
saws it is stated that Lord Roberts is ex-
pected to leave Pretoria for England
about October 3.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22

Il An ancient foe of the race. It attacks
the child in the cradle, and, unless expelled
nom the blood follows him to the grave.
Hoods sarsaparilla completely cures TINS
disease by eradicating its poisonous taints
from the blood. Thousands Of grateful
parents write that their children who were
ortured and disfgured by scrofula have.
been entirely cured by this great medicine.
HOODS SaS.6apaS'fMa
Never Disappoints. 1t is the Best Aedi-
sins Money Can Buy. All druggists.
1.-1,. Dan. rur. .,c,x headache indigestion. $50
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22
p-,nce Albert killed.

Dresden, Sept. l8.-Prince Albert OF
Saxony was killed in carriage accident
yesterday at Wolkeau. short distance
from Dresden. He was born in 1853 end
was unmarried.
Holbrook argus., 1900-07-21
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Holbrook argus., 1900-07-21
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Holbrook argus., 1900-07-21
The Man of the Hour
 A NIagnificen Port rair of PRESIDENT :. MCKINLEY
Reproduced in Ten CoIOrs from a Late Photograph, for which t"- President specially sat at request of Publishers,
 If D1 IN-,,
(SIzE AK 21 INCHEs)


 (SIZE 14 21 INCHEs)
 will be published by shortly It is being print ed for heavy plate paper, in form suitable for framing by of the largest art Autograph houses in America n the famous French style of copper plate work. Every American family will want of these handsome pictures of the President. It must be membered that this picture will be in no sense cheap chromo. but will be example of the very highest style of illuminated printing. It will be ornament to library drawing-room. Our readers can have the Mckinley portrait at what it costs us namely. Ten Cents per Copy by merely filling out tue below. and sending it to this office at once There will be such demand for the portrait when 1t is published that advise sending orders in advance As many copies may be desired can be had on one coupon. providing ten cents is sent for each copy Write name and nddress plainly md remit in coin o
Holbrook argus., 1900-07-21
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Holbrook argus., 1900-07-21
We Divide Your Risks, and Multiply Your Profits.

The rich loss that fail
 The buys stock or failure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
TEE SOURCE Of GLYcERIyE.

= BY. Duct OF SOAP AND CANDLE FACTORIES
N IScREAsED DEMAND.
Clve--.-e IS used n making nitrogiycerine. and
n--o--s.ar1Le = the chief constituent Of dyna-
mite i -lso enters largely into the composition
4 sC7-e e ne sUok=less poNders-c0rdlte for
1g-znce- The South African war therefore
LIS brought il into increased demand IN Eng
and 5-s- now. although It's expectation has not
beer prohibited. as vas me case win ca-oo4:c
ACID few weeks ago. The fact Is. lyddite N
ne manufacture q which q derivafive Of car
5oic acid IS used can 5e handled with less
.aznce ~ accident than dynamite SO that Up ID
.as present -.ue tire latter has not found any
szt=lsr- application II var And even nitro
z-yoerln= z-.npozt5ers ara going out Of favor
1eezus= - their unstable cha-arter ana other
5-zEba-ks- sliH- for The tine being gIycerine
enjoys AZ enhanced p9ppl a-ity II the markets Of
Europe
s0raerE ne Ike forty thousand Tons u this
c1umelE.g ara made yearly just no~ Vet there
Is nowhe-= factory devoted primarily 70 It's
ulanufaa-ure It is a by-pro1uct Of soap and
czncIe -aat5ries. II = not itself fatty but il
Is zssoc-arei with fat IN nature When aIkaIIes
Zre combined with the fat, In making either
s,ezrine candles soap. and then 2 little salt
is added 20 ne compound the stearine, or soap
I'll separate from the rest Of the fluid, which
s called spent iye' Formerly the rnanufact-
--er allowed rhe latter % flow away. Now
lgEever 1e saves IL and seeks % eliminate the
glyce1ne
t. b-sfn with ne has 4 mixture u water
EFCe--le. sat and some other impurities The
Fzta- IS boiled OF. the salt recovered Tor future
81 ana The residue Is crude giycsrine. This
Inst NJ carefully refined before IT is fl for use
jsc;eG 5-penGs On the particular fate 10 which
Il II -1=- L. be devoted out q hundred tons
q ,ai not over five tens II glyc=rIne can De 20
-llneL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

-,;-es tha most peTempt5Ty and vigorous action
IN the part Of Lord Salisbury to secure the i'm
mediate release OF the doctor. who has again
hen lest 10 sight for about two years. and has
r-obably 1nce NOR fallen into the hands Of his
enemies.
Sa-50u unen he wrote Fedora" was severely
,hsdad by some critics for preserving it as a
possibility that his hero when wanted" by
he Russian police could be kidnapped abroad
sid secretly deported to St Petersburg The
story II The Chinese doctor shows that the
r-ea- French playwright vas guilty Of 10 exag-
ra-stl1n h the matter. and there IS every -ea-
s7n 70 believe that tie instance in question is by
70 means II Isolated one. There are other cases
known n people who have been spirited away
ron Paris &c St. Petersburg. sometimes on
hoard steam launches down the Seine 10 Havre
sometimes by rail Under the influence Of drugs
or under restraint as alleged Iunatics From
London scores OF Russian ccnspirators have
bes- mapped IN the same way as Dr. Sun
and 81 ned of to Riga on board Muscoyite
sr57s ar-er spending the time intervening be-
-ueen -1e.r capture and their embarkation at
me haa quarters Of the Cars detectives in the
British metropolis
who znaUs- indeed. that Russian conspirators
have Nor been shanghaied II New-York and
either seaport cities Of the United States by
M1s~0vi-e Government agents. and placed on
Russian 1nen-0f-war. even upon liners sailing
fa- Russian porIs@ In nine cases out Of ten no
one would ~ the wiser. and should the author1
ties here 'ecoEe aware II the kidnapping and
Of the ~auoFal q the person from this country
against LIS Eill. their disposition would be TO
keen ~. matter quiet IL order to avoid interua
-sa-z- -uplica-lo1s- Truth is often stranger
than E.-.1n- and enc need only think Of the
s-rzn-- tev.ces adopted even by American
oezra- md private detectives 70 secure bona
zee nails who nave sought refuge il coun-
-ries H.-a which there are ext-adiJion treaties
IN order FORM an idea Of the many extracrdi-
-a-v dramas ard even tragedies. mostly IN
z-5--=r -a- are instantly taking place among
tas I'D born residents Of the United States
FS-ATTA CHE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

were emptied last Monday and the famous
string OF trogters taken away 20 be dispersed
under the sign of the golden Diana Of Madison
Square.
Around the stoves ID Tarrytown livery stable
Offices and other centres where men stop TO
pass the time Of day they VIII long talk Of
Maud :. OF sunol. and Of the mighty Dexter.
now long since passed into the eternal rest Of
trotters. There l. an old man there who once
drove a certain Gray FAX, who got the better
Of Dexter after a fashion. and that man recites
the experience with pride
II vas driving Cray Jack cut near Ma
combs Dam Bridge. and 1 heard something
coming behind sure enough, II was Mr. Bon
ner driving Dexter He asked i that was
Gray Jack, and then he asked une 70 -ouch him
up Z bit and l tell you 1t was not long before
he made Dexter break NJ. Bonner says 10 me-
Well that's . good horse you're driving OF
course I was driving a suIky and Dexter was
haruessed ID i road wagon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

s. the Great left among the sunny fields whers
until last week she eambolled, it is said, like a
yearng. when the humor took her. as it did al
times in spite Of al the twenty-six SHOWS upon
her In her new home. at Stamford. she MAJ
possibly think with regret Of her old home BY
the Hudson II is hard for an old and veneratet
lady ike her 70 change homes late in life
Some Of her former companions lie il walled
inclosure beyond the track. where in summer
there is plenty of shade from tall trees When
they dig a new grave there the stabemen
sometimes find underground the squirrel
hoard" Of bury chestnuts. The graves are num-
bered by headstones, but any boy about the
place can tell the visitor which mound covers,
for instance. the Onee priceless bones OF Dexter,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
LORD DUADON4LD's HOBBIES.

From NJ A. p
Lord Duud0nald. the hero of the recent opera
ticns at Acton Homes Is every inch q country
squire -t the new type which combines brains
w.th love Of the land and its sp IT'S. He IS apt
10 develop theories about all suhj=cts-tT0m new
Inventions 10 the breeding OF pigs. Often he
climbs the Welsh hills among which E- resides.
befgr- dawn. SO as - see the sunrise. \ third
notion ~ his is that a military peer should never
take part in rl- debates OF the House Of Lords
So long as ne noiis the queens commission. AT
inventive faculty runs IN The family. Many pat
eutS were taken cut by the Old Admiral and by
his sou-fatheT o. the present man our Lord
D1ud maid mas invented gun carriage which
is considered Tar The li-ht-st and most service
able thing 0f its kind yet nit upon II is for L
Qu tx firing machine gun. and easily be
worked by one man II was to further the
claims of his invention THAT Lord DuudOnald
went to South Africa. WEera ne was most fOrtu-
uat=ly appointed 10 command Another -nVen-
ton he has patented IS q hreUOX-tJ be held in
the hand cold day-Which ne has chrisje2ed
'-LnSrra' These frrUlE-S are in general use in
Jauar. They flied with particular kind OF
wood that shoulders like tobacco in pipe. and
they VIII keep the hand holding them warm N
the most freezing temperature. Lord DundOnald
developed the contrivance and the "Instra' is
now advertised general warmer that Ons
sit on in a railway carriage, and use IN all
sorts Of other convenient ways The "InstTa~
was a tremendous help 70 the troops in the Oar
gai campaign, where the high mountain air al
most fT0ze our men 10 death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

IS only one home for humanity within its
hundred acres or so Of rich hay land, and that
is a modest white cottage near the entrance,
occupied by the foreman and his family.
Notice % the approach Of strangers is given
by the barking Of a Great Dane. that ranges
wondering what has become Of all his friends
on hOofs, about the rows Of stable buildings.
Common report has told many things of those
stables that are wonderful, but not true. The
late Robert Bonner did not lodge his horses
within marble walls. Maud 5. and Sunol never
had carpets or silver hair brushes. or porcelain
lined bathtubs. though each had her trunk. con-
tanning something to wear and her toilet requi-
sites. and marked with her own glorious name
and list Of her Performances II an operate
star should mark her trunks with her topmost
note and the date OF its occurrence. But the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

greatest Of al these track performers ate and
slept N plain though comfortable and thor
0ughIy well ventilated box stall, utterly devoid
Of ornament tion-
The most important stalls are those arranged
TO form courtyard II two rows al right angles
TO each other near the f0reman's house, fifteen
in one row and fourteen IN the other. The latter
row. running east and west. are those reserved
for Jro1dmares and their f0als. Adjoining this
is the covered track, one-eighth Of mile in
length. 70 which the solitary groom who was
acting as attendant on half dozen raldsJers
and cceIone u cLanc- Wis tors. last W elk pointed
with pride. There is d great roouy barn also
with eight box and sixteen tie stalls. occupying
It's ground floor. and beyond this stretch fields
and the magnificent rhr==-lua rter-ulile track,
admirably laid out.
This il. thu Erand=tand" says the solitary
groom. and points TO a wooden kiosk affair at
-he side of the track. Would you ike TO see
the starting beI2"