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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05
AUGUST. AUGUST.
CAlARRH. GATARRH.
ELECTRICITY. ELECTRICITY.
SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER.
LUNG. LUNG.
DR.. SHADE, SPECIALIST

SAYS that August and September are the two
best months in the year TO treat Catarrh, throat,
and lung troubles successfully. DIR. Shades i'm
proved office treatment never fails TO cure the
most stubborn case OF catarrh. In complicated
and old chronic cases DIR. Shade treats in his
ELECTRIC PARLoRs, the finest and only well
eauipped electric parlor in Washington. 1t is
claimed that ozone, generated by the latest ap-
proved static machine is very beneficial in cur
ing bad cases Of catarrh, throat, and lung trouble
Dr. Shade also claims that his painless and pleas
ant application OF electricity hastens molecular
change thereby assisting nature 90 throw off the
old tissue and make room for the new. In other
words electricity properly applied-shade's method
Assists corpuscle work and the natural meta
Inorphi Of the physical system, which assists M
tuTe 70 resume her normal functions and produce
a susceptibility to treatment in those who have
not been deriving any benefit from medicines and
ordinary treatment in the past, simply because
the natural metamorphi or corpuscle work Of the
body is too slow arrested II Is said that there
is an entire change OF tissues, Inuscles bones,
and the whole body every seven years In some
parts OF the body where there are eongestions,
abnormal conditions brought on by disease this
natural change Of the tissue is very slow and in
many entirely arrested. Ali such cases
are benefited and many cured by DR.. Shades new
electric treatment, including chronic diseases OF
whatsoever character. Trial treatment and con-
sultation positively free. Not penny TO pay.
Hours, 8 10 g. week days; Sunday IL to e.
62s 18th st. NV. Special engagements by phone
1904
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OBJECTS TO PUMPING STATION.
AN Anncostin Property Owner En-
tiers Protest

Mary E. Havenner, residing at 111i Tenth
Street northwest. has written to the Com
missioners protesting against the location
of pumping station at the corner of Min
nesota Avenue and Eighteenth Street, Ana
costa She states that she is the owner
Of the adjoining property at the corner Of
Minnesota Avenue and Eighteenth Street
improved by two-story frame dwelling.
The complainant earnestly objects to the
erection OF the proposed pumping station,
believing that the continued noise and
smoke therefrom will permanently injure
her property. She asks that it be placed
on another site, as 1t Will not only lnjure
adjoining property, but will spoil the ap
pearance of Minnesota Avenue.
In reporting upon the complaint to
the Commissioners w. A. Mcfarland, SUI
Superintendent of the Water Department,
states that the work of construction has
already begun and that it would be
serious matter to change the site of the
building now. He thinks that no serious
annoyance will be experienced from the
smoke or noise of the station when it is
completed and in operation.
The report Of Mr.. Mcfarland has been
approved by the Commissioners and the
complainant will be informed in accordance
Herewith.
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TIE TAPPING REBELLION
A Revolt Which Threatened the
Entire Chinese Empire.
Started by "A Native Who Claimed to
"Chfnese" Gordon Called in TO
Suppress the Widespread Uprising
The Ever Victorious Army"

The TAPPING rebellion, which nearly
overthrow the Chinese Empire forty years
ago, was similar in many respects to The
present troubles in China. 1t was by sup
pressing it that General Gordon got his
title of Chinese Gordon, and was made a
mandarin, while the force under him was
known as the Ever Victorious Army. In
England however, his services were the
cause Of controversy, and he was de-
nounced by some as a mercenary solder.
who accepted Chinese pay to Cypress the
native Christians. Gordon was. in fact,
lent to the Chinese by the English Gov
eminent when our war with China in 1860
was over. The TAPPING rebellion in 1868
had assumed such dimensions that large
part Of southern China was ruled by the
rebels, and even Shanghai and its stores
and European inhabitants were threat
eneG.
Hugg-tsue-schuen. or the Tien Wang, the
leader of the Taipings, was kind of
Chinese Mahdi. His father was peasant
farmer OF the tribe of Hakkas, despised
race in he south of China. He failed to
mass the examination emitting him to
Mace among the liteTati from which the
officials are chosen, and so became NAL
content. From studying the tracts given
MIN by an American missionary. issachar
Roberts, he came to believe that ne was
son of heaven, q younger brother OF Christ,
with new revelation. and that an old man
he saw in his visions was the Christian
God. He was not a Mohammedan, but a
Christian Mahdi, mixing up the superst-
tions of his Hakka tribe with Christian
theology and the Chinese classics he had
failed to pass in.
Proclaimed Himself King.
After long trance of forty days, he
rose from his sick bed and nailed upon
his doorpost the proclamation that he was
the Heavenly King. From this moment
he never swerved from the belief that he
was the rightful ruler OF the world, and
this was the beginning of rebellion that
caused devastation in sixteen provinces and
600 cities. The ancient palace OF the Ming
dynasty in their old capital OF Marking
became his home from 1858 for many years.
He is described as being tall, with a
flowing black beard. bright eyes, and an
intelligent face. The great difficulty he
had TO contend with was his own dislike
to guiding military operations and the
danger OF being superseded by an ADLER
general Five OF his generals he had ap-
pointed as kings OF different provinces;
but when he came to be secluded in the
palace at Marking and visible only to HIS
brother and bis wives, the management
of these generals became a difficult mat
ter. = 1856 he put TO death one Of them.
his abiest general, the Eastern King.
The latter asserted that he was visited by
the Holy Ghost. and that the Heavenly
Father was 50 displeased with the Tien
Wang for kicking his wives that he or
dered him to humble himself and receive
forty lashes.
The punishment was accepted. but the
Eastern King was shortly after put to
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HIS DEATH NOT CONFIRMED.
Difficulty in Obtaining News Con-
corning Consul shaw.

The State Department has been unable
to obtain any positive information in re-
gard to the press report that W. Irwin
Shaw, OF Pennsylvania, United States Con-
sui at Barranquilia, Colombia, died there
OF yellow fever The press despatch bore
the Caracas. Venezuela, date of August ,,
and was printed in the afternoon papers
of that day. Yet Consul General Gudger
telegraphed the State Department from
Panama today that French steamers which
left Barranquilla on August l brought no
news of Mr.. Shaw's death.
The Department cannot understand how
news of Mr.. Shaw's death could have
reached Caracas on August If he was
not dead when the French steamer left
Barranquilla on the day before, as Bar
ranquilla is not in telegraphic communica-
tion with the rest of the world. The tele-
graph company informed the State De-
partment yesterday that its message to
Barranquilla enquiring about the report
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the powder magazine would have sunk her.
The captain was an Irishman, Davidson.
and he handled the little warship with
such daring and discretion that the mere
sight of the smoke of her funnel was
enough to put to flight a rebel army. Cor
don himself often made use of these boats
as his headquarters in action. and his
snake banner the peculiar battlefag or
streamer forming the insignia OF Chinese
commanders, might always be seen on such
occasions waving at the prov.
The successes Of the little army almost
justified the Chinese title of ever-victo-
rious. Gordon took the field in april,
1863, against rebel host that in his neigh
borhood numbered quite 100000 men. They
were largely armed with muskets and
rifles, and held every walled city for
distance Of several hundred miles south
and west of Shanghai. The towns lay in
ruins, and the country was only Inhabited
by pheasants. hares, and foxes. 1t vas
Gordon's little force that did nearl- all
the actual fighting and assaulting of walled
cities. which Chinese imperial troops were
called in to garrison when once takel.
while Gordon was attacking elsewhere. His
first success was the taking of small
military post, Fu-shan, and for this he
was reported to Pekin by the wellknOwn
Ii Hung Chang, who was governor of the
province. The Emperor then bestowed On
him the rank in the Chinese army Of
Tsung- Ping (brigadier generaD.
The Fall of soochow.
He followed this up by taking Tai
Tsang then Quinsan, strategical position
on the network of canals and lakes which
centre at Soochow. And finally Soochow
itself fell. Quinsan was taken by y ma
neuvre of the little Hyson, which steamed
round the city AM cut ii off from Soochow.
The rebels fed, a disorderly mob. along
the canal on the road TO Soochow, while
the little Hyson slowly followed them and
moved them down with grape.
Burgevine had enlisted a hundred Euro
peans at Shanghai and they We're crimped
to Soochow under the impression that they
were engaged for services under Gordon.
Before Soochow finally fell most OF them
had been glad to stink from beneath the
walls and seek refuge with Gordon. Cor
don made terms of surrender with the RED
ell leaders at Soochow but there were
shamelessly violated by the Chinese Gov
error. Fu-tai, who put them all to death.
The Indignation of Gordon was extreme,
pnd he threatened to resign his command,
anu for some months desisted from hos
Titles The danger of his army going
over to the rebels, and a promise that
European standards OF morality would
henceforward be observed caused him to
begin again. With the fall of the city OF
Changchow in the May following the Tai
ping rebellion Was dealt its death blow, and
at iliis moment Colonel Gordons recall
arrived in China, probably because OF the
massacre at Soochow But only Marking,
the last stronghold of the Taipings, re-
NAMED and 1t fell in the midst Of a gal
axy of concubines who had similagtr sought
their death. The money reward offered to
Gordon he refused, but he came back with
the rank of mandarin and yellow jacket.
London Daily News.
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dows were down as far as l noticed, though
one or more might have been raised a
little without my noticing it. it was four
OF five minutes after the shooting before
l heard Governor Taylor order some one
10 go TO General Collier and have him call
the soldiers from the arsenal"
Ben Rowe, the negro porter for the Gov
ernor's and Secretary's Offices in January,
said:
IN cleaning up Mr.. Powers private Of
flee ] usually left one window pulled down
little from the top and one OF them up a
few inches from the bottom"
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RECORD OF sHIPBU1LDING.
Some of the Larger Steel Vessels
Finished in July.

The Bureau of Navigation reports that
1G5 vessels OF 1854 gross tons were built
in the United States and officially mustered
during the month of July. The largest
steel steam vessels included in these fig
ures are the Moro Castle, Of 6.00i tons.
built at Philadelphia, for the New York
Cuban Mail Steamship Company; the La
fayette, of 5,t13 tons, built at Lorain- Ohio.
for the American Shippers Baggage Com
pany; the Simon ]. Murphy. built at
Wyandotte Mich, for the Eddy Transit
Company. and the Cornell, built at South
Chicago, for L. W. Powell.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05

Of the Consul's death could be sent by
wire only as far as Colon, and would be
forwarded thence to Barranquilla by mail.
1t will take nearly week before an an
swer can be received in Colon by mail
steamer. The State Department is being
flooded with messages of enquiry from
friends Of Mr. Shaw about the report.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05
Preparing Golfers for Service.

The Navy Department is getting ready
nearly all its GOLFERS for emergency sery-
ice in Chinese waters. The Leonidas and
the Pompey have been ordered into COM
mission, and will be ready in six weeks. 1t
Will require that period TO repair them.
The cruiser Bancroft. now at Boston, will
be placed in commission on August IA. She
will be used probably for service on the
east coast of Central America and the
Isthmus of Panama.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05
Pillow cases, SIC.

800 d5zen ready made
bleachei muslin pillow cases;
hemmed, hand = torn, and
ironed; to go tomorrow for
3 Use.
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Canton flannel, 4zc.

Unbleached canton flannel,
in short but desirable
lengths; which sells at &c
yard, to go tomorrow for
4 7-Sc yard.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05

81 have seen the day OF wrong through the
little hole of discretion" This is what everyone
saws after drinking a glass of Heurch's Maerzen.
Senate, or Lager. II will only take one glass
Of Heurich's to make one realize that these high
grade beers are pure and wholesome. and are
brewed OF the best malt and hops. Phone 6Si,
Arlington Bottling Co., for case.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05
Bingham. BIC.

A lot of apron Bingham. in
assortment of check pat
terms; a very good quality.
which sells for &c yard; for
Sc.
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Silecias. 4zc.

Yard wide sllecias. the
closely woven quality; in
remnant lengths; which sells
for II l-2c to 19e; for z Sc
yard.
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Unbleached Muslin, 45c.

Yard wide unbleached mus
lin; fine closely woven quail
ity; fun pieces; the &c yard
sort for 4 7-Sc yard.
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5000 yards dress gingIlams, SIC yard.

The sensational dress Bingham sale which has been going
here for the past few days will be given impetus
because of the addition of 5000 yards 1t is really
marvellous offering for ginghams like theseas such desra
bic patterns has before been sold for less than c yard
Are in light medium, and dark groundsclecks plads and
coors and all perfectly washable Only by taking
quantity of these could get sell yard
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The purchases we've made makers and importers surplus stocks
represent expenditure of hundred thousand dollars

the last few weeks to reducing stocks, and by
eep in the records of Clearance Sales Tomorrow
cheap, will begin, and the prices can only be
We have always regarded that this store had a
the community the greatest facilities for retail
store unique for it is the usual custom for stores
fering summer stuffs at what they paid or at
n it cost the makers to make and the importers to
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-01-23
THE MARKETS.

Cincinnati, Jan. 20.
FLOUR-Winter patent, Sc 1908 90;
Fancy, sos IS; family, 50. a5@s 70;
extra, s2@2 .25; low grade, sl.76@
1876; spring patent, So. 1904; fancy
s2@3. IS; family, 50. 9O@9.
GRAIN--Wheat: No. red at 701h
6I71c. Corn: Yellow ear, track, 36c;
No. 2 mixed, track, 34c. Oats: No. 2
white, track, 2794c; No. mixed,
track, 35h@25%c.
LIVE STOCK-Hogs: Select ship
pers, S4.75; select butchers, $4.7O@4.72;
fair to good packers, $4.65@4.7O; fair
to good light, ,$4.4O@46O; common
and roughs, S4O0@4.50. Cattle: Fair
to good shippers, s4.35@5.25; good to
choice butchers, $4.25@4.75; fair to
medium butchers, $3.35@4OO; com-
mon, $2.75@3.25. Sheep: Extras,
s4.15@4.30; good to choice, $3.50@4.10;
common to fair, s2.35@3.4O. Lambs:
Extras, $6.1O@6.25; good to choice,
S5.6c@6.o0; common to fair, $4.75@
$50. Veal Calves: Fair to good light,
S6.25@7o0; common and large, $500
@6.O0.
Chicago, Jan. 20.-Wheat: January,
Csc: May, CSC; July, 66%@66%c. Corn:
January, 30%c; May, S3k@33Ac;
July, ssHc. Oats: January, 22H;
May, 2Sh@23Ac; July, 2sH@9sc.
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TO FLORIDA.
Double Daily Fast Trains Via. the
Southern Railway.

For the present winter season the
Southern Railway, with connections,
presents the most superior schedules
through csr-service and transportation
arrangements.generally, ever offered
to the travel to Southern resorts.
Double-daily trains from Cincinnati
and Louisville, in connection with the
Queen g. Crescent Route, via Chatta-
noOgS, Jesup.snd The Plant System.
Through sleeping-car from Cincin-
natl to Jacksonville, with convenient
connections from Louisville, via Knox
Vile, Ashevile and Savannah. This
is the scenic route through the noun
tains of Western North Carolina
THE Land of the Sky"
Ai'1 tnrou yn sieepiug-var- ~ ii 8 8
Louis to Jacksonville, in connection
with the L. E. & St. L. Railroad (Air
Line), via:aLouisville; and through
Sleeping cars from Kansas City to
Jacksonville via the X. c. f. S. & NJ.
railroad, in connection with the South
ern Railway, via. Birmingham, Allan
ia, Jesup and The Plant system. The
fast Kansas City-JAcksonville Limit.
ed, only thirty-eight hours from Kan
sSs City togJacksonville.
All agents of connecting lines sell
through wiDter.excursion tickets via
the Southern Railway to the resorts OF
Florida and the South.
Maps, schedules, booklets and infor-
nation mailed free to any address, By
j. G. BEAM, Jr.,
N. W.. P. A. 80 Adams St.
Chicago, III
G. A, BAIRD.
Trav. Passenger Agent,
Louisville, Ky.
w. A. TURK,
Genl. Passenger Agent,
Washington, d. G.
WIN. II. TAYLoE,
Asst. Genl. Pass. Agent,
If Louisville, Ky.
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A NEW WEAPON OF WAR.
The French Mitrailleuse Described :
Mounted in Three Different Ways

The French Mitrailleuse Described -
Mounted in Three Different Ways.
The first specimens of the new
model Of mitrailleuse which is being
manufactured at the government ar
senal at Puteaux are nearly ready, and
in a few weeks time will be at the
disposal of the Alpine corps, which is
to be the first regiment to receive
them.
The new weapon, which can be
easily taken to pieces, is formed Of
a single barrel screwed in front of the
receiver, the mechanism Of which is
said to be exceedingly simple. The
cartridges are attached to a revolving
brass band which is worked automat-
ically, each shot that is fred bring
ing the next carriage into position.
The cannon is provided with butt
not unlike that of an ordinary rifle,
which is steadied in the same way as
a rifle butt against the shoulder Of
the artilleryman who is firing. Its
total weight without the supports is
a trihe over so pounds
Two men are required to fire this
mitrailleuse, one to load and the 9TH
er to point it. 1t can be fred, how
ever, by one man in case of necessity,
though of course at a slower rate.
When comparatively careful aim is
taken a hundred shots can be fred a
minute, but if desired from 500 to 600
shots a minute can be fred. The can
non comprises an apparatus destined
to prevent it growing hot. 1t will be
mounted in three different ways, ac-
cording as it is intended for use in
naval warfare, in mountainous dis
triets OF for ordinary field firing. In
this latter case it is provided with
shields to protect those working it
against rifle fre.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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OUR NATIVE HERBS

This purely vegetable remedy
has for twelve years since its dis
eovery achieved signal success.
The certainty of its action-inva-
riable relief secured-the miracles
Of healing vouched for by the
thousands who have used it ranks
it as a scientific discovery of enor-
nous value.
Our Native Herbs cure all dis
eases arising from an impure con-
dition of the blood. 1t acts on
the blood, stomach, liver and kid
neys and drives the impurities
which occasion sickness out Of the
system. 1t cures constipation,
rheumatism, indigestion and regu-
lates the liver and kidneys.
We guarantee Our Native
Herbs to be as recommended and
keep a small amount of coin at
all times to refund purchasers who
are not cured or benefited in any
way and think they did not get
their moneys worth.
Sold only by Miller at this office
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-01-23
VIII Advance Price of Tobacco.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 19.-The North
Carolina tobacco growers convention
passed resolution to raise the price
of bright leaf tobacco grown in this
state IS per cent. All the 80 principal
tobacco growing counties of the state
were represented by delegates in the
convention and a number of repre-
sentatives were here from Virginia.
An effort is being made to arrange
joint convention of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia tobacco
men with view to securing the CO.
operation Of all tobacco growers in
the three states.
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ONE SIDE HEARD.
BeclShnm in the GubernatOriaI
Contest Has Been Presented.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 19.-The hear
ing of evidence in chief on behalf Of
Goebel and Beclham, the democratic
contestants for governor and lieuten-
ant governor, before the joint legis-
lative contest board, was completed
and the hearing of evidence for Gov.
Taylor and Lieut.. Gov. Marshall will
now begin. They have five days set
apart to them after which Goe-
bel and Beckham will have one day
in rebuttal.
Not more than so witnesses testified
on the side of the contestants. The
witnesses at the last session were
mainly from Louisville and the prin-
cipal evidence was in regard TO the
alleged military interference there.
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Southern Railway.

Winter tourist tickets now on sale
via Southern Railway to Florida, Gu
ba and other Southern Resorts. Su-
perior Schedules and through Pullman
car service. The only line with Vesti-
bule trsins. Winter tourist tickets
via this line permit stop-overs at prin-
cipsl points of interest. Good 10 re-
turn until Mayl3l, 1900. Asehville
and Hot Springs, North Carolina, in
Gin the land OF the sky" are on the
Southern Railway.
All principal ticket agents sell
through tickets via Southern Ry.
Valuable aud interesting maps, book
let's and information mailed free to
any address.
VIM. II. TAYLoE, A.G. P. A,
Louisville, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-01-23

Louisville, KY, Jan. 19.-The Ken
lucky and Indiana bridge was sold
here, the Southern Railway Co. and
the Baltimore & Southwestern jointly
being the purchasers at the upset
price of 100000. A million dollar
mortgage goes with the bridge, maxi
ing the purchase price really $1,7Oo,-
600. The X. & I. bridge crosses the
Ohio between this city and New Alba
ny, Ind. The X. & 1. Co. has 10 miles
OF terminal iines Ia thiS ely ard New
Albany and has been in the hands OF a
receiver since 1898.
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Unveiled.

A colossal bronze statue of Daniel
Webster was unveiled at Washington
in the presence of President McKin-
ley and many other distinguished
public officials. Some of the less dis
tinguished and just as honorable had
time to be there from their business.
They heard, they saw, they admired,
they wondered.