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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Evidently even among animals bac.
terra make for both health and dis
ease, depending on the conditions and
being IN some form always present in
healthy animals. Carefully conduct
ed experiments made on chickens
show this. Where the tests we're
made the chickens were "hatched un-
der conditions which rendered them
free from intestinal bacteria. After
Matching they were supplied with ster-
iliZed food and water, and the expert.
mental conditions were such that the
intestinal tract was kept free from
bacteria. After a few days the chick
ems did not thrive, and at the end of
seventeen days they were very weak.
The tests were not continued until
the chickens died; but it was evident
that they could not have lived more
than two or three days under the ster-
ilized plan of feeding The chickens
We're killed and culture experiments
were made which showed that the
chickens were free from bacteria,
Chickens raised under the same gen.
eral conditions, but with no precau
tions to prevent their acquiring intes-
tiual bacteria, grew normally"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Love has thousand eyes, but most
OF them are r-sighted.
Of knowledge even the wisest m an
carries only sample case.
If girl can't sing all she has to do
is to act as if she thought she could.
A liberal education is one that oil.
lows girls as we'll as boys to run to
fires.
If sorrow gnaw your vitals be glad
it isn't moths in your winter overcoat.
We pursue happiness on the high
way, but it is more often found in the
by-paths.
As an obstacle to success in life too
much self-control is sometimes as bad
as too little.
To be obviously and anxiously care,
full regarding the correct thing is not
the correct thing.
Second thoughts are wisest, Because
by the time we get them we have re.
membered to hold our tongues.
For a woman to worship a man is
all right, but for her to let him know
it is to give him her best trump.
AS soon as doctors prescription
makes woman feel better she is sorry
she wasted money getting it filed
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Patriotic Prussian Pigs.

A correspondent of the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung at Eidelstedt, in Schles.
wig Holstein, gravely announces that
such is the patriotism of Prussian pigs
that they refuse to eat American bar.
ley. The latter does not differ in odor
or aspect from the homegrown article
which the pigs devour with avidity.
The Tages zeitung, inspired probably
by the action of the discriminating
swine, asks: "How long will it be be.
fore all American products from ham
to barley will be prohibited from i'm
portation into Germany ON account Of
their suspicious cter?"-Corres.
pondence New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Some new ways of adulterating cof.
fee have lately come to light in Eng.
land. One grocer, by coating the
berry with sugar, raised the weight
from five per cent. to ten per cent,
and got shilling pound for what
otherwise would have brought about
twopence. The berry itself is ingen-
iously initiated in Germany by treat
ment of maize, and it is said that the
imitation is so good that even on close
scrutiny it is hard to distinguish from
the genuine berry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Cut or the Wrong Lar.

There is an enterprising Liverpool
tailor who has never been known to
acknowledge that he didn't have any.
thing a possible customer might ask
for
One day e customer entered the
shop and asked if he had any trousers
made especially for one-legged men.
Certainly" replied the merchant.
"What kind do you want?"
"Dress trousers" said the man.
"The best you've got"
Hurrying into the rear of the store,
the enterprising merchant snatched
up pair of trousers and shipped of
the right leg with pair of scissors.
Hastily turning under the edges, he
presented them to the customer.
"That's the kind I want. What's
the price?"
Zone guinea"
"Well, give me pair with, the left
leg off,"
A month later the merchant was
pronounced convalescent and on the
high road to recovery. Tit -Bitsx.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
THE TRANSFERS TALE.
Undertook Job of Moving That Wa
Beyond Human Power.

|
| Beyond Human Power
This" said the hospital surgeon.
us rather an interesting case. We've
Just got through dressing his wounds,
and there is positively not an inch ON
his body anywhere that isn't cut or
confused, skinned or bruised"
"Yepee," observed the patient,
slowly unclosing one eye-tho other
was swollen fast shut-and standing
out from among the bandages which
swathed his head.
There's times wher wish was q
millionaire an drove tally-ho stead
Of freight wagon-an' this is one of
them times" he added, plaintively;
and 1recognized Big Jake, general
handler of freight and baggage in th,
town.
"Why, Jake" I cried, show did
this happen?"
81 Dunno" he replied, slowly aud
laboriously. can L know is the
events leadin' up to the catastrophe,
an the beginnin' of it was Mr.. Bur
kins comm to me this mornin' an
sayin', Jake, there's somethin' down
at the house want moved. its very
heavy an unwieldy, an IS apt 10 cause
you lot of trouble, but you an II
ccuple of helpers ought to be able 10
handle it. Do you want the Job" T
do, says, an / know pair of fell
lers, an I'll bet the three of us can
move anything in this town, if tho
price is right. 'Well,' he says, I'll
be liberal with you. I'll give you fifty
dollars if you make a success of it;
if you don't, you don't get cent. Is
it a go?' Sure, says I. Me an
them fellers will guarantee to move
everything you got in the house for
that He smiled kinder solemn
smile, and says: Very good. Get
your helpers, an come down to the
house as soon as you can
''Well, l kinder thought it was the
easiest fifty that'd come my way since
l was in the teaming business, au' |
drove up to his door whistlin' as
chirky an clipper rs lamb led to the
slaughter-house. Mr.. Burkius opens
the door for us himself, an leads the
way to the kitchen. There was tre-
mendous big three e-hundred-pound
female scowlin' somethin' frightful,
an Mr.. Burkins jerks his head to w ards
her an whispers: Il want you to re-
move that cook. I've tried to dis.
charge her most million times, an
if you men can only get her out of the
house oncet, I'll--'
"That was all / heard, cause the
cook must we overhea card him OF sus.
pected somethin'. Anyways, the all
got so full of pots an pans an coal.
scuttles an stove lids an kettles an
cooks an fists an feet an rollin'-pin
an things comm our way, that you
couldn't breathe. The next thing !
knew L was here gettin' patched up.
"l'm out fifty an my time here, but
I'm goin' to blow q couple of cents
more in on the job to-morrer mornin'
fer newspaper. The helpers is
groanin' an swearin' in them cots
over there, but I'm kinder curious to
know what become of Mr.. Burkins in
the excitement.-Alex. Ricketts,, in
Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

The Chicago Times Herald, COM
menting on the supposed 5000, OOO, 900
automobile trust, observes: "The
price of automobiles has pIa ed them
beyond the reach of the man of ordi-
nary means. This trust must be,
after all, then, case of benevolent
assimilation on the part of the geuer-
Gus and philanthropical makers of au.
tomobiles. 1t is possible that the OBJ
Iect of this combination is to make
automobiles so cheap that the mechan-
ic may ride in one to aud from his
place of employment and the servant
girls may take spin in them after the
culinary labors of the day are ended.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

A very remarkable state of things
exists at PRESENT in the steel-rail in
dustry, observes the Pathfinder. We
know OF one railroad-and doubtless
there are many others in the same
for~4nate situation-that contracted a
YEAR OF more ago for new steel rails at
SIT or so ton, which rails are now
being delivered by the mills at that
price, though the market rate is far
higher. Moreover, the railroad is
taking up its old rails and is selling
them back to the mills at S22 or more
ton. Here is an instance of ex-
changing old lamps for new, with a
profit to boot.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Panic on the Stock txcnanue

Panic conditions developed on TIN
stock exchange Monday afternoon with
the imperative need OF money develop,
ed by the violent contradiction in val
ues. Stocks were being thrown over
without the slightest regard to the price
they would bring and at distressing sac
rihce OF values. No end to the help
lessness OF the situation seemed in sight,
when, in the last half hour OF the mar
ket some $4,000, 900 was offered on the
stock exchange by the concerted action
OF the clearing house banks to force the
rate arbitrarily down to 6 per cent.
without regard to the distracted bidding
at higher rates which was being done
by other brokers for distressed opera
tors.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAucHTER-PRovokINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

Her Little Lnugh-Durlng the Quarrel
Worse Than War-uIs Preference
Criticism-One of His Needs-wiiliuc
TO Oblige-More Appropriate, Etc.
Her little laugh rang sweet aud clear,
Its silvery music charmed my ear;
All life seemed on the merriest plan
When she laughed at the other man.
Her little laugh again heard,
But to no mirth my soul was stirred:
II made difference, you see,
When, heartless girl. she laughed at me.
Chicago Rec ord.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Dom Pedro's Joke.

A bon mot, to which fate has since
added an ironical comment, has been
attributed to the ex-Emperor of Brazil,
on being shown one of those mechani.
cal wonders which always interested
him more than the cares of govern
ment. a wheel that made we know moi
how many revolutions in the minute.
why" said the monarch, sit &C.
tually beats our South American re.
publics. London Spectator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Stubb-"So the audience found the
show to be fake?"
Penn-"Yes, and among them was
a football captain. He made the big.
gest kick"
Stubb-"Good for you! But how
did,he express himself?"
Penn-"He said he wantei. his
quarter back"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
A Smaller Inyestment.

Gust think of the men who became
great by burning the midnight oil"
YES" answered the man who
speaks of weary accents. "One could
afford to burn oil Those men didn't
have to run risks and put in their
good money burning gas at $1.25 per
thousand feet. Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Clerical Ordnance.

Hobbs-"I see by the papers that
your friend, the Rev. DIR. Bang, has
joined the artillery of the church"
Dobbs-"What do you mean?"
Hobbs-"Why, he's been made a
canon of the cathedral"
Dobbs-'Hm; I didn't know that
he was such big gun. New York
Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

The idea of free transportation OF
children to and from school, which is
part of the plan to suburbanize city
schools, has found acceptance in the
rural schools of Duval county, Florida.
The object there is to in crease attend
ance and decrease number of school
houses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
She Holds Him To 1t.

Downtrod-"Never write letters, my
boy, that you'll regret in after life" E"
Dewtell-"You speak as from ex.
perience?"
Downtrod-"I do. In early cor.
respondence with her who is now my
wife signed myself Your obedient
servant. Tit Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
The Ideal Husband.

The ideal husband is the husband
who can be made to think he is hav-
ing his own way, without the neigh
bors being made to think he is having
his own way.-pAtroit Journal,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

There is an effort to revive the in
terest of the masses in Oliver Cromwell.
The extent to which the Napoleon
craze was pushed will be a warming
to the public to take its hero revivals
temperately.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
Advice to the Hustler.

New Drummer-"T can sell big
bill of goods to any man on earth"
Proprietor-"Thats all right, but
don't exert yourself to sell goods to
any man who hasn't got money"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Mrs. Henpeck-"No doubt the
ancients were considered wise because
there were fewer temptations in those
days"
Henpeck-"Why, my dear, the
proportion of women in the world
must have been about tho same. -
Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
During the Quarrel.

Hubby (angrily)-"Whatever I say
goes"
Wife (sweetly)-"Of course it do, s,
dear. You say it so loud that it goes
all over the neighborhood. New
York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

81 notice that we have shipped more
than 400, 900 barrels of American ap-
pies, oil fresh fruit, to Europe this
season"
Dried apples would have been more
appropriate for swell patrons. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Papa-"Of course, Robinson Crusoe
was very anxious to get back to Eng
land"
Young America-"I suppose he
wanted shave and u haircut. -
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
POPULAR SCIENCE.

In the savannahs of South Amer>
lea there grows tree called by the
natives chaparro, which not only is
not injured but actually benefited by
prairie fires. The thick bark resists
the action of the flames, and the hard
seeds are supplied with kind of wings
owing to which they are scattered
broadcast by the strong wind which
accompanies fire.
Great Salt Lake is receding on
account of the excessive drain made
upon it by irrigation enterprises.
This la::o is not fed by underground
springs, but by the Jordan and other
rivers, and when the water of these
streams is intercepted for irrigation
purposes the water supply of the Salt
Lake is, of course, diminished so that
the evaporation which is constantly
going on is not made up by new
supply. In time it looks as if the
lake will be only bed of dry salt.
Professor Mansfield Merriman,
studying the United States census re-
parts slnce 1850, has discovered
marked and steady inc rease in the
length of human life in our country
during the last half century. His sta
tistics, which were presented at the
recent meeting of the American Asso.
citation for the Advancement of Sci.
ence, show that in 1850 the median
age of the entire population was 1873
years, while in 1890 it had risen to
21.4 years. In 1900, he anticipates,
it will be 22.4 years. By "median
age" is meant that which divides the
population equally, one half being
above and the other half below the
median.
Professor Arrhenius, who has re.
GENTLY investigated the causes of secu.
lar variations in the temperature at
the earth's surface, thinks that they
are more probably due to changes in
the amount of carbonic acid in the at
mosphere than to variations in the
heat of the sun. If the amount OF
carbonic acid that the air now con-
tains were diminished a little more
than one-half, the mean temperature
all over the earth would drop about
eight degrees, which would be suffi-
cient to bring on another glacial per-
iod. On the other hand, an increase
of carbonic acid to between two and
three times :ts present amount would
raise the mean temperature fifteen
degrees and renew the hot times Of
the Eocene epoch.
Professor Jacques Loeb, OF the
University of Chicago, working at
Woods Holl, Mass, has succeeded in
developing from the unfertilized eggs
of the sea urchin, by chemical treat
ment, living aud normal plutel or
young sea urchins. He is led by fur
ther experiments to believe that this
can be done with all marine animals,
and reasoning from this discovery and
from the work OF his colleagues he
has come to the conclusion that SINH
lar results are possible with mamma.
lians. In the summary of the years
work at Woods Holl the discovery is
announced thus: "The unfertilized egg
of the sea urchin contains all the essen.
tial elements for the production of
perfect pluteus consider it posi-.
BILE that only the ions of the blood
prevent the parthenogenetic origin OF
embryos in mammalians, and L think
it not impossible that a transitory
change i'll the ions of the blood may
also allow complete parthenogenesis
in mammalians.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Johnnie-"Ain't you goin' ter
school ter day?"
Jimmie (ioyfully)-"No stree, Tn
goin' ter stay home; and all I got ter
do is clean out the pump, cut two
cords O. wood and put in ton O. coal. /"
Golfers Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

First Tramp-''Dese people what
complain of dere work bein' 90 hard
make me tired"
Second Tramp-"Dey do?"
First Tramp-"Yes. Why don't
dey t'row up de iob?"-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

"Would You rather be President of
the United States or King of Eng
land"
"Td rather be Admiral Dewey"
was the prompt response of the boy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

"What's the difference between foot
ball and WARP"
Football is war without any humane
object in view. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12

Approximation many servants Go
you keep"
Mistress-"Tllree.
Applicant-"And wherc you
live?"
Mistress-"Oh, we don't mind mov-
ing to anywhere you may want to
go"-Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-12
A South African Coup That Failed.
How ZWdger, q Boer Of the Great Tr-'
Postponed the War.

A r A S s E D by
thoughts of the up
set in b u s i n g s s
during the South
African crisis of
1898, an American
named Phillips took
the night train for
Klerksburg, near
the Transvaal from
+,nu
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-15
EI Regicida

Jacobo sostuvo 10 oontrario relatando 10 referente
la llegsds del rey Ia vspers, desaffo ell bu
f6n, Ia intervention del duque de Crillon un
guardia real e h2ba llevado al de los dom
nicos.
Esouch6Ie ell carmeta muoha gravedsd, Y en-
ell momento que J Ioobo terminaba asom6se q una
Ia duquesa de Montpenser, hacienda una Sc.
nal al hermeno Antonio. El fDgdo capita aoerc6
Ana le dijo:
-Dorml In sesta capitan Y como no hace va
caor proseguiremcs el viae.
Jaoobo acero6 50 vez grits ndo: iSsdora Ee-
noral
-SQo6 quieres, amiguito7 pregunt6 Ana sonriendo
-SNo verdad que estas aquf desda 6yerp
NO, pobre Am Jury milo, respondi6 Ana.-Hsmos
salido hoy por q maf1ana de PAris.
Dos mio Oios InioI bal ouce6 Jacobo oprimi6n-
dose la cabeza las mano, Ell carmelita le apo.
y6 Ia mauo el hombro dioi@ndole:
-Yo curare.
-tY estar6 loco y seguir6 sendo caballeroP
40 en- 10 duda2
-sY como me ourar6is2 pregunt6 inocentemente
Jscobo.
-Por medic de la orac6n, djo ell csrmelits cuya
mirada brillaba CON fugor extraho tenf4 tan
solemne gravedad que sacb6 de subyugsr a JAeobo
que comprendi6 que aqneI hombre, :nocido ssta
entonces iba eercer decislva inf lenca destuo
Baj6 Ana, mientras QUE los mozos ee muts pre-
psraban la hters, ell capitAr -hermano antonio daba
orden para que fueseu busca de caoalo. Serafn
hsbfs montldp an e suyo, faltando solo Jacobo que
eataba petrifcado bsjo la mirada Gel carmelits
que djo Ana de Lorena inoliDandose anEe eHa:-aOs
iateres In muoho, senors, por joven7
oo5o sentfs gus e corss6n 10 latfa fEtrz,.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-15
So Biblioteea dc LA DEMOCRAcrA

del corredor. Ea ella no habfa que osmaetro,
dos sillas.
-Aquf estsmos, al sdi6 Ell carmelita en- una depen.
dencia de mi convento; mirad.
Graoias la luz de la lampara ooocada sobre Ia
vic JsoobO gran ousdro que oubEfA por com.
pletI la pared que representsba fraile orando
Es ell faDdador de nuestra orden diio e oarmelita.
Sobre Ia mesa veiaDse mice almentos v n
jarro de NAL vino Acobo comic voracidad be-
bio compahta del carmelisa que 81 teaml-
mar, dijo:
-Fljaos en- 10 que voy deciros, 81 quereis curaros
-Sacede muohas veoes que ell demonio tom2 forma
hnmana para msnfestarse nosotros, los de
Tebaids otan numerosos eiemplos 70 creo que
el dsmoDiO Ell que Gom0 tantss la fgura dsl
rey para presentarseos moestaros
-IOhi-excism6 alguua iucTeduidad auu.
La noche pasada mientras dormfais, Yo rece y ell
Espritu Santo iiumln6, por 10 que la segn-
ridad dc oUraros ais pasar aqa la no,h, inda-
dable que dejaa de presentsrse Ell dsmono.
Jsoobo estremeci6 y pregunt6
-sY voverao a poner el habito2
NO 10 Sc pero vendre q de laa dooe,
al dormis despertsr6 -djo Ell oarmelits d6ndoe
la bendioi6n march6, ain aconseiArle que
apagase la luz.
Og6le Jacobo dar dos vueltaa Ia lave, y 90 diio:
- Eatoy enoerradol
Contem pl6 veg el retrato del fundador
de los oarmelilas despaes apag6 la vea aeost6,
contra todas previsionea no durmi6 pesar
de que estiba muy oansado de que el oanssncio
resiste sueno. Permaneel6 sin embargo con los
oos oerrados, escnchando mueha atenol6n cape
rando pie irme aqael demonio del que le habia
di ho el oarmelita que era jugaete hsofa tempo
Paa6 una h3ra 50 alEededor sgni6 reinando M
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-15
SE YENDk

Una maauinaria para elahOrar azu-
car y cenGrifugado cristallzadO, que
eOnsLa de los sIgulenteS aparatos;
un tacho al vacIo Dc sells y medic
Lies de dlametro, con capacIddd para
30 nec5OlIEro, sean . toneladds DC
azuotr seoo, vrUyIatO do , 7orponttna5,
kr1.41.s,. inanumotrUs, cUIannas, p4a~
tator,na, sscalsra Y CudUs o1s dcoeso-
rios completes.
JnA oolnoa ue yaciO de IL y l0,
Is" con condensadOr y cOneccIOneS
lyus conLrILugas, sIStoma depWofth,
oJn m4iaxOr ue 30 necGOntrUs caDAda
LrAusmlslon9s y na4dlna DO V@pof,
buLo Cumplsto.
una DunlJA ue YapOr para meL4dura
con su CuDerIa.
una Oo1nOa duplex para tr4ef el aqua
40, RIO, eOn oJU pies LuD5fAd dc p0l-
Hadas Lodos sus dccesorlOs cOn1pIeGoS'
unA cAldera ae acerO de 3 pies dla
metro pur 10 Plies % largo cOh 14o 1u
Dos paLentes us 4 pulSadds, doH4o us
v4u,it.. nornAlla GudOs suS a0coSO-
rlos cUmpietOs.
Un canal nlerrC para d7ScafSdf o.
azucar del LaenU varlao tubotlaS u
40 couocGIon enbre oous @paf'oo'
n.sta MAJ uIuarla osta on porlectC
Duen esGddv J eOlam9nto Ia v 'A00J"
uO un an0.
rAta lulorme ROBERT tRA HAM,
Iu1snl,l.u M4rIua 70 --k'onco F.h'
Aaayo 70 1900. 3 Y. s.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-15
De AIquiIa
8 Ss V5nde

La casa nnmero % de la Gale .
Wives, es enteramente nueNa
moda para una regular Ianlila'
Tiene bano e inodoro, precio modl-
co, ell que la interese puede dlrplrse
a la misma propiedad.
one, 22 do Mayo Ia 1900 3H
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-15

Az" oa NOT Y
s0ood Fua hbn Aoommo
FRS
nouid A Third Caasbd bdowdeok korwrd
thes
they for
Fer urthe
Fritze, Lundt g. Go.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
MESSAGE FROM coNGER
Asks for Information Regarding
Departure From Pekin.

Washington, August H. The
state department yesterday received
message from Minister Conger:
The text of the message as given
out by the department. is as follows:
Secretary of State, Washington: The
Tsung-Li-Yamen states to the diplo-
matte body that the various foreign
governments have repeatedly asked,
through the respective Chinese
ministers, that we Immediately de-
part from Peking under suitable es-
cort. The Yamen asks us to fix a
Gate for our departure and to make
the necessary arrangements to DE-
so. Our reply is that we seek in
structions from our government, and
that in the absence of such instruc-
tons we cannot quit our posts.
must inform you that in order to
insure our safe departure foreign
troops only can safely escort us,
and they must be in sufficient force
to safely guard 500 foreigners, in
Guiding 200 women and children, as
well as 5000 native Christians, who
cannot be abandoned to certain
massacre. We cannot accept Chin
csc escort under any circumstances.
All my colleagues are aispatcbing
the foregoing to their respective gov
ernments. OF the American marines
seven have been killed and sixteen
wounded, among the latter Captain
Myers and DIR. Lippitt, who are get
ting along well. CONGER.''