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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
Shah Of Persia Attacked.

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot)
Paris. Aug. 1S.-The Steele says a
private telegram from Ostend states
that an attack. similar in all points to
that made by the Anarchist Salson in
Paris on August 2. was made Yesterday
on the Shah of Persia. Details OF the
assault are lacking.
The Echo de Paris publishes the bare
statement from Ostend that an attempt
had been made upon the life of the
Shah. adding that owing to the late
ness OF the hour it was impossible to
obtain confirmation Of the report.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
(By Telegraph to vlrginian. pilon

(By Telegraph to Virginian- PILOT
London. Aug. 19.-Whatever of inter-
est may attach to the events reported
in the nights dispatches is destroyed
by the capture of Pekin. as most of
the messages relate TO matters pre-
ceding and leading up to the capture
of the Chinese capital. General Line
witch, commander of the Russian troops
in Pechili. reports to St. Petersburg
that ON August 18th the Chinese in
tended to give battle at Che Sin, where
we reconcentrated fifty battaIions of
the best NIanchu troops, commanded
by General Tung Flu Slang, but that,
losing courage. they retreated hur-
riedly, not waiting for an attack to be
muue.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19

where reception will be held. The
northwest corner OF the state House
grounds has heen selected as the place
of the Populist notification meeting
and a large stand is being erected
there. Chief Justice Foster. of the
Supreme Court, will preside and de-
liver q brief Introductory address. He
will be followed by T. NJ. Patterson, of
Colorado. who will make the formal
notification address. The meeting will
begin at O'Clock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19

tered as a result of an alleged pay
ment made to Mr.. Moses OF IS for an
advertisement which did not appear.
Moses was brought to the attention Of
the police in 1855. when he was ar
rested on the charge of obtaining mo-
ney by false pretenses from the late
Fred Ames. colored, Thomas Went
worth Higginson and others. He was
then found guilty and was sent to the
State prison for three wears
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
Mr.. BelIamy to Succeed Himself In
Congress-.
(By Telegraph to Virginian. PHO

tBy Telegraph 20 NirginianP iloD
Wilmington, n. c., Aug. 1s.-The
Sixth District Congressional Conven-
ton this afternoon unanimously nomi-
mated Hon. John D. Bethany by accla-
nation 10 succeed himself i'll Congress.
Every county in the district was re-
ported, and Mr.. Bellamy accepted in
speech i'll which he declared impe-
w. c. Dowd, of Charlotte, was named
as elector.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
MAJOR GENERAL CHAFFEE's --LATEST PICTURE AND STREET
SCENE PEKING.

rently staggered him. He was sitting
near the door of the jury room, and
when the jurors knocked on the door
summoning the sheriff his face took on
an anxious look When the twelve men
filed into the room and took their seats
and as Clerk Penn called the roll OF
jurors. the prisoner did not appear to
be more excited than the rest of the
spectators.
Have you made verdict, gentle
men?" inquired the court
I'VE have" the jurors assented, and
at the same time Mr.. Stone. the fore
man passed the verdict up to the
clerk, who read il aloud. Powers. al
ways pale. grew CHASTITY white as the
verdict was read, and his face be-
tolkened great mental anguish Then.
somewhat regaininS his composure, he
turned to the Misses Dangerfield, who
had been in conversation with him.
and said
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
PopuIist Notification Meeting.

GBy Telegraph to Virginian- PiloD
Topeka. Kan. Aug. 1S.-William ].
Bryan will arrive in Topeka at 1920 u.
M, August 70. The Topeka City Troops
will escort him to the National Hotel,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
ALL EYES TURNED
TOWARD SHANGHAI.
Jealousy of the Powers May Re-
suit in Serious Trouble.
MOVING TROOPS FORWARD.

The Attack Upon rekin and How 1t Was
Conducted Brave Conduct of the Japa-
nese Troops Prince Ching Gave the
Allies A Friendly Reception Dctach-
mcnts Hurried to tho Legations When
tho Ministers Were Found safe-Supc.
rior omcial Intelligence of Powers at
Washington.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
1000 srltlah Captured.
(py Telegraph to virginian.pilot.,

New York, Aug. 1s.-A special cable
dispatch to the Journal from Delgoa
Bay says that. according to Boer re-
ports there. General Dewet has turned
on the British. defeated them and cap
tured 1000 men.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
a REPUBLICANS OPINION.

Juror Porter. the only Republican on
the jury. the first to speak. said:
Gentlemen. l am Republican. and
! have said that did not believe Goe-
bells murder was the "nsuit of con-
spiracy I did not think Caleb Pow
ers could be guilty, but I have heard
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
AN UNJUST VERDICT"
II was moi expecting that. The ver-

u was not expecting mat. Inc YER
diet is unjust"
following the verdict. and the vast
crowd filed out of the court house al
most in silence. Powers remained in
the court room for some time after the
verdict was rendered in conference
with his attorneys, who will at once
move for a new trial. and, failing in
that, will take an appeal. When the
jurymen entered the jury room Juror
Stone. the oldest man on the panel,
was electer foreman.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
SUPERIOR OFFICIAL INTELI,I
GENCE
ANOTHER VICTORY.

The following dispatch has been re-
Petersburg from General Alexin:
Port Arthur. Aug. l3.-Gen. Fleisch-
-er, with force OF all arms. captured
Hal Cheng August L. after three days
fighting. The Chinese loss was 400 men
and four guns. Five hundred Chinese
retreated with eight guns
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
LEGATIONS SAFE.

London. Aug. 1S.-12:30 p. m.-Admi
raj Bruce telegraphs to the Admiralty
"Pekin captured August 10. Legation
safe"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
The Pekin Atrocifv.

Although the native stories of the Pekin
butchery have not been officially confirmed,
there is hardly the vestige Of a disposition
to doubt their substantial accuracy Hers
and in Japan and Europe there is a sor-
rowful common belief that all the foreign
diplomats. women and children, and le-
cation guards in Pekin have been butch
cred
Even If il were otherwise, nothing could
be done for their relief. 1t is no longer a
question Of marching on Pekin; it is rather
one OF holding Tientsin. The Russian and
British admiraIs at Taku believe that not
less than a hundred and forty thousand
Chinese troops are between Tientsin and
Pekin, while an army Of ninety thousand,
under General Mich, is reported as march
ing on the former place. The foreigners
at Pekin having been slaughtered. and the
Emperor and Empress Dowager disposed
of in some effective manner. il is to be
expected that Prince Tuan Will despatch
the bulk Of his forces to drive the interna-
tionals out of the river cities. Tientsin
will not he able to hold out against Mich
unless re-enforcements arrive a great deal
faster than they are likely to. Even the
feasibility of s stand at Taku. should the
Chinese armies unite against it, may De
open to some question. So the day Of veh-
Seance fer the murder Of the legation peo-
pie is far distant. and it will not come this
side Of the autumn in all probability The
rainy season IS on, and Pel1in could not b>
reached by flying column before Septem
Der, even If there were sufficient troops at
hand for the enterprise In short. moth
ing can be done Extensively, for weeks yet.
or until a force Of at least fifty thousand
soldiers has been added to the twenty
thousand now ashore. If these can r.
sist the hordes which will fall upon the.s.
within the next few days, and hold the
ground already in occupation. they will co
we'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
Circulation Statement.
The Tribune of the People.

In presenting the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan 10 the nation as its candidate for
the Presidency. the Democratic National
Convention assembled at Kansas City does
what was expected of it. The nomination
nevertheless. loses nothing of its interest
as an event merely because 1t was a fore
gone conclusion. Few things have happen
ed or Will happen during the last year of
the nineteenth century % greater impo;
lance to the American people and the flu
ture OF their institutions and Government.
In casting their ballots for William
Jennings Bryan. the voting masses of the
country will not be acting in any sense in
the dark. A vote for him means distinctly
one for war to the knife against the trusts
carpetbag Imperialism. Republican defiance
OF the Constitution. the spoils system.
bribery and corruption in high places. Al
gerism, Eaganism. Sampsonism, and Han
naism. II the American people abhor all
these evils. as We firmly believe a vast
majority OF them do. it is within their
power to give a deathblow TO the lot by
electing the Kansas City candidate Presi-
dent OF the United States.
1t is almost a waste of words to address
intelligent readers of the press on the
subject Of Mr.. Bryan's position on the po-
litical. moral. and economic questions Of
the day. The personihcation of straight
forwardness and rugged honesty. in every
relation Of life. there is not another man
in public life concerning whose views
opinions. principles and standards. there
is so little room for doubt He has never
been known to hesitate about giving his
fellow-citizens the fullest and Irankest ex-
preston Of his inuermost thoughts and
convictions. Irrespective Of acceptability or
otherwise. He is incapable of swerving
the fraction Of a second from what 10 him
appears the straight path Of duty. Others
may be expected to shape their courses By
the compass of opportunism. expediency.
or popularity. Mr. Bryan always has and
it is certain always viii be guided only by
his conscience and clear conception Of duty.
As a candidate we know thoroughly what
he is. what he represents. and what he
viii DO If elected
Failure 20 do so would give tho t-ust
machine OF Hanna and his coufederates the
four years Of unbridled power with it
needs TO complete its work of sUbvert.ng
our institutions, and enable il through
wicked legislation and by packing the Su-
preme Court to fully accomplish The ex-
ploitation and loot OF our island terrific
ries, the robbery of the Treasury for the
benefit OF the transportation magDates. the
defeat Of the Nicaragua Canal project. and
the practical abrogatiOn Of the Colst-t u-
tion. The people Will have their choice
in November between a restoration OF the
Republic Of the Fathers and an empire
ruled by the trusts and mOnopolies. They
should realize that posterity will hold
them responsible for the use they make
of their opportunity.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
FAT MEN OF ANTIQUITY.
Their Methods of Reducing Weight
1900 Years Ago.


We know from ancient history that some
of the greatest men Of the ola World were
fat. but IL is news 20 hear that they were
troubled in their minds on that account.
Banting Is generally supposed 10 be an III
veution Of the present century. but that
this IS not the case IS shown by the treat
Use BY Galen on the foods best adapted for
preventing. or reducing. obesity, which has
now been edited for the first time in the
isinal Greek by q German scholar.
From an interesting account supplied BY
a writer in the Lancet We learn that the
treatise in question. which vas written
somewhere in the second century. A D..
was discovered in 1899 and purchased by
the "BiblOtheque Rationale" The Ms was
frequently referred 10 By ancient authors
and there seems 10 be no reason 20 doubt
that il Is really the work Of the famous
physician. Be that as it may IL Is nots-
worthy that the treatise is a scientific an
ticipstiOn OF the bantiRg system. which
became popular about the middle OF this
century. Galen deprecates the use OF
drugs. and says that the proper way to re
GuCe fat is BY dieting. He recommends
eating leeks. onions. mustard. and nastur-
tiums. among green herbs and fishes
which haunt rocks aud birds frequenting
mountains. saying that aquatic birds are
fat -producers. One Of his most curious
hluiS = tuSl vegetables WHICH nave Deen
preserved in vinegar or brine are food for
the fat and herein he anticipates the
mixed pickles. which are considered on
the Continent TO be a purely English in
ventioa- Some Of his recomme ndation
read very cOmically nowadays. but all Of
them are full OF common sense. and il
seems extraordinary that so much knowI-
edge should be lost TO the world for so
many years There is nothing new under
the sun. not even the present craze for a
slim figure. and Galsn's treatise shows Us
that after all people Of 100 years ago were
men of like passions with ourselves
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05

Posts. which was not warranted by clT
cumstances. Then why, he wonders or
says lie does. is he detained in Gu
United Statesg He claims to think that II
indicates a disposition On the part of the
Washington authorities to hold him res
ponsible for Neely's shortcomings. in case
1t is found impracticable to railroad taS
latter to Havana for trial.
Rathbone would be hitting nearer the
mark IL he owned up TO what he knows IS
the real reason why he is kept where he is,
and watched day and night by the s.euths
of the Administration. II is strictly be-
cause he has threatened to expose his cen
federates in certain past transac-
tions OF sesmy nature. AMI
has promised to pull down the
pillars of the temple" using the rica
Eastern imagery which is natural to his
cultivated soul. II be hopes ever to get
back to the continent, Rathbone viii have
to make promises. and give hostages Ct
a sort which cannot be furnished relGi y.
Perhaps il he should agree to have bis
tongue cut out end beth hands Topped of.
so that he could neither speak IOr write.
he might be permitted to return, condi-
toned upon his living under surveillance
for some years. AS il is, he knows, CT
ought to know. that he is too dangerous
a person TO be at large, at least until after
the Presidential election. Rathbone. there
fore, would co well TO secure some employ
ment from now until the middle OF NoFem-
Der. He does not stand the ghost Of
chance to fash his eagle eye uPon the
statue of Liberty in New York HartOr be-
for that time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
OUR INDIVIDUAL ANAroM1Es.
Millions of Minnie Animals in the
Human Body
Ion u Cincinnati EnquirerN

}
It's rather a creepy piece of news to
hear from the scientists that ones body
is not. as most of US think. a single ami
nal. but is actually made up Of something
like ten millions of millions Of animals
all welded together and helping each other
to live.
IT other words orr bodies are composed
OF Inyriads of little masses of protoplasms
called cells. each having a distinct and
Independent life of its own These cells
are really very similar 10 the tiny little
animalculae that o1e finds in ponds and
in every pool OF stsgnant water II Won
get one of them under microscope Won
will see thai II is a little mass Of ieTly
which is continually sending out feeders
for food. and If il meets with a particle
Of anything it enguIfs it.
But in the human body the masses OF
velope, so that they have no power to pat
out feelers. They are Of different shapes
in the muscles lungs, liver intestines.
brain, and elsewhere ard each does a Ger
tain part Of the body's work-that is 10
say. there is a division of labor.
The blood brings them all food and
euricusly. the blood contains a number OF
the animalculae you find in ponds. which
forage for themselves.
Every one OF these cells is a living ami
NAL But the fat ard bone of the BODY
contain none of them. for these are really
lneless substances. On the other hand
the muscles. nerves. Leart. lungs. skin.
and every living part consists entirely of
them
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
Ra,hbone. Prisoner of state.

MI. Rathbone. ex-detective, ex-parlia-
mentary agent. and ex-Director General OF
Cuban Posts, is still in Havana. becasse
he has been plainly told that were he to
attempt to leave Cuba he would be prompt
ly locked up in Cabanas fortress. Rath-
bone affects not to understand why he is
treated as a prisoner Of state and prevented
from visiting his own. his native land.
when the VoT-t known charge against him
is that he vas too liberal to himself in
matters Of furniture and silk underwear.
1t is true that he bought little comforts
such as steam cabin launch for Iighterage
purposes. hut what OF that? Does not tina
Government furnish Governor Alien with
a yacht which has cost nearly three-qua.-
tiers Of million. that his exile may be
less uncomfortable? Rathbone insists that
Mr.. .Bristow has not found. because he
could not find. single item of expense in,
Cured by the late Director General OF
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
THE sHANTYBoAT FOLK.
COntcnted People Who DIV ell iu Arks
Along River Hanks
(FTom July scribner's)

" rum DA-s s1NAf-iASA -
One cannot travel along any OF the larger
interior waterways, either by steamboat or
rail. without catching sight of the water
denizens' queer ark-Iike habitations Con-
temPtuous references to them as "shanty-
boat folks" are 10 be seen in the ceWspa-
GERS of all river towns, and heard in the
conversation OF all river bank dweIlers
and no State yatered by the Mississippi,
the Ohio the Missouri. or any of their
larger branches is ever clear of them
Steamboat men say they number from TO-
0G0 10 12.000; some Of the more intelligent
water folk themselves place the total at
from 1900 10 L. eco at least. while all
agree that instead OF becoming fewer
they are increasing as the years roll round.
This. Notwithstanding the adverse ordi-
nances of certain municipalities. and the
repressive but entirely imperative stat
utes Of two or three States II is for
hidden any shanty-boat man to tie up"
within the boundaries Of the municipaii-
ties referred to. excepting in cases of
dire emergency; the States in question
prohibit the existence Of "shanty-boat
folks" at all
Dry land supports no corresponding
class. In truth. they cannot be treated
properly as a single class for they are
split up into almost as many subdivisions
as those who live on shore. Frequently
these subdivisions are not sharply de-
fined, however. and indeed, il would not
be easy TO draw an exact line. separating
river from land dwellers in all cases. But.
in some respects. the water folk are a unit.
They return the contempt of the 'shOre
people" with interest Without exception
they are infatuated with the river" as
they broadly term the entire system. and.
no matter how much they may differ
among themselves. they hang together
when in trouble with outsiders. They call
themselves the river people and snifY
disdainfully when that title is applied TO
steamboat men. roUstabouts. or even the
raftsmen who pilot great fields Of timber
and logs down the mighty streams.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05

Lyman J. Gage is not at all dead He
has been missing for some time, but has
been located at last at Atlantic City. New
Jersey. where he made a Fourth Of July
speech yesterday. He very appropriately
selected the alleged yellow press as his
topic. and denounced 1t for its luridness
and untruthfulness, which. he claimed. play
havoc with the commercial interests Of the
nation. He might have said with some Of
its financial interests also. No one knows
how much pain and loss the exposure Of
Cages deals with the Standard Oil bank
may have cost some person or persons. On
the whole. the Secretary would do well to
initiate Abner and not show himself again
until after November.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
Norris Mt Kansas City.

Mr. James L. Norris exhibited himself
and his heelers before the Committee on
Credentials at Kansas City yesterday. with
the natural result that the committee, by
an almost unanimous vote. decided to ex-
clude them from the Convention. Later
on. and probably in a spirit Of contemptu-
Gus pity for Norris, whose suferings were
obviously more than he could bear. the
committee agreed TO allow him TO remain.
giving all the warning delegates seats with
half a vote each But the test was on the
motion to seat the Norris men alone, and
that motion was beaten by a vote Of &c
to s.
The matter is not OF a great deal OF
consequence. and We may easily imagine
the WEAKNESS with which the members Of
the Committee on Credentials listened to
Norris and his opponents. but We are In
clined TO believe that if Norris had himself
kept away from Kansas City his dele
gates would have been seated They were
elected by fraud. Of course. but the con-
testants were never really elected at all
and legally had no case II was the sight
Of Norris and the speeches Of Norris that
did the business with the Credentials Com
mittee. and for this unconscious service
the decent Democrats Of Washington have
to thank Norris for the FIRST time.
Mr.. Norris main desire which was. OF
course. to become member OF the Ma
tional Committee. seems now 10 be frUs-
trated. L is not probable that he will at
tempt to bay up the HoInead delegation
in plain sight Of the Convention. and after
the spectacle he has made Of himself at
Kansas City the National Committee viii
hardly consider him in filling the vacancy
which viii be caused by the deadlock. In
that event Mr. Norris will perforce retire
from District politics. and the local Dcm0c-
racy viii be allowed 10 return 10 the ways
Of peace and honesty.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
A SECOND SIGHT MYSTERY.
Trainmen Surprised nv "a Message
From Rc=dqEartcrS.

When Sir William c. Van Horne now
President Of the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
was a train dispatcher on the Chicago. Al
ton and St Louis Railroad in Chicago h.
learned that On a certain night run some
Of the trainmen were in the habit OF tax
ing cushions from the coaches and making
themselves comfortable in the baggage car
Late one night al about the time he
thought the men would have taken the
cushions he wired the head trainman Of
the crew message. which was delivered
by the agent at a small way station. Put
back those cushions" but IL filed the
hearts Of the men with CONSERVATION. net
to say awe. for how. unless he was blessed
with the gift Of second sight. could the
dispatcher know they had meddled with
the cushions, X is hardly necessary 70 say
thai the men never molested them again.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
The wnshinEton Boer Fund.

To the Editor of The Times:
\ day two before the departure Of the Com
missioners from the South African Republics from
this country noticed in one Of the New York
newspapers detailed statement of the receipts
and expenditures OF the moneys subscribed FOR
the Bocr cause in New York city. I have been
looking for a like statement from the Washing
ton treasurer. but perhaps ne is waiting returns
The amount which dropped into the collection
basket at the BoCr meeting a few weeks ago was
not much; hut small il Was l think the sub
scfibers should know how the subscriptions were
applied. ANDREW JOHNSON.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
Chinese soldiers.

(From the Chicago RecOrd)
Physically, the Chinese soldier Is by no means
TO he despiscd The rank and file % the army
show an average stature much greater than that
Of the japanese, while many OF t.c soldiers arc
big Tucn. They have strength sad endurance
They docile md sober and can put up vita
hardships. At times they develop a sort OF ami.
NAL ferocity, which answers for daring and an
indifference TO death which is a substitute for
intelligent courage.