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President Called to Washington.

CANTON. o., Sept. E.-President Nc
Kinley will start for Washington at noon
tomorrow TO attend to some public busi-
ness for several days and will return here
the latter part of the week. The exact
nature of the public business calling him
TO the capital al this time is not given out
here, but it is said that some matters bear
ing on the Chinese question require early
attention. Only Secretary Cortelyou will
accompany the President.
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tained at the Chinese legation for several
weeks. is about to be Withdrawn as no
longer necessary. The matter was the sub
ject of conference at the State Depart
ment this afternoon, by Acting Secretary
Adee and the local chief of police.
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Two Preside at the Colorado Repub-
Iican State Convention.

Iican state Convention.
DENVER. Col, Sept. 1.-THE Republican
party of Colorado met in state convention
here to-day with a better representation
from the State than the party has shown
for number of years. There were no con-
testing delegations, and perfect harmony
was apparent in every phase of the con-
vention. A. NJ. Stevenson, until a month
ago state chairman of the Silver Repub-
lican party of Colorado, was nominated as
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SEVERAL SMALL FIRES.

e Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE. Ind. Sept. T.-F'ire last
night destroyed the Rockville electric light
plant and FrickeI x Graham's warehouse,
containing all kinds of dressed lumber.
Several cars belonging to the Vandalia
Railroad were destroyed. and IL was with
difficulty the planning mill saved The
loss Is about S.0e. with small insurance on
the plant and lumber
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AN ENDORSEMENT OF ALL THE KAN
sAs CITY PLATFORM HEREsIEs.
Mr.. Bryan Reviews Its Pianks and
Now Makes the Trust Question
the Paramount Issue.
OUTLINES WHAT HE WILL DO
III THE COUNTRY IS BLIND ENOUGH
To MAKE HIM PRESIDENT.

VIII Try to Wipe on the statutes the
DingIey Prosperity Act. which
He Says IL n Trust breeder.
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House Burned, Church scorched.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FLORA. Ind. Sept. iI.-The residence on
the farm OF Wallace Gwinn. near here.
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GOOD Until OCT. lst. The daily, ex-
cept sunday, by mail direct nom En
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cept sunday. by mail direct from -
now until Nov. Is inclusive, cash
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The representative., 1900-12-06
RECOGNIZED THE WILD MAN.

An amusing incident occurred at the
Macon street fair.
The wild man had been at his business
so long that he had learned it quite thor
oughly and now he thinks he ought to have
better wages. To the public he never says
word, but talks good, plain English to
his employers yesterday. He intimated
that he would form wild mans union if
necessary to get higher wages. His en-
plOyers undertook to tell him who he was
and to remind him that he was in their
power and he swore in all the oaths peculiar
to the wild mans vernacular declaring that
he would quit being wild and become civil
lized before he would continue to eat raw
meat and wallow around at the end of the
steel chains In a hot pit for $1.50 a day
1t was finally agreed that he could have 81
day and he went down into the pit and
is now wilder than ever.
This particular wild man has a brother
who has for some time been wandering about
in civilization, and romantic meeting oc-
CURED between the two yesterday They
didn't fall upon each others neck and
weep. The civilized brother paid his dime
to see the wild man, not dreaming that he
was to see his longlost brother. After
gazing into the pit for few minutes mis-
eyes resting on the raw meat and huge
steel chains rather than on the creature so
securely bound, he looked at the well ad-
vertised wild man. He started as if about
to scream. Then he caught the wild man S
eyes. and they recognized each other. They
both broke out in big ha! ha! the wild
man laughing just like his civilized brother
The representative., 1900-12-06
THE MAN FROM MANILA
And who was I that God should save
Me from the doom l did desire,
And crossed the lot myself did crave,
To set me higher.

Jean Ingeiow.
1t was the man from Manila
She knew it the instant she opened the
door There was no mistaking that straight,
soldierly figure, those fne square shoul-
ders, the well-held handsome head-the
bold features, the sweeping moustache, the
frank. direct unabashed eyes! She had
been dreading the day when he might come
come eager and ignorant, and happy in
joyous anticipation; and now-he was here!
For brief space her heart seemed stone
She grew so white that even the stranger
on the threshold noticed the pallor of the
little maid who had opened the door in re-
spOnse to his ring.
Il hope have not startled you,'' he said
with courteous solicitude Miss Vance?
She is we'll? She is at home?"
Demaris Clare found her voice then.
"Will you come in?" she asked, and held
the door wide
He passed into the familiar old hall, with
it's faded prayer rugs, it's high candelabras
of wrought iron, it's low, broad lounge and
carven settles. His impatient glance sought
the shallow stairway. The place was unal
tered Where was she? Surely his letter
had reached her, surely
There was a sound like a sob. It came
from the lips of the little maid, for he had
taken one swift, backward stride-had re-
coled as he had never recOiled in battle
There, on the teakwood table, lay his last
that was the one he had sent!
He flung around on the girl who had ad
mitted him, and for brief space there was
silence between them.
'Is she dead?" he asked.
And now he noticed that there were
masses of flowers all around-bowls screens,
vases of them-it had not at first struck him
as singular that these masses of bloom
should be here. Now
''She is not dead,' said the little maid.
His teeth sank deep into his underlip
For a moment neither spoke. Then, Tell
mel" he said.
Demaris Claire forgot she wore cotton
wrapper. She forgot she wore sweeping
cap She was even temporarily unconscious
of the feather duster she still held. She
pointed to a settle beside the hearth, on
which little Pickering fire glowed costly
for the late summer day was chilly.
''Sit down. she said.
But he shook his head. "Be merciful,'' he
legged BE brief She is not dead-what
then?'
"Try to think" she whispered, implor-
ingly. II hate to-to hurt you! Try to
think-what-what else-might be!"
Major Garden had been in the thick of
many fierce fight beyond the SEAS He had
looked into the grinning visage of death
many times in frontier battles on the Ari-
zona desert. He had walked grimly into
the jaws OF hell on Spanish territory-before
Spanish breastworks. But he had never
The representative., 1900-12-06

fskse
'as%nsa dem "a ,i ], during E'tAe trial
process Of sskh changing. He practIced it
laoc0rding to traditional and, doubtless, old
formula Hr
Tie Chinese have another still more hor-
rible method Of monster making. They
know how to graft child on an adult In
ifaitation Of natural teratoiosy The oper-
ation Is ON the same principle as that OF
skin grating. The circulatory systems are
brought into close contact by means Of deep
wounds. According to note of Consul
Cinatti, the Chinese are skillful in perform
ing such experiments on animals. They de-
light In giving chickens the feet Of ducks.
and In putting cocks combs on the heads
of ducks.
Darkness alone, it seems is suficient to
make curious specimen Of a child espe-
cially II certain kind of food Is given to
It, and its vocal chords are made useless. A
living Buddha was made in this way and
exhibited by the BONES to their congrega-
tfons. This child. after years passed in abb
solute darkness, had become as white as
wax. He had been obliged to remain mo-
tionless in the posture Of Buddha until his
muscles had become rigid No one had ever
spoken to him, and he had grown in his cell
lar as fungus would have done. Brought
out to the light, this mute, blinking, living
statue was eagerly worshiped by the credu-
lous.
At Shanghai. shortly after the opening Of
the port, there was on exhibition monster
whose enormous head, with it's long hair
and mustache. was that Of person of &c.
while the body was as small as that of a
child Of 2 This marvellous result had been
obtained by placing the victim, when child,
in a jar, from which the head alone pro-
truded. This grew abnormally large, while
the body remained stationary in it's narrow
prison house.
The representative., 1900-12-06

cause felt the need of making con-
clined to go to congress. I knew that
IL I became a candidate for congress
the sincerity of my purposes in this
campaign would be questioned. Some
of my best friends who believe in me
thoroughly just as long as do things
as they think l ought to do them have
told me that they would rather any
body would represent them in con-
gress than l unless I went to congress
in the way they thought ought to &C.
This l could not do. l did not ask any
other soul to be true to my idea of right.
l do not now nor shall I ever, neither
can | surrender my liberty to any man,
set Of men or party. I am man with
out party, free, untrammeled soul,
owing allegiance to nothing less and de-
termined to serve nothing less than the
whole human family, rejecting none, ex-
Guiding none, permitting and inviting
all. I believe in the absolute oneness
or unity Of the entire race, and I am
content to be one in the mass.
"It gives me pleasure to again pledge
myself to the cause and to repeat in
your ears the declaration that you have
heard SO often. l claim no privilege
for myself or my children that l am
not doing my utmost to secure for all
others on equal terms"
The representative., 1900-12-06
AN INDUSTRY REVIVED.
Brass Button Fad Has Put Bread Into
the Mouths of Hundreds

A woman's fad is responsible for the
preservation Of the art of making brass
buttons, an art that was fast falling into
decay, and threatened to become lost to
man. generation ago, when brass but
tons were worn so extensively, there was
in Connecticut, where most of them were
made, an army of men and women skilled
respectively, as hand burnishers and chas-
ers The men, using tools pointed with a
very hard stone imported from England,
and known as furnishing stones, gave to the
brass buttons, already shaped and gilded,
a polish like that Of gold. Young women
with deft touch chased on the highly pol
ished surface dainty traceries of cenven-
tional sorts. the result being very snowy
buttons. These have been missing from the
markets for about 20 years. and the art of
making them has been almost forgotten
A few women found employment as chasers
in the works of the silver r-piated goods
manufactures in and around Waterbury and
Hartford, but there was no place for button
chasers.
Expert button burnishers of the old da vs.
have about all gone from this earth Now
that the demand for the old fashion has
come again, the button factories in Water
bury. where most of these ornaments are
made, have had to teach a new lot of
workers the well-nigh lost arts of both
chasing and furnishing A recent visitor
to the brass city to see about securing a
lot of the fashionable buttons, said the de-
mand for workers had brought to the busy
factories there a lot of gray-hared men and
women whose factory working days had
long since passed They had to be pressed
into service at fancy prices to supply the
demand for such workers as were needed
and to teach young men and women the
tricks of the trade. So very tickle is fash
ion as to the minor details of dress that
manufacturers there have to face a new
problem-whether it is worth while to teach
chasing and furnishing to young hands, or
to temporarily rob the silver workers and
goldsmiths of their help at fancy prices to
cater to the passing craze. Should the
button craze die out there would be no use
for the newly trained help. If it lasts there
will be need for all the help that can be OBJ
tanned. So the manufacturers are between
the devil and the deep sea, waiting for some
decision by the leaders of the monde as to
whether brass and gilt are to continue as
fashionable adornments
The representative., 1900-12-06
Horrible Transformation in Human
Beings Produced by Chinese.

From time to time the Chinese authorities
by official proclamation warn the people of
the country against child thieves In Eu-
rope children are often stolen by strolling
mountebanks, who, by a disjointing pro-
cess, make them supple and expert In
China monsters are often made of them.
To transform a man into a beast would
at first seem impossible. 1t n accom-
plished, however, by the Chinese, to whom
nothing seems to be unknown. The skin is
removed in small PARTICLES from the entire
surface of the body and to the bleeding
parts bits Of the hide Of living animals
bears and dogs, are usually applied. The
operation requires years for it's full ac-
cOmplishment After the person has had
his skin completely changed and becomes
man-bear or man-dog, he is made mute
to complete the illusion, and also to de-
prIve him of the means of informing the
pubic he is intended to amuse OF his long
torture
A Chinese journal, the Hupao, prints de-
scription of one of these human animals
exhibited in the Kiangsi His entire body
was covered with dogskn. He stood erect
although sometimes the feet are SO mutt
lated that the beast is forced to walk on
all fours, could utter articulate sounds, rise
and sit down; in short, make the gestures
of any human being.
strosity, had him brought to his palace
where his hairy skin and bestia appear
ance caused quite as much terror as sur
prise. Upon being asked il he was man,
the creature replied with an Affirmative nod.
He also significd in the same manner that
he could write. A pencil was given to him,
but he could not use it, his hands were SO
deformed. Ashes were then placed on the
ground in front of him. when the man dog,
leaning over, traced in them five characters,
indicating his name and country.
Investigation showed that he had been
EfO1pn irnnriS0ned for wears and subject ed
to long tortures. His master, who was con-
The representative., 1900-12-06
National Chairman Parker Makes

National Chairman Parker Makes n
Call.
The national committee of the Peo-
pies party is hereby called to meet at
| st. Louis, Mo-, on Saturday, December
49, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. M, to consider
the best interests of the party, and the
most effective means of continuing the
fight for Populist principles; also to
confer with such as may desire to at
! tend, looking to the organic union Of
all reformers against the capitalistic
parties.
In addition to members of the COM
mittee other officers of the party, Pop
ulist editors and speakers, as well as
all Populist voters who may be suffi-
GENTLY interested to attend, are invited
to be present for the purpose of free
and thorough conference on these
matters.
The recent campaign has unmistak-
ably demonstrated the fact that no
| makeshift OF reform party can win;
that no party which links itself to con-
servatism and capitalism that pollutes
the ballot and destroys manhood suf-
frage can succeed. The overwhelming
victory Of the Republican party was
brought about by men who do not up
hold capitalistic Republican tenden-
cies, but who sought to rebuke the
Democratic machine for it's insincerity,
ready to join any honest reform move
| ment, Independent of both old parties,
and founded on the basic principles Of
Populism regardless of name.
The Populist party holds the key to
the political situation. 1t is now in
position to compel political realign-
ment, in the interest of the great COM
mon people, and in doing SO it shall have
achieved the fruition of it's past labors
and sacrifices.
To this end l urge upon all who can
do so to meet in this conference with
the paramount purpose of advancing
our great cause, regardless of personal
interests and ambitions.
\ Those who will attend should notify
nle>Aefore December 20, that accommo-
The representative., 1900-12-06
ARRAYED IN FOH SKINS.
MANY of Them Are Rare and Worth
Their Weight In Gold.

Nany of Them Are Rare and Worth
Their Weight In Gold.
The women of wealth during the winter
lust setting in will bedeck themselves with
furs of foxskins. These are not the fur OF
the common red fox, but of varieties far
more rare and costly. One dealer In this
city who has a large and fashionable Glen
tele, has number OF beautiful foxskins that
are worth their weight in gold. Many peo-
ple do not know that black foxskin Is as
rare as 1t is beautiful and has value In
proportion to its rarity. The black fox be-
longs to the silver fox family; 1t is Si-
berian animal and probably not more than
two dozen of the skins are to be found.
The gem of one Of the largest collections
in the city is one of these black skins. which
sold for more money than was ever paid
before for a single skin. There Is another
skin almost equally as beautiful and tho
pair. which will make muf and boa for
some fortunate woman, are worth $6.ZoO.
The skins are made up according TO the IN
dividual taste Of the wearer, the mum twlst-
ed carefully into shape and the skins tackeo
In place with the greatest care not TO in1ure
them.
There is another pair of beautiful black
foxskins. only less fine than the first, which
are worth $4,000 and an exquisite gray skin
10 valued at So 200, and with e. companion
skin the pair are $4,000. Among the skins
is one which appeals particularly to women
who delight in a warm. SOFT brown, Drown
fox. so uncommon that fur man Says he
has never seen one. This costs 500, For
the woman who delights IL sables there n
A $1,000 sable mrff, which p DARK, rich,
beautiful and everything that hsAEt1fuS
piece Of sable should BE-
The representative., 1900-12-06
Well SDOken.

After spending five years of his life
in a vain attempt to wrest the Demo
cratic party from the control of the
same influences that control the Repub.
lican party, Mr.. Bryan finds himself one
of the worst defeated men who ever
aspired to the presidency of the United
States. In 1896 this young and ambiti-
GUS giant of Nebraska, amid a scene the
like of which was never witnessed in q
national convention, wrested the banner
of the Democratic party from the hands
of the Clevelands, Hills and Germans
and made one Of the most memorable
campaigns in the history of the county
and on the ides of November, when the
result of the battle was known, it was
seen that the boy orator of the Platte
was defeated; but only by a scratch
In the campaign of 1896 Mr. Bryan caught
the enemy unawares and came we'll nigh
Austerlitzing them, but not so in 1900
From 1896 to 1900 his Waterloo was
planned and he was Waterlooed In
the Democratic party Organism is dead
The McKinleyism in the Democratic
party has triumphed. Are the camp
fires of reform kindled at Cincinnati
in 1890, and rekindled at Omaha in 1S9:
to die out? 1t is true the fires have been
neglected since 1896 but we believe they
are ready to glow again as soon as the
attempt ceases to wheel the Republican
states of the Northwest. that swung out
of the Republican column in 1892 and
1894, into the Democratic column. A
reform party must draw it's strength
alike from both of the old parties. When
it goes in with one old political party
to whip the other one, it evaporates. 1t
don't even aid the old party it goes il,
with Fusion of a new political organ
ization is death to the new organization
and long spell of sickness to the old
one. While the New England and Mid
die Atlantic states quarrel over the ques-
tiOn whether the president of this coun-
try shall be labeled a Republican or a
Democrat, let the great wealth-produc-
ing states of this country get together
and elect president for the whole peo-
pie of the United States and not presi-
dent for a special few who wax and grow
fat at the expense of the many.-Peo-
pies Voice, Oklahoma.
The representative., 1900-12-06
The Companion for the Rest of 1900

The Companion for the Rest of 1900
Every issue of the Youths COMPANION
for the nine weeks of November and
December will be enlarged, and the holi-
day numbers will be double the usual
size, with richly decorated covers. From
now until the end of the year the Com
panion will be crowded with articles and
stories sufficiently varied to please every
taste in both old and young-men and
women, boys and girls.
The representative., 1900-12-06
The Glover Belt,

If you are looking up location for
a new home where lands of the very
best quality can be had at low prices.
and on easy terms, write to the Land
Agent of the Minneapolis, st. Paul &
Sault Ste. Marie railway at Minneapolis,
Mimi, for descriptive maps of rich
hardwood lands in Central Wisconsin
and Michigan. This is natural grass
not be surpassed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
MINISTER WI EXPLAINS,
Says His Visit to the senate Was
MiscOnstrued and, ms He Thought,
Authorized.

NEW YORK. May ga special TO the
Herald. from Washington. says:
WI Fang. the Chinese minister, ex-
pressed regret that visit of mis- to the
senate had been misconstrued. and that
he had been placed in the position of a
lobbyist.
II received a dispatch from the Chinese
consul general in San Francisco, several
days ago" he said stating that IL would
be wise to watch the appropriation bills,
as an effort would be made to attach TO
one of them rider of an anti Chinese
character.
Before making any representations TO
the state department / decided to go TO
the senate and ascertain II the report was
true. l went to the office of the immigra-
ton commission and opened the door Sew
eral gentlemen sitting there recognized
me and | obtained from them the infor-
nation / desired
Il certainly did not understand that the
commission was holding a meeting. 9TH
erwise would have Immediately retired
Ihese gentlemen displayed considerable
interest in the subject, and / discussed
the Chinese subject with them NY ac-
ton was entirely informal
The call | made yesterday on Senator
Allison was at the suggestion OF the
treasury department, which has charge OF
matters relating TO the admission of Chi
nese"
Secretary Hay informed Mr.. WI, some
time ago, that there would be no objec-
ton to his dealing directly with the treas
ory department in immigration matters
The minister, therefore. thinks that he had
ample authority for approaching Sena-
tor Allison