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The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
LABouCHERE's oPtNIoN..

Great Britain Would Be Wise in Accept
ing the Amended Treaty.
LONDON; Dec 19.-Henry Labou.
chere, discussing the Hay. .Pauncefote
treaty in Truth, says: sz.s-. ..=. zz .
..Although theoretically we are not
masters of the Suez canal, we are SO
practically owing to- our tenure in
Egypt and our hold of the Red sea. ]
do not think the United States senate
is wrong in inserting the Davis amend.
ment. - NJ
"The questions are, therefore. first,
whether we ought to risk creating i'll
feeling towards us on the part Of the
United States. and, second, whether
we should not be gamers by the con.
struction Of the canal, even if it were
in the military occupation of the
United States. - TTzss. :zT .-zs.z7
Having answered the first question
in the negative and the second in the
affirmative he concludes as follows: ~ ~
Great Britain would be wise in ac.
cepting the amended treaty, -, .
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
WILL FJGti Il tn & 81 Il-

*
Dissatis faotiossin Certain Quarters Over
Keappprtionment Measnre.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 49, hero prom.
5ises to besa fig fight overthe Hopkins
.reapre. ent bill whenittis takeaI
mp IN the ,ouse after the holiday re..
cess. The representatives. of the states
which will lose representatives under:
the bill are organizing for the struggle.
The members of the minority Of the
census committee are seeking to mar.
shal all the available strength among
the dissatisfied members by making
minority report which Willrecommend
. basis for apportionment that will
not reduce the representation in any
state. This can be accomplished by:
making 1914 900 inhabitants the basis Of
representation. Upon this basis the
house would consist of S87 7members.
No state would lose and the follow.
ing would gain: Arkansas /, Califor-
MIA Colorado /, Connecticut |, Flor
ida J. Illinois /, Louisiana 1. Minnesota
3, Massachusetts, / !. Mississippi /. Mis-.
souri, |, New Jersey 2, New York 5.
North Carolina /. North Dakota 1 J.
Pennsy lvania 2, Texas 8, Washington
/, West Virginia and Wisconsin /.
Mr.. Burleigh of Maine will draw the
minority report recommending this
basis. 1t is possible that Mr.. Crum.
packer of Indiana will still further
complicate the situation by making
another minority report in support Of
his proposition to reduce the represen.
tation from the South.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
EXCEEDS $75, 900 Ooo.

River and Harbor Bill Growing Beyond
Original Anticipations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors expect
to have their bill com pleted before the
holiday recess, AS the bill nears COM
pletion, with the continuing con TRACTS
provided for, the total is mounting up
far beyond the original anticipations
and at the last moment it may be found
necessary to scale all around. It is un-
derstood that the bill, with continuing
contracts as now Professionally agreed
upon, exceeds $75, 100000 The com.
mittee has Professionally agreed to an
appropriation Of 1925, 900 for survey
of the ID foot canal project to connect
the Great Lakes with the Mississippi
by way of the Chicago drainage canal
and the Des PLANES river. There was
a big fight in the committee. over this
matter, but the canal people won. It
also is understood that the committee
has Professionally agreed upon So, 300
900 for Buttermilk channel, New York.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
FORAKER DEFENDS IT..

Ohio Senator supports the Amended
Hay -Pauncefote Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. After going
into executive session and before tax.
ing up the Hay -Pauncefote treaty, the
senate ratified the minor treaties be.
fore it, extending the time for the con.
sideration of the reciprocity treaties
which failed to secure action at the
last session of congress. In each IN.
stance the supplementary agreements
extended the time for ratification for
IL months. Senator Foraker then
spoke on the &Hay.Pauncefote treaty,
defending and supporting it as wise
precaution for the protection Of Amer
lean interests. He said that he has
been willing to support the treaty un.
amended, believing it to have been
properly guarded, but that if there had
originally been any doubt on that
score, there now could be none in view
Of the amendments already adopted by
the senate and those recommended by
the committee on foreign relations.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
RALLYING HIS ARMY.
Tung Flu Slang in Complete Control of
Affairs in China s4

Tung Flu Slang in Complete Control of
Affairs in China. s@@zz@
LONDON, Dec. ia Peking dispatch
to The Pail Mall Gazette, dated Dec.
Is, says:
The situation has not improved by
the representatives Of the powers
having reached an agreement, as the
scope of the negotiations is limited and
the effect is neutralized. The allies
have neglected to close the arsenals
and factories at Hankow and Shan g
aud have failed to check the transmits
sion of supplies of ammunition Of
the Chinese. Tung Fuh Slang thus
has every opportunity of rallying and
equipping his army. He has secured
the position Of dictator, terrorizes the
empress and controls the whole move
ments of troops. twill be necessary
to give the military operations Of the
allies wider area. .s 4 .sss-s
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Only the Attltudeo of the United
States Remains as Yet Not
Clearly Defined.
AcQUIEsCENCE ANTICIPATED.
Probable the Communication
Will Be Delivered in Two
or Three Days.
Secretary Hay and Lord Paun-
cefote Working Together
for Harmony.

LONDON, Dec. l9.--"Great Britain 8
proposed alterations in the preamble Of
the joint note have been practically ac-
oepted by all the powers" says the
Peking correspondent Of The Daily
Mail, wiring Monday .'Both France
and Japan, whose support was regarded
as doubtful, have signed. -
Only the attitude of the United States
remains as yet not clearly defined. but
the acquiescence of America is antici-
pated. and it is probable the joint note
will be completed and delivered to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries within three
or four days. &.
The German minister warmly sup
ported the British prOposal. -.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Isl, 900 Worth Of Good.

All. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal
Co, Buffalo, o., writes: 81 have been
afflicted with kidney and bladder trou-
bic Tor years, passing gravel or stones,
With excruciating pain. Other medi-
ones only gave relief. After taking
foley's Kidney Cure the result was sur
prlslng. A few doses started the brick
dust, like fine stones, etc, and now I.
have no pain across my kidneys and I
feel Isel like new man. Foley's Kidney
Cure has done me $1,000 worth Of
good. G. A. Jack.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Praise From Sir Hubert.

hen the bankrupt scion Of once.
noble house Or the Generate descend
ant OF a rol ,Aer haron visits the United
States, curiosity dogs his footsteps and
records his very words. But " hen a.
genuine prince & II the realm OF litera.
ture. writing in q foreign. ,lnf familiar
tongue, LANDS Upon oEr shores it, is q
reproach to us that we eyincc SO little
Interest IN his movements. Holger
Drach Imam, called by Bjornson the
greatest liking lyric poet Of Denmark
and probably the greatest ever pro-
duced by the peninsula lar Kingdom, has
come and gone without creating even az
ripple upon the surface of American
life. Johannes Hrolf Wisby In the De
cember Arena reproaches us for it.
Drachnaann's' recently published Inn
pressions Of America, translated BY
WHISKY, Detray the keen observer and
deep thinker. His opinions OF Ameri-
can life, women and men are for the
most part very high. Our life he char
acteri1es as a struggle. They are In
the habit Of taking hold of things with
a full hand" says the Dane. He notes
but does not condemn our love Of mon
ey. They are certainly dancing around
the golden calf over there, and it is. the.
biggest calf Of its kind in the world y
But he says in praising us. Say what
49,. ~.
you will, it is wholesome to live there
For our women Drachnann has a
whole souled, generous admiration and
he expresses 1t in a manner beftting
the poet and scholar. No finer tribute
to America has ever been paid than the
following lines penned by the poet
when entering New York harbor::
Here rolls eternal thunder day and night;
sSz By full steam busy throngs along are hurled
Here brains and wills crossing left and right,
With traits of every nation in the world.
But you have gathered them, you mighty queen,
As in a sanctuary, where they might
Alike for all mems veal as one unitel
Hence at the threshold of your port is seen
81 The lofty goddess with her torch in hand
To flood with Liberty's blest light this land,
e Where each has even chance his way to fight,
Where every man is every woman's knight.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

There is one Chicago policeman at
least who has the courage Of his con.
victions. Edward s. Luez was recent
" appointed to a place #on the police
force and assigned to duty at the Ken
ssington station, says q Chicago dis
patch, but when he learned that he
would have to work on Sunday and
would be unable to attend devotional
services he handed in his resignation. &
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Exchange of Gold BARS for Coin

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.The senate
committee on finance has authorized a
favorable report on the house bill civ.
ing the superintendents of coinage at
mints the right to exchange gold bars
for gold coin free Of charge or with
charges at their discretion. The pres.
ent law makes the charge mandatory.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Greatest Secrecy Maintained.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Mr. Choate, the
United States am bassador, had long
conference regarding the Chinese stu
alton with the secretary of state for
foreign affairs, the Marquis Of Lans-
downe, and subsequently, Mr.. Henry
White, secretary Of the United States
embassy, pal visit to the foreign
Office. The greatest secrecy is main
tanned as to the outcome of these con-
sultations.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

The New York Herald recently printed
q long poem In French which It Is claim
ed was sent by cable from Paris to
New York. And yet the poets say that
they are not given q fair show. /:
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Assigned by Waldersee.

PEK1Se, Dec. 19.-Count Won Wal
dersee has issued an order assigning
various districts in the neighborhood
of Peking for supervision to the mill
tary representatives Of the various
powers. The United States troops will
supervise the district southeast Of PEI
king from the road to Tshang Tshang
to the road extending from Naku Krin
to HO Si Wu.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
VIII Disturb the Peace of Eurone,

LONDON, Dec. 19. IAN experienced
general with whom I conyersed today =
says the Peking corresponds Of The
Morning Post, wiring Monday, ..con-
siders a settlement by next spring as
improbable. He foresees dangers Of
complication here that will disturb the
peace Of Europe" i
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Spanish Cadets Mutiny.

MADRID, Dec. 19.-According to q
dispatch from Ferrol1 the cadets on the
Spanish training ship Assturias mu.
tinted, taking the part of one of their
comrades who had been punished.
Among the mutineers were the Duke
of MontpeDsier and one Of the sons of
the Count Of Caserta. An inquiry will
be ordered. -.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Herr Pott Goes Home.

LoURENzo MARQUES, Dec. 49, Herr
Pott The Netherlands consul, sailed
during the day for Europe. There
was no demonstration. Mr. w. w.
Hollis. the United States consul. went
on board the steamer to bid him fare.
well.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

- The Duke of Manchester, now il this
country, announces that his relations
with the Earl of Yarmouth, also in I'm.
Gle Sans domain, are entirely friendly.
And the government at Washington
still lives.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

The comparative safety Of marine.
travel under modern conditions is strik-s
ingly illustrated in the annual report
of Inspector General Dumont Of the
steamboat inspection sersice. Accord
ing to his figures, 60O,0OO0OO, per-
sons were carried last year by: steam
vessels within the jurisdiction Of the
United States. OF these 2o6 lost their.
lives. of whom only a. were passen-
gers, the remaining 1852 having been
employees. The relatiYe safety Of this
mode of travel is shown by the fact
that Of the 50o,000,0oo passengers car
=ried by the railroads of the country
during the same period 22t were Killed
and 2,945 We're injured OF the rail.s
way employees 2,2S7 we're killed and
SO, 749 We're injured. OF others who.
suffered-tramps, trespassers and per-
sons not in trains, $50 were killed
and G, ,176 were injured, thus making a
grand total for the railroads Of 7,13s
killed and 47,870 injured. All this.
would seem to indicate that if there is
sanythingmore dangerous than going to
sea it is staying on dry land. :5zs s:5ss,ss
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

The German kaiser could not receive.
Dom Paul, but he graciously allows the
old gentleman to be5a sort Of Dutch
uncle to him.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

IS With British troops being captured
in blocks Of 400 there appears to be
Something doing in South Africa,
even IL the war is ended.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20


The Duke of Manchester would
doubtless make an ideal advance man
and press agent for a theatrical troupe
in need of booming. The duke has
been in this country only a few days,
but there is yet to be discovered a sin
gle one Of his peculiarities or charac-
teristics that is not known to the gen.
eral public. His every word and action
are fed to the yoracious reporters, and
they are not, slow to- take due adyan-
tage thereof. Even the noble bank.
rupt's clothing, from shoes to hat, was
spread forth for the benefit Of a yellow
journal photographer, and his only re-
gret must be that the purple pyjamas
in which he sometimes receives early
morning callers have not been repro
dueed in colors and sentzout as a sup
plement with some Sunday newspaper.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

General De Wet seems to have rather.
Nampened British enthusiasm.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
Amendment offered B by Nel.on. :.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Senator Mel.
son Of Minnesota has offered in the
senate an amend dment which he will
propose to the army reorganization bill
providing. for the issuance by the sec.
Notary Of war to the governors Of the
states and territories Of Krag-J Jorgensen
rifles and equipment for the use Of the
national guard.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

It is announced that sauerkraut
trust has been formed ii Milwaukee.
This is the worst, not to say the wiener
,wurst, trust that has vet appeared.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

The Princess Of Wales Is sc years Of
age, but she has 50 much social pres.
tige that she does not look it. B.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

Arrested for Attempted Train WreckinE.
PANA. Ills. Dec. l9. Peter Canes
and Nettie Adams have been arrested
charged with attempting to wreck an
Illinois Central passenger train north
of this city by placing an obstruction
across the tracks. Jessie Jehl il wanted
on the same charge but has notas YET
sbeen>apprehended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Attorneys Claim
Prejudice in Kansas.
Say an Unbiased Jury is Not to
Be Found.
FEDERAL PROTECTION.
Transfer of Famous Wichita
Damage Cases Asked.
Arguments Are Being Made Be-
fore Judge Hook Today.

General Attorney NJ. A Low and As
sistant General Attorney w. F. Evans
of the Rock Island, went to Leavenworth
today to argue before Judge Hook a mo-
ton for the transfer of the famous
Wichita damage cases from the district
court of Sedgwick county to the federal
court The cases are the remaining
three out of five resulting from the
frightful accident at the Douglas street
crossing of the Rock Island in Wichita
two years ago.
In the petition for the transfer the
Rock Island attorneys declare that pre-
judice against the company exists to
such an extent that it is impossible to
secure an unbiased jury in Sedgwick
county or any other county in the state
The three cases involved in the motion
were brought by John c. Marshall, ad-
niniStratOr of the estate of his wife,
killed in the collision, who sues for $10,-
900 damages; George McTaggart, VINO
ask for $4,000 for alleged personal in
juries. and c. G. Durrand, who asks the
court to allow him damages for being
deprived of the services of his wife, who
lost her life in the disastrous collision.
Neither of these cases have been tried.
The two cases already tried were
brought by Mr. Durrand, one for per-
scnal injuries and one for the death of
his wife. In the first case he was given
judgment in the Sedgwick county court
for ST., 500 and in the second $4,000 Both
cases were appealed to the supreme
court by the Rock Island company and
are now pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

The many friends of E. r. McLaugh-
lin will be pleased to learn that he has
been reinstated to his old position as
conductor on this division. Mack, as
he is Familiarity known, was one of the
most popular men on the Santa F'e and
his friends are legion, all of whom were
grfeved when they learned Of his dis
charge.-Newton Kansan.
The working force of the Santa F'e at
Arkansas City is scarcely one-tenth of
what it was a year ago. From 125
mechanics the force has been cut down
to a mere handful. BY twos and threes
these employees have been sent from Ar
kansas City to other points. Every now
and then a piece of machinery has been
removed from the shops The result is
that today the Santa FHe division is of
little practical value to Arkansas City.
WELLINGTON Exchange.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the
Middle division grievance committee of
the o. R C. met in the reading room at
the Santa Fe depot for the purpose of
readjusting the seniority of conductors
and brakemen of the Middle division.
The men from west of Newton were
here in full force and the evening ses-
sion was long and stormy. The commit
tee finally adjourned at 1 o'clock this
morning and as a. result of the business
transacted eight families will soon come
to Emporia- Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
D. B. ROBINSON GETTING WELL
Will Be Two Weak For Active Work
For Some Time However.

New York, Aug. AFTER the meeting
Of the directors of the st. Louis & San
Francisco railway today, at which the
regular dividend on the second prefer
red stock was declared, President B. F.
Yoakum said. in regard to the business
Of the road:
The business of our road continues
large Wheat has been harvested and
is good crop With favorable weather
conditions the corn crop in our terri
tory will probably yield between IS per
cent and so per cent of an average
crop. Other crops are in good shape.
The cotton acreage along our lines is
larger than last year, and the condi-
ton at present is better than at this
time a year ago. Our new line from
Sapulpa- to Sherman, Texas will be
completed about February l. We are
receiving this month eighteen locoano-
tives and 800 freight care are being de-
livered- We propose to purchase fifty
ballast cas- in the near future"
The condition OF the former president,
D. B. Robinson. IS said to be somewhat
improved. He is still in Chicago. 1t
will be some time before he Will be
strong enough to take UP active bust
ness affairs again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
The Circus at Washington.

The Great Wallace Shows which ex-
hibit in Topeka on August II, recently
visited Washington City, D. c. The
city which is a better show town than
the National Capital, it is not down on
the map. The Wallace Show pleased
two big rhrongs yesterday, many peo-
d success, both for the management
and for those who wanted good enter
tainment The city was turned over
almost entirely to the big attraction
The programme commenced promptly
and in earnest from the start. No one
but the child whose first visit it was to
a circus could possibly tell all that vas
down. Hardly anything could have
been more wonderful than the acrobatc
feats performed by the justly celebrat-
ed Nelson family, and especially of the
five-year-old tot
The Great Wallace Shows will exhibit
ir. Topeka on Friday, August 18th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
SAVES LIVES AND LIMBS.
Equipment of Cars With Automatic
CoupIers Greatly Reduces Danger.

The equipment of all cars with safety
appliances marks a great advance in
the manner of conducting railroads in
a way to afford the greatest degree of
safety to the men who have to do the
most dangerous class Of work connected
with the operation of the railroad sys-
TENS of the country
The fact that automatic coupIers do
save thousands of men yearly from be-
ing killed or MANNED for life is clearly
shown by statistics. While one en-
ploye was killed in every 349 employed
by railroad companies in coupling and
Uncoupling cars in 1893, in 1897 the
number SO killed was one in every SAT
employed. and in 1898 one killed to
every SIS employed. The ratio of the
injured to those employed was one in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
ROCK ISLAND NOT IN CONTROL
Has Taken No Steps to Secure FL
Paso & Northeastern Road

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 4.-President C.
B. Eddy Of the FL Paso & Northeastern
railroad, returned today from the coal
fields at Captain. N. M. and when ask
ed if it were true, as reported from Chi
cago, that the Rock Island road two
months ago secured control of the FL
Paso & Northeastern road, Mr.. Eddy
said:
holders, those who aided me in build
ing the road. have control of the FL
Paso & Northeastern. 1t is very prob
able, however, that the Rock Island
will build from Liberal, Kan. to a con-
rection with our line at Clayton, n. NJ,
and If such a connection is made the
Rock Island and our line viii 1enter into
a traffic arrangement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
TO WEST VIRGINIA.
Mckinley to Favor That State With
Only Addresses Outside Canton.

Morgantown, w. Va, Aug. 4.-Senator
S. B. Elkins is authority for the an
nouncement that President Mckinley
will make several speeches in West Vir-
ginia this fall. In fact. Mr.. Elkins says
these addresses will be the only ones Mr..
Mckinley will deliver except from the
front porch at Canton.
Mr.. Mckinley will deliver the speeches
on his way to and from Canton. He viii
be the guest of Senator Elkfns at his
magnificent country seat, ''HaIliehurst, -
at Elkins, for a day or two in October
for rest
Next to Ohio" said President McKin-
ley to Mr. Elkins. Il am interested In
the success of the Republican ticket in
West Virginia"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst form
of slavery. George D. Williams. Of Man
chester. Mich, says: My wife has been
so helpless for five years that she could
not turn over in bed alone After using
two bottles of Electric Bitters she Is won
derfulIy improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervousness sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache, backache;
fainting and dizzy spells. 1t is a godsend
to weak. sickly, rundown people Cure
guaranteed Only Soc Sold by A L
WagEOuer, druggist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

thirteen in 1898, one in twenty-five in
1897 and one in twenty-one in 1898.
In 1899 it was found that 1879 were
killed and $3.50 were injured upon
eighty-nine roads, while in 1898 on the
same roads 209 were killed and 1884
were injured. These were injuries to
trainmen other than enginemen and
firemen. The whole number of employees
killed on the railroads in 1897 was 1888,
while p, 667 were injured.
When it is considered that in 1897
there were 1921, 7S0 freight cars, the
great expense to the roads in comply
ing with the automatic coupler law will
be realized.