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the other representatives of the principal
powers"
1t IS said that the operations of the
"BoNers' are rolling up heavy bill of
damages against the Chinese government
and that this will be the subject of a
strong demand for indemnity by the Unit
ed States as soon as order is restored in
China. 1t is held ,hat under the terms
OF our treaty with China, not only are
American missionaries entitled to the pro-
lection of the Chinese government, but
even their native converts. According to
the doctrine that we have laid down i'll
the case of the Turkish missionary claims,
the Chinese government can be held re-
sponsble for outrages committed against
American citizens, even in times of riot
ing, if the government troops or its
agents fail to respond to the call or par
ticipate themselves in the rioting. This is
said to be the case with the Boxer" dis
turbances.
Reinforcements for "Boxers."
Shanghai, June lS.-According to in.
formation received mere from foreign
sources 10000 imperial troops, who were
between Picking and the international
force advancing on that city, have dis.
banded and joined the Boxers
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The greatest hotel in the world Is
being built at Mecca by orders Of the
sultan. 1t will accommodate 5000
guests.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-23
Japan to Add to Her Forces.

Washington, June lS.-The following
cablegram was received at the japanese
legation here from the japanese govern
ment at Toxic:
"The situation in north China is daily
growing more serious. The imperial gov
eminent has consequently, in addition to
the fleet already at Taku, decided to dis
patch a military force of about 1000 men
to Tentsin, in order to strengthen the
hands of the japanese minister in China.
The latter is acting in full concert with
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General Markets.

New York, Jan. ..
FLOUR state and western rather flrmer
and buyers more inclined 20 take hold; Min
nesota patents S3Sja4,1O: winter straights,
81 4la:iAJ Minnesota bakers S2.sja3.l0; win
Ter extras. S255ae.y0.
WHEAT No. . red opened easy under dis
appointing cables, but recovered on English
huvine and a fair speculative demand; May,
high, Is ll-i6c.; low. 75Ssc.; July. high 75ssc.;
low, 75 5.loc.
RYE-steady; state, SC; No western,
6oAc., f. 0. b.. sfoat.
CORN-No. . opened easier on big Chicago
receipts. hut later rallied with wheat. May,
high and low 399sc
OATs-No. 2 quiet: track, white, state, 3la
34lec.: track. white. western. 3la34l5c.
PORK Firm; mess, sl0.2jalO.75; family, sl2
al2.5n.
LARD Easier; prime western steam,
S6 leg.
BUTTER- Firm; state dairy, aoas7c.; state
creamery. sia.Jc.
CHEESE Firm; fall made, fancy, small,
l2slal3c.. fall made, fancy, large, l2slal3c.
EGGS Firm n nd higher; state and Pennsyl-
vania, 25a2Gc; western, ungraded, at mark, IA
a2jc.
sUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining, . l3-l0c.;
centrifugal. sc test, lAc refined steady;
crushed. 5.35c.; powdered. sos.
TURPENTtNE-S Steady at 52laa53c.
MoLASSEs--Q -Qnet, but firm; New Orleans,
32af0c.
RIcE-steady; domestic, iaelec; Japan ~
a5c.
TALLow--steady; city. &c.: country. 47la5c.
HAY--steady; shipping, 65a75e.i good t.
choice, gesAs. -
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politicnI Econonly at Yale.

New Haven, Jam. 3.Thc reorganiza-
ton Of The department of political econo-
nv at Yale is being carried on actively.
This is the department 10 which the new
president Of the university. DIR. Arthur
y. Hadley, belongs, and the changes IN
The department are. % j considerable OK
tent. due 10 his Withdrawal from rccita-
ton room work in order 70 give his atten-
tion 10 executive duties. He will con
tinuc to give two courses Of lectures.
Other changes are made necessary by the
fact that Professor Irving Fisher will,
for several years at least. be able to do
practically no work, and that Professor
Summers age and poor health make i
impossible for him 10 handle the work
which he has directed for years.
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nnr f.nrinn. nrnin

A wonderful piece Of self nalSsias
worthy of st, Augustine, which occurs
in one Of John Donne's funeral ser
mons, gives poignant expression TO
what must doubtless have been o COM
mon condition Of so sensitive brain.
81 throw myself down in my cham
Der, ana call in and invite God and
his angels together, and when they are
there neglect God and his angels for
the noise Of fly, for the rartling Of q
coach, for the whining Of dog; talk
on in the same posture Of prayer, eyes
lifted up, knees bowed down, as though
l prayed to God, and If God should ask
me when last thought of God In that
prayer cannot tell. Sometimes ! md
that forgot what was about but
when began to forget Il cannot tell
A memory OF yesterdays pleasures,
fear of tomorrow's dangers, straw
under my knee, a noise In mine ear, y
chimera in my brain, troubles me In.
my prayer"
1t is this brain, turned inward upon
itself and darting out on every side In
purely random excursions that was re-
sponsible, I cannot doubt. Nor an the
4 contradictions of a career r1which tpd
inner logic is not at frst&pparent.-
/ Fortnightly.
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!. n,nner IN = serngIfo.

We seated ourselves on cushions, and
each took possession OF the fiat piece
of scone which supplied the place Of a
plate during the neal, those articlesl
not being considered necessary lu2
ury. In the center OF the NHe Stoed1
large bowl full of white soup, FRI
which everybody ate, taking as ma
spoonfuls as they chose from the cot
mon tureen with the long handle
wooden ladies provided for each guest
When this was removed, large D4eca
Of meat boiled to rags took Its piacej
and was speedily diminished under the
violent treatment it received from US
all, each one pulling lump Of meat
from the Joint With the fingers and
eating it Off with her own fat scone.
We then had a curry Of vegetables. fol-
lowed by the ZagazIg pudding. fruit
and rice. called so from native OF that
village having brought the recipe to the
harem.
Our meal was concluded by coffee,
made in a corner Of the room over red
hot charcoal in a copper pot and pouri
ed thick into small glasses fitted
gold fllgree cups. The lady who az
this rather disagreeable beyer2
the same who had renyyyesaar1 p - IT, =
dishes during dinner She
as a coal and bore the delightfu
scriptiye name, translated 70
Lily in the sert--Good Words -
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IRON Workers ON Strike.

Philadelphia. Jan. 3--A strike Of struc-
tural iron workers has been inaugurated
here by the members of Union No. 16
Of the National Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. Between
400 and 500 men are affected, and build
ing operations will be handicapped until
an agreement is reached. The union was
organized six months ago and three
months ago issued demand for nine
hour day 1T % cents an hour, to take
effect at the beginning Of the year. The
old rate was % cents an hour for a ten
tNur day.
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Ice stops Many Men, work.

Washington, Ian. 3-All the oyster
boats on the river from Washington to
points 40 miles below are tied up as a
result OF the ice. 1t may safely be esti,
mated that 300 boats are idle. and the re,
ceipts III Washington are restricted TO
those brought up in the schooncrs tugged
up to the wharfs. Shovelers, shuckers
and wagoners are consequently out o.
work. The men thrown out of employ.
mcnt in Washington alone as a result OF
the freeze number probably 800, and,
counting those employed at the various
beds all down the river, the unemployed
may be reckoncd into the thousands.
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cnnnty rrensnrn Trnud.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-A dispatch to The
Times Herald from Indianapolis SAYS;
Sensational developments have come in
Shelby county with the retirement of
County Treasurer Wilson and the install
lation of Treasurer Lee as his successor.
All the books Of the office for three
years ami six months prior to last june
are miss NJ, and Mr.. Wilson says that
he does not know what has become OF
them. The corresponding books of the
auditor for the same period are missing.
and it IS not known what moneys have
been received or paid out in that time.
The auditor of state has sent deputy to
eee that the states interests are pro-
tected. 1t is said that S125,00o are un-
accounted for" ----------------.
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HELD BIZ A BLIZZARD.
Trains Gp New York state stalled
In Deep Drifts.

Buffalo. Jan. 3-Dispatchos from To
wanda. lIambprg Dunl;irk, Silver Creek
and Other towns ii western New York
tell 0f terrific blizzard No trains
reached Dunkirk on the Western New
York and Pennsylvania railroad while
Nickel Plate trains were compelled to
use the Lake Shore tracks between
Brockton and this city. Between May
vile and Silver Creek the drifts were
ten feet deep and Ia many parts Of Chau.
tauqua county the snow was six feet
deep on the level. The through Pitts
burg express No. ., on the Western New
York and Pennsylvania line, was stalled
in a drirt at Silver Creek. Nearly all
the stage routes were blocked and mail
from Hamburg to Eden and the Boston
valley was not sent out.
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.ont,,rn1 ,1urderer IIanged.

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. 3.--Edward Cres-
singer. AGED 10 years, was hanged here
for The murder Of 16-yearold Daisy
smith. daughter Of q farmer at Boyies
Run, lower Augusta township. Cres-'
singer met his fate calmly. he - tne
Youngest murderer ever hanged IN the
state The crime was committed on
AUG. 10 1898. and was the result o1
ieaiousv. Daisy was gathering hernsi
and was met hy Cressinger, who was
cunning for rabbits. a quarrel follow
al and the girl started for home, wheH
Cressinger shot her ia the back, he
followed this up by cutting her threat
from car 10 ear with 1 hunting knife. |
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rhc RnI,erts Cnse.

Washington. Jan. ;;.A statement has
been received from the remaining Utah
witness, who was to appear before the
committee investigating the case Of Mr..
Roberts Of Gtah. giving the substance Of
the evidence he would give if sworn by
the committee This statement will be
presented to the committee. and if Mr..
Roberts comedies that the witness would
50 testify II will Be unnecessary TO have
hiI.. come from Utah; otherwise the offer
WY be made to bring on the witness in
case his evidence is considered desirable.
The material feature Of it is said to be as
10 the martial relations existing between
Roberts and Mrs. Maggie Shipp Roberts.
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UP HEAD ON Y eLuNDER.
Erroneous Answer 73ns comuss = q
tion From a Lasss eeaeA'sx,

ErroneOus Answer 434tN ev7H tAF@
tion From a LntsH eearh
'srhe class III Latin ,sit uow reei
said tbe Latin teacher a ons2 on 1lss
city high schools tiie other Elat
I'he members of the class 10 I.7rIn.
consisting Of 80 or more bright looking
girls, with three Or four boJs, camc
forward and took their places. All
moved along smoothly until the dec
iination Of the noun "donum was Ia
order, aud there was troublc TWAS
the ablstiye that caused the trounle
FOR the benefit Of those not acquainted
with the mysteries OF Latin it may Pc
mentioned right here that the ablatiye
is "dono," and the pronunciation Is the
same as If one should say don't y
know sluITing the two words, as is so
frequently done, to "doR know"
Miss Jones' said The teacher 10
the head Of the class. what Is tho
ablative of 'donumyD
Miss Jones gave her version and
was told to sit down. The question In
turn went down the entire lengthy Kof
the class, all failing, until It reached
the IasI, pOy VINO ha1 u leputdN f'&l
for baseball and football, but none Scr
scholarship,
well, Perry, the ablative Of
ntlmY" asked the teacher
Percy scratches his hea4'aud despaN
ingly looked at. -E1s grinning clas2
mates.
Don know he finally blurted oct!
Right" said tie teacher; "ge ui'
head"
And then the class broke out into =
laugh that cost each member ten =
marks, but none Deached on Percy
and the teacher to this day cannot IN
terstand what there IS SO cofnical inU
the ablatiye Of .'donum" Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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rrouI,Ie FOR snnto Domingo.

Santo Domingo. via IIaiticn Gable,
Jan. 3 The United States gunboat
Machia5 Il in port The Frenci consul
here Is pressing the Bpismare-C -Caccavelli
claim OF 2SD,000 francs, payment Of
which Is overdue. lie threatens to en-
barge the government revenues, Accord
ing to rumor, the Improvement company
has failed TO comply with its contract
with the government regarding the pay
mcnt of the claim. As the local law
yers refused to attend to the matters, the
supreme court has named lawyer TO act
for the French CONSUL
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Thr N4wfoundIand Fisheries.

Paris, Jan. 8. The opinion has been
expressed in official circles here that the
modus yiyendl between Great Britain and
France regarding Newfoundland will be
extended for another year, There seems
to be no disposition upon the part Of
France to take advantage Of Great Brit,
aims uncomfortable situation in the
Transvaal 10 force an unfair settlement
Of matters not regarded as vital. France
Is in The position Of being willing to sell
her fishing rights, hut considers it proper
for Great Britain 10 make the first prop
ostion Thus The matter stands in abey'
auCc
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Nlrg of rortnan1.s spcecI,.

I.isbon, Jan. 3-.ilthough no mention
was made of Great Britain, the Trans
vaal or Delagoa Bay in the message
from tho throne at the opening Of the
cortes. Ming Charles, referring to the
successful Portuguese expedition in Mo-
zambiquc, Said, Thus again has it been
shown that Portugal Is capable Of pre-
serving aud defending the countries it
has conquered"
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Trnin wrecked IN Michigan.

Pontiac. Mich, Jan. 3.-Thc last coach
of a mixed train on the Pontiac, Oxford
and Northern railroad, carrying 90 pas
songers, ran off the track nine miles north
Of here ai,d was overturned. Miss Ella
Dinner Of Detroit was injured internal. :,
but it is expected that she will recover.
Mrs. Sheridan Uf Cass City and Harry
Smith u Pontiac also received severe in
iurics. The other passengers escaped
with bruises and slight cuts. The acci-
dent was caused by broken rail.
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making the first official representation

making the FIRST official representations
on she subject Of the nelagoa Bay 9our
seizures Mr.. Choate received no def
rite reply, as the premier informed him
that the British government had not yet
arrived 81 any decision 90 whether o.
not food spn's were contlabaAd of war.
BIT Lord salisbury assured Mr. Choate
that the commercial rights ofrthe United
States woulj be eqlitably considered and
that decision in this important matter
would be reached as soon as possible.
Thr interyinM was brief.
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cole Nearing Boston.

Chicago. Jan. 3.--Charles Ii. Cole, for
mer president Of the defunct Globe Ma
tional bank of Boston, passed through
Chicago on his return from California
en- route to Boston to answer TO two in
dictments returned against him, He was
accompanied IS his wife and son, Ed
ward i. Cole, and was in charge Of three
Massachusetts state officers. who went
10 California after him.
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s,eomer AIgon.. close shave.

San Francisco, Jan. 3.-Advices from
Honolulu II Dec. 70 state that the steam
or .Algoa ran on reef while entering
hat harbar on Dec. % and narrowly es-
2aped des ruction. She was pulled off by
tugS after four hours work, and it was
found that no serious damage had been
done. Tie Algoa, which IS the largest
vessel that ever visited Honolulu, had on
board $4,000 tons of freight.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Washington. Jan. 3 The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Brigadler General J e Bates, 70 be
major general o. volunteers, Brgadier
General Lloyd Wheaton, to be major gen
eral of volunteers by hrovet,
To be brigadier generals: Colonel 5. i.
NJ Young, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur
Macarthur Lieutenant Colonel William
LUDLOW; also i number OF appointment
and promotions 10 the regular and yolut
fepr army
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canadian volunteers, onlccr..

OTTAWA, Jan. 3.-Thc list Of officers
for the two western squads of the see
pnd Canadian contingent for South Arri
ca has been given ont. Commissioner
Herchmer of the Northwest mounted po.
lice will command, and Lieutenant Colo
mel Steele. also offhe mounted police,
will be second in command Inspector
w. Baker will be adiutant; r. W. u.
Eustache, Moosomin Northwest, trans
port officer and inspector; J. K. Allen Of
the mounted police qlfartefmaster.
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Simon Nennr AaI,nre.

Plymouth. Mass, Jan. 3.-Thc sloop
Venus Of Gloucester Captain Dench,
master, Is ashore on Whitehall with part
OF hcr rigging gone. She took the shore
in the snowstorm. She has now been
pulled OF and drawn up on the beach.
This is the sloop about which kipling
wrote his story Of Captains Coura-
rpous +"
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victoria. Ynoht n DANGER.

London. Jan. 3.-An attempt made to
unlock the new royal yacht at Pembroke
proved disastrous Immediately after she
foatcd the yacht listed 80 degrees 10
port. and her starboard bilge keel became
jammed. The strain was so great that
shores l6 inches square, used in an at
tempt to prop her, were doubled up and
snapped like matchwood. The position
of the yacht is critical.
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,.or4y.t. In I<enti i!t|

Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 3.--Papers 4
contested election cases affecting So
of house members of the legislature have
becn filed with House Clerk Leigh Ten
of the contestants are Democrats an5
seven are Republicans. The result 4
these cases will have an important ehe
on the contests over the governor a
the liertenant governor.
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nri,ish cnlnml,inns Aron.ed.

Victoria, i. c.. Jan 3.-General indig-
nation is aroused here among the citizens
who are loyal TO Great Britain at the ex-
pressed determination Of Bocr sym
pathizers living III the suburb Of West
YictoIia to extend financial aid to the
Transyanl republic At a meeting Of
Bocr synipathizers New Years night a
considerable sum Of money was raised
FIR Tho Roers
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ln1.rnnilonal conrteaIea.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The postothce ae,
partrnenr has received a large number OK
formal Christmas and New Years greet
ings from several European governing ~
including Sweden, Denmatk, Beiglun' ll
Switzerland and several British coionies.
Among the city postofices sending tnole
or less Illustrated cards are coi2snes'
Geneva. ConstantinopIe, Pays Bas ~.
Berlin The New York and Chicago ,
postoHices also are following the custom
sending engraved New Years wishes %
all go'-ernfhents in the universal postsl
unibn .--.-z- -
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The peingon Nay Award.

London, Ian. "A dispatch to The
Pall Mall Gazette from Bern says the
award in the Delagoa Bay question is be-
ng drawa up and that it is positively
stated that it will be published toward
the md II the month.
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Accused Of Forgery.

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 3.-Arthur Gauthier
II Holyolie was held in $1,000 for the
grand jury III the Lynn police court on
1 charge Of forgery. Gauthier has con
fessed that he made the bogus checks
which he attempted to work on hotel pro
prietors in Boston ana Lynn and which
he dil cash il Nassau, y. II.
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pan-AmerIcan Fair News.

Buffalo, Jan. 3.-The treasurer Of the
Pan American Exposition company has
Just submitted the following report OF the
financial standing OF the company to
date: Received from subscribers, $685.
9O1 30: interest from banks, S2,I34.77;
Photographic concession, $1,000; total,
$641, ,C3G.27. disbursements. 1914, ,213.G3;
balance on hand $36T, ,422.64
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Tons of Powder Explode.

Calumet. Mich, ian. 3.Two team
loads OF powder, each carrying 1875
pounds Of the explosive. were blown up
near Eagle river Two teamsters, Alex
Hammstrom and Joseph st. Louis, and
their teams are lost. No explanation has
been given.
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rhn Marietta at sraniIn.

Washington, Jan. s.-The navy depa
ment has been informed that the Marie
ia has arrived at Manila. The BrooklJn,
New Orleans. Nashville and kewafk
have all reached the main aeet, and tho
Marietta is the last Of these additlonal
ships sent to re-enforee Admiral Watson
TO arrive at the Asiatic station.
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mined For Insulting Church,

Berlin, Jan. 3.-Sigmar Mohring, editor
OF the comic paper Ulk, has been SEN
fenced TO six months imprisonment for
insulting the Catholic church in poem
entitled "Thc Gowardly Act Of Rennes." :"
The sun., 1900-01-04
chicago Alderman Asphyxiated

Chicago, Jan Z. Allcrman Thomas +.
Ryan, superintendent of the Evanston
GINS worl S. is dead of aspIyxiation. the
result Of an unexplained accident at the
plant. His assistant, William Miller, is
at the point OF death.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
stock Exchange.
New York. Jan. ..

NEW UFIs, Jan, D
Money on call steady az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. per cent sterling OK.
change steady, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at Si.s7Aai.s716 for demand and at
"a. .soI4ai.s2ls for W days. Posted rates. S4.s9
and si.ssh. Commercial bills, s4.slai.slk.
silver certificates, bs9a59ec. Bar silver, 5ss+c.
Mexican dollars. tllsc. Government bonds
strong State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
irregular.
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rour,h clasa postmasters.

Washington Jan 3.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been mp.
pointed:
New York Berlin, Hattie Pccllham.
rcnnsylvamia Dagus Mines -flfrcd
Joscfson. Germany, O Lounsbury:
Harleysville. l. R Haldemam' Mosier-i
town. George 2. Tilly.
Rhode Island-North Scituate, Ernest
NJ, Spencer. -.----------------4-----A-''
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Chonte Enters a pro,e,t.

London, Jan. 3.--The United States
ambassador, Mr.. Joseph II. Choate. Wis
tied the British premier, Lord Salisbury,
at the foreign Office FOR the purpose Of
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The Business People

cannot ignore the medium through which
TO attract peoples attention And having attracted at
tenton enough your but keep their eyes
fixed you by