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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
At Moukden and Tientsin.

A report from Moukden. dated July s,
says the Danish mission at Hinyun was
surrounded by Boxers.
According 20 the report, Il would be
possible to hold out only two days. A
party OF Cossacks. residents Of Mouk
len, and tho British consul, had started
FOR ;Ae relief of those bcsicged at the
Danish mission. The situation at Ticn-
tsin on July is said to have been mos:
serious. japanese and russian forces
are rvrorted to have been hurryinx there
from Taxi. but according 20 some ac-
counts. mutual distrust exists between
the allies.
A report from Shanghai dated July :.
SAYS the British warships are vigilauuy :
watchirg for the purpose o; preventing
any attempt Of the Chinese TO cross tie
YanEtsefiaug.
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WASHINGTON. July '-The issue to-
day of the formal orders for the dis
patch to tho East OF more than 5000
troops from the army posts in the United
States, was a manifestation of the ener-
gy with which the government Is now
about to act IN the Chinese matter. True,
these troops are nominally destined for
the Philippines, TO replace the volunteers
now there, but II Is admitted that they
are being sent out by route that will
easily admit OF DETECTION to Taku or
some other convenient Chinese port. Pos
sibly Consul Gen. Goodnow's cablegram
reporting the legations as being active as
late as the Sd instant may have some
thing to do with this radical action.
Whatever the cause. II these troops are
landed in China. together with the r!inth
infantry, supposed TO be now at Taku.
and the marine contingent, tho United
States will have q force in action COM
mensurate with her interests and in pro-
portion to the European forces
Japan Begins Action.
japan IL to begin today. with the full
consent OF Europe and IT is calculated
that full foreign reinforcements. includ-
ing our own, will arrive in China, II they
landed at all. in season to finish the work
left by the japanese. The orders today
to the troops. II Is believed at tho state
department. have an indirect. but most
important bearing on the situation in
China.
In the Southern Provinces.
Once the viceroys OF Central and
Southern China become satisfied that the
foreign Eations are actually coming in
force they may be counted upon 20 take
the warning to themselves and continue
to observe neutrality at least Evidently
Consul Gen. Goodnow's suggestion of
yesterday has had its effect. for he
pointed out himself the beneficial effects
that the addition of troops TO the soldiers
now In China would have.
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A number of interesting press utterances
appear today. The sefni-official Post has
an inspired article in which the reasons
why Germany cannot counsel Russia 10
accept Iapancse Intervention are set forta
IN detail The writer says.
'Thc FIRST principle o. German policy fs
20 90 nothing that could be- Interpreted as
sn act of pattisauehip against Rgss.a. All
attempts by England ta induce Germany
% abandon her neutral position toward
the diplomatic neEouatons now IN pro-
Fress will tal That England is deslrous
~ japanese !ntcrtsntion Is comprehensi-
bic. ln view ot EnelarJ's weak military
position ana her s8vA.ry wtth Raesia- For
Germany matters are diTerent The ahaH-
aaamont of our Traditional Friendship with
Etsssia would hc too inaaequately repaid
Hy ErganAs p,a'oulc approval"
Another irspiroI article in the Ssuosts
$atari.Eten Says. I'm BcrAn We make
German IoAt4as. ard NOS EsEAsh poltirs
Germany cannot support n motion 20 In
irast japan Nith o. mandate 1atl SHE a..
rlrstely knows what rrasticsl deductions
japan wlH draw tacretfon"
Suggestion From Japan.
The farrGn Office to3aY informed the
carreel.1 l.1l.leut at cne ASS tate8 fresa t1at
Ja.aa q.Ite recently made suggestion 20
t4f g.~srs a-alag what They intended 90
ia oa.n4 1crmary suawcroi THAI that
r--HIry cHus.derr3 tse harmony a. taa
rswr-r .a action ass re chef ttlaz bat
tae r,cgeeea-atirss ot tas German e9y-
trnmrrt addict mat they would ra; raise
ae otifriirn g. japanese msHslte Z
4a -1e powers wele asrrel upon ta4t sa5-
.eet
Mr.. white Erplodes Fai.e Reports.
\ Vienna Dispatch appeared here today
in which tho claim was made that the
person who Informed thc correspouaeat
has received Information from "a rnenaber
q .nr American legation 20 thc eject that
treaty WAS ia existence between the
United States and China. ob.iging the
Uu,ted States 20 send to China her o:a-
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Emperor Williams speech.

Emperor william Will on Monday accom-
pany the German ironclad division. bound
for China, into the North sea. II is
known in the emperors encourage that
his majesty, in HIS usual impulsive way.
not only gave utterance 20 many un-
diplomatic thoughts and opinions OF the
news OF the assassination of Baron Won
Ketteler, the late German minister at
Peking, but II is with difficulty that he
was restrained from following the die
tates OF his heart and forthwith order
ing regular army 10 be mohilized and
sent to China. The more sober views of
the minister of foreign affairs, Count
Won Bue!ow, prevailed only after sew
eral lengthy conferences,
Among those who were ear witnesses
Of the empcror's remarks to the marines
at wilhelmshaven. previous 20 their de-
parture for China, it is known that his
address was much more strongly worded
than officially reported. ana the news
papers OF Wihelmshaven and that Vi
csnlty publish the original version. in
which was the following.
MAY / hope to re-estahlish peace with
the sword and take vengeance In man
ner never before seen hy the world send
you Is eradicate the dishonor done to the
fathcrland hy barbarians. ! shall not rest
until the German coiors ny from the Pc
King Vau."
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS
AGGRESSIVE SPEECH.
Much Stronger Than Reported In
the Press-German Nation IL
Aroused and Nervous.

Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July The news from China
overwhelms everything here. The usually
quiet self. contained German nation. both
high and low. has become deeply nervous.
Every bit OF news from China Is COM
mented upon heatedly everywhere. opin-
ions differ locally among the masses. but
the majority believes with the govern
ment that the Chinese situation is most
serious. This results. too, from Emperor
William and number of the cabinet
ministers having postponed their sum
mer vacationc because II is expected that
before long the weightiest decisions must
be taken.
His maiestys Chinese reward dispatch
is commented on by the Dress The
Tagehlatt says: This manifestation OF
the solidity of the interests Of all the
civilized nations shows the broadness of
the emperor's views and sentiments"
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The hre had its origin In the basement
OF II. @. Evans & Co.'S china and glass
ware establishment, on Fifth avenue, be-
tween Wood and Market streets. The
dense smoke from burning excelsior and
other material used in packing china
baffled the flremen for long time. but
after fighting for more than an hour they
got the upper hand. though the building
was delusei with water.
At about $50 p. m. when all the danger
seemed to have passed, ten members of
engine companies Nos. and IL were
working on the second floor. knee deep
In water.
The weight Of the water. with the al
ready heavy weight on the floor in the
shape OF tho big jewelers. safe of God
dard. Hin & Co. was too much. and the
floor gave way. In It, plunge down It
dragged the third moor along with II,
clear through into the cellar. The fire.
men were buried deep under the debris.
and II was believed at first that none
would escape. Heroic efforts were made
by the remaining rremen to resuce their
comrades. and in a little while they
could be conversed with. but they were
still pinned down by the masses of de-
bris
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P1TTSBCRo, Pa. July 1-Pittsburg's s
downtown business section was visited
by another disastrous fire today. the sec
ond within week. Four men are dead
ana six others are in the hospitals suffer-
Ing from injuries which may prove IA
tai. All OF the victims were firemen.
Dead:
JOHN GRIFFIN.
ST. CLAIR CRAWFORD
MAX BATrERBAUGA
JOHN LEWIS
Injured:
CAPT. DAN CAMPBELL
STEWART BURNS.
EDWARD KEARNEY.
WILLIAM ERB.
GEORGE MUM.
WILLIAM DERILE
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cOatlnued on Page Ten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
Prescriptions 3.

For freckles the New England Druggist
recommends the following: Corrosive subli-
mate, 4 grains; hydrochloric acid. i
drachm; sweet almonds. drachms; gly-
cerine, drachms; tincture of benzoin, Is
minims; bitter almond water sufficient to
make fluid ounces. The almonds are
blanched and beaten to a paste with the
glycerine and to this ounces of the water
are added, gradually, then slowly add the
tincture, stirring the mixture constantly,
and finally add the acid and corrosive
sublimate previously dissolved in the re-
mainder of the water.
Another formula, is sulphocarbolate of
zinc Is grains; glycerine, drachms; rose
water, 3 ounces; cologne water. drachms.
l.. N, NJ. D.
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WHEN YOU INSURE YOUR LIFE
II Is Well 10 Have an Exact Under
standing of the Contract.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Probably not one person in a hundred,
when taking out a policy OF life insurance,
carefully reads the contract to which he
signs his name, and 1t therefore not infre-
quently happens that advantage of this
fact is taken by the company issuing the
policy. In case in New York, in which
Judgment of the lower court has been af-
firmed by the appellate division, the fact
that the insured signed statement de-
claring among other things that the per-
sons who wrote in the answers and state
ments were and are our agents for the
purpose, not the agents of the company, "
is held to absolve the company from all
responsibility for the acts of its medical
examiner 1t seems that the applicant for
insurance told the medical examiner of
having previously consulted physician
for various ailments, but the examiner
said that none of these were OF sufficient
Importance to warrant their being men,
toned, and he therefore filled out the APP
plication without referring to them. Upon
the death of the assured, his widow
brought suit, but judgment was given for
the company, the court holding that the
action of the medical examiner in refer
ence to the application did not preclude
the insurance company from asserting
forfeiture because of the failure to men,
ton the ailments of the applicant. Justice
Spring dissented, saying: II am averse to
maintaining the doctrine that, when the
company has carefully chosen its medical
examiner, 1t can refuse to pay TO the
widow or children OF the insured the money
he believed he had provided for them
when the bread-winner was gone, on the
pretext that the physician hired was in
the employ of the one insured instead of
the company for which he acted" 1t is
clear enough that the dissenting member
of the court is upon the side of justice.
equity and common sense, notwithstand-
ing that his associates may be correct in
law II is hardly possible to regard the
wording of the application other than as
sharp practice. II certainly was a trap.
whether or not so intended.
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promulgated from Rome. II was fmmedf-
ately accepted by all Roman Catholic
countries. but the Protestant States OF
Germany and Denmark held to the old
style or Julian calendar until 17oo and
England. with her colonies-America
among them-did not get into line until 1752.
Russia and other followers of the Greek
Church still stick to the old style. though
it has been persistently rumored OF late
that Russia is soon to change.
-
Did John l. Sullivan have a hundred
fights during his career as pugflist was
ne champion twelve years, and did he make
a million dollars during that period?-
Darlington.
Sullivan was recently asked how many
men he had knocked out, and replied: "Ah.
forget it," Being translated this meant,
not that he had forgotten. but that he
didn't know OF formal matches with
signed articles and all the rest, he did not
engage in nearly hundred; of the con-
tests classified as "four-round goes" he
probably had more than that number. He
was champion from Feb. z. 1882 to Sept. 2,
1892, and may have had for himself quar-
ter the sum you name.
What IL the significance Of Rodman
gun applied to cannon2-P. s.
A style of cannon produced in 1860 by
Captain Rodman, of the United States
army. They were cast hollow, of iron, and
streams of water through a hollow core in
the bore cooled the inside first, while the
outside was kept hot. They were charac-
terized by tremendous size at the breech
and by having the trunnions at the center
of weight All but the smaller sizes were
smooth bores, and the calibers ran up to
s, 10 and 10 inches, two made experiment.
ally being 20 inches. At the time Of their
adoption they were the most powerful can
Of date.
Has anything been done to restrict i'm
migration in the past three years? 2. Do
immigrants pass an examination on arriv-
ing in this country? If so, what is the ex-
animation, and how large proportion are
sent back? 3. Who pays their passage if
they are unable to do soy. 7.
Nothing of immediate effect 2. They are
examined to ascertain If they come within
the prohibitions, which include idiots, in
sane persons, paupers or those likely to be-
come public charge, those suffering from
loathsome or dangerous contagious disease,
those convicted of crime involving moral
turpitude, polygamists, certain assisted
immigrants and laborers under contract.
The proportion returned is very small, and
the enforcement of the law recently at
New York city has been disgracefully lax
g. Those to whom permission to land is re-
fused go back at the expense of the steam
ship companies that brought them over.
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The red that dyes the west grows dim and
DINNER;
The red is fading fading from the sky,
And soon the little stars with timid glirnmer
Will flash their tiny lanterns out on high;
Dreamlands clock as struck the hour,
on to bed you go,
Precious little human flower.
Mother loves him sol
The night is quiet as the star-shine falling:
The night is tender these mine,
And all the trees. where vesper birds are calling
Are changeful silver blurs OF gloom and shine
There comes dreamland's caravan.
Comes for you. you know:
Heaven bless the little man,
Mother loves him sol
The moon her hood of clouds aside Is iinging.
The moon ascends steep heavens star-Iit stair.
She smiles you. the drowsy leaves singing.
The night winds kiss you. roses breathe a
prayer;
All with mothers heart accord.
Hush. Sing soft. sing low;
Angel hosts keep watch and ward
Mother loves him sol
Marion. Ind. Ethel Bowman.
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POINTING A TELESCOPE.
Very Difficult Matter to Cover the
Right Spot i'm the Sky.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Il used to suppose it was the easiest
thing In the world TO point a telescope
at any given STAR, remarked a gentle
man who takes lively interest in scien-
tific matters. II thought vaguely that. the
bigger the telescope, the easier it would be
TO find what one wanted: but the exact re-
verse is really the case One of the as
tronomerS who came here to observe the
eclipse made the point very clear to me.
The largest of the planets covers only a
very minute spot in the sky-not much
bigger than the head of a pin-and the
dwarf the heaviest artillery into mere toys,
is actually about the diameter of a lead
pencil 1t is thus enabled to concentrate
its entire magnifying power on that one
point, but you may well imagine the diff
ficulty in bringing ii to bear on any given
star in all the immensely of the heav-
ems. You see less of the sky at one time
than you would see through a nailhole in
a roof, and in order to locate the object
al all il is necessary TO couple an instru-
ment of much lower power at the side of
the large tube. The small lens has a wide
field and two wires cross ii at right angles.
When the astronomer wants to observe a
star his assistant first takes a sight, so
TO speak, through the little telescope. He
shifts the bearings about until the right
Speck of light Is exactly at the fnterSec-
ton of the wires, and the two instru-
ments are adjusted that the big one is
automatically thrown into range at. the
same time. If IL were not for that the as
tronomer might try all night and never
get his weapon pointed anywhere near the
mark. / attempted o'look at Jupiter night
before last with a telescope of very low
power and wide field. There was the planet
blazing in the sky as plain as day. but
tried patiently for nearly half hour be-
fore / got my first glimpse Of ii through
the instrument Then suddenly it flashed
into the field-a little glowing ball, appar-
emily about the size of a pea Its moons
looked like pinpricks. While ] was eagerly
studying them I jostled the instrument
slightly, and, presto! everything vanished
l tried again and again, but could not woo
the picture back again TO the field.
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no more than can be assimilated. The
greatest possible amount of fresh air and
sunshine is essential and If a change OF
climate is possible the seashore should be
selected in preference to the country. The
best treatment of deformities is TO prevent
them from developing. Mechanical treat
ment is of little use after the child is two
and a half years old. but many slight de-
formities may disappear with growth in
the course of years.
XXX
There is popular opinion, and one that
has even prevailed among physicians, that
typhoid fever is not and cannot be COM
municated to the healthy from the sick ex-
cept by eating food or more especially
drinking fluids which have been contain
mated by discharge from a typhoid patient.
DR.. Goodall believes that typhoid fever is
directly communicated from the sick to the
healthy more commonly than has been sup
posed and proves this by many striking
instances in which nurses, domestic serv-
ants and ward maids in hospitals have
| contracted the disease while caring for
| typhoid fever patients There has been a
| reaction in medical opinion which will no
! doubt lead to the same precautionary sani-
| Gus or infectious diseases in which disease
| bearing material passes from the sick to
the healthy.
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AT what time. where. and by whom was
the present system OF reckoning time
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Loneliness.

am not lonely when cross the lands
Where other men are not. at my feet
New flowers blossom and their fragrance
sweet
A solace is. THAI happiness commands;
Nor am l sad when at the fair demands
OF fate / walk the crowded foreign street,
The while with no familiar face 70 meet
Companionable are the swinging hands
And restless feet But when the curling smoke
Betrays, on deserts edge, the homes OF men
And flames OF love. 10 me, alas, unknown;
When conscious eyes meet eyes, and faith I'M
broke
Hallows the lips / see that press, ali, then,
God pity and forgive! / am alone.
j. II. Adam, in Scribner's Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
MEDrcAL NOTES.
prepared for the Sunday Journal b,
an Old PractitfonerJ

The actual amount OF food necessary
varies with the person. Some people. find
that two meals day are sufficient. are
ardent advocates of that plan, and some
find only one sufficient, this limited diet
apparently sustaining their strength and
maintaining their health On the other
hand. there is no doubt that many people
eat too much If not too often. The BRAIN
worker who dimes generously and not al
ways wisely in the evening. sleeps late and
gets up with no appetite, may well break
fast on cool glass of water and an
orange, postponing his first real meal till
lunch time, but the man who rises at or
5 in the morning and has completed half
days work by breakfast time may make
that meal hearty one. Food should
never be eaten directly after severe ex-
ercise, nor should severe exercise follow
hearty meal. Too much food at any time
taxes the digestive powers and Injuries the
nervous system. The stomach should be
allowed to rest periodically and not be con-
tween meals. Under no circumstances
should person undertake severe work or
violent exercise before he has taken food
in the morning. Experiments show that
a man is at his weakest when he arises in
the morning, and for this reason some
slight food should be taken, even though
it be but cup of coffee and roll Next
to overwork, and. on the other hand, idle
ness as causes of debility may be placed
too little food, the case being similar to
that Of trying to run a steam engine with
but little fuel under the boiler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17

The present calendar was Instituted by
Pope Gregory XIII. in l5s2. and was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17

In the treatment of ricketts,. DIR. Morse
recommends that the food should be espe-
cially fat milk containing the best form
of fat to be found. II the digs stion will
stand It cod-liver oil should be- given. but
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-20
THE IONA FAIR.

The schools will have an excellent
display at the Ionia Fair this year.
Thursday will be Democratic Day at
the County Fair.
Friday will be Republican Day at
the Ionia Fair.
Horses are already arriving at the
Ionia track in preparation tor the Fair
races.
Don't fail to see the great bicycle
feat at the Ionia Fair on Thursday and
Friday.
The merchants of Ionia haye decided
to make big display at the County
Fair this year.
The Republicans on Friday and the
Democrats on Thursday OF the Fair
will form parades, and we anticipate
the greatest political demonstrations
this county has ever witnessed.
J. c. Burrows, VIM. Alden Smith
and Col. Bliss will be the Republican
speakers on Friday of the Fair.
Gen. j. B. Weaver, VIM. Maybury
and VIM. F. Mcknight will address the
Democrats on Thursday OF the Fair.
Farmers, If you have any thing OF
merit, bring it to the Ionia Fair, Oct.
3, 4, 5.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-20
Tenaer r.eacn Dumpnr,-

Peel as many fine. large, perfectly
ripe peaches as are required. Make q
tea biscuit crust by sitting n quart OF
-four. teaspoonful of salt and three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder into q
bowl Mix this thoroughly with two
heaping tablespoonfuls Of butter, then
stir in enough milk to make light
dough. Turn it ON n well Toured pas
try board and roll ii out TO the thick.
ness of quarter of an inch Cut the
paste into squares large enough ia
cover one peach. Put the peach in the
center of the square, CRATE little nut
meg over 1t. add little sugar and fold
the paste over the peach. pressing il
close with the palms Of the hands
When all the peaches are folded in the
paste. put them in n pan. bake them
in slow oven. or put them in a steam
er and steam till they are so tender a
broom splint will easily pierce them
Serve hot or cold. with n sauce of
cream well sweetened with powdered
sugar.