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Six Hundred Killed.

London.-The Hongkong correspon- dent of the Daily Express wires as fol- lows:
 "An Italian priest has just arrived here from Hen Sien Flu, in Southern Human, where the Italian bishop and three priests have been massacred af- ter revolting torture. This took place July 4. Six hundred converts were massacred after the women had been subjected to hideous brutalities. Six other priests fled to the hills, where they were probably killed.
 "The priest who escaped had per- ilous journey to Hongkong. He hid in coffin on board a river boat for seventeen days"
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United States did nat Supply Boxes

New York.-A special to the Tribune from Washington says:
 In view of the circular of the secre- tary of the treasury to customs officers on the Pacific coast in regard to the ex- portation of arms and munitions oi war to Asiatic countries, the following official statement obtained from the treasury bureau of statistics will be oi general interest:
 Domestic exports of arms, gunpowdel and cartridges and other explosives from the United States to China, Hong kong and Japan, the six months :ended December 31, 1899: Firearms-China,
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Involuntary suicide by high and tight collar is one of the decrees of ruling fashions for men. More human beings of both sexes sacrifice health, life or comfort to fashions decrees than ID the service of any nobler cause. The high tight collar has revived a sociai incident which was peculiar to Dry den's day and which he has described in "Sir Fopling Flutter." The tight stock then in vogue made men invoiun- tarily seek relief from cerebral pres sure by violent shaking of the head. Sir Fopling adored a diving bow Which, with a-shog, casts all the hair be-
 fore,
 Til he with full decorum brings it back And rises with water spanielshake. > From one extreme fashion usually proceeds to another. The. tight collar and high may revive the flowing neck erchief, which assured both ease and grace to mans neck before asphyxia by fashion came in.
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Ex-President Harrison is reported to have said golf is not game but dis ease. It Is good deal like appendicitis, too. Only well-to-do people can afford to have it.
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"What is poetry?" asks an earnest contemporary. Poetry may be defined off-hand as that which so many people think they can write and so many edi- tors know they can't.
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Women physicians are to examine the women who apply for positions in the Chicago schools hereafter, and only
 those of robust physique will be em- ployed. Teaching school is work that is wearing on the nerves at the best and when teacher Is in i'll health the children intrusted to her suffer. Per haps the Chicago school board IS not wrong in thinking that the great fault of the school system to-day is the phys ical weakness of many of the teachers.
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It would seem that at present the smoothest of Chinese statesmen had trouble enough to make him wrinkle his forehead like a washboard.
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If there are sermons in stones, why can't there be stump speeches for wood preservation in the burnt remains of forest fires.
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It is a great pity that Uncle Sam didn't put revenue stamp on kisses, and make silly flirting cost the young men more. It already costs the girls more than they can ever pay.
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Probably the best way for a girl to keep her hands free from chaps is to circulate the report that she has no money.
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The baseball player would be per feet if he could only correct his errors.
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A bright girl renders it thus: "A thing of beauty is boy forever"
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Bold Thieves Rob an Oakland Drug Store

Oakland. Shortly before II o'clock last Friday night two masked men walked into the drug store ofg-Clagton K. Smith, at Eighth and Peralta streets, and leveling their revolvers at the clerk, Patious, demanded to be shown where the money was kept.
 Patious promptly complied and the robbers searched the till, taking about $20 in cash and some postage stamps. Then they ordered the clerk to throw up his hands while they searched his clothing. Finding nothing they made good their escape.
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The Bakersfield Echo says that San Francisco man remarked, few days kago, that some large consumers of fuel atthe bay were willing to make five year>contracts for oil at figure close to $1 her barrel, fob. Bakersfield.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07
PROF. SCHURMANN ANSWERS
SENIOR AGUINALDO'S AGENT q

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 5.-Prof. Jacob
G. Schurmann. who passed through
this afternoon Ell route from the west
to Ithaca, furnishes the following re-
ply to an open lteter addressed to him
by Sixto Lopez. an agent of Aguinaldo:
Mr.. SiXto LopeZ's open letter of the
3d inst. addressed to me. although
have not yet seen 1t except in the news
papers, is gratifying proof of the cor
rectness of the report of the Philippine
commission. Mr.. Lopez, by his decla-
rations. confirms all have said of the
promising educational possibilities in
the Philippines and OF the admirable
character of the educated Filipinos,
few though they are, who may be
taken as n type of the promise of the
future. Nor does Mr.. Lopez deny that
the masses of the inhabitants OF the
Philippine islands of all tribes and
races, are uneducated and ignorant.
Furthermore, by silent acquicscence
In the report of our committee. Mr.. LO
pei acknowledges that the majority OF
the Filipinos either desire American
sovereignty, as Is the case with the
men of education and property, or ac-
quiesce in 1t, or are Indifferent to it.
and that the demand for independence
originated with the ambitious Tagalog
insurgent lenders. who have diffuSed 1t
with fire and sword. aided by ntrocious
misrepresentation of the aims and
purposes of the United States.
Lastly, Mr.. Lopez does not question
the finding of our commission that the
Inhabitants of the Philippine islands
are marked with great racial and tribal
differences. by immense varieties of So
cial conditions which range all the way
from the civilization of Manila, down
through all phases of barbarism to the
naked savage of Mindaiiao and north
ern LuZon, by n bewildering multiple
ity of languages which are mutually
unintelligible by dense ignorance on
the part of the masses of the people;
by the absence of union and concert.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

and the utter lack Of the idea and SEN
timent of nationality, and the absolute
inexperience of ull classes in the affairs
of government. which Spain always
kept in Spanish hands.
And the consequence to be drawn
from all this is equally indisputable.
nor does Mr.. Lopez seek to dispute II,
namely. that the various and diversi-
fled peoples of the Philippine islands
are at the present time incapable of be-
ing considered as n nation; they are ut
terly unfit to accept sovereignty over
the archipelago. even If the American
people wished to invest them with it;
nor have they any hope of ever becom-
ing free and sclf-governing nation.
except In the continuance of American
sovereignty over them. and i'll the
peace, prosperity and ever increasing
liberty of self-government which the
American flag guarantees them.
Pull down our flag and you leave
the Philippines prey to internal fe'ids
and domestic instructions which
would quickly beget anarchy. This
would necessitatc the intervention of
foreign powers for the protection of
the lives and property of their subjects.
OF course the islands would eventually
be divided up among them and the FL
ipinos would exchange the free inst!t1-
tions and home rule which the Amcri-
can people desire, as soon MS possible.
and in the largest degree practicable.
to bestOw upon them. for the genuine
imperialism of the old world emperors.
kings and cZars.
at is the mission of our republic to
save the Filipinos, who in general are
most promising, estimable and even
lovable people. from this cruel fate
NJ, Il TO tp.tt han tn hn Irs ~
free Institutions and the noble work
of elf-gOvernmen:. just as quickly and
as generously as they or any portion
of them can be induced to exercise II
civic function so arduous and so I'M
accustomed"
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07
DIRE PREDICTIONS
FOR GREAT BRITAIN

London, Nov. 5.-The reconstruction
of the British cabinet and the climax of
rOwdyism which marked the home
coming of the City Imperial volunteers
were the topics of the week. The scri-
Gus wecklics frankly almit the shame
fulncss of last Monday nights mob
rule, for which the return of the city
Imperial volunteers from South Africa
was the excuse. The Speaker declares
the "degrading influences of the last
twelve months have left neither self
control nor self-respect in the populace.
fed daily on n diet of sensationalism
and passion"
As an appropriate conjunction of this
self-analysis and confession of at least
temporary degeHerncy. the National Re
view publishes striking articles forcibly
pointing out Great Britain's dire need
of political and economic rcconstruc
tion, the inatleuuacy of both the navy
and army. as at present organized. 10
meet possible and even probable emer-
gencies, and the inability of the coun-
try to cope with sudden invasion.
These come from the pens Of English
authorities which are neither historical
nor ignorant. George J. Goschen, the
retiring first lord or the admiralty. ii IL
said, has let the British squadron in
the far east be outnumbered by the
Germans, and the British fleet in the
Mediterranean is asserted to be far
below the necessary strength. without
coal stores and basis. while the home
dock yards are congested with reserve
ships that cannot be kept in order.
and an effective mobilization Mt short
notice is out of the question. Captain
Cairnes with convincing detail, exposes
how comparatively easy it would be
for France 10 land several hundred
thousand men in England tbasing his
belief OH the landing of American
troops near Santiagol and marching
them into London before the whole mo-
bilization scheme could be put in ac-
ton.
Throughout these articles there is the
evident conviction that Great Britain
must soon fight one of the great pow
efs. The shadow of that struggle al
ready overlles the land, which is not
moving hand or foot to meet the pend
ing crisis.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07
Golden Paper Mills Burned.

Golden. Colo. Nov. 3.-Early Friday
morning fire broke out in the Golden
paper mills and the plant was entirely
destroyed. A large stock of paper
ready for shipment was also burned.
The plant was owned and operated by
Wells & Peppard and valued ut about
$4,000, with only S12.5OO insurance.
1t is supposed that the fire was caused
by hot box in the new machinery.
near which was Il great quantity of
waste paper and other inflammable ma
terinl. The flames spread quickly
through the plant and by the time the
alarm was given the fire was beyond
control. The Golden firemen responded
promptly and did magnificent work in
saving Senator Wells residence and the
Rock flour mills. both of which are To-
Gated in the same block. The large
warehouse near by was also saved.
. This was the first mill erected in
Golden and has. been one of her mos'
profitable industries. Senator Wells
has been connected with these mills for
over thirty years. OF late years the
attention of the management has been
devoted to the manufacture of buiMing
paper, and it was the only industry of
the kind west of the Missouri river,
which gave these mills a practical mo-
nopoly of this kind of paper. The ell
tire output found a ready market i'll
Colorado. and 50O-ton contract had
Just been begun. Other contracts were
pending.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

Foreign trade has picturesque fea-
lures which greatly relieve its coldly
commercial aspects. For example. In
sending to Zanzibar hundred thou
sand dollars worth of kerosene oil last
year the United States was doubtless
trying to light up the dark continent.
American locomotives are going to AT
rica in such numbers that the conti-
nent cannot much longer be called
slow. Ivory, an ancient source OF At
rica's wealth, is becoming SO scarce
that earnest efforts are now making
to preserve the herds of elephants
from wanton slaughter. What wonders
modern commerce works.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

A dealer in spices declares that the
consumer can now buy pound of
what purports to be pepper, ground.
packed in tin box and labeled
cheaper than the wholesaler can buy
pure unground pepper by the ton. The
dealer who undertakes to sell really
pnre pepper must therefore charge a
price for his goods which seems high
when compared with the prices of his
competitors, and thus adulteration be-
comes the general practice. 1t Is an
outrage on the consumer yet it is the
consumers continual demand for
cheapness that is largely to blame. The
honest dealer and the customer who is
willing to pay fair price for pure
goods will have no redress until public
opinion demands government inspec-
ton of all food products, the COM
pulsory labelling of such as are in any
way adulterated and the punishment of
all persons who sell adulterated for
pure articles.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07
EDIToR1AL-44-GAL 4-Gardere

EDITORIAL-44-GA 4-Gardere
The growth of population about the
Great Lakes will be one of the impor-
tant revelations of the present census.
Six Lake cities. Buffalo, Cleveland, To-
ledo, Detroit, Milwaukee and Chicago,
have added more than million people
since 1890, an increase of nearly fifty
per cent. The increase is directly re-
lated to the growth of commerce of
the Great Lakes, which has doubled in
the last five years. The tonnage ca
pacity of vessels passing through the
canal at Sault Sainte Marie is now half
as large again as that of all the ves-
sells which enter and leave the port OF
New York, and two and half times as
great as the tonnage which passes
through the Suez Canal. The Great
Lakes certainly cannot be called "a
waste of waters" They are teeming
with life and usefulness.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

Ex-Governor Pillsbury of Minnesota
and his wife are going to build n
home for poor girls in st. Paul. The
ex-governor says: III girl is thrown
out of employment. or for any reason
loses her bread-earning power. we
want her to feel that she is not with
out friend. She need never despair
SO long as our home stands. There she
can find food and shelter. be as COM
Portable. so far as her surroundings
are concerned, as she would be any
where in the world" 1t is by such
things as this that John l. Pillsbury
deserves his statue. which, the work
OF Daniel C. French. has just unveiled
on the campus of the University OF
Minnesota.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

The relations existing between mis-
tress and maid in Australia are aptly
illustrated in a recent issue of a
Queensland paper. in which a girl ad-
vertises for a situation to take charge
OF laundry or dairy. She can cook,
and understands housekeeping, and
adds: None but a respectable mis-
tress, who wishes to leave her servant
In uninterrupted discharge Of her du-
ties, need apply"
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

Those who are privileged to act as
hosts of the prince of Wales have to
carefully study his likes and dislikes
in the matter of food and wines. there
being quite a long list Of things which
are "blackmailed" by him. He is also
very particular as to punctuality in
the matter OF meals. viewing delays
with much disfavor.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

The Natal subscribers to a testimo-
nial to Major-General Baden Powell. in
recognition of his gallant defense of
Mafeking. have decided to present him
with shield made of Transvaal SOW
ereigns.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

Sir Thomas Liptons challenge has
been promptly accepted by the New
York Yacht club. Sir Thomas now
knows what to do with some of that
pork corner money.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

1t is now proposed as punishment
TO cut off Chan Chi Tung's cue just
below the collar button.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

Allegany, Pa, has an ordinance re-
Quiring street railway companies to
equip their cars with jacks. for use
in lifting cars from the bodies of per-
sons that have been run down.
The Lamar register., 1900-11-07

A man who marries disagreeable
woman for the sake of her money
swallows a bitter silver-coated pill.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

Intervention of soldiers, this ex-
pertinent will stand out as the one
measurable success of such peo-
pie, IN wilderness of failures.
In every calculation as to the flu
ture administration of the island
by its own people, in addition to
the racial characteristics which
have to be reckoned with must also
be considered the presence and
status of the negro. Though not
making the numerical showing at
first expected, the prominence at
tanned by so many of them, in
Guiding the mulattoes Of course,
in the islands military affairs rem
ders them factor to he counted on
hereafter. That they will make
themselves heard and felt, once
the United States wlthdraws, they
have already given abundant evil
dence.
The restoration of order and
peace took this government into
the island, and their maintenance
will keep it there; or compel its
ultimate return, if it ever leaves.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

Once more the country is sick
ened with the miserable details OF
the burning of q negro repist.
Fortunately for our section, this
last addition to the record comes
from a state where 81 herited
prejudice against the nearo" can
not be charged as the CAUSE. Col
orado is SO far removed IN every
particular from anything South
ern, that our good friends in New
England must base their indict-
ment on other than the stereotyped
grounds. The lesson is truly a
most horrible one, but 1t would
seem that nothing less than such
occurrences happening in New
York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado
were sufficient to compel the
American people to realize the
fact that the problems arising
from the differences existing be-
tween the white and black races
are general and not sectional in
their character.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

The silver episode in American poll
tics ends with the closing century.
The twentieth century begins with the
Democratic party relieved of the neces-
sity of talking about ratios and the
price of bullion and free to devote
itself to fundamental principles, as UNI
der Jefferson, just loo years ago. JUS
tice in distributing the burdens OF
taxation, the preservation of civil and
political liberty, the guardianship OF
the Constitution, the protecting of the
rights of all against the rapacity of
the few, the abolition of special priv
ileges, the opening of equal opportuni-
ties to all-these are some of the things
that will worthily replace the long pur-
suit of q single financial will O. the
wisp.-New York Journal, Dem.
The Journal had better mind its
eye, or it may be read out of the
party. What are these if not the
basest of traitorous sentiments!
The idea of sixteen -to-one being
called "a financial will O. the
wisp!"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24
PURE NONSENSE.

Those alleged Democrats who are
wasting so much talk about the "reor-
ganization" of the party ignore the
great truth entirely that it is better to
be right than to have the presidency.
1t was the sacrifice of principle to ex-
pediency by the old leaders of the par
ty that brought the present organiza-
ton to the front. The Democracy is
not party whose principal mission is
to hold Office and enjoy spoils. If we
cannot win by an honest championship
of honest principles let us continue to
go down in defeat and at least retain
our own self-respect. -Houston Post.
All of which sounds nice, and
doubtless is mighty high and
noble way to feel. If by IAN hon.
est championship of honest princi-
piles" the Post means the contin-
led iteration of recent so-called
Democratic doctrine, there is no
loubt about the continuing fto go
lown in defeatp feature of the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

guments urged by Democrats in
the old days Of fierce contention,
when men like Lamar and Sunset
Cox, as great friend as the South
ever knew, combated the crowd
led by Blaine, Garfield, Boutwell,
and their kind.
In this, which should have been
the hour of her opportunity, what
has the South done for herself 7
She failed to grasp it, and permit
ted herself to be led by a devo-
zee Of the Equality" abemination;
she absolutely forsook the princi-
pie which is the rock of her saliva
ton, and at the behest of man
whose very nature would have
made of him a disciple of the
Zach. Chandler school, bad his adj
vent into public life but occurred
in time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

program. As to retaining "our
own self-respect" during the per-
Torrance, that is largely a matter
OF individual election.
When the Post knows, as does
everybody else, that the old party
leaders might have been leaders
today, merely at the cost of gong
counter to their honest convictions,
and that they preferred retirement
to leadership at this price, it IS
uttering balderdash when 1t talks
about ''the sacrifice of principle to
expediency by the old leaders of
the party" There was never a
greater perversion Of fact than is
attempted in that statement.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24

What a commentary on leader
ship, that a great section of the
Union, such as the South is, should
stand for issues and men incapa-
BILE of commanding any greater
endorsement than could be given
by such imitation states as Color
ado, with four votes, Idaho, with
three, Montana, with three, and
Nevada, with three, The grand
total is thirteen; truly an unlucky
number for the South. And yet
they tell US that we don't need a
new deal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-24
MlNNEsorA,s PRIMARY PLAN.

The most decided innovation in
political methods since the intro
duction of the Australian ballot is
the direct primary system which
underwent its initial test In Min
nesota recently. As a means of
working the destruction of the
power of the wire-puller, it is the
most unique and effective plan yet
presented to the consideration of
the American voter.
Under this scheme conventions
are abolished and all nominations
are made at primary election.
held by all parties at the same
time and place. Each party makes
up its own ticket to be voted on,
the petition of only five per cent.
of the votes cast for the office in
question at the last preceding cleo
ton being required to get a name
on a ticket. 1t makes no differ
ence how many candidates for the
same office party ticket has ion it.
Every voter has handed him one
of each party's tickets and be in
dicates his choice by the usual
mark, folding all the tickets to-
gether again. They are all depos-
tied. The count is made in the
ordinary manner. The Minnesota
law has some other features, of a
local nature, such as having the
general registration of all voters
made at the same time and place.
This law was 6rst tried at Min
neapolis and the most glowing de-
scriptions were given of its charms
All sorts Of claims are made for it;
it brings out a larger vote, secures
better class of party candidates,
induces men to run for Office who
stand no chance at the hands of
the professional of becoming can
didates, ct cetera.
Some of our good friends who
are so enamored of primaries for
any and every thing might urge
the beauties of this plan upon the
next legislature. We understand
that Dick Croker is having it in
vestigated, with view of keeping
it out of New York, we presume.
If Mississippi is bound to have
primaries, a few changes in her
present plan are certainly in order.