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same relation 70 China next Winter That
General Washington, according to
negro historian. did to certain battle
he will be thar or tharabOuts-" If
all reports are true, however, we need
not waste our sympathies in lament
ing the lot of Chaffee and his men,
for according to the best authorities.
a winter sojourn in China has at least
its redeening features. Leaving out
the question of a possible scrimmage
now and then with the malcontents,
the considerations affecting a winters
tarry are chiefly climatic, and, as con-
trasted with the sweltering atmosphere
Of the Philippines or even the bracing
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MERE seems to be no longer any
doubt that most If not all of the
allied troops are destined TO pass

allied troops are destined TO pass
the winter in China, but whether
in active campaigning or comfortably
snuggled in cozy quarters remains to
be seen. Through all the obfuscation OF
diplomatic maneuvering this one fact
appears. That, so long as one great Eu-
ropean power remains on guard at Pc
king or Tien-tsin, no other great Euro
pean power Will dare withdraw its SOL
diers from Chinese territory Interna-
tionaI comfy Is one thing; inteEnation-
al jealousy is quite another. The dogs
of war, says one well versed in the
wiles of diplomacy. have dug up the
Chinese bone of contention, and unless
they can manage to divide it they will
all hold on and not allow any one Of
the pack to have it to himself.
THE policy of the United States as to
China declares one who has been
trusted by this government in an en-
bassadoriaI capacity, should, in my
opinion. be this. It must rescue its citi-
zens; it must exact indemnity for all
injuries to their person or property; it
Will insist that China shall observe all
treaty stipulations and that, under any
and all conditions of sovereignty, pos
session or foreign ascendency, the open
door shall remain.
We covet no Chinese territory, and
we shall acquire none. We desire no
territorial sphere of influence We
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4 SIZE rRonr rHE PoPE.

An amusing tale is told of Pope Leo
XIII. His holiness very kindly gave
audience to a young English priest and
in the course of conversation took out
his snuffbox and offered it to his guest
The young priest declined the snuff,
tactlessly saying, 1T have not acquired
that bad habit IF it were bad hab-
it, said the pope. Il have little doubt
that you would have acquired itI''
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cHINnsn nxoLusIvENnss.

tt is a mistake 20 assume that the
hostility Of the Chinese to foreigners is
due to mere stupidity.
They are "a people OF very deeply
rooted convictions. and this hostility
is the result Of reasoning, even though
the reasoning is bad. The foreigners
they know come among them either as
missionaries or as merchants, and all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-06
How HnNRY Voc nIINNA.

A baker Of Nuremberg, in Germany,
recently proposed marriage to a girl in
singular manner Minna and Henry
are their names, but as to their family
names there IS no clew, since the Ger
man papers which tell the story con-
siderately refrain from publishing
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them. Mfnna
had been keep
ing house for
Henry fer the
last few years.
and gradually
the two had
fallen in love
with each 9TH
er. Minna, how
ever, W uld
have died soon
er than let Hen
~ know how
she felt toward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16
local Summary

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal an
nOuDceS that bank cashiers must all com
ply Win me Ia" py giving good bonds
Mayor Drew announces that prosecution
Of liquor men viii be pushed.
Contractor Richie begins work on 4 900
square feet of new sidewalks.
Park commissioners announce that they
viii build a city green house to raise flow
ers and shrubs for parks.
Supreme court orders reOpening of fam
Gus Dobbs-New Greenwood county murder
case.
G. L. Pfundstein and W. Strickland are
appointed travelling auditors Of the Santa
Santa Fe railroad establishes through
freight service between Chicago and San
Governor Stanley delivers address TO
Washburn college graduating class
I. p Campbell, PepuIist nominee for
congress in Seventh district. proposes to
settle fusion controversy BY withdrawal
of himself and Democratic candidate
". j. Faulkner. promoter o. new gas
plant. announces that work Will be COM
menced September !.
Treasurer Of Street Fair announces that
net profits 70 the. club are 81 go
Board OF Charities awards contracts for
supplies for state institutions.
Elx-State Auditor Tim Mccarthy dies
suddenly at his home in Larned
died ed A''sF' an ass' iopsHA cap 'aiiz l.
List of personal property assessments
shows that many people dodge taxes
Work of raising heavy steel trusses for
auditorium IS commenced
c NJ Rich of EmpOria. implicated in
Cuban postal frauds. writes TO q Topeka
friend that he will be eXoneFated.
N. A Low formally announces through
the State Journal that he Will not accept
position Of national Republican commit
teeman for Kansas
Announcement made to Commercial
club that half Of $4,000 necessary to build
brick pavement TO Gage park has been
c. ]. Devlin POUNDS hospital for min
ers IN Pittsburg- Frontenac district.
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another tunnel that dives beneath the
second one, while on each side Of the.
road cellarssand sub-eellars are dug out
70 an extraordinary depth in the efforts
OF the people to- secure eIbow-r0om on
land that IS worth a small fortune a
square foet- 1t IS suggested by a genius
with a pleasant ina gination that il viii
be possible some day to connect these
sub-cellars with the underground roads,
and have the whole electrically lighted
SO that the underground life OF London
VIII be as pleasant as that above. The
suggestion is that the householder OF
business man whose residence or store
adjOins one of the numerous tunnels
viii able to step out of his sub-ceIlar on
TO promenade where he may meet his
neighbors for social converse or recrea-
tlon. catch train without going to the
surface or repairing to one of the sta
lions, or walk by the underground route
% Gny section of the city that IS con-
nected by means Of the railroad The
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ernor Roosevelt said Senator Hanna,
with all the emphasis of which the en-
phatie Ohio boss Is capable. 4 am
against these TWO men. I am against
WGcdruff because rs. is incompetent.
and against Roosevelt because he says
he don't want It 7 don't think any
man should be nominated if ne says he
don't want it. Any other man viii suit
me, but 1 am against those two. say
SOP Certainly you can
But, Senator" asked the correspond
ent, whom do you favor2"
Il have no choice; no particular
choice 1 do not believe anybody Will
know who is to be nominated until at
least one ballot has been taken"
Then you look TO see the convention
stampeded for anybody"
No. 1 don't expect that"
Senator Wolcotts name was men
| toned and the senator drummed
thoughtfully with his fingers. He is
a good fellow and viii make a fine
speech" Then added: But what
would you think Of the man who built
the Oregon? Wouldn't that sound
pretty weu2'
You mean Irving c. Scott. president
| of Union iron works, Of san Francisco,
/ and drop Senator Allison2''
oh, well, I don't know that Allison
Is a candidate. He is a superb man.
and if the convention wants him and
he desires il, nothing better could be
done. AS I said I am willing that any
body should have it except those two
Senator Spooner says he does not want
it. And Mr.. Hit; he is another good
man There are plenty Of good men
Let. the convention decide. I don't ex-
pect to know and do not expect any
body will know until the balloting be-
gins But the man who built the Ore
gen? Isn't that a slogan which would
stir the country The senator asked
/ the question with much enthusiasm,and
if appearances go for anything Scott is
/ this day HanRa's candidate for the vice
I presidency.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Brief Review of Important Local
and General Happenings.

Ieiegraphie communication between
Pekin ana Tien Tsin cut.
America unites with European nations
IN sending force 70 rescue the legations
Deputy sherins in St Louis IRE on a
picnic party Of strikers, killing two and
Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer
lc4h Federation Of Labor, comes TO St.
Louis TO settle the strike.
" neat on the Chicago market reaches
the highest point since last October
r keene bets $500 on the election
I National Conference of Hebrew Chart
ties meets in Chicago.
Suburban cars. meet in collision at Provf-
eence- K l., killing four persons, and in
juring tWenty-s1x
General Otis arrives at Washington and
calls on the president
Fighting reported in streets OF PeE1in-
ohio Democrats elect delegates 10 Kan
sas City and instruct for Bryan
Degree of Ii. D. conferred on Aubas-
sadOT Choate at Cambridge university
All lines in St Louis Transit CO. de-
clared TO be open.
General MeArthur reports the capture
OF two Filipino generals.
General Butler cautures Almonds Mex
Wisconsin Democrats hold state cOnEsn-
Ton and elect delegates instructed for
United States gunboat Yorktown sails
from Shanghai for Che Foo
Japan orders four more warships to
Governor of Indiana refuses to honor
| the requtsltion of the governor OF Ken
1 lucky for ". S. Taylor.
+ General Grant captures a Filipino strong
/ hold
I British under Methuen defeat Beers IN
/ der Devet and capture their camp.
/ Lord Roberts and General BOtha fight a
/ drawn battle east of Pretoria
| Republican national committee holds its
/ first session in Phila deiphia-
/ Admiral Schley declares he Will not ac-
! cept nomination for vice president.
! China prepares to fight the international
/ forces Trains her artillery on British.
| American and Japanese lega tons
| Mrs Langtry's horse ridden BY Tod
Sloan. wins $4,000 at Ascot races
Vermont Democrats elect delegates for
| Kansas City. instructed for Bryan
! Widow of VIM E. Gladstone died at her
/ home in England.
| Ten persons burned to death and seven
| injured in a tenement house fire in New
| York.
Eight men killed by a gas explosion in
I a coal mine in British COlumbia.
Cabinet discusses the sending of a part
of the Philippines army to China
| Attempt made to blow up a mail car at
! St. Louis
General Macarthur reports the capture
Of eight officers and 124 men in the Philip
/ pines
Admiral Dewey says he will not take
second place on the Bryan ticket.
Evans BrOwnlow contest in Tennessee
decided in favor of BrownloW by the ma
| tional Republican committee.
Georgia Democrats meet in convention
| and renoIninate Governor Gambler.
/ WImberly delegates from Louisiana de-
! MED seats in the national Republican con-
[ VeutiOn.
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however, have at times made large con-
cessions, but in general have resisted a
decline, with the reasoning that The real
difficulty is in the scantiness of buying
and retail dealers have on hand too
large stocks taken when the great ad-
vance was in progress
Reconstruction gives slowly in cotton
goods, though a few quotations are
slightly reduced the uncertain shifting
some influence. and the hating of ex-
ports 20 China on account Of the inter-
iOr strife there. AS European nanufac-
ture is likely 10 be affected in the same
way, the present conditions help those
who look fer lower prices in the goods
market. No further change appears this
week in the wool markets. although
their stagnaJiOn. with irregular prices
for goods beyond the most favored sta
pies. still indicates a downward tenden-
cy- SILK and hemp have also gone low
er, and the recent fall in rubber helps
new business.
Wheat has been advanced nearly
three cents, with accounts of injury 10
growing grain, and the exports from At
lantie ports, -four included. have been
in TWO weeks Of June. 3 So. 1877 bushels
against 3.526, sol bushels last year.
Pacific exports 1,515.32S bushels
against 1.055.512 last year, and corn ex-
ports 6,Vo0452 against 5,S12, s59 last year
The active movement from the farmers
seems to discredit many accounts Of. in
jury, although receipts have been some
what smaller than last year. Failures
Tor the first week OF June were, in
amount S2.11S.S1S, of which 81, 092. $50
were in manufacturing and $685., $50 in
! trading concerns.
Failures for the week have been I62
IN the United States against I36 last
/ year, and q in Canada, against $50 last
year.
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idea is a far-fetched one. perhaps, but
so rapidly is London becoming an un-
foreground city that is is not imprOba-
bic that the future may see half the
population LIKING. moving ana having
its being far beneath the surface, like 4
colony of ants or cave-dwellers-
Three great causes have brought
these underground roads into existence
the pressing need for more rapid tran
sit the invention of the Greathead
shield, and the Improvement in electri-
cal IocoInotion. The very congestion Of
activity on the streets, which makes
railway communication so desirable,
renders their construction by any ordi-
nary means almost impossible, owing to
the loss and Inconvenience entaiIed. The
solution at present being carried out
makes no interference with London
existing traffic. Tunuelling through
London clay has been rendered com
paratiyely easy matter by the late Mr..
Greathead's invention. In the case OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16
DIX'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
General Average Of Prices Slowly Re
turning to Normal Level

New York June I6.-R- c. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade says:
season Of declining prices is not wholly
agreea ole to business men whose stocks
are losing their value. Yet there are
times when return to the highest pros
perity in business IS not possible except
through readjustrnent of prices The
highest prosperity the country had ever
reached, prior to the panic, was in 1892.
with prices averaging not quite 70 per
cent of their average in 1850. After
great depression for several years. the
highest point reached with last years
recovery was so PEI cent in March IS.
but the gradual yielding has already
returned the general average of prices
to q shade less than IS per cent, prac-
tically where il was during the greatest
prosperity IN 1892
The output Of iron furnaces June l
was Zs6376 tons weekly. an increase of
2.526 tons. making the yield only 1888
tons less than at the highest point ever
reached, February l. But the increase
of unsold stocks TO 500, $50 tons about
"a 600 tons IN May. dlsclOses q larger
decline than was expected IN the new
business upon which nearly AL the
works and furnaces have now to rely
and reports that furnaces Of consider
able capacity have already been closed
this month seem likely 10 be correct
Within a week or two the labor orga-
niZations and the employers Will be dis
cussi2g new demands Tor higher wages
and shorter hours. and the closing Of
many works for lack OF order viii have
much infit nee about that time. Prices
are gradually changing, anthracite No.
1 to $50 and Pittsburg grey forge TO
s1T.58. and sales of bars are reported
there at 81 50 After the closing Of fur
naceS and works has more nearly a1-
justed present supply TO the demand
the fact that many large operations are
held back until prices have been read
justed, win have its proper influence
The boot and shoe branch has beel
hfadered more than any other manufac-
ture this year perhaps by difference as
f to prices. Hides at Chicago and to some
extent in eastern markets, have yielded
for months past, giving to dealers in
boots and shoes a belief that the high
+ prices demanded early this year would
+ not be held. The leather companies,
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tbis station the passengers viii descend
nv means of elevators Down IN this
underground station the noise OF busy
London viii still be heard in subdued
manner. There viii be just enough OF
the hum and roar Of the great city TO
make the retirement Of the underground
station all the more soothing to the
nerves Of those who do not love the din
o.. traffic that some call harmony. The
passenger who passes down this eleva-
tor shaft to the UNDERGROUND station
Will pass unconsciousIy a network Of
underground pipes and sewers all hav-
ing their share in the great system,
while the Londoners go about their bus
mess overhead and the swarns Of hui
nlanity below the surface are Whisked
TO their various destinations
In some parts Of London there is stiil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16
DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS
PUEBLO AND RETURN, $24
Via the Santa Fe

Tickets on sale June 1st; stopover al
lowed at Colorado common points
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one a circular steel shield, feet IN
length, was employed Steel chisei-
shaped teeth form a continuous cutting
edge in the foremost end of the shield,
which is forced forward about 10 inches
into the clay by hydraulic rams. The
clay IS cleared away. and before the
shield is again advanced a section Of
the castiron tunnel is built up inside the
rear portion OF the shield. It is from the
hanged edge Of this new section that
the rams force the shield forward again
AS the shield is thus slightly larger
than the tunaeIling a space is left all
round the tube. This is subsequently
filed up with cement. which IS forced
into position through holes IN the plates.
The electric locomotive now employed
picks up the current which actuates It's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16

For the best Of feed and hay, at lowest
prices, try Geo. Wheadon, at $50 kan
sas avenue Tel. 4s3.
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Famous War Pilot Dead.

Louisville, Ky, June 16-John
Thomas Taylor. aged Il years. one Of
the oldest river pilots in the country,
died Of heart disease last night. During
the war Taylor was at the wheel of the
gunboat Henry Clay. which took part
in the siege of Vieksburg. The Henry
Clay was the last gunboat TO pass he
fore the city. Taylor stood at his post
until the boat was totally wrecked and
then fioated down the Mississippi on a
cotton bale until picked up by soldiers
of Grants command
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HANNA'S CHOICE.
Thinks the Man ~Who Built the Ore
gon" Would Be All Right.

Indianapolis. June ia special to
the News from Washington says:
I don't care Who else gets the norni-
nation for vice president. but I am
against Timothy Z. Woodruff and Gov
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motors from third rail running in the
eenSer q the track
The shield Wal probably be used in
the building Of Americas big tunnel. al
though thesr0cky nature of New York's
foundation Svin make drilling more nee
essary than digging. When this big
underground passage is finished we
shall possess the greatest tunnel in the
world but not the most complex system
of tunnelling. London leads in that re-
speel as the EIustratIon shows
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-22
NEWS FRO ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Aug. 21.-The po-
lice have received instructions to rigidly
enforce the dog tax law and owners are
coming il constantly and obtaining their
licenses from the auditor. Although less
than six hundred dog licenses have. so
far. been issued. it is believed that before
October next the number viii reach a
thousand.
The mayor .uled this morning tI.at, on
seeing a disturbance. policeman may ar
rest without warrant. but if, on tie
policeman's arrival ar she scene, the dis
turbance has ceased. yet it is eviden: that
certain persons have Just been guilty of
a breach OF the peace the officer is justi-
fable in arresting without warrant. The
MAYOR held further that Ii policemen be
directed by their superior officers 20 make
arrests in doubtful cases, there is no OBJ
LEGATION upon them TO assume the risk OF
arrest without warrant.
Mr.. james F. Clements has been elected
chairman of the County Demo ratio Com
mittee, vice Curtis b. Graham. resigned,
and Walter H. Barney has been chosen
secretary of the committee.
Mr. ". z. Balm. a well-known hardware
merchant, and Mr.. John Fitzpatrick. an
employe at the gas works, are seriously
ILL., Letter-earri2r Carlton Padgett, who
has been quite i'll with typhoid fever, is
recovering a=s
The mayor this morning fined Dennis
Jackson and Charles Churchill IS each for
cutting other colored men last might The
wounds were not serious.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-22
RACING FOR TOWN LOTS.
Business buildings of Bangor Being
Moved 10 seIby, g. ID.

move 10 Seibg- -
SELBY. s. D., Aug. 21-The extension
of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
has reached this town and is being pushed
west by an increased force OF men, the
telegraph line men following The station
will be opened this week and goods re-
ceived for shipment.
The business buildings of Bangor are
about half here and the remainder will
come before the week closes. hot race
occurred when the two banks started, the
Farmers and Merchants and the Wal
worth County and State. They left Ban
gor about the same time. The latter had
about a quarter Of a mile the start and
was much the lighter building, being but
one-story in height. while the Farmers
and Merchants is 30x20 and two stories.
The latter soon began to gain and when
about a mile and half out passed the
State bank and steadily increased the dis
tance between them. The State people
sent back for re-enforcements and soon
added two more teams, making twelve
horses in all. Then they began to gain
steadily on the Farmers, who seeing they
would be losers unless help soon arrived,
dropped the wagon in which they had the
safe and added four horses TO their thirty
horse team.
Ii was then an even thing for some dis
tance. but the Farmers and Merchants
pulled into town several lengths ahead.
Then the race for lots began. The Farm
ers' pulled up on their lot first, but in
passing their cellar one horse fell in, thus
delaying them. They were, however, de-
clared winners as the first bank in Selby.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-22
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR BRYAN.
Prediction That Democrats VIII
Carry New York and New Jersey.

Prediction That Democrats VIII
Carry New York and New Jersey.
Both New York and New Jersey will
give Bryan their electoral votes this fall"
very positively announced Representative
Thomas ]. Bradley of New York City yes
terday. There is nothing at all surpris-
ing in this statement TO the student OF
practical politics and human nature, Let
me explain: Bryan was defeated by a very
narrow margin four years ago because he
was looked upon as a radical mara man
with new and untried ideas and principles.
Hence the great commercial centres, where
the conservative element Is in control, op-
posed and defeated him, for business, or
wealth, is always conservative and very
fearful Of anything like q radical departure
from old standards and ideas. In other
words, money is always afraid of anything
that Il doesn't understand. In did not un-
derstand Mr.. Bryan and his ideas in 1886,
and It therefore strained itself to beat
him.
This year, however It is Just the other
way. 1t is Mckinley who has departed
from the ways Of our fathers and left be-
yond hope OF return the good old ways
rpon which this nation was founded and
built up; and the wealth of the country
as usual, does not understand this new
thing and therefore fears 1t. 1t is MeKin-