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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
ATTEMPT AT DISGUISE.
The Edict Thought to Be the First
Iiftiu. of the Veil.

LONDON, July l2,-The Shanghai CORE
spondent Of the Express gives the text of
q long edict of Prince Tuan, dated June
29th, and addressed to the Chinese ambas-
sailors. which the Express declares, is
identical with the message from Emperor
kwang Hsu. mentioned by the Shanghai
correspondent OF the Daily Mail. and with
the Chinese edict published in Washington.
The Express considers that the edict
proves that Princes Tuan's party is max
ing an attempt to disguise the fact that
the worst that could be anticipated had
happened.
The edict contains the following para
graphs:
The anger of our people knew no
bounds They could not be restrained The
task of guarding the legations, which be-
fore was difficult, was made Impossible
Elsewhere referring to the desire to pro-
tect the legations still unframed it saws:
.If 1t is impossible for US to continue this
protection let ii be reported to the powers
that we must be held blameless, for the
anger OF our people grows with the rising
of each sum- that sees more and vet more
foreigners and soldiers coming to over
run and lay waste our country and slav
our people
The correspondent says the edict is in
tended to pave the way for final lifting
of the veil over the recent history OF
Pekin.
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SAVAGE FlLIPINOS.
Attempted TO Murder a Shipwrecked
English Crew.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE follow
ing adviccs from the Caroline Islands
have been received here:
On March 2lst the inhabitants of Falalu,
Caroline Islands, were aroused by a savage
attack Of The natives upon a shipwrecked
crew.
The sailors, who were English subjects.
were seeking shelter when they We're fired
on and would have been slain hal it not
been for the timely arrival of Edward
ST Supey. q California cattle dealer.
With his three employees, who were
Filipincs the Americans managed TO
rescue John Stevenson and james Smith,
who had been seriously wounded by the
natives, the other three Of the crew having
fled, leaving the wounded to care for
themselves.
The latter were looked after by the
American, who, although wounded him
self. conveyed them to place of safety.
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
May Have Been an Effort to Secure
Funds OF, the Way 60 Suh-Ircasury.


PHILADELPHIA July n.-Accordins
to officials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. a deliberate attempt to wreck
rht, washington Express. bearing &C. 3Ja 100
in gold TO the Sub-Treasury IN New York.
came near being successful early tGIs
morning at Folsom, q short distance out
side OF this City.
The train consisted OF two sIeepers. two
Gay-eoaches and three bagSaSe-cars, and
left Washington at fl:30 last night II
WAS due here at 3.I9 this morning.
While going at a good rate Of speed.
1t ran into an open switch al FOLSOM.
The engine was overturned and the three
bagSage-cars were deraiisc,, but no one
was injured
An examination of the switch by inc
railroad men disclosed the fast that II
had been tempered with, for the apparent
purpose of wrecking a train. Whether
il was done with the intention OF wreck
ing the express bearing the currency
could only be conjectured
The railroad. officials have placed detee-
tives on the case.' and have offered q
reward os $50 for the arrest and eoave-
ton OF those terrrerina, with tna switc31
II REQUIRED considerable time 10 Sst the
dGriifed cars back on the tracks. and
there was a consequent delay il the rGI-
ming OF ether .rairs-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12

Grand Lecturing Knight William B.
Grand Secretary, George A Reynolds,
+ Saginaw, Mich.
Grand Treasurer, Edward Orrts, of
Meadvlle, Pa.
Both the secretary and treasurer have
served SIX years. and both We're elected
without opposition.
The selection of the next place of meet
ing will be made tomorrow: The only
two places so Tar mentioned for the next
meeting are Richmond Va, and Mil
wautee, Wis.
There We're 1000 men in line in the Elks
parade which took place here this even
ing. HThe Boston Lodge numbering 200.
were wheeled in rolling chairs, and thus
presented a notable feature OF the event
me principal bindings in the city Were
handsomely decorated for the occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
Vacation Hints.

Marion Harland. writing in the Balti-
more Herald, says:
The root of the word (vacarcl means
to be empty or free A secondary root
(vacatio) signifies to be free from duty
or service.
dip into Latin. First, people who do
not work cannot have vacations.
Secondly. d vacation that is spent partly
or wholly in the discharge of regular
duties does not deserve the name.
An original American definition OF the
word-without root, or, rather, one that
is all root-would be getting out OF q
tut.
To the thousands of stranger-friends to
whom my weekly talks are addressed 1
offer as the most important of these des.
ultory hints-get clear of your rnt, or
groove, or socket, and pass the fortnight
or month of your absence from the scene
OF your daily toll in doing the things
you have not been doing for the rest of
the year a vacation should be est
and refrcshment 1t should also be an
alternative. Otherwise, it Will not
recreatG-i. e., make you over. And
that is what you need If You are a
MISUNDERSTANDING, teacher, account
ant, Businessman. or business-woman-
be it your first duty in seeking seaside,
mountain, or farm lands to empty your
mind OF professional cares and then to
switch it off upon some unaccustomed
track.
know a man who never opens a novel
from September to August. and reads
nothing else for the four weeks he spends
in the Adirondacks. Lying in hammock
swung between two balsam trees, the
wash and retreat of the lake in his ears,
he goes through from twenty to thirty
volumes of the lishtest fiction his wife can
suggest, and is nightly refreshed thereby
Not that I recollect characters or
plots, he confesses. But they keep
me from thinking for the time and give
mental muscles a chance to relax. That
is the main thing
On the same principle a woman who
writes novels fills the tray of her sara
toga trunk with materials for fancywork
when she goes to the country. Another
a teacher In girls schooJ-takes to the
woods as soon as the farmhouse break
fast is over. and. with no companion but
her dog, studies-always Systematically
the habits of birds. insects. squirrels rab-
bits and whatever other wild things come
in her way. She is an expert in the mat
ter of fungi and moses. and does not
open a book or take a pen. in her hand
while she is being made over.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
Horses and Mules for Manila.

WASHINGTON, July u.-Arrangements
are being made by the Quartermaster' S
Department Of the army for the Transport
t%ton Of the large stock of subsistence
stores and about 1900 animals. horses and
mules TO Manila for the benefit of troops
ordered 10 that country. The present trans
port fleet was insufficient Tor the extra
demands which have been made upon ii.
and II has become necessary 10 charter
several additional vessels, Negotiations
already have been closed for the charter
o. he California, large freight ship.
~hlcA has been built at San Francisco. and
tor the steamers Athenian. kntuck. Pao
a-inE and Almond Branch. all OF which
are AT Seattle. Wyo- In addition TO these
~, sfsSeiS arrangements have been made for
tfe return 10 the United States OF the
transports Port Arthur and Port Stephens,
CON % which are in Asiatic waters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
BIG HAUL.
The Illinois Central Fast Train Hell
Up and Robbed

PADUCAH, KY, July 1.-THE Illinois
CeHtrars fast train from New Orleans for
Chicago was held UP and robbed Of about
SitGG3 two miles south Of IVtckI;ne ky.
The train was tagged. The fireman was
badly beaten, while the express messenger
was driven from his car at the point OF
rifle Tho robbers, six in number, cut off
the engine and express car and ran Il mile
and . half to Fort Jefferson. near the Ohio
Rive. and within sight OF the Missouri
shore There they bew open the safe. Sc
cured all valuables !. contained and crossed
into Missouri. They dropped one package
containing SI03 on the Kentucky side and
another on the Missouri side. both Of which
Wera recovered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
Sunday Question Eliminated.

PARIS. July 11.-What appeared 10 be
a disasreeable obstacle in the way OF the
American athletes participating IN the
interna tfonal sports. which began Sunday,
mas been amicabiy settled. Tonight a
meeting was held in the rooms OF the
Racing Club, and the question OF Sunday
arranged, again appeared, and some OF
the important events for the Americans
were fixed for that day.
1t was however. agreed that as to the
Sunday events in which Americans are
entered the Americans be permitted 10
make the contests alone, either OF Sat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
VIII Reduce Salaries.

PARIS, July 11.-Fred L. Peck United
States Commissioner General to the Paris
Exposition. to-day decided 10 make a gen
eral reduction in the salaries of the en-
ploye4 OF the Commission and notices TO
this effect were sent 10 nearly all on the
salary list informing them that after
August thei; compensation would be at a
lower rate, the reduction ranging from 10
to 80 per cent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
The edict contains the following para
General voyron Amounted

PARIS. July HIT is announced that
President Loubet last evening signed a
decree appointing General Toyron. who
distinguished himself in the Madagascar
campaign, commander of the expedi-
tionary corps for China.
He Will be supported by General Bail
loud, chief of the Presidents military
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
RUSSIAN MINES DESTROYED.
Forty Thousand Troops Within Nine
Miles of Min ChIvanG.

SHANGHAI, July 11.-The Governor Of
Port Arthur telegraphs that 4O,0G0 Manchu-
ria troops were on July 9TH within nine
miles of Niu Chwang and had destroyed
the Russian mines. They We're engaged by
a small force of Russians. The result of
the encounter is not known.
The foreign residents of Niu Chwang
were escorted on board steamers by guards
from the Russian sunboat Otvajany.
1t is reported that Manchuria troops are
marching in the direction o. Jehol.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
Commander Niles Going to China.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has detached Commander r. P.
Rogers from the command OF the Nash
Vile, now in Chinese waters, and ordered
Commander n. Z. Niles TO the command
of that vessel. Commander Niles, who is
on duty at the Norfolk yard, will sail on
August Sd for the Asiatic station, and
Commander Rogers will proceed home
upon his arrival there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
A SUGGESTION.

John Henry" said Mrs Bainbridge to
her eldest son, on the morning of the
Fourth you must stay at home to-day
and rock the cradle.
..Why not let the skyrocket?" demand
ed John Henry as he whizZed through the
doorway.-Harper's Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
SALE UNDER FORECLOSURE.
The Plant OF Harper * BROTHERS TO Co
10 Highest E!tItIer.

NEW YORK July 1.-THE big Harper
s; Brothers publishing plant viii be sold
under foreclosure on August stu. Tae sale
will include the right 70 use the name OF
Harper & Brothers, together with jae Eest.-
estate. machinery. stock, copyrights and
authority TO publish Harper's Weekly Far
per's New Monthly Magazine. HarDer's
Bazaar and Harper Rouad-Table.
The real-estate includes the Franklin
Square reaE-estate, valued at Sf.2s.o.o.
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household. and General Frey.
Another Army CorDs,

YOKOHAMA. July ia Cabinet meet
ing il held daily. 1t is understood that
thu question of the dispatch OF another
army corps to China is being discussed,
but no decision has been reached.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
iWin Send a Comn1ete nirision.

PARIS, July 11.-At a Cabinet council to-
day the Minister Of Foreign Affairs. NJ.
Delcasse, read a telegram from Toxic. con-
tirrling the news that Japan will send i'm
mediately TO Taku complete division OF
1900 men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
Federal CapitaI of South Africa.

CAPE TOWN, July HIT is understood
that at the close of the war in South
Africa. Bloemfonten will be the head
quarters of the COMMANDMENT in Chief, the
seat OF the South African Court of APP
peals and eventually the Federal capital
OF South Africa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
RICHMOND AND MIL WAUKEE.
The Only Cities in the Race. for Next
Meeting of I,lks

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. July 1.-THE
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent I'D Pro
tective Order. of Elks Wa: .as5sed the
entire morning in e!ectine tbs following
officers:
Grand Leading knight, Lloyd Bowman,
New York city,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
THE ASSASSINATION.
Chairman Odel States the Founda
ton of the Keport

NEWEURGH, n. Y, July n.-Chair-
man E. T.. Odell, OF the Republican State
Committee. said to-day concerning the al
legged plot to assassinate President Nc
Kinley:
/ havs read tlls account in a New York
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12

Iae nine kinds of notes printed by the
Bank 81 ENGLAND are all on thin white,
! e.asp paper. The ink used Is black, hard.
. Dry preparation. said to be made from
raphths smoke.
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urday or Monday. thus eliminating the
Sunday question so far as Americans are
concerned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
THE ALLIES IN
PERILOUS STATE
Continued from First Page.)

Palace grounds). They only resisted when
admittance was positively forbidden. On
TINS account, botn the soldiers and the
people were provoked to resentment and
voiced their indignation with one ac-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-09
Clear. Your Seed.

Dakota Farmer:
It is now time farmers will be think.
ing of cleaning their seed grain, if not
they should be. Great care should be
taken in this most important part of
farming. We cannot always expect to
keep up the grade of grains by being
careless in cleaning the seed and
especially sowing very small and
inferior kernels any more than we can
expect to keep up a breed of horses or
cattle by breading the culls. Put into
your tanning mill the coarsest screen
you have and run the grain through
twice. By so doing you will not only
get the largest and strongest kernels,
but you will stand a better show of
getting out the foul seeds, especially
the cookie which is hard to separate
on account of being 80 heal the same
sized grain as the wheat. The screen
ings-there will be a lot Of them-can
be run through the fine screen and
put back into the bin and will bring
just as good a price as before. If farm.
ers would only keep up this practice
they would keep up the grades instead
of degenerating them.
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DUE TO A MISTAKE.
hsers Had Not Intended to Retreat Frou

n,ers Had Not Intended to Retreat FROM
Ladysmith.
BoRR CAMP, ~Riggarsberg, Saturday,
March 3.-The federals have fallen back
on the Biggersberg chain that crosses
Natal, south Of Dundee. The retreat
from Ladysmith was due to the mistake
of a certain commandant in ordering
his men to retire from the key of the
position without any reason for the
move. On the receipt Of bad news from
Modder river, Wednesday, it wa re-
solved to send the wagons back to Rg-
garsberg, and o long strings of OK
wagons lined the roads. Over 1000
wagons took the westerly route to the
laager southwest Of Ladysmith. An
other convoy was sent to the foot Of the
Drakensberg. A large number Of tents
captured from the British at Dundee
and also the ammunition were aban-
doned. When the last train left Eland.
slaagte q workma1's train followed,
carefully blowing up every bridge and
culvert between Ladysmith and Glen
coe and, when this had been done, set
ting fire to the Elandslaagte collieries.
Thus the British, with Natal's south.
ern1nost oollieries in their hands, are
unable to draw supplies therefrom.
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60 TO ST.. L e

Cronje and the Othor Boor Prisoners to
DO Sont There at Onoe,
LONDON, March 8.-The military au-
thorities have decided that General
Cronje and tho other Boer prisoners
shall be sent Immediately to the island
Of st. Helena, there to remain until the
end Of the war.
Lord Roberts has chosen Lord Bath
urst, colonel Of q militia regiment at the
front, to command the escort to st.
Helena, which was last month placed in
cable communication with Cape Town
and London.
It is also asserted that the cabinet has
resolved neither to propose or entertain
q proposal at the present junoture for
an exchange of prisoners.
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Lord Roberts Reports a VIC
tory for the British Just
East of Osfontein.
Executes a Turning Movement
and Compels Burghers to
Hastily Retreat.
HIS FORCE VERY SUPERIOR
Had Forty-five Thousand Men
While Doors Numbered
Less Than Ten.
British Casualties in the En-
4 gagement Reported to Be
About Fifty.

LONDON, March 8.-The wal Office has
Just posted the following advices from
Lord Roberts:
Poplar Grove "Wednesday, March Z.
We had a very successful day and
have completely routed the enemy, who
are in full retreat.
1.-The position which they occupy is
extremely strong and cunningly ar.
ranged with q second line Of intrench.
ments which would have caused us
heavy loss had a direct attack been
made.
1.-The turning movement was necessa.
rily wide, owing to the nature of the
ground, and the cavalry and horse ar.
ti1lery horses are much done'up.
1.-THE fighting was practically con.
fined to Che cavalry division, which, as
usual, did exceedingly well and General
French reports that the horse artillery
batteries did great execution among the
enemy.
"Our casualties were about 80. re.
greet to say that Lieutenant Kenwick
wa killed and Lieutenant Bailey was
severely wounded, both of the Twelfth
1ancers. Lieutenant De Orespigny OF
the Second Life Guards was severely
wounded. Remaining casualties will
be telegraphed tomorrow.
Generals Dewet and Delarey com
manded the Boer forces"
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GENERAL WHITE PROTESTS,
Did Not Urge Butler to Hasten Relief
Operations.

Did Not Urge Butler to Hasten Relief
Operations.
LONDON, March s.-Winston Church
i'll telegraphs the substance Of an inter-
view he has had with Sir. George White,
who commanded the LAdysmith garri-
son. General White said he might
have held out until April 2, but this
would have involved the death Of most
Of the native population: by starvation
ment. Then he would have destroyed
the stores and ammunition and: all who
were fit to crawl FIVE miles would have
sailed forth to make q show Of resist
ance to avoid formal cap~itulation.
He declared that he had always
begged General Butler not to hurry the
relief operations, adding earnestly:
ut is not right to charge me with ths
great loss Of life they involved"
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INTERVIEW WITH sTEYN.

President 81 the Free state Discusses the
Situation.
LONDON, March 8.-Mr. A. G.. Hailes,
correspondent Of The Daily News, who
vas captured by Beers Feb. 8 and re.
leased q few days ago at B~loemfontein,
telegraphing from Sterkstroom Sunday
says:
while I was a prisoner at Bloemfon-
tein I had an interesting interview with
President Steyn. He said the burghers
were determined to fight to the last
mai and Chat the struggle in the Free
State would be ohi4d's play compared
with what would follow in the Trans
vaal.
President steyn predicted that the
capitulation of Pretoria would be pre-
coded by events that would astonish
Europe. He appointed a deputy presi-
dent to remain at B~loemfontein during
his absence at Pretoria in the interests
Of the Free State"
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The W. G.. T. U. parlor meeting
Tuesday evening, at the home Of
Mrs. George Dixon was a very
pleasing and profitable gathering.
The parlors were we'll filled and all
voted the time enjoyably spent.
A short program was rendered,
consisting of selections from differ
ent temperance writer's, recitations
and music. A pleasing feature of
the evenings entertainment, we're
the selections rendered by the
Fleur-de-Li string quartette. At
the close of the program refresh
m ents were served.
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SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.

Adoption Of . Platform the Principal
Business Transacted.
INDIANAPOLIS, March S.-The princi-
pal business transacted at the Social
Democratic convention in session here
was the adoption Of q platform. The
full text follows:
/. Revision OF oar antiQuated federal
constitution in order to remove the OBJ.
stacles to full and complete control Of
government by all the people irrespec-
tive Of sex.
2. The public ownership Of all indus
tries controlled by m~onopohes, trusts
and combines.
3. The public ownership of all rail-
roads, telegraph, telephone, all means
Of transportation, communication, water
and electric plants and other public
utilities.
4. The public ownership of all gold,
silver, copper, lead, iron, coal and all
other mines; also oil and gas wells.
5. Reduction of the hours of labor in
proportion to the increasing facilities Of
production.
For the Unemployed.
6. The Inauguration of a system Of
public works and improvements for the
employment of a large number of the
unemployed; the public credit to be
utilized for that purpose.
Z. All useful inventions to be free
for all, the inventor to be remunerated
by the public.
8. Labor legislation to be made ma
tional instead Of local, and International
where possible.
8. National insurance of working
people against accidents, lack of en-
ployment and want in old age.
10. Equal civil and political rights
for men and women, and the abolition
Of all laws discriminating against wo-
men.
II. The adoption Of the initiative
and referendum, and the right to call
representatives by the voters.
II. Abolition Of wal as far as the
United States are concerned and the in.
PRODUCTION of international arbitration
instead.