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Evening journal., 1900-05-17
BULLER CAPTURES GLENCOE
AND MOVES ON NEW CASTLE
BRYAN'S MAMIE
NOT MENTIONED
At the Might at the Club
Of the Democratic League
Last Evening

Despite the fact that tho picture OF
William jennings Bryan hangs in a
conspicuous place on the walls Of the
room Of the Democratic League OF
Delaware. his name was never uttered
reception given last evening at the
headquarters OF the organization.
A SOCIAL EVENT.
Tho event was purely a social one,
and was supposed TO have no signifi-
cance, the only speakers being Josiah
Marvel and Former Congressman Will
liam II. Berry. of Chester. Pa. Robert
Crozicr. vice-president of the league.
presided az the opening, and introduced
Mr.. Marvel, who made a few brief re-
marks.
I'VE are not here tonight" said MIR.
Marvel "as a strictly political meet
ing. We are not opening the campaign
OF 1900. The time will come for that
and no doubt all OF you will be in your
places"
MR.. BERRY SPEAKS
Mr. Marvel then introduced Mr.
Berry, who delivered a lengthy speech
lie complimented the organization and
added that he was sorry such one was
not in existence In Chester. COntinu-
ing Mr.. Berry discussed the industrial
systeQ and the currency question, bui
never once did he mention the name o
William Jennings Bryan, nor spoke oi
I free silver
MANY PRESENT AT RECEPTION.
/ After the speakers had concluded. ;
/ general rppnutinn was held In the
| rooms below the meeting room, full!
! 400 persons being In attendance Re
/ freshmcnts were served In abundance
and an enjoyed a thoroughly pleasan
evening.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17

Russell Conwell, the well-known
humorist, who has been so favorably
received by Wilmington audiences on
seN eral occasions. will deliver his
greatest lecture. Jolly Earthquake" ," in
St. Paul's NJ. r. Church. on Monday
evening, May p.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17
Borrowed Firemen's Uniforms

Chief of Police Berry. of Chester, has
borrowed from the Phoenix and
Friendship fire companies uniforms for
members of the Hanley Hose Company
to wear in the parade in Media on Sat
urday.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17
semi.annual MissionarY Meeting

At 3 o'clock this afternoon the
semi-annual meeting Of the Womans
Home Missionary Society Of the Will
mington district, was held in Harrison
Street NJ f. Church.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17
WANTED.

Bright young men and women
to canvass for the Evening Jour
nal. Must make application this
week.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17
To Sell Manv Lots

On Saturday George r. Townsend &
Co. will sell a number of lots on the
South Side. They are situated near
large manufacturing establishments
and are bound to increase in value.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17

William II. Thatcher gave a dance in
the New-Certury Club building after
the Swarrhmorc concert on Tuesday
evening.
Evening journal., 1900-05-17

With 92,769 gallons of crude pc
troleum, the French steamer lie Lion
cleared this port yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

! Picking coterie. then. forms the ruling
power of China. and yet it could not
exist without it's subordinate officials,
devoted to the emperor and under their
| guidance.
| The empire is territorially divided
! into IS provinces, each province, if
| large enough, the seat of a viceroy
with nearly unlimited powers and al
most as Independent of the central au-
thority as the governor of an American
state is of the federal president. These
viceroyS or governors general are APP
pointed by the emperor. and are, as
their title indicates, the royal repre-
sentatives through whom he maintains
his hold upon the various provinces
they control Ia order to avoid as much
! as possible the possibility of their ris-
ing against the throne they are never
appointed to govern provinces of which
they are natives, nor allowed to con-
tract marriages within those provinces.
thus absolutely precluding the vast To-
cal and family influences which are so
strong as factors of official influence in
China.
Each viceroy is appointed for three
years only, at the end of which period
he is removed to a distant province.
The fortunes and vicisSitudeS of a high
official may be found illustrated in the
life of that most eminent of Cinnamon,
Ii Hung Chang, who, although at times
very near the throne, has passed a good
portion of his life in governing prov
fnces distant from his home During
the allotted period of three years, how
ever the viceroy has probably improv-
ed his opportunities so well that he
has accumulated fortune and is not
at all averse to a change to fresh
fields and pastures new where he will
proceed to squeeze out another fortune
from the merchants and taxpayers. if
not already exhausted by the exaetions
of his predecessor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

Sometimes there is but one viceroy to
two or three provinces, but each prov
ince has its governor. under whom is
an assistant staff of mandarins besides
chief justice, literary chancellor, pro-
vfncial treasurer and military comman-
dant. Under all these, again, there is a
host of "intendants'' or magistrates,
1880 in number with swarms of para
sites and hangers on in general.
The governmental system of China
has we'll been called the most stupen-
douS bureaucracy in existence, which
without doubt it is. It can be seen by
the above that while the system is only
loosely held together by dependence up
on the central authority, yet there is
the strongest kind of control exercised
over the officials by a system of espion-
age and counterohecks of opposing in
terests. To recapitulate: First. there
are the gods above who manifest their
desires to the emperor, through whom
they are promulgated to his cabinet
thence to the various boards and de-
partments, o the viceroys, governors,
mandarins, intendants, local justices,
tax collectors. police, constables and
the riffraff of oficialdom. Thus is the
whole empire honeycombed by corrup-
ton, and the mandarins, of whom there
are many thousands, have been declar-
ed the very worst curse ever inflicted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

I public works, "kung-pu." Each de-
partment has two presidents and four
| vice presidents. equally divided be-
tween Chinese and Mantehoos, and
with control over a host of subordi-
mates.
In addition to these boards there are
two other high departments of this
wheel within a wheel system, each ex-
tremely important in its own sphere
and welding vast influence The first
is that called the u-cha-yuen''-
examining court-a sort of smelling
committee or secret service corps of
detectives appointed to spy out all that
is going on in the country 1t is partic-
ularly commissioned to find out all in
trigUes against the lawful authority,
and it's members and their subordinates
have full power to arrest any and all
who incur suspicion Of plotting the
overthrow of the existing government
This board of censors,'' SO long as it
continues loyal to the emperor, is the
binding chain or cohesive force that
keeps this loose aggregate of official
dom together and holds it attached to
the throne. 1t is very powerful and in
one sense can act as. protector of the
people if its members so choose, being
the only approach to popular repre-
sentatiea of the governed in China.
Through it any subject who has
grievance against the government may
present his claim oTaredress; but it is.
not often that this privilege is awaited
of. on account of the universal fnjus-
tice practiced in China toward the UNI
influential claimant. The people have
a proverb that expresses the situation
exactly, which is, IF you hit a tiger
and do not kill him, you become his
prey To be more explicit, another:
When the noneyless speak. the hear
er hastens awayl''
Forty-two years ago, after the trea-
ties with the powers, another depart
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ment was created and called the
tsung-h-yamen, or foreign Office,
which holds a similar position to the
American department of state and the
British foreign office in Downing street.
This department has dealings directly
with other nations and has been used
as kind of Intermediary between
them and the emperor, relieving him
of the responsibility for disagreeable
performances and acting as an interna-
tional arbiter in affairs of Importance.
1t is composed of the heads of the high
er boards and has been presided over
by such distinguished men as Prince
Ching and Prince Tuan, who have come
into prominence of late as leaders of
rival armies.
These are the bureaucratic officials of
high class who have their headquarters
in Picking and who are dependent
mainly upon the emperor who
ever acts in the imperial capacity
for favor There are rumors of late
that the imperial authority has been
usurped by the empress dowager Isl
An. the ambitious relict of Emperor
Kwang Hsus immediate predecessor.
But whoever reigns the bureaucracy
will remain the same. 1t has outlasted
the rebellions and plottings of more
than two centuries. and will probably
continue till the end of the chapter. The
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! upon an Industrious and long suffering
| people.
Each class, however, has troubles of
its own, and there is no official so high
in standing that he may not without
warning lose his Office or his head.
Even the viceroys are not exempt, and
few of them dare make showing of
afHuence through fear that they will be
called to account and forced to disgorge
their ill gotten plumber. 1t may throw
light upon this years events in China
to mention that while each viceroy is
responsible for his province to the en-
peror ruling power at Picking, he in
turn is held accountable for the actual
conditions there. This allows the cen
trail authorities a loophole for escape
from Fetribution for the deeds of thcir
soldiery, as this very month was shown,
in the plea they have advanced that it
was the uncomfortable mob of another
province that committed the horrible
massacres in Picking. Tien-tsin, etc;
that orders had been issued to the gov
ernors general to combat the Boxers
and aid the foreigners. But instead of
that they turned against their own gov
eminent and hence, being wholly ire
sponsible, of course nobody was to
blame and nobody should be punished
1t remains to be seen whether the out
ragged sense of justice in the foreign al
lies will tolerate such a plea and wheth-
err the Chinese will not receive a lesson
of lasting import.
Not only upon the breaking out of
serious revolt in his province is the
viceroy or the governor held personally
responsible, but he is also brought to
book for the disasters that occur
through floods or famines. There is not
an official in China who covets the
vieeroyship of the Yellow river prov
ince, owing to the bad reputation that
river has for periodic overfiows. In
other countries the bursting of a rivers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

straight from heaven inspired by the
gods He is the '.unequaled being"
the isolated, solitary man." set apart
from the beginning of time for the pc
culiar mission he is to perform. None
must approach him but with self abase-
ment and none speak of him but with
reverence. His person is sacred, he
never appears in public unless accom-
panied by a large bodyguard, and his
retinue of a thousand courtiers. consists
mainly of eunuchs pledged to defend
him with their lives.
The emperor is the apex of the gov
ernmental pyramid. structure strong
ly based. Notwithstanding some have
insinuated that it is something like
pyramid reversed-unstable and inse-
cure. Like many a monarch, however.
he is more a fgurehead than real
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04
FLoArING birds, NESTS.

There is variety of grebe (Colymbus
1ninor) which matches it's young on a
regular raft. Its nest is a mass of
strong stems of aquatic plants closely
fastened together. These plants con-
tain a considerable quantity of air in
their cells and set free gases in the
process of decaying. The air and the
gases imprisoned in the plant make the
nest lighter than water The bird usu-
ally sits quietly on its eggs. but If any
intruder approaches or any danger is
feared the mother plunges one foot in
the water and. using it as a paddle.
transports her floating nest to a dis
tance. often dragging along with it a
sheet of water plants. naturalist
who frequently watched this remark
able removal says: The whole struc-
ture looks like a little floating island,
carried along by the labor of the grebe.
which moves in the center of mass of
verdure."
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choos have themselves been conquered
in sense. FOR the language of the Tar
tars is only by a state fiction that of
the sovereign and his court, the written
and colloquial Chinese being universal
throughout the country.
The Ming dynasty, which was finally
overthrow by the Tartars in 1914 is
still preserved in glorious memory. its
traditions, and particularly it's tombs,
revered. the latter being held so sa-
cred that it was recently proposed by
the consuls of the powers to threaten
them with destruction unless the Chi
nese government should suppress the
rebellion, as a measure of protection.
The great highway, lined with stone
statues of eamels. elephants, etc, lead
ing to the magnificent tombs of the de-
parted Mings is one of the wonders of
the world. and would probably be left
intact even should the sepulchers them
selves be destroyed.
Relics of the former dynasty also
are TO be seen all over China and a not
able monument to the scientific attain
ments of the ancient people is that
wonderful astronomical observatory
close to the city walls of Picking. 1t
was founded long before the first Tar
tar conquest by Kubla Khan in 1879 and
possessed quaint instruments, which
are still preserved, but received a great
impulse in or about 1870 at the be-
ginning of the present dynasty, when
the zodiacal globe, astrolabes and other
antiQuated paraphernalia were set up
by a Jesuit missionary one of them be-
ing gift from the then reigning king
of France. No longer valuable as sci
entific accessories, these objects are vet
considered the most beautiful bronzes
in the world, after their centuries of
'weathering' on the crumbling walls
of the observatory.
Returning to the theme of this article
after this brief depression in the field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

S6TFE WHO exercises government
by means of his virtue" says
the Chinese proverb, may be
compared to the north polar star
which keeps its place, and all the stars
turn toward it
There are three things of which the
superior man stands in awe. He stands
in awe of the ordinances of heaven, he
stands in awe of great men, he stands
. in ave of the words of sages."
These Confucian maxims, like many
other excellent precepts of the great
Chinese teacher, are, it is feared, more
honored in the breach than. in the OBJ
serVance. It is assumed, for instance
that che who exercises government by
means of his virtue, is personified in
the emperor, whomsoever he may be that
for the moment sits upon the dragon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

to carry out routine that has existed
for centuries, there is a cabinet consist
ing of the four chief chaneeIlors or man
darins of the empire, two of them
Mantchoos and two Chinese. AS the
dominant dynasty is Mantchoo, how
ever, having ruled the Chinese for two
centuries and a half, the former have
a veto on the latter. It may be noticed
in passing, though, that while nominal
" the conquerors of China, the Mant-
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of history; the sequence of govern
mental authority is carried from the
emperor. as nominal head, through the
high mandarins who form his intimate
cabinet Under this cabinet and con-
trolled by it is the department of the
six boards-the board of civil service,
'H-pu;" of revenue, .'hu-pu;" board of
rites, which has charge of the imperial
household and court affairs, ''li-pu;
war, 'ping-pu;" justice, "hing-pu,' and
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throne" and whether he be a nonenity.
swayed like a puppet by his ministers,
or being highly endowed by nature
and with humanitarian impulses.
The emperor of China may well say
like the renowned monarch of France
Il am the state" for in him centers all
authority. and from him emanate the
DEGREES which he is supposed to receive
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power, but is probably as much a fac
tor in government as any imperial au
tomaton endowed with imaginary at
tributes and moved by wires directly
traceable to the imperial cabinet
Ostensibly to assist the venerated
solitary prince of China in the per-
Torrance of his heaven imposed obli-
cations to those below him, but really
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-04

The navy of Japan consists of
battIeships, Is armored cruisers and a
torpedo bOats-a total of 60 ships. Rus
STA has Is battleships, Is cruisers and
ia torpedo boats. bringing the total to
202.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-05
THANKSGIVING SERMON,

A goodly representation of the
church going people of the city as
sembled at the court house Thurs
day morning, to take part in the
Thanksgiving service. The pro-
gram as announced was generally
followed. The choir was composed
of Mesdames Johnson, McMill an and
Philbrick, Miss Ethel King, Messrs.
A. ]. Jones, Barackman and Peter
son. Mrs. J. P. Cooper presided
at the organ, The meeting opened
with Praise God from whom all
Blessings Flow by the congrega-
ton, followed by prayer by Rev.
FL. T. Sutton and scripture reading
by Rev. G. w. Lutz-t the beatitudes
of Matthew's gospel. Mrs. A. J..
Jones sang a beautiful musical set
ting of one of the psalms, and Rev.
F. J. Barackman announced that a
collection would be taken for the
poor of the city at the close of the
service.
The sermon by Rev. VIM. Mitch
ell which followed was based on
the clause in the 95th Psalm, Let us
come into his presence with Thanks
giving AS prelude attention
was directed to the many ways in
which our nation had been favored
during the year just closing. From
this the speaker dilated upon the
various ways in which America
seemed to be set apart as favored
nation. The foundation of all our
blessings was civil and religious
liberty. Out of the rights of each
individual to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of his own con-
science and to have an equal voice
in the making of the laws Of the ma
ton, grew all the things that had
developed our national greatness
and prosperity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-05
AQNOLD.CAMp.
Pretty and Quiet Wedding We'd
neSddv.

The marriage of Miss Lucy Lee
nora Camp to Mr.. Ernest Ward
Arnold occurred at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Mason at8:30 o clock
last Wednesday evening, November
18th. Rev. Henry Goodacre, former
pastor of the Christian church, Off
ciated. The bride is a daughter of
Mrs. J. B. Mason, formerly OF this
city, but now living in Salmon,
Idaho, and the groom is the second
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Arnold
of this city The wedding was to
have taken place at the Arnold
home, but owing to the sickness of
the groom S mother, and a desire on
her part not to have the ceremony
postponed on her account, the cere-
mony was conducted at the home of
the parties mentioned above. Al
though Mrs. Arnold was lying in
bed, telephone connections were so
arranged that she could hear all
that was going on at the Mason
home, and particularly the cere-
mony.
The room in which the ceremony
took place was lastly decorated with
evergreen and chrysanthemums and
Immediately back OF where the
couple stood there was quite bank
of floral decorations. At the hour
set for the ceremony Miss Ida Fer
| rington. cousin of the bride, COM
menced playing the wedding march,
and the bride and groom, preceded
by Rev. Goodacre. and followed by
Miss Edna Arnold, a sister OF the
groom, acting as flower girl, came
into the room and took their places.
The ceremony was then performed.
Rev. f. J. Barackman then led in
prayer, and the couple received con-
CALCULATIONS from all present.
The bride wore a dress of white
organdie, and carried a bunch of
chrysanthemums. After all had
congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
refresh ments of ice cream and cake
were served to the guests, each one
cto n6inr at tho 4al,ln which wac
Hastily decorated. On each napkin
there was a leaf of geranium, tied
with white ribbon, which was
pinned to each guest.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Arnold were the re-
cipients OF many pretty and useful
presents from their many relatives
and friends. They Immediately
commenced housekeeping in rooms
iover Ring & Co. S store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-05
WILL CONTEST.
County Seat Contest Is Begun By
Beaver Falls.

Much to the disappointment Of
the great majority of the citizens OF
the county Beaver Falls in the
name of John Kelly has commenced
proceedings against the validity Of
the election, says the Renville Rec
ord. Monday notice was served on
the county commissioners. The
attorneys are Stewart, McClelland
and Tiff and Murray. The case
will probably be tried at special
term of court, but may have to 60
till next spring.
8 The points, upon which appeal is
made from the order issued by the
commissioners, are. the three raised
before. First. that the notice of in
tention to circulate a petition was
not published in all the papers 10
the county; I'd, that Olivia had nc
right to withdraw the old petition
Sd, the Olivia notices were not
properly posted at Beaver Falls.
The second point is probably the
main point at issue. The weary
fight must now be gone oyer again.
Sixty-nine per cent.,of the voters
ct an election held for that purpose
decided IN favor Of removal. The
quibbling technicalities Of the law
should not stand in the way of the
accompl ishmeut of the majority s
wishes. No principles Of equity Of
Justice are involved in the present
suit. The aid Of : few tri6ing de.
tails of legal procedure are being
by few men 70 over-rule
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-05
ST. PEER STATE HOSPITAL.
Training School for Nurses.

There is in this hospital a train.
ing school tor nurses, the object Of
which is to fit young men and WON
en- for the profession Of nursing.
They not only become familiar with
the care of the insane, but are
trained in general nursing as we'll,
so that after taking a two years
course Of instruction they will be
competent to do surgical and gen.
eral sick nursing.
The course of study is graded and
extends over two years, consisting
of lectures and practical instruction
in all the details of the care OF the
sick and insane. Young men and
women taking this course of train.
ing receive an amount OF culture
independent Of their training as
nurses, which will fit them for any
occupation they may choose to take
up after graduation. beside teach.
ing them to be orderly, methodica
and accurate and developing il
them the power of self-control.
The course OF instruction begins
in September but applicants may
enter at any time. Those desiring
employment should address
DR.. H.A. ToML1soN, Superintendent
Item st. Peter, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-05
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO

l 1AOOUS OOUNII. 7 5
Frank j, Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. j, Cheney s.
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo.
county and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY-
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day Of December. A. D.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
ISeal.1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and musc0us sur
+. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best.