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The National tribune., 1900-08-09
The Color of Meat.

In recent series of articles, published
in German medical journal, Drs. Offer
and Rosenquist deal with the opinion that
has been accepted by many that white
meats are more suitable for the sick ow
ing to greater digestibility and the pres
ence OF less uric acid and nitrogenous ex-
tractives This belief is shaken by the
analyses made by the medical men referred
to, which show that while white meats
such as poultry and fish, do in certain
eases, as fish and fresh venison, contain
less extractive and nitrogenouS derivatives
the average amount does not appreciably
differ in dark and white meats, such as
poultry, veal, beef, pork, mutton. etc, to
make either preferable. They point ou'
that the only way of limiting the ingestior
Of these deleterious extractiye and nitro
genous substances is by diminishing the
amount of meat taken, rather than by for
bidding dark meats. They also asserted
that among the extractives present IN
meat the most important ones are by NJ
means harmful. if taken in small quaint
ties. as is ordinarily done. The same hold.
-0od as regards the other organic extrac
tives which are heterogeneous,
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OVERLAND TO ST. MICHAEL.
A Journey of 1900 Miles Recently Made by
Lone alaskan Guide.

Lone alaskan Guide.
The journey which Mr.. L. L. Bales
made in Alaska early this Summer, alone
and without firearms, says the New York
Sun, was an interesting illustration of the
feats of travel which a hardy man, ac-
customed to roughing it, may perform.
Bales is an Alaskan guide, and his long
experience has given him confidence that
he can reach most any part of Alaska he
wishes to visit, depending entirely upon
his own resources.
He wanted to go to Nome early in the
Summer, so he went up from the south by
the overland trail along the coast till he
reached the Alaska Peninsula at the neck
joining it to the mainland. There he was,
almost under the shadow of the splendid
Iliamna volcano, without further means of
getting north, for he could sledge no long
er. The snow had disappeared, but the
coast was still choked with ice, and Behr-
ing Sea was covered with foes, for the
southern limit of the pack is only little
north of the Pribyloff Islands, until about
May 10. He could not pack provisions on
his back enough to last him for tramp
of 500 miles through the wilderness to the
neighborhood of st. Michael, but he could
buy light kyak and make his way by the
rivers that would carry him in the general
direction in which he wished to go, so that
is what he did.
Most >f the country through which he
Travelled is extremely fat except where
ranges of hills border some Of the river
valleys. Owing to this fiatness the port
ages between river systems are very short
and easy to cross and sometimes there are
no portages at all, for lake will send its
waters in two directions to join two dis
tinct river systems. This fact was very
helpful to Bales, who thus made his way
from one small river to another in a gen
eral northwest direction till he came to
the mouth of the Ksskokwim River. Then
he padded up this river for about 80
miles, advancing now in 4 general north
east direction, until he came to the point
where the kuskokwim and the Yukon
most nearly approach one another. Then
he crossed the low-lying country between
them, utilizing their little tributaries that
nearly run together. At last he reached
the Yukon, descended the mighty river to
its mouth and made the remaining 100
miles of the journey to st. Michael by sea.
Bales Travelled l 500 miles to reach the
military post, that was only 800 miles
away in a straight line, but he made the
journey rapidly and brought up in st.
Michael some weeks before the arrival Of
the first steamer from the south.
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what can we say out of our full hearts but
this-"He fed them with faithful and true
heart, and ruled them prudently with all
his power" The Shepherd of the Peoplel
that old name that the best rulers ever
craved. What ruler ever won it like this
dead President of ours? He fed us faith
fully and truly. He fed us with counsel
when we were in doubt, with inspiration
when we sometimes faltered, with caution
when we would be rash. with calm, clear,
trustful eheerfulnesS through many an
hour when our hearts were dark. He fed
hungry souls all over the country with
sympathy and consolation. He spread
before the whole land feaStS of great duty
and derotion and patriotism on which
the land grew strong He fed us with
solemn, solid truths. He taught us the
sacredness of Government, the wickedness
of treason. He made our souls glad and
vigorous with the love of liberty that was
in his. He showed us how to love truth,
and yet be charitable; how to hate wrong
and all oppression, and yet not treasure
one personal injury or insult. He led all
his people, from the highest to the lowest,
from the most privileged down to the most
enslaved He fed them with a faithful
and true heart" Yes, till the last. For
at the last, behold him standing with hand
reached out to feed the South with Mercy
and the North with Charity, and the whole
ldIiu Will t6ttt, Wilttl tiiC IIpAu- ''''N
sent him, called him, and his work was
DONE EItruct.
HYMN FOR LINCoLN'S FUNERAL IN
NEW YORK CITY.
BY W. C. BRYANT.
o, slow to smite and swift to spare.
Gentle and merciful and Just!
Who, in the fear Of God, didst bear -,
The sword Of power-a Nations trtist
In sorrow by thy bier we stand,
Amid the awe that bushes all.
And speak the anguish Of a land
That shook with horror at thy fall.
Thy task is done; the bond are free;
We bear thee to an honored grave,
Whose proudest monument shall be
The broken fetters Of the slave.
Pure was thy life; its bloody close
Has placed thee with the sons Of light,
Among the noble host of those
Who perished in the cause Of Right.
CTo be continued)
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severely wounded, and Capt. Myers, who
is doing well. Seven Americans have been
killed.
''All the Minister'S and members of the
Legations AMI their families are in good
health. The general health of the COM
munity is excellent, and we are content
edly awaiting relief.
THE Chinese undermined the French
Legation, which is now ruin, but the
French Minister on. Pichon) was not pres
ent, having fed for protection to the
British Legation on the first day of the
siege.
The dispatch ends as follows:
The greatest peril we suffered during
the siege was from fire, the Chinese in
their determination to destroy the Brit
ish Legation. burning the adjoining Han
Lin Yuen National College,. one of the
most sacred buildings in China, sacrificing
the unique library"
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as to just when the advance had begun
and by whom and the numbers advancing.
Just why this was so, when the CORE
spondents We're either on the field or could
easily be, is not yet revealed. That there
was disagreement was revealed, however.
Generally speaking, it appeared as if the
Americans, British and japanese favored
one plan and the Russians, French and
Germans another. However all this may
be, it was soon evident that most if not
all Of the allies had started, for definite
news came of fighting, first from two naval
officers, dated Aug. 6, that an unofficial
engagement had taken place at Peitsang
early Sunday morning; that the allies loss
in killed and wounded was loo, chiefly
Russian and japanese, and that the Chi
nese were retreating. The report had
come to these officers unoficially.
Peitsang is village at the head of tide
water on the Pei Ho River, about a dozen
miles beyond Tien Tsin.
From the statement in the dispatches
that the engagement lasted seven and a
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
HEAVY FIGHTING.
The Allies Stoutly Opposed by
the Chinese-Moving up the
Pei-Ho-Pushing Back the &C.
lestials-Situatien of Ministers
Grave.
ADVANCING on PEKIN.

Owing to the situation at Pekin and
the necessity of relieving the Legations,
Notwithstanding the Chinese Governments
threat veiled under the pretense of not
being able to control the people should an
advance be made on Pekin, preparations
for such advance from Tien Tsin went on
busily. But conflicting reports came and
little could be gotten out of the situation
until the latter part of the week. when
report from Chafee. on Aug. from
Tien Tsin, revealed that he and the forces
available under his command had gone to-
ward Pekin with British and japanese.
The troops of the other nations had not
gone forward, but as there was much Sc
crecy about what Chaffee said the reason
could not be learned. 1t was now report
ed that Chinese Imperial troops and Box
ers were gathered in hordes short dis
tance from Tien Tsin.
Chaffee was delayed by difficulties Of
Decentralization. Even after it was known
that some of the allies at least had start
ed conflicting reports continued to come
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
INTEREST ING STORY FROM PEKIN.

The Pekin representative of the London
Times is regarded as a very reliable cor
respondent, and his story of doings in
Pekin is most interesting. DR.. Morrison
has been through the entire siege, and is
now reported quite i'll as a result Of the
hardships and fighting in which he took a
prominent part. His message is dated
July 81, and was written partly while he
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
Our Agricultural Progress.
International MonthIy.

In spite OF steadily increasing competi-
ton, our export of agricultural products
has continued to grow, and a comparison
of the figures for the five years ending in
1898 with the five years ending in 1878
shows an increase from an average of
sos, 600, 900 to $6G3, 100000. The exports
Of agricultural products for the year 1898
were phenomenal, amounting to more than
SS5S, 900, 600, while the exports for 1899,
though considerably less, have still greatly
exceeded the average for the five years
ending in 1898
Much remains to be done, and the ap-
plication of intelligence to farming must
be greatly extended in order to elevate
this industry to the place rightly belong
ing TO it. In the average yield per acre
Of many OF principal crops we are still
far behind many of the countries of the
Old World. Although we lead the world
in aggregate wheat production, in yield
per acre we are far behind the most en-
lightened countries of Europe and stand
next in order, and but little above, the
average attained by the miserable ryot of
India or the but lately emancipated serf
Of Russia. In sugar, wines, fruits, hides,
wool, tobacco and cotton We still import
millions of dollars worth Of products
which we could certainly produce profit
ably at home. Though some Of the finest
cattle in the world are to be seen in oui
stockyards, there also are to be seen cat
tie which cannot be sold at a profit to the
grower. Though we make millions OF
pounds of the best butter and cheese in
he world we still expend time and energy
ia producing tons of stuff hardly worthy
the name of butter. Many dairy herd
still exists where loss on the poor cows
jffscts profits on the good ones. We still
| have to build up our reputation in many
| markets where it has suffered by the un
scrupulousnesS of some of our farmers and
shippers We still have to learn the les
son that the tastes and whims Of foreign
| consumers must be studied and catered Il
| If we are to compete with the intelligent
| producers of Denmark, Canada and Aus
| Irnlia.
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Wanted: Another Chinese Gordon.

In a statesmanlike discussion of the
Chinese troubles, in Success, Col. Charles
DENLY says:
This is not the time for amby-pamby
politics. A Government is of no mortal
use unless it protects its people. We must
protect Americans in China. They are
rghtfully there, and we must protect them
at all hazards. | mean that we must send
ships and armed men, soldiers and ma
rines, and that they must kill and over
come the Boxers. Fortunately, we still
hold the Philippines, and we can reach
Ticn Tsin from Manila in six days. Unless
the Chinese Government puts down this
insurrection the foreigners must do it.
There is no alternative, and the issue mist
be boldly met Our Intervention should
be- put on the simple, plain and unassail-
| able ground that our supreme duty is to
see that every American who is legally
and properly in any country shall be pro-
| tected in his life and property. 1t would
| he curious if any American, whether he
| diSlikes missionaries or likes them, should
publicly denounce that doctrine. There
would he greater Indignation against him
than there is against the plain American
| citizen who intimates that, in considering
| the Philippine question. it is not immoral
| TO take into consideration the fact that il
great commerce will grow UP between the
| islands and the United States which will
! be honorabiy and mutually benehcial TO
| both countries.
Our Intervention must be guarded and
prudent. 1t must not be understood that
we are forming coalition with the other
powers. The ghost of non-intervention is
still powerful enough to prevent this con-
summation. In mere military matters our
soldiers may be compelled to act with
the troops of the powers but when the
war is over we will stand alone, if need
be, against the grim specter of partition.
Chinese Gordon put down the TAPPING re-
hellion, marching at the head of the Ever
| Victorious Army with his little cane in
his hand Let US hope that this crisis will
produce another foreigner as great and
good and brave as he was
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come in, and the condition of the besieged
is improving The wounded are doing
well. Our hospital arrangements are ad-
mirable, and 100 cases have passed
through the hospital.
"On July Is another decree made com.
plete about-face, due to the victories of
the foreign troops at Tien Tsin. In this
decree for the first time and one month
after the occurrence, an allusion was made
to the death of Baron Won kctteler, the
German Minister, which was attributed
to the action of local brigands, although
there is no doubt that it was premeditated
and that the assassination was committed
by an Imperial officer, as the survivor,
Herr Cordes, can testify.
THE force besiegins the Legation con-
sists of the Imperial troops under zen.
Tung Lu and Gen. Tung Fuh Slang.
whose gallantry is applauded in Imperial
DEGREES, although it has consisted In bonn
barding for one month defenseless women
and children cooped up in the Legation
compound, using shell, shrapnel. round
shot, and expanding bullets.
1.-The Chinese throughout, with char
acteristic treachery, posted proclamations
assuring us protection, and, the same
night, they made general attack in the
hope of surprising us.
'.There is still no news Of Pei Tang
Cathedral. The wounded number 13S. in
Guiding the American Surgeon Lippitt,
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
REV. DIR. GURLEY'S SERMON AT THE
FUNERAL IN WASHINGTON.

S-'4-IN<iL ~ 1ON-
The people confded in our lamented
President with a firm and loving con-
fdence, which no other man enjoyed Since
the days of Washington. He deserved il
well, and deserved it all. He mcrited it b.
his character and by his acts, and by the
whole tenor and tone and spirit of his life
He was wise. simple and sincere, plain and
honest, truthful and gISt, benevolent and
kind. His perceptions were quick and
clear, his judgment was calm and accurate,
and ms purposes were good and clear
beyond a question; always and everywhere
he aimed and endeaVorcd to be right and TO
do right. He gave his personal conSidera-
ton TO all matters, whether great or small
How firmly and well he occupied his posi-
ton, and met all its grave demands in
seasons Of trial and difficulty, is known 10
the country and 10 the world. He com
pretended all the eDormity of treason, and
rose TO the full dignity Of the occasion.
We admired and loved him on many
accounts. for strong and various reasons.
We admired his childlike simplicity, his
freedom from guile ard deceit, his Stanch
and sterling integrity, his kind and for
giving temper, his industry and patience,
his persistent. self-sacritcng devotion l.
all the duties Of his eminent position
From the least to the greatest, his readi-
ness 10 hear and consider the cause of tho
poor and the humble, the suffering, thu
OllU N-sS'Is lid ilidiltg lD"dfu lIOSt WIG
questioned the correctness of his opinions
and the wisdom Of his policy; his true ana
enlarged philanthropy, that knew nC
difference of color or race. but regarded al
men rs brcthren.-a these things com
manded and fixed our admiration, and the
admiration Of the world, and stamped upor
his character and life the unmistaka ablt
impress Of greatness. i Extrdctl
FUNERAL GRAFTON BY REV. PHILLIPS
BROOKS, AT PHILADELPHIA.
So let him lie here in our midst to-day
and let our people go and bend with solemn
tlIoughtfulncss and look upon his face AN,
read the lessons of his burial. As h.
paused here on his journey from his West
ern home and told us what by the help O
God he meant 10 do, SO lei him pause upol
his way back to his Western grave, an.
tell us, with n silence more eloquent THAI
words, how bravely, how truly, by til
strength of God he did it. God brough
him up as he brought David up from la
sheep-folds 10 feed Jacob his people. am
Israel his inheritance. He came up ii
earnestness and faith, and he goes back il
triumph. AS he pauses here to-day, an
from his cold lips bids lis bear witness hoy
he has met the duty that was laid on him
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was confined to bed by illness. He says
i'll part:
There has been u cessation of hostili-
ties here Pekin) since July Is, but for
fear of treachery there has been no re-
Taxation of vigilance. The Chinese sol
dcrs continue to strengthen the barricades
around the bcsieged area, and also the bat
teries on top of the Imperial city wall, but
in the meantime they have discontinued
firing, probably because they are short of
ammunition.
1.-THE main bodies of the Imperial sol
diers have left Pekin in order to meet the
relief force. Supplies are beginning to
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
English and American Railroads.

There are 1859 miles of railways open
in Great Britain and Ireland, az against
a ratio in round figures of l TO 8. The
number of locomotives is 1885 and &c.
234 respectively. or rather more than one
half.
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THE NATIONAL TRBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

rect invitation to tho Boxers to murder
the Ministers on their way to the coast,
aud therefoee our Government proposes
to leave it to Mr.. Conger himself whether
he regards 1t safe to leave Pekin il the
opportunity is held out. In reply to a
suggestion Of the willy Ii Hung that the
Ministers might be sent under safe escort
to Tien Tsin, provided the powers would
engage not to marchI on Pekin, our Gov
ernment refused to enter into any ar
rangement regarding disposition or treat
ment of legations without first having free
communication with Minister Conger, and
insisted that responsibility for their pro-
lection rested on the Chinese Government,
and that power to deliver at Tien Tsin
presupposed power to protect and open
communication. Ii wanted to know wheth-
er, if free communication We're established
between Ministers and Governments, it
could be arranged that the powers should
not advance on Pekin pending negotia-
tions. Our Government did not submit
this to the other powers, but declared that
free communication with its representa-
tiveS was demanded as an absolute right,
and that since the Chinese Government
admitted that it possessed the power to
give communication it put itself in an un-
friendly attitude by refusing it. The mes
sages were from Hay to Goodnow to Ii
Hung Chang.
The President and Cabinet met upon
the formers return to the city, the session
being confined almost entirely to the Chi
nese situation. Secretary Hays course
was approved, and it was expressed that
the covert threats thrown out by Ii and
other NicerOys as to disaster that might
overtake the legatiOners if the advance of
! the allies was insisted upon was diplo-
matte bluff
The statement of July 80 from the
Tsung Ii iamen, stating that the Minis
ters in Pekin were safe and well, con-
tained this also:
AT present consultations are going on
| for the protection of various Ministers go
ing to lien Tsin for temporary shelter,
which will soon be concluded satisfactori-
ly. But as fighting is going on in Tien
Tsin it is inexpedient that cipher tele-
grams should be sent"
| This announcement, suggesting a close
| of diplomatic relations, was also regarded
| as bluff but indicated the defiant atti
| tude of the Chinese Government, and il
was believed that the assertion was made
| directly at the United States because OF
| its direct demand for communication with
| its Minister. While this message was
sent to the powers, our Governments posi-
| tion was that it was not an official answer
| by the Chinese Government to the demand
| for communication with Conger.
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Keeping Even.
Washington Ercning Star.

= WuSHIHyIUH LttHiHy NrUF.
"Why don't you economize:' asked the
pedestrian Indignantly.
Il have economized," answered Mean.
dering Mike. 81 started out wit nothin'
an I've helt right on to it"
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half hours, it is argued in the Department
that either the Chinese must have been
heavily intrenched or that there was an
immense horde of them, to SO stubbOrnly
contest the advance of the 10000 inter
national troops. 1t is figured by military
experts that loss of 100 killed and
wounded on the part of the allies probably
means a loss OF from three to six times as
many by tine Chinese.
TREATING WITH THE CELESTIAL.
Negotiations between the Chinese Gov
ernment and our own continued last week
almost to rupture. The Chinese at
tempted to impose conditions of delivery
OF the Ministers that were altogether OBJ
jectionable. For instance, the Govern
ment wanted to be absolved in advance
from the consequences of the attempt to
deliver the Ministers and for liability for
what has taken place in Pekin. The first
stipulation might be regarded as an indi-
Amador ledger., 1900-01-26

Secretary of the Treasury the Democrats were foolish
enough to hope they would do the Republicans in both
House and Senate assisted in putting the resolution through
and Secretary Gage promptly put force of clerks to
ing the records in order that time might be lost in put
ting the information before Congress and the country
Instead of being opposed furnishing this information
Secretary Gage glad of being furnished an official
unity for showing exactly how and why he had taken the
necessary steps keep the money circulation without
risk to the Government which paid for internal
taxes instead of boarding in the Treasury and crampng
the business of the country.
The Democrats instead of making political capital
added to the esteem in which the Administration held by
the business interests of the country Our business men
know that the present prosperity accidental but the
result of wedefned policies
Amador ledger., 1900-01-26
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tended to promptly. Address at Fregulia's
shop, Broadway, jackson.