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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-26
THE CONDITIONS
NAMED TO CHINA.
Text Of President MCKinley'S Reply
Given Out.
SITUATION MUST Be KNOWN.

Chinese Government Advised to Give
Assurances Whether Ministers are
Alive-If So, That They Be Placed
in Communication with Their
Governments, and That
Communication with
Relief Force Be
Established.
Washington, July 24.-The following
correspondence between the President
and the Emperor of China was made pub
lie at the State Department today:
Translation OF a cablegram received by
Minister WI, July 2S, 1900, from the tao
tai of Shanghai, dated July 10th, 1900:
Having received telegram from Gov
ernor Yuan [of Shan Tung,] dated 23rd
day of this moon July l9th], who, hav-
ing received from the Privy Council at
pekin dispatch embodying an imperl"l
letter to the President of the United
States, has instructed me to transmit 1t
to Your Excellency. The imperial mes
sage is respectfully transmitted as fol-
lows:
"The Emperor of China to His Excel
lency the President OF the United States
Greeting:
"China has long maintained friendly
relations with the United States and is
deeply conscious that the object of the
United States is international commerce.
Neither country entertains the least sus'
picion or distrust toward the other. Re
cent outbreaks of mutual antipathy be-
tween the people and Christian missloDs
caused the foreign powers to view with
suspicion the position of the imperial
government as favorable to the people
and prejudicial to the missions, with the
result that Taku forts were attacked and
captured. Consequently there has been
clsshing of forces with calamitous conse
ouences. The situation here became
more and more serious and critical. We
have Just received telegraphic memorial
from our envoy, WI Ting Fnag, and it is
highly gratifying to us to learn that the
United States government, having in view
the friendly relations between the two
countries, has taken 8 deep interest In
the present situation. Now China, driven
by irresistible course of events, has an
fortunately incurred well nigh universal
indignation. For settling the present
difficulty, China places special reliance in
the United States. We address this mes
sage to Your Excellency in all sincerity
and candor, with the hope that Your Ex'
cellency will devise measures and take
the initiative in bringing about concert
of the Powers for the restoration of order.
"The favor of kind reply is earnestly
requested and awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
"Kwang Hsu, 26th year, sixth moon'
2Srd day [July 10, 1907
1t is therefore my duty to transmit the
above with the request that Your Excel
lency, in respectful obedience to imperial
wishes, will deliver the same to its high
destination and favor me with reply.
YU LIEN YUAN,
Tao Tai of Shanghai.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-26
Knluht TsmpIar Work.

On last Saturday morning Rt. EN-. j. B.
Banks, V. Em. James O'Keefe and P. E.
VIM. G. Pendleton, left TazeHell for Nor
ton, Va, to visit Cyrene Commandery,
No. 2l, X. T, The Grand Recorder and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May 25-wHEAT-The wheat
market opened firm today on steady ca
bles and unfavorable weather, July &c
over yesterday at 67EG%c. Attention was
divided between damage claims from
Kansas and Illinois and the drouth talk
from the Northwest. July early touched
a Then a wire announced that
rain had fallen in Winnipeg. Grand Forks
and Fargo. and the market eased, July
selling of to &C. Trade was quiet. Re
ceipts here were Al cars, none of contract
grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
800 cars against 25O last week and $50 a
year ago
Trade the remainder of the session was
quiet July eased later to $3.50, but closed
fairly steady &c under yesterday at $40
671kc.
CORN-Trade In corn early was fairly
active. July opened a shade higher to
37A4%c In sympathy with wheat and on
firm cables from Liverpool and because of
small country acceptances. The market
advanced to 371zdac, but turned easy
with the wheat reaction and declined to
374c, early buyers selling. Local receipts
were 256 cars.
Corn closed steady, July a shade under
yesterday at 3T1z4Ssc.
OATS@The trade in oats was not i'm
portant. the market following wheat and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
M. E. CHURCH PROTESTS
Against the Taxing of Legacies
to Religious Institutions.

Chicago, May 25.-A formal protest
against the taxation of legacies to char
table, educational and religious insti-
tutions was made to congress by the
Methodist Episcopal general conference
today. The protest which was in the
form of a petition introduced b. w. ].
WEIGH of the Wyoming conference,
characterizes such taxation as CON
trary to public policy. and to the aim
and spirit of our national institutions
as practically taxing directly the inSti-
tutionS which do most to aid govern
ment and benefit our people and is in
effect taking money dedicated to public
uses"
The election of secretaries of the
various church benevolences was on the
programme of today'S morning session.
Previous to the reading of nominations,
the conference refused to reverse the
action of the Colorado conference in the
case of J. F. PaSsmOre, at one time a
prominent clergyman, who was expelled
from the church and depOSed from the
ministry, charged with making bitter
attacks on ministers and bishops of the
church.
The conference then proceeded to bal
lot for the election of secretaries as fol-
lows:
Missionary and church extension So
c~ieties, one corresponding secretary and
one day secretary.
Sunday school union and board of ed
uCdIlOH, one torres pOIulIS secretary
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton society, two corresponding Secre-
taries.
The list of the nominees for the sec
retaryships of the missionary society
and Freedman's Aid society were long
and much interest was shown in the re-
suits. Pending the report of the tellers
the conference took up the report of the
committee on reVivalS.
a few minor changes were cOncurred
in for the book of discipline, recon-
mended by the committee. The trustees
of the Methodist Episcopal church We're
then elected by reclamation, as fol-
lows:
Joseph S. Clark to fill unexpired term
Of John D.. Heron; Ministers: Frank G..
Mitchell, H. J. Talbot and John Pear
son.
Laymen: James NJ. Gamble and Geo.
B. Johnson.
Wit hthis out of the way the confer
ence proceeded to the task of electing
the editors of the Great Methodist per
iodicals. In only one case was the cleo
ton unanimous. DR.. J.. F. Berry having
no opposition for the editOrship of the
Epworth Herald. Editors for the fol-
lowing publications were ballot on for:
Methodist Review, Christian Advocate,
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Cen
trail Christian Advocate, Pittsburg
Christian Advocate, Southwestern Chris
tian Advocate. Haus Und Herd, Chris
tliche Apologize and Pacific Advocate.
AS in the case of the church secretar-
les, the last of the nomination was large
in many instances and it was not
thought probable that the tellers could
complete the before the late af-
ternOOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
A SARCASTIC.
Says He Never Claimed to Be Author
of the Motto of Kansas.

John J.. ingalls, has written the fol-
lowing to the Mail and Breeze with
reference to the charge hat he
p~lagiarized the Kansas motto. Follow
an introduction:
John Speer of Lawrence, in speaking
of the report that John J.. ingalls, had
p~lagiariZed the Kansas motto, "ad astra
per aspera," says: I never Knew until
this scramble came up that there was
any dispute that Josiah Miller of Law
renee, chairman of the committee on
state seal in the first Kansas leg1s-
lature was the author of the phrase.
1t has always been attributed to him,
and years ago, when he died, this motto
was cut on the stone at his grave. In
gals was clerk of that committee, but
l never heard before hat he claimed
authorship of the motto. I remember
that Miller once told me how delighted
he was when he hit on the motto"
I was secretary of the senate; not
clerk of Miller's committee. The motto
is as old as Josephus-it nay be found
in every Latin phrase-book, and the
appendix to all dictionaries. 1t Is one
of the commonest notices in heraIdry,
and is borne, I oppose by a hundTe
families in England with their coat OF
arms. The first time 1 ever saw it was
on an old brass seal in the office OF the
gentleman with whom l read law in
Haverhill, Mass, in 1857 The same
bought is expressed in many different
Ways. but lad astra per aspera" seem
ed the most melodiouS and so l selected
it for my sketch.
With a motto, as with a proverb, the
question Is not whether It is original, but
whether it is appropriate. I remember
Judge Miller we'll, am glad to Know
from Mr.. Speer hat he was the author
of the phrase. He must have been an
older man h 1 supposed.
JOHN ]. INGALLS,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
SHOP MEN ANGRY.
May Give Up Annual Excursion
ON Account of Rates.

Considerable dissatisfaction is being
manifested by the Santa Fe shopmen
in regard to the rates granted by the
railroad his year. A vote is being
taken today. So far as it has pro-
crossed the vote has been almost solid
against having a picnic at all unless
under different conditions. h plan of
going to Atchison is not meeting with
favor, and very few want to a a
dollar for the trip to either Kansas City
or st. Joseph
At a meeting to be held this evening
it is expected that a committee will be
selected to call on MIR. Black of the
passenger department and lay the mat
ter before him in an endeavor to get
the rate to Kansas City modified. Never
before has the rate charged for the en-
ployes' excursion been as high as one
dollar, and to the man with a large
family this m as a pleasure which
will have to be given up.
a notice was received from the pas
senger department that the rate offered
to Atchison would be reduced from so
and 80 cents to so cents for adults and
IS cents for children, but even this fails
to satisfy many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25

WHEAT-Lverpool cables were sd
higher this morning and our markets
opened up strong in consequence. Trade
was dull. however. and the people who
have been bulling the markets with their
mouths of late were the best sellers. Clos
ing cables were unchanged to sd lower.
Clearances were only moderate No rain
was reported in the northwest, but 1t is
very doubtful If any is needed We would
like to see a good active market. but
have given up hopes until the Chicago
board of trade is willing to allow It's cOun-
try brokers a fair commission on business
sent them
~CORN-Cables were strong. but the
market did not respond. Dullness reigned
supreme C-learances were large, very
near a million bushels. Acceptances on the
break were liberal. Exporters have been
buying blocks of corn on every decline,
but they may get all they want some day
OATS-Oats were quiet and featureless.
Professionalism were only 10000
hogs at the yards against 24,00 estimated
and prices were steady. Shrewd traders
in hog products are buying July pork on
soft spots. Pork has had a good break
and the pendulum of speculation ought to
carry prices back at least a dollar a bar
rel, J. c. GOINGS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
UNIFORM LAWS.
Recommended by the Industrial Com
mission in It's Report.

Washington, May 25.-The Industrial
commission in its report to congress Of
labor legislation recommends improved
legislation to the state legislatures,
rather than to congress directly.
THE subject of greatest public in
tereSt today" says the report, "fs per-
haps that of the regulation Of the hours
OF labor permitted in industrial occupa-
lions and especially in factories
AS congreS has no power to legiS-
late directly in this matter, the COM
mittee recommends that a simple stat
ute be enacted by all the states regula-
ing the length of the working day fer
all persons between the ages of IA and
21 years who work n factories. The re-
pert in brief saws:
1.-THE employment of children below
the age of/14 should be prohibited in
factories The length of working time
in all public employment should be fixed
at eight hours. The same time should
be fixed for workmen in underground
mines, except in cases of emergency.
Employment in mines Of children less
than IA years of age and all women
and girls should be forbidden. Congress
might we'll enact that no person under
Is should be employed as a telegraph
operator upon railroads, n that all
engineers and Switchmen should submit
to an examination for color blindness;
also thai it be made a misdemeanor
for an engineer or switchman to be In
toxicated While on duty. A simple and
LIBERAL law regulating the payment of
labor should be adopted by all the
states, providing that all laborers shall
be paid In cash orders, without dis
count, not in goods or due bills, and
that no compulsion, direct or Indirect,
should be used to make them purchase
goods at any particular store. Provi-
sions for the fair Weighing of o a at
mines before passing over a screen
should be adopted. and the miners
should have the privilege of employing
a check weighman at their own ex-
noncaO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
ADVANCE BOOMERS.
A Carload to Land in Kansas City
July 1.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 25.-The evil
dent intention of eastern Democrats to
land a train load of political boomers
in Kansas City three days before the
converting of the national convention
became known here, and the develop
ment a caused quite a furry among
local politicians. The plan has come to
public notice through an unexpected
source.
When the railroad rates of one fare
fer the round trip to the convention
were agreed upon by the railways it
was stipulated that the tickets should
not be on sale until July 1. It devel-
oped today that a Pennsylvania rail-
way has applied to the Western Pass
enger association for permission to ap-
ply his rate to a train which will leave
Philadelphia on June 29, running
straight through to Kansas City, and
arriving there July 1.
The railway man who gave out this
information is positive that the plan is
to boom ON favOrite son of the east.
The names Of both Pattison and Dewey
are suggested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
Chicaeo Livestock Marked.

Chicago, May &-CATTLE-Receipts,
5000; steers easier; butcher stock 10 to Is
cents lower; good to price steers, $500
5.75; poor to medium. $4,000 80; Gtockers
and feeders. $3.75d5.O0: cows, S3.1064.50:
heifers. S3.35Q5.15; inner $2-45d310;
bulls, 3.00Q425; calves, $5.0q7OO; Texas
fed steers, $4.00Q5.20; Texas bulls. $3.50
3.75.
HOGS-Receipts today, 10000: tomorrow.
IS. GOO; left over, 1851. Active, shade higher.
top. $5.35. Mixed and butchers. 5000
5.321a; good to choice heavy. S5.20d5.35
rough heavy, S5,05d5.15; light, $5.05Q5.30;
bulk of sales, $.25d5.3 80.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000; sheep, dull,
shade lower. Good to choice wethers. $3.50
Q5.20; fair to choice mixed. SA.25Q4S0;
$40: native lambs, $450Q7.OO; western
lambs, $6.O0d7.O0.
Official for yesterday:
RECEIPTs-Cattle, 1920; hogs. q, 1858;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 4,257; hogs, 1891;
sheep, 2S3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
CONTRARY TO LAW.
Judge West Shows Why Overhead In
surance Writing Should Stop.

Judge J. S. West, assistant attorney
general, in response to a request from
w v Church, today rendered an opin-
ion which will probably be the founda-
ton for proceedings to stop the over
head insurance writing in Kansas by
agents of Missouri companies.
The questions submitted to the insur-
ance department by a committee of in
surance agents from Kansas City, were
as follows:
"First-Is it a violation of the law
Tor a Kansas insurance agent to write
for account of a nonresident insurance
agent upon property located in the state
OF Kansas?
"Second-Does the law of Kansas re-
Qulre separate licenses from the insu--
anee department for each employe that
suLclts insurance for a commissioned
agent. or does the authority vested in
the duly appointed agent include such
employees:
"fhlrd-ls it legal for a regularly au-
thorized agent of Kansas to empower
any one to solicit for his ugency? If So.
IS an ordinary power of attorney TO SO
solicit insurance legal?
"Fourth-Is it legal for an agent to
employ a solicitor that is a nonresident
OF Kansas"
Judge West replied to Mr.. Church's
inquiry by saying:
Following the plain and perenptory
provisions of the sections of the law
my opinion is:
- II Is d violation OF law
for a Kansas insurance agent to write
insurance for account of a nonresident
insurance agent upon property located
in the state of Kansas.
"Second-The law of Kansas requires
a separate license from the insurance
department for Zach person who solic1ts
insurance within his state, and where
an agent has a license, such license does
not authorize his employe to make a
business of soliciting insurance for him
in this state.
"Third-It is not legal for a regularly
authorized agent in Kansas to empower
another to solicit insurance for him II
Kansas, unless such other has a license,
1t he has, his authority to solicit for the
agent may be verbal, by a written con-
tract, or by power of attorney.
"Fourth-It is not legal for an agent
residing in this state to employ a solic-
itor, who is a nonresident. to solicit OF
procure Kansas business for him within
this tate.
"Fffth-Another question not express
~ stated but possibly implied, or in the
minds OF the parties requesting a ruling
OF your department, is whether a Kan
sas agent a employ one in another
state to there solicit or procure Kansas
business for him from persons livina
there and owning property located ia
Kansas, and desiring to have the same
insured. 1 do not think such an EN-.
plOyment, whether made verbally or bI
power of attorney would in any wis.
conflict with the statutes of this state
relative to insurance, or with any of il,
rules of your department."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
BLOW up A CAR.
Striking Street Car Men in St.
Louis
Pay Little Attention to Federal
Court Injunction.
STILL MUCH RIOTING.
Guards Fire on a Mob and Hit
a Spectator.
CJL-sTa- Gid Will GHEASn ~
STILL MUCH T
A Striker Shot While Sitting
Inside a Building.

st. Louis, May 25.-At an early hour
a. attempt was made to blow up a
street a on the Spaulding Avenue line,
of the Transit company, with dynamite.
Two heavy explosions were heard, but
nobody was injured.
An attack was made on a train on the
park division of the Transit company at
Compton and Park Several
shots were fired by guards and three
persons were wounded. one seriously.
Two cars were sent out to make a trip
from the union station to h car sheds
on Park and N~anDeVenter Inc
train reached Park n Compton ave-
nues while q number of street a men
were holding a meeting in a cafe at the
orneT Hearing the noise of the cars
they ran out to the sidewalk and Joined
the crowd which was watching the aP-
proach of the train. A number of boys
began to ace alongside b car, jeertng
at the crew, and rocks were thrown as
the train reached the corner The guards
who were seated in the rear car, imme-
diately opened fire, about Is shots being
in all. One of the bullets hit a spectator
said to be a real estate man, slightly
wounding him in the heel. Another bull
let passed through the glass front Of the
cafe and lodged in the right leg of Dave
Watts, a striking mOterman. j. S.
Harding, also a motorman received one
| of the bullets in The right side of the
CueSl. tie WIS removed 10 the city HOS
pital, where his condition was thought
to he serious.
The union employees of the suburban
road met at midnight for the purpose of
voting on the question of a strike. The
men claim hat General Manager Jen-
kins, of the O has not lived up to the
terms of the arbitration agreement.
Postmaster BaumOf reported to Uni
ted States District Attorney Rozier to-
day that the federal injunction to pre-
] vent Interference with the nOGfa1 ga 30
on the lines Of the Transit has
been repeatedly violated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
A BUSINESS DAY
At the Meeting of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Society.

Slonary society.
Detroit, May 25.-Today's sessions Of
the Baptist missionary anniversaries
were devoted wholly to the American
Baptist Publication society. The sew
enty-sixth annual reports of officers and
of the board having charge of Baptist
publican affairs were submitted. show
ing h aggregate of sales for the year
to be $e72,617, an increase of $z9,2 l1 owe
sales of the preceding year. In the
missionary department the receipts
were $103,41S. The defci in this depart
ment at the beginning of the year was
$3,114. At the close of the year it was
81, 900. This increase in the deficit was
due to engagements in the work and
to a falling off of legacies and special
funds. The report stated that never be
fore have the sales of the society's own
publications been so great.
The society a in the home field a
total Of &c colpOrteur missionaries, 81
Sunday school missionaries, eight dis
trict n Bible secretaries and six
chapel cars in service. The total re
ceipts of the society for the year end
ing March 81 were 1888, OBS; payments
and credits, 1888, 24S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
SON OF ''LITTLE MACE
Is Being Doomed For Vice President
on Democratic Ticket

Washington, May 25.-The candidacy
of Representative George B. Mcclellan
IN. W for the Democratic vice presi-
Dental nomination was announced to-
day by his friends in congress. Among
those Who are urging Mr.. McClellan's
nomination are Representatives Stall
ings and Underwood of Alabama. Mad
dox and Tate of Georgia, Cowherd of
Missouri, Bellamy and Norton of South
Carolina, Rupert, Chandler, briggs
and Fitzgerald of New York, and Dew
rieS of California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25

Kansas City, May 25.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, $500; market steady to strong; Ma
tive steers, S.75d5. .: Texas steers, S4.S9a
and heifers, 81. 75d5.5O: stockers and feed
ers. sS.O0Q5.95 bulls, $3.25Q5.5O.
HOGS-Receipts, 11.000. Market strong
to 5 cents higher. Bulk of sales, 5000
SIS; heavy. S5o5q5.25: packers. $5-05q5.2o;
mixed, S4.95Q5.15; light, $4-S5q5.10; workers,
$5.OOQ510: pigs, s4.25Q5.D..
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000; market firm.
Lambs, $400Q7.50i muttons, S-00q4-50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
New York Money Market.

New York. May 25.-MONEY-Money on
call nominally ~ per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 3AN4lk per cent. Sterling ex-
change weak. with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S71kGz for demand and
at $4.S4Ad4.S5 for sixty days; posted rates,
S4.S51s and $4.Ss2. Commercial bills, %-S4
Q4S4A.
SILVER-SiIver certificates, eOd61c; bar
silver. 6o1kc: Mexican dollars, 471ac.
BONDS-Government bonds weak; re-
funding 2s. when issued, 1035s; Is, regis
tered. $3.50; IS. registered, 1914; coupon.
1872: new Is, registered. 134a; coupon,
13412; old Is, registered, ~; coupon, 1852;
SIS, registered, 1872; couptn, 1l3A.