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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20
EMBANKMENTs WASHED AW
Bubonic Plague on German Steamer
(By the Associated Press.)

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April 19.-
The German steamer Pailan CD has ar
rived here from Rosario with two cases
of bubonic plague on board One of the
stricken persons died after the vessel
reached port. The steamer has been
quarantined.
No record Of steamer named 'Pailan''
can be found in the maritime registers
accessible
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-. April 19.-Cy Young
proved veritable stumbling block to the
Pittsburg team today in the opening game
of the season. He allowed but five hits,
struck out nine men and fielded his posi-
tion brilliantly. Attendance $4,000.
Score: r. II. e.
ST. LOUIS. 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 6-3 Z l
Pittsburg ..0 0 0 0 0 0 90 5
Batteries: O'Copnor and Young; Sey
mour, Lever, Waddell and O'Brien.
Umpire, Hurst. Time, 1850.
New York, April 19.-Fifteen thousand
persons witnessed the opening of the
baseball season at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon. The game throughout aWund-
ed with good pitching and fielding. The
local clubs new team showed up remark
ably well. Attendance 5,033. Score:
Brooklyn .0 0 0 90 II O-3 Z
New York. 80. 0 1 0 0 0 0 % 10 !
Batteries Kennedy and Mcclure
Carrick and Grady. Umpire, Emslie
Time, 2:05.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 19.-Before a
thrOng Of almost twelve thousand people
Cincinnati was forced to lower her cOlors
before Chicago in the opening game OF
the season. On the bases the locals fair
ly ran away from their opponents. but
they could not make their hits count sc
well For five innings Cincinnati held an
advantage. Score: r. Fl. f.
Cincinnati 81 / 2 0 I 8 0 1 10 13
Chicago ......1 0 0 4 0-13 IA 4
Batteries: Peitz, Philips. Scott and
Crawford; Donahue, Griffith and Menefee
Umpire, O'Day. Time 2:5O.
Boston. Mass, April 19.-Ten thousand
persons saw the opening of the baseball
season today when the home team was
beaten by Philadelphia. The weather was
fine. Orth's pitching gave the visitors q
great lead until the ninth. The batting
rally was the feature. Score: r. H. E
Boston -. 20O1O319 0-17 %
Philadelphia ...5 5O2O22O 2-19 10 :
Batteries: Clark, Willis, Bailey, Free
man, Barry, Sullivan and Nichols; Nc
Farland, Orth and Bernhard Umpire
Connally. Time, 2:10.
A UNIQUE GAME OF BALL
Detroit, Mich, April 19.-Amole achev-
ed the distinction of shutting the De-
troit team out without a hit or run
in the opening game of the American
League season with Buffalo this afternoon
Detroit had only five men on first base
during the nine innings. The game was
preceded by procession of the two teams
through the business portion of the city
headed by 200 members of the local
branch of the Elks. AT the ball grounds
Mayor Maybury pitched the first ball
to Charlie Bennett, the famous ex-Bos-
ton catcher, who lost both his legs few
years ago. Bay. the first man up for De-
troit got to third base on an error and
a wild pitch and was the only local man
who got farther than second base during
the rest of the game. Score
Detroit ...0 0 0 0 0 0 90 S
Buffalo .....0 0 0 0 l 8 0 3-S
Batteries; Cronin and Shaw; Amole and
Speer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20
A Bill to Pension Longstreet.

CBy the Associated Press)
Washington, April 19.-Representative
Levy. of New York, today introduced a
bill to repeal the War Revenue Act.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20
WITH BAT AND BALL
Horner Defeats Oak Ridge
by a Score of 9 to |.
The National League Games Open. Boston and
Philadelphia Play Ten Innings, the
Quakers Winning.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Oxford, ~ c., April 19-Oak Ridge
played against Horner school here this
afternoon, but had no showing before
Horners fine battery. The entire Horner
team played a splendid game. In the
ninth inning Kenn3 was struck on the
head while at the bat and tainted, but
recovered and pitched the last inning in
which three men were struck out. The
features of the game for Horner were
the battery work and the fielding of
jackson and Pritchard; for Oak Ridge
Williams fielding. Summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17

sprinkled on some powdered leaves thal
seemed to be principally tobacco.
"They gave out a dense, pungent sliio NJ
that swept over the camp and drove tne
mosquitoes before it by the miliiol L
Thereupon he muttered a weird sorI y,
incarnation and proceeded to draw =.
rough circle around the camp by ray ~ !;
crossed twigs on the, ground. He dec!a are
that they would keep out the ME- ~
skeeter.' who was supposed to be IN"
leader of the bloodthirsty brutes. Ior i"
little while things were pretty collil " ;
able, and | was beginning to believe INA M
Zeke was a first-class sorcerer, when ,. tne
breeze suddenly veered and the moSqul
toes swooped down on US like an army
Hats, nets, gloves and clothing were
no protection whatever against that aw :
full onslaught, and | am willing TO swell
that several of those monsters BIT me
right through my boots. There was d
wild battle for few moments, and then
we fled for our lives. l have frequently
heard talk in the country of natives
who could .conjure away mosquitoes, put put
that experience convinces me that tna
tales are all moonsnine. If the wind Is
right, and you are willing to be smoked
otherwise"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
Arrangement
Of Trains in Effect
Nov. 8, 1899

Is 5E a e. p %ateTailfa .0? A NJ Ban
g9r. zoo A; NJ; arrive Lagrange, s;l S,i a
Iron Works. $40 A. NJ: Norcross. 9.43 q:
NJ; Millnocket. 9.55 A. NJ; sherman, 10 4
A. NJ; Patten. lilo A. NJ; Isiana Fa AIS
Houiton, 1910 p M: Bridgewater, LOS P:
NJ; Pressure Isle. 157 P M; Caribou ~ ~
field. 2.l5 P: NJ: Dover ana Foxcroft. 81!
A. NJ: Guiford. 9.95 \. NJ; Monson. 1O.l'
A. NJ; Greenvilie. 1855 A. M;
$50 T. NJ; Waterviile, 5.i5 P. NJ; Bangor.
AS p. NJ: Arrive Brownvll!e s;S2 P. n;
Dover, 6.46 P. M; Guilford,, 7.09 F. M;
Monson, 7.45 P: NJ: GreenViIe, $50 2 M
NJ; Sherman, $50 p. M: Island Falls, So
p. M; Patten, S.45 P. M; Houlton, $40 Z.
LEAVE Greenvllle. 5z5 A. M: Monsol
Junction, G2S A. NJ; Guiltord, 6-49 A a,
Iron Works. go A. NJ: Brownviile, ID
A. NJ; Lagrange, 7.57 A. Nj:
ARRIVE Bangor, $50 A. NJ.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. $50 i. M; Car
ibou, 6.15 A. NJ; Pressure Isle, 6.42 A. N.
Houton, $50 a. NJ: Ashland. 100 A. NJ ::
Masards, 7.26 A. NJ; Smyrna Mills, 81.
y. M; Island Falls. .9,15 "A. M: Patten
9.l0 4. NJ; sherman. $40 A n; Miilinock
Brownvile, 1l.30 A. NJ; Arrive Bangor
Los Z. NJ: Watervile. 3.14 ?. NJ: Al
gusta, 3.45 p. NJ; Portl6nd. 5.s5 P. M.
LEAVE Caribou. Has y. NJ: Presqu
Isle. l2.l3 z. NJ; Fort Fairfield, Ills a
M; BriGgewater. 1.03 p. NJ; Houlton. 2 X
T. NJ; Island Falls. 500 2. NJ; Patten
2.55 Z. NJ: Sherman. 3.2S p. NJ: NorcrOss
4.30 L. NJ; Katahdin Iron Works. 800 p
NJ; Brownyille. $50 7; NJ; Lagrange
$40 +. NJ; Guilford, 45O P. NJ; Dover and
FOxcroft. SOS p. NJ; Arrive Bangor, IL
I. y Waterville. $50 T. M: Augus'A
1913 p. NJ; Portland. 80 a. IA.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON.
GenI Pass. and Ticket Age1t.
F. W. CRAM.
V. p. and General ilansgr,.
Bangor, Nov. l. 1897
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
sNEWS OF THE RAILROADS.


ID I'll
;tti, III iii, ,,,.,, ,,.,rl naltin.+ raad
* -, ,;II, l,,i,s
'ol ''ie e',,S f'i"7
NtoFSt /. iitshtiI, super HISIIurEt o..
car Go45,FEcti3h thr ~! Ton
"a " IL, - IN, MN
''I' 49, ..,
~ Is reported that the Maine t'hlral
Rallroau j. soon " puTchtSr SrEvrdl Hl"I
mogul engines 70 DE used u! Inc lFHishl
business along me me. lhey VIII nc
larger thdh those no" III use.
The Van Buren, extension Of the e *
y. Is doing a heavy business at the pres
ent time. From twenty To Twenty-Five
carloads Of lumber comprise the amount
NJ daily traffic over this new Ane Nj
railroad
The remains Of Lewis Morrison. : sleep
ing ear. burned Tuesday near PASSPORT
Junction, werg taken to Calais recently
by the w c. X. Il. and later will be TAX
en- to Portland for disposal. The ruins
are scattered for half mile along the
sides If the track ana many articles w
small value, including brass. copper ana
other metals. were gathered up by those
living near the scene OF the expensive
blaze.
It NAV have been noticed that the sta
tinnery flvers. p.stArs. etc. used bv the
Maine central Railroad are always dec
grated with pine cone and tasscl. CoL
Boothby. general ticket and passenger
agent. says that tins is the trade mark
81 the passenger department uI the road.
Nearly AL roads have some specific trade
and tassel. adopted several years ago as
the floral emblem of the state OF Maine.
would he the most appropriate trade
mark
An enainaar w the Mountain division
of liz, Min central EaiIrnni. WHO i.
ar.nstnrntd to ,rrtv4 ar his nome in this
civ every other day. has experienced
| erSat dIficlIItv Of I;itc i'm making his
rms On Saturday night he reached the
| I-nin, statinn for IN first tim. III four
] days. "Tho quantity Of snow in th,
| mountain region is immense, hC Sild,
lin fact, there is more Of il than | nave
| seen Tor many years. Portland En-
| l., \ nan s11yprint.udpnt of IN. Port
| lanI iivisian ana t'has i. Keith. tray
| niint -nuinanr iii tho Maine central r. H.
| 1,ur9 II, Dnvpr recently tp adjust the
! frrigbf tr3tfir ,,p tfir branch. I'M, loco
| ,,,,iti. MIL NAVAL : inadru,I.tn III I'M
! 1mniInt ~ business and even with tht
| Min IF DllrVmni. H. cars could not all
! h.. T,,,,,.1J tn trainmrn Therefore, re-
| coi,.nd or,l4rs nor IN hlilI more than hi
| IN. IN, ri Fnxcrnft ana 10 into New
| MIN -Tbr lijin~ in thin Pond holds N
| ii4rs ,,1i D.IrYm7ln hnl L,ulnd ears Thar,
| avery d1y this doing much extra work
| TIM branch Tn INA rnaI Il thp hardest
| ~ nv IN tba holm
| ,.,
| Inc DIG ne" Maine tiIiIdi .!'H:lSH' "a
5lh@ ~ loG, Is ..otiNIhH i ~
! W. y = lhc l'i-t5l luH.IHollNt =" N Y
| ny tnt Maine ,tnIlau quiz tAl cSSiS Iui
| irelSnJ- ~ II ScisheGt;luy IlpSu anH
| mas slA ulNlIS "Httls. lH' ~ III, II ,
JIM ne engine WHi-h9 upNdtus " ~, u
| IONS ana carries -uu IDS 81 t'dli; nc
| water ana the coal olh VIII carry SIN lonS
| OF coal me engine IS SulhS Of N
| Portland and SkoWhegan run ana Is the
| llrst one 81 us class 70 ne run ~ INC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17

Passenger trdlnS ledES Aug ustd o. Aoi-
lows:
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING wEsT-s.4o A. NJ. for Lewiston.
Pennington, Phillips, Rockland, Port
land, Boston, Bridgton; Montreal and
Quebec; 1000 A. NJ. for Brunswick, Lew
Rangeley, Rockland. Portland. Boston,
No. Conway, Fabyans, Lancaster. Cor
I I RIIa F Fal e G5HystSa
and Beecher Falls; $40 p. NJ. local to
Portland: $50 P. NJ. (express) for Bruins
wick, Bath. Rockland, Lewiston, Pe T
Conway and Bartlett; 1O.55 p. NJ. might
Pullman) every night for Lewiston, Bath
Portland and Boston; 1.55 A NJ. for Port
land and Boston.
pr Go5N for E skowhegan. Bangor. Bar Har-
bor, ST. Stephen, Calais. st. John, Hail.
fax and Arqost9ok county % anq f TO Ma dsT
vile, Belfast, Skowhegan, Bangor ana
Bucksport, Vanceboro, st. Stephen; Houl-
ton, Woodstock, St. John and Haliiax;
gor and Lewiston, via Oakland and Win
throp; go p. NJ. express for Waterviile'
Bangor, Bar Harbor, Wash. Co. Il. X,
Old Town, Patten and HoultOn, via Is. q
land, North Arson, Bingham. Skowhegan
Belfast, Fcxcroft, Greenvi!e. Bangor,
Old Town and Mattawamkeag; rs T. NJ
IS ssuNDAYsNGoing West. l.55 A. NJ. foI
Portland, Boston; les a. NJ. JOSS 7. NJ
for Brunswick. Bath, Portland and Bos'
ton. Going East, .35 A. NJ. Bangor, ELS
worth and Wash. co. R. T.: 9.i5 A. NJ
and go p. NJ for Waterville and Bangor.
The Nlpht Pullman Train leaving at
1.S5 a. NJ. Monday morning, going east
Sunday morning for Belfast, foXcroft OF
beyond Bangor, except to Ellsworth and
points on the Washington County Rail-
road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17

pany with his brother, Timothy
Jacobs. will do quite an extensive
business this spring in their sugar
orchard. They have about 1000 trees
and will tap about 300 of them. Mr.
Jacob states that those who have trees
to tap believe that} with the large
amount Of snow on the ground. there
is the best of reason for expecting a
large flow of sap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17

ana sweet. wen -modulatcd voice. ID
which the slight American accent. dis
cerniblc only now and then, lends an
added charm. she is a fitting Chatc-
laine of the delightful house in Queens
Gate Place that owns the great gun
man" as master.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
Railroads and Steamboats,
IIlNEMKM |51[$1i
In Effect Dec. 4, 1899.

Passenger trains leave Augusta a. fol-
lows:
THROUGH TRAINS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
BANGOR & AROOSTOOK RAILROAD

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Houlton and Bangor CT trains leaving
Houlton at $40 A. NJ. and Bangor at AZ
p M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
TO THE NATIONAL NOAn
Eastern Branch, D. V. s., at Togus.
KennebeC Central r. R.

Connects at Gardiner with the Mane
Central Railroad and Augusta, Hallowell
and Gardiner Electric Railroad to Au-
guSta.
TINE TABLE.
Winter Arrangement in Effect Monday
December II, 1899
Leave Randolph. Ar. at Nat. Home.
722 and 1870 A. NJ 7.42 & 1850 A. NJ.
LOO. 80 & APP p. VI. 10 $50 q 4.42 p. II
Lv. Nat. Home. Ar at Randolph.
SIS and Ills A. NJ. S.35 & II. 81 y. NJ
Visitors are cordially welcomed at the
Home and receive special attention from
the official guides on duty.
The restaurant at the Home station IL
open every day. Special rates given to
excursion parties.
F. A. LAYTON. Supt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

Through tickets to California and all
points South and West may be had Of Z
ii. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta. the
only office il Augusta selling via. all
routes and checking baggage free OF ex-
GEO. F. EVANS, V. P. & Cen Man.
F. f. BOOTHBY, G. p. & T. A.
Portland Maine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06
MoRGANATIo CONTRACTS.

The dispatches have announced that
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Of Austria,
has decided 10 enter into a so-called
morganatlc marriage with Countess
Won Chotek. and It Is even said that
the aged Emperor Francis Joseph IL
contemplating a similar union with an
actress, whose beauty has attracted
royal attention and royal favor
In Europe kings and princes can only
marry women OF royal blood. but In
Germany and Austria they are permit
ted 10 enter into "morganatlc' unions.
by which the bride ls not elevated 20
the rank Of the husband, nor the child
rem 70 the estate Of the father. The
woman obtains the name Of wife, but
she and her children remain on a level
socially and politically below that Of
the husband and father. In fact Il
renders the union legitimate only in
part,
That such an institution Is stu
hourishing, and receives the sane
ton OF one Of the most popular rulers
OF Europe. is almost unlntelligible to
the American public. But It reveals
better than anything else the hypocrisy
OF the claim made so often for superior
morals IN the Christian world. While
we hear so much about the slavery"
Of Mohammedan women, and their
degradation in the palaces Of the Sui
tans, we may Justly feel ashamed OF
"morganatic" compacts in the palaces
OF Christian rulers
II a woman Is good enough TO be a
wife. she certainly Is good enough 10
be a queen. for the station Of a wife is
more important than that Of a monarch.
Matrimony IS divine institution.
Kings and queens may wear a crown
but temporarily. Royal dgnl' and
authority may cease at the sraya. but
those who faithfully perform the du-
ties Of husband OF wife may continue %
develop and finally obtain crowns ana
principalIties, worlds without end.
Morganatio marriages are relic
from a time when kings and princes
were the central figures I'm oscapades
which history bushes 10 record. That
they still exist Is a severe reflection on
our civilization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06
KRUGER STILL HOPEFUL.

President Kruger, a few days ago,
was reported to have said TO news
paper man: "Our people are cheerful
and hopeful and regard with confidence
the prospects Tor ultimate victory
The affairs IN China have for the time
being so completely absorbed public in
terest. that the South African situation
has about been lost sight or But as
far as known, nothing has transplred
to modify the conclusion that the British
are masters IN the South African re-
publics. and that the opposition 10 their
rule Is now reduced TO guerilla warfare
what there Ia in this to inspire hope
and confidence is unknown TO the world.
But old man Kruger is a peculiar
character. When he speaks Of hope he
in all probability means that he still
anticipates divine interference Ia behalf
OF his people, That seems have been
his secret hope from the beginning, and
he stlll cllngs 10 a. Very strange' But
then, is it not in the nature Of faith TO
hope against HOPPER
And Is e absolutely certain bat in
this he is mistaken History alone can
tell what troubles the British yet may
encounter. both IN Africa and Asia, and
what weighty reasons may yet presei
themselves. for the postponement for
the time being, Of the South African
final settlement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06

with which they are not IN the least
familiar and on which they cannot be
supposed 20 be specially qualified TO
speak Sometimes the little scheme is
resorted 10 ia order 10 give the weight
of authority 10 a weak cause, and
more often FOR no other reason than to
catch the pennies OF a gullble public.
Recently case OF this kind was exc
posed 10 public view A correspondent
OF the New York Evening Post sent
the subjoined letter dated New York.
June 30. TO that journal It tells its
own story:
ITO the Editor Of The Evening Post
"Sir.-Permit me 90 give YOU an eX-
ample OF the kind OF journalism when
has go ftly come 10 be called yellow
MIR Whitaker lately published an
address of mine inspiration from a
Layman's Point Of View one Of the
objects Of which was 20 show that the
members OF the Episcopal church are
not required 90 believe in the iuialh-
bluty OF the Bible as a test OF loyal
membership.
Imagine my surprise the other day
when "a friend called my attention 70
am advertisement IN a yellow journal
of an article from me 90 appear In its
Sunday edition. on Inspiration iu scl-
ence and Religion on getting the
paper j found "a garbled part o. my
pamphlet. with my name signed at the
bottom. as II Il were contribution
60 the paper, and 80 carelessly were
unrelated paragraphs put together that
/ was made 10 affirm that no one In the
Episcopal church could Doe tried FOR
heresy in respect OF anything except
the infallibility OF the Bible and that
courts Of equity would enj0in the at
Tempt
Doubtless the publication, as made
was libell0us. in that IL tended 10
throw rdicule upon q professional man,
because % theologian would be apt TO
think that the writer was an ignoramus,
and q lawyer would certainly say he
must be numskull Your readers
probably seldom see a yellow journal
but I should be obliged II you VIII kind.
ly publish this note. so that any OF my
friends who happen 10 see the forgery
may acquit me Of guilt. j, 3. L."
Some people are inclined TO admire
the enterprise" Of the journalism that
has become known FOR rs saffron tinge,
but when the sham Is as offensive as
IN this case. admiration IL likely to
turn into disgust. and no wonder II
there IS a reaction, II may be true
on the authority Of the late Barnum.
In the show line that the public likes
to be humbugged, but II Is different in
journalism. In this field the takers can
have no permanent standing. no claim
10 respectability.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06

enormous and has run into the nun
dreds Of thousands
Another fact ID connection with the
circulation Of the Bible IS this. that the
wars carried on on both sides Of the
water affected the sale Of bibles very
much According 10 the agent every
American soldier and every English Eol-
der carried O. Bible with him into tho
field. The explanation is offered serl-
ously. that the old stories % Bibles that
have stopped bullets have influenced
many a mother. sister or sweetheart In
the selection Of a good. thick volume to
send with their loved ones upon leaving
home. But the probability Is that the
motive. os far as Americans and British
are concerned. Is purer chat that.
The Anglo-saxons are a rel glous race.
Inddellty has no real home among them.
In times OF danger in sickness ana in
death they naturally turn with their
thoughts 70 God. and things eternal
The young man who SCOTS and acts
carelessly IS really not himself Il ~
against the national character as
formed by the training received
throughout many centuries. A call to
arms IS likely to awaken the seg-con-
sciousness, and with It the reIigl 5us SEN
timents natural TO the Anglo-saxons.
This accounts sufficiently for the
greater circulation Of Bibles In times Of
war and national calamlues When
the sea Of life IS smooth and there Is
sunshine an around. the gllded craft Of
unbellef may appear safe, but when the
wind Of adversely rises. and the waves
roll and roar, It Is speedily turned out
Of Ito course and dashed TO pieces
against the rocks Then faith stands
secure, and furnishes a place Of safety
to all who rest their souls thereon.
That Is one lesson from the fact that no
book Is as widely circulated even at
this day. as the Hebrew sacred Scrip
lures
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

The situation in China Is certainly OF
the rrayest character While there is
much doubt as to details. and one re-
port Is contradlcted By another. IL Is
clear that a concerted movement is IN
progress there directed against all for
eigners. Whether the tales Of blood
and horror that come over the wires
are all true or not. there Is no doubt
that the Chinese are aroused against
European invaders and European cus-
toms and methods with determine
ton to drive them out OF the empire
When the immense population OF
China is considered, associated with the
fact that modern weapons Of warfare
have been adopted there, and the iml-
tatlve abilities Of that people have
been exercised In patterning after more
civilized appliances for attack and de-
Tense the magnitude Of the present
menace to the peace Of the world may
be TO some extent appreciated. II IL
the Orient against the Occldent the
vast growth OF ages against modern
products in government, a force Of i'm
mense magnitude against a number Of
powers which. though united FOR the
moment may become divided and hos
tile among themselves. In the develop
ment Of the issues opened In the mighty
struggle.
What with the prospects Of war that
threatens TO become general the
frlghtful disturbances Of earth and air
the CONGREGATIONS. the accidents by
sea and land the political commissions
and religious conflicts, the world IS IN
a turmoil that seems TO fulfil the Sa-
vloTs prediction concerning the latter
days: for "all things are In commouon.'
''men's hearts falling them for fear
and for looking after those things that
are coming on the earth"
These are signs OF the times and but
"the beginnings OF sorrows." We are
living In the last days. and all that
has been foretold about them by the
holy prophets viii surely come 10 pass
The disciples Of the Na2arene should
observe HIS precepts and stand In no.
ly places that they be not moved, "
when the things that are TO precede His
coming shake terribly the powers Of the
earth.