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admitted 70 the bar and It was az
Galesburg that be met Miss saah
Pike. who became his wife and who
went 20 Pekin "a few months ago.
Mr., coNGERs PUBLIC CAREEB.
Though he had prepared FOR the legal
, .roiession, Edwin II. C0nger did not
tDloW It very long After two years
practice IN Galcshurg be removed to
Dallas, Ia, whittier hts father had
gone before him and there ho DEVOTED
his energies 70 farming stock growing
and banking RS 1877 he had become
su'iicienuy prominent as "a SOLID citI-
zein and as "a factor IN the public ne
OF the community % yum successfully
FOR tho office OF county treasurer Az
tor two terms be was made state
treasurer.
This naturally Ted him 10 take up
his residence at Dies Moincs tho Carl-
tal OF the state After he had served
two terms as State treasurer be was
elected q member Of the lower house
OF Congress from the district now rene
resented by the Hon j A. r. Hun and
served six years As a representative
Mr. Conger was not noteworthy ag-
cresslve but be soon won the reputa-
lion OF being strong man with plenty
OF good Judgment and p Ioyol member
NJ hI9 party without being tainted with
unreasonable and offensive u8rtizan-
ship During his first term DE was q
member OF the committee ou agt.cul-
turo among other things and 90 WIS
his Efforts which led TO the passage NJ
The CONFER pure lard hIll "a measure
which added To- his popularity among
the farmers. During NJ Congsrs sec.
oud term Thomas 3 Reed. who was
then Speaker OF the House, advanced
him materially
MR.. CONGER AS A DIPLOMAT.
NJ Congcrs first position rs a dip
lomatic representative of the United
States was that of American minister
20 Brazil, President Harrison appoint
ing him In 1900 While filling this post
Mr. Conger negotiated am extremely
Important treaty with the big South
American Republic by which the secur.
fly hitherto enjoyed IN Brazil hy Ameri-
can fugitives from justice was brought
tO an end He also made exhaustive
studies of commercial conditions 90
Brazil and his reu0rts thereon have
been highly complimented by exporters
90 that country
AT the expiration Of Mr. Harrson's
term as president MI Conger resigned
When Mckinley became President. no
reappointed Mr. Conger 90 Brazil This
was In 1897 but in 1895 as the Senate
would not confirm the nomination az
Charles Page Bryan OF Illinois 90 the
Chinese post, Nj Conger was trans
ferred from Brazil TO China where he
went as soon as possible and WHO'RE he
has been doing much difficult and ar
duous work
Mrs Conger has a large acquaintance
here as well as ln the West, and her
friends are sincerely sOuciti0us that
she and her husband may have escaped
death ln pekln
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Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Washington July "a. 1904
good many letters have been received
here from pekln within the past few
days among them some that were
dated Iote in May and early In June.
Naturally nearly all Of these letters
mentioned The Boxer trouble in China;
but IKE the letter received at Gales
plTg Ill.,. the other day from tho wife
% Minister Congor. few or none Of the
writer's seems TO have appreciated the
real danger at the time Of writing.
They an speak Of the Boxers as a
growing element tending toward gem
eeTai anarchy and serious trouble Tor
,Ae foreigners. but none OF them seems
70 nave anticipated such a serious state
NJ Hlalrs as we have been led to be-
"e'e 10 now actually existing
MINISTER coNGER AND HIS FAN.
lily.
Minister Couger IL wei known IN
,tNHlnCtoui as matter Of course.
l,s cousin, who IL connected with one
VI .he washington newspapers. mar
iirl relative of Mr. Thomas. United
n.9'os minister 10 Sweden and Norway.
s-'e years ago. and the wife OF our
'u'"''''F 10 China has two sisters here.
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EIGHT PRISONERS
Put TO Death in the Presence Of a
Foreigner in China.

The following Is the story OF a Chinese
execution as told by Sir Robert Hart
an eyewitness:
Eight prisoners were 90 be hehead-
cd. The mandarin. who was the eXecu-
TONER sat in an open booth. and as the
eight men marched boy him each was
marked on the forehead Seven OF the
prisoners were Co suffer Tor robbing
and numbering az old man. The eighth
was a mandarin Who had been degraded
for an offenee which he declared be new
or committed Olce he had been a
great inan IN China, even as ii Hung
Chang lie had been "a prisoner FOR
many years, when suddenly his execu-
ton was ordered by the viceroy Of
Quang -Tung
The seven first men we're executed
neatly and well, but wbsn the sIsou-
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.,,r Correspondence.
5uuuu1nnnu1uuuuu

ersrial Correspondence.
sbington july NJ asked a mem
,.rof tbs diplomatic corps not a min'
,.,sr or am ambassador, who has spent
GOOD part OF his life In China, a fe"
.ossfans apropos 20 the trouble IN the
t,r orsn. this morning and have set
8,Qp fine substance OF his answers ion
,A4 benefit Of those who read this corr
rsponlence.
Many have noticed the varying speh'
I'm, of chinese names. For instance,
some papers tack a 'g' on the end OF
p.kiB Others leave or The e. and
lsn tla Chinese capital Pekin. MY
F1'orIatIc friend says that this Is be-
ems. h. people of the northern part
of ba empire pronounce the names
~ mreas dinerenuy from those who
i've In the south. that the northerners
"ss Inc "ng" sound very much more
f.sly IN terminating names than tho
s,rtbarners Were Canton IN the north
instead of the south Il would undoubt'
ely be written Cantong
Ii HUNG CHANG.
There are many IN Washington who
know III Hung Chang There are not
many Who believe he VIII 90 TO Pc.
KIM II he does. he win take alone
with him his private army.
AZ aU the world knows by this Time
tbers Is almost no limit 10 the Jealous
hes and nuleues of the Chinese official
classes. IL Hung Chang. who stands
very wen with The outside world ana
with the more progressive Of the chi.
nese liz furiously hated by nearly all
the other prominent men of the Celes-
ual empire For many years they have
been afraid that he would seize the
government f0r himself. and on one oc.
casion. when he had been especially
active 100 promoting the introduction on
foreign ideas. the government SUM
m0ued him pcrempt0uly 20 the capital.
The summons was very politely re,
sp0nlci Go hy the great vicerOy. who
said be would Doe delighted tO make "a
visit 90 Peku But be didn't go. A.
ter the lapse OF a few months another
sumons was sent 10 him. To this ne
made another polite response. but with.
out appearing LOO Pekin. After another
lapse VI months be- was again re-.
Quested 90 travel north This time his
reply was equally polite. 1t said In ef-
iect ~ win be On Pekin on a certain
date. Prepare 20 entertain me ana
10000 of my friends The authou-
ties 90 peNn took this 20 mean that
he meant t0 make his visit under an
escort ~ armed men, This was exact
y as he wanted tu Doe understood. He
knew that au invasion of the capital
BY his private army was not desired by
any one and be shrewdly surmised
mat h.s announcement OF such an in
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LASTING QUALITIES
OF Chinese Would Accomplish Much il
Turned 10 GOOD.

The Chinese have many traits which
10 properly developed. would cause
tham Oh assume leading place among
the nations of the globe. Ihe people are
Industrious hosUtau.e, temperate ana
devoted Co learning They are strong
and wiry They have lasting qualities.
The Chinese can live anywhere. eat
everything and believe anything Ihey
outWear the tribes OF southern ASIA
are more poetIcal than the hinaoo.
They ere possessed of much common
sense. Their religions and superstitlons
enter into everything, even their cheat
Ing and lying.
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LIFE STATISTICS.

A ststistlcan has estimated that a
man 50 years old has worked $500 days
has slept 5000 has amused himself
1900 has walked 1900 miles. has been
~ 800 days, has partaken OF $1,000
meals, eaten 1900 pounds Of meat and
1000 OF fish. eggs and vegetables and
drank 1000 gallons o. fluid.
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SOME POINTS ABOUT CHINA.

A Diplomat Washington on the Spelling OF Names
story About Ii Hung Chang-How He Once Secured
Permission 70 Remain Away from Pekin ~ Russia
Nav Dominate China but the Chinese May Invade
Siberia.
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OUR SECRETARY AT PEKIN.
Interesting Story of the Life Of Herbert
e. Sluiers.

Anxiety concerning the fate OF Her
bert g, Squiers is agitating the minds
Of a particularly large circle of friends
both in his own country and In Ger
many. Mr., Squiers Is and has been for
some time secretary OF the American
legation in Pekin. and Il IS understood
that his family. with the possible excep-
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SHIPS In CHINESE WATERS.
Table OF, Naval Strength OF the United states and
Other Countries
1nnnnnnILannnnAlnnnnnnn

The following table shows the names,
tonnage. complement Of men and guns
Of the foreign ships In Chinese waters,
compiled from latest available data,
says the Denver Republican:
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OUR MINISTER IN CHINA.

The Hon. E. H Conger Very Well Known in Washing
ton-His Public Career Outlined-A Middle Westerner
by Birth, Though OF New England stook-His Public
Career Was Begun In Iowa-Mrs Conger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-26

time. In all these years but one ballot has
ever been cast for another candidate. IN
der her wise guidance the Maine w. c. T.
T. has come into a position Of honor
throughout the entire state. Its member
ship, in proportion TO the population is very
large one white ribboner to every one hum
dred and sixty-three and fraction Of the
population, and in no other state Is greater
reverence for the organization exhibited
among all classes.
For many years Mrs. Stevens was reck-
ored as General Neal BOWS chief coadju-
tor and in the latter years of his life, es-
pecially, he leaned upon her as his trusted
friend and adviser. Some of the triumphs
of the Name w. C. T. U. under her lead
ership have been the school suffrage law.
raising the age of protection to sixteen
years, a strong scientific temperance in
struction law. which is well enforced. and
the constitutional amendment.
In addition to her distinctive temperance
work Mrs. Stevens is well known In the
other reform and philanthropic enterprises
of the state. She was one of the chief pro-
moters of the industrial school for girls,
and it was largely through her efforts that
a woman superintendent was appointed for
this school. She was Names choice for the
board Of lady managers of the worlds Co
lumbar exposition and served with that
board on most important committees. She
was for six years treasurer Of the Ma
tional Council of Women, and has filled
many other positions of responsibility and
honor. II the National w c. 7. L. she was
for thirteen years the assisting recording
secretary, for one year recording secretary
was vice observation-disclosures, and always
close friend and adviser Of Miss Willard.
Mrs. Stevens is a woman of radical prin-
ciples, but conservative in action when
conservatism may be trusted to accomplish
more than radicalism.
Vice Observation-Disclosures.
The vice president-at-large, Miss Anna
Adams Gordon, was for twenty one years
private secretary to Miss Frances E. Will
lard, in which capacity she visited every
state anC territory in the United States.
From thi experience she brings to the or
ganizatio: in her new position, much that
is of grea, value. AS one of the secretaries
! of the brld Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union she has a still BROADER outlook
! over the field which this vantage point
! gives her. Miss Gordon was born and bred
I in Boston, and began her work in the w. G.
/ T. U. by volunteering to play the organ at
| one of Miss Wizards meetings in that city.
! when they were bereft of an organist. This
/ was her introduction to the great leader Of
| the temperance forces.
! Miss Gordon is perhaps best known for
| her work among the children of the Loyal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-26

Mrs. Fry filled the chair of bellies letters
in the Illinois Wesleyan University at
Bloomington, and while there the degree
of AM was conferred upoT her by the
Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware
Upon taking a nonresident postgraduate
course, with the Syracuse University she
received the degree of Ph.D. for work in
history, philosophy and aesthetics. During
1891 and 1892 she had charge Of the English
literature in the University of Minnesota.
Mrs. Fry was one of the judges Of the
! liberal arts department at the worlds fair.
For two years she was president of the
w. c. T. u. of Minnesota, leaving that I'M
portant position for one of more RESPONSE
biity as managing editor of the Union Sig
nal, the national organ of the w. c. T. u,
which, in turn, she gave up to accept the
position of corresponding secretary Of the
| National w. G. r. L.
| Mrs. Frances f. Beauchamp, the assist
ant recording secretary, is the Youngest of
! the general officers of the National w. c.
T. L. She has risen from the ranks She
| was first local president afterward state
corresponding secretary. state president
and assistant corresponding secretary of
| the national, having held the last two
offices four years There is no detail Of the
work with which she Is not conversant, and
| in which she is not able to give instruction
! Mrs. Beauchamp is hard and thorough
worker. She was given every educational
advantage, and graduated In 1874; was mar
ried the following year to Mr. J. H: Beau
champ, a Lexington lawyer, and their home
has been since then in Lexington, KY 1t
was due to her efforts that the law was Sc
cured in Kentucky establishing houses of
| reform for Juvenile offenders, and she is on
the state board of trustees for the same
She has been remarkably successful in
managing local option campaigns in Ken
| lucky, the temperance forces never having
| lost ground when she had any part in the
work.
Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman. the recording sec
| rotary, has been for many years president
of the Missouri w. c. T. U. She gave up
! the principalship Of the Kansas City schools
! to take up w. C. T. u. work. Under her
wise leadership Missouri soon became one
| of the best organized states, while her
growing power and popularity as a leader
have been evidenced by the fact that for
! eight or ten years Of her state presidency
| there has not been one ballot cast against
! her. She was elected recording secretary
| in 1894, to succeed Mrs. L. M. M. Stevens
| who became vice observation-disclosures
To Mrs. Hoffman was given the honor Of
| reading the great Polyglot petition at its
| first presentation before a national ruler
| In the interview with President Cleveland
| February 10, 1895. She was also An hon.
| ored delegate to the Worlds W. c. T. u.
convention, held in London, 1895 and capti-
waited all her hearers in that great CITY by
her eloquence and logic. She remained. at
Lady Henry Somerset's request, to do sew
! eral weeks work in England
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SOCIAL FUNCTION.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. johnson Give a
HOusewarming.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, November "A, 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Johnson gave a
housewarming Friday evening at their resi-
dence, on High street, Cambridge. Mrs.
Johnson received in a gown of white crepe
de chine en- train, with point lace bertha.
The handsome double parlors were thrown
together and prettily decorated with red
roses and red carnations. The residence
was Illuminated with numerous candles,
with red shades, which gave a very pretty
effect to the white paneled drawing room.
A mandolin orchestra, screened by palms
in the hall, furnished music throughout the
evening. Misses Margaret Johnson and
Rita Bayly presided at the punch bowl
which was also placed in the hall. A COLA
ton was served during the evening in the
dining room, which was also decorated in
red.
Mrs. Johnson is daughter of the late
Albanus Johnson of Washington, D. c., and
a niece of f. S. Johnson, president of the
Citizens National Bank of Washington
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lip Lee Goldsborough, eX-Representative
and Mrs. w. Laird Henry, ex-Pay Director
and Mrs. NJ. Worthington Goldsbcrough
Rev. and Mrs. Thos. Carter Page, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Hughlett, DR.. and Mrs. Thos
II. Williams, DR.. and Mrs. Brice W. Colds
borough, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G. Henry
Mr. and Mrs A. Hamilton Bayly, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Pattison, DR.. and Mrs. Geo.
l.. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Johnson,
exGov. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd, Mrs. T. C.
3. Howard, Mrs. Katherine johnson, Miss
Mary Powers of Clarke county, Va, Miss
Nellie Henry Of Washington, DC, Miss
Starke of Norfolk, Va, Misses Birdie John
son. Alverda Bayly and Mary Henry of
Cambridge, DR.. Geo. l.. Radcliffe, Messrs
Sewen M. Johnson, Harry and Earl Orem,
j. Awdry Jordan and Lindsay c. Marshall
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Of the National w. c. T. u, Is a
woman Of marked individuality along
80 many lines. She is of good New England
parentage and was born in northern New
York. Her father was a physician and
scientist; her mother a teacher, and both
were radical temperance refOrmers. Writ
ing study and teaching were the early pur-
suits Of her life. Her academic course was
taken at the Gouvenour Wesleyan Semin-
airy. When eighteen years Of age she be-
came the principal of one of the schools of
Oswego. She married Rev. M. Barker and
entered earnestly into church work, and was
for eight years secretary of foreign mission
work in western New York. 1t was in this
field that her remarkable ability for plat
form speaking made itself manifest. She
began w. c. T. u. work in New York but
shortly after removing to South Dakota she
was called to the presidency of the terri
tory, and continued in office for seven years,
and after its division into two states, she
remained president of South Dakota. organ
lied hundreds Of unions and visited nearly
every town in that great territory, includ-
ing a memorable visit to the Black Hills,
Introducing the white ribbon movement
there. Miss Willard said Of her, 1T is not
often given to one woman to be as wise In
the cabinet as she IL invincible on the field,
and as true and tender at heart as she Is
witty and eloquent Of tongue; but Mrs. Bar
ker fills the bill in all these details"
AS one Of the lady managers of the CO.
lumbar exposition, she was two years as
ISOLATED with Mrs. Potter Palmer in her
office as her assistant Since 1893 she has
been the treasurer of the National w. c. T..
u, and faithfully has fulfilled the duties
OF that responsible position.
Mrs. Susanna NJ. ID. Fry.
The corresponding secretary of the Ma
tional w. c. T. T., Mrs. Susanna NJ. D..
Fry, is essentially a scholar, and is in every
sense a cultured. literary woman, who be-
gan teaching early in life, and after marry
ing Rev. James D. Fry, she and her hus-
band spent a year of study and travel In
Europe. She has recently written a book,
"A Paradise Valley Girl" For many years
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northwest. large. number will partici-

northwest. A large. number will partici-
pate and the program has been carefully
arranged. The second part viii, consist Of
recital by Miss Thompson, whose selec-
tons are varied from ballad to grand
opera arias, SO as TO show the breadth of
tone of the singer and her brilliancy of
execution.
An Interesting gathering of some of Wash
ingtons musical young women was held
last Monday evening at the residence of
Miss Jessie Maaofide, 1925 K street north
west The occasion was the III st meeting
of the Wagner-Brahms Club, a club which
has been formed for the purpose of max
ing a thorough study of the works of Rich
ard Wagner and his contemporary, Jo-
names Brahms. 1t would be hard to find a
and their work, unique and progressive as
1t Is, holds promise of rich success and
musical benefit to its members. The pro-
gram consisted of an essay the life of
Wagner by Miss MacBride, followed by an
hours analysis of the first opera of the
trilogy. 'Das Rhe!ngod," Miss Mignon VI
Ike presiding at the piano. Piano solos Were
rendered by Miss Lucie Hickenlooper, a
brilliant pianiste of Galveston. Texas, who
has just returned from. five years musical
study abroad, and duets by the Misses KIM
ball and Ulke. The membership comprises
the Misses Edith Allen, Mabel Claflip, Ma
RE Demonet, Lucie Hickenlooper, Myra
Hendley, Mary Kimball, Jessie MacBride.
Alice Peabody, Mignon Ulke. Flora like,
Clara Ulke, Anna Ulke, Lottie Wilenbu-
cher, Wilmer Willenoucher and Mrs. How
ard A. Coombs and Mrs. Eugene r. Hend-
ley.
MIR. F. w. Hebard Of the Library Of Con-
gress, who was formerly organist of All
Souls Church in Plainfed, N. j., has very
acceptably filled that position In the East
Of Mrs. Shedd. who resumed her duties yes
terGay morning.
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annual sermon will be delivered in the af-
House where all Of the sessions of the con-
vention will be held. Mrs Lillian NJ. n.
Stevens of Maine, president of the National
W. c. T. L, will preside. and the services
open al 3 pm. with devotional exercises
conducted by Miss Elizabeth w. Green
wood of New York, worlds and national
superintendent of the evangelical depart
ment.
The sermon will be preached by Mrs. J..
X. Barney OF Rhode Island, "round-the-
world" missionary Of the w. c. T. u. her
subject The Watchword for Our Battle"
Miss Eta H. Austin. the local musical di-
rector, will sing a solo.
Opening Session.
Monday mornink December 8, the con-
ventioa proper will be opened At $50
o'clock in the morning prayer meeting will
be heIu in Foundry VI. E Church, under
the leadership of Mrs. NJ. E. Hartsock
evangelistic superintendent for the District
of Columbia. The convention will be called
to order at the Lafayette at $50 o'clock
Mrs. Stevens presiding. Prayer will be Of
fered by Mrs. Cornelia b. Forbes, president
Connecticut w. c. T. u. The business of
the morning session will be the roll CALL re-
port of the executive committee and the
appointment OF committees on credentials
publications, courtesies and kilograms.
At 1870 o'clock the president, Mrs Ste
NtllS, Will denver her annual address. AL
Ills Miss Greenwood Will conduct an evan
gelstic hour. and at II o'clock noon-tide
prayer will be led by Mrs Wilbur F. Crafts
worlds superintendent of Sunday school
work.
The afternoon session will begin at 2
o'clock, and its order of business includes
the receipt of the preliminary report of the
committee on credentials, the report of the
correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Susanna NJ.
d. Fry, Illinois; report of the treasurer.
Mrs. Helen Morton Barker Illinois: report
of the auditor. Mrs. Calista E. BigeIow ILL.,
nois, and the reports of organizers from the
various states represented Physical exer-
cises will be conducted by Miss Mary A
Blood. Illinois.
Monday evening will be ''Welcome night
the program including addresses by the fol-
lowing: For the city, Miss Clara Barton,
president of the American National Red
Cross: for the board of trade, President
John Joy Edison: for the District, Commits
sioner Henry y. F. Macfarland: for the col
ored people, Rev. Walter II. Brooks: for
the churches. Ro@. =. u. Power, DID: for