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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-24

FORT WAYNE. Ind, Aug. Effort
Wayne could not touch Killen. Wheeling
punched five hits In the third inning. Score:
II f
Fort wayne....0 o o o 90 4 Z
Wheeling 100 o 4 0 0 0 0 0 o. 10 3
Batterfes-Fricken and Fuller; KiIlen ana
Fox. Umpire-Mullane. A~ttendance-70.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The Brooklyns
won another game from New York. the
latter playing a ~IIfeless game. A balk by
Kennedy while Van Haltren was on third
in the fifth inning. saved the New Yorks
from being shut out. Score:
New York 30 0 o 1 0 OIL s 4
Brooklyn .......0 o 3 0 0 l 0 0 o. Is o
Batteries-Taylor and Bowerman; Ken
nedy and Farrell.
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National League
american League

BOSTON, Aug. BIT was almost too
dark TO see the ball when Long made a
sharp drive TO center, bringing in Demont
from third and winning the game for Bos-
ton. Duggleby was knocked out of the box
I'm the NTH. and Townsend lasted only one
inning. White pitched well for the rest OF
the game. Nichols was hit hard, but was
steady. Score:
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Pittsburg Signs All Its Players.

PITTSBURG. Aug. 23.-The Pittsburg
baseball club, which now leads in the Ma
tional League race. has signed all Of its
players for next season. The first official
announcement OF his fact was made this
afternoon by President Barney Dreyfus. in
TO the Philadelphia claim that
Beaumont, Lever and Wagner have been
captured by the American League for next
year. President Dreyfus exhibited signed
contracts and showed a personal agreement
with each man for next wear.
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Local Baseball Notes.

The Indianapolis Marions will play the
Clippers at Capital City Park tomorrow
afternoon.
The Indianapolis Reserves will play two
games at Brighton Beach Tomorrow aft
ernoon, the first with the Northwesterns
and the seconds with the Athletics.
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seven in all. They agreed TO ride races OF
fifteen. twenty, twenty-five and thirty
miles. one hour. forty miles and 100 kiio-
meters COR sixty-two miles,. The series
will be for $1,000 a side and will include two
races already arranged, the first at Man
haitian Beach Aug. 81 and at Charles River
Park Sent. IL"
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NORWICH. Conn. Aug. "a sensa-
tional feature OF the play In the national
rocuet tournament to-day was the defeat OF
{. {. Cox of Maiden. the leading player.
by SissOn. OF New London. After the game
SissOn was wrapped I'm an American dae
and escorted about the grounds by enthu-
siastic friends.
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ona of Grimth,s Fingers Broken.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 23.-The Chicago
American League team played a little more
heady ball and SO defeated Baltimore in a
~weIl-played game here to-day. Grifhth's
pitching finger was broken by a drive from
Gonlin's bat. Score:
RHE
Baltimore ......3 0 0 1 0 0 o 0 o. II o
CHICAGO ........1 0 l o / 0 1 2 06 s U
Batteries-Nops and Bresnalran; Griffith,
Patterson and Sullivan.
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BOSTON. Aug 2s.-Boston won to-day by
superior all-a-ound playing. Both pitchers
were in fine form and hits were few and
far between, especially in the latter part
OF the game. Score:
r III l.
Boston .........2 O 1 2 o O o 80 Z 4
Cleveland ......0 0 0 1 0 0 0 OIL 6 5
Batterie@Young and Criger; McNeal and
O'Connor.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 23.-Johnny
Nelson defeated Tommy Moran in a
twenty-mile paced race at the Coliseum to-
night. Nelson lowered the track record of
32:37 to 1906 3-5 and vas a mile and w
laps ahead Of Moran at the finish.
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Easy victory for Matthews.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Aug. 23-Grand
Rapids played Indifferent ball to-day. while
the Matthews team played like pennant
winners Catch was a puzzle for the locals.
but Burns was hit hard. Score:
X
Grand Rapids...o 0 o l o OIL 5 3
Matthews ......0 / 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 Q /
Batteries-Burns and zalusky; Catch and
Williams.
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waIthour and Fixes Matched.

BOSTON. Aug. 2--The Post tomorrow
viii say: Bobby Walthour and Harry
Fixes were practically matched last night
for a series OF motor-paced bike races.
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Totals ....6 1876 Ia
two out when winning run was made.
s-Batted for Townsend in seventh.

Score by innings:
Boston .......1 0 0 0 3 1 l 0 0 0 0 II
Philadelphia l 0 0 . 0 0 1 l 1 0 0 06
Earned runs-Boston. a: Philadelphia, !.
Two-base hit-Cooley. Home runs-Nichols,
Jennings. Stolen bases-Cross CD, Hallman,
puggleby, Flick. Double plays-Cross,
Mailman and jennings; Jacklitsch and
Mailman. Sacrifice h~its-Hamilton, Cooley
ca Bases on balls-Of Nichols, Z. Hit by
pitched ball-Cross. Struck Out-By Nichols,
:: by White, 2. Passed ball-McFarland,
Kittridge. Time-2:55. Umpire-Dwyer.
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Al Chattanooga RHE
Chattanooga % 2 / o o o . "a II =
Selma ..........2 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. s ?
Batteries-wolfe and Roth: Bailey and
Moore.
Al Little Rock, Ark RHE
Little Rock 80 0 o o o o o "a 10 z
Memphis .-......s 2 / o o % IA /
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Philadelphia Played Better Than De-
froif on a Soft Yield.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2S.-Good work
with the ball to-day gave the home team
another victory over Detroit. A heavy rain
this morning rendered the field soft and
handicapped the felders. Frazer pitched a
fine game. keeping the visitors hits well
scattered. Score:
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TOLEDO. o., Aug. 23.-It was a pitchers
battle to-day, but Marion lost owing to a
costly error. Score:
Il IL T.
Toledo -........0 % 5 o
Marion ..........0 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL 5 8
Batteries-Pardee and Grafius: Yerkes
and Quinn.
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BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 23.-The Oxford
Cambridge athletes. who have crossed the
ocean on the steamer Commonwealth "a
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Evansville 80 o o 90 3 7
Rockford .......0 o 0 0 0 90 IL 2
Batteries-Polchow and Roth; Elliott and
HanafOrd.
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ROCKFORD. ILL.,. Aug. q. = Polchow.
backed by fine support. shut out Rockford.
Elliott was hit freely. Score:
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Batteries-Popp and Lynch and Hutton;
Rhoades and Armstrong.
ssThree 10 League.
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SHARP HIT in THE DARK
LONG DROVE THE BALL TO CENTER
IN THE TWELFTH INNING.
Oemont Was on Third and Tailed the
winning Run for Boston-ResuIts
of Other Ball Games.
-Western Association.-

Western Association
Dayton. ,; Columbus. 2.........---.. 2l5
Toledo, 2; Marion. l..........-....NOt stated
Matthews. s: Grand Rapids. 1....Not stated
Wheeling, 4; Fort Wayne. O.....-...--.' ~
National League
Brooklyn. 4; New York. ....--"..-...-ZlU
Boston. Z; Philadelphia, 6......-.-.-.... 10
American League
Philadelphia, Z: Detroit.
Boston. 5: Cleveland,
Chicago. &. baltimore. 1859
Milwaukee Rain
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2:1s Pace; purse, $1,000:
Getaway Day mt Lebanon.

Ind. Aug. 23.-The Boone
county fair closed to-day with an attend
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At Nashville, Tenn X :
Birmingham 30 8 0 0 0 l 0 OF IL 3
Batteries-Blackburn, Sample and Fisher;
keefe and Kalhof.
At New Orleans
Shreveport .....1 0 0 0 0 2 0 % 7 /
New Orleans % 0 o l 0 0 1 - Q ;
Batteries-Fisher and Mcclure; Dame
hover and Abbott.
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Early Bird, jr., br. z. Knapp. 8 dis.
McEwan. ch. &. GARTH dis.
Rey Direct. blk. h. (CeciD .....-..Dis.
Time-2;OS%, 2:l0h, 2:09A, 2:10l3, 2:10K.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
Com snittre on Railroads, Teie-
graphs and Expresses.
RAILRoAD HEARINGS.

The Committee on Railroads win give pub
lie hearings in its room at the State House IN
Reassigrmeuts.
An act to establish Hancock County Railway
Co win occur Feb. Goth, at 30 D. m ,..--
An act TO incorporate the Castne Eastern
Railroad Go. with occur Feb Goth. at l.3O p. m
Wednesday Feb. 18th, 1901 AZ T.y0 =, M
An act to extend the charter OF the Osslpee
Valley Telephone s Telegraph GO.
An act to amend chapter III OF the prlNaie
and Special laws of 1921 relating to the Consoll-
dafiof OF Certain Railroad Corporations
Feb. 10Th. 1901, at 80 p. IN.
An act 90 authorize the Millbridge Cherry
field Electric X. r. Co. TO construct and operate
its railroad over Narragaugus River into Mill
bridge.
Cherryiield Il. h. Co. from crossing the town
An act to incorporate the Poland Telephone
An aetfo extend aud amend the charter of
the Castine Railways Navigation Company.
An act to grant aeharteP to the Union Tele-
phone Company
An act TO incorporate the Higgins Beach
Telephone X Telegraph Co.
An act TO incorporate the Pownal Var
mouth Railroad Co.
Feb 26th, 1901. at i30 p. m.
An act relating TO the organization and con
troll OF street Railroads.
An act 70 fiirthur regulate the proceedings In
the organization Of Street Railroad Corpora
tons
An act in relation TO railroad crossings
An act to regulate the selling or leasing OF
Street Railroads.
roads.
An act to further regulate the Powers and
Privileges of Street Railroads,
febSdtd JOHN Z. DEERING, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13

CommI.tce on legal Affairs.

The committee on Legal Afiairs will give
public hearings In Its room at the state House
thursday, Feb. 21, 1901, at 2 p. M,
ff4-(ln an act 70 amend section ~ Of chapter
" OF the Revised Statutes. in relation TO Mills
ilB-0n an act 10 amend section Of chapter
"a Of the Revised Statutes as amended by chap
ter 326 OF the Public Laws OF 1897, relating TO
soldiers and sailors.
ft6-On an act 70 secure preservation Of testi-
m0ny In murder trials,
11e-On an act 10 amend chaper 80. section 4
of the Public Laws OF 1880, relating 10 the re-
pairs OF highways.
al20-On an act 10 amend chapter iA Of the Re.
yised statutes as amended by chapter S5 OF the
Public Laws OF 1895. relating to the settlement
Of titles to real estate.
i2i-on an act 70 incorporate the town Of
Crystal
i2s-on an act to authorize the town Of York
to supply water for public uses.
13G-On an act 10 amend section 20 OF chapter
42, Public Laws of 1899, relating TO the duties
and powers of game wardens.
137-On an act for the better preservation OF
Tuesday, Feb. 26 1901, at . p. m.
13s-On an act to amend section 9. chapter
Si5. Public Laws Of 1897, relative TO dead hu-
iss~on an act entitled an set to amend
chapter q. Revised Statutes. as amended Dy
chapter III Public Laws 1899 and BY chapter
25s Public Laws Of 1897.
l4i-On a petition In relation 10 eonstables.
feb9dtd BEECHER PUTNAM, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
Committee on LegnIAffairs.

The Committee on Legal Affairs win give pub
lie hearings In its room at the state House w
wednesday. Feb -, 1901. at 2 p. N.
fO3-On an act for the detection OF criminals.
fO4-On an act 10 amend section OF chapter
o. Revised Statutes as amended by chapter -
of public laws of 1890 relating TO iofclple ehfy
Thursday, Feb. "a. 1901, at Up. m.
f25-On an act to authorize the town OF Ber-
wick to supply Berwick with water.
f27-On an act amending charter sprlngvale
Aqueduct Company. ,,,,
i2s-On an act TO extend charter Blue Hill
Water Company.
isO-On an act to authorize the town of Rogue
Blufs to maintain wharf.
t3i-Ou an act to Incorporate the Smlth Ceme-
taTy Association.
i32-On an act to authorize the Judge OF Pro
bate tor kennebee County 20 grant admlnlsra-
ton of the estate of James Lamb.
IS3-On an act to legaze certain acts and do
ings Of the City Council of the City OF saeo
i55-On an act 10 change the method OF elect-
ing the school committee of the CITY OF Gardi-
ner.
Wednesday. Feb 20. 1901. at p. M
10g-On an act amendatory to section 90 OF
chapter 242 OF the special laws of 1895 entitled
an An act TO incorporate the City OF south
Portland"
Ii0-On resolve In favor Of G.. c. Ryan.
lii--On an act TO supply the people OF south
Gardiner with pure water.
1l2-On an act additional to chapter SO, Re-
yised Statutes. relating TO telegraphs.
123-On an act 10 amend chapter l9i, pubic
laws iSa3, relating to burying grounds.
i2S-On an act 10 provide for voting by ma
chimes
ieb9dtd BEECHER PUTNAM, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
Committee on Hnterior Waters.

The committee on Interior Waters will give a
public hearing In its room at the State House
In Augusta.
Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 1901. An act entitled
"an act 10 regulate the erecting and maintain
ing of booms In certain parts OF the Saco river,
in the County of York and State of Maine"
Wednesday. Feb. 18th 1901. An act relating
to the Van Buren, Water Co.
Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 1901. An act authorizing
and empowering the Great Northern Paper
Company to erect and maintain piers and
booms in the West Branch OF the Penobseot
River
Thursday, Feb 81, 1901. Resolve In aid OF
navigation on Moosehead Lake.
Thursday Feb. 2l. 1901. An act to amend
chapter $50 OF the private laws OF 1866 entitled
IAN act 10 incorporate the Sebec Dam Co, as
amended by section OF chapter 2G OF private
laws OF 1899.
Thursday, Feb. 2l, 1891 An act TO incorpor-
ate the Union River Water Storage Company.
Thursday Feb. 81, 1901. An act to amend
chapter 2I3 of the public laws OF 1sa5 authoriz-
ing Simeon G.. Davis, his associates and assigns
TO construct and maintain wharf and boat
house in Lake MaranOcook In the town OF Win
throp.
THURSDAY Feb. 2sth 1901. An act TO incor-
porate the Long Pond Improvement Company.
Thursday Feb. 2Sth, 1901. An act TO author
iZe Manley Morrison to erect and maintain
booms and piers In the Sebastleook River.
Thursday, Feb. 2Sth, 1901. Petition OF PaSsa-
dumkeag Boom Co. TO amend charter
feblidtd s. l.. PEABODY, Secretary.
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Committee on Judiciary.

The Committee on Judiciary win give pub
lie hearing in its room at the State House IN
Augusta.
Wednesday Feb, Is, 1901 at o'clock p m.
No, 132. On an act additional 20 chapter 5i,
revised statutes, In relation 10 railro ads.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1901. at O'Clock p m.
No. III. On an act TO amend section D OF
chapter 100, of the public laws OF 1891, relating
10 forest fires.
No, iss. On an act relating to hawkers and
peddlers.
Thursday, Eeb. 2i. 1901 at O'Clock p. m.
No 1856. On an act to authorize telephone,
telegraph electric light heat and power com.
panies TO place their wires under the surface Of
public ways.
Tuesday Feb. 26, 1901. at O'Clock p. m.
No. 39. On an act to authorize the Great
Northern Paper Company to increase Its capt.
tai stock.
No. l42. On an act to amend section 2, of
chapter 90, OF the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter ~, OF the public laws OF 1893, relat-
ing to divorce.
No, l3l. ON an order instrueting the Judi
ciary Committee TO inquire into the adyisibllty
of the State assuming control OF the publication
of the Maine Reports.
Also, on petition of the Knox County Bar
in relation to the duties and salary OF the Maine
reporter of decisions.
ieb4dtd Ii. T. POWERS, Secretary.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

fArmour Institute of Technology In
Chicago Is soon to have magnificent
memorial window In memory of the Iate
Philip u. Armour. Jr. 1t Is to cost Sl0,-
0J9, and will show the respect and esteem
the en- ployees of the firm had for their
friend and fellow worker.
Queen Victoria was not the senior
member OF the Order of the Garter, as
has been stated. On ascending the throne
in 1897, she became ipso faoto a knight Of
the Garter. The Duke of Cambridge,
however, was invested with the blue rib
hon by William W., in 1885, ana since
the death of the late Duke or Buccieuch
has baen the only survivor of ths crea
tions or that sovereign.
Edwin Austin Abbey, the American
painter and Illustrator, has been elected
member of Athenaeum club Of London,
under the provisions of the rule smpow-
sring the annual election OF persons OF
distinguished eminenoe In science. Iitera-
ture, and the arts. MIR. Abbey has re.
csiyed many marks OF foreign approval.
lie is a Royal Academician, CnevaIier
of the Legion OF Honor, and member
of the Sooiete Nationale des Beaux Arts.
He lives now at Chelsea, London, and
has a country place In Gloucestershire.
President Mckinley has made 1t possi-
BILE for three generations to be represent
ed in the navy by the appointment of the
grandson of the oldest living retired rear
admiral to a cadetship at the Naval Acad-
envy. There was only one at-large vaoan-
cy at Annapolis this year for the Presi-
dent, and he has fillsd IL by selecting the
.~Rn A. A
SeIfridge. Jr. The young mans grand
father is Rear-Admiral Thomas o. Sell
fridge, who was retired from active snr-
vice in 1866 and is now nearly 100 years
old. His SON, Rear Admiral SelfrigGe,
Jr., was retired three years ago for age.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
Railroad Committee Hearings.

All public hearings before the Il. X. Commit
tee heretofore advertised TO occur Feb. 18th,
are postponed till Feb Is. at p. m.
The hearing on AN Act TO establish the
Hancock County Railway Company hereto
fore advertised to occur ON Feb. 9th, is post
poned to Feb. 10Th, al p. m.
Wednesday Feb. 9Th, 1901.
An act to extend the charter of the Ellsworth
Street Railway Company.
An act In relation to disorderly conduct and
evasion of fares on street railroads, steamboats,
and ferries
An act to extend the charter of the Bluehill
& Bucksport Electric Railway Company
An act to merge the Knox and Lincoln Rall
way In the Maine Central Railway Company
An act to authorize the Augusta, Hallowel &
Gardner Railroad Company to sell or lease Its
property and franchises
ON petition of the Skowhegan & NOrridge-
wOck Railway g. Power Company for authority
to extend its road into the town of Smlthheld.
An act to authorize the Androseoggin RaiE
road Company to convey its interest TO the
Maine Central Railroad Company.
Feb. 10th, 1901.
An act TO incorporate the Castine s Eastern
Railroad Company. ieD2utd
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13

ERorts and appeals 70 incits the pso-
pie Of the United States to break their
pledge 60 Cubs not having been vSry
successful, an attsmpt is now being
made to make IL appsar that the better
class of the inhafitanta Of the islands
aFs opposed 20 our governments keeping
its pledge andEwant TO be annexed. II is
given out that those who favor an In
dependent government are the hot-hsads
and the turbulent and revolutionary ele-
ment (by the way, We used 10 denominate
them as patriots In distinction from the
sympathizsrs with Spainl who are IN
capable from their very nature of estab-
Iishing and maintaining q stable govern
Lment. 1t may be true that the best part
OF the Inhabitants OF the Island prefer
annexation, and II we regard the Span
ish elements as the best element, un-
dou btedly It is true This part OF the
population never were in favor Of Cuban
Independence any more than our Tories
were in favor Of American independence.
They preferred to live under Spain. They
claimed, when we were sympathizing
with the Cubans and passing resolutions
in Congrss recognizing the government
the patriots had set mp, though we
did not know where it was or who COM
posed It, that the natives were incapable
OF self-government and that the result
OF turning the island over to them would
be anarchy and turmoil. They holr- the
same opinion now, and inRsmuoh as Spain
has been driven out and they can no
loager look to her, they look to us. If
they constitute a majority OF the people
1t may be proper for ua TO heed their
appeal. But II they constitute only a
small minority, at is undoubtedly the
fact, then we have no more right TO con-
slider their appeal than II small body
of French Canadians up in the Domin-
ion should make representation to us
that they preferred American to Brit
ish rule. Cuba is foreign country.
treatsd by us as such during the war
and sincs the war, and declared to bs
such by our own Supreme Court. We
are holding It temporarily as the trustee
for its Inhabitants, which means at
least the majority OF it's Inhabitants.
We are under the most solemn ohii-
| cations a nation can be under TO return
1t to them when the conditions have
arisen which we promised should end
our temporary control. Those oondi-
tious ware substantially that paolfica-
tion had been accomplished ana stable
government established. A small mi
nority of the Cuban people can afford
us no souni reason for failing to do what
we promised TO do. When majority ot
the people OF Cuba in some authorita-
tive way have expressed desire to be
annexed to this country then 1t may lie
proper for US to consider that question.
It is nos proper for us to consider 1t now.
Our duty now is clear and simple. 1t
is to live up sorupuIously to the Teller
pledge All the sopnistriss that ingenui-
| ty can invent will be powerless to give
to that pledge any meaning different
| from that which at the time 1t was given
and since has been ascribed to 1t
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13

The report that the Chinese Emperor Is
going - resume the reins OF governments
which the Empress Dowagsr took out Of
his hands Is important il true. When be
came to the throne ne manifested liberaI
and progressive tendencies and called
about him men who shared his views.
and his reign gave promise of being OF
great benefit 20 China and TO the rest of
the world as we'll. He aspired TO create
new China, more in touch with the
modern civilization. The old China, how
ever, was too stron; for him. Under the
lead of the Empress Dowager the reac-
tionary party gained possession of the
government cut eff the heads Of most OF
the EmperoI's advisers, stripped the EN-
peror OF all his power and made the Dow
ager Empress practically the head OF the
State. From that time until ths allies
entered Pekin the Emperor was virtually
q prisoner, shorn OF everything put his
title. The Empress Dowager was the
ruler of the empire. Intensely anti-for-
eign, shs connived at, II she did not in
stigate, the rising OF the Boxers, Her
malign influence was manifested while
the negotiations between the ENJOYS of
the allies and the Chinese were going on,
in efforts to prevent the acceptance OF the
Joint note and to misoonstrue IL after 1t
was accepted. II she has now decided TO
retire and allow the Emperor his righsful
powers, there will bs reasonable ground
FOR hope that the reforms which the
powers are demanding will be carried out
in good faith and become permane nt
or course there exists the danger that as
soon as the pressure of the allies Is re-
laxed the reactionsry party may push TO
the front again and-the Empress reassert
herself. But 1t is danger which Is So
apparent that In all probability the
powers will recognise It and take meas
ures TO avert It.