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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Fayors Minnesota plan.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 21.-Judge G.
S. Robinson of Sioux City, member of
the state board of control, yesterday
read before the state conference Of
heads Of state institutions, an impor-
tant paper in which he took advanced
ground in favor Of a law in Iowa SINH
lar to the Minnesota law providing for
state agent to investigate cases Of
dependents shipped into the state and
those where it IS claimed dependent
persons belong in this state.
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Moving ~Cautfously,

st. Paul, Minn.-It is semi-oflcially
given out that the Minnesota Attorney
General will not take any action con-
corning the so-called merger until after
Christmas, and perhaps not until after
New Years. He says no new legislation
is needed and hence he wants to take
time enough to investigate and ascer-
tain what existing laws, if any. are in
danger OF being violated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
rEUD KILLS

sommersville, Fla, s,tp1
with firearms occurred ,s ~
noon five miles from fan
Hogan and Dorman II
whom are well know" hatrl1
"A fsud has existed IL. VI
families for a long .ipsI(
occasions a fight "a JcfhS
tated. The dead tbe !
and William Dorln mhsd o.
Andrew Main ana tatally !!
latter said to be .,as.
Lewis Hogan Is n \
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

ests of the Northwest.
st. Paul, Dec. 24.-President James j..
Hill of the Great Northern railway
and Northern Securities company, on
his return Saturday from New York,
gave out a statement regarding recent
DEVELOPMENTS in railroad affairs. He
argues that all that has been done In
the organization of the new company
is for the protection Of the Northwest
ern railroad situation and for the de-
Tense of general Northwestern inter-
ests against attack from other inter-
ests.
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win Rely on E~xistinr Lava.

st. Paul, Minn.-While there does not
seem to be much doubt that there will
be an extra session Of the Minnesota
Legislature this winter for considering
the tax laws, the talk of calling 1t for
anti-merger legislation Is subsidin-
since the Attornew General has an
nounced that he finds that present laws
only need to be enforced to give the
public all required protection.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

We earth people are not awake: We
are asleep. We are dreaming now; We
are Just Gods dreams. Wait till We
awake. and then watch our smoke
sweep up and smother Mars and q few
million Of the other peopled planets!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
La Crosse,s Big 1,hirst.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. Fl. Rev.
Guido Bossard Of the First Presby-
terrain church has spent considerable
time figuring out what the people of
La Crosse spend in a year and what
for, and charges up $500. 900 a year to
whisky and beer drinking and 5000, 0O0
to churches and the cause Of education.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
TWO MEN CREMATED.
right Collision ON the North.
western i'm wisconsin.

COLLISION On tne Nortn.
western in Wisconsin.
Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 24.-TWo men
cremated and another frightfullv
burned about the lower part OK ms
body and the destruction OF ocomo-
tives and cars, was the outcome or a
rear-end collision of two south-bound
special freight trains on the North
western railway early yesterday at
Little Suamico. The first train. in
charge of Conductor Moran and Engi-
neer oliver, had reached Little Suamico
and oliver stopped his train on the
main track to take water. The night
was frosty but clear. Suddenly a
headlight of the special behind shot
out from a curve near the depot ana
a few seconds later the collision oc-
Cured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Civil Life Too Tame.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 24.-Lieut. Han
nay has enlisted William Fowkes for
the cavalry service in the Philippines.
Fowkes is an Englishman and served
with the Northumberland fusiliers in
South Africa under Lord Kitchener.
After the expiration of his enlistment
he came to North Dakota, but civil life
was too tame for him and he took the
oath OF allegiance to Uncle Sam and
will help kill the Fflipinos.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Hibbing. Mimi, Dec. q. Edward
Nelson met instant death at Dents
lumber camp a few miles north of Hin
bling. A tree which the men had lust
cut had fallen and lodged in an old
dry stub. As they stood considering
what to do the stub broke and the tree
fell, striking Nelson on the head.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
COMPRESSED AIR CARS.

MINNEAPOLIS and AnOka Cars to Have
Up-tO-Date Equipment.
Anoka, Mimi, Dec. 21.-The Mime
apolis e Anoka Railway company,
with trackagc rights over the Twin
City Rapid Transit company's tracks
in Minneapolis, has closed a contract
with the Rome Compressed Air Com
pany OF Rome, N. Y, for a complete
COMPRISING plant and eight air motor
street cars. The line will probably be
in operation next summer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Unknown Man Found Stfn IN Ie"'"
Leaning Against n ButidinS'

LeNnIhE HEu1HSt 49,
Hibbing. Mimi, Dec. u. - AS the
night watchmar at the Clark mine was
attending to his duties he came upon
q man leaning against the SIDE Oh tne
power house. Giving him a gentie push
and telling him to move on or ne WIZ"
freeze. the Waterman was surprlseu "
see the man fall and to discover ina
he was already frozen and Do
far as can be learned no one mere
knows the man Or had ever seen him
before A $40 bill was found in his
pocket, but nothing by when he couio
be identified.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
INDIANS ~CONSUMPTIVE.

The Mile Laos Reds All Have Tu-
berculOsis.
Anoka, Dec. 21.-A lumberman VINO
is a good authority states that the IN
dians on the Mile Laos reservation
are much more sickly than they were
twenty years ago. He says they are
dying rapidly, and in his opinion the
prevalent disease is tuberculosis,
brought on by the poor food they sub
sist on for months at a time. and I'M
sanitary living. Practically every IN
dian, old or young, is suffering from a
persistent, hacking cough.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Child Fell Through Bridge.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 24.-Nina Lien,
the nine-year-old daughter of John
Lien, while crossing the La Crosse riv-
er bridge yesterday, slipped beneath
the iron railing and fell upon the ice,
twenty-five feet below. The child was
picked up by a passing farmer half an
hour later in an unconscious condition
and taken to the Office Of DR.. Suite. She
had serious contusions about the head,
and Is in a critical condition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Meetings Forbidden.

Winnebago City, Mimi, Dec. 21.-At
a meeting OF the board Of health all
places of amusement, also churches,
Sunday schools, day schools, lodges
and public gatherings of whatever ma
ture were forbidden until further no
tice because Of prevalence Of smallpox
in this place. There are about a dozen
cases in town.
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Died At ~Ninetx-Four.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 21.-Mrs. Christie
pherson, the second eldest woman in
Fargo, died of. old age. She was nine
ty-four years old and had lived in
Fargo for nearly a quarter Of a CEN
fury. She had two daughters, Mrs.
Scott and Mrs. Anderson. in Fargo,
and a son in Faxibault, MINI.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
THE Ell.
Latest Quotations From q
Live stock Centem3

"N
st. Paul, Dec. "a, = Wheel
Northern, 5@7 lie; No. ~
"a q "a 3-4c. Corn = No. q
81 1-2M65c: No. 3, 64Q64 liz.
3 white, 45Q45 lie; No. 3, Ati
Minneapolis, Dec. A-WM1l
hard, rs 3-4c; No. l Norther13
No. 2 Northern, "a 1-2G15l-k
No. 3 yellow, 81 3-4c. Oats-M
A lac: low grades about X
Duluth, Dec. 24.-Wheat-
1 hard, II lac; No. l Norths1a
May, n 5-Sc; No. 2 Northel
No. 3, SO lie; flax, cash, W
rive, $1.49 IL; December, "
$1.54; corn, GO IL; Deeernpa
May, $1.54; corn, So l-sc; -
SIC.
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. "a.
steady. Wheat higher; No
76 IL a re; No. 2 Northern
rs lac; May, 10 Csc. Rye q
/, 64c. Barley-No. 2, &c;
81 1-2c. Oats steady, ~
4S lag As lie. Corn-MaH
Chicago, Dec. "a. = Cash
2 red, SASS 1-2c; No. . red'
2 hard winter, rs l-2@ISc'
winter, 7O@77c; No. ! Noi.us
72G7cc. Corn-No. 3, @lE
No. 2, 46@46 lie; No. 3 81
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.
Beeves, $3.50 @ SIS; COWS
mixed. s1.5O@3.S5; yearllnss
81. 50@3.65. Hogs, s5'70eo'~
@6.1O.
chicago. Dec. "a. catus
urine steers, Sc @ Z; poo'
nm ~ss.75a5.s 80: stoekers and
@4.5o; cows, s1a4.s5; helis's
Gamers ua s1a2; bulls, sl.I's4
80. 30 a 5.75: Texas steers
Hogs-Mixed and butcas.s
rood to choice heavy, So
heavy, s5.soas; light, 49,
sales, IS. 70@6.25. 0ne'p'
lambs. So. 5O@5.50.
Fancy butcher steers,
s5Q5.5O; good to cholce' I.
mon to fair, s@4; fancy ,
and heifers, s4.s5a4.7. .,a.
AIS; good to choice e,,t
81. 1907. 30; Gamers ana |.
2.65; good to choice 9a,osr.l
a.. so: common and b0losn
2.7o; good to choice |, ~ vi
common to fair, 'ss q 49,
choice stock steers, ss:''
calves; s2.eo@3; coml .toes
go: rood to choice s'os,
he e 81. IS; common I,ss,
02.75; common to fail III
and feeding bulls .or
choice mich cows ana as..ss.
a.. common to fair. sssvss
~ ue oe.''. III Light, IS. soss.a;
butchers, IS. 80; ~;
boars, s2.5o9S; stays
65. -. ~
@4.25; common to ian NJ
m TO en to- fair n.t sses.so; good !,
ewes ewes a,so@s; common ..sasr
2.7o: killing bucks, ,a,ns u
choice stock and ee.aa1
1; common to fair, - ~
lambs. s2@2.5o; good .
90 ee6I9 az: c0Dlu's-
@3.2o; good to choice M
Oats; common 10 i'
ewes, $2G2.40. -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

TITS . hard job" says q Yoakum
(Tex.) editor. 'sfor q fellow to grind out
poetry, collect subscriptions, run the
Job press and manage q paper. al at
the same time" SO 1t IL, brother.
Omit grinding out the poetry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
BONNIE LIES DEAD IN A CAsKET.

Was Shot in n Saloon Fight in Wis.,
cOnsfn Town.
Rhinelander, Wis, Dec. "a. Elmer
Bonnie lies dead in an undertaking
room here as a result of a bullet
wound in the back received in a saloon
fight In j. B. Gouelett's place. River
street. Bonnie was a member Of Com
pany L, Second regiment, Wisconsin
national guard. Gouelett is in Jail
awaiting the verdict of the jury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
second Lieutcnnncy for Anton.

Lead, s. D., Dec. 4.-Anton ZURICH,
Jr., of this place has received notice
from the war department that he
passed the examination for appoint
ment as a second lieutenant in the
United States army and that his ap-
polntment would be made at once. Mr..
ZURICH served with the First South Da-
kota volunteers in the Philippine cam
pa:gn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Got Hin. mt Inst.

belle Fourche. S. D.. Dec. 24.-David
bucharme was convicted Of horse
stealing and was sentenced IN +braa
and a half years in the pan;tar+iaru
The offense was Committed naarlv e..
years ago. 80
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

By . decree of fashionable Paris,
neckwear must henceforth be con-
sentative. However, a pronounced
red is considered to be conservative in
Paris.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
sCoFIELD HAS BRONCHITIS.

Doctor Has No Apprehension, How
ever. Unless Pneumonia Sets In.
Occnto, Wis, Dec. 24.-Ex-Gov. SEQ
field rested somewhat easier last night.
DR.. Stoelting, the attending physician.
says he is suffering with bronchitis
and his temperature is 102. He appre-
hends no serious results, however, un-
less pneumonia sets in. He has a bad
cough and has not yet been able to
leave his bed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

It has again been demonstrated that
two such substantial bodies as steam
locomotives cannot safely pass
through the same section Of space at
the same time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

As to the woman OF so who has sued
Cor damages on account of breach of
promise Of marriage, there is no occa-
sion for mirth. It is a serious matter
to q woman Of that age.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Big Commi.sion Aw.ra.a

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. q. = In the
case of P. J. Miniter and W. J.. Thorn
by against Frank A. Waters, suit for
commission on a mining sale, the Jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiffs
awarding them SO, 900 with interest
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

r. all the crown diamonds in the
country shall be worn at the coming
coronation Of King Edward the COM
mon people will have to wear smoked
glasses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Encouraged by the success which at
tended the extraction Of sunbeams
from cucumbers, another Baltimore
company has been incorporated to az
tract whisky from watermelons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

FOX Lake, Wis, Dec. 4.-The resi-
uence OF Richard Williams, a farmer
liVins I'VE miles north of here. was de-
s.royed by fire caused by a defective
Loss, $4,000: no Insurance.
Fart OF the contents was saved.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

An anarchist orator in Chicago has
Just said that he bows down to the
assassin Of presidents and ranks him
as q superior. Congress will shortly
provide = place for these promoters Of
murder.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
The Sheriff Tr.u.. NJ.

aberdeen. 5. D., Dec. ~24.-John Miller.
Inc morse thlef who escaped from the
snerlH or Campbell county, has been
and taken to he Stony
rams penltentiary. The sheriff trai,e1
MN through the ST ow and caught him
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
Farmer Becomes Bankrupt.

Winona, Mimi, Dec. 21.-George Al
berts of Hayfield, Dodge county. a
farmer, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy here. He places his liabilities
at S. 1888. s5, and assets at 81. 1ss- Of
which 1898 is claimed to be exemnt
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

King Edwards coronation rites will
last four hours, during which time he
will be compelled to abstain absolutely
from smoking.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

The educational test for immigrants
unfortunately will not meet the case
Of the anarchists, many OF whom are
educated too much for their own good.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

The old method of killing yourself
by going over or through a fence and
dragging your gun after you, still pre-
walls in some parts OF the country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Andrew Carnegie seems to be having
trouble in establishing his title as laird
Of Skibo, but nobody will contest his
right as universal librarian.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Football is more profitable thu
prize fighting, If not more elevathig.
Yale, despite her defeats. has cleared
$4,000 this season.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

A smokeless stove for soft coal has
been invented. Now give us a coalless
stove for hard prices and our happi-
ness will be complete.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

A Chicago preacher says Sunday
schools are Of no value, but they are
pretty we'll crowded just now, all the
same.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Cheating at cards is legally held to
be larceny in the State of Washington.
In some Of the other far western states
1t is merely suicide.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

A powerful effort is under way to
make the golden rod our national flow
or. What's the matter with celery?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

The man who would wreck a child's
faith In Santa Claus would wreck a
bank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
FRANCE HAS FASTEST TRAINS.

German Paper Prints Statistics
Showing Speed ON Railways, In
Europe.
Berlin, Dec. "a. - A German paper
has published statistics in regard to the
relative speeds of the fastest trains Of
the European countries. According to
this table France leads with an average
speed of IS miles an hour. England
con- es next with nearly SIS miles. Ger
many follows with 81, and Belgium
comes next with 40. These figures APP
ply only to the fastest trains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
ESCAPED IN NIGHTGOWNS.
Women Flee in Scant Dress From n
Burning Building.

Burning Building.
East Grand Forks, Mimi, Dec. "a
At l o'clock Saturday morning fire
broke out in the building known as
.'1901," on the Point" and occupied by
dissolute characters. The department
responded promptly. but was unable to
get the fire engine working properly
until too late. House and contents are
a total loss. 1t "a owned by j. w.
Spargur. No casualties occurred. The
womer escaped in their night clothes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

ExceptiOmal Advantages 10 M0bil-
isation and Mameuvera.
It Il believed at Sturgis that Fort
Meade will be one of the sites selected
by the army board. now in session at
washington for the purpose Of deciding
upon the location Of four summer
camps for the mobilization of regular
troops. There Is not another post in
the Northwest possessing like advant-
ages for maneuvers and practice, to
which the annual encampments are to
be devoted. That post would furnish
practice in maneuvering ove a rough,
billy country. on rolling country or On
the plain. The government owns q
large tract Of land there, and 1t would
ali be open for the field work Of the
troops.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

When your frmness pleases, 1t Is
resolution. When it doesn't 1t is just
bull-headed obstinacy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27
One HaxeE Expelled.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-As a result of haz-
ing which was the outgrowth Of rival
ry between the occupants Of College
and North halls it Lake Forest uni
versity, Gus johnson, a senior student
from Decatur, ILL.,. was expelled from
the university and five others were sus-
pended, two until Sept. /. 1902, with
out permission to ask to return.
Curfew and Library.
Sioux Falls, 8. D.. Dec. 22.-The. city
council Of Milbank has appropriated
5000 toward the maintenance of a free
room. The provisions OF tie
curfew ordinance have been modified
to permit children to visit the reading
room after 8 O'Clock, provided that
upon leaving the room they 20 directly
home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-27

Another bank teller has overdrawn
his account a matter of $100. 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
FOREIGN PRESS COMMENT.
French Editors Think the United
states Is Trying to Intervene.

PARIS, Aug. 24.-The French press has
not been giving much attention editorially
TO the Venezuela Colombia question. but
what comment has been made has, on the
whole, been averse to the United States.
which is accused of exaggerating facts IN
order to have an excuse to intervene and
seize the Isthmus of Panama and the canal.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learned to-day, from a well-informed
source, that the French government has
not yet considered the contingencies which
may arise If the United States intervenes,
nor has any exchange of views with the
European chanceileries on the subject
taken place or even been suggested. So
far as France is concerned, she does not
contemplate any step beyond that already
taken OF sending a warship to protect the
lives and property of Frencnmen on the
isthmus. The government had not received
any news from its representative in Cen
tral America concerning the troubles there
until a day or two ago. As these came by
mail, they related TO events three weeks
old and fail 10 give a clear idea or what is
taking place. But IL is certain that there
was nothing calculated to cause alarm for
the safety of French interests.
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GERMANS IRON TRADE.
Omcia1 Statistics Furnished by Con-
sui General Mason.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l-The State De-
partment has received a report from Consul
General Mason. at Berlin, giving the Of
fetal statistics. just issued, of Germany's
trade in iron and steel and their manu-
features for the first half of 1901. 1t is
shown that the imports or machinery into
erman have dropped from 1907 tons
during the first half of 1900 TO 63.3S1 tons
for the same period of this year. a loss of
over % per cent. As indicating the wide
range and variety OF iron and steel ex-
ports from the United States TO Germany
IL Is set forth that from January to July of
this year germany bought from the United
States, in round numbers, 1900 metric
tons OF agricultural machinery. $500 tons
of heavy castings. lis tons of locomotives
and iocomobiles, DIS tons OF electrical ma
chinery, nearly 1000 tons Of sewing ma
chimes, 1900 tons of machine tools and for
ty-six tons OF typewriters. The United
States is far i'm the lead as regards agri-
cultural machinery. sending more than
th~ree-fourths of Germany's supply during
the first half of this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
Venezuela VIII Explain.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The Times will
say tomorrow: THE government of Vene-
zuela, which considers itself much
maligned in connection with the misun-
Outstanding between that republic and it's
neighbor, Colombia, it is said. has decided
to place the facts in the affair before the
State Department at Washington. Senior
Eduardo Blanco, minister of foreign at
fairs, is reported to have cabled from Car
acas that President Castro has instructed
him to secure every detail of the inva sions
into Venezuela by Colombian troops and
draw up a report from this data for pres
e%ntation TO this government. The object
of the Venezuelan government in calling
this matter officially TO the State Depart
ment could not be learned, but. il is said.
President Castro wishes to place all the in
formation relative TO the controversy be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia before the
United States government to ward off pos
sible intervention in favor of Colombia"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
Views of Russians.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 24.-Newspapers
here continue TO ommen on the isthmian
conflict. The Rossia says: when a union
of the South American republics has been
definitely realized. with the United States
of America at it's head. they will form so
powerful a combination that they will be
able to dictate TO Europe, even on questions
outside their continent"
The Birzheviya Vidomosti says: THE dec
larations OF the Washington Cabinet mean
thai the United States Is siding with Co
against Venezuela, and will prevent
any intervention on the part of England.
although the latter has a right to partici-
pate in questions concerning Venezuela
(Sic) under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The
British government must smilingly put up
with ~affTonts that two or three years ago
would have seemed incredible. Declare
tons from Washington would then have
evoked a declaration of war"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
Chinese of Talent Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The State De-
partment has received by mail from Mr..
Squires charge d'affaires at Pekin, several
edicts issued within recent months by the
Empress dOwager urging upon the Of
ficials OF China every eXertion to secure
men OF talent for conducting government
affairs, and also censuring the abuses
which have grown up under the old admin
istration. The edicts direct greater liberal
ity i'm classical examination and provide
for the study Of political economy, in addi-
tion TO the studies under the old regime.
The abuses and corruption which have ex-
listed under the boards that heretofore have
ruled China are set forth in emphatic Ian
guage and all officials are directed TO as
sist in roofing out evils and establishing
a better system of administration.