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nations to be rested upon the abandon ment or modification of her traditional policy, or upon the abandonment of our In the prosecution of the open door pol iey-that is, equal commercial privileges to all nations-we have, perhaps, found a common basis of diplomatic action TO us this means, I still think, the recogni- tion of the autonomy of weak nations and their right to regulate their own in- ternal affairs as opposed to dsmember- ment or the paramountcy of one of the great powers Does Great Britain accept the open door policy in that sense?
 .Is it not possible that if suitably urged Great Britain might come to stand with us against the forcible absorption of weak states and for open doors every where? She has lost her monopoly of expansion. She has found that her most loyal colonies buy in the best market. The increased cost and competition in the business of expansion are suggestive.
 "The American people gave generously of their love to Queen Victoria. Her death was felt here to be a family sor- row. She was not associated in the American mind with those aggressive features of the British character and for eign policy that other nations have so much resented. The American love for her as a queen was largely based upon the belief that her influence was used, as far as 1t might be, to ameliorate ag- gression and to promote peace
 "The insistence of many individuals and of a large section of the newspaper press that, as a matter of reciprocity we must give our sympathy to Great Britain in the Boer war, and the frequent ref erence to certain crude and illiberal things in the Dutch administration of the Transvaal as matters justifying an armed intervention by Great Britain. have naturally turned my warrant thoughts to the consideration of the ques- tion whether these alleged faults in the internal administration of the Boers fur nished a justification for the war made by Great Britain upon the Boera.
 "The Boers did not seek war with Great Britain They retreated to the wall. The British intervention in South Africa was not a response to any appeal from so
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much as a fragment of the Boer people. They were not only content with the gov ernment they had instituted, but pas slonately devoted to it-with a readiness to die in it's defense that took no account of age or sex
 "The political conditions in Cuba, when we intervened, were the opposite of those in the Transvaal. Our intervention was in behalf of the Cubans. We co-operated to free them from the power of a gov ernment whose expressions and cruelties had many times before driven them into rebellion Great Britain's intervention in South Africa was against a united peo- pie, living in content-an ignorant con- tent, if you please-under a government of their own construction, and the ground of the intervention was ostensi- bly the interests of British subjects so- journing there.
 There was plainly no call for an arm ed intervention by the United States in South Africa. and perhaps our diplomatic suggestions went as far usage would justify. But has not public, opinion here been somehow strongly perverted, or put under some repression? If we have lost either the right to denounce aggression, or the capacity to weep when republic dies, 1t is a grievous loss"
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donned the Chinese. garb of mourning. He was clothed in white from head to foot; even his sandals. were white. He carried a long broadsword, which he held in both outstretched hands before him.
 It seems that this executioner was not the one who had officiated for years un- der the Taotai Tan. That worthy had become a Boxer, and was in retirement, or perhaps dead. The new headsman had probably had but little experience in his delicate craft. Doubtless, too, he felt i'll at ease when compelled to cut off the head of one whom he regarded as almost sacred. and one who had long had power of life and death over him and his fam fly
 The executioner was followed by the members of the provisional government of Tien-Tsn, which is composed entirely of foreign army officers Behind them marched about 500 soldiers under an En- glish colonel-Frenchmen. Germans, Ital- ians. Americans and Russians. They were ready for battle at a moments S notice. Upon their loaded rifles the bay onets glittered
 During the military exercises preceding the forming of a hollow square I had a good look at Tan. He was a man of fifty, of seemingly imperturbable temper. In his broad face not a muscle quvcred; he held himself proudly erect While free from bravado his attitude was most dig ni1ed.
 The troops executed a series of parade steps Then the colonel gave a signal with his sword, and one of the drummers struck mp a sharp signal Thereupon Tan. without waiting for a command, knelt down to meet his death. He held his head up to make it easier for the coolle to place the handkerchief over his eyes. That done, the executioner ad- vanced and took hold of the doomed mans pigtail. At that moment a shiver ran through the Taotai's frame. It was the first time he had shown any sign of fear He thought, evidently, that the cherished ornament was to be severed can happen to a live Chinaman. That is tho sort of thing he would expect from the European barbarians.
 There were cries of Cut it off, in Ger man, French and Russian from the for eign specta tors, but the British com mander indignantly shook his head. The pigtail was to serve a useful purpose.
 The executioners assistant held it in order to keep Fans neck stretched taut to receive the blow.
 The colonel gave another signal, mean ing "All ready" The headsman threw off his white cape mantle and took the sword in both hands. Then he stepped into place, raising the glittering blade high in the air.
 AS the drumS lOlleu IoTIH the uedIH knell I tried to look away. but the aveng ing sword attracted my eyes like mag net, and, although I hated myself for it, I was compelled to follow its course.
 I heard the dull thud of steel on bone and flesh, but to my surprise only a wee fountain of blood spurted.
 The headsman tried again, this time without music accompaniment. The drummers had only been instructed to work their sticks for a certain brief pe rod They made no allowances for ac- cdents.
 The steel came down a second time, but the box of sawdust in front of Tan
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remained empty. heard a German lieu tenant shout to a comrade in Berlin di- alect The jackass hasn't sense enough to cut mans head off. He ought to be lashed."
 The executioner was unnerved. He rested the sword against his knees. spat on his hands, planted himself more firm ly upon the ground, and, drawing the sword with great effort from between his legs raised It over his head.
 Again we heard the terrifying contact between living. quivering flesh and the merciless, blunt metal.
 There were three fountains of blood now, but none large enough to give prom ise of ending the horror The English col onel raised his sabre menacingly toward the headsman and then signalled to the drummers to make some noise. But these being Germans, did not understand what was wanted of them and refused to break the awful silence. It lasted until the fourth and fifth stroke had fallen. The sixth finally severed the head.
 We do these things better at home" said the Berlin lieutenant who had made himself conspicuous before.
 With hands red and grimy the execu- tioner, bespattered with blood from head to foot now raised the Taotai's skull by the pigtail, that had become loose with much handling and showed it to the na-
 
 mained motionless and apparently apa- thetic. Now a shudder went up from the Chinese side.
 l looked at the commanding officer. He was as pale as death This legal execu- tion was too much for man who had faced death a hundred times in Africa, in India and in China.
 As I went away 1 passed through the thoroughfare that used to be Tien-Tsin's Broadway the street where the largest and most luxurious stores were situated Now you see naught but ruin and desola- ton, the work of fire and sword and thieving hands. Where are the proprie- tors the sleek-faced merchants, who once heaped up fortunes behind the pane less windows? Tan may know, but he will not tell
 Probably he dispatched a good many of them. for the merchants were opposed to the Boxer movement. In Tien-Tsn only one municipal decree concerning this class of citizens was found. It threaten ed all "favoring the enemy with con fscation of their goods and chattels Whether murder was added to robbery is not clear, Ut it is a well known fact that the Christian nations continued where the heather left off The wealth of the city was about equally divided between native and foreign mauraders. Both are equally reticent when asked what became of the merchants
 Taotai Tan was sentenced to death by the allied powers for favoring the Box CTS, for encouraging the slaughter of Christians and for alleged complicity in the attack upon the foreign settlements near Tien-Tsin. He was captured In Pao- Ting-Fu. and the envoys declared him guilty on proofs, it is said, which indi- cated that he was merely acting under orders from the Empress Dowager.
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torney is to get his reward for follow ing at the heels of Marcus Alonzo Hanna. He is to paid for the gross insult he offered General Bushnell, when the latter was Governor of Ohio, by leading a band of ruff1anly heelers to the State capital in an attempt to browbeat and intimidate the chief ex- ecutive of the State. It will be re- called that Bushnell's anger and sense of humiliation were so aroused that he exclaimed: For Gods sake. if you have no respect for me, have some for my office" The place on the Spanish war claims commission, which Weaver is to get, is worth $5000 per annum, and it will probably be good for four or five years. Weaver will get from S2O,O00 to $25,00O for insulting Spring fields distinguished and beloved citi- zen, who typifies generosity, benevo- lence, patriotism and local loyalty
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THE BOER WAR.
Former President Harrison's Opinion
 Given in a Magazine Article.

In the North American Review for March former President Harrison has the second of his papers on Musings on Current Topics treating the British alliance and "the Boer war" General Harrison says In part:
 "Is not the inevitable tendency of any attempt to put Great Britain and the United States in the relation of allies to raise up and to strengthen an anti-Brit- ish party in the United States and an anti-American party in Great Britain? If a friendship between Great Britain and the United States that will make their immediate relations cordial and unite their influence for peace and hu- man progress, Is to be maintained-to be- come a status-must 1t not be laid down on a moral. instead of a commercial basis? Morals abide; commercial inter ests shift. The friendship must not be of a party here with a party there. Up on that basis we shall have racking all formations of gush and coldness.
 "Is the friendly cooperation of the two
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\ Thrilling and Graphic Nar-
 ratiVG of the DecapitatiOD BY WITNESS OF EXECUTION
One of Field Marshal von Walder- sees Staff Describes How the Boxers Are Beheading the
 Great Chinese Officials

By Major Count Otto Nayhauss, in the
 New York Journal.
 Tfen-Tsin, January 8.-I have just wit messed the beheading of Tan, the Taotai of Tien-Tsin He was the first China man of the very highest rank and inn portance to suffer death for his share in the late Boxer outbreak.
 The Taotai is an official corresponding in some ways to our Mayor, but of higher authority. Tan was immensely wealthy, possessing at least 100000 taels in ready money, 4OOo slaves, three palaces and a fleet of 100 junks. He gathered tribute from every man in Tien-Tsin.
 It was painful spectacle and one that I am inclined to think may have an inn portant influence on the history of the world in the immediate future.
 There is no doubt that this event ia regarded by millions of benighted China men with at least the same horror that Englishmen would feel if the Prime Min ister of England were taken out into Trafalgar Square and executed by a mixed body of Germans, Italians, Americans and so on.
 There was no mistaking the feeling
 
 by the better class of Chinese. It was regarded as a wicked act. The poorer of the Chinese are willing to work for the Europeans, but the educated ones look upon us as monsters.
 It is difficult to convey to a European the awful meaning which beheading has for a Chinaman. It means that he can not go to heaven and cannot join the glorious company of his departed ances- tors. It is the worst conceivable fate.
 Accidental circumstances lent addi- tional borrow to this execution, for the headsman made a dreadful mess of it. The European soldiers present were un- nerved at the sight
 The execution was fixed to take place at Il a. m. Invitations to witness the spectacle were sent out a week in ad- vance They were sent to everybody of importance in Tein-Tsin. native and for eigner alike. All European and native merchants were included. Persons hay ing official functions, whether European or Chinese, were expected to be present as a matter of duty. The idea, of course. was to make the execution as public and impressive as possible, in order that it might be q warning to all Chinese. There was also suggestion that the powers were offering a great free entertainment The invitations read as follows:
 "You are cordially invited to attend the execution of Tan the late Taotai of
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A Prolonged Agony.

From the Chicago Record
 Henry, you're such a sleeper. Pm sure you'd like those arctic nights, six months long,"
 No; you're mistaken. In three months you'd begin telling me it was time to get up."
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AlbatrOSS AJC

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Dothen. Ala. July B. 1899.

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WeaVer"s Reward. From the Springfield (Ohio) Democrat Walter Weaver, representing at
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Stylish Spring Fabrics.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-31

After the train left Krimlin. Conductor
Libby became entirely exhausted from
work and his injuries ard tainted in the
tourist car. He was quickly revived and
came on to Caldwell the end Of his run.
IL win be several days before he VIII oe
able TO take his run. None Of the other
trainmen were hurt The track viii be
repaired and trains running this evening.
At 7.s5 last night the Rock Island train
bearing the wounded arrived The news
Of the wreck had not spread over town
and only 300 people were at the depot
when the train came in. The ambulance
and patrol wagon were Ut the depot 70
carry the wounded as were several cabs.
The train came 70 the freight depot and
stopped there 10 avoid the crowd and the
wounded were taken cut one by one.
The wounded were in the sleeper 1T the
rear of the train. Those who were not
able 20 walk were taken out through
the window on stretchers. Most of the
victims were able 10 walk to a cab with
assistance. Several who were not seri-
Dusty injured got of the train without
assistance and went TO the cabs. Only
one man was SO badly injured that he
had 10 be taken TO the hospital in the
ambulance. Several were not able to
walk. but could ride to the hospital liz a
cab. The crowd gathered about the train
and iutorfered with the unloading OF the
wounded to some extent. The police did
all they could but several persons who
had relatives or friends on the train
pushed through the crowd seeking Tor
their friends In many cases the cnes
they We're looking for got of the front Of
the train white the people who were there
To meet them were looking Tor them 70
get out Of the car with the injured It
seemed as il everyone thought that all of
the Wichita people were in the sleeper
and that everyone must have been in
jured- Several persons who were thought
to be on the train did not come. Air.
Copeland had his coat torn off ard his
shoulder badly bruised. lie was taken TO
his home. IU2 South Lawrence, in q car
rage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-31
FORMER WICHITA CITIZEN HERE
7lr. Fred vs. Gray Of san Francisco
Visiting PareHss and Friends

Mr. Fred ~ Gray, of San Francisco,
California. IS visiting in the city, the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs IT. II.
Gray. of North Market street Mr. Gray
was formerly resident of this city, but
has NOT visited here before liz ten years
and he is eloquent in his praise of this
city. its splendid growth in the last de-
cade and the superb vitality IF the pub
llc spirit az its citizens. he notes vast
ana pronounced change on every hand.
especially in the citys wonderful adj
varcement in Gne buildings. residences
and bushes shauses and in sn air of gem
craI prosperity. The growth in poplla-
ton and In the volume OF business done
DE saws. is striking and noteworthy. 1r-
GRAY is now the san francisco manager
of the Eli Dennis1n News company aad
has recently had important responsible
ties resting on him through The heavy
travel Incident to tha Epworth League
national gathering ~ TIE safe c-y and
also because ~ The Sudden death of Alr-
Sloner one cr the hiEh officials in the
company. Mr.. and 1irs- Gray Jr. VIII
remain ln the c.,y most ~ this week vis-
ffnr marry Ola familiar scenes ana re-
neviue old u2iaeances and the-r MANY
friends here wish tbeir stay misht oe
extended nlnch longer
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Ccr0fuld
This root Of many evils 5

This root Of many evils
Glandular tumors, assesses,
pimples, and other cutaneous erup-
tons, sore ears, infamed eyelids,
ricketts,, dyspepsia, catarrh, readi-
ness to catch cold and inability to
get rid Of it easily, paleness, ner-
vousness, the eonsumptiye ten
dency, and other ailments
Can be completely and perma-
uently removed, no matter how
young OF Old the sufferer.
Hoods sarsa9arilla was given the daughter
Of Siias Vernooy. WaTarsing. y. Y. who had
broken out with sc-ofula sores ell over her
face and head. The FIRST bottle helped her
and when she had taken six tie sores were al
healed and her face was smooth. he writes
thar she has never shown any sign Of the
scrofula returning.
HOODS garsGPGriit0
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Ask your druggist for
today and accept no substitute.
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TRACK AT KREMLlN FATED.
Only Place in Oklahoma Rock Island
Has Wrecks.

Everett Purcell. of End. who was in
Wichita yesterday says that there is a
hoodoo spot on the Rock Island at hrem-
lin where yesterday wreck took place.
The Rock island has never had wreck
i'm the territory that it did not occur at
llremiin. For the most part they have
been freight wrecks There IS no reason
at au why the wrecks should oecurt at
this particular point There are no re-
verse curves OF grades The track Is
straight and offers no indictment for
wheels 90 jump as they have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-31
EuNERAL is PosTPoNEo.
Mrs. 6unnelrs Funeral VIII Take
Place This Afternoon.

The faneraI services II AIRS I-ulie BeEe
B1rnell. wife of Frank BmneH. vu, be
held IL the residence corner Harry ard
Lawrence avenue this afternoon 90
o'clock Intaruent III Der1y. Hars4s
Services VII DE ia charge II Rev O. p
Ei-adt. az The FIRST Presbyterian church
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THE DEAD:

C. i. Mclean, of Enid, Oklahoma,
years ola. unmarried, proprietor OF re
Ireshn .nt pa1lor.