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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
TT DOESN'T SUIT HIM.
Chinese Emperor Objects to Por-
lions of the Demand.
In Not Yet Ready to Present HIS An
swer : Newspapers of shang-
hal Also Oppose the
Terms.

Picking, Dec. 2S.-Li Hung Chang
and Prince Ching, the Chinese peace
commissioners, have heard from the
emperor, Kwang-Su. Prince Ching
called on the former for consultation,
remaining for over an hour. The court
objects strenuously to reducing the
forts, and also to allowing permanent
legation guards, which, it seems TO
think, could be made sufficiently large
at any time it was desired to menace
the court itself.
After the conference 1t was decided
to hold further communication with
the court before seeing the minis
tiers.
Object to Peace Terms.
Shanghai, Dec. 2s.-The Chinese
newspapers here object to the pro-
posed peace terms. The Universal Ga
zctte considers that the princes and
officials who are to be punished should
be named.
1t is questionable whether Gen. Tung
FuHsiangis included among those pun
ishab'e; and so far as Prince Tuan is
concerned it is well known that the
Chinese peace commissioners have
been instructed not to consent to any
punishment of any person of royal
blood exceeding imprisonment.
Some of the native journals hold
that the presence of permanent lega-
tion guards will render the emperor's
return impossible, because these
he m
"China," says one of them, would be
powerless to suppress risings, because
prohibited from increasing her mill
tary strength; and the powers, there
fore, would renew hostilities again
and the people would be moved down
like hemp"
British Increase Their Garrison.
Peking, Dec. 2s.-The British have
increased their, garrison at Yang-tsun
to 100 men, with horses and three guns.
A flying column of 1000 cavalry will
scour the country between Tientsin
and Yang-tsun. in obedience to Field
Marshal Won Waldersee's orders to be
on the alert, in view of the French re-
port of an engagement with $500 Chi
nese troops.
Col. Tullock's regiment will remain
to destroy the towns he recently held.
This action is taken owing to the fact
that it has been discovered that
number of Boxers unquestionably
made that their headquarters. The
British authorities say they do not
expect serious trouble from the Box
ers, mainly because they lack arms.
Fortunately, the Chinese government
feared to trust them with arms, lest
a rebellion against the dynasty be un-
dertaken. Otherwise the danger might
have been serious. British soldiers
have been found dead outside the
Temple of Heaven with bullets in
their heads. The murders are be-
lieved to have been committed by the
Chinese.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
APPOINTS A BOY.
Empress Dowager Selects a Fifteen
Year-Old Lad to he EN-
peror of China.

London, Dec. 29.-"Private advices
from the province of Shan 81 say"
wires the Shanghai correspondent Of
the Standard, that while the court was
sojourning at Tai Yuen Flu the empress
dowager secretly appointed a new en-
peror, with the title Tung Hsu. He Is
a 15-year-old boy, who was taken to
Sian Flu in the imperial yellow chair.
This explains the permission given to
Emperor Kwang Su to return to Pc
king.
Emperor Kwang Su has notified the
reform party that he is returning to
the capital and will need their assist
ance."
Washington, Dec. 29.-The Chinese
embassy here is without information
on the reports that Emperor Kwang
Su does not approve the demands SUBJ
mitted by the powers. For some days,
however, the view has prevailed In
Chinese quarters that the terms were
so harsh that it would be difficult to Sc
cure their acceptance. A report was
in circulation in diplomatic quarters
that one of the Chinese ENJOYS was OPP
posed to accepting the terms, but it is
not known whether this report came
from any authoritative source. 1t was
understood, also, that Lii Hung Changes
illness might have some effect in re-
tarding the negotiations.
The state department has received
nothing from Minister Conger to indi-
cate that the emperor opposes the ac-
ceptance Of the peace terms. The Off
Gals here continue to be hopeful that
there will be an early acceptance. The
points referred to as Objectionable to
the Chinese, chiefly the maintenance
of legation guards, are not regarded
here as likely to form serious barriers
to an agreement, as all of the powers
probably will give visible evidence, at
an early day, Of their purpose to reduce
the legation guard as soon as China
shows good faith in accepting the con-
ditions.
In some diplomatic quarters it is be-
lieved that the reported opposition OF
the emperor will not lead to rejection
of the demand, but to the submission
of a counter proposition of inquiry
from China. This is considered the
natural course of diplomatic con-
troversy, and it would have the advan-
tage to China of saving her rights to
accept the terms at later period,
while in the meantime seeking to re-
duce their severity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
Demnnd Redress.

Constantinople, Dec. 2e.--Some Turk
ish soldiers have grossly assaulted
and maltreated the British charge
d'affaires, Mr.. Bunsen, and other
members OF the British embassy, in
the vicinity of the powder magazine
ut Makriekeuy. Sharp demands for
redress have been made TO the porte.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
VIII Reduce the Per Capita.

Washington. Dec. 2o.-After January
1, in making the calculation OF the per
capita wealth Of the United States, the
Hawaiian islands, Alaska and the In
dian Territory will be included. The
probable effect will be to slightly re-
duce the per capita wealth, which now
In about SGT.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
Threatened striEe Averted.

SNilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 29.--The
threatened strike of the employees of
the Wilkesbarre g. Wyoming Valley
electric railway will not take place.
The company and the men after sew
eral conferences have succeeded in
effecting an amicablc Arrangement in
which each side made concessions.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05

London. Dec. 2s.--Lord William
George Armstrong. inventor Of the
Armstrong gun, and writer upon
electrical and scientific topics, died
Thursday morning at his home st
Cragside.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05

Danville, Va, Dec. 29.-vester Grit
I'm, who shot and killed Georgia King
ON the night of July 30 last, was hanged
here Friday. The execution was sue
cessful. Griffin and his victim were
colored.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
Great railway Combine.

Chicago, Dec. 29.--Thc Tribune says
that J. p. Morgan and Il. II. IIarri-
man are backed by syndicate with
millions TO contro. the principal rail-
roads OF the country in the new Gen.
tnry.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
MODERN FABLES.
The Modern Fable Of Alexander From Up the Road Whose Vile
Took Him Over the Jumps.
BY gle oRGE AIDE.

copyright, 1901, Robt. Howard Russell)
Once there was a Man named Alex
ander who lived in Town that vibrat-
ed with Excitement for full Week af-
ter a Donation Party or School Elk
hibtion. Most OF the Town seemed to
be waiting for High Wind to come
along and give it fare-yewell Lift,
but there were two Brick Blocks with
red Galvenized Iron Cornices and a
gingerbread Court House that had put
the rural Taxpayers in the Hole for
200 Years to come.
When a Stranger happened along ev-
cry once who lived there told him il
was a Nice Little Town for fear that
he wouldn't be able to find it out for
himself.
Alexander owned a Plant in this
Town and by Close Figuring he had
succeeded in getting enough of the
hateful Rhino to enable him to build a
pink-and-yellow House with more than
$4,000 worth of jig-saw Scallops tack
ed all over it. The Wife of Alexander
was Elvira, and their Daughter was
Farina. the Name having been found
in a Cookbook.
When the Family sat on the Piazza
of their Palatial Home the Sun got in
to their Eyes so that they We're unable
to Recognize the Common Run of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
CURRENT poetry.
RETURN OF The BIRDS.

For the Register
Lightly Swimming through the air.
Come the birds back in the spring.
And the leafy woods resound
With the merry songs they sing,
come. come robin, sweet, sweet. sweet 3"
Little robin red-breast sings
Nv nip oor-wll." then ''whip-poor-wil -
Loud again the echo rings
Then the gay lark. soaring high,
Sings its song of Come be CAV
Come be gay" Then birds all sing
IN merry rolmde-laY,
III the forest seems stage
Natures orchestra is PLAYED
BY the merry little birds
All in their best gowns arrayed.
Through the meadows as | stroll.
Bob white Bob White" saws the quail.
Then | answer it, Bob White"
And its answer does not fail.
Bob-alink then sphinx, spank, sphinx"
lis the reed bird that l hear.
Then the hunting bird flies low,
AS it calls, "Kill-deer, kill-deer"
Sparrows chatter in the trees
And the whole world seems in song.
Happiness the sweet birds bring,
For they are a merry throng
Showing how to find content
With the blessings that God gave.
Could we trust Him more as they.
We would many sorrows save.
MARTHA SHEPARD LIPPINCOTT
Moorestown. n. j.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05

ings with his own ears. But with the
links all forged and the chain perfect,
with the bankers and merchants largely
in his favor through commercial neees-
sity. and with the Sub-Treasury fixed,
as he thought, and the Treasury of the
United States itself where it could not
spoil the deal if President Grant did not
change his mind, one thing remained TO
be done-to get Grant himself out of
the way.
This was the crowning effort OF the
conspirators.
The President was carefully shad-
owed by Gould's detectives. Great care
was taken to impress him with the ne
cessity of a vacation, and he was at last
prevailed to go to Little Washington,
then obscure town in Pennsylvania.
The thing was SO arranged that his
feelings were worked upon TO visit that
place for the purpose of seeing an old
friend who resided there. The town
was cut off from Geographic coommu-
nication. and access was not conven-
lent. There the President was settled
to remain about a week or so, about the
time the cabal was fully prepared for
action.
Where "Jim" Fisk Numbered.
If Fisk had maintained the GOODNESS
and penetration of his partner-Gould-
all would then have been well. But not
satisfied TO buy gold at the tremendous
ly increasing valuation, knowing that it
would rise score of points within a
few days, he ordered Corbin to send
a letter to General Grant, asking the
president to write letter to the treas
ury not to sell gold under any consider
alton.
Meanwhile it suddenly dawned upon
the public that Gould had cornered gold.
the idea spread like wildire, and the
price jumped from 135 to ~.
The intense excitement of the We'd
nesday and THURSDAY preceding, the
memory of which even now makes Wall
street shudder, was not in the slightest
abated as the morning of Black Friday
dawned
Long before the usual hour Wall
street was alive. Feverish looking men
showing plainly the lack of sleep and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05

aside the nuptial knot was tied with no
other covering save the blue canopy Of
heaven.
The Blaine-Andrews Lumber Company
Is surveying fourteen miles Of railroad
down Gladly Creek in Randolph county.
and expects to have large sawmin in
running order during the present year
This company owns 1900 acres Of timber
land on Glady, and have some of the
finest timber in the State.
A new bank is to be organized in Ekins
by local capitalists. Prominent among
the promoters is Col. Elihu Hutton. Col
Hutton has purchased the Griffith build
ing in Elkins, paying $4,000 cash. in which
building the bank will be located
Unless there should be a late frost the
fruit crop in this section will doubtless be
the heaviest in years. The prospect for
apples is especially bright
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05

Reported to Have Becn sugwested
In : WIN written ~ the Present
Incumbent.
LONDON. May THE Pope, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Times from
Rome, is understood to have made a
will designating his successor. thus, to
quote the correspondent. modifying the
habitual mode OF choosing a Pope by
a conclave. The news of the Pope's
will first took shape in a diplomatic
note from the Bavarian minister TO his
government Its theory is simple-the
papal power being absolute involves the
right of naming a successor.
Dealing with the rumors of Cardinal
Rampolla's retirement from the Office
of Secretary of State, the CORRESPONDENT
says Rampolla is aiming for the tiara
and that II the Pontiff died to-day the
struggle would be between Cardinals
Rampolla and Vannutelli.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05

Mr.. Clarence Ludlow Brownell, whose
book, Tales From Toxic" is in its
second edition, is now a resident of
London. The accompanying portrait
was made at Richmond, the home of Mr.
Curtis Brown, whose able and clever
London letters appear in some of the
most influential papers in this country
The little chap who is enjoying his
romp with Mr.. Brownell is Mr.. Browns
young son.
The reason for the cordial reception
that the reading public has accorded
to Tales From Toxic is not far to
seek. While the various sketches COM
prising it afforded an accurate picture
of actual Japanese life, the author has
presented his Afaeta entertainingly and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05

| the intense anxiety of the last few
days, and almost maddened by fears and
hopes of gam, braced themselves for the
emergency. knowing that at any mo-
ment crash might come that would
crush them.
Panic Strikes Wall street.
Crowds gathered near the gold room
shortly before 10 o'clock, while one re-
port after another reached the crowds
that gold was still going up.
The tide OF speculation rose Excite
metn increased. The gold room was the
magnet for all. The closing price of
the day before had been 1872 At FRI
days opening the clique BID $50 for
FIVE millions of gold CONSERVATION inn
mediately spread Men were trampled
upon, and left TO take care of them
selves as best they could 1t was hui
man stock pen; a miniature mob OF the
French revolution.
At 1880 o'clock the scene in the gold
room was beyond a parallel The fiue-
tuatlon IN prices was as rapid as 1t was
sudden, but there was always the up
ward tendency, and go4u. like the tide
in Hugo's 'Toilers OF the Sea-" flowed
steadily upward, while the bears look
ed on in impotence.
When 100 was reached. the financial
cauldron overfowed spreading its con-
taglous fever Of gain through the city.
The community became bewildered;
commerce was at standstill. and there
was simultaneous rush to Wall
street. Shortly before noon the throng
blocked Broad, Wall and New streets
until the mass was as stone wall.
Grant Detects the Trick.
From 100 the price scared to 1862,
then to 1929. Ordinary means of post
ing the price We're given up, and dials.
raised on every available post and wall,
were surrounded by crowds. which
surged and fought in demoniacal
frenzy
While some men were almost deliri-
Gus with joy and others going mad with
despair; with the community disturbed
business paralyzed; and the usual order
OF Things reversed; with the fever at it's
height and gold at 165, the chimes Of
OLD TRINITY proclaimed the hour Of
noon.
Meanwhile the message from Fisk
was speeding to the President at Little
w washington. The President, upon re-
ceipt of it, OWNED the significance of
such a request, and gallopinng to the
nearest telegraph office, he ordered
Boutwell, to sell at once $4,000. 900 of
gold.
fhe news reached the gold room be-
fore the echo of the chimes had fairly
died away. Gold fell to 1888.
No avalanche ever swept with more
terrific violence than did this news of
Secretary Boutwells telegraphic order
to sell.
Escape of the Conspirators.
Within one minute the news was
mashed yer the country. Those who
We're victors sixty seconds before were
vanquished. Failures followed one an
other like falling rows of nursery
| blocks
Guarded by deputy sheriffs the con-
] splrators escaped through rear pas
sage into Wall street, and fed to the
Broad street office of Smith. Gould &
Martin, where the crowd besieged them
Tor hours with threats of lynching.
But the backbone of the combination
was broken; Black riday was a mem
| DRY.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
MINERAL COUNTY
News Items From the County Seat
and NelghberhOOd.
Special to the Register

Special to the Register
KEYSER, w. Va, May 4.-George F.
McNemar, aged twenty years. a popular
young Mineral county school teacher died
at four o'clock this morning at the home
of his mother in Keyser of consumption
from which he has been a sufferer for
about year.
A Grecian peddler named Dimetro was
set upon by three negroes near Ellsins,
and robbed of SIS in cash, a valuable
watch and his pack valued at $75 Negro
hghwaymen are becoming so numerous in
the vicinity of E,lkins that the citizens are
all arming themselves and never go alone
in any unfrequented places
A novel wedding occurred a Oakland
Md, a few days ago. Charles Henry
Mitchell and Miss Viola Hunsinger. of Au-
rora- being the contracting parties They
had secured the marriage license and
started out in quest of a minister, when
by chance they met Rev r s. Fike also
of Aurora, upon the street, and stepping
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
WHAT THE COUNTRY WOULD SEE If SAGES
VISION OF BLACK FRIDAY PROVE TRUE

Philadelphia North American.
The result of the present fever for
speculation in Wall street, Russell Sage
declares, will be another Black Friday.
What was Black Friday?
1t was the panic of Friday, September
"a, 1869, resulting from unwarranted
1 speculation in inflated stocks at time
when the country was in hitherto I'M
known state of prosperity.
| 1t was the bursting of superficial val
ueS.
| In 1869 this country found its crops
| far in excess of it's needs. and some
means of stimulating exports were
sought. The government had been sell
! ing gold in such quantities that gold, as
| commodity, was cheaper than farm
products.
Foresight of Jay Gould.
Letters poured into Washington by
the thousand from leading merchants
and bankers, urging the government to
stop selling gold. The supply in New
York was only $25, 100000, and the gov
eminent stopped selling. Everybody
bought gold, and the price rose twenty
points.
Months before Jay Gould had foreseen
the wonderful possibilities of this stu
alton, and with every means at his COM
mand had worked to secure his end.
But President Grant was conservative,
and had to be convinced.
TO convince him, Gould, through his
able tool, James Fisk, Jr.. arranged
that General Grant should accompany
TN, 70 OF
the great peace jubilee concert given
by Patrick Sars6eld Gilmore in Boston.
There was fine champagne supper on
board the Boston boat. and several gen
tlemen were present who were CONVEX
sant with financial matters. and could
talk glibly on the state of the coun-
try.
How Grant Was "WOrlSed.''
General Grant was an eager listener
to all that was said, but his mind was
not made up that it was the best policy
for the prosperity of the country to
stop the sale of gold After they had
exchanged their views, some one asked
the President what his views were. He
turned to Mr.. Gould deferentially:
In my opinion, said Mr.. Gould, "the
government ought to let gold alone, and
allow it to find it's commercial level
1t ought, in fact. to facilitate an upward
movement of gold in the fall
This is sufficient to show how ably
Mr.. Gould played his part in educating
the President to endorse a policy so vi
tally necessary to the success of the
gold clique.
Nothing more was said, but the re-
mark had great weight with the execu-
tive. Meanwhile the wizard of finance
wove another link in the chain o. his
speculative design by securing the posi-
ton of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury for General Daniel BuIterfield hus,
with Abel r. Corbin, whose Vile was
sister of Mrs. Grant; with Fisk whose
pull with Wall street men was power
full, and with Buttelfield at the helm in
Washington, this human spider began
the weaving of the web.
Enticed the President Away.
When all was ready Corbin was sent
to see the President. From him the
emissary received the positive assur-
ance that Secretary Boutwell, was not
to sell any more gold. Gould went to
the Write House to hear the glad It'd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
IT Is LOVE.
For the Register.

For the Register.
lis love that makes the world so bright,
And takes away life's care
1t plants the blooming roses, too,
on cheeks to make them fair;
And bids the iustre in the eve
To shine with wondrous light.
And drives the GOODNESS from the heart
To warm it with delight.
1t clothes the criticising tongue
With words of mercy. sweet,
And little faults will be unseen.
When loving hearts shall meet
The whole world brighter seems to grow
When love appearing speaks
And love warmed hearts find peace and
rest,
For which mankind Ger seeks
MARTHA SHEPARD LIPPINCOTT.
MoOreStown n T.