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The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
A Social Fad In Paris.

The newest social fad in Paris is
to go in party and act as supe-s at
some theater. Thes, society butterflies
in search of NV sensation are not
called upon to say anything. but they
spend an hour upon a stage in bona
fide, money-making play, among pro-
fessional actors and before a genuine
audience, for the theater is far up
along the boulsvards near the Place
de la Repub ique and tie piece is a
strenuous melodrama. The amateur
supers act fashionable throng"
in a restaurant Of the Bois de Bou-
logne, very well put upon the stage.
All they have to do is to eat supper
and drink champagne while the chief
characters harrow tie audience.
These experiences a g not without
their thrill Of stage fright; otherwise
they would not be SO attractive. AL
ways there is a chance that the audi
ence may give unequivocal expression
to the belief that the supers fail to
look their parts. This has occurred
on several occasions, at which times
the society peop'e were hooted vigor-
ously until their d.meanor was
changed to suit the sudience.
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WlNB1ti FlliJon.

Miss Patti Ellison. the Louisville
Henry Augustus Frederick Lcckhart
Ross of England. is descendant of
one of Americas most distinguished
revolutionary families. She is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ell
lison of Louisville. Her great-grand-
father was General Charles Scott,
third governor of Kentucky and a
general on the staff of Washington.
Sir Charles is the third largest land
owner in Great Britain, his estate.
Bainagowan Castle. Parkhill, Ross
shire, bennington. Lanarkshire. being
rated at 5000 acres, with more than
5000 tenants. His deer forests are the
most extensive in Scotland. He has
many interests in Canada, copper
mines in British Columbia and in the
Klondike.
The marriage is to take place in
Louisville about the middle of Novem-
ber. After spending the winter months
in London and in Scotland Sir Charles
and Lady Charles will return to Mon
treal, where they will reside for & year.
Sir Charles is the ninth Of his title.
to which he succeeded in 1888. A
lieutenant of the Seaforth Highland
ers. he rose to the rank Of major Of
volunteers in the campaign in South
Africa. His education was received at
Elton and Trinity. Cambridge. He Is
fond Of sports, is skillful athlete, and
is crack shot. He has invented q
rifle which has won him some fame.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

They find that they can speak freely
and informally to Russian officials, and
they appreciate the difference. The
Russians also are developing the mines
and industries of the country with
amazing energy, and have brought
prosperity in their train. Tartars who
formerly worked for 81 month now
can earn so cents, or even 81, a day.
The Russians do not trouble the ma
tives with any sanitary or social re-
forms. and their ideas conflict with
none of the ancient prsjud!css of the
Mongols.
The net result is that the Manchus
are fairly rsconci.ed to Muscovite rule.
The silent methods of Russian con-
quest have availed to ann this new
empire without struggle. On the
whole the change appsars to be as
beneficial to the Manchus as 1t is
profitable to the Russians, for, when
all is said. the Russian government is
to be preferred to that of the Chinese
Empire.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

that the volunteer system had not
shown itself inadequate and that bal
loting for service" under the ancient
law would inevitably lead to con-
scription, which if put in force would
provoke reactionary feeling against
the war in South Africa.
A few months later. however, an act
was passed ito increase the usefulness
of the volunteers" in great emer-
gency." The militia, the yeomanry
and the volunteers have hitherto been
free from compulsory service abroad.
According to tradition that was the
duty of the regulars exclusively. The
reserve and the auxiliary have been
maintained as home defense, with no
exception of being called into action.
The yeomanry are an ancient corps
of mounted men with an organization
Of their own.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
New Lord Mayor of London.

Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, the
newly elected lord mayor of London,
has long been figure in the munich
pal life of the British metropolis and
is well known for his connection with
the great banking firm of Dimsdale
Cave. Tugwell & Co.. the leading finan-
cial house of the City of Prescott. He
was born within sound of Bow Bells in
1S49, and in 1891 made his debut in
politics by his election as alderman
for Cornhill. Since then he has occu-
which serve as steps to the mayoralty.
These are the places of sheriff and
member of the London council. Last
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
Connie de Ia Vaul-x - =
* and His Balloon.

The Comte de La vau!x last week
made an unsucce ssful attempt to cross
the Mediterranean sea in n
balloon under the escort of two French
naval vessels. is one OF the most dar-
ing aeronauts in Europe. This young
nobleman Is in love with his exciting
pastime. but he has likewise desire
to help his country and to benefit man
kind. Last year he attracted the at
tention OF the world by making one
Of the longest balloon voyages on rec
ord He and a companion crossed a
large part OF the continent of Europe
In his balloon, the "Centaure." They
Travelled upward of ! 300 miles through
the air and alighted none the worse
Tor the journey. Vaulx's constant
companion in his aerial flights is Cas-
tillon de st. Victor. who. like his dar-
ing friend, is nobleman of an old
and aristocratic family.
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British Con.crlptlon.

Kitcheners demand for $4,000 more
men ready for immediate service in
South Africa is interpreted by semi-
official army and navy journals as
equivalent to resort to conscription.
The decline of volunteering, the
worthlessness of city riffraff for mill
tary duty, point to the more respect
able manhood as the only available
contingent whence the new and urg-
ent call for lighting men can be sat
ished. A year and a half ago motion
was made In parliament that the an
cient constitutional law Of compulsory
military service be put in force In such
modified form AZ would not make it
unduly burdensome upon the people.
The ministry objected on the score
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

yards. Russian gunboats command
the river passages and Russian civil
administration extends to all the chief
cities and markets. The Muscovite
dominance is equally marked in pri-
vate business enterprises. The only
thing left of the former Chinese regime
Is the accumulated fiji h in the streets,
over which Cossack orderlies dash with
the indifference of lifelong familiar
ity.
The significant feature of this
sweeping change is the fact that the
Manchus rather like it. These noniad
Tartars never had much sympathy for
the fossilized conservatism and absurd
ceremonialism that seem so dear to the
Chinaman. Their ind p -ndent spirits
revolted against the abject kowtow de-
manded by every petty Chinese official.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

the motor necessary to run tie suction
fan at the end of the hose. The il
lustration shows a duster which ap-
plies practically the same principle
but with the suction arrangement in
side the back of the brush. The mech
anism is formed of front and back
plates, with flexible fabric joining
them and an internal spring to hold
them normally apart. The handle is
attached to one plate and the brush
to the other. with valve at the rear
of the brush. A slight pressure on the
surface to be busted closes the bel
lows-like plates and shuts the valve to
prevent the outflow of air through the
bristles, and as soon as the pressure
is removed the opening of the bellows
sucks air in through the bristles,
drawing the dust with 1t. AS the
plates again close the air inside is fl
tered through a second valve, leaving
the dust inside. where it remains un-
til the duster is opened for cleaning.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
Russia. success. In Nranchurl..

A correspondent of the London
Chronicle who recently traversed Man
.huria, gives some interesting details
Ihowing how complete is the Russi-
acation of that former Chinese prov
nee. Ten years ago. when he travelled
over the same route the dragon ban
ner of China footed at all its stations.
and not a Coisack was t. be s,en.
Now every vest'ge of Chinese control
has disappeared. the Ia tar villagers
have been ousted from their homes.
and the Coszack outposts have been
extended 700 miles up the Amur river.
Not single Chinese official represen-
tative remains in that region. Russian
officers collect the taxes. command
the inland naval docks. and are in
charge of the Chinese shipbuilding
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News and Views
SAYS MONKEYS DESCEND FROM mEn.

Professor Haeckel Gives Out New
and Startling Evolution Theory.
That Professor Ernst HaackeI, thu
distinguished German naturalist, and
the worlds greatest living advocate of
the biological theo y of evolution. has
reversed his views of half century
and taken stand with p ofessor Ru-
dolf Virchow in opposition to Darwin
ism is the startling announcemea At
made In Paris. 1t is stated that du,-
ing his expedition to Java, begun last
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
An English Duster.

The ordinary feather duster in the
hands of the housemaid has the facul-
ty OF stirring up the dust and causing
1t to alight elsewhere about the room
instead of cleaning it up, as should
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25
LORD MAYOR DIMsDALE.

year Sir Joseph was elected membe.
of parliament. The new lady mayor
ess was formerly Miss Beatrice Holds
worth. and she was married to Sir
Joseph in 1873, the occasion being one
of social importance. 1t is said that
this couple is pre-eminently fitted to
discharge the society functions of the
municipal corporation.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

Minnesota is called the Bread and
Butter State" and rightly, too. for the
last year her mills turned out 26,63O, 500
barrels of flour and churned over Co.,
100000 pounds of butter.
The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

The new governor of Porto Rico was
classmate OF the governor-gen-
sral of the Philippines. Judge Taft
md Judge Hunt were friends through
put their course at Yale and gradual
ID together in 1873.
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already in use
pneumatic busters,
which will draw
the dust into a
tube connected with
the brush, but 1t
was impossible to
use them for light
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The Dolores star., 1901-10-25

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-29

notably unfit for human use and that he
would not be a party to the use of that
station.
Prospect Park Wants Pressure.
The Prospect Park people are now
clamoring strenuously for water and they
are willing to risk the use of the East Side
station if they can get it. Several of the
residents there appeared before the water
owrks committee this noon and urged their
cause. With the present tremendous
consumption of water, the reservoir water
can not reach them. and the west side
station furnishes no relief to that section.
The committee discussed the situation
at length and decided that in the lack of
better distribution system for the East
Side there were but two courses-to use
the East Side station or erect a standpipe
in Prospect Park. The committee declared
1t would not permit the use of the East
Side water under any circumstances. The
Prospect Park people could better go with
out water than bring an epidemic of ty-
phoid on the city. In conclusion, Alder
ann Lane, Supervisor Mcconnell and Chief
Engineer Bergstrom were appointed a
committee to investigate the cost and
practicability OF a standpipe. 1t is esti-
mated that one that will do the business
for few years, until the distribution sys-
tenn is improved, can be he'd for a very
few thousand dollars
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-29
WHISPERS BEGIN PLAY
OPENING OF MILWAUKEE, MEETING
Women Permitted to Enter the Con-
tests-AnnuaI Congress of
American IQaRua

Milwaukee, Wis, July 29-The eleventh
annual congress of the American Whist
League opened in this city to-day at the
Pflster. Routine business of the league
was taken up to-day. The playing will
not be in full swing until tomorrow, as
many of the delegates have not yet ar
rived.
The entries for the Brooklyn trophy
closed this forenoon and number si1
teams consisting of not less than twelve
players and representing auxiliary asso-
ciations The teams entered for this con-
test are Atlantic, New York, Northwest
ern, Chicago, Wisconsin and Michigan
The first round began at noon, and at
o'clock this evening the final round will
be played
For the first time in the history of the
league women have been allowed to enter
the contest for the Brooklyn trophy. P
]. Tormey of San Francisco, will umpire
this contest
The first round in the progressive pairs
contest is scheduled for 8 o'clock this
evening to be umpired by Judge Eugene
S. Elliott of this city
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee Lackawanna club of Scranton, Pa. and
the Saginaw, Mich, club were elected
members of the league.
The Wisconsin whist association held
Its first corporate meeting TODAY anf
elected officers as follows President F,
Z. Thwaite, Milwaukee; vice president e
J. Burnside, Ripon; secretary, A. F. Gates,
director was elected from each of the
eleven clubs represented in the associa.
tion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-29

tanned by one of it's most trusted agents
in China-an official who has spent much
OF the last twenty years there and in
Korea and Japan. Following are verbatim
extracts:
Korea is the storm center, If there is one,
Just now, The government of the emperor is
greedy cruel and rapacious personal des-
potlsm and Russia is playing with the ter
rltory as cat does with a mouse She
is perfecting her railway system in Siberia
ana Manchuria and when she is ready she will
come down through the Korean peninsula and
plant her military and commercial and manu-
featuring establishments in the harbor of
Masanpo in the southeast, whence she can
descend upon Japan, and which lies between
the British interests in the north and their
base at Hongkong. To this end Russia seeks
to control or build a railway from the north
western frontier from Muckdon to Masanpo.
but her agreement with Japan forbids her
seeking such concessions in Korea and there
fore France steps into her aid
The effort to displace ]. McLeavy Brown.
though made on a side issue to which he
lent himself with absurd stupidity, was for
the purpose of getting the pledge of the
customs for the loan. For the purpose of
protecting her credit Korea placed her Gus
toms in the hands of Russia Mr. Brown
was dismissed for refusing to vacate some
public offices, but under pressure was rein
stated and the matter Is in allegiance for the
moment. Russia views the opposition with
tolerant amusement and will win.
When the real purport of the McLeavy
Brown incident became evident Japan was
much alarmed, and with good reason Her
finances cannot stand the stress of her arma-
ments and the cabinet has gone to pieces on
the financial issue. feeble stop-gap min
stry can hardly be said to be in power and
the country is drifting, possibly into war
with Russia, like rudderless junk What
ever temporary success Japan may have il
she goes to war with Russia, it will insure
her having to fight for her very existence in
her own islands, and that before many years.
She cannot stop Russia if she would and il
she could she would not, for she does not
care to accelerate the Russian advance to the
head of the Persian gulf, which already
threatens India. The Russians hold the great
port of New-Chwang without there being
anywhere visible or in effect a single shred
or pretence of Chinese authority, and an off,
cial tells me he was astonished to see armed
Russian soldiers quietly allowed to overhaul
the British steamer on board of which he
was travelling New-Chwang, mind you, was
an open treaty port
Germany is as powerless as Great Britain
and, bearing in mind her eastern frontier
open to Russia, and, in fact, her. position be-
tween the French hammer and the Russian
anvil, she takes no initiative at Peking
where Russia is concerned. Frances fear and
hatred of Germany strong motives for the
solidarity of the Russian-Fra policy.
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the North Side pumps were put into use
again and the lower station discontinued,
the number of typhoid cases has fallen to
the normal, thirty in June, with but
five deaths, and the situation has been
about the same this month.
1t is noticeable in the list of cases re-
ported this morning that none was from
the North Side, which is served exclusive
ly by the Camden Place pumps.
East Side Water More Dangerous.
The fact that the East Side pumps were
put into use for about twenty-four hours
at the outset would seem to explain the
situation on that side of the river. This
East Side water is the worst in the city
and is so recognized in the water depart
ment. and it is only in some we'll nigh
desperate emergency that it is used. In
this instance some Of the residents Of
Prospect Park complained that there was
not sufficient pressure to reach them, and
Supervisor Mcconnell put the East Side
pumps to work to help them out Chief
Engineer Bergstrom reached home the
next day from his eastern trip with the
water works committee and promptly shut
them down. When urged by member
of the committee to start them again in
behalf of the Prospect Park people, he re-
fused absolutely to do so, and put his
objections so emphatically that he was not
urged further. He declared that the
water from the East Side intake was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-29
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Sitting the Rumor That Jas.
J. Hill and Morgan Are
Seeking Control.
to The Journ4l.

Special to The Journal
New York, July 29.-No confirmation
was obtainable to-day of the report that
j. P. Morgan and James ]. Hill have been
buying Canadian Pacific stock in the open
market with view of getting control, OF,
at least, a representation on the board of
directors. Among bankers, however, it
is believed that movement is on foot,
in the interest of certain New York
financiers, to acquire a sufficient block of
stock to give two or more directors in
Canadian Pacific. 1t is assumed that it is
a part of the community -of-interest plan
which was outlined when the Northern
Pacific fight was settled and that it was
decided to be advisable to take it up to
prevent further disturbance of rates by
the Canadian railroad
The Grand Trunk has generally been
disposed to operate in harmony with the
railroads of the United States, and it is
not considered necessary to take any
precautions in this case. Mr.. Hill is on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-29
500 COMMON TO PAY
Interest Rate on Preferred Stock
May Be Reduced.
OR PREFERRED MAY BE RETIRED
At Any Rate the Common Stock VIII
Be Put on a Better
Basis.

Important developments may be looked
for at the annual meeting of 500 directors
in September. At that meeting the direc-
torate will consider two propositions,
either of which would be highly beneficial
to the stockholders if accepted. The first
contemplates the retirement of the pre-
ferred stock, which represents $7,000,0 900,
the other a reduction of the rate on pre-
ferred from per cent to per cent.
director of the 500 said to-day that
either proposition would be of great ad-
vantage to the stockholders as well as to
the property itself Said he:
The matter was discussed some time ago OF
reducing the preferred from to per cent
but at that time it was understood that il
could not legally be done without the consent
of the stockholders. Since that time nc
other action has been taken.
The fact that at present the preferred
must have Z per cent before the common
can participate is regarded as rather
steep" to put 1t mildly, and there is no
doubt but the directors will accept either
one or the other of the propositions sug
gested at their September meeting If they
are not estopped upon legal grounds.
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Less a Controversy Than an
Out-and-Out Feud.
TWO OPPOSITE VIEWS
Public UphOlds Schley and Navy
Department Condemns.
HANNA FOR THE PRESIDENCY
His Boom Again to the Fore in All
the Bloom of JOcund
Youth.

Fror. The journal Bureaus. Room IS. Post
6Httdin0, HdShtRGtOE-
Washington, July 29.-Controversy is
hardly an appropriate term to be applied
he affair which is to be tried and
AL by the court which will meet in the
big room in the navy department in Sep
tember. 1t has grown to the dimensions
OF feud. People outside of Washington
have no conception of the bitterness of
feeling which has been engendered. The
few people in the navy department who
do not follow the lead of Secretary Long
and his immediate subordinates in con-
demDing Admiral Schley are obliged in
self protection to maintain a discreet
silence. On the other hand, the oppon-
nents of Schley take advantage of every
opportunity to denounce him as a coward
and to argue that he disobeyed orders
and imperiled the safety of the country
by Vacillation and timidity. Captains
who fought with and under him, like
Chadwick and Evans, have declared pub
licly and privately that they would not
shake hands with Schley. They Joined
with Crowninshield of the bureau of navi-
cation in giving out interviews and
spreading all kinds of reports calculated
to exasperate Schley and drive him to de-
mand a court of Inquiry.
The public judges the affair from diff
Ierent standpoint and In different
spirit from the officials of the navy de-
partment- They know that the admiral
was present at the destruction of the
Spanish fleet; that the Brooklyn was in
the thick of the fight and received more
OF the enemy's shots than any other ship
In the squadron. The public knows that
man was shot at Schley's side on the
bridge, and that the blood spattered the
Admirafs face. 1t knows that the ad-
mlraI and his ship took part in the pur-
SUIT OF Ceryera's fleet and assisted in it's
destruction. 1t knows that the admiral
demeaned himself modestly after the vic
tory and showed wish that due credit be
given to the men behind the guns; and