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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
"Hunger Strike" at Kfeff.
erlin Correspondence London STANDARD

The Social Democratic Vorwaerts has a
Kieff letter stating that the political pris-
oners there lately decided on hunger
strike"-an expedient often resorted to bv
that class of offenders in Russia, The
reason is that the trial of 40 men, who
were arrested in April and May, had been
unduly delayed. and that several of them
had been punished without being found
guilty. All their complaints and entrea-
ties being in vain, they decided from
June 10 to refuse any nourishment. During
the first three days thirty-five men re-
manned without food, several of them be-
coming seriously I'll. Those who were ar
rested at the great demonstration on
March "a then joined them, as well as the
common criminals. The chief of the Kiefr
police. General Noviecki, yielded at last
and ordered that the political prisoners
who by now were half Dead should be
tried at once. Fearing that many of them
would die. General Noviecki allowed twelve
to leave the prison. requesting them to re-
turn when they should have recovered
Not until then did the prisoners take any
nouriShment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

leaf. trees and plants. apples. dried and
green: cherries, grapes piunls, peaches and
berries to the value OF $l5915,0oo.
Canada n Fine Market.
Canada is the best customer the United
states has in the world. Her purchases
exceed those OF all Latin America, with
o6Wo.oOo inhabitants. Her imports from
the United States in 1900 were seventy
times greater than the imports OF the Phil
ippine Islands from the United States
she Is willing to continue to buy and buy
Freely, put she has reached a point when
she is not satisfied with buying more than
TWO ana half times as much as she Is
permitted to sell. An export OF S2lOoOoO
OF coin and precious metals. and a balance
OF trade still remaining against her OF
over S4S.000.0OO is MISUNDERSTANDING sba
asks no favors, but she wants fair play
Nhen her farmers. who take $50 900 900
OF the sdS.oUoo0 of manufactures coming
from the United States. see 100000 OF
Tree corn coming in from that country and
total or SlI, $4,000 of farm products
Whlie they can only squeeze $780, 900 OF
farm products into the United States past
It's prohlbltive tariff wall, they naturally
conclude that some change should be made
oL course, the United States possesses a
perfect right to make her own tariff and
mike II Just as she pleases. Canada pos
sesSes the same right. She Is in favor of
reciprocity and has striven for a genera
tion TO obtain 1t. She has the power at any
time to adopt reciprocity of tariffs and ad-
sauee uuties from her own scale OF - per
cent 10 the American scale OF 80 per cent
on articles. the manufacture OF which she
desires to promote In her own country.
by adopting this course she could soon
secure the feeding OF the majority of the
artisans who produce the S63 100000 OF
MANUFACTURERS she now imports from tho
Dnited states. Is it good policy for the
United states to force her to adopt this
course? ~
me relations OF the two great divisions
OF the Anglo-SaXon race upon this con-
tinent VIII be settled for a long period OF
the future by negotiations and decisions
near at hand. Canada Is vast country in
extent and in resources. She can sustain
population OF 100.W0.O00 Unimpeded
trace between herself and the United
states is matter of infinite Importance TO
poth To secure this it may safely be
promised that Canada will make no I'M
reasonable demand and will make any rea-
sonaole concession. If met in the same
spirit by her great neighbor existing diff
Ierences and difficulties will be adjusted.
An era of good will. with mutually advan-
taseous trade relations, will be established
ana blessings to untold millions will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
English Village Women.
From the Contemporary Review.

Female domestic servants come largely
from country villages. 1t is a general COM
paint that on entering service they are
mostly incapable of doing the simplest
household work without supervision. and
that only small proportion ever learn.
The reason is not far 20 seek. a couple
OF generations ago half the cottages in
England were schools for the teaching of
the domestic arts. These are no longer
taught because they are no longer prac-
tfced. Baking and brewing, cutting out
and cutting down clothes. darninE, and fine
drawing, the care of poultry, the econcm-
ical use of food-all these will soon be
artes perdtae, as far as the cottage is con-
cerned Women used to be able to make
their husbands shirts. Give nine cottage
women out of ten nowadays couple OF
dozen yards of calico, and they could no
more turn 1t into shirts than they could
turn a lump of pig iron into dinner knife.
Cooking even in it's simplest form, is being
supplanted by the use of timed provisions
To boil potatoes and bacon or to fry a bit
of meat in a pan is about much as the
housewife can do. Women of the type Of
'Lisbeth Bede have been discouraged out
of existence. The cottage woman of today
has her pride, but IL is not in the home.
Shes slaves to save her girls from what
she and they alike have learned to regard
as degrading drndgery-the necessary work
OF a house. All she can save goes on their
backs Look at them when they go out
she says; you couldn't tell them from
the Miss Swetstones themselves" But
when they go to service they have learned
next to nothing. Least OF all. have they
learned to learn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
English Speaking I'm City of Mexico
From the Mexican Herald.

The constant growth OF a knowledge of
English here Is made evident by the new
demand on the part Of Mexican youth for
books and periodicals In this language.
One dealer in books and periodicals in En-
glish says that half his customers are
Mexicans. They have learned the lam
guage with such a degree of thoroughness
that they demand English reading How
many people to whom English Is a mother
tongue buy Spanish books and periodicals.?
The native booksellers say they are very
few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
GERMANS ARE ANNOYED.
Resent Criticism Of Their Manage
ment IN Samoa.

TCorrespondence of Associated Press-1
Apia. Samoa, May 29.-There is much
annoyance felt in the German colony
over the articles appearing in the United
States press about that place and draw
ing comparisons with the government
Of the United States at Tutuila- The
criticisms are declared to be unfair The
German governor has. it is said, acted
with great deal of tact in dealing with
the natives and succeeded in the diff
cult task he had before him. He has
brought the rival factions together and
now there is desire to unite and form
a strong government. The natives are
contented. for they are left pretty well
to themselves and have not felt any
harsh rule
There is danger or Tutuila being over
run with worthless stowaWays from San
Francisco and Honolulu. They claim
to be citizens Of the United States and
to have the right to land in Tutuila uh-
der any conditions. Some dozen stow
aways of all nationalities from the Aus
tralian states have been ordered by the
court to be returned to those states by
the captain of the steamer bringing
them and on the last down steamer they
We're shipped away.
The government has succeeded in pllr-
chasing the whole of the native and
alien claims on the beach front in Fag
atoga. This gives the government a long
stretch OF sea front and land for all
purposes. One building which was
bought is being turned into a hospital
under charge Of Dr. Blackwell of the
Abarandel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
5000 MEDALS.
King Edward Rewards Men of
His Army
Who Have Been Fighting in the
South African War.
A FINE SPECTACLE
Is Presented on the Parade
Grounds Of Horse Guards.
Ceremony Witnessed by Repre-
sentatives Of Many Nations.

London, June 12.-London seldom had
a finer spectacle than was witnessed on
the Horse Guards parade. when King
Edward presented medals to 5000 sol
der participants in the South African
campaign The great square was lined
with Guards drawn from the various
regiments In the center of the ground
was a purple covered dais surmounted
by an Indian tent with silver corner
poles- In the space between the daiS
and St James park were drawn up 5000
officers and men of the guards house
hold cavalry and city imperial volun
teers5 all of whom had served in the
caSnpaign- The admiralty, horse guards
and other official buildings fronting the
parade We're all decorated with flags.
From the home of Joseph H. Choate,
the United States am bassador, on Carl
ton House terrace, flew the American
flag. The lord mayor, Frank Green at
tended in state and the members of the
special Moorish embassy in picturesque
costumes were interested spectators.
Promptly at IL o'clock, the king in
field marshalS uniform, the queen.
Princess Victoria and other members
of the royal family arrived and took
up places on the dais and the ceremony
began. The recipients of the medals in
long line marched past the king, re-
ceived the decoration from his majesty
saluted and passed on. Lord Roberts
came uTSls IOlIOWGQ LOrQ Miner,
while behind them came crowds of gen.
erals and lessers officials whose names
have become familiar owing to the war
Ruler, Ian Hamilton, and a host
of others. Among the members of Lord
Roberts South African staff who receiv-
ed the medal was captain, the Duke of
Marlborough.
The procession as a whole was most
incongruous. The officers of the guards,
lancers, hussars and Highlanders in
dazzling uniforms; groups OF solemnly
garbed men in frock coats, doctors who
had served at the front and half doz-
en- foreign attaches in uniform. Capt.
Stephen L. N-Siocum. the United States
military attache was not present He
is in St. Petersburg. There were also
groups of time-expired men in civilian
clothing, policemen and wounded SOL
diers, lmping along in hospital clothes.
The ceremony lasted nearly three
hours, the queen standing beside the
king throughout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
CHICAGO LINE PAYS.
Two More Steamers to Be Put
on Route to England.

New York, June ia special to the
Tribune from Montreal says:
Warren F. Purdy, manager of the
Northwestern Steans ship company of
Chicago, who is in town, says that the
company is satisfied with its venture in
having ships ply directly between Chi
cago and Great Britain by way of the
st. Lawrence route. There is 81, 600, 900
invested in the four steamers already
running, and two more are to be con
structed Immediately. Mr. Purdy says
he is satisfied with the announcement of
the Dominion government that there is
IA feet of clear water in the St. Law
renee canals is well founded, as on the
voyage of the North Town, which has
just come through he held the tape him
self and found a minimum depth of
n ore than II feet. Mr. Purdy predicts
that other Chicago shipping firms will
follow the lead set by his company and
expects to see half a dozen different
lines plying direct between Chicago and
Europe There is, in his opinion, an
astonishing future before the St Law
renee waterway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
ARBITRATION PLAN
Will Open Up Whole Subject of
Chinese Indemnity Anew.

Washington, June 12.-Mr. RockhilFs )
proposition to submit the indemnity
question to The Hague tribunal, it is
now learned carries with it the adjust
ment of the total of the indemnity.
Through a misunderstanding which
perhaps was purposely created by some
of the powers, the sum of 100000
taels was supposed to have been final
ly agreed upon by all the powers as the
total of indemnity to be demanded from
China. As a matter of fact there is
nothing official to show that the pow
ers or indeed, majority of them, act
ually made this a matter of formal
a agreement. 1t is true that China un-
dertook to pay an indemnity of 450,000,
600 taels but it is equally true that this
undertaking doubtless based upon the
misunderstanding above referred to
was at least in advance of a formal
agreement among the ministers them
selves. Hence, Mr.. RockhilPs PROPOSE
ton to include the total of the indem-
nifty in the matters to be submitted to
The Hague arbitration. European crit
icisms based upon the idea that Mr..
Rockhills proposition as to arbitration
concerns only the method of payment
are therefore founded on error. The
hope that the arbitration plan viii
prevail is based upon the belief that no
other scheme so far brought forward is
sufficient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
Vanderbilt
MILLIONS
They Are Behind a Scheme to
Capture Nova Scotia.
Plan to Control Commercial and
Industrial Interests.
MAY BE CHEAPER COAL
VIII Flood American Market
From Northern Mines.
Will Build 600 Miles of New
Railroad Track.

New York, June 12.-The Mail and
Express says: Capitalists of this city
are reaching out to control the COM
mercial and industrial interests of
Nova Scotia The Vanderbilt millions
are behind a gigantic financial scheme
which has been Incorporated under the
name of the Dominion Securities COM
pany with a capital of S1.5OO,O00
This is the first step in the direction
OF permanent control Of all the Nova
Scotian TRANSPORTATION and Industrial
companies and the establishment of a
splendid steamship service between this
city and the seaport towns OF Nova
Scotia
Dr. William Seward Webb has been
made president of the company and the
directors are John Jacob Astory :. X
Galloway. Edgar VanPetten and Percy
Clement
Representatives of the company are
already on the scene Of the proposed
operations and the first stretch of tracks
OF the Cape Breton railroad extension
company is being laid Within four
years 500 miles Of track will connect
Cape Breton with the best mining sec
tions OF the country.
The company has secured the fran
chises. rights Of way, concessions and
subsidies which the Dominion Of Can
ada and also the province Of Nova
Scotia will grant upon the fulhllment
Of its undertaking. The road now build
ing runs from Yarmouth, at the south
western end of Nova Scotia, northeast
erly to Halifax and from Port Hawkes.
bury. on the Straits Of Canso, to Louis
burg and Sydney. The company viii
control the traffic through a section
where the Dominion Coal, Iron and Steel
plants in which w. C. Whitney has
large holdings, are located
1t was learned on good authority to-
day that this enterprise is a move made
by the Vanderbilt railroad interests.
which win be felt all over the world. It
viii open a new lane for American COM
merce and NIL the great coal sheds of
the entire New York section with the
almost unlimited supply from the ex-
tensive coal mines of Nova. Scotia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
BOB EVANS IN CHARGE.
Speed Trial of the Battleship Illinois
at Boston.

Boston, June 12-The new United
States battleship Illinois, built by the
Newport News Ship Building and Dry
Dock company. was given her official
trial over the government course from
Cape Ann to Boone this afternoon. She
left the upper harbor where she had
been anchored since her arrival here on
Monday soon after 8 o'clock and made
her way slowly toward Gloucester. The
day was clear and bright and all con-
ditions were perfect for a. successful
test of the big vessel. The official course
over which the Illinois. to fulfill her
contract, must sustain a speed Of IS
knots, is 80 knots in length to be COW
cred twice. At intervals of Clio knots
government vessels were stationed to
mark the course. Rear Admiral r. D.
the head Of the governm ent's board.
The other members of the board are
Capt. G. S. Train, Commander n. H.
HemphilI, Commander Charles r.
Rocker, Lieut.. Commander Charles d.
vreeland. Lieut.. Commander Richard
Henderson
Many prominent naval officers and
government, political and business life
were guests of the Newport News COM
pany on board the Illinois.
The Illinois passed the first stake boat
at 1912 a. m. going under fun steam. A
smoky haze on the water makes it dif-
icult to follow the course from the
shore.
The battleship was sighted returning
at 1905 She finished her run at 218.4e
showing a total elapsed time Of four
hours seven minutes 36 seconds.
Allowing 20 minutes for the turn at
the middle Of the course this indicates
an average speed of ia knots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
LED BY TOPEKA MEN.
Gorgeous Parade of the Mystic
Shriners in Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 12.-The down town
streets were given over last night to
brass bands and marching Shriners in
brilliant Oriental costumes, with an ac-
compartment of fireworks and the
booming Of mortars. The splendor of
the costumes of the Arab patrols was
enhanced by the electric lights and oy
the pyrotechnics set off by the Topeka
Flambeau club, which led the procession
Ararat temple of this city furnished
one of the most attractive features of
the parade. Twenty-four of its MEM
bers who are connected with the Live
Stock exchange, were organized as
mounted patrol. They wore turbans and
flowing robes of yellow and white and
were mounted on let black steedS and
armed with long spears
The regular patrol of Ararat temple
was garbed in velvet, satin and fine
cloth. The other organizations were no
less brilliantly arrayed in purple ana
scarlet, chrome yellow and ultramarine
blue and all the extreme tints in the
category of colorS were seen.
Some Of the best bands in the cOun-
try were seen in the procession and the
strains Of martial music were contin-
uous. A unique feature of the parade
was the India temple patrol from OK
lahoma City, which INDUCED in typical
Indian war dances at regular intervals
The Zuhroh temple patrol from Mime
apolis was also in special favor with the
crowds. Perhaps the most picturesque
division of the pageant was the mount7
ed patrol from Washington, p. c. This
patrol, each member Of which wore the
costume of an Arab sheik, belongs to
the Alnas temple.
The Aladdin patrol from Columbus, O.,
was brilliantly costuned and was a gem
eral favorite. Next was the patrol Of
the Medina temple from Chicago with
"A men whose marching tactics aroused
much interest. A gorgeous patrol was
that of Abe Mollah temple from st. Louis.
The Abdallah patrol of Leavenworth
consisted of forty men and their cos
tunes were wonderful. The men wore
long and loose coats, made Of goods Of
Persian design and there were turbans
on their heads Ahead of them was the
executioner of the temple. big beard
ed man With a cutlass on his shoulder.
The head of the parade reached Con
vention hall at 10 o'clock. The Arab
patrols, each company headed by a band
passed in at the main entrance at the
south end of the building. The entire
arena floor was set apart for the maneu-
vers of the patrols and after giving an
exhibition of fancy drilling they march
ed out through the north end of the
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
FIGHT FOR A MINE.
Gigantic Struggle Between Cap
itaIists-MilliOn Involved.

Moscow. Idaho, June IA sensa-
tional mining suit was fled in the
United States circuit court here. 1t is
a battle of the giants. On one side are
pitted Patrick Clark, the noted mining
man, Of Spokane, and a group of asso-
ciates: on the other, Charles Sweeney.
the we'll known Spokane operator; F.
r. CulbertSOn, another well known Spo-
kane mining man, and two big corpo-
ratIOns mining in Idaho and operating
financially in New York city. Clark and
associates charge Sweeney and Culbert-
son with swindling them out of two
mining claims in the Occur d 'Alenes,
valued at a million dollars. They sue
for the recovery of these claims, for a
receivershiP thereof, for an injunction
restraining defendants from extracting
ore from the disputed ground. and for
an accounting for ore already extracted,
which is valued at about half a million
The allegation is made that Sweeney's
company, the Buffalo Hump, is prac-
tically insolvent, and that the Empire
State-IdahO company has little prop
erty of value beyond the disputed
ground.
esting story of alleged intrigue, false
hood and Misrepresentation by which it
is claimed the injured owners of the
disputed ground were induced to part
with property valued at a million dol
lars for a consideration of 81 600.
The disputed claims adjoin the Tiger
Poorman mine at Burke. Idaho Clark
and the other complainants allege that
Sweeney and Culbertson unlawfully
explored the disputed ground by means
Of diamond drills, operated at a depth
of 1000 feet; that they located a great
ore chute, broke into it, extracted ore
and paid dividends and then bought
the claims for S4, 600 on the alleged false
representation that the ground was no
good The title of the bill is Patrick
Clark, Benjamin G.. Kingsbury, James
r nr Ia
ants. VS.. The Buffalo Hump Mining
company, a corporation organized un-
der the laws of the state of New York,
and the Empire State-Idaho Mining and
Developing company, a corporation or
ganized under the laws of the state of
New York defendants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
CABINET IS PLEASED.
Think Presidents Action in DecIin-
ing Third Term a Wise One.

New York. June 12.-Secretary Long
is quoted by the washington CORE
spondent of the Tribune on the subject
of President McKinley's statement on
the third term as follows:
It think the president by this act has
given another evidence Of his wisdom
burdens and responsibilities of Office he
looks forward to the relief Of private
life. AS matter of principle and con-
viction, also he would not accept a
third term and has evidently felt it his
duty to confirm to the traditions of his
country in this respect. This action of
his, I believe. will do more than any
thing else can do to settle this question
for all time"
Secretary Hitchcock said:
TT is a noble statement, saturated
with patriotism from beginning to end
what might have been expected from
such loyal lover Of his country and his
countrymen.
Postmaster General Smith said: In
taking this step he has not only follow
ed his personal inclinations but he has
from his belief in a principle of our in
stitutions which he thinks absolute and
unchangeable. Beyond this, his adj
ministration is dealing with great public
questions of the first magnitude, which he
feels should everywhere be considered
fully and exclusively on their own
merits, without the possibility of the i'm
pufatiOn in any quarter of personal
thought or purpose"
The seating capacity of the hail. in
the boxes and balconies, and the space
in the roof garden was reserved for
women. No men were admitted other
than those having to do with the man
agement of the entertainment