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THE POWERS DENOUNCED.
New York Clergyman Condemns the
Acts of the Allies in China.

NE" YORK, March 1.-THE conduct
OF the Powers in China and incidentally
some missionary methods were severely
condemned by the Rev. Or. Charles II.
Eaton IN the evening service yesterday
at the Church of the Divine Paternity. in
central Park West. The topic was.
snail it Be Christ or Canfucius for Chi
ma Dr. Eaton said that the morality
taught by Confucius was of an extremely
hlgh order He continued in part:
II II be necessary to convert China at
the lannon's mouth and by the bloody
sword at the behest of the spirit of COM
niercialism and greed. then I say one
thousand times rather Confucius-
A war the real reason for which is
that millions are waiting for investment
Is absolutely wrong from a Christian and
ethcaI point Of view We cannot open
ports in the name of Jesus If China
Is to be dismembered it would have been
lar better that that country had been
lett by Christian missionaries. l have
nothing but honor for the Christian mis-
Sionary, but if the established civil gov
ernment or country is to give way to
the government of a church. which is
often not established. and if we for ev-
cry missionary are to send a man-of-yar
behind TO back up such demands, then
II - tlfie Tor us to call a stop
ne history of the Christian nations
IL CHINA during the last year has been a
9is$race 10 Christianity. 1t has been a
history Of murder. rapiHe and rape In
tne name OF Christianity. in the name of
the Golden Rule, in which We say we
peleye, demand that those things
should cease If China can be Christian
lied only by Acknowledgement and ex-
ptoltatlon. then far better that the Chi
heSe should remain followers of Confu-
Gus, who was a firm believer in equity
ana justice, and taught TO that effect
Aiay some almighty power keep back
our hands from the throat of China, God
grant that China may be won for Chris
tiaiItEr but God grant also that China
may nave the courage and the power to
resist until the Christian nations have
learned the true lessons OF Christianity
mere are abundant signs now that if
We do not desist from our course the sub
IniSSlFe yellow race viii rise in its might
ana sweep away from the earth a Chris
uthlty which has become the SYNONYM OF
commercial greed and cruel greed
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PRAISE FOR NEW YORK.
a Boston Expert Says the Great City
Is Well Cared For

BOSTON. March n-Edwin F. Pills
bury, of the Boston Health Board, who
with DR.. Jordan, another member of the
board. has Just returned from visit Of
inspection TO the tenement districts and
lodging houses IN New York spoke high
~ last night of the condition of things
as he found them in that city He said:
We found New York clean on the
whole. The streets were in good condi-
ton and well cleaned. and the areas and
back yards OF the tenement districts that
We visited were. very creditable TO the
sanitary authorities of the city They
are better of in one respect than the
Board Of Health of Boston. They have
fifty sanitary policemen. VINO are a very
efficient help. and TO that can be largely
ascribed the present condition
The lodging houses are also well look
ed after from a sanitary point Of view
The plumbing as far as we saw was all
right. and the houses were clean and evf-
IDENTIFY well looked after One of the
problems we have tried to solve here in
the same class Of houses Is TO find a va
terproOf covering for the beds
i found that in New York they had
adopted an enamel cIcth covering that
serves the purpose. but does not give fair
satisfaction to the lodger or TO the SANTA
y department The cloth is cold and sim
perry ana after awhile the lodger is ike
y 70 ma mis- covering. and perhaps him
self, sliding to the floor.
one good thing that has been done in
Ne" 1ork IN recent years has been the
clearing OF spaces in the tenement dis
LflcIS &c, To ave breathing places 10 the peo-
PIE Take, for instance. af3ITbarr,- PIT
+hd similar spots The effect on the
heaIth II the neighbOrhOod and on the
ticeable . anu ii'-
We visited what is locally known as
Paddy Market, and the district in and
a ouLlu i1eSter street a day or TWO be-
fore, and found there that f,e s,-sr1.,,, - e
lAe New YORK a=ithoritTcS was excellent
On the whole We found that the iarge
Cily was wei cared for. and, OF coTJrse
got some points that win he Of - .,
US but 10 my mind Boston is cIaara1.
ana. where the conditions are .nII4I js in
~ s"Dd condition as the larger city. where
inc sanitary authorities have more "a
cilities than We have Ia
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from applicants
TO ADoRN THE CAPITOL.
Gignoux's "Niagara" Accepted by
the National Government

The United States Government has ac-
Cepted GtgnoUx's painting of Niagara"
10 be hung in the Capitol for the present
and ultimately in the Congressional Lii
brary- The gift comes from Maryland
Besides the intrinsic value of the paint
ing there IS a peculiar interest attached to
it, for it preserves to the world the pic
tlTe Of a once great landmark-the Table
Rock-which has been washed away
Then, too. the artist belongs to America,
for though by birth a Frenchman, he be
came naturalized American and deyot-
ed his genius TO portraying American
scenes Three Of his other greatest works
ara owned BY the Earl of Hereford, of
England; N De RothschiId. Of Paris, and
August Belmont. of New York
Cot Charles Carroll. the former owner
Niagara after he had taken possession of
DOughOregan Manor, at the death Of the
Signer. and here il has hung since. At
MS death IL became the property Of the
sixth and seventh Charles Carroll in
direct line from the first one, who sought
freedom on American soil. By him il was
left TO his widow, the celebrated beauty
Caroline. daughter of Judge Lucas Pow
81 Thompson, one of the greatest jurists
Virginia has produced. and she in turn
left II TO the Government in memory Of
her husband
The presentation Tas made by Miss
Alice Thompson. sister Of Mrs Carroll
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CARE OF PLAGUE VICTIMS.
The Federal Government Not to Take
n Hand Yet.

It was stated this morning by Assistant
Secretary Spaulding. Of the Treasury,
that the cases of bUbonic plague in Chi
natown. San Francisco would be cared
for under the supervision of the authori-
ties Of the State Of California. Secretary
Spaulding said that this plan had been
decided upon because tho epidemic was
not severe or widespread -uough to cause
any great apprehension.
The commission appointed in January
bE Secretary Gage has been discharged
after submitting d report upon the situa-
ton When the commission was first ap-
pointed there was a misunderstanding as
10 It's mission by Governor Gage. of Cal
norma who declared that the care Of the
cases Of plague should fall upon the
State.
a California commission was appoint
ed This commission, of which John p
Young, OF San Francisco, is chairman
came TO Washington and had confer
enCe with Secretary Gage. Assistant Sec
rotary SpaUldIng- and Surgeon General
Nyman. of the Marine Hospital Service
on Saturday.
1t appears that the report submitted BY
The Federal Commission states that the
plague Is not severe enough to cause any
particular alarm. Unless the epidemic
does become so widespread as to threat
81 To spread to other States it Will con-
tinue to be cared for under direction of
the authorities of the State of CaIifor-
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TO BORROW TEN MILLIONS.
senbOard Air Line Practically Com
DIetes II Gigantic Deal.

BALTIMORE, March At is reported
here that arrans eH.ents viii be completed
within a few days for the placing of the
new so, 900 900 loan TO be made by the Sea-
board Air Line Railway Company. New
York banking houses have undertaken 10
advance the money, but the syndicate
Will embrace some Baltimore interests
which are close to the railway company
There viii probably include the Cont
mental Trust Company. International
Trust Company A1iddendorf, Oliver & Co,
and other concerns The proposed loan.
besides supplying the railway company
with money to pay off maturing obIiga-
tons. will finance it for period of about
two or three years During this time. by
this plan, the company will be relieved
from any financial pressure for ready
money, and be in a position to demon
stTate it's full earning apacity. and to
work out a normal cost OF operation. Last
year the operating expenses were high.
but considerable saving is expected this
year.
The funds derived from this $4,000. 900
loan will be used for the following pur-
poses:
Payment of the floating debt, which is
said to be large. owing to necessary i'm
proyements which could not be paid for
until the company had perfected a huan-
cial plan.
To supply money with which to pay off
maturing car trusts.
To pay off the money borrowed TO buy
the stock of Thomas F. Ryan.
To pay for the purchase of a one-sixth
interest in the control of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
under the mutually Of ownership plan. in
connection with the Pennsylvania Rail
road. the Baltimore and Ohio. the Atlantic
Coast Line, Southern Railway, and the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
To fund the s per cent Seaboard loan
certificates, amounting to s. 10000. at 5
per cert
Provision viii also be made for the 81
100000 collateral trust loan which ma
lures in about eighteen mOnIh s, for bet
terments and for working CAPITAL
As security for this loan IF $4,000. 600
there viii be deposited per cent bonds
pany, which under the agreement with
the bankers. are to be accepted at a valu-
alton of % per cent Of par As this is con-
below the market Price Of these
bonds, the security IS regarded as ample.
1t is understood that the holders of Sea-
privilege of subscribing to the loan Syndi-
cate to the amount Of their holdings The
stock bonus which these certificates car
ries is distributed TO the holders Under
the loan agreement the railway company
Will have the privilege Of paying off the
loan at Jos before its maturity, which is
ten years frnm The date the money is ad-
the loan have not been agreed upon. but
a he ad iIISTpg this week
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The news from China continues to show
that an increasingly critical condition Of
affairs is developing on the lines dis
cussed in these columns this morning.
Any idea OF interfering with the Rus
sian occupation or plans in Manchurfa or
Mongolia appears TO have been aban-
doned, If ever seriously contemplated
Japan, which has bsen the one hope Of
Great Britain. is reported as having de-
cided that anything beyond a formal pro-
test and a demand for compensatory ad-
VantaEes in Korea. in present circum-
stances. would be futile and foolish. since
Japan believes that the German Emperor
- not averse to territorial division. and
Great Britain and Japan alone could not
hope to make head against Russia. with
France certainly. and Austria and Italy
probably. at her bacFz-Germany being in
different. and the United States alto
gether eliminated from consideration.
it now appears that Ii Hung Chang.
while pretending perturbation over the
eNaCtions Of Russia, has been merely car
rying out the orders of the Empress
Dowager in negotiating the Manchurian
convention. It is alleged by the St Pc
terSbUrgh correspondent of the London
Daily Mail" that Russia last Au-
gust sent present of two nil
lion seven hundred thousand dol
lars in silver bars to the Empress
Dowager- If true this would account
for the ease and secrecy with which the
control Of a great slice of Northern China
has been practically ceded TO Russia. Ii
always was a Chinaman TO be watched
II for many years he has not been the
slams in China. those best able to know
are badly mistaken He may not be more
treacheroUs and two-faced than others of
his countryInen, but that he is treacher-
Gus by nature was sufficiently proven in
his relations with General Gordon in the
TAPPING rebellion The folly Of trusting
in the smallest degree TO Chinese good
faith or promises has been fully demon
strated- 1t win be Of scaIding interest
to our splendid diplomacy" 10 reflect
that while the Administration has been
piping the peace and confidence notes that
WI Ting-fang has sung so persistent
y and successfully into its ear for the
past months. and while the moral force
Of the Government has been eXerted upon
the other Powers TO induce them 10 trust
the Chinese Court ana not to further Of
fend il by a show Of armed force the
Empress Dowager seems to have been
ca !mIy and cheerfuIy pretending to sub
nit 20 the allies terms. and. in the mean
time has quietly perfected her deal with
Russia. incidentally terrifying the shan
81 frontier. manufacturing arms, and
massing troops TO prevent westward
movement OF the Europeans
Unless all appearances are hlusory'
once more in history has Russia out|lt-
tea the rest of the world and gained an
important step IN the steady and renorse-
less march Of her giant progress Eng
land may growI, and the United States
may weep over the paretic policy which
HIS helped the game along. The results
viii not be affected. Nothing now seems
in sight but The further partition Of Chi
ma Should that occur would the United
States get a piece; or would it refuse one
if onered2
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TWO KILLED AND TWO HURT.
Chapter of Accidents to RAILWAY
Employees in Maryland


CUMBERLAND, Nd, March John
Wimtermeyer, aged sixty-nine years a
Cumberland and PennsyI sania Railroad
trackman, who resided IN Cash Valley.
near Cumberland, was struck 10y a train
while walking along the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks in the Narrovs Saturday
evening, and 50 badly hurt that death
ensued in ii short time. Two trains were
coming along and in getting out Of the
way of one he failed 20 observe the ap-
proach Of the other. He leaves d family
John Orbin. a Baltimore and Ohio
brakemeu. fell beneath the wheels of a
train near ConneIlsville. on the Pitts
burg division, and was instantly killed
HIS head and both arms were severed
entirely from the body His remains
were not found until several hours after
the accident
T D. Tally. an employe Of the BaItf-
more and Ohio ballast train residing in
this city, fell off his train backward
while II was running rapidly near Patter-
son Greek, and was so badly huTl bout
the head and body that he may not re-
cover He was brought TO his home
here.
George H Murphy. a Baltimore and
Ohio fireman residing in Cumberland
WAS struck by an engine at Grafton. "
Va, while stepping across the track and
sustained ugly cOntusiOns of the chest
and thigh.
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SPORT FOR MR.. CLEVELAND.
The ex-President Having Good Duck
Shooting on Ragged Island.

NORFOLK, Va, March 11-Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and his party are having
great sport shooting ducks on the Ragged
Island preserves of the Back Bay Gun
Club- Yesterday Mr.. Cleveland sent by
express to his home at Princeton. N J.,
box containing sixty fine ducks that
had fallen victims to his unerring aim
Friday WAS day of rare sport
The ex-President, accompanied by Mr.
Joseph Seeunger. of Norfolk. president
of the Back bay Club. set out early in
the morning and did not return until after
nightfaH They killed seysnty-dve ducks
in addition 10 a number OF widgeou
geese, and other birds
The ex-President and his companion
had rather a thrilling experience on the
return trip About s o'clock ii the even
ing a heavy windstorm arose. and the
small sailboat theE occupied was pretty
roughly handled 1t is reported that the
boat came near being swamped. The
craft reached shore safely. however. Sat
uTday, and the sportsnen rested a day
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WEST VIRGINIA BILLS VETOED.
Governor Atkinson Rejects Measures
Before Retiring From Office.

CHARLESTON. w Va, March IL
Just prior to the vacating OF the Guber-
Material chair Governor Atkinson vetoed
House bin i49. which is. in all respects,
similar to enate bill 2. providing for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors. but failed TO
provide for a license tax on hotels OF Gig
arettes. He says the two bills conflict
with each other and pertain to the same
largely. He believes the State has right
to require tax for the reason that the
comfort, convenience, and safety Of those
who are require" TO travel from one place
to another are entitled to special consid-
Grafton. and when one pays for the priv
Ieges of d public hotel he is entitled TO
immunity from gamblers, rowdies, and
disturbances generally. etc. Senate bill 2
is accordingly approved and House bill
149 is vetoed on the ground given.
The only object for Senate bill 81. or
purpose, that can be conceived of is to
furnish the lawyers of the State advanced
copies of the decisions of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals at the expense of the
State. If such law were needed the Gov
ernor says he would cheerfuIly approve
it, but as he sees it there is no use for
such law 1t was vetoed This bill re
quired the State TO publish, at its own
expense. the opinions of the Supreme
Court after each term
Senate bill Isl, to increase the revenues
Of the State. The adoption of this bin
was among the last acts Of the legislative
session of the present year The purpose
OF the bill is according to the title OF The
same, TO increase the revenues of the
State" While it is an independent act it
Is, nevertheless, an amendment of sec
tons and Is. chapter g. of the Code,
and its evident purpose is to define. in
more specific terms, what persons con-
nected directly with insurance business
shall be regarded IS agents OF solicitors
Of insurance within the limits Of this
State
Senate bill 49, says the Governor is en-
tIreIy too severe and eXacting IN this that
It inhlbits all clerks and messengers. en-
ployed in insurance offices in the State
from receiving or collecting directly or
indirectly, any premiums pertaining to in
surance without receiving from the State
authority TO act
House bill %. passed by the Legislature,
ike Senate BIN Isl, is an independent act
OF the legislative body It's object is to
regulate the writing Of insurance policies
on property or lives within the State OF
west Virginia
Fearing. however, that unnecessary
complications may arise. as the result of
the adoption Of both House bill 20 and
Senate bill Isl. and also because of its ex-
IRENE feature IN some Of the provisions
Senate ball Isl IS accordingly vetoed
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A GIFT FOR WINCHESTER.
c. b Rouss, OF New York. Contrib
utes TO n Mortunry Chapel

uAcH TO n hOFdunFE ShHpei
WINCHESTER, Va. March II-Mayor
Barton has received 4 letter from Charles
B. Rouss, OF New York, offering to con-
tribute the sum Of $4,000 toward the cree
ton Of a mortuary chapel in Mount Heb
ron Cemetery, this city, conditionaIIy.
The condition is that the people of Win
chester should contribute like sum to
the object Immediately upon receipt of
the proposition the trustees of Mount
Hebron Cemetery Company met and de-
cided TO comply with the terms of the
gift
The company viii utilize its reserve
fund for the purpose as it can only spend
the profits arising from the sale OF IouS
IN the cemetery for improvements there
in
The company has had In view the erec-
ton Of a InortUaTy chapel and receiving
vault for a long time. bat has been una
BE to carry its intentions into effect nm
III This latest gift Of Mr. Rouss has
made II possible The chapel viii be 10
Gated Just west of the main entrance 10
the cemetery and under the shadow of
the costly Rouss monument and his re-
Gently erected mausOleum.
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BOURBON WAS THE BEVERAGE
In oIden Times Rye whisky was Al
most Unknown.
From the New Orleans Times-Denoc

FTom the New Orleans Tiues-Democrat1 a.
IN my younger days said one of the
"iN iiorTS OF the club, after carefully
lhStructIHg the steward to bring mr., =
nShtcdD composed of "A thfmbls fIIII IF
bourbon. q thimDle fun Of water and tha
olilet trimmings IN NY younger days
rye whisky was almost unknown When
Il gentleman wanted TO drink whisky he
was morally certain to call for b0urbol
or, rather. he would expect bo1Irhor 70
te brought to him as matter OF course
ftSt WHISKY with rock candy was thef5 chr
TO be good for colds but il was MOI re-
Earded seriously as beverage Noys-a-
days. strange to say conditions have al
most entirely reyerSed-bourbor fs ~
gated TO the background AID rarely called
Tor except by fOgies like myself while
rye IS such 4 universal drink that II fS
almost certain To be served in the all
senee OF special instructions to the con
tray
Behind all this is an interesting story
ana one that conveys a gOOd-sized moral
as TO the value Of publicity Bourbon. as
you know. Is . kentucky product and for
years and years the diStiilery harons of
that State lay back at their ease and
watched their fortunes Increase without
the slightest eXertiOR on their OWN part
They were mostly fine, punctiiOUs old gen
tlemen, and entertained a holy horror
OF the huStling met ods Of modern bust
ness They regarded them as distinctly
undignified.
"A good while ago while things were In
that condition, the rye dlStillerS of Penn
SylVania and elsewhere in the East set
themselves deliberately to change DrrbIic
taste. They were headed chaDs
mostly. totally devoid Of the sentimental
scruples of the Kentucky colonies. and
they made their campaign as lively as
possible. As the years went by il grew
in proportions, and if one could foot up
the total amount that has been spent in
advertising of various kinds by the rye
people. the sum would be simply stageer-
ing. The indefatigability of their agents
was equally surprising. l know person
ally of an instance in which one of their
missionaries as they called them spent
six months in perSuadIng noted South
ern epicure and bon Viyant to change
from bourbon to rye: but when he did
so he took the entire club contingent OF
the city with him. That Is one case out
of thousands. Meanwhile the coloaels
saw what was going on. but refused to
believe that American gentlemen would
ever drink anything but bourbon and
maintained a dignified inactiOn Today
three-fourthS OF them are broke. and the
result of the rye campaign you know
II was a gigantic job TO make "a nation
unconsciously change its Triple bat the
hard-headed PeHnsyIvanians finally did
II. As a matter Of fact, rye is not a
whit better Than bourbon. and both con-
tain exactly the same amount OF alcohol
81 per cent-SO the achievement NAV be
set down solely to printers ink and per
sistency as opposed TO dignity and tradf-
ton"
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CHANGES IN PosToFFIcEs.
None Likely to Occur Within the
Next Six Weeks

There is a marked difference in the
amount of mail received by the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General during the
past Few days as compared with that
Of four years ago Then the mail aver
aged 5000 letters per week, and one
clerk was kept busy opening letters ad-
dressed personally to the Fourth Assist
ant While there has been an increase
in the number of letters addressed to the
Postofice Department since last Monday,
still the increase has been exceedingly
small
Most of the letters are from applicants
for fOurth-cIass poStofices, the idea pre-
VallinS among the applicants that fourth
class pOStmaSters serve only four years
This Is an error There is no fixed tenure
Of office for fourth-class postmasters
Only Presidential postmasters are limited
to four years, and must be reappointed.
Thus far no applications for Presiden-
tlaI postOf.ces, the term Of whose in
cUEbeuts has not expired, have been re
celVed- POStOffce officials do not antic-
ipate any pronounced change among this
class of oi1cehOlders, and none are like
y to occur for at least six weeks