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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
FUSIONISTS PLAYING A FREEZE -OUT GAME

Each Of the Conventions Tries to Force
the Hand of the Other.
BOTH WANT TO NAME HEAD OF TICKET
Usual Deadlock Appears at Opening of
Two-Ringsd Circus.
PoPUusTS DEMAND THE GOVERNOR
Refuse to Negotiate Until the Democrats
Make that Concession,
DEMOCRATS NAME SMYTHF FOR THE PLACE
pOuglAS County Man IndOrsod on First
h. Ballot by His Faction.
IARMoNY NOT SEEN AT GRAND ISLAND
Plenty of oratOry on Tap, but No
/ Sign Of Peace.
PoPUuisTS LEAN TOWARD HARRINGTON
Heads of the PopOcratic Hosts in At
tendance, but whole Counties
Are without Delegates at
the Convention Halls.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25

Sir Francis Knollys informed a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press at 4;3o
p. m. that there had been practically no
change since the operation. His majesty"
he said. continues to sleep well and is
progressing satisfactorily"
There is no question. however, that the
kings condition is extremely critical
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
Declare for smyth.

On motion Of John Maher the convention
proceeded to ballot for governor. first tax
ing an informal expression, which was as
follows: Smyth. 500; vifquain. ssl: Thomp-
son. 12O; Koenigstein rs; Barry. /; Stevens,
l. On this test OF strength Douglas voted
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
LATEST BULLETIN FROM KING
Patient is Much Relieved by Opera
tiOn and Makes Satisfactory
Progress.

LONDON. June 24.-The king is suffering
from perityphlitis. His condition on Sat-
urday was so satisfactory that 1t was hoped
that with care his majesty would be able
to go through the ceremony. On Monday
evening a recrudescence became manifest.
rendering a surgical operation necessary to-
day. (Signed.) LISTER
THOMAS SMITH.
LAKING.
THOMAS BARLOW.
TREVES
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25

CONTINUED on Second Page,)
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IcOntinued on Second Page.l
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
Rural Routes In Third District.

Charles E. Llewellyn, special agent Of
rural free delivery, has received rural free
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
PLAN OF THE UNDERGRoUND ROADWAY

ing turntable. cars could he turned and r
into suhbasemcnts. They could then be
loaded or unloaded at pleasure. saving time
handling and the cost of trucking
The space beneath the ear tracks should
he devoted to pneumatic. water. sewer,
gas ana electric pipes or tubes. where he
ing appropriately arranged and supported
by racks they could be examined and re-
paired at pleasure.
Pure air should be taken by means of
stand pipes from above the dust line of the
city and forced into reservoirs placed he
meath the sidewalks and other convenient
places. and THENCE allowed TO escape
through large screens which would not ad-
NIT OF anv unpleasant draft Impure air
should be forced out through similar tubes
instead of allowing it to escape through
stalrways or elevators. 1t is obvious that
this arrangement would furnish substreets
with purer air than that which is encoun-
tered on surface streets where II is
charged with puiverized filth.
1t is reported that the Chicago University
Is trying the experiment of heating side
walks by means of steam pipes placed be-
Meath the walks. Snow and ice could NOT
accumulate on streets or walks over sub
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

every few hours and now and then
come to walled cities so large that you are
half day in getting through them. For
hundreds of miles there are no locks. and
north OF the Yangtse the, water is carried
over the country on great stone embank
ments twenty or more feet high. the
stream within the embankments being sew
eral hundred feet wide. The smaller canals
have foodgates and locks leading into the
Grand Canal. and in some places these are
managed by soldiers. 1t is said a river was
once conducted into 1t at Il place above the
fangtse kiang and that it took 309O coo
men seven months to turn the waters of
that stream. great part Of the Grand
Canal is in bad repair. but south of the
fangtse it is n mighty trade route, filled
with all kinds Of vessels
The labor upon the canal has been enor-
nous and a vast amount of work is being
done upon 1t Today. At every few miles
atone bridges have been built across il
and many of these bridges have wide stone
arches high enough for the boats to pass
through. From the poGt these arches are
exceedingly picturesque. They form n
frame for the long waterway covered with
boats of all kinds. I counted thirty bridges
in sight at one time. and this not Including
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

through buildings. from side streets or di-
rect from sidewalk to sidewalk. AS St,Ie.
should prefer elevators to stairs. hut <pe-
cial conditions might make stairs prefera-
BILE.
Where there are vacant lots. let Than, mr.,
IN pooths. hotels, restaurants. boarding..
houses anc other suitable buildings ,vh,ch
would net lower the tone of q frst.cfass
stseet' They would then have a vas, estate
ready for sale or leasing.
The facilities furnished by IN. ,pb.tr,.,
"onid boom the real estate and attract ten.
ants at such figures AZ the syndcat. ,,Ilrbt
dictate. skyrcrapers would grow IKE ,nb,.
lc' ana even draw tenants from the OLD
cohgested streets. Ali car facilities yro,,id
Do taxed to their utmost capacity during
tho Fair. and TT Its close the substrest
would not only be the popular street Of
the city, but II would be tho one dIstin.
gushing feature Of tho c.ty-a fsaf,,rs
which would be fixed In tho minds Of All
visitors to the exclusion of other feature.
OF the Fair. which woaid fade and nfsfre
into other fairs. but Il would he Impossible
to forget tho forciful impression az ,shs
novelty Of the substrsst
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

streets. Sub-sidewalks would be compare
tiVeiy cool in summer and warm in winter
ana at all times free from the inclemency
incident to surface streets
The people who use the cars must Use
these walks and the shelter beauty and
cleanliness would prove attractive
In every city the builder seeks the right
TO excavate and utilize the space under
walks in front OF his buildings. because the
convenience :hus secured outweigh the cost
or excavating and bridging. In many cases
these excavations under the street are used
not only for mercantile purposes but res
tanranf as well. This would seem to he nos
tive proof that there Is profit in ouch
transactions, even when no question of ne
.cessity is involved
In the matter Of congestion. the public is
the interested party. That which is for the
public good should need no special advo-
cate 1t is obvious that systematic utsl!-
zation must be more profitable than private
and partial excavations for the simple plr-
pose of increasing floor space.
The matter of entrances to substreets is a
question of local convenience and must be
subject to. local conditions, They may be
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
SUBWAY FOR WORLDS FAIR TRAFFIC
Substreet Proposed as the Best
Way in Which to Relieve
Congested Traffic.

| In letter to President Francis Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. F. l.. KIM;
of Worcester, Mass, suggests a substreer
as the best way in which to relieve traf-
| fic during the Fair. He says:
By "substreet mean the placing of
street directly beneath the congest ed
street. This can be accomplished by ex-
cavating the entire street to the desired
depth and throwing a steel bridge over the
same" Thus the bridge will furnish the
same public facilities enjoyed before the
excavation, and by removing tramways to
the street below they would be free from
obstruction by trucks or carriages. The
ZANE rollng-stock, with a free track, could
be made to yield more than double the serv-
Ice possible on surface streets. The ac-
companying plan will give fair idea Of
the arrangements l propose.
Wherever buildings stand on the street
line, would substitute steel for the pres
ent foundation. and make the new steel
structure support both the bridge and the
building. This would give a frontage to
the basement of each building. the win
doWs OF which would face sheltered side
walk which would be free from the filth
incident to the walks above.
] would place the subsidewalks on a level
with the basement floors of the buildings
and devote the space between the side
walks to tramways. placing the tracks low
enough to bring tn floor of the cars on a
level with the sidewalks.
To prevent accidents. strong wire fence
or lattice should be placed between the car
space and the sidewalks.
The power of approaching cars should he
automatically cut at a reasonable distance
from cars not in motion, and automatic
brakes applied.
As there are few streets which would not
be more than ample for two tracks, the
middle space would be devoted to steam |
cars. to be hauled by electric power. !
Steam and smoke should not be admitted |
within substreets.
would have crossings connected with the
lower sidewalks, by which pedestrians could |
cross under the surface street and over the
cars in the lower street.
All gateways leading to the cars should Se
kept closed while cars are in motion
The space directly beneath the subside-
walk / would devote to freight cars. thus
giving tenants along the line an oppor-
tunity to receive and deliver freight at their
own DOORS and, by using low. ball-bear-
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Pink Peach Orchards just
Bursting Forth Into Bloom.

But what is that sound in the distance?
It makes me think of a railroad train at
great speed, but far off. 1t slowly deepens
and I look out TO sea. 1t is the mighty
Pacific gathering itself together for the
great bore at Hangchow. With my glass
can see faint line of white at the foot of
blue islands about ten miles away. II is
now but a streak of silver cutting the sea.
As / watch It it broadens and lengthens.
The sound increases. Seei There is a low
wall OF foam way out there In the water
There are great boats behind 1t which are
foatinS in on the tide. and ships in front
which it must swallow up as it comes on
ward. Now it is nearer and higher With
the naked eye can see it throwing its foam
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

Kearney and William Olshausen of St.
Louis: trombone. Bert florence Of Ere
donia, New York, and H. Morehead of
Columbia: tenor. Ed Drum of Marble Hill;
clarionetists. Urling Coe of Carthage, Will
liam Jeffries of Idaho and James Rice OF
kearney; r fiat base, Guy Il. Foster of CO.
lumbia: tuba. George Morehead of Column
bia: barytone. Fred F. Storm of Maryvi!le
Mark Skidmore of Springfield: piccola. Ira
Mullinex Of Princeton. Howard weIch is
president. If conditions are favorable the
band may make a short tour in the spring.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Fish Traps Built at Intervals
Along the Waterway.

All the canals are filled with fish and
there are fishermen everywhere. There
are fish traps built at intervals across the
waterway. through which your boat goes
with scraping, grating sound. There are
wicker fences. so fixed into the bed Of the
canal that they will bend down when the
boat presses against them. They are meant
TO stop the fish from coming down or up
stream and to turn them into the sin,Ious
pens of bamboo at the sides. where once
In. they cannot get out. Such pens are fre-
quently near great stone bridges.
There are also fishermen using hooks and
lines and fishing parties with nets and also
many men fishing with cormorants. The
cornorant fisherman paddles along in
canoe. upon the sides of which sit from
twenty to thirty birds. which look much
like ducks They are the rim of the
boat fastened there by strings tied to their
legs. At a word from their master they
Will dive down for fish and bring them up
In their mouths. Each cornorant has a
ring about his neck which prevents It from
swallowing the fish 1t catches. The fisher
man sits in the stern of the boat and pad
dies II along.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Curved Wall Serves to
Keep Old Neptune Back.

Stand beside me and let your eve follow
the wall. Notice how 1t winds along with
\the sinuous curves of a snake. the stones
q closely laid as though they were dove
tailed Those curves lessen the force OF
the mighty bore and aid in keeping the
ocean out OF the land
Notice that great fascine or fertilization
Of rushes and twigs which extends far out
from the wall In the shape of a bow. 1t is
twenty feet high and sixty feet in diame-
ter and is made of sticks filled fin with mud
the ends OF the sticks facing outward.
That wall II to protect these ships from
the daily inroad Of the Pacific. which might
otherwise dash them to pieces against the
stones.
Now look down at the bay. We are ap-
preaching low tide and the water is still
flowing out. The goddess of the Tsingtang
lie supreme. The bay is filed with the silt
brought down by It from the mountains It
is slimy and muddy. a great sheet OF bright
yellow ten miles in width bordered at each
end with navy blue mountains. The sky
is bright blue and filed with waves of
feecy clouds just above me- Far out be-
yond the yellow can see the white caps on
the Pacific, the realm of old Neptune. but
rs yet there is no sign of his invasion Of
the land.
climb to the top OF the wall first having
my guide draw my camera up with string
and sit down and wait for the coming inya-
sion. am on a wide dixie shaded by long
lines OF willows. with :he Hangchow Ray
and the ocean in front of me and behind
ana below me a mighty garden spotted
with clumps Of green trees and covered with
a crazy quilt of luxuriant crops
There are patches Of pink peach orchards
Just bursting forth into bloom. gray thick
cts OF mulberry trees and clumps of feath-
cry bamboos. out Of which peep the
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Wall Greater Than That
Which In"ulfed Pharanli's Army

Now the wall of water is extending tar
out in the bay. 1t is Gas'rinE itself agains;
the embankment some miles further up and
it is rolling. seething. foaming. roaring to-
ward me. This wall is greater than tina;
which ingulfsd Pharaoh's army. II makes
me think of Niagara. and the thunder of its
onconing current is almost as great. II
comes closer and closer until at last il
de shes almost to my feet and goes roaring
onward. II has caught the great iunks on
the terrace. swayed their masts to and fro.
and. passing. has left them floating. for the
bay is now filled and the terrace hidden.
How the water seethes and boiis! There are
myriad whirlpools in the bay. The ships
are pulling at the great bamboo ca bles with
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

wished that the. university could send out
baseball and football teams that would
compare with its student band
The band makes its expenses by giving
concerts, entertainments and dances It's
director is r. A. Shaw. senior law stu
dent 1t is managed by F. l.. Storm, a
sophomore lawyer. whose home is In Mary
Vile The other musicians are: Howard
Neich OF Columbia, solo cornetist first
cornets Denzil Coe of Carthage John Edy
OF DeSoto and John Walker of Neosho.
altos. j. Chasenaff of Sedalia, E. Denny O.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
STUDENTS BAND OF THE MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Special Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic
Columbia. Mo. Feb. :2-Of the various
student organizations in connection with the
Missouri State University. none IS more
deserving than the student band. Its mem
hers are from all parts of the State. When
the university entertains. the band Is al
ways in evidence: when any of its athletic
departments visit near home the band -
Inevitably called upon to uphold the old
gold and black. 1t has been many times
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

the little stone bridges which cross the
side canals at every few hundred feet
The banks OF all the canals have foot
paths. worn smooth by the tread of thou
sands of bare feet. Many of the boats are
hauled along by trekkers. men, women and
children, who are harnessed up like horses
and who pull the boats onward by ropes
attached to the masts. The women work
as hard as the men, thrifty boatsman
having several wives, each extra wife being
an extra slave to the husband
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

thatdhed roofs Of farmhouses. There are
people wearing blue gowns and gray hats
at work in the fields lazy bufialoes drag
ging the plows through the burrows. and In
the willows above me I hear the singing Of
birds. 1t is an ideal country scene. as
peaceful and quiet as that Of any part of
the world. and almost doze off as / look.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Marble Bridge Connects
Lake With Grand Canal.

One of the most important cities on the
Grand Canal is Soochow. 1t is bigger than
st. Louis and was founded about 500 B. c.
1t is the capital of Kiangsu Province and
Is In the heart of a district as thickly pop
uiated perhaps as any part of China. 1t
Is very rich city and a great manufac-
turing center. 1t makes silks. linens cot
tons and all sorts of things of iron ivory
and glass. In the new China 1t will he one
OF the great cities of the Empire and one
OF the chief railroad centers. Railroads
have already been surveyed to connect II
with Shanghai. and before many years It
VIII be known all over the world. 1t is
only hve years now since it was opened to
loreisn trade. This was at the close of the
Chinese-Japanese War. At present there
is n foreign settlement. and the English.
Germans and japanese are already be-
ginning to do business.
Right near Socchow Is the great Taibu
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

into the afr. The waH seems to be rolling
over and over. while the bay at my feet IS
as still as n mill pond. Now the flood has
caught the ships. They ride with 1t. They
. sway this way and that. apparently on their
beam ends. Now they are lost. and a little
later on I see them rising and falling with
the swell behind it.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Water Carried Over Country
on Great Stone Embankments.


moment later and the contest is over.
The Pacific has crowded the river far back.
1t has filled the bay and the tide is felt
far into the interior. The dikes and the
walls. however. have protected the farms,
and the people are working in the fields
Just as peacefully as before the great
White Terror" came GallopinC in.
have been travelling for some days upon
the Grand Canal. going off now and then
.nto the smaller canals which cover this
part of China like a net. The Grand Canal
is a wonderful waterway. 1t is longer than
from New York to Cleveland. and ii passes
through region which contains more peo-
pie than the whole United States I saw It
first at Tfentsin. which city it taps on it's
way north to Pekin. | have Travelled on it
near Pekin. and also seen it at Chinkang.
where It crosses the Yangtse, and am now
near Its lower end where it terminates at
the great city of Hangchow.
Travelling upon 1t you pass walled towns
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

Special Co-yesponience " The Sunday Republic.
Nhe greatest wonder Of China. I might say
the greatest wonder of the world. IL is the
light between the waters nf the ocean and
hose of the land which takes place here
at every tide, when the mighty Pacific,
earring its snow-whitc head to Il height Of
many feet. comes Ealloping UP the hay ne
liancChow IN = vain attempt Ia conquer the
TsiuctauS R!vcr, which there meets il and
Is lost In its waters.
| saw The struggle standing on the sea
vail which the Chinese have here built TO
E"ep back the ocean. This wall is as high
as three-story house. II IS built Of gran
re. the stones in places being bound to-
fether with iron, and il runs from here
Rii the way along the coast to the mouth
RI the YanCtse kianE. 1t is thirty feet high
and more than 100 miles long. and It is
only one Of the mighty creations OF the
Chinese in their struggle with nature.
We make much Of the fight of Holland
with the waves. The fight of the Chinese
: far more wonderful. You could drop Hoi-
land amongst the vast regions of the lower
NauStsc Valley. and you would have 10
hunt to find It, This whole country is n
system of dykes ami canals l Travelled up
le fauctse River for 1000 miles and found
enormous embankments everywhere along
tits course. l walked on the banks OF water
ways forty feet above the lands, the tops
Of such embanlSmCnts forming the roads
and paths Of the country.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
Canals Are Crossed by
Hundreds of Bridges.

The great SILK district about Haining Is or
n similar nature Every farm lies below
the level of the canal, and everywhere the
people are dredging ont the waterways and
building up walls. The canals are crossed
by hundreds of bridges. some Of enormous
size and of great beauty, and all repre-
senting a vas: amount OF money and work.
Take. for instance. this huge wall OF
Haining. on which I am standing. At its
foot are two terraces about twenty feet
wide. held back by piles filed in with
stones. Above these terraces the wall rises
straight up about fifteen feet It is regular
" built. being made of blocks of stone from
IL foot to eighteen inches thick. one piled
upon another as in building a house. Upon
the terraces. which are high out Of the
water. is long line of great tunks filled
with cargo for Hain.ns. They have come
In when the tide was high. and by It's re-
cession have been laid upon this great
shelf. l have crawled down upon the ter
races and / sit below the ships as write
these notes They are at least fifteen feet
back from the water. and their tall masts
tower high above the top of the wall.
They are enormous vessels which came
here by sea from other ports Their mighty
sails are tapping in the breeze, and the
great fishlike eyes, each as big around as
dinner plate, look down upon me as I
work. Tho ships are anchored to tho wall
by cables Of twisted bamboo as big around
as your arm, and beyond and hack Of them
] can see the pagodas and other buildings
of Ha,n;ng with the blue mountains rising
behind them.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

which they are tied TO ths shore. ana the
whole for a moment ~ like the rapids be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26

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mother. What's mother doin'? Taking
Rocky Mountain Tea Sensible family
Mcbride & Will Drug COMPANY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26

Ollie church in the United States. a
grave violation of the treaty of Paris.
and fatal departure from the time
honored American principle of separ-
alton of church and state
Resolved. That we protest against
the general condemnation of the friars
FOR what may have been the errors of
members of their body, and
demand for them that some measure
of justice and protection which is so
truly accorded all other persons and
under the jurisdiction of
the United States.
Resolved, That we, sensible of the
obloquy heaped upon the
friars in the Philippine islands by foul
ISLANDERS emanating from misguided
friends and treacherous foes, TO pioifer
sympathy to our suffering brethren.
and encourage them to contide in the
hope that our government true to its
mission and purpose, will ultimately
fulfill the dictates of justice and fair
ness in their regard"