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as II by magic. Boxers rushed back and
forth. firing modern ordnance with skill
and persistency. But their stand could not
last long.
There was a rush from the left. q COM
mand of Englishmen crowded the Chinese
back to the wall and then, when both
armies were viciously striving to hold their
own, American cavalrymen and infantry
men dashed into the fray, surmounted the
walls of the now-burning city and planted
the stars and stripes high on the parapet
of the emperor's palace.
Cheers for the Portraits Displayed.
1t is sufficient to say that the fireworks
which followed this spectacle were alto
gether up to the high standard of the ear
lier entertainment. There were numerous
and brilliant bombs. Giant jellyfish fioated
back and forth. Chains of colored lights
were discharged from huge bouquets of
color. Portraits of Gen. Torrance and Pres
ident Roosevelt were outlined in fire amid
the most enthusiastic cheering. A Grand
Army badge and the strains of Aud Lang
Syne' moved the whole audience to song;
"Finally, when a legend bearing the words
Goodnight" appeared the whole con-
course moved easily and quickly to Penn
sylvania avenue and contributed to the
scene there. =.
This production is an outcome of con-
tracts made with the Pain Fireworks
Company by the local committee on fire.
works. Chairman Long of that body Is
thus in practical control of the entire enter
prise. Its details are the result of special
knowledge possessed by pyrotechnical ex-
perts. But the general plan of the enter
tainment was outlined by the local commit
tee. This was done, and the contracts
necessary were made and signed in an in
credibly short time. Indeed, but one or
two meetings were held. The display, as it
was seen last night and is to be seen each
night of the current week, is accordingly a
notable tribute to the business methods Of
Washington business men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
Horse Runs Away.

horse attached to a buggy, the prop
erty of liveryman in the southeastern
part of the city, in charge of John Howard
and two male companions, became fright
ened on Good Hope road near the German
Orphan Asylum yesterday and ran away
The occupants of the conveyance were
thrown out and severely bruised. The
horse continued through Anacostia and on
to the Navy Yard bridge, where it came
into collision with cart, demolishing the
buggy completely. The runaway horse was
badly injured. The driver of the cart
ieaped from his seat in time to save him
self from being hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

.PEK|N IN FIREWORKS
Attack by the Allied Forces
Reproduced.
SEEN BY GREAT THRONG
CHEERS FOR PORTRAITS OF PRES
IDENT AND GEN. TORRANCE.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Party Attend
Thousands Within Enclosure
Features of Fireworks.
SEEN BY GREAT THRONG

Spread out over the undulattng parking
near the Monument grounds last night was
a throng which numbered well over 5000
persons, asSe nlbled to view the spectacular
representation of the fall of Pekin and dis
play of fireworks provided by the local
citizens committee as an auxiliary feature
of the encampment. For two hours this
multitude sat stood entranced. Pekin
and America were strangely intermingled
The theatrical aspect of the display and
its character as a program of pyrotechnics
were often confused But the juXtaposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
TREAD-wHEEL AND CRANK.

Penal Contrivances Banished From
English Prisons.
From the London Chroniele-
The abolition OF the tread-wheel and the
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The End Must Come.
From tine Savannah News.

Evidently crisis is approaching in the
battle between the coal operators and the
strikers. The public is taking hand in It,
and there will have to be an adjustment Of
the differences between the coal operators
and the strikers. The public does not In
tend to be the victim of the stubbornness
OF the opposing parties to the quarrel in
the coal fields any longer. II 1t can help It.
There must be settlement, or one party
or the other must give way.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) pre-
fers Mason to Hanna. 1t says: THE
reported presidential candidacy of
Senator Mason may be a joke, as the
politicians in Washington regard IL.
but it is to be preferred to the can
didacy of his chief senatorial critic,
which would be a calamity"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says:
THE revelations concerning the part
Gen. Wood took in the reciprocity
propaganda seemed for a moment to
sound the deathknell of the scheme.
But since every one connected with it
has freely admitted such connection,
explaining that it was done for the
best interests of the island the force
of the disclosures is somewhat
broken"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Oem.)
says: ANY American born citizen
having reached Mr.. Mason's age and
being in full possession of the politi-
cal rights of citizen is entitled to
make the run for the presidency But
Mr.. Mason's legs are somewhat short
and his shape rather pudgy for sue
cess in such a run. when a physical
and political athlete is among the
competitors"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: The Democrats OF the Senate
are occupying for the present the po-
sition OF interested spectators In the
Republican quarrel over Cuban re-
oiprocity But when II shall come to
taking a hand In legislation on re-
ciprocity the Democrats Of the Sem
ate would be utterly false to the prin-
ciples Of their party II they should
lend aid and comfort 20 the beet
sugar faction OF tarin mongers As
for Gen. Wood. all the political capt
tai that could be made out 0f an at
tack upon his official conduct would
ID repay the attempt In this mat
Ter Cen Wood has acted with the
best intentions and with entire good
fsith."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
PERSONAL.

IS. NJ. Livingstone, who has just
died in Edinburgh, was a member of
the publishing firm which introduced
some Of Robert Louis Stevenson's first
writings to the world.
Pension Commissioner Ware has
been interested for a long time in the
good roads movement. Just after he
moved to Washington r. W. Richard
son, secretary of the National Good
Roads association, called upon him.
Mr.. Richardson is about to take a good
roads construction train across the
continent. Said he: ''How do the far
mers in your state of Kansas stand on
the road question. Mr.. Ware?" up to
their knees" was the pithy reply.
The New York Sun thinks that
American women have to pay dearly
for the privilege of pre-empting the
middle of the road to literary glory.
1t says that according to Dame Ru-
NOR Kate Douglas Wiggin is lowering
on the verge of nervous prostration.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Townsend
has toppled quite over the verge and
is recuperating in a sanitarium. Mary
Hartwell Catherwood, whose novel,
'Lazarre' is among last seasons sue
cesses, is in a hospital
"A young woman visitor in Wash
ington sat in the Senate gallery a few
days ago watching the proceedings in
that august assembly,. Senator Vest
tottered from his seat to the cloak
room, supporting himself on the arm
of a personal attendant. Senator Haw-
ley, with his failing strength, vainly
tried to push open a door leading out
of the chamber; Senator Hanna came
hobbling down the aisle leaning heav-
New York wobbled shakily into his
seat. The young woman looked on
wonderingly and then remarked to
friend: Il should think they would
call this the old mems home instead
of the United States Senate"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
BRIGHT BITS.

An Outrage.-Old Lady-"Oh, heav-
eye." Small Boy-"Wot a bloomin'
shame! Only fer yer eye dat would err
bin a home run.'-Judge.
Couldn't Have Seen It.-Miss East
side-'"That is a lovely gown, but
haven't seen it before?" Miss West
side-'No l think not; 1 have only
worn 1t at a very few smart affairs
this season. Town and Country.
Comparative Valuation.-"Be not
like dumb driven cattle!" exclaimed
the graduating girl. mo chance of it,"
muttered the cynic in the back row of
the auditorium. I'D like to see the
day when I'm worth as much as sir
loin and porterhouse." = Washington
Star.
Mrs. Greene-"Miss Black and that
Brown girl made themselves ridicu-
lously prominent at the musicale last
night. 1t was positively scandalous!"
Mrs. White-"For mercy's sake, what
did they do?" Mrs. Greene-"Do? they
just sat there all the evening, listening
to the music, and never passed a word
between them. Boston Transcript.
An Inherited Weakness-"How
readily and naturally your daughter
takes her high c." said Mrs. Oldcastle
as she sat in the splendid music room
of the new neighbors listening to the
practicing of the daughter of the
house. Yes" replied his hostess, Ma
mic takes after her pa. l always told
Josiah that whenever anything comes
high he was sure to take it right off,
He always was so aristocratical in his
tastes. Chicago Record Herald.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
STRIKES IN THE UNITED STATES.


Prior TO 1881 strikes in the United
States were so infrequent that no off,
cial data of them were preserved.
From that year onward, however. the
strike has been much in evidence as a
means of enforcing demands or obtain
ing redress on the part of laborers. In
the June number of the North Amer
lean Review Mr.. Carroll D. Wright,
United States Commissioner of Labor.
reviews the history of strikes as shown
by the records in the bureau of which
he is chief
1t appears that in the period of
twenty years ending December. 1900.
there were 22,793 strikes in the United
States. OF these 5O.77 per cent were
successful, 1904 per cent. partly sue
cessful. and 1913 per cent. failures.
More than 100000 employees were
thrown out of work, suffering a loss
in wages amounting to S257, 1868, AIS. AS
against this 1t is set down that the
loss to employers were 1922, 731, 121,
showing that the workers suffered a
loss of more than 81 for every 81 lost
by employers. During the period la
Dor organiza tons assisted strikers to
the amount of $16.174,793. The great
est strike year was 1894, when more
than $4,000 men went out, and when
the average strike lasted thirty-two
days, or nine days more than the av-
erage for the twenty years.
The number of lock-outs during the
same period was ZOOS. OF these 50.79
per cent. were successful, 6.2S per cent.
partly successful and 42.9S per cent.
failures. The losses to laborers
amounted to nearly $49,OOO,O 900. and to
employers nearly s20OOo0OO.
OF the whole number of strikes, a.,
457 were ordered by labor organiza-
tions. OF these strikes fraction more
than one-half were successful. In the
five states of Illinois, Massachusetts,
New York. Ohio and Pennsylvania
strikes of the country. Aboat one
fourth of all strikes were for the pur-
pose of securing an INCREASE in wages,
and of these about one-half were sue
cessful. Twenty leading causes, involv-
ing wages, hours and unionism, occa-
stoned about n per cent. of the strikes.
Mr.. Wright says: TT is recognized
now that labor conflicts grow out of
increasing intelligence. The avoidance
or adjustment of such conflicts must
be the result of increasing intelli-
gence." 1t is obvious from the fore
going that striking is a very costly
manner of adjusting differences be-
tween employe and employer. 1t is to
be hoped that the day of developing
the intelligence necessary to the avoid
ance or adjustment of labor troubles
will arrive speedily.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
Mistaken MIR. Edison.

The automobile manufacturer looked
sad, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Il have been reading" he mourn
fully remarked. what this unfortu-
nate man Edison says about making
automobiles for $3.50. It's painful, isn't
it? Why, do you know that the wheels
alone will cost $109.76-to say nothing
of the tires. And then there's the
axles-Pd hate to tell you what the
axles cost. It's way up. And the
body of the vehicle, and the seat, and
the coach varnish-do you know any
thing about the cost of coach var
nish? You'll get scared when you
hear what it is. And the levers, and
the brake, and the bells-bells are aw-
full high just now. And then the bat
terry. Why, is costs money even to
look at a battery! And then think of
the expense of assembling the parts
And the wiring, and the ammeter, and
the lamps, and the volt meter, and the
sundries-and Sundries went up steen
per cent. in Chicago last week. Why,
it's an honest fact that you can't build
an automobile that's worth bringing
in out of the wet for less than 1888 So
and second grade upholstering at that.
And they'll never be any cheaper. No,
indeed. Now's the time to buy. Think
of it! One hundred and fifty dollars
Say, 1 do feel sorry for Edison's fam
ilyi"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENCY.


The Republican papers and the So
called independent papers never miss
an opportunity to speak disparagingly
of Southern politics and Southern
men in public life because of the
Souths willingness to permit the
Western or Eastern Democrats to
dominate the Democratic party, not
withstanding the fact that she has
many more Democratic votes in Con-
gress and in the electoral college than
either the East or the West. The New
York Sun, for instance, day or two
ago. in commenting on a suggestion of
the Mobile Register. that the South
should insist upon the nomination by
the Democratic party of a Southern
man for President, took occasion to
insinuate that the South had followed
the lead of the Northern Democracy
so long that she could do nothing else
now. The New York Evening Post,
commenting on the same matter, said
that the number of Southern Demo-
Gratis in public life who are worthy
of the presidency was not likely to
Increase while the present condition of
repression and subserviency continued,
and the Washington Post said that
the South would not longer submit to
the leadership of Western Democrats
or occupy the position of servitude to
the Eastern Democrats if she were
represented in public life and in par
ty councils by the powerful and brill
liant men who represented her before
the Civil War"
All of these papers keep in the back
ground the reason why the South is
unable to assert herself in party coun-
ellis. AS long as the South has the race
question to deal with it is probable
that the Northern Democrats will try
to shape the policies of the Democratic
party and name its candidates for
President. They believe they can de-
pend upon the Southern States for
majorities whatever the policies may
be and whoever the presidential NOM
inee may be, and so they insist that
they shall be permitted to say what
men and measures will be the most
popular in the North. There are signs,
however, that it is the purpose of the
Southern Democrats to be more as
sertive in the matter of policies. I'm
less they are they may not be able to
continue to deliver majorities with the
same certainty that they have in the
past
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
In the Depths of the Jungle.

The friend of the returned traveller
looked at him with a smile. says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Well" he said, we've got one new
thing, at least, to show you.'
And what is that?" the traveller in
quired.
It's ping-pong.'
The travellers sun baked face Grim
killed. in a laugh.
That reminds me of little expert
ence had in Central Africa last win
ter" he said. Il had gone into the
jungle looking for big game when l
was surprised and delighted to see a
white man approaching. He was equal
ly delighted to see me. He explained
that he was an English trader in iv-
DRY and was on his way back to the
coast. BY George he cried, I'm aw-
fully glad to see you! Just hold on a
minute And with that he hastily
drove four stakes in the ground and
stretched a section of an elephant hide
tightly across them. Now he cried,
'well have a game 1 looked at him
in amazement. l fancied for a mo-
ment that he had the jungle fever in
his blood. A game of what?' / asked
He kicked a square box that was lying
at his feet. 'Ping-pong.' he cried
And did you play it?" inquired the
friend
II should say we did," replied the
traveller. I'VE played it so deuced late
that we had to sleep in trees that night
to keep away from the jungle marau-
derS!"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
The Oldest Science.

A dispute recently arose at a beer
table in Germany between a group of
university men as to which science was
the oldest, says the New York Tri-
bune. A representative of the law de-
clared that it was Jurisprudence, for
this science must have been known in
Paradise, seeing that Adam and Eve
were evicted thereIrom. why" said
a graduate of medicine, medicine is
certainly of older date. Just think of
the operation that Adam had to sub
NIT to in order that rib should be
obtained for Eve!" mo, no, gentle
men," retorted an electrotechnician,
for before anything was created God
said Let there be light" Then came
the theologian, who said Il do not
want to appear presumptuous but
think that precedence belongs to the
ology for before it was light 1t was
dark"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
pivine Assistance Not Needed.

Father O'Keefe, the Catholic chap
lain at West Point, was listening to
some raillery one evening concerning
the efficacy of prayer, says the Phila-
delphia Times. 1t was all good-hurn-
ored enough; for his companions at
the time were men who held him in
deep respect and regard. His argument
was that very, very few of US who are
helped by prayer are inclined to give
credit for the assistance to the proper
source, and often fondly believe that
our good-fortune is of our own devils
ing. To point his argument, he told
the tale of Celt who was engaged as
all-around man in one of the big office
buildings. Cleaning windows one day
on the eighteenth floor, he lost his ball
ance and fell, exclaiming as he real
lied his great peril:
20! Lor-rd, help me, a sinner-help
mel"
The words had hardly been uttered
when he was caught on a projection
from a window on the fifteenth or four
tenth floor, when, assured of his safe
ty as he swung free, he added:
'fOi well, Yez needn't moind!"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

The Minnesota Supreme Court has
decided that a woman's beauty may
Lot initiate against her in a court of
law. The case went up from Mime
npolis, where a strikingly beautiful
young woman had sued the city for
damages because of injuries sustained
in the over-turning of coach owing to
a defective roadway. The plaintiff sat
in court with her attorney. The jury
gave her verdict of $500. The city re-
fused to pay, and took the case to the
Supreme Court on the ground that the
young woman's extraordinary beauty
had SO affected the minds of the jurors
that they became incapable of deter
mining the facts in the case. There
was no suggestion that she had cast
hypnotic glances or made "goo-goo
eyes" at the jurors; merely that the
heads of the jurymen had been turned
by her good looks The Supreme Court
sustained the verdict of the lower court
and said the law had nothing to do
with the beauty of the plaintiff.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; P. P. p, Lippman's Great
Remedy; Sale of Merchandise, by
John H. Deveaux. Collector of Gus
toms; Tuesday Evenings Hop at Ho-
tel Tybee, Dinner Bill of Fare at
Union Station Restaurant.
Amusements-New Faces Direct
from New York, at the Casino"
Laundry-E. & w. Laundry.
Good Form Sets-Lindsay & Nor
gan.
July 16-Get 1t at Rowlinski's.
Force Food.
Washing Powder-Pearline.
Uneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit
Company.
Beer-Pabst Beer.
Medical-Blood-W Wine; Wright's In
dian Vegetable Pills; Castoria; Y. NJ.
F.; DR.. Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
omce,Hnnrs of REED.

Hon. Thomas B. Reed goes to Maine
occasionally and occupies his summer
home near Old Orchard Beach during
the warm months. says the Philadel-
phia Post. He has become so much
in demand in New York that he Is Of
ten asked II he intends TO become a
permanent resident of the city The
way he parties the question Is interest
ing.
Il fnd.' he said 10 a group OF friends.
that the financial importance OF a
New Yorker Is gauged by the earii-
ness with which he leaves the city and
the lateness Of his return. his riches
are measured by the length Of time he
stays away"
But how about gourself9T asked
one.
Well" he said slowly. Il am still
keeping ofiiee houTs."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

In Pennsylvania a physician and a
coroner's jury have decided that quiz
nine and water are dangerous and will
produce death. A railroad contractor
died suddenly. A post mortem exam
ination was made, and the physician
declared the man came to his death
by taking a dose of quinine and drink
ing a considerable quantity of water
with it. The coroner's jury agreed to
that view of the matter. Hereafter, in
that part of Pennsylvania, those who
take quinine will probably insist upon
having whisky with it.