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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
WITH A BAND OF MUSIC
CHINESE GREET LEADER

Leong Ka Chen Vice President of Reform Party of the
Empire, Arrives From the North and IS Accorded Great
Ovation by His Many Followers in Mongolian Quarter
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
NEW DRIFT ENTERPRISE.


Information concerning a new drift
mining enterprise in Nevada County is
published by the Nevada County Miner,
which says in part:
Arrangements are being made to open up an
other drift gravel mine in this district and II
IS thought that active operations will begin
before the winter storms Set in. Former Su-
perior Judge John Caldwell Of this city and
J T. Mccall an old-time mining superintend-
ent in the district but now in Central Amer
ica the owners of $50 acres of land which
is believed TO contain the north branch of the
Harmony ridge channel. Judge Caldwell own
ing a three-quarter interest and Mr.. Mccall
the balance. The holdings include the Walcott
location OF fifty acres and the right
10 mine 50 the Frazier ranch
tions adjoin and constitute extension of the
ColdsPring claim which has at various times
yielded considerable gold. All of the pieces
have been prospected more or less and are
known TO contain pay In the early sixties
Mr. Walcott, who was ditch tender for the
South Yuba Water Company a tunnel for
800 feet and found the bedrock pitching away
from him. which led to an abandonment Of that
pit about twenty-five feet deep and fifty feet
square. II Is proposed to continue a shaft
down from the bottom of this pit to ascer-
tain the depth and pitch Of the bedrock then
go down the hill and start crosscut tunnel
which will reach the channel within 400 feet.
By such a tunnel the lead could be worked
10 advantage there is a good site for the
dump and water could be easily taken in for
washing. The projectors are Of the opinion
that il would not be necessary to construct
= stamp mill they believe the gravel would
within a reasonable time after exposure TO the
air disintegrate sufficiently for ordinary wash
ing. The section where the consolidated prop
critics are situated has for years been famous
as a rich gravel mining section.
The Alta and Bingham Mines in Nevada
County are reported to have been bonded
by Charles GressWeu and A. G.. Harvey
Of San Francisco. The mines are in the
Washington district and adjoin the prop
critics operated by the Yuba Development
Company's mines.
There is a rumor current in CalaveraS
County that the Utica mining properties
at Angels are to be sold. These include
the Utica, Sickle, Cross, Gold Cliff and
Madison mines. the Union Water Com
pany's system and the Angels electric
light works The runnor grows out of an
inspection that has been progressing, in
which John Mckenzie, William Dodge
and Edwin F. Blake have been taking
part. The properties are owned by
Charles D. Lane. Alvinza Hayward and
Walter Hobart.
One hundred men are working at the
copper mine at Campo Seco, Calaveras
County The new working shaft is down
100 feet
Of recent transactions relating to mines
in Tuolumne County the Mother Lode
Qnr nm
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
FEARS NOT ASSASSIN.

Asked yesterday afternoon If he had
ever entertained fear since he had left
China that some agent of the Chinese
Government might attempt to take his
life, Leong Kai Chen who speaks Eng
llsh fluently, replied, as a smile illumin-
ed his clean shaven countenance:
No, l am not afraid of any such mis-
fortune. Even $4,000 will not induce one
of my countrymen to betray me, for I
know that they have too high regard for
me and the movement 1 am leading"
The young reformer added that his pa
per In Yokohama had proved a valuable
means of educating the Chinese up to the
necessity of shaping the future career of
their Government Secret efforts had
been made by the Peking Government
to suppress it, but the attempt had failed.
Continuing, he said:
The Chinese Empire Reform Society has set
out to accomplish much for China and the 81
forts OF the organization are already bear
ing good results. Our greatest hone for the
early salvation of the empire lies mainly in
the death of the Empress Dowager within the
next few years Anticipating this event our So
ctety is laboring to educate the peonla ne the
country so that they will as an orpantza
ton be powerful lever in the fut,,ra ,,oI1tJ
cal reconstruction of China F
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
EDUCATION HIS SLOGAN.

Finally he left the imperial family and
began TO deliver lectures. and next started
a newspaper, known The World, in
Pel1ing, right under the nose of the EN-
I-eror. Education was his slogan and he
preached it everywhere and made 1t the
special topic of his paper until the impe-
rial family began to reCard the former
tutor as a menace to the dynasty. Later
another paper, the Progress, was started
in Shanghai and the young reformer be-
gan the work of organizing educational
societies throughout the central parts of
the empire. II was about this time that
the Empress Dowager took the initiatory
step toward suppresstng LeOng Kai Chen
ard the imperial physician, who was the
president of the educational society and
an ardent admirer of the young editor
An edict was issued from the palace
against the further maintenance OF the
societies and heads were Topped off when
ever offenders against this ruling were
discovered. Finally the president and
the vice president of the organization
were forced to flee from the empire, the
former going to Calcutta
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
FLEEs FROM THE DoWAGER.

In making his escape from Peking
Leong Kai Chen was given protection by
the British Consul General and through
the influence of that official he was taken
aboard a Japanese man of war and car
ried to Yokohama, where he started an
other paper and with the assistance of
his followers in China he began to make
war upon the Dowager. 1t was then that
a price of 10000 yen, or $4,000, was Of
fered by the Dowager for Leong Kai
Chen's head, and similar price is offered
for the head of the president of the So
ciety. who is still in the country south
of China, laboring among the Chinese
settlements. Some months ago Leong Kai
Chen left the Orient and for a time was
In Honolulu, and from there he Jour
neyed to Seattle, where he remained long
enough to complete his plans for an ex-
tended tour of the United States, through
which he expects to spread the gospel of
education among the Chinese residents
and strengthen the organization Of which
he is the leader.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31
A CLOTHING HOUSE WAR,
Rival Clothing Dealers Hold a Shindy, and
Have Each Other Arrested.

The Rochester Clothing Co. and Louis
Fogel operate clothing stores adjoining
each other, on Heron street, and OF late
the rivalry of the two concerns has bet n
fierce. From petty annoyances to fisti-
cuffs is not 80 far, and on Monday after
noon there was a mix-up between Mr..
Fogel and Milton F. We'll, manager of
the Rochester Co., during which the lat
ter wore out new umbrella on the head
OF the former.
Tuesday morning We'll had Fogel ar
rested, charging him with assault and
battery. The latter was taken before
Judge Pearson, who set the case for trial
on January 5. and allowed the defendant
to 90 upon his own recognizance.
Yesterday morning, as We'll was board
ing the train for Montesano, an officer
tapped him on the shoulder and exhibited
warrant for his arrest, based on COM
plant made by Fogel for assaulting him.
Both cases are set for trial on January 5.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31

At a meeting of the Clerks Union
Tuesday, the following officers were
elected: President, F. G. Benjamin ;
vice president, Miss Steen !; second vice
president. Miss McDermoth; recording
secretary, J. NJ. Shelley; financial Sec
rotary, G. F. Nye; treasurer, j. II. Bow
ers; guide, Don Ennis; guard, H.
Vauncie.
The Aberdeen Athletic Park was sold
to Phil. s. Locke for $1,000 with the
agreement that the property should be
kept for athletic purposes for three years.
Mr.. Locke was the only bidder and the
price paid was that fixed by the meeting
OF the stockholders as the minimum for
which it should be sold in order to pay
the debts of the association.
Mrs. S. M. Reyes was unpleasantly
surprised last week upon reading in the
HERALD that lien for $113 had been
filed upon her new dwelling house by w.
p Fuller & Co., of Portland. Mrs. Reyes
had p,id the contractor the full amount
due him, and may now have to pay this
additional sum. which probably rerre
sents material furnished for the house.
George Lewis, OF the firm of J. c.
Smith & Co., and Jas. Hill, plumber
in the employ OF the firm, went hunting
in skiff. Monday evening, and Hill
narrowly escaped drowning on their re-
turn. AS they were landing at Springer's
wharf Hill, by an awkward move, tipped
the boat and fell overheard, and, being
unable to swim. would undoubtedly have
drowned but for the prompt action Of
Mr.. Lewis, who jumped in and succeed
ed, after gallant struggle, in getting
Hill ashore, none the worse for his
wetting.
A band Of small boys in East Aberdeen
are taking a course in larceny that if
persisted in will eventually give them
permanent positions in the state institu.
ton at Walla Walla. For some time
past they have been raiding the store of
the West & Slade Mill Co., to which ac-
cess was gained through the toilet in the
rear. Cigars seemed to be the main at.
traction, and just how many were stolen
is not known, but several hundred were
recovered. The boys were detected
Monday, and confessed to Mayor West
and showed up the unused cigars. Mr..
West doubted the expediency of sending
such youths to Jail if it could be avoided,
and dismissed them after a lecture. If
they are known to repeat this sort of
thing this offense will be complained of,
and the boys sent to the reform school,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31
NEW STEAM SCHOONER
Launched at the John Lindstrom Shipyard
Yesterday Morning.

Quite crowd witnessed the launching
OF the new steam schooner James s. Hig-
gins at the Lind,trom shipylrd at nine
O'Clock yesterday morning The new
vessel slid, without hitch, into her ele.
ment, and was chris,ened by Miss Rhoda
Cochran breaking bottle Of wine over
the bow as the ship struck the water.
The new steamer is built for G. H.
Higgins. of San Francisco, and is named
for the owners father, Capt. James $.
of the best known skippers on the Pacific
Coast; che is 146 feet ling, 81 feet beam,
and has 10 feet inches depth of hold.
She will cost complete about $50, 900, and
will carry 100000 feet of lumber, and
will engage in the coast lumber trade.
The vessel was designed by John Lind
strom, and will be under the command
OF Capt. w. F. Higgins.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31

There was tempest in teapot at the
Hotel Kendall yesterday morning over a
light mulatto. who arrived at the hotel
the night before, and is a plasterer
working on the new hotel. Some of the
boarders objected to the brunette gen.
tleman being served in the dining room,
and arranged with the walters not to
serve him. Landlord Kendall discharged
the walters and notified few OF the ag-
itating boarders that their rooms were
desired, and the matter ended. The
mulatto acted the gentleman. and de.
clined to return to the house where his
presence was calculated to make
trouble.
The independent., 1903-05-14

where land values are the highest
ness can set the pace for others in
that bailiwick. They are the substan-
tial citizens credited with having made
the town. They can shape the policy
of local newspapers in their own be-
half on the strength of advertising
They can have bargain days to suit
themselves, dominate the wages to be
paid and take lively interest in
what is doing at the church. In any
event they desire a continuance of
the existing order of things without
too close questioning on what Is
mine and thine. Not infrequently they
collect the rent from their competing
tenants. The annual payment Of say
800 front foot on forty feet in twen-
ty years is 10000 and in twenty years
we have the proverbial windup of 95
per cent OF them. From the time that
a building is new till it becomes di-
lapidated the ground under 1t Is en-.
hanced in value sometimes double or
ten times, in a large city 1t may be
hundred times. There is nowhere
leading house or an old established
business that is not completely in
control of its location
Then what about taxes? Every
dollar of tax levied on industry, which
includes the buildings and every ar
ticle of merchandise in them, is
charged to the consumer of goods and
the effect of every such tax is to make
the product scarcer and higher The
only thing that becomes cheaper and
more accessible to all by taxing it is
the land. Instead of robbing the con-
sumner of the fruits of labor by multi
farious taxes on production, If land
values were appropriated by taxa
ton the special privilege of land mo-
nopoly would be destroyed. The long,
stunting hours of store clerks, the
strain of an unnatural competition,
the invariable shortage in the public
treasury and the social inequality that
springs from want would be abol-
ished. Three-ffths of the annual land
rental would more than cover all ex-
penses of our government, national,
state and local. But those who have
control of business insist on taxes
which they can shift on the consumer
The independent., 1903-05-14

along with their advertisements, COM
peting where true competition is i'm
possible and solicitously avoiding the
argument. 1t is notorious that 'front.'
age in the heart of every city Is sim
gularly underassessed as compared
with lots on the outskirts and COM
pared with farming land the valuation
is almost farcical. Every political
corruption fund can usually be traced
to some manipulation of land values.
A paper that challenges the exclusive
private possession of the earth and
demands something like fair equiva-
lent for value received, fails to get the
subsidy and is usually not counted de-
cent enough for an advertising me-
dunn. Il. II. AUGSPURGER.
Trenton, Butler Co., Ohio.
The independent., 1903-05-14
The Subsidized Press

(Written for Henry George Edition
of The Independently
There have been frequent mutter-
ings against subsidized press, but a
most important phase of the subject,
that relating to the usual business ad-
vertising, has been little discussed. If
it has not, indeed, been entirely ig-
nored The cost of the paper itself
reGul1e ed for some of the large dailies
is more per copy than the customary
price to news butchers. 1t is conced-
ed by publishers of newspapers and
magat ines that they are dependent
not so much on subscription or on re-
ceiEts from jobbers and news venders,
but to be successful, they must have
liberal patronage from advertisers OF
general merchandise. 1t is also well
established fact, that of those engaged
in mercantile pursuits as proprietors,
95 per cent fail in business during C
term of twenty years. Put these two
facts together, that of newspaper sub
sides and of business failures and let
us see about our present system of
taxation.
In every city of $4,000 inhabitants
there is some land capitalized at 81 900
a front foot, yielding the owner a
5 per cent rental, or $50. This fund,
arising from land which at one time
was but cornfield, is created, not by
any individual as mere owner, but
by all the people together. The aver
age tax on land in this country is not
even one-sixth of it's annual rental.
The other five-sixths, contributed to
the private owner, may be denomi-
mated speculative profit, shoplifting or
species of blackmail. In every city,
as above, from seven to nine out Of
every ten of its merchants are ten
ants, all of them located in what is
called the business part of the town,
The independent., 1903-05-14
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE C BUCHANAN CO.. LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS, SO. OMAHA,
NEB.


Two days this week brought moder-
ate receipts and steady to stronger
market Tuesday being to 10c high
er. The rain stopping farm work and
making muddy feed-yards brought
heavy receipts Wednesday and slow
market, Tuesdays gain being lost.
However, we do not expect a much
lower market this week.
We quote beef steers $3.50 to $500,
fair $40 to s4.75, warmed-up $4.00
to $4.35, choice cows and heifers $4.00
to $4.40,, fair to good $3.50 to $500
Gamers and cutters $1.75 to $500;
good light stockers and feeders are
selling from $44O to $3.50, fair $4.eO
to $4.30, stocker heifers $3.10 to $3.40.
Bulls $500 to $500; veal $3.50 to
Sj.75.
Hog receipts liberal. Range $50
to $3.50. Market still declining.
Sheep receipts light. Market steady.
Killers.
Lambs, choice, wooled. .$I00-s7.25
Shorn 6.0U- 6.5O
Yearlings ................. $50 600
Wethers .............,.... 500 $50
Ewes .......A............ 3.50- 45Q
The independent., 1903-05-14

the railroads unearned increment
would be taken by the rightful own
ers.
If we then desired to go on and
have government operation we could
easily do it. This is the easiest, and
most equitable method of obtaining
it. WALTER H. ROEBUCK.
Toronto, Canada.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
THE REDiSTRIcTING DECISION.

The decision denying the right Of the
taxpaying citizen to relief by injunction
against the Hascall redistricting ordi-
nance may be supported by law prece-
dents and may be without harmful re-
suits for the present, but 1t seems to us
to place the people of Omaha completely
at the mercy of scheming councilmen
without opportunity for appeal to the
courts usually supposed to be ready to
do equity at all times.
Under this decision, not only can no
suit be brought unless some special dam
age is suffered by the complainant in ad-
dition to his interest as a member of the
community and as a taxpaying~property
owner, but the subject matter of redls-
tricting is entirely within the discretion
Of the council. irrespective OF the charter
requirement that the population of the
various wards must be as nearly equal
as may be. The requirement of approx
mate equality is therefore nullifed, and
II the Hascall ordinance making one
ward contain four times as many voters
as another is legally within the power
vested in the council, then an ordinance
making one ward contain forty times
the number of voters in another ward
would be equally valid. The outgoing
councilmen could, with impunity. con-
struct for themselves wards out of the
single block in which they happen to
reside. making a district containing a
mere handful OF voters and barring out
all possible competitors for the place in
the council.
A still more complicated contingency
outlined by Attorney Weaver for the
eOmplainants is opened up by this pecu-
liar decision. The Interpretation put by
the court upon the new charter amend
ment is that the outgoing council car
legally obliterate the old ward lines and
divide the city into thirteen new wards
that for all wards which have sitting
members of the council those council
men shall hold over for three years; thai
only in wards left without any repre-
sentaton are new councilmen to bs
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
MUST HAVE EQUAL TRADE RIGHTS.


There is today no greater consldera-
tion respecting our foreign relations than
that which applies to our interests in
the far East. In every other direction
there is no doubt or question as to what
the possibilities are of this country OBJ
tanning its share In the markets Of the
world. To ell intents and purposes it is
practically assured that not only what
we have obtained but what we will win
will be held. In regard to the far East
the question is as to what shall be done
to promote American progress in that
quarter of the world.
A Washington dispatch says that this
government Is prepared to insist that
commercial privileges for American mer-
chants in Manchuria shall be equal to
those enjoyed by the merchants Of other
nations, Russia included. The statement
is made that the State department will
absolutely insist that the Russian gov
ernment shall conform to certain con-
ditions and promises that have been
made and in which there was every
reason to have confidence. 1t is a per-
fectly proper attitude for our govern.
ment and win be approved by a ma
jority Of the American people. There
has been some talk about the ancient
friendship of Russia for the United
States and nobody will deny that that
country has been our friend in the past
Americans remember with gratitude all
that the Russian government has done
for this republic in the years gone by
and especially fits sympathy in the vital
struggle for the maintenance Of the gov.
ernment Neither our government mol
our people will ever forget what Russia
did for as In that great emergency and
American gratitude will ever go out tc
that nation for that evidence of its
friendship. But we cannot be reasonably
expected on that account to surrender
any of the great rights ana privileges
which we enjoy in China or elsewhere
in the far East, because these may rur
counter to any Russian interests.
The simple fact is that at this time
more than ever before, the United States
is In position which compels it to max,
a declaration in antagonism to any move
ment on the part of Russia that may
prove hostile to the interests of thii
country in the far East. The question
Of entangling alliances is a less serious
matter than is that of having our com
merce properly protected in part O.
the world in which we have a great ant
growing interest. The world knows tn,
American position In regard to Chini
and that position must be maintained.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
"UNDIGEsTED SECURITIES"
No Alarming Rush for the Morgan
Output Visible.

Chicago Chronicle.
The stock conversion scheme of the Steel
trust has not proved a roaring success.
The plan was to convert 5000, 900. 900 OF pre-
ferred stock into per cent bonds and issue
$4,000 900 OF new. securities in the shape of
per cent second mortgage bonds.
Mr.. Morgan's bank formed a syndicate
which It guaranteed would supply SOo,-
100000 in subscriptions to carry out this
project. According to reliable informa-
ton only $14o,oOO.OOO out of the S26O, OOO, 900
which the project called for has been forth
coming, of which Mr.. Morgan's syndicate
furnished 800, 900. while the preferred
stockholders subscribed only 100000.
This means that the Morgan bank has
good lot OF securities II would like to
unload to get the wherewith to meet the
obligations OF its underwriting syndicate.
It has been anxious to unload for some
time and that may be the reason why Mr..
Morgan was at 80 much pains a while ago
to assure people that the prosperity balloon
was still dirigible and that he himself was
in charge of the steerage apparatus.
Prosperity may be booming and destlned
to boom indefinitely, but It is an undeniable
fact that people are not reaching after
slices as eagerly as they were some time
ago. 1t is a fact that for some reason they
are going slower these days.
Perhaps they have made up their minds
that since they have Mr. Morgan's assur-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
FIie. as Ferer Carriera.
American Medicine


The causes of the recent epidemic Of ty-
phoid in Ch' 90, as investigated by resi-
dents Of Hu. house, is grand piece OF
work and illustrates the practical co-opera-
ton of science and benevolence in a way
that deserves all praise. The pamphlet Is
filled with tables, diagrams and reports.
which show that the house-to-house inves-
tigation by Misses Gernon and Howe, and
by Dr. Alice Hamilton. was thorough-go-
ing This is the kind of ''union of medi-
cine and morals" which promises and
prophesies great things for the future. The
demonstration 10 perfect that the distribu-
ton of the disease germs was largely
through the agency of flies. The wind could
not have been the means Of scattering the
germ-laden dust, because Of the constant
rains before the time of the greatest viru-
lence of the outbreak. The actual catching
of the flies ION the spot and their bac-
teriologic Investigation brought out the
proof with convincing clearness.