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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-13
CATTLE OPEN FIRM
AT SO. ST. PAUL
THE WEEK STARTS OFF VERY
PRoMISINGLY.
Both Beef and Pork Prices Up 10c. for
Choicest Lots-Receipts Only Fair in
Hogs and Very Light in the Cattle
Divis1on-Milch Cows and Springers
slow-Sheep Active, with Strong
Prices Prevailing.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 19.--Estimated re-
ceipts at the union stockyards today: Cattle,
6s5; calves, IS; hogs, S,OOO Sheep 1890; horses,
g. cars, 81.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l. 1905, to date, as compared with the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-13

CHICAGO LIVESTUCK, Feb. IL -Catt1e-Re'
ceipts, 11,OO0; 10@15c higher: good to prime
steers, $5.65@645; poor to medium, SO. go;
4.35; Refers, $2@4.s0; Gamers, s1.25@255;
bulls, $2@3.9o; calves. .$3@7.35.
Hogs-Receipts, 21;ooo; tomorrow, q: 600; 1oe
to choice heavy. $5@5.1O; rough heavy, $3.50
4.9O; light, S4:7o@4.9o; bulk Of sales, $4:s5@5:
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; sheep and lambs. 10
@15c higher; good to choice wethers, S.. 70@61O;
fair to choice mixed, 81 :60@5.45; western sheep.
s4.5o@5: 90; native lambs S5.75@s.1O; western
lambs, $5.75@S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
Fourth Team Won Light Hitting Game
From st. Stephens.

The ST. Stephens were saved from a dose
of the white stuff in their game with the
Fourth. when King made an error on Biel-
asks throw IN the ninth. Macdonald was
the runner and after landing ON first stole
second. went to third on Cunningham's wild
pitch and scored on Atchison's error on
Thomas roller.
Cunningha proved too much for st.
stephens. only two hits being bagged off
his delivery, both being credit Il TO Hayden.
They were ncaI hits which he beat out.
All runs scored by the Fourth came In The
nth inning. McKenny led with hi. and
was out at second when King hit TO Nc
Cathran. Clark followed with clean hit
to right helu. which, together with Willis
wild throw, scored King, Clark reaching
third. Warman got choice for first, Clark
was caught between third and home and
scored when MCCathran hit him with the
ball CUNNINGHAM got a choice and scored
on Hayden5 throw. Warman was retired
between bases by Xander. Kipp and Nc
Cathran. Bradley hit a pop up 10 Xander
which he dropped, stole second and scored
error
Bradley and King pulled off an easy dou-
BILE when Macdonald drew a base on halls
In the second and was retired at first when
Willis hit easy fly to Brad.
The features were Xanders catch OF War
mans fly In the seventh and Willis catch OF
Atchison's fly in the sixth. B)sh were
hard chances and made after a hard run
by each fielder.
st. Stephens really never had look in, az
they couldn't touch Cunningnan3 shoots.
three from passed balls and the others from
errors The Scnre.
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"Metsr Won Remarkable (p, Game.

Mount Vernon yesterday afternoon lost
one of the most remarkable games seen on
the northwest grounds of the Church
League this year. 1t going to the Metropoli-
tan Baptist by the score of to s. The
game throughout the nine innings consisted
of poor fielding and good pitching In spots,
the spots being welcomed by the fans.
King. who pitched for Mount Vernon, es-
tablished score that will stand for some
time, striking out twelve batsmen. giving
five bases on balls and hitting ike num-
Der. The most remarkable feature Of the
game was the leaving on the bases Of seven
teen Met runners, record seldom, IL
ever. cqualed. Met" scored first, base
on balls. an error and timely two-bag-
ger, netting them two runs in the second
inning. For Mount Vernon things looked
black, as up until the fifth inning they
could not get man past second but in
that inning they broke their already grow
ing row of goose eggs and hung up one
run on hit and Hofsman's fine base rum
ming. In the sixth they fell ON Zirkles' de-
livery for four hits. which aided with
couple OF errors, Melted them four. runs,
thus going Met" two better. This should
hove won the game for Mount Vernon. and,
had King received any kind Of support. the
tale would have been different. King
pitching with men on bases and 0oodman's
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PRINTING OFFICE LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs
Columbia Beat Cowboys Through
: 80 Heady Playing.

:, The Columbia team continued it's win
ming streak yesterday when they took a
fall out of the leaders to the tune of u to
8. The Cowboys played anything but cham
pionship ball. running the bases poorly and
taking no interest whatever in the game.
The result came as surprise to every one.
as Columbia was not conceded chance
with the leaders.
The game was OF the see-saw variety,
each side having two or three chances to
win, but by good, consistent batting the
Columbias won out.
Cotter's wildness cost him the game. as
six OF, the nine men given free passes to
first scored. Bailey, for the Columbias. was
hit freely, but sharp fielding kept the score
down.
3 The feature of the game was the playing
OF Laframbois at second for the Cowboys
BESIDES making two hits he Clearly ac-
cepted thirteen chances without slip-up
Haywood started in to catch for the CO.
luZnbias but was injured in collision with
Bailey and retired from the game.
!. The Columbias got two runs In the first
but the Cowboys went them two better
getting four. Chutes triple and an error
by La Vigne scored one for the Cowboys
in the second, while the Columbias drew a
third and two in the fourth, but did not
score in the fifth. while the Cowboys drew
blanks In the third and fourth. but got
two In the fifth. Columbia scored four in
the sixth and went to the lead. The Cow
boys tied the score by good batting In the
seventh. In the eighth. after the Column
bias had made three. the Cowboys started
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GOLF CRACKS TO MEET.
Travis and Travers Come Together In
Westbrook Finals Today.

Results at Westbrook yesterday had
more significance in what they mean for
today's golf finals than in the mere win
ming of a few successful contestants. At
the close of the day Walter j., Travis and
Jerome d. Travers were left as the sur
vivors for the Westbrook cup. A keen
match is promised today Last fall Travers
beat Tracts in the Nassau open tournament.
supplementing it two weeks ago with am
other trouncing of the former British cham
pion in the Metropolitan tourney at Fox
Hills. Travis has never beaten the Nassau
youngster. and in the game today he is not
likely to save himself. The contest will be
at thirty-six holes, with Travers slight
favorite owing to his previous victories.
In yesterdays play the gallery followed
the match between Travis and r. G. Wat
son. jr., at the home club. The former
went out In 40 and was up at the turn,
an advantage that left little doubt Of the
result. Watson was beaten finally by up
and to play. In the other match In tho
semi-finais Jerome D. Travers was paired
with John Moller. IT., Of Garden City. who
had the match squared at the ninth hole. ?
Travers let himself out a peg on the home
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.1
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Standing Of Teams.
1terior Boys Timely Batting Defeated
Commerce and Labor.

An interesting game was played yester-
day afternoon In the Departmental League.
when the Interior and Commerce and La
Dor teams met, the former, winning out by
score of to l. Both pitchers worked
hard and kept the eight hits well scattered.
Mcknight was on the rubber for the win
ners and famed thirteen batters. Kinney
had five strikeouts TO his credit.
Raab was behind the bat for Interior and
played star game. accepting eighteen
chances without an error. Young played
the best game for Commerce and Labor.
Raab lead his team with the willow, get
ting three hits. Shoemaker made hne
home-run drive to deep left field.
Interior started to score from the opening
inning, when they ran up total Of three
runs, but Kinney held them safe and they
did not score again until the fifth, when
one run was scored in each of the fifth.
sixth and seventh innings. Commerce and
Labor got its only score in the fifth.
The Commerce and Labor team put in
protest against Mcknight, claiming that
he is not entitled to play in the league.
TI,a
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
SECTION B
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Hang
ing on to the Fourth Presbyterians.

The Mount Pleasant Congregational ana
Fourth Presbyterian teams are still TIED
for the leadership in the championship
race of the Sunday School League While
Fourth was taking ST. Stephens into camp
on the White Lot, Congregational got busy
on the hill and doubled up on the score on
the lot downing Gurley in easy fashion BY
8 to 2.
Sheckells gave Gurley foretaste Of what
was In store for 1t In the first inning
when he famed the first two men up.
Johnny ranks among the top notchers
among the league twirlers. and he has no
superior when he is able to locate the
plate widness being his only weakness.
Yesterday he was remarkably effective. hav-
ing a total strike-out record Of ten, but
he was a rifle wild, passing one and hit
ting three. However, with less effective
pitching the sluggers would have won, as
they continued their batting streak, get
ting next to Staniey's delivery for total
Of fourteen hits, including homer by Capt.
Chittenden. a triple by Peck and a two
Dagger by Stecker. besides Ballenger's ter
rifle clip to right. good for an easy homer
but for Baily's game right stopper.
Umpire Belts kept the boys moving, and.
considering the large number of hits. the
time OF the game one hour and six min
utes, was most remarkable.
Chittenden and Stecker led In the bait
ting with three safe bingles each in four
times up. and Fillius made half OF Gurley's
hits.
Stanley. who had won the only game he
had twirled. was not used In the game
against Sixth he would be ripe for yes
terday. and the Congress" found him to
be at luscious ripeness. with the result
that Gurley dropped both games.
Congregational cIinched the game in the
third on five safe raps by Beall. Balenger
Pomeroy, Stecker and Peck, which, coupled
with Chittenden's sacrifice and the accept
ance by Clements of a pump in his an
atomy. netted five runs. The score:
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st. Stephens Had an Easy Time Win
ming.

The game between st. Stephens and ST.
Patrick's teams yesterday at the White Lot
was mere practice game for the champs.
as the losers did not present their strong
est team. The score of to does not
convey true idea OF the discrepancy be-
tween the contestants. About 10 to 2 would
have given more correct line on the rela-
tive strength OF the teams. ~
Buscher was in the box for St. Stephens,
and no runs were secured while he on
cfated. Rapp. who succeeded him, was
touched up for a single and q home run
by Rand. the hall in the latter instance
taking an awkward bound over the center
felder's head. The champs punched out
nine bingies. including q three-sacker by
Rapp and homo runs by Hughes and Shat
Ter.
There were no fielding plays worthy OF
note. all the chances being easy TO nego-
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Earned runs-Columbs. 3: Cowboys. g. Two
base hits-Chute. Happier t2), Chamberlain and
La vigne t2D. Threebase hiis-Hermsn~and Chute.
Stolen bsses-Rullman La yigne, Atkinson OCon
e, and Chamberlain. Sacrifice -hts-Rullman, At
knson, Bailey. Chamberlain and Happier. Double
Observation-Disclosures to Conroy: Chute TO Lsframbois
to Conroy: Shawen to Quinn to Shawen First base
On balls-Or Cotter. o. Hit by pitcher-By Cotter.
2. Struck out-By Cotter. 2; by Bailey, 4. Left
on bases-Columbia. g. Cowboys, 5. Passed ball
Shawen. Wild pitch-Bailey. Time OF game-1
hour and 45 minutes. AttendaDce-900. Umpire
Mr.. Letter.
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fielding at second were the most noticeable
features OF the game. The score:

Earned rnns-MctrOp0itan Baptist. 2; Mt. Yer
non g. First base by errors-Metropolitan Bap-
tist O.: Mt. Vernon, 4. Left on bases-Metropoii-
tan Baptist IT. Mt. Vernon, 5. First base on balls
on King. 8; of Zirkle, 5. Struck out-By King,
IL; by Zrkle, =. Three-base hit-Powers. Two
base hts-Chapman. Richmond Garner, Briggs.
Sacrifice hits-ioodno Becksten. Stolen bases
Hoffman t2). Beckstein e. Dana, Chapman. Hit
by pitcher-By King. 4. Wild pItch-Zirkle. UNI
minutes rFwcl
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Athletics, 10; st. Louis. /.

81. Louis proved an easy victim for the
Athletics In yesterdays game at PhiladeI
phia. being defeated by the score of 10 to I
Inc Athletics punched their hits in the sec.
ono and third innings. scoring eight of their
Ten runs, and after that there was very
i niue IN the game to interest the 3,740 spec
tators. The score: 'pee-
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Earned runs-st. Louis. 1; Philadelphia. g stoisa
bases-Moran. Hartsei fsj. Lord. Two-base hit
Waddeli. Three-base hit-Davis. Sacrifice hit
Knight. Hits-O6 Glade. 4 In two innings; on
Morgan. in SIX innings. Struck out-By wad-
dell II: By Glade, 2; BY Morgan. 6 Bases ON
balls-On waddell, !; OF Glade. 2; on Morgan. 2
Passed ball-Sugden, /. Wild pitch-Morran TIM.
Ire-Mr. Sheridan. Time Of gxme-1 hour and As
minutes.
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VICTORY FOR HoLMEADs.
Defeated Petworths in Exciting Con-
test

The Holmeads defeated the Petworths in
hot contest by the score of 6 to s. Nc
Cambridge, the crack left fielder of the
winners, secured three hits out of three
times up and brought in the winning rum
Byrant also played his usual fine game at
short, receiving three chances and accept
ing every one. Mazo of the losers pitched
fine game. and with proper support
might have won The score:
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st. Patrick's Captured Game From st.
Paul's.

One of the largest crowds of the season
witnessed the defeat of the st. Paul team
yesterday afternoon at the hands of the
st. Patrick boys. the score being to 6.
Both teams hit the ball hard. but Zannelli.
who performed the twirling stunt for the
winners. kept the hits of st. Paul well scat
tered.
Five errors were made by each team.
Reagan and Marceron each secured three
hits. The playing of H. Zannelli at short
for the winners perfect. He accepted
seven chances without an error. Callen. on
first. was there with the goods also. The
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First base by errors-St. Patrick ?; St. Paul l.
Left on bases-St. Patrick. 3: st. Paul. 6. First
base on bails-On Steep, 1: OF ZanneIli g. Struck
ont-By Steep. 10; by Zanneil 3. Three-base hits
and O. ZanneIh. Sacrifice hit-Marceron. Stolen
bases-Casaasa e. Lawder G. ZannelII Seitz
DAILY and II. Zannelli. Double plays-Batch to
Gavin; q: Zannelli to Reagan to Callen Balk-
steep. Wild pitch-ZanneiH Passed balls-Payne
i; Marceron. !. Umpire-Mr. Newman Time OF
game-t hour and 81 minutes
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New York. 8: Chicago, o.

Inability to hit Orth at the right time was
the cause of Chicago's defeat by New York
in the second game of the series at New
York yesterday. Bunching- of hits gave
New York its first run and others were
scored through errors in the field, aided by
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Earned r7ns-Boston. /; Detroit. /. Two-base
hits-Selbach ~. O'Leary, Burkett. Ferris. Sac
rhce hits-Criger. Parent. Grimshaw, Crawford.
DRILL Muiin Stolen bases-Selbach. Col ms,
Coughlin Schaefer, AIullin. Double plays-Drill.
Hickman and Coughlin: Schaefer and Hickman
First base bals-On Winter. a: OF Muilin. 4:
Struck out-By Winter. 6; by Mullin. 2 Passed
ball-Drili Umpire-Mr. OIOughlin. Time OF
game hours and minutes.
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INTERIOR.

First base by errors-Commerce and Labor. 2;
Interior 2. Left bases-Commerce and Labor.
z; Interior g. First base on balls-Of Mcknight.
2; of Kinney, 8. Struck out-By Mcknight, 13:
by Kinney, 5. Three-base hit-Bateman Home run
Shoemaker Sacrifice hits-McKnight. 2. Stolen
bases-Teny Jarvis Raab and Shoemaker. UNI
pire-Mr Barr. Time Of game-l hour and 81 min
utes.
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Earned runs-Mt. PI. Cong. 5: Gurley. /. First
base by ersors q pi csns 3 GuTiey 2.. hess
on balls-on Sheckels. /; of Stanley, /. Struck
out-By Sheckels. 10; by Stanley. 4. Home
Chittenden Three-base hit--Peck. Two-base hits
-Bailinger and Steeker. Sacrifice hit-Chittenden.
Stolen bases-Pomeroy, Clements and Stecker.
Double play-Sebastian to BalItnger. Hit By
pitcher-By Sheckels, 3; Stanley. 2. Umpire-Mr.
Belts Time Of game-1 hour and minutes
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WASHINGTON.

Earned ns-Washington. 1 Cleveland q First
Dase by errrrs-W ashington I. Left on bases
W ashington. 6; Cleveland 7. First base on balls
On Townsend. J. Struck out-By Townsend i: Nv
MO- me- Home run-Jackson. Three-base hts
Mullen Flick Twobase hits--Niil, Bradley. Sto.
Vail Turner Sacrifice hlt-Bemis Stolen base
Flick. Umpires-Messrs Kelly and Mor,a-ts,
Time OF game-1 hour and 80 minutes
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First base BY eFfOrs-St. Stephen's 8; Fourth, 4
Left on bases-st. Shepherds 7: Fourth. e. First
base on balls.On Cunningham. 3. Hits made-On
Cunningham, s: McCathran g. Sacrifice hits,
Conner. q; McCathran. McKenny. Stolen bases
Macdonald willis. Bradley. Double play-Bradley
to King. Wild pitch-Cunningham. Passed BALI
Bradley. Umpire-'sBuck" venable. Time of
geme--1 hour and Is minutes. sltalll
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Twe-base hits-Rnmbaugh and Hodgson. Struck
out-By Smoot. O.: by Worthington, 8. Base on
balls-0R Smoot, l. Hit by pitched ball-Muir.
Stolen bases- Epiphany. 10: Christ Church. g. Gm-
pire-Mr. Ceasear. Time Of game-1 hour and So
minutes.
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Two-base hits-Conroy. kleinow. Ihree-oase III III.
-Yesger. Sacrifice hits-ieager. Aitrock; stoi ea
base-Jones Double play-Yeager, VIII Jams ana
Chase Left on bases-New York. 4: Chicago, ..
First base on balls--On Orth. 2; OF Altrock. L.
First base on errors-New York. 2 Struck out.
Ry Altrock, l. Umpire-Mr. Connolly. Time OF
game-f hour and As minutes
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either side, although the losers were guilty
of several errors of omission. The score:

Twobase hit-Hughes Three-basc hit-Rapp
Home runs-Shafer Hughes, Rand. Stolen bases
Dunn t2). First base balls-On Buscher. l.
Hit by pitched balls-By Buscher. 1. Struck out
By Buscher. /; by Rapp 2; by Rapp. 5. Left on
bases-St. stephens. I; St Pntrick's 2. Time Of
games minutes. Umpire-Mr. Handiboe.
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A Light-Hitting and Loose-Fielding
Game,

The Christ Church team of Georgetown
and Epiphany team played a close game
yesterday afternoon on the Monument
grounds. in which the former was the vic
tor by to 6.
1t was a pitchers battle between Worth
ington for the winners and Smoot for
Epiphany. the former allowing six bits and
the latter but four. Both teams played
poorly in the field. eight errors being
chalked Up on each side The Epiphany
boys were fast on the bases. as they pill
fered ten. The score:
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Detroit, 5; Boston, 3.

Detroit defeated Boston In long drawn
out game today. to 2 Detroit won by
punching their hits. assisted by poor field
ing. Boston held the lead until the eighth,
when Detroit sent in three runs The score:
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Hollne.a. ............s leIool es-e

Earned runs-Holmead, 8; Petworths, /. Two
= Dsss stooe &: 81 Mr. saruci ant
~ Seone n; BY Maso. 3. Stolen bases-Alyer CO.
Parker u. McKeestsr 90, Harrah 81. Umpirs-
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

No game scheduled for today.
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.

Mr. Taylor Time Of game-l hour and 45 min
utes,
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EPISCOPAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of Teams.

Game today-Eplphany Chapel vs. st. Paul Mon
ument grounds Bureau; $50 pm.
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Clevelands Again Trounced
the Nationals.
COULDN'T HIT MOORE
TOWNSEND BATTED HARD To-
WARD TIE CLOSE OF GAME.
Tennis Championship for Miss Moore
Travis and Travers in Golf Finals
Races at Gravesend.
League Clubs Standing.

American League Games Today.
Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at New York
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boston.
National League Games Today.
Boston at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Yesterdays National League Games.
Chicago. 4; Brooklyn, 0.
Pttsburg. s. Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati 4: Boston, 3.
New York, 8; st. Louis, 4.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of Teams.

Today's game-Trinity agt. st. Vincent.
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Christ Church tG.).... 2 0 Ks
Epiphany ......... 9 o 0 10 I Is
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Continued on Ninth Pase.5
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Today's Base Ball Weather.

At Washington-Clear.
At Boston-Clear.
At New York-Cloudy.
At iladelpha-Cioudy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-12
FOR The REVIVAL OF CHINA.

Sir Robert Hart the gentleman act
ing as director general OF the customs
service Of China, explains to the gov
eminent Of that country how It can be
practically regcnerated, and placed on
a footing Of equality with other great
countries According to his figures
the annual income Of the government
from taxes and customs receipts could
be raised from SO,0OO,0OO, to 400, 100000
taels And he proposes the following
expenditures, In American money
For the army $3J,5Oo0OO; navy, SCI
800 900; arsenals, $IlO0O00, admins
tration Of the civil service, Sl13,60O0OO;
schools, $TiOO,OoO post and telegraph
$4,000 600. and imperial court. $7lOO-
900, leaving an annual estimated sum
OF SIS 100000 at the further disposal OF
the government The naval program
We are told, aims at a fleet Of 20 battle
ships, 20 armored cruisers and 100 tor
pedo boats all to be built within 10
years; the ARMY Is TO consist OF $500.
600 men and 1910 officers. This would
rapidly bring China to the front as a
military power, for a well drilled army
OF 100000 men equipped with modern
arms and commanded by up-to-date
generals would be a sufficiently large
nucleus for an immense army, ana the
Chinese are admirable fighters when
properly led, as General Gordon amply
proved