davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

where there was not a single Chris
tian the students are nevertheless
divided into Uemura and Ebana camps
these latter being the names OF the
preachers who are the leaders of two
parties in the churches. whose vioor-
Gus newspaper controversies are ia
millar TO a wide constituency. The
Japanese church has an established
foreign mission work of its own IN
Formosa and Korea.
have been al pains TO inquire as to
the character of JapHlese Christians.
On all sides I hear that the intelligent
devotion of japanese Christians to
unduestioned. Whatever the outcome
of the present controversy, the native
church will remain loyal TO the teach
ings which ii has had from the mis-
sionaries. | personally have seen con
grcgations of Christians here, of sew
eral denominatlonal names, whose de-
votion and sincerity was apparent TO
any observer, A ripper or more sanity
character it would, be hard to find
than one old blind man with whom L
talked, who has been through long per.
secution for the sake of his faith.
Undoubtedly. too, Christianity has
come TO have a recognized nlace IN the
life OF the nation, 1t is factor In the
present thought and development of
japan which no japanese leader pre-
tends to ignore. Broadly speaking,
there is now no hostility 10 Chris,
tianitv. vet 1 yesterday saw one of
the old edict boards which fifty years
ago decorated the highways, threaten
ing with death any one accepting
Christianity or harboring Christian.
All of the many Japanese writer's
and teachers with whom ! have thus
far talked freely concede at least an
important place in Japan's future 10
Christianity; while Christian authors,
like Matsumura, confidently declare
that it is bound TO swallow up Budd-
hism and Shlntoism. Japanese Chris
tians are beginning TO have their own
schools and orphanages, supported by
themselves. as well as their own re
ligious books and periodicals,
There seems to be some jingoism
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

practically thus far. The " Kumiai "
are practically independent The
American board makes to them an
annual grant of money for specific
term of years, at the end Of which
time, ii is presumed the churches will
have become, self-supporting. The en-
tire indepcndencY movement faces to-
ward the day when the japanese
churches will be ''self- f-governing, self
supporting and self-propagating. The
missionaries of the American Board
very generally yield themselves to the
counsel of their japanese associates.
One man told me the other day that.
they had assigned him his work for
the coming year. He SAYS that he
finds this relation perfectly satIsfac-
tory and that the attitude Of the Jap.
anese is in no wise dictatorial but
that all arc together seeking the one
end of the work IS welfare.
The Young Men s Christian associa-
tion, in similar manner, fully comedies
TO the desire of the Japanese. All the
whore maintained by American money,
are entirely managed, in detail and in
general, by japanese officials, The
American secretaries here govern
only by advice, and that entirely sug-
gcstivc and tentative, The magniii
cent WORK OF the Cung len CHRIS
tian association, which everybody
praises, would be impossible were the
American secretaries not the most
tactful. far-sightcd and self -effacing
| of men, None Of them has any actual
authority at all.
The Japanese Type Of Christianity.
All this is no mere racial jealousy
IL goes deep. Are the japanese quail
fed for ecclesiastical government,
as they have proved their fitness for
| political government? Akin to
this is the consideration whether a
mission land is forever TO remain a
mission land, nurtured by outside
agencies The native church in Japan
! covers the entire empire 1t has many
| self supporting congregations, and
| powerful leaders not a few II is said
/ that in remote government schools
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

The missionary and his personal help.
ers have worked in and for the local
congregations, but the latter have. had
no control over them. The mission
ary is entirely outside the jurisdiction
of the native church. He works when
and where and how he pleases, or as
his mission directs. So, too. the evan
gelists employed by the missionary are
governed in the matter of salary and
labor entirely by the missionary. When
it has chanced that one of these evan
gelists has received a larger salary
than the regular pastor of the church
itself, there has naturally been feeling.
Indeed some Japanese have gone so far
as to say that it is not fair for the
foreign missionary TO receive four times
the salary of the japanese pastor.
it must be remembered that the
missionary in Japan is not a pastor.
He has no congregation duties and
responsibilities. such as ordinarily are
borne by n preacher in America. Ev
cry congregation has its own native
pastor and officers. These may con
suit with the missionary. but he can
not "boss them. The preaching mis-
sionarv's work is evangelistic: he
pioneers Christianity into new places
In this he is assisted by evangelists,
who work under his personal super
vision
The money, however, is in the mis-
sionary's control, Not all the churches,
by any means, are self-supporting.
They must look to America and Eng.
land for help, With the control of the
money has gone, to greater or less
dogree, a voice in the direction Of the
work. Right here comes the rub The
Japanese want TO control the money,
and in some cases the missionary,
too. The talk is all OF cooperation, -
but it is not cooperation in which
the missionary plays almoner In fact,
since the japanese churches have
their own mission boards they feel
or. at least, an outspoken wing Of
them feel-that the latter should have
the entire administration of mission
methods and money, with. of course,
the full control of the missionaries.
The Congregationalists have gone
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

The Present Critical State Of Christian
Work in Japan-The Native Churches
Want to Go It Alone-Restive Under
Foreign Control, and Jealous of Mis-
sionary's Place-A Crisis in Japan
That Affects the Future Of Christian
Missions Everywhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
CALIFORNIA EXPECTS AND PRE-.
Diets WAR WITH THE JAP
ANEsE EMPIRE.
PRESENT CRISIS ONLY BRIDe.o OVER
.oRIENTALs FLUSHED WITH VIC.
TORY WILL MAKE FUR
TIER DEMANDS.

San Francisco, Dec 10.-California
regards the japanese imbroglio as
practically settled and while believing
the present crisis has been bridged
over expects and predicts war between
the United States and Japan within
five years.
That the federal government, by
lodging the issue and placing the re-
sponsibiiity for the alleged insult to
Japan on California, has prevented
immediate war is the firm conviction
of politicians and ofhceholders in and
around San Francisco, but that war
with Japan will eventuate is declared
on every side. In the University Of
California one OF the leading profess
sors in an open lecture predicted war.
Great fear is expressed here that
regardless of the hasty movement to
decide the case in the courts the
japanese. flushed with what they con-
slider victory over the United States,
will make further demands and insist
that the federal congress force Cali
fornia to recognize the japanese right
to enter the schools. On this ques
ton California stands firm. Throwing
aside all pretense of not being preju-
diced against the Japanese Califor-
mans declare that never again will
the Japanese be admitted to the
schools on an equality, especially
adult Japanese. Furthermore, they
declare that if congress attempts to
force action before the United States
supreme court has passed on the state
rights question there will be trouble
and that if the mikado's government
attempts reprisals war will result.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
DECEMBER 10 e. Ill

Samuel PlantZ of Lawrence university
has made a statement in which he
corrects statements recently appear
ing in public print with reference to
the gift of $4,000 to Lawrence uni.
versity from the general education
board fund, founded by John D. Rookie
Teller. President Plantz In his state
ment states that Mr.. Rockefeller has
now no connection whatever with the
general education board.
He does not attend it's meetings,
he does not counsel with it and has
nothing whatever to say about the
distribution Of it's funds" he says.
THAT accepting contribution from
the general board Of education would
compromise freedom OF speech in an
institution of learning Is gratuitous
affirmation. Mr.. Rockefeller has
given Yale and Harvard 100000
each: but whose professors have
spoken more freely on economic ques-
tons? President Hadley, of Yale be-
fore Mr.. Rockefeller'S gift and since
has been one q the most Outspoken OF
our economists on railroad rebates
Professors in Chicago university have
been enjoying freedom in speaking on
economic questions and on monopolies.
Certainly to accept gift from board
Of education which Mr.. Rockefeller
has endowed in no way compro mises
any institution of learning. "s,s <1.S & -
Touching upon the subject Of s"taint.
ed money" President Plantz said It
was not at all clear 20 him that Mr..
Stockholders money deserves any, such
+. Characterization. "HSis the: motive
which taints money" said MIR: Plant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
ENGINEERS WANT. MoHEsssPAN
Most of Northwestern Roads Involved
E;se%SzZ in Demands. go

St. Paul, Dec: 10.-Locomotive engi.
neers from all parts Of, the Northwest,
members of general: grievance COM
mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, are gathered at:sthe
Hotel Foley, where they are holding
regular meetings to formulate sched-
ule of wages which will be presented
to the various railroad companies of
the Northwest.
"This schedule" said an engineer,
will probably be presented to the
various companies on Dec. Is. 1t will
involve increases in pay on nearly all
the lines. Engineers of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific will
probably be the only ones who will
not ask for higher pay, their wages
being already as high as what the
proposed schedule will ask. Even on
these lines, however. a raise will be
asked for the switch engineers.
think the railroads and the brother
hood will come to an understanding
without difficulty and that there will
be no disturbance in the handling of
the traffic" = 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
President crlticises Mrs. storer.

One letter of the president to Mrs.
Storer, dated Dec. II, 1905, after the
efforts of the Storers in behalf of Arch
bishop Ireland began to attract atten-
tion, contains the following passages:
"Your direct or implied complaint
of and reflections upon my own per-
sonal conduct give me no concern, but
l am very gravely concerned at the
mischievons effect your letters must
have in disappearing the position
of the United States government and
by the farreaching governmental scan.
dial your indiscretion may at any time
cause.
"The letter of Cardinal Merry del
Val to you of Nov. % is a rebuke to
you, expressing plainly his belief that
you have been unwarrantably officious
in matters with which you have prop
erly no concern. 1t should of itself be
enough to show you how exceedingly
unwise and improper your action in
writing to him was
After referring to the report that
Mrs. Storer was known in Europe as
the American ambassadress to Rome
Mr.. Roosevelt closes thus:
a. Il must ask you to give me this
positive promise in writing If Bellamy
is to continue in the service and if
you even unintentionally violate 1t l
shall have to a SIX for Bellamy's resig-
nation, for can no longer, afford to
have the. chance of scandal being
brought on the entire American diplo-
matte service and on the government
itself by such indiscreet and i'll ad.
vised action as yours has BEEN"
Mr.. storer Very Indignant. -&
Il cannot trust myself to express
fully the feeling of indignation with
which read the letter to Mrs. Storer,' -
says Mr.. Storer
Though was in the public service
| felt, and still feel, that had lost
none of the rights which a man has
to Judge of the propriety Of letters
addressed to his wife and to resent an
improper communication. -..... *:
Il did not then know what l have
since learned, that the letter was not
even, written for. my wife's eyes or
mine alone, but had been shown to
others before it was sent and thus
used to make case against lady, a
trusting friend, who could not be
heard in her own defense.
1.-The presidents tone of long suffer
ing and outraged patience, the careful
omission of all mention Of anything
that the writer had himself done and
authorized to be done in the matters
complained of, the quotation from the
letters written at the time of my
errand to the pope, without any of the
facts and circumstances related above
which would give these letters their
true character or show that they were
an angry complaint because what he
had directed to be done had become
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
DARING BANDIT MAKES DESPER
ATE ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP
KANSAS BANK.
CASHIER LEADS POSSE IN PURSUIT
CITIZEN SHOT AND KILLED BY
BULLET INTENDED FOR THE
HiGHWAYMA

Great Bend, Kan, Dec. ~1Q.-Atter'a
daring attempt to rob the ). V. b'ihN'
man company bank single handed a
man who save his name as George ~.
Lewis of Kansas City was surrounded
and surrendered. Bud Westtall. a
driver for the Wells-Fargo Express
company, was killed by shot fired
by one of the pursuers. Lewis walked
into the bank few minutes after 1t
opened and, pointing a revolver at A.
T.. TAYLOR, the cashier, ordered the
latter to throw up his hands. In an
instant a clerk lodged into the vault
and set off the burglar alarm. Lewis
fled Immediately and darted up an
alley. A crowd of men and boys were
soon close behind him inspursuit and,
seeing himself being henlned in, the
robber darted up the stairs IN the
Wells-Fargo building, two blocks from
the bank. On the second floor ne
locked himself in a room and, for an
hour defied arrest. -:
Several shots were fired into the
room in an attempt to dlslodge the
robber. One bullet struck and IN
srautly killed Driver Westfall, VINO
was in the express office.
Finally, after parleying an hour
with his pursuers, Lewis surrendered
and was taken to the county jail. Ot1'
GERS believe that the name of Lewis
is fictitious. He said he came here
from Chica go to do the job.
Stolen Money Recovered.
The transaction In the bank con
snmed but few minutes time. Cash
Ter TAYLOR handed over $3.50 in bills
to the robter. The money was recov-
cred when Lewis was taken to jail.
Cashier Taylor, revolver in hsnd, led
the chase after the robber. The room
in which the rObber barricaded him
self was occupied by Mrs. Anna Tyler
as a millinery store. Lewis told Mrs
TYLER that he had robbed bank, that
a crowd was after him and begged her
to hide him. Instead she fled in terri
and the man locked and barred the
door. After he had surrendered he
was followed to the Jail by an excited
crowd. Cries of lynch him" were
frequently heard and B. w. Taylor.
father OF the bank cashier, attempted
to reach the man and attack him. 1t
was with difficulty that the robber was
landed in Jail. There he first said his
name was George A. Lewis of Kansas
City and then that it was George A.
West and that he had come here from
Chicago Thursday last. The robber
is twenty years old, weighs $50 pounds
and is six feet tall. He has light hair
and blue eyes and is we'll dressed. He
admitted that he had not given his
correct name. He said he had made
contributions to Eastern magazines
and papers, but his matter had been
rejected and he had become despond-
ent. He cried as he told his story.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
CITY UNDER STRONG GUARD.
Several Mexicans Shot for PlIIaoins at
Clifton, Arlz.

Clifton, Arlz.
Solomonville, Ariz., Deo 10.-Reports
from the flood-stricken city of Clifton
indicate that while the water has
subsidized the town is paralyzed by de-
posits of mud and 5smelter sediments.
1t is still impossible to reach many
sections and no definite list of the
dead can be obtained It is now
known that; the! calamity was prin-
cipally caused by, the. breaking Of a
reservoir up Chase creek.
The city is under strong guard to
prevent vandalism. Much suffering
among the poorer class is becoming
manifest, business is at a standstill
and one telephone wire Is the sole
connection with the outside world. No
bodies have been recovered and the
complete death list may never be: as
certained. An estimate places the
damage at 100000. A great deal oil
pillage is now going on and several
Mexicans have been shot. The town
of Metcalf, north of Clifton, was also
damaged but no lives were lost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
FORMER AMBASSADOR sToRER
SENDS EXTRAORDINARY LET.
TER TO THE PRESIDENT.
DENIES ALL RoosEvEL1's CHARGES
ASSERTS EXECUTIVE REQUESTED
THEIR INFLUENCE TO GET
RED HAT FOR IRELAND.

Chicago, Dec. 1O.-The Chicago
Tribune in its Washington dispatches
says that an extraordinary letter has
been addressed by Bellamy Storer to
President Roosevelt and the members
Of his cabinet in regard to his dismis-
sal from the post of ambassador of
the United States to Austria-Hungary.
Mr.. Storer was dismissed because
of his wife's supposed interference in
affairs of the Roman Catholic church
and her alleged misuse of letters from
the president. 1t was also charged
that Mrs. Storer had meddled with
French politics by taking part in an
anti-Republican intrigue to promote
the marriage of Victor Bonaparte with
member of the Orleanist family.
Both of these charges Mr.. Storer de.
MES and on the other hand declares
that the presidents interest in the
selection of Archbishop Ireland as a
cardinal was not due to Storer or to
Stcrer's wife, but to the president
alone. .-' ii.
Mr.. Storer says that his removal in
so summary manner suddenly dis
missed him from an office which he
had been given reason to believe he
had filled to the satisfaction both of
his own government and of that to
which he was accredited and, being
accompanied by no public explanation,
exposed him to suspicious and injuri-
GUS conjectures such as must naturally
arise when a man in public Office is
abruptly dismissed by his government
with what is obviously intended to be
discredit.
Mr.. Storer asserts that Roosevelt
himself, while governor Of New York,
urged the Storers to use their inf1u-
ence with the Vatican for Ireland's
promotion, believing the prelate's we'll
known patriotism would aid in solving
the problems connected with the Cath
olic church in the Philippines. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
BOYCOTT CASE DECIDED.
Victory for Hattere' Union in Federal
IS s ;5.s;s;sss Circuit Court.

.NlCtOTy TOT GatttF6s CntOH~ln rSoSFdI
S5s : ~; Circuit Court.
- Hartford, Conn, Dec. 10.-The long
pending Danbury boycott case. involv-
ing allegations of conspiracy, brought
by Dietrich E. Loewe and Martin
Fuchs against Martin Lawlor and
others, has been settled, Judge Platt
Of the United States circuit court dis
missing the complaint. The decision
is on a demurrer of the defendants
The plaintiffs alleged that a combina-
ton had been formed to limit the
plaintiffs trade. 1t was also alleged
that the defendants endeavored to un-
iOniZe the plaintiffs factory and fail
ing to do so declared a boycott upon
hats made by the plaintiff which
were found in the hands of PLAINTIFFS
customers in other states than Connec-
ticut, notably California and Virginia.
Judge Platt's opinion declares that
while it is obvious that the defend
ants sought to curtail and if possible
destroy the plaintiffs production of
hats and it's distribution of the product
there is no allegation suggesting that
the means of transporting the product
or the product itself while in trans
pOrtation was "toucNed, IL 1dled, OBJ
structed or in any m>eanci ::ctually in
terfered with" an; that ",,j;.e is no
allegation that the Defendants are in
any way engaged in intc. tate COM
merce." a.z
'"The real question isl says the
opinion, whether combination
which undertakes to interfere stimuli
taneously with both actions is one
which directly affects the transporta-
ton of the hats from the place of
manufacture to the place of sale."
The Judge does not find that the
supreme court has as yet so broad
ened the Interpretation of the Sher-
man act as to fit such order Of facts
as the complaint presents. What the
court may do, if the matter comes
before it, is very uncertain, in the
Judgment of Judge Plat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
TROLLEY CAR TOPPLES ovEE
One Man Killed and Every One on
Board INJURED.

viz eI'N WV VII
Board Injured.
East Liverpool, O., Dec. 10.-A trac-
ton car of the East Liverpool Traction
and Light company was derailed at
the approach to the Jethro trestle in
the west end of the town and plunged
over twenty-fve-foot embankment,
completely wrecking the car. One
man was instantly killed and all of
the passengers were injured. Several,
it is thought, will die. The car was
bound from Wellsville to East Liver
pool and was carrying full passenger
list.
The vaotorman, Samuel Kerr, re-
NAMED at his post and none of the
passengers had any chance to leap
from the car to save themselves. The
car stood on it's end when it struck
the bottom of the embankment and
then toppled on its side.
The passengers OF the car were
thrown to one end. James Vale, an
engineer, having his skull crushed and
dying instantly :. - r..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
GROVER CLEVELAND ILL.
Ex-President Suffering From Acute
Indigestion.

New York, Dec. 10.-Grover Cleve-
land is Ill at his home in Princeton of
acute indigestion. He has been sick
a week and still remains unimproved.
His physician, DR.. J. M. Carnochan,
said that Mr. Cleveland was not in
very serious condition, but was in
pain. Asked If Mr.. Cleveland was
suffering from nothing except indi-
gestion he replied:
II have. no knowledge of anything
else."
He also said Mr.. Cleveland had been
i'll for some time and only by the most
extraordinary effort had he seen Mr.
Carnegie, who called Wednesday.
1--WE expect Mr.. Cleveland out in a
few days." continued DR.. Carnochan,
'but l can't tell exactly when"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10

knoWn-these things, with the abusive
personal characterization Of my wife
and the assumed Indignation with
what had been, in fact, permitted and
encouraged where not expressly direct
ed, seemed to me to put the letter out.
side the limit Of anything justifiable
even in a stranger. What sense Of
outraged friendship it aroused in us
can perhaps be understood by any
one who has read even the small part
of the private correspondence given
above"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
GILLETTE WIRES DENIAL.
Informs His Mother He Has Made No
Confession.

Herkimer, N. Y, Dec. Rochester
e. Gillette, convicted of the murder of
Grace Brown, was amazed by the re-
ceipt of a telegram from his mother
telling him to repent before God. His
mother, who had previously expressed
confidence in his innocence, said in
explaining her message that she had
received word that he had confessed.
Gillette Immediately wired his
mother this reply: 49,. =. -. -
Il have made no confession l ex-
pect new trial, am innocent Be-
lieve 90 reports you read in the news
papers about me. - = 80. 49, -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-10
pope Opposed to TIE Plan.

Paris, Dec. 1O.-The CroiX, Clerical
organ, announces that the pope has
definitely tnterdicted any. steps being
taken by Catholics for the purpose of
holding church services under the pub.
lie worship law of 1881, under which
the government proposes that serv'
ices be held after Dec. II.