Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-03

RISING IS NOT ANTl.FoRg'eN
Revolution Aimed Against Power Of
Present Dynasty-AsriculturaI De.
partment Breaks Up Big Monopoly
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson Vigorously
Designated Liar.

Washington. June s.-News re-
! celved at the state department makes
It appear that the present outbreak
In China Is one of the most serious
that the government there has ever
had to deal with, and the American
warships on the China station are be-
/ Ing held In readiness to protect not
only American, but all foreign inter-
ests If they are seriously threatened.
Consul Paddock at Annoy reports that
the outbreak is not anti-foreign, as
was the boxer uprising Of 1900, but
that it is anti-dynastic. The prize in
question is the control Of the boy
emperor" who has been a boy en-
! peror for SO long that he ought to be
pretty well grown by this time. F'or-
eigners know little or nothing of this
puppet ruler. They do not know for
dead. They do know that the real
! power In Chinese affairs is Tsi-An, the
dowager empress, who like the dow
ager empress Of Russia, takes the re-
sponsibility of running things, only
Tsi-An is good deal more openly
powerful than Marie Fedora. When
the ladies Of the diplomatic corps were
entertained by the dowager empress Of
China after the return of the imper-
ial family to the summer palace in
Pekin, the boy emperor was present
at the audience. but he did not speak,
and there is no telling whether it were
really the emperor or someone else.
There have been number of reports
/ in past years that the young enl-
peror had been poisoned or otherwise
done away with, and that the crafty
old dowager was keeping dummy
in his place. OF course, no one out.
side the innermost court circle can
tell whether this is true or not.
But the report is gaining ground
among the Chinese that Tsi-An is in
her last Illness and the so-called re-
form party, which stands for a Chin
ese constitution and other more lib
eral measures, has organized to cap
ture the emperor, knowing that with
him In their possession it will be pos
sible, to run the empire pretty much
as they see fit The rebels known as
the Triads have captured number Of
the minor towns, and are marching on
Annoy, one Of the most important of
the Chinese seaports The Helena, one
OF the gunboats that was built espec-
tally for service on the Chinese riv-
ers. was sent from Annoy to the scene
OF the trouble, and the whole Amer
lean squadron now in Chinese waters
is being concentrated near Annoy. So
long as the rebels confine themselves
to. killing Chinese, this government
can enter no reasonable objection. But
If any foreign property, either Ameri-
can or other, is touched, blue jackets
will be landed and we will have to CO.
operate with the other foreign powers
saving China from herself as was
done in the memorable march of the
allies on Pekin in 1900.
A small but most exacting monop-
oily has been broken in the department
OF agriculture. At least the govern
ment thinks it has been broken and
that about 100000 a year will be
saved to the government and incident
ally to the public The department
has for q number of years been buy
ing q special patented label to mark
the meat intended for export. This la
bel was the design of Washington
man and consisted of a little square
Of mosquito net filled with gelatfne
on which was printed the words U. 5.
Inspected and Passed" It was rather
4 clever device, for it could be stuck
on the meat that had been passed by
the inspector and tho the gelatine
would be worn off in little while,
the 1ndelible ink that was in
the label sunk into the meat and
stayed Indefinitely. The government
said only SIS cents per 1000 for the
tags but there was a handsome profit
& in it for the company that made them,
and SO long as DR.. Salmon, who was
the chief OF the bureau of animal In
dustry and a large stockholder In the
company, remained in the department,
there could be nothing found to take
the place Of the gelatine label. There
came near being a bad graft scandal
over this little monopoly, but the dis
cussion died down and DR.. Salmon re-
signed and went to South America to
take charge OF the bureau of animal
industry that was being established by
the government of Argentina. Since
his departure one of the men in the
bureau has devised little rubber
stamp that does the work just as we'll
and that even with the vastly in
creased work required under the new
meat inspection law, willScost the gov
ernment only about $4,000 a year. 1t
is course. little curious that no de- |
vice of this sort could ever be found
to do the work while DR.. Salmon was
in charge of the bureau. but then in
ventive genius works by fits and
starts.
Much discussion has been caused in |
the war department by the charges of
Rev w p F. Eergusnn a renresenfa-