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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
YOUNG PUGILIST DIES AS
RESULT OF PRIZE FIGHT
BY Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 20.-Another
death was added to the list Of fatal box
Ing bouts In this city when Frederick
Castor, 20 years of age, died In a hos
pital efter participating in a six-round
contest here last night at the Frankford
Athletic club with Frank CSpike') Sui
livan OF this city. Sullivan has been COM
mitted TO the county prison TO await the
action OF the coroncrs jury. The man
ayers OF the club. promoters OF the bout
and seconds OF the two principals, nine
In all, were held on ball as witnesses.
Testimony given before police mag
istrate today tended TO show that Cas-
tor was besting his opponent and In the
last round while trying to knock out his
rival suddenly fell unconscious The
cause of death has not yet been deter
mined
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
ONLY A DOZEN YOUNGSTERS
in RICH FUTURITY RACE
BY Leased wire TO The Tribune.

SARATOGA, N Y. Aug. 2o.-It has
been decided to run the rich futurity
here on August 81. the last day Of rae
ing In New York state for the year.
Not more than a dozen horses will go 10
the post in this. the biggest 2-year-old
race OF, the season.
Originally there were 932 nominations
to the stake. Of which 2S4 were void, 337
declared at $40 each, 126 declared at $40,
SO declared at $50 each and "a declared
at $40 each. II will be seen that with
the $4,000 added by the Coney Island
Jockey club. the stake will be very val
liable to the winner. While such colts
as Novelty Naushon, Blackfoot. Rock
willie and Iron Mask will have hackers In
the big stake, II is possible that none will
carry more money than the filly. Bashti.
There is no telling how good she is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

MINOR LEAGUES
WESTERN LEAGUE

At Des Moines-Des Moines. 2: DEN
yer. O.
AT Omaha-Omaha, s; St. Joseph .
At Sioux City-Sioux City. 8; Topeka. q.
At Lincoln-Lincoln. s; Wichita. 3.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
American Association

At Indianapolis-Flrst game: Kansus
City. 3; indianapolis. s. Second game:
Kansas City. s; indianapolis, g
At I.ouisyille-Minneapolis 5; Louis
Vile. 0.
At Observation-Disclosures, /; Column
bus, IL.
Al Toledo-St Paul 8. Toledo Q
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES
NATIONAL
Boston Beats Pirates.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 20-Boston won in
the sixth Inning when Shean and Ahbat-
tichlo hit for three bases. the latter scor-
Ing on wild throw to the plate by
Byrne. r. II. z.
PlttSburg .,....., ................2 10 8
Boston ........ Observation-Disclosures 10 /
Batteries-Adams. Leever and Gibson
Brown and Graham. Umpires-Johnstone
and Eason.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
SALT LAKE.

Score by innings R.HE.
Murray .. 80 0 o 3 o - l3 0
Salt Lake Il 0 0 o 0 0-1 6 1
Sacrifice hits-Castro. Means. Stolen
6ases-scott, Mann Kaefer. Margetts,
Struck out-by Price 9. by McCreary Z.
Time Of game-Two hours Umpire-Mc-
Andrews.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Pravda Wins.
BY Assnninte1 Pre-

By Associated Press.
DEAUVILLE. France, Aug 20,-The
Prix Des Geraniums, n selling hurdle race
for 3-year-old fillies for a purse OF 5000
over a distance of one mile and five
furlongs. was won today by Eugene
Fischofs Pravda.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
AMERICAN MOTOR BOAT
WINS INTERNATIONAL RACE
BY Associated Press.

LARCHMONT, n. Y. Aug 20.-The
champion American motorboat Dixie r..
nnisned hrst TINS AFTERNOON In the Inter
national races here. The Duke OF West
minister's Pioneer was disabled when sh"
seemed a sure winner and finished sec
ond Both the other entries quit.
The DiNies time for the three lara
OF ten miles each was 40 minutes. Is ser.
onds. The Pioneers time was hour u
minutes. IL seconds. She was put ont of
the race by an explosion OF one Of hc-
boilers at time when she was winning
easily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
AMERICAN
Win First Double-Header.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-The New York
Americans won their first double -header
OF the season today from St Louis. Dan
iels prevented the visitors from winning
the second by great throw TO the plate.
In the seventh. r. II. T..
St. Louis .o.......-.... 9 3
New York ....-..-.-.-.-....,-5 II 1
Batteries-Hall and kilifer; Quinn.
Fisher and Sweeney,
Second game r. IL. E.
ST. Louis ................,.,.1
New York Observation-Disclosures,
BatterieB-Pelty and Stephens; Vaughn
and Criger.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
Spokane Hits Hard.


BY Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. e0.-Spokane
started scoring early In the game, push
Ing three tall!es over the pan on Schmutz
before the contest was we'll under way
Kane. the Tacoma soutnpaw, relieved
Schmutz in the second round, but was
treated no more gently. collection OF
hits and stolen bases uetted two more
for the Indians In that round. a high
wind blew across the field and made IL
almost impossible to Judge fly balls. Score:
r. II. E.
Batteries-Clafiin and Shea; Schmutz.
Kane and Byrnes.
BY Associated Press
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 20.-Score:
R. II. z.
Vancouver Observation-Disclosures 6 o
oedltle i 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Sugden: Chi
nault and Custer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Sixteen- -Innine Tie.

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 2O.-A drawn
battle that ended to In the sixteenth
occurred today between Portland and
Oakland. Both Steen and Lively were at
their best and kept the hits well scat
tered, Score; r. Fl. Z.
oakland s--...-.,.-'.s.s.--- IA U
Batteries-Lively and Mite; Steen and
Fisher Umpire-McCreevy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Easy for Cubs.
BY Associated PreSa-

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20-Chicago pounded
Barger for fourteen hits and ten runs In
six innings today and defeated Brooklyn
easily. IL to 2. Reulbach was inyincible
after the first inning. Score:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
II and killifer
Easy for Tigers
BY Associated Press.
Eleventh Is Disastrous.

BY ASSOCIdt6d PTeSS.
WASHINGTON. Aug 2o-Cleveland de-
feated Washington today In eleven in
nings. Gray went to pieces in the elev-
double, two singles base on balls and
wild pitch. R. II, q.
Washington ..... 15 9
Cleveland ., .....,........... il
Batteries-Reisling. Groom. Gray and
Alnsmith; Young. Mitchell and Easterly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Another for Athletics.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2o,-Philadel-
phia won from Chicago today to 2,
The home team punched all Of Its eight
hits in three Innings, r. H. E
chicage ......,.....,...... f! 8 |
Philadelphia --..---.-...,-
Batteries-Young and Payne, Bender
and Thomas.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

Tribune Want Ads.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Reds Shut Out Saints.
Associated Press.

won from New York here today. 10 O.
Manager Griffith was benched for disput-
ing decision. Score: R H. E.
New York k.....O q
Cincinnati .. .,.... o
Batteries--Ames.' Crandall and Sohlei
Suggs and Mclean. Umplres-Klem and
Kane.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

ogden. 2 Sacrifice bits-Plake. Wesslcr.
Sacrifice flies-Lane. Robinson. Stolen
bases-Laneley Hawkins. Langford. Left
on Observation-Disclosures. 5; Ogden, I. Bases
on balls-Om Langford, .. Two-bas hit
-GIr1lin. Three hit - McAdoo.
Double plays-Mooney 10 Langford; Gim-
lin to Plake; Murphy TO Bluth Struck
Passed ballsILangford. q Tolles. /. Time
OF game-l hour. 35 minutes, Umpire
Mead. Attendance--506,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
st. Louis .
Phi1adN1nbI

Batteries-Lush and Bresnahan; Moore
and Doom. Umpire-Rigler.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Phillies Win.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 20-Philadelphia won
Louis today, to o. Moore was In fine
form and allowed but Ave hits. Score:
r. II. e
~, LOUIS :.-,.ss,>..-.-..-...,
PhiladnlnaIa
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
COAST LEAGUE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug, 2o.-Score:
r. H. E.
vernon --.-s.'.-..s- -":sSs~.,..l ~ l
odH 80 IL
Berry.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

Jack Vernon-please call at Gencr
Delivery for letter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Standing of Riders
at Salt Palace

PROFESSIONAL.
Name Points Tot
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

BY Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. Aug. oO.-Score:
r. HE
LOS Angeles >.-.-szs.,-. l
Batteries-Nourse and La Longe; Cri-
ger and Waring.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

Batteries-Barger Craible and Erwin,
| Bergen, o. Miller: Reulbnch and King
| Umpires-O'Day and Brennan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Occidentals . .. 0 0 0 1 l 1-3
Ogden ,.....,. / 0 0 o ] o o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
IS MADE
1 N LAND CONTEST
,,is and Clayton Secure VaIu-
shle Tract in Utah Lake
Reservoir Site.

or,ont decision was made by
~ inro, and the receiver OF the local
3 reeiss Eriday relative TO n valuable
y onsiti.ud on the west side of Utah
lft o. ,ort half way between Goshen
b, NJ nvy and I'm tho Utah lake reservoir
d lEs l-,., contestants were Douris Davis.
e i"rc Ward, Napoleon b, Cocker and
Dnesr CLAYTON, and tho United States
lrcn, awarded the land TO Davis and
lyton. ,u,.o,vod I'm the contest was
Tbo mIr1 from entry April il, 1889. 1t
|hdld,noro 10 entry and settlement Oc-
2 is0o and opened 10 settlement
>q !. 1910. Warming was given that
nusy non would be permitted TO exercise
Fs,s,a n,hsteyer In any settlement or
nsni nsiar Of the land begun after Octo-
'uP"~ooo ,ooo and prior To January 4, 1910;
y s .,.n developed during the investi-
IL shnt the title to tho land passed
ilon ,ho me- government In 1874 to pri-
z omni Vain was that simultaneous Al
lne made on the land by the parties
Se contest. 1t appeared, however,
,,c testimony, according to tho de-
R ~ ",hnt Coker and Ward were on the
y '2n' rsnuary 3, endeavoring 10 locate
and boundaries and selecting
.,,s they desired to claim. Ihen they
~ 4 s.a land and did not return until
.ns RI but before that date Davis
ans.' 'nra nnon and asserted claim TO
w, the land. and subsequently Clay
o,,,nd upon the other portion of the
sTopseoucntly the decision OF the
- and register was that the filings
n.ssr and Ward were rejected, the
~ "ntry received and Clayton's filing
y ssclared regular.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
UTAH'S OIL FIELDS
VERY PROMISING
Expert Says This State May Yet
Lead Nation in'PrO-
ductiOn.

Special to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, y. Y, May %" Utah
is going to lead every state in the
union in oil production, and that in a
very short time said James +. Mar
tin. oil expert of Oil City. Pa, at the
Waldorf today. "Her resources now
compare fayorably with eastern fields !
have Just returned from an examination
of the San Juan field, which | found all
that was claimed for it and more The
field viii be n cheap one to operate and
Il very heavy producer. | also looked
over other promising fields in Wayne.
Garfield and Uintah counties. The only
difficulty Just now for the San Juan field
is question of transportation. but Utah
people arc progressive and | believe this
Will be overcome in short time. There
is plenty Of water for drilling and the
formation stands perfectly when
drilled -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
Ballinger Guided by Law.


Garfield, as ono who believed he had a
right 10 do anything he was not spcci
tically Forbidden TO do by tho law. with
Secretary BallinGcr, whom he pictured
as being guided by the law. Mr. Yer.
trees entered into careful review OF
the legal aspect Of the water power sites
matter.
Reading from letters Of President
Taft respecting water power site with
drawals, Mr.. Ncrtroes undertook to
show Secretary BallinGcr had merely
dent
His voice quivcring with emotion, Mr..
Ncrlrccs said.
Right or wrong, cabinet officer
who carries out the policies Of his chief
is not 10 be censurcd before the ma
ton. DO not misunderstood mo ms
merely insisting YOU shall deal with
this matter solely because Mr. Ballin-
ger was carrying out the Judgment of
the president. Not that ] say that his
construction of the law was correct
opinion of the law officers of tho gov
crnmcnt.
Snccringly referring to the Gear
fcld-Piuchot group" Mr.. Vcrtroes de-
clarcd il would not do TO say the pres
idcnt was fooled in making his dcci-
sions, because the president himself
said he had pursued an Independent
investigation.
"The Cunningham claims are honest
claims in every rcspcct-as honest as
any ever presented against the govern
ment of thc United States. Wo have
had great deal of talk about fraud
and perjury, but these claims arc hon.
est, declared the attorney with chi
phasls.
/" But whether thc secretary was right
or wIopg," he added, "thc committee
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28

would be obliged to take into consider
alton his Eintontion.
'NThe only thing The committee can
deal with, - continued Mr.. Verrrees,
sis the rightpcss of Mr.. Ballingcr's Is in
teution, | am not here to ask this com
mittce should deal with the case on
the basis Of a criminal prosccutior. I. or
that there must be proof beyond rca-
sonable doubt Even if there were a
well-founded suspicion that as a pub
lie officer he was at fault you ought TO
say so.'
At considerable length Mr.. Vertrees
discussed the subject of conservation.
Gin a just and proper sense,' he
said. eve are all couservationists and
as such there is none more sound than
Mr. Ballinger. Now. / am not talking
about these men who have gone to seed
in conservation-men of the Pinchot
brand-thirty-t third degree conservation
ists-liRo some people running of with
a fake and fancy
AS Mr.. VertTees was about to take up
the question OF the Cunningham claims
it was suggested that he should con-
tlnuc tho subject at the session tomor-
row.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
Rest Treatment for Colds.

|nMost ordinary colds will yield to
i amplest treatment" says tho Chi
q Tribune; "moderative laxatives,
A foot baths, free perspiration and
I. .yoidsnce Of exposure to cold and
4 sfte7 treatment" While this treat
=, Is simple, it requires considerable
Isle, and the one adopting it must
.-.iu in doors for a day or two, or n
- cold is almost sure TO be con-
-rl,d, and in many instances pncu-
"a follows. Is is not better to pin
"a faith to an old reliable prepara-
4 Ike Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
IA !. famous for its cures of colds and
b always be depended upon7 For
= by all druggists.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE AER0PLANE

NEWRURYPoRT. Mass, May o7.-Sey.
cral acroplnno flights lasting mn hour am
n half and covering distances from ono.
quarter TO ouc-half mile at an altitude ol
fifteen feet wore made today by WI
Ham billiard In n Herring Burgess bI-
plane mt the Plum Island aviation
grounds, There was brisk breeze blow
Ing at the time,
The biplaue has lately been equipped
with II new device TO give lateral sta
hiity. This device Is intended cspc",1Iiy
for use in windy weather auJ today il
had its FIRST real tcst. The inventor and
Mr.. Hilllard say il worked remarkably
wcII
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28

AS 10 DpSS'pt
Mr. Brandcis said when CLAWS APP
noaicd 60 BaIlingcr to postpone hearings
on the Cunningham cases untll ,,a ad'et tba q
lncrotarv l1e drew "slrange ethical dIs
linetcn" He SAID BqllngSr L gnnh;"pasm hna aeIS
Claimants. 81 although previously rs Is, iaho thn
cnmmissiopcr. he had represented tnu
Soyornmcnt, but on becoming secrctapS
SSo'Ii So had Id feit barred from representing
~ po Ia. aor,lo because, as he had expressed
L. it, he chad had "incidentall,y, acted Tor inc
Rrandcis said Ballinger had ieit nD
s,eh Hesitation in Fastening mt the e, IN
Stance of the clSiman'slh tine and ,ndeS other
claims, o, e,ocessfu1 ap-
,be hearings and his being supsoquedI;;,
tn' u, snncrseded by tho ''lucxperle9ggneur gnar;
sheridan, Brandcis said that even nmoo nnr
Jnu dam agreed postponcment was was ,Phaf Pruph' he
s." IS tn Mr, Bulliuger's assertion ,n hna[ coal n
had m u had nothing TO do Win ,Ho eo"'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
Butcher Is Bankrunt,

John W.. Hutchinson. Salt Lake City
butcher. filed i petition In bankruptcy In
The federal court Friday. lIutchinson's <
liabilities amount to s592,i7 and his as
sets total S29s. o6, OF which $3.50 is al
legged 10 bc exempt
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
STRANGE LAKES OF MICHIGAN.
Some of Them, Though Very Deep, Have
Been Entirely Grown Over.

Five thousand lakes of all sizes is the
proud total claimed by the state of Michi-
gan. Some of them are mysterious
bodies having neither Inlet nor outlet.
nor 50 far as can be discovered by sound
ing, bottom
Many Of the smaller lakes, according
10 Fur News are slowly growing over
and have wide margins of tough sod that
VIII support the weight of man, al
though merely resting ON water or Il thin
mud of unknown depth.
These margins tremhle to the tread
and CULVER for -aany feet around when
stepped upod. There are instances where
a lake has become entirely overgrown
anu tor SO long a period thar the surface
becomes solid and the existence of water
underneath is unsupported.
The Pere Marquette Railroad company
when building a branch between Grand
Rapids and Lansing returned TO the work
one morning 10 find that several rods of
roadbed had disappeared during the
night and q considerable lake had taken
its place. Thousands of feet of timber
aud many carloads of earth We're dumped
in before bottom was found and the
road had anything like a firm foundation
The pressure of the displaced water
heaved the earth and cracked it for some
distance around, fitting large forest trees,
some of which fell.
Water came up through these Crevices,
bringing eyeless fish both bass and bull
heads, convincing certain former Skeptics
that when any organ of sense or loComo-
ton falls into diSuSe IT degenerateS and
finally is lost Probably these fish were
the descendants of others that had lived
in darkness for ages.
A small lake in BOVINE township, sup
posed by the rural folk Uc he hottomless,
swallowed up full half acre at one gulp
So .sts.
took place the water is apparently as
deep as ever.
In the extreme western edge of lonia
county there is a little lake of about
three acres in area: il is without any
visible feeders or outlet. 1t is surround
ed by woods on the high land, while its
margin is grown up to shrubs and flags
and grasses peculiar to the ordinary
swamp.
There is another of this mysterious wa
ter holes termed bottomless, one party
having sounded $50 feet without finding
bottom The water is red and unit to
drink and millions of minute particles of
vegetable matter are held in suspension
and are in connection as if stirred by
force of an undercurrent or boiling
springs.
The only fish are big mouthed bass and
bullheads For all that the water seems
to be so swampy in character it does not
detract from the flavor of the fish, prob
ably owing to the fact of its being of
better quality in its lower depths.
Nagley's lake, in Kent county, is
formed like horseshoe and is about
seven miles in circumference 1t has
been sounded in one place and showed n
depth of $50 feet, 1t has but one in
significant feeder and the natural evap-
Grafton must be considerable, and yet it
has an outlet which flows water sufii-
cient for power to drive a sawmill and
gristmill, proving that it is fed by heavy
flowing springs that man has never seen.
The water is clear blue and cold. and the
bottom is hard mari lime.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
The Awakening Of China.

The thousand miles " railroad in China
uppn which construction work has been
gun and for which the thirty million
+ liar loan 50 much talked nf lately lis
aalng raised are intended 10 form the
ginning Of q vast network of lines
that will reach far into the interior. and
at will make available the mineral
p les of the Middle Kingdom, including
hIs Of iron ore and coal equaIeI no.
Iere else in the world except iu the
uited States. The present loan viii
p. used on the lines from Hank0w 10
& nton and from Hank5w To Szo-Clncn.
". 7. Dawson. member Of the firm
j. +, Morgan n Co.. who has re-
rned to New York from Europe whore
H- represented the American syndicate
aaslring 10 participate III the loan. t"o&
5 20 in a conference with German.
rench and English bankers. which, D."
~ reached 2 satisfactory conclusion.
f.e outcome as 10 the loan now depend
upon whether or not the Chinese
% be able 20 raise sufficient money
n their own country to carry out the
terms
Very disquieting rumors have come
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

from China of late. along with iutelli-
gence indicating a strong desire on the
part of influential Cinnamon 10 bring
their country into line with modern ma
terial progress. The worlds far uupuet
Monday ut Marking affords e,uall,
with the project for building railroads
tangible evidence thai the rigidity ~
Chinese conservatism has relaxed Ca
the other hand are the stories of q Boxer
uprising "a drive out Foreign devils
ami the repeated assertions that large
part Of the army is in sympathy with
the Boxers
But the prediction was made with con-
fideuce that the opening of the fair
would be the signal for the Boxers To
strike. The fair has opened. and the
Boxers have not struck. 1t may he thar
the government is as sincerely comm tied
to progress as has been claimed since
the beginning of the new reign, and
has the situation more fully under cau-
troll than was generally supposed. The
awakening of China may turn ont to be
more than a phTase--it may turn out to
be reality. If the great empire of four
hundred million people, naturally keen
in intellect, and with longer record of
civilization than is possessed by any
other part of the hahitable globe. throws
aside outworn industrial methods and
seriously sets itself to the development
of its vast natural resources with the aid
of machinery and processes familiar to
the Western nations, the transformation
will be momentouS in its Importance to
China, and will exercise influences which
will be felt in every quarter of the
world