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New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
REPUBLICAN FLAG IN Annoy
People Assume Authority Freely
Given Up by Imperialists.

Annoy, Nov 1.-THE republican tri-color
waves over the city to-day. There is no
disorder, the shops remain open and there
is a general feeling OF relief
AT 2:9O u. m. the gunboat Quen-Kai. flying
the Dragon flag, steamed out of the harbor.
Then about a thousand revolutionists
formed in lire and marched to the walled
city. where they raised the republican en-
blem over the Taotars palace. Simultane-
ously few tri-colors were displayed In
other quarters of the city. Many japanese
and white flags also appeared.
The excitement that preceded the change
of government, or. rather. the assumption
Of a power that had been relinquished by
the imperial authorities, was quickly al
laved. Fear Of excesses had kept the popu-
lace in a nervous state. For several days
there has been no local government, and
the maintenance Of public order devolved
upon volunteer guards recruited from the
best families
1t was plain last night that the radicals
were in control. and, alarmed at the pos
sibility Of mob rule, Taotai Chang fled to
Hong-Kong Throughout the night feel
ing of uneasiness prevailed, and this was
increased this morning by a rumor that
the wells Of the city had been poisoned by
Manchus from Foo-Chow
The arrival Of the American cruiser sara
toga, the monitor Monterey and the gun
boat Quiros and the British torpedo boat
destroyers Janus and Virago this morning
helped TO restore confidence.
ST Petersburg Nov IA telegram from
Moukden to-day says that Lang Chi-chiao'
the pioneer In constitutional movements IN
China. has arrived there. The dispatch
also confirms earlier reports that Man
churia has declared itself autonomous. The
administration of the government mas
actually passed into the hands Of com
mittee. and energetic action 10 maintain
public order has been taken.
LANG Chi-chiao is the best known inter-
airy man among the Chinese. He has been
an exile since the palace revolution IN ISSS'
and recently edited paper at Kobe japan
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
KAISER'S POWER CURTAlLED
Will Now Share with Reichstag
His Treaty Making Powers.

Berlin. Nov. 1.-THE general criticism
made in connection with the Moroccan
agreement with France, to the effect that
the Reichstag should have voice in the
conclusion Of such momentous treaties has
made breach in the constitutional posi-
tion Of the Emperor as a treaty making
power
yice-Chancellor Delbrueck to-day an
nounced that the government had found
g IN he inst that Parliament should be
consulted in a treaty involving the acqui-
sition or cess,on of colonial territory.
Therefore il accepted the proposed slatule l,l6
requiring the assent of the Kelchs'aS az III
the Rundesrath to any chanse III Ine
BOUNDARY of a colony. The Moroccan CON
go treaty. however was excluded under
the existing law.
4 contract was signed to-day by whlch
the French and German mining syndicates
in Morocco were fused on basis of
equality. The mining rights in Morocco
have been one of the chief causes OF fric-
ton between the two countries.
Under the imperial constitution the
Franco-German treaty does not require
the approval Of Parliament. as IT does not
involve a change in the boundaries of the
empire Ohat Is the sta'es OF the conle9eIa-
ton as distinct from the colonies ana ue
pendencies1 and does not call for an i'm
mediate apr opriation.
II was the apparent intention of Dr Won
Rethmann- Hollweg. the Imperial Chanctl-
lor 10 take advantage Of the technical dif-
ference between an alteration Of the limits
OF the empire proper and a modification
in the boundaries Of colony that caused
widespread criticism IN the German press
before the subject Of the agreement wa.
taken up I'm the Reichstag. The leaders cf
All parties agreed that treaty affecting
the vital interests of the nation ana IN
Volving ultimately heavy expenditures
should have been submitted 10 Parliament
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
COULD EMBARK 5000 TROOPS
General Bell, at Manila, Has Ships and
Men Ready.

Manila. Nov. IA For the last fortnight
under orders from hte General staff. General
Bell. commanding the Philippine Division
las had between 5000 and 5000 American
soldiers gathered here and at nearby points
ready for instant cmbarkation for duty In
China as soon as word should come from
The state Department;
The transport sherman. due 10 leave here
10. San Francisco several days ago IS be-
ing held. In addition. there is a horse boat,
the Warren. and the interisland transport
Liscum available for the short cruise with
troops between Manila and Shanghai or
Ten-Tsin
There is also in the harbor al present
one Of the largest merchant liners engaged
IN the Pacific trade. vessel which could
readily he chartered so that General Bell
would have no difficulty in embarkng five
thousand trooSs within twenty-four hours.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
HIGH WAGES BRING RECEIVER
London Builders of British Dread
noueht Outdone by Provincial Yards.

London, Nov. 1.-THE Thames Iron
Works shipbuilling and Engineering Com
pany Limited, appeared in the bankruptcy
court to-day. and a receiver was appointed.
The company is completing the British
battleship Thunderer. and It's failure To OBJ
tain "A contract for battleshlp I'm this
Years naval programme was the imme-
dlate cause Of IT, embarrassment.
owing to the high wages demanded by
labor in London. the concern was unable
In lid successfully against the provincial
shipyards. \. +. HIS is the chairman and
managing director
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
GENERAL CHANG WOUNDED
Shot in the Wrist by Agent, Per-
haps, of Yuan Shih -kai.

London, Nov 15-A Tien-Tsin dispatch
to The Daily Mail" says that General
Chang, commander of the northern troops,
who recently spoke slightingly of Yuan
Shih-kai, has been shot in the wrist. TIE
shooting is attributed to Yuan's agents.
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from
llankow. dated tuesday, says that heavy
trtillery duel is going on between the I'M
perialists and the revolutionaries, the I'M
?erial troops suffering the most damage.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
Coward, Christian Soldiers"

As the automobiles drew up TO the Rose
dale pier the large delegation from the
Catholic Club. headed by Michael J. Null
queen. president Of the club, and John d..
Crimmins. marched in advance the length
Of the pier 10 the boat. while the Catholic
Protectory boys band played Onward.
Christian Soldiers" The tune changed TO
"Anerica" as The party hoarded the boat.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

1t is a sign of strength
to be ready to consider the
opinions of others, to risk
disapproval from the finest
intelligence rather than sit
down placidly under the
praise of those not compe-
tent to criticise.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
GERMANY AFTER NEW COLONY
Kaiser's Government Parleys for Ces-
sion of Spanish Guinea.

Frankfort-on-the-M Main. Nov. H-The
German Ambassador 10 Spain, Prince Won
Ratibor, and the Spanish Minister Of For
eign Affairs. Marquis Garcia Prieto. held
conference in Madrid Yesterday. according
to the "Frankfurter Zeituns." the subject
under discussion being the cession Of Span
ish Guinea to Germany.
The Spanish territory on the Gulf of
Guinea extends from the NUM- 20 the
Cape River and the German Cameroons. II
has an area Of about 1900 square miles
with coast line Of about l25 miles and
population OF approximately 100000. The
coast region is low and contains vast for
ests The vegetation is luXuriant and at
places along the coast there are Spanish,
French and English factories. There are
no harbors, however and the rivers are
inaccessible 20 vessels. There are Catho-
lie and American Presbyterian missions at
work among the natives
II is understood that Spain has given TO
France the right Of pre-empton in case of
the sale Of this colony or the adjacent
islands. which include Fernando Po.
Prince. ST. Thomas and Annobon.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
ITALIAN CHOLERA DECREASING
Rome, Genoa and Naples Immune
Sicilian Provinces Hard Hit.

Chasso. Switzerland, Nov. H.-ltalian Of
fetal statistics record l53 cases OF cholera
and ST deaths in Italy from October - to
November II. inclusive. The towns of Ma
pies. Genoa and Rome were immune There
were three cases. but'no deaths In the city
of Palermo. and one case In the province.
In the province Of Catania there were
l6 cases and l3 deaths, and In the province
of Girgenu sc cases and q deaths
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
Keeping Young
is as much q matter OF Drinking az
IL Is Of Thinking.
Evans
Ale

hv helping in the assimilation Of fooo
heeps one light hearted and in cheerful
frame of mind: makes one see the gooo
things Of life and eager to share In the
enjoyment OF them.
Order dozen bottles and make the test'
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

The CROSS store is one
of the few green oases of
novelty and good taste in
a weary world of leather.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

SUNDAYS NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
MailcI anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

TIE ARRIVING AT WEST 50TH STREET PIER ON THElK WAY
STEAMSHIP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Russia and Baseball
rom the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
 Former Governor Guild Commercial Bulletin gives an interesting account of the dependency of our great national game on Russia and her exports to the United States. It seems that the so- called Tartar horse, which is a native Of Russia is one of the few animals that is really grown for its hide. It is a small. thin long-haired animal Not as valua ble as many other varieties as a beast of bur den, it is particularly valuable for its hide. The hide of the Tartar horse is available for every purpose for which other hides can be used It is however. particularly adapted for the covering of baseballs.
 The Russian product is much stronger than the skins grown on any other kinc of horse. It can Furthermore be shaved very thin and still have the stre, yth. durability and toughness required for tho abuse a ball cover receives in a good lively batting game. It is not, of course, absolutely impossible to make ball covers from other hides. Yet no hides have proved so satisfactory for this particular purpose as that of the Tartar pony grown in Russia Today the covering of the best balls Is exclusively of Russian growth All balls selling for over 9 cents. Including the league ball used by professionals. are covered with Russian horsehide. If anything should happen to deprive this country of Rrssian horse- hides. as for example the eXtermination of this breed of horse by some animal plague it is easy to see that it would be quite a serious matter for the lovers of the national game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
A CAT GAVE THE ALARM The Loud Moving Aroused the Occu pants to Their Danger From Fire

From the St. Louis Republic.
 The moving of cat aroused the family
 of William Reinschmidt, $40 Dresden ave-
 nue, early the other morning in time for
 all to escape from the house, which was
 in l blaze. The fire spread to four homes
 adjoining on Dresden avenue and Kings
 Highway. Everybody got out in his or
 he, night clothes. The cat escaped Three children of MT. and Mrs. William
 Reinschmidt. ranging in age from 4 to 10 years, were carried from their bedrooms to the side porch, where they were depos- ited by the mother. while she returned to the house to obtain some clothes. When she returned the children were missing. While the flames were envelopng the home. Mrs Renschmidt entered the home and there found the three children in bed. Left alone, they had crept back to their cots and gone peacefully to sleep while the fire was burning the woodwork of their room. The fire started ih the kitcli- erl of the Reinschmidt residence
 | None of the occupants of the five houses had time to dress Some barely had time to escape the flames The children were dazed and frightened and had to be car ried from their beds.
 Before the women could be induced to the street watching the flames devour- ing their homes and savings of life time. Firemen had to restrain them from re-entering the b,frning houses to
 save keepsakes or valuables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Medicine in Other Days

From the Kansas City Star.
 Talismans in the old days were nat ural objects, generally imagined to be marked like the signs of the planets or zodiac, but some times they were pre- cious stones They are confounded to a certain extent with amulets. which Arabic word signifies anything sus- pended Charms, on the other hand, from the Latin carmen, song, refer to written spells, collections of words often without sense, like the famous "Abracadabra."
 In the time of the Crusades faith in the virtue of precious stones was uni versal, and to each was attributed spe- cial properties. The heliotrope, or bloodstone, now worn so much in seal rings "stancheth blood. driveth away poisons, preserveth health, yea, and some write that 1t provoketh raine and dark eneth the sunne, suffering not him that beareth it to be abused A topaz healeth the lunaticke person of his pas sion of 1unacie. The garnet assisteth sorrow, and recreateS the heart; the Crysolite is the friend of wisdom and the enemy of folly. The great quacl- Dr. Dee, had lump of camel coal that could predict"
 In the fancied resemblances found among the talismans none were more extraordinary than those associated with color. Because Avicenna had said that red blood corpuscle moved the blood, red colors were employed in dis eases of that fluid. and even in 1765 the Emperor Francis I was wrapped up in red cloth to cure the smallpox. He died Flannel dyed nine times 1T, blue was good for scrofula.
 Among amulets. that of Pope Adrian was curious:.it consisted of dried toad, arsenic. tormentil pearl. coral, hyacinth. smaragd and tragacanth.. and was hung around the neck and never removed The arsenic amulets woril during the plague in London were active on the principle than one poison would prevent the entry of another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Males and Modes

From Ll1e.
 There is talk about new fashions for mems clothes that will make the male garb now in use look out of date One reads of a detail of raiment called the corset coat" that S to be narrower In the back than current coats, and a little shorter and so on, and there Is a rumor about trousers. that they are to be less voluminous. Some of the neighbors see in these reports evidences of intention to make all the males who regard fash ion get new clothes and send their pres ent clothes to the heathen
 We guess there will be no stampede about it. Women are curiously affected by radical changes of fashion, A large proportion of them, including due share of the most valuable individuals, prefer to conform to the prevailing fashion, and take pains to keep at least within sight of it. When their gowns begin to get out of style, no matter how good the gowns may be or how becoming, they wear them with heaviness of heart. They will sometimes shy at extremes of fash ion and some absurdities like crinoline that have been offered of late years they have refused. But as a rule they like new fashions and accept them gladly. and cheerfully rip up or give away good old clothes to make way for new. Not so with the average contemporary American man. He has just a little more interest in clothes than enough to satis- fy the police. As rule, he must him. self take care of what clothes he has. so he has few. The tailors make minor changes In cut from year to year for their own amusement, and he accepts them if they are not too radical. But his evening clothes. if he has any. often last him ten years without looking out or date and he does not care if they do look out of date if they are still good. If he feels called upon to do more for the establishment of creation he asks his wife to buy new dress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
SOME NEWS AND GOSSIP
 FROM NATIONS CAPITAL
By RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

employees who comes to me about any thing.
 T tell them that they have a right to talk to me. I may not agree with them in all their ideas about improving their condition, but they have a right to be heard, and so long as I am speaker the doors of the speakers room open inward so far as they are concerned. Free speech is one of the fundamental principles of the American pee pie,
 q have no doubt that government employees have a good many things to complain of and good many things to suggest for the good of the public service. They ought to be heard, and, so far as l am concerned, they will be heard"
 That's pretty strong talk.
 Fakes made while you wait! The government ought to be ashamed of itself, but instead of that it retains a man especially to perpetrate them. It is no near faking either. The govern ment work Is exacting and when the duplicate specimens are completed there is no telling which is the original and which Is the imitation. There are prob ably few men of similar calling in the world, and fewer still that are clever in that line.
 The National Museum has dug up son of Wizard Jack Hendley. who in his day was the premier imitation man of the United States, and they now keep young Will Hendley busy all the time making something look like some thing else It seems to be a peculiar gift, and is valuable in a museum He works chiefly in plaster, making casts of anything and coloring them so that they look like the original, and he seems able to reproduce a counter felt of anything from a raw oyster to a stone idol. There are a good many tricks in the trade that have been hand ed down from father to son, such as reproducing the bloom of a peach or scraping an apple to get the vegetable
 wax that will make the surface of plaster apple look like the original fruit.
 The rearranging of the national col lections in the new museum building entails lot of work on all the special ties of the big institution. The hall of religions Is a wilderness of Chaldaic inscriptions. Egyptian carvings and among other things the big sacrifcial stone ten feet across from the Temple of the Sun of Mexico. Nobody would think for a moment that 1t was not the original stone. but as a matter of fact it Is all plaster. cast in sections and put together around circular wooden framework. It Is, more or less clipped and cracked In removal, but Hendley has worked it over until the stone is, if anything, rather better than new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

Washington, July 1.-(Special.)-
 The announcement that Senator La Toilette was out for the republican presidential nomination has not created any excitement in political circles here. It has been no secret that the Wisconsin statesman wanted MT Tafts place at the head of the ticket and would make fight for it. but not even the most enthusiastic insurgent will go so far as to say that he will get It.. As matter of fact so far as Wash ington opinion is concerned, Taft has the nomination "roped together and branded" It is not believed that there will be enough opposition to him in the convention to make 1t exciting.
 When it comes to the election, how ever, there is another story to tell. You can't meet a democrat of any prom thence here who is not absolutely con- fident that the next president will be of his persuasion. If any there be who have doubts they do not express them. Whether it be Clark or Harmon, Wilson or Bryan or some other man less prominently mentioned right now who is pitted against the President, the democrats are sure he wAn, he the man to send democratic meS,a Ses to a democratic Congress after March A. 1913.
 And there are republicans who fear this democratic confidence may have foundation in fact. 4 very wise old republican once n .Ul the remark that "there is nothing jp uncertain as a sure thing in Amer an politics" This remark is worth rememb bering these days.
 Talking about presidential possibili- ties, your Uncle Champ Clark made a very pretty play the other day which is not going to do him a.ny harm.
 The department heads 1o not like the idea of sub ordinate employees going to Congress with whatever grievances they may have and have issued rules forbidding 1t.
 Speaker Clark came right out in meeting and said harsh things about this gag rule. Among other things he said:
 "The gag rule to the effect that em- ployes of the government shall not peti- tion Congress or any member of Con- gress about their wants, or for redress of their grievances, first issued by President Roosevelt and made stronger by President Taft, is undemocratic and unrepublican. 50 far as am individually concerned I have never paid any attention to this gag rule. I talk to all government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
FRED" SMITH DECLARES HE
 WILL RETIRE FROM BASEBALL

Cha attanooga, July 1.-tSpecial. )-"Red" Smith, the crimson crested guardian of the third sack for the Nashville Volunteers announced this morning that he would retire from baseball after this year and would not report to Brooklyn, to which club he was recently sold. -
 Smith says he spent four long years at Auburn taking an engineering course and that he does not intend to allow all his 1aborious work and his talent along en- gineering lines to go to waste.
 Ebbets is dead sweet on Smith and the papers of the Trolley Dodgers have been handing him some immense notices lately, many of them above the presi- dents signature, and if Smith persists in his present attitude genial Charley will most likely be sorely struck and the game will undoubtedly lose a real star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
What Silas Contributed

From, the Youths Companion. .
 Mrs. Wiggins had run in' for a minute to talk over the latest news Of the village with her friend, Mrs. Hop kins.
 Do you know" she said, they tell me that old MT. Magee didn't sub- scribe bat fifty cents to the ministers 5 salary That doesn't seem possible. does it?"
 ITO anybody that knows Silas Ma gee real well it does.' replied Mrs. Hop kfns You haven't lived in this town all your life, Mrs. Wiggins. and you don't know what Silas is capable of. Why. remember once when he was a young fellow, going to singing school with the rest of us. we got up a pie nic. One of the girls spoke up and said @she'd bring some chicken sand wiches. salt#t
 "I'lr bring some frosted cake. says another.
 "Ill bring some sliced ham, says another.
 '''Ill fetch some jelly and cookies, 5says somebody else. and so 1t went on till we had most everything we could eat promised. Then one of the boys. who had no sisters. said he would bring the scoffee. That gave Silas his chance. He'd been sitting by, listening to it all, and now he spoke up real brisk, and says he:
 "I'll bring the water for the cof- feeI'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
| Umbrella for a Masher

From the New York Evening Post.
 A crowd at Third avenue and Four teenth street were applauding and en- couraging young woman who was beat ing a man with her, umbrella, when a patrolman came along and saved the man from further blows by making him a prisoner on his assailants complaint. She . said that he had spoken to her and am Inoyed her as she was going up the ele- vated station stairsl Failing to get rid 6f him on the platform she ran down to tlie street again, still followed by the5tor- mentor.
 When he spoke to her again on the sidewalk ale attacked, himfs The woman was Miss Helen Owens. a. istenographer of Philadelphia.- The: prisoner was Jo- seph Nacalizzo, porter