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eiled to the situation at the close He
seemed very grateful to me- for my
work in connection with the treaty and
told me that the Emperor was anxious
that-I should stay in China and act as
his foreign adviser and counselor.
replied that l had a great deal of busi-
ness at home and could not possibly
leave Lii Hung Chang answered that
his government would give me leave
of absence of several months or long
enough to close up any business that
might possibly have, and also that
they would make the proposition so
attractive financially that ii would
more than compensate me for all losses
I then told his excellency that | would
like to oblige China, but that l had
promised my little grandson, a boy OF
Z, that l would go fishing with him
that summer and knew that his ex-
cellency who appreciated SO highly the
relations between children and parents
would see that i could not possibly
break faith with the boy The viceroy
thereupon smiled and ceased to per-
sist Upon coming back to the United
States while out fishing one day /
caught fish about four feet In length
1t was as tall as the boy and | hnd
him photographed holding the. fish, and
sent the picture back to the viceroy.'
ut was at Shimonoskei that the
shooting of Ii Hung Chang occurred
was it not?"
YES A Japanese from the interior
tried to assassinate him. The man was
fanatic who thought he could benefit
the nation by killing it's arch enemy,
Prince Ii. The shooting occurred when
Iii Hung Chang was returning from
one of the meetings of the treaty COM
mission He was riding in a sedan
chair through n narrow street. which
was crowded with people. The man
fired and the bullet struck him about an
inch below the left eye. going so far in
that 1t was not possible to extract it,
How did the viceroy act at the time
of the shootng?"
He showed quite as much nerve re-
piled Mr.. Foster, "as Theodore Roose-
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King George as a Motorist

VIII Buckingham Palace News be abol-
ished, the famous creams go the way oe
the London cab horse. and the King and
Queen use motor car for state and other
occasions?
The questions are suggested by a. time
" article which appears in "The Motor
on the King and Queen as Motorists"
Thirteen years ago their majesties had
their FIRST motor ride with the Hon. C. s,
Rolls. when they We're the guests of the
late Lord Llangattock and Lady Llangat-
took at The Iiendre, near Monmouth, and
have been enthusiastic motorists ever
since. says 1'it-Bts.
According to Captain the Hon. Sir
Charles Wentworth Ftzwilliam, however.
who has been crown equerry to King
George since 1910, it is unlikely that the
King and Queen. just yet awhile. at any
rate, VIII use the motor for state occa-
sions. or even dining or evening visits.
The motors, which consist of six Gals and
luggage van, are merely used for long
distance travelling, and it is due to them
that the King and Queen have been able
to fulfill so many engagements since they
came to the throne.
Like the late King Edward. King George
finds motor exceedingly useful in saw
ing time Moreover, formality is avoda-
BILE By the use of the cars On all private
occa sions, however. the state, carriages
are used the same vehicles being sent to
meet state visitors and their guests.
The news still contains a large number
of Eorses. Indeed, they have never been
reduced since the first motor car was pur-
chased by the late King Edward, 1t is
pointed out that there is a great deal Of
tstion work to be done in London, and
this is apart from the personal reqnire-
nents of the members of the household in
the service OF the King and Queen.
King George it might be mentioned.
seldom drives a car himself. This does
not mean to say that he cannot, because
he has taken turn at the wheel just for
the sake OF experience on several occa-
sions. He never drives on the highway,
however. and he has never driven other
than for the purpose of merely trying a
car.
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yet did at the time of his attempted
assassination last year. Ii Hung Chang
did not get out of his chair. He quietly
asked one of the bearers for handker-
chief to stop the blood. and then ordered
them to carry him on home to the Bud
dhist temple, where he was living When
he reached there he stepped out of the
chair and walked unaided TO his own
rooms and gave himself into the hands
of the surgeons. He took no anesthetic
and as they probed for the bullet they
asked him if the pain was great. He
told them not to mind that but to go
on with their work. The surgeons kept
on probing for some time, but were not
able to find the bullet. and 1t remained in
bis head to the day of his death.
In connection with the doctors Gu
rious incident then happened which
showed the Chinesef mature of Prince Lii
He had the best of medical talent, and
the best doctors of Japan were called In ;
nevertheless, he sent for Al necromancer
from Shanghai. This man, so one of
his suite told him. was able to cause the
bullet to melt within his face and come
out as a vapor. He could do this through
incantations. Ii Hung Chang was so
impressed by the story that he cabed
the man to come from Shanghai to Shim-
onseki He remained several days and
then left. Lob Feng Luh and others
of the commissers reported that the man
did not see Ii, but there is little doubt
in my mind but that he had a chance
to make his experiment"
How did the Japanese take the shoot
ing?"
They were very much chagrined. As
soon as Princes Ito and Mutzu heard of
1t they came to Ii Hung Chang and
expressed their regret. The Emperor
sent message of sorrow, and tele-
grams came in from all parts of Japan
The Empress sent bandages, which she
made with her own hands, that they
might be used in dressing LIS Wounds
and the Emperor supplied two Japanese
trained female nurses. Ii did not know
what to do with the nurses at first, but
he got to like them"
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commission which made the treaty of
peace
Yes, the viceroy remained in dis
grace until the time came when peace
had to be made. The empress doWager
knew that he was the best man in the
empire to head the treaty commission and
so she was forced to receive him into
favor again After the treaty stipulations
had been settled they proved to be very
unpopular in China. Expressions of dis
gust came in from all parts of the en-
pire, and the most prominent officials de-
nounced Ii Hung Chang. He had many
enemies and they all pounced down upon
HIM. | was, you know, the foreign coiin-
selor of the treaty commission and was
with Ii Hung Chang of Tientsin at the
time. We had concluded our work at
Shimonoseli and everything was thought
to be settled. Then the news came that
the treaty might not be approved, and Ii
asked me to go to Peking to see about it.
[ urged him to go himself, but he would
not, and SO I was forced to consent.
Now, in making the treaty, we had
been careful to telegraph it, section by
section, to the Emperor for his approval
This was given, and was reported to the
Japanese, so that the Emperor himself
had indorsed every provision of the
treaty. When | met the officials at
Peking I told them the treaty had long
since gone beyond the hands of Ii Hung
Chang, and that stipulation by stipula-
tion, 1t had been ratified by the Emperor
l told them it was now the Emperor's
treaty, and that if they refused to abide
by it their Emperor would lose face
among the nations of the world. AS a
result they reconsidered their action, and
shortly after 1 left made the ratification.
I'm the meantime Ii Hung Chang was
waiting in agony at Tientsin and when
l arrived there Mr.. Pethiek, the vice
roy's secretary, met me and said that
the old man. meaning the vieeroy. was
ANXIOUS to see me- He told me of the
ratification of the treaty, but said that
must not let Ii Hung Chang know that
1 heard of it. as he was anxious to give
me the news himself. them went to the
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yamen, and Ii came clear out to the gate
to meet me. The tears ran down his
face as he told me of the ratification"
The making of that treaty must have
been interesting The Japanese had the
upper hand, and they could demand what
they pleased could they not?"
"China's situation was such that she
could do little more than submit. replied
General Foster. But nevertheless, there
We're certain bounds beyond which Japan
could not go. Ii Hung Chang's diary
describes the meetings of the commission
at Shimoneseki and among other things
the despair of the Chinese commissioners
when the first demands of Japan We're
presented to them. This story Is a pa
thetic one. 1t tells how LII felt and among
other things states that the face of Mr..
Foster was ashen.' | do not remember
any particular paleness of countenance,
hut l know that Prince Lii and the other
commissioners were in the depths of de
spair Japan had demanded that China
pay an indemnity of 800 million taels,
and also give large cessions of territory
in Manchuria and elsewhere. There were
other demands which were very offensive
to China, but which we were afterward
able to materially change I was asked
to prepare an answer to the demands of
Japan, and to propose changes in the
draft of the treaty. l did so and Ii
Hung Chang and l went carefully over
the paper. II was then submitted to
the Japanese and after much discussion
the most of my recommendations were
agreed to. Among other things they in
cluded the reduction of the war indemnity
to 200 million taels instead of 800 millions
which had been demanded The demand
for the cessions in Manchuria was also
Withdrawn, and altogether treaty was
arrived at which was much more in the
favor of China"
Did Ii Hung Chang appreciate the
fact that China had gained great deal
through the treaty commission?"
Yes" replied General Foster "He
was In despair at the beginning of the
negotiations, but became more recon-
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Prince Ching and others of the highest
Chinese officials. In all eases he handles
things without gloves, saying just what
he thinks, describing Just what occurred
and making emphatic observations there
on. He usually speaks of the Dowager
Empress as the "Old Buddha," and often
tells how she went into rage and or
dered him out of her presence. At the
end of one interview he writes that the
Old Buddha manifested an ebullition of
passion such as he had never seen, ex-
cept in his own family, and he rather
pathetically continued that the chief diff
ference was that while he was at his
home he could not control his own ac-
the Empress Dowager this was not pos
sible. for there one had to remain on
his knees and bow his head to the floor
in humble submission"
Had Ii Hung Chang much influence
with the Empress Dowager?' l asked.
Yes, the old Empress had great con-
fidence in him and Ii had great respect
for her, but he did not hesitate to tell
her what he actually thought. although
he knew 1t might result In his own degra-
dation. 1t was this franlxness that sew
eral times lost him his yellow Jacket, and
once or twice came near losing him his
head. The Empress Dowager was sur
prised and angry at the way things turned
out during the Chinese-Japanese war.
She supposed that her army was equal to
that of Japan and she blamed Ii because
it was not. He was, you know, at the
head of the Chinese military establish
ment as far as modern methods were
concerned. He had organized what was
thought to be a modern army, and had
to a large extent dispensed with the old
spears and flint locks He was refused
the money, however, which was needed
10 aafr hi - -rrs
cheney, and he warned the Empress Dow
ager not to engage in that war The EN-
press thought she knew better, and when
the Chinese troops were found wanting
she denounced Ii Hung Chang and took
away his high honors.f
Put nevertheless general, she ap-
pointed Ii Hung Chang the head of the
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was free. Not even an apologyi Not
even an expression of regret that she had
been unjustly imprisoned for eight
months.
Dona Constance went back to her work.
But even her public trial has not freed
her from persecution. She frequently re-
ceives threatening letters and few days
ago she was Threatened with assassina-
ton unless she gave up her mission Of
mercy. But Dona Constance is not even
the slightest bit afraid Hundreds of the
more conservative republicans have rallied
to her support and her new home. Ira
vessa da Jardim a Estrela 10, is more
than ever the center of a great work.
Even the president of the Portuguese re-
public, DR.. Maneul d'Arriaga, is proud to
be numbered among her friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
BY LOUIS HYDE

woman of medium height. dressed in the
black that is SO becoming to the women
OF Portugal Her big brown eyes looked
enquiringly from the officer to the long
line of soldiers and returned to the officer
again.
Il am Dona Constance" she said,
quietly.
II have a warrant for your arrest
said the young officer
What is the charger asked Dona Con-
stanca, CALMLY
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Conspiracy answered the officer. roll
ing the awful sounding word around his
tongue. 'Conspiring against the safety
of the republic"
Dona Constance was conducted to the
Aljuba prison, the square, white building
up on the hill near the old fortress-the
buoding which used to be the official res
idence of the Bishop of Lisbon. For eight
months she languished there. while her
enemies searched high and low the length
and breadth of the country to find sin
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Premature


Visitor-"Dont you guarantee to refund
the money when you don't cure?p
Patent Medicine Man--"Certainly"
Visitor--"Well, I've been using your
remedy for five wears and I'm not cured. 7, \
Patent Medicine Mali Keep right on
my dear sir If oui remedy fails We,
will refund the money to your executors
on presentation OF proper proof"
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FIRST she was threatened with assassina-
tlon. Then on the morning of July 20,
l9l-, large detachment of republican
troops. heavily armed with loaded rifles.
drew up in front of the Villa Franco de
Xira. When all the known exits had been
properly covered the officer in command
mounted the front steps, pulled the great
bell nervously, and when the door
opened demanded the presence of "Dona
Constance Telles da CANA" Almost i'm
mediately there appeared at the door a
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Said General Foster; "The diary was
not written from day to day. but onIy
as matters of interest and Importance
sprang up. Some parts OF it came from
the private papers in the possession of
ii Hung Chang's family. Other parts were
found in the records which he left in
the archives of the yamens at Shanghai.
ilentsn and Canton. Many of the notes
We're written at Pel<ing and not a few
were dashed off at the close of his in
terviews with The Empress Dowager
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK oct. 2-Petroleum,
steady. crude Pennsylvania $50 Tur-
pentine steady 4lu4ll2.
Rosin, weaker, common, 90 barrel
Wool, dull, domestic fleece, 22m26;
pulled. secured basis. 3345O, Texas,
secured basis 36U53.
Hides, quiet, native steers, l9U194;
branded steers, 1914.
Coffee. steady; options opened 346
points higher, Rio No. Z on spot 10I4 a
Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to
prime 4Gt55-
MoIasses, Steady; New orleans open
n sugar sugar raw, unsettled: centrifugal,
3.aS, muscovado, 3.9S; molases sugar.
sugar. refined, easier; fine graduated
As. cut loaf 5.25, crushed, 5.l5, mold
A. 4 so, cubes, 470, powdered. 4.55; dia-
mond a AS; cCnfectioner,s A 40;
softs. 40 /, 425. (No. 2 is 5 points
lower than 10 l and Nos. 3 to a are
each points lower than the preceding
gTadeD
Potatoes weaker; white nearby, 212
g275. sweets, 1882 90
Beans. frmer; marrow. choice, 6.3O0
80. pea, choice 'l2l3l, 4.OoUi Ito, red
kidney, choice, 4 $500 10.
Dried fruits steady, aprlcOts, choice
to fancy 1916: apples evaporated,
prime to fancy ~ l9l2; prunes, 3OS to
Sos. 91gN1Zla: COS TO zoos. 41i20t77.;
reaches. choice 10 fancy 6l2 a TX seed
ed raisins. choice TO fancy. Ga ara.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
STOCKS DULL, BUT
PRICES HOLD FIRM
Big Outstanding Short Interest
and Withdrawal of Bear Pres
sure Stimulates Market.
BY CHARLES W. STORM.

NEW YORK, Oct. canadian Pa
cifc was the most prominent issue at
the opening of the stock market to-day,
advancing 27s to 232la. For the most
part prices were mixed during the first
80 minutes.
The advances included: Amalgamated
Copper. Is; American Can. -; st. Paul
4 Illinois Central. y; Lehigh Valley, "a
Mexican Petroleum, q Utah Copper, =.
Among the declines We're: United
States Steel common, =, United states
Rubber common, N. Union Pacific, "a,
Southern Pacific Il Rock Island, = /.
Reading. u; Northern Pacific, 4, Erie
u and Chino Copper l.
Despite announcement Of decrease
Of over s., 900 900 in New York Central $
net income for August compared with
the same period last year, first sales IN
this stock were made at last night $
prices.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were firm Ca
madam Pacific in London spurted, then
reacted
a firm tone prevailed in the last
hour number of issues made gains.
Union Pacific sold around 1928 for an
advance Of point on the day. Among
the other gains over the midday prices
were Steel l, United States Rubber u,
Amalgamated Copper l, Canadian Pa
cIfc / and New York Central l. Read
ing crossed les.
The market closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds firm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Increase Shown by
us, Ginning Report

WASHINGTON. Oct "A report is
sued to-day by the Census Bureau of
the Department Of Commerce shows
S.20 Sol bales OF cotton, counting round
as half bales, were ginned from the
growth Of 1913 to September %, as COM
pared with 3,007.271 for 1912, 1876, 594
for 1911 and 2.312.O74 for 1910. Round
bales included this year are 1924. COM
pared with 1854 for 1912, q .91s for
1911 and 3SO26 for 1910. Sea island in.
Guided 1855 for 1913 3.051 for 1912
1897 for 1911 and Z OO4 for 1910.
Cotton consumed during the month OF
August. 1913, amounted to 458 726 bales
and during the year ending August 81,
TO 5,IS6,O61 bales.
Cotton on hand in manufacturing es-
ADJUSTMENTS on August 81, was 49,
.b4 bales and in independent warehouses
49, $50 bales
The number Of active consuming cot
ton splndles for the month was 80, $780,
053 and for the year 81 .5O5.31
The preliminary figures of cotton i'm
ported for the month OF September, are
6,6s5 equivalent 500 pound bales. and Of
domestic cotton exported 921,711 run
ming bales.
The following table shows the number
OF bales of cotton ginned in the growth
OF 1913 prior TO September IS, 1913, as
compared with corresponding dates in
1872, 1911 and 1910, counting round as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
COTTON SAGS, BUT
BUREAU. IS BULLISH
Ring Crowd Were Inclined to Sell,
and Did So-Spot Houses
Buy, Stopping Decline.

NEW YORK. Oct 2.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm to-day. with prices at
q net advance Of 10 to 10 points from
Wednesdays final. Liverpool was much
better than expected, with spot sales
OF ZV'VoO bales The strong foreign spot
market, together with had weather re-
ports were the chief influences causing
me hlgh prices IN our market Nearly
% inches of rain fell at San Antonio
ne strOng Liverpool cables came in the
race Of the Manchester strike outlook
These levels invited rather general
seIllng by the ring professionals, result
ing IN prices dropping some TO 10
points from the opening range Later
brokers' close to spot interests and Iiv-
efpool appeared to be buyers. and
through their aggressiveness prices re-
covered the decline, and during the early
forenoon prices stood Il to 16 points
MINER IMAM the previous close.
Inc governments ginning figures
were below expectation Of a good many,
Delng S,231,85l bales. as compared with
S,UOo'SS4 bales last year but the ring
crowd were inclined TO accept them as
bearlSh and realized
During the late forenoon the market
hardened IN expectation Of very bull
lSh GoVernemnt report on the condition
OF the crop Is Of September %. There
was also general feeling that the cot
ton tax amendment is going 10 be
dropped at this session.
y percentage OF OIL was given by the
Bureau as the condition of the growing
crop, showing a deterioration of Il
points during the month Of September
although the report was construed
very publish and indicated a yield Of
L5,OOOOOO bales, there was a disposition
among the trade to liquidate October
suffered loss of % points from the
nlsh point, dropping to 1891; December
dropped TO 1879 for loss Of % points,
while January being under equal pres
sure receded from 1888 10 1855 This
class of selling was attributed mainly
to longs and ring spectators.
The bulls contend that the setback
was only temporary and the price Of
cotton VIII ultimately sell much higher
as to Justify the low condition and the
ultimate output, which is obviously be
low the worlds need
The market looked short during the
afternoon session and heavy buy ing by
those sun nave confidence in higher
values, resulting in the market refricv-
ing most of the decline This class Ci
absorption continued the late trading
and the market closed steady with the
prices only 2 TO 5 points lover than the
final quotations OF "Wednesday
Following are l p m. bids in New
York: October. 1891; December. 1874;
January, 1874, March, 1858. May,
Following are l p. m. bids in New or
leans: October, 10 80. December. Is S1:
January, 1881. March, 1890. May,
1896.
Estimated cotton receipts
FRIDAY 1912
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Warranty Deeds.

80, = g Jones to J. L. Harris,
1v 1SC feet, northeast corner
r. s--.r- avenue and Twelfth street.
81 3. Callahan to B. F. King,
~. rv r55 feet, east side Cheney
- II feet south of Dorsey street.
Ssr-ember 80.
IA sanders Loan and Invest
-. company to j. NJ. Robinson, No.
"a Fort street, 80 by l42 feet. May
q -z0-Henry F. Emery to James
n Mason ct al, lot 412 by 1913 feet,
~ SIDE Nayson and Turner ave-
81. rafrg lots ( and 5, of Elliott sur
and lot us, Fourteenth Dis
.--- August %.
Asa C. Gambler to Russell
rrs.-r.- Company, lot Al by l45 feet,
sss- side Cleland avenue. 254 feet
s--.aaast Of Georgia Railroad right
If way october l.
s-fz-Same TO Knox Realty Com
,arv lot so by 1876 feet, west side Gle
hi avenue 200 feet east of Georgia
p..rraad right Of way September 80.
520a6-J W. Fitzpatrick to c. NJ.
Tanner lot So by 90 feet, northwest
-.~rar billiard and Wilson streets.
October l.
s2-06-A. Med. Wilson to J. w.
KgpatricA. same property. Decem-
Der 81 1909
Sr-00-W F. Westmoreland, Jr., to
w. C0nnors, ne-twentieth interest
IN 43 by 1913 feet, southeast corner
PRYOR and Decatur streets. October /.
PeaChtree Heights Park
Company TO Sally w. Chipley, lot 100
n geo feet. north side Wesley avenue,
res feet west Of Peachtree avenue.
October I.
s-09o-E A. Hartsock to W. H.
owen. lot so by 1874 feet, north side
Ninth street. $50 feet east of Mqrtle
street October J.
S250-EarI benson to Emily G.
Tourney. lot 81 by 236 feet, east side
Center Hill avenue, 2O7 feet south
west 0f north line Of land lot 1T,
Fourteenth District. November 5,
1912
$500 Mrs. Rebecca c. Brannon to
Thomas r. Stocks, DOT 40 by 1873 feet,
north side Forrest avenue, 519 feet
east Of North Boulevard. September
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, oct. 2.-Due az TO Az
points higher. this market opened
steady, generally 6la points higher At
l2:l5 p. m the market was quiet at a
net advance of Gla to ~ points
Spot cotton firm at j points advance;
middling 7S9d; sales 20 900 bales. in
cluding 10, 300 American
At the close the market was quiet.
with prices unchanged to points high
er than the previous close