SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1809.
GBIIBIMI
Against American Offi
cials in-Manila
BY A COLORADO MAN
atives of Samar Island Desire the
Protection of the United States
The Tartar Released.
V DENVER, Colo.. Sept. 14. Napoleon
E. Gut, late a private of co-npany O,
Firct Colorado volunteer, who during
the lat three?, months of 1898 served as
clerk under Major jKUbourne. and
Jater under Lieutenant-Colonel Potter,
auditor of public accounts at Manila,
publishes this evening a signed state
ment In which the gravf st charges of
corruption are made gainst the Amer
ican officials in Manila.
WANT PROTECTION.
"Washington. Sept. 11. Mail advices.
received at the war department from
..Manila, stats that the i atives of the
Island of Samar are praying for the
speedy arrival of the Americans, and
will welcome the hoisting of the Amer
ican flag. It 4s said' that, as a result
of the forcible collection of taxes by
eiiiif-f-aries of the insurgents, who tak-i
. all they have got. the natives are In
state of semi-starvation. They have
no faith in the Tagales, and they ear
nestly . desire Anf kran protection.
The insurgent leader. General Lui-
ban, ha bolted to Japan, taking with
Tiiis-. collected by him for the in
surgents. The agents of the insurg
ent endeavor to force the natives t
Join their forces, which they will not
lo. The condition of the island, it is
-asserted. Is oapldly approaching riot
and nnarch.
THE TATRAR RELEASEE.
WASHiNGTON. Sept. 14. The war
department received a dispatch todaji
containing the Information that clear
ance papers have been allowed to the
transport Tartar at Hong Kong. It is
expected she will proceed to the Unit
ed States-at once.
Itis supposed , the clearance papers
were allowed upon the suggestion of
the British foreign office, to the Brit
ish governor at Hong Kong, that it
would be uuwiae to interfere with
American transports. ;
A dispatch from Colonel Metcalf,
commandng the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers, in reply to one sent yes
terday, states that the Tartar was
not overcrowded and that the food
was as good as on the other transports
I paying Manila. He said the trouble
arose among some discharged regular
soldiers, who were returning home on
board the Fhlp.
WILL BE SAVED.
Washington, Sept. H. A cable dis
patch, received from Quartermaster
Miller, at Manila, gives information
concerning the cableshlp Hooker.
which was wrecked on the reef near
Corretfldor Island, more than a month
ego. It says: s
"The position of the Hooker on the
reef shows a slight alteration for the
better. Bids for saving 'the vessel and.
argo were openf-d September 15th.
Have sent to Hong Kong for appiij-
ances."
I
COLORED iMEN PROMOTED. f
Vancouver, Wash.. iept, 14. Two
merrtfje-rsof the Twenty-fourth Infant
try (colored), stationed at Vancouver
barracks, have been appointed officers
of the Forty-ninth infantry. United
States volunteers. They are Sergeant
Major William R. Staff, who has been
appointed captain, and Sergeant Bev
erly Perea, of company "B," who wftll
received a second lieutenant's commis
sion.
VOLUNTEERS HONORED.
aJnVer. SeDt. 14. The Colorado
volunteers were welcomed home today.
with a demonstration that atoned ior
lack of enthusiasm manifested when
he resimp-nt denarted from this city In
May 1899. on Its Journey to the Phil
ippines. 4 i
fates ; ' 1
TO CARRY TROOPS.
Seattle, Sept. 14. The steamer
Charles Nelson has been chartered by
the war department to carry troops to
Manila. .. j "
TO RETURN HOME.
Manila, Sept. 14.-11:50 a. m. Colo
nel Charles Denby and Professor lean
iWorcester, members of the Philtpirtne
commission, have received instruc
tions from President McKlnley ask
ing th(m to return as soon as Possible.
They will embark on the steamer In
ula, Which sails from Hong Kong Sep
tember 2th. It is not known whether
the clerical force will return with
them or remain here. The commis
sioners had Just moved Into new of
fices and expected to spend some
months working on jthe ; establish
ment of munlcinal governments.
. The Nevada cavalry was unable to
call on the Newport. They will take
the next available transport.
ilantla, Sept. : 14. The Filipino po
lice, numbering tM men, armed with
revolvers and clubs, became opera
tive at Manila today. ! The force Is
1
controlled by the provost marshal, and
was reviewed on the Luneta.
JTNfrREE'S FLANS.
Will Net Be Mayor Again Want No
Offices Hreafter.
. Chicago, Sept.: 14. A special to the
Rccerd from Detroit says; Governor
Pingree, before leaving tor Chicago to
attend the trust conference, now in
session in that city, was pressed for a
declaration as to whether ho will step
down from the' gubernatlonal chair in
the event of his nomination and elec
Ikn as mayor of Delre.it this falL In
reply the governor said:
"No, sir; I would not- I have never
had any idea of tunning for mayor
again, .and I would not resign sis Gov
ernor to take the mayoralty. Since the
people have seen fit to re-elect me, I
think the least I can do Is to serve out
p--y term. I believe in being square
with the people, and then, on the other
hand, I do not want to be mayor. All
this talk of my running agajn is mere
rot. I feel that I have had my hhare
cf city and state offices. There are a
let of good citizens who have never
terved their city or st&te, and they
ought to be given a chance. And when
X get through with my present term
as governor, I want to devcte the rest
of rr.y life to my own private busi
ness."
IN SOUTH AFRICA
THE WAR CLOUD AGAIN G ROW
ING BLACKER.
At Pretoria the Volksraad Is Drafting
a Reply to Great Britain's
Latest Ntte. ,
PRETORIA. Sept. 14. The discus
sion of the first lraft of the reply to
the British ncte ended this evening.
It is understcod the government will
draw up a final reply. In Its final form.
tomorrow, and submit the ra.me to th3
volksraad
The situation this evening is not con
sider so favorable as It was during
the forenoon. ? ,
ENGLAND IS WATCHFUL.
London, Sept. 14. While the staff of
the foreign office will maintain contin
uous communication tonight, with Mr.
Chamberlain.at Birmingham, It is not
now believed that the result of the de
bate in the volksraad will r-3 received
befcre Friday. i
The dispatcher from Cape Town,
dated i at midnight, attach great .: Im
portance to the articls in the Oatind,
the tTL'an of the Afrikander Itand.
which urges the Tranivaal govrrn-
merit to raxw Its offer .retrardin a
conference, declaring thai there is no
reason why the Transveal shculd not
accept the conference, nnd calling at
tention to the fact that the wotd "s.iz-
erainty" is not mentioned , by Mr.
Chamtierlaln, and that, the reft re, there
Is ncthing to indicate an obligation on
the part of el'her gov.-rnmer.t to aban
don Us views on the subject.
.TRUSTS DISCUSSED
GREATEST INTEREST SHOWN IX
THE CONVENTION.
Governor Pingree One of the Speakers
r Last Night Discourtesy of
the .Audience.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14. Enthusiastic
interest and a crowded hall put to
night's session -cf the conference on
trusts sharply In contract ' with th-i
fcf-eii'on and afternoon ratheiings.
Central Music hail was packed with
an audience that represented nsaily
every class of peopte. Governor Pin
gree, cf Michigan, was the star at
traction. The governor was received
with applause so fervent that it owas
sorr3 minutes before he could proceed
with his address. He was cblig-ed to
rise teveral times, afier taking his
seat, ard how his acknowledgment
before the audience would allow the
chairman to Introduce the next speak
er. The house was iv!dd agalr.st itself
during address of the next speaker,
ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charhs
Foster. The audience finally became
.o demonstrative, in Interrupting the
speaker with cuesrions and remarks.
that the delegation r.eked the chair to
close the galleries unless the interrup
tions ceased. ..''".
PAID THE PENALTY.
Joseph Allen Hanged at Helena, Mon
tana, for Murder.'
Helena. 'Mont.. Sept. 14. Joseph Al
len was hanged at the county jail this
morniiur at 6:10. Allen was found
guilty of murdering J. S. Reynolds,
hs partner in the sheep-ahearlng
business, July 17, 1898. !
(Allen was arrested at Oaklandorj
n. and turned over to Sheriff Id" f
COD
son. of Helena, Montana, in this telty.
on August 18. 1889. Sheriff F. W. Durf
bin had an invGtatton to attend tne
execution.)
That Young Queen . Wilhelmina f
He-Hand bould e eliMsatised with the
picture of toerself that appears on the
postAge stamps of her realm is not .m-
naturaL They slnw her as a nun
-irf f not very promising rvauty.
vnw that she is crown up. arranges !
h-s- hair differently, and prenU a
stylish and - handsome Egure, j snt
wants the stamp to undergo the sain?
Improvencnt. .
n did i
Bryan Eefnsed to Meet
Bourke Cockraq
IN A JOINT DEBATE
The Famous Tammany Orator Dis
cussed Combines at the Chicago
Trnst Convention.
CHICAGO. Sept. 15. The exciting
joint debate, looked for t.nU.ht be
tween Wm J. Biyan and W. Bourkc
Cockran. cn trusts, did not materialize.
Central Music hall was packed with an
eager audience, but the people present
had to content themselves without the
oratory of the famous Nebraskan.
who, however, occuiied a seat on the
plattorm. Liyai urpr:ed the ccm
mittce by declining to speak. at th
night session with W. Bcurk-i CocKran
in aee.crdanee with the program pre
viously arranged. Bryan explained
that he did not wish the lmpress-or go
ou that he would enter into a debate
with CockratM Fe-r that reason, he
tald, he would not rpeak with jckran
at the same session Cockran was
sent for, and he and Bryan riiscus.ted
the situation. The committee with
drew to allow the two orators to settle
the d!spute among themselves.
Bryan asserted that he never said he
would follow Cockran with an address
on the same evening. If the commit
ted got that impiesicn from the con
versation he had with them over the
- !iong distance telephone cn Thursday,
he said they misunderstood him.
Cockran wonted to (ta'k at the Eame
sesslcn with the noted NebraKkan. and
offered to (Up a coin to determine who
should have the privilege of delivering
the cks.xg. address. Bryan would hot
accept ithda proposition. Cockran then
tKrevi to apponr at any time the com
mutes desired.
The program wa, tonight, changed
to meet Bryar.'s wishes. Bryan said
he wts anxious to address the confer
ence, and repeated that his only rea
son for changing the prcgram was to
avoid any indication of a public debate
with Cockian. Bryan will peak at to
morrow's session. Though disappr.int-
!ed at no' teeing-such a ".spectacle .as
1 nrynn ana coin ran pit tea against
etch other, the audience enjoyed, a
rare treat, as Cockran was at his best,
and Ms seech was punctuated with
freiuent and prolonged applause
At the close of his speech the New
Yorker won the hoarta of his listeners
by paying Bryan a few, well chsen
compliments, which the democratic
leader Mushfngly acknowledged.
Cockran likened Bryan to a monopoly.
and claimed he was a bigger monopoly
as the leader cf the democratic party
than any financial corporation in tho
world. Cockran ioke for f.bout two
hours, and when he concluded, cries
for Bryan came from all over the
house. Finally Bryan arse and paid
that, for the good of tUs conference,
all partisan feeling should be elimin
ated from the gathering and. although
he agreed with Cockran In many of his
arguments, it was neco'savy that hiS
side of the controversy should be given
tomorrow.
Cockran said in part:
"I shall endeavor, for the purpose
of establishing an intelligent basis of
discussion, t e be somewhat fre from
thee terms over which . men have be
come moved to paesionale declamafon
I shall define prosieiily as an abind
ance of cnmrr.oditlels fairly distributed
among those who pi educe them. -
"We must have commodities to dis
tribute before we can distribute them
in the form t.f wages cr of profits. If
this definition cf properIty be cor
rect. It is perfectly plain that there Is
no leason why sensible man should
grow excited, either to approval or re
sentment, at the combination metely
;j euch. The combination may be
good r- bad, accordirg to its efect.
Any Industrial system. which perates
to swell the volume cf production,
should be commended, anything thaj:
operates co lestrict n fcnouia ce sup
pressed. "Now, whetxer any of these combi
nations of capital or combinations of
lalxr operate to raise prices or reduce
them, is a subject about which there
is a wide diversity of opinion The
test is to ascertain whether the com
bination of capita1 flourishes through,
government aid or w ithout it. You
must see that any industrial enterprise
t whlch dominates the ;narkrt vltl3ut
ald frcm tBe government, must do so
(through a theapenig product, or, a it
i9 c..,Trnoniy tailed, by underselling
con.peUtion. An Industry, which at
one and the same time reduces prices
and swells its own profits, must ac
complish thai result by Increasing the
volume of its production. On the oth
er hand an Industry, which domin
ates the market by favor of the gov
ernment, direct or indirect, cannot. In
the nature of things, be forced tar
cheai en the prices, because, if it coul
dominate the market by underselling
comiietitors al wll. without favor, if
wculd not need government favor.
. 1 '. - - . 1
Drowsiness Is dispelled by BEECH-1
AM'S PILLS.
THE INHERITANCE TAX.
Is Declared Constitutional by the Cal-
j iromia supreme Court.
oan xTancisco, sept, is. The su
preme, court of California, In an
opinion handed down in the matter
of the estate of the the late Senator
Leland Stanford, baa held as consti
tutional the act of 1892. taxing- collat
eral Inheritances. This opinion, ren
dered by four justices, one dissenting,
reverses the decision In the tame case,
written a year ago. by Supreme' Jus
tice Harrison, who dissented from the
majority opinion. The law. as laid
down, today, applies to every estate
in California over $500 In value, and
puts immediately into the school fund
nearly $300,000. and all of which comes
from the Stanford estate. f
A JUST ACT.
ONE OF HAVANA'S VILLAINOUS
PUB I J CATIONS :
Suppressed by General Ludlow His
Course Approved by the War
Department
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14 Secretary
of War Root has approved the iicti m
of General Ludlow it f-ur pre wing the
Reconcentrado, a paper formerly pub
lished at Havana. After the paier had
been supprsd, the publishers ap
peared in Washington and protest!
to the secretary of war that the action
of General Lud'.jw was an infringe
ment of the rights t.f citizenship.
Secretary Root disposed of it with the
fallowing endorsement:
'The Reconcentrado appears to have
been a vile puMication. lis suppres
sion raises no quetliou cf the liberty
of the press. The government is bound
to protect the public In this, as well
as in other forms. It la to be regret
ted that the persons responsible for
the publication ? cannot be criminally
punls-hed."
A STAGE ROBBED.
SINGLE HIGHWAYMAN MAKES
A CLEAN SWEEP.
Carried Away the Express Box and
Relieved Fiassengers of Their
Funds. ,
NAPA. Cal., Sept. 14. The Callstoga
and Lakeport stage was held up today
by a solitary highwayman who made
off with the express box. The scene
of the robbery, known as "Desperate
Bend," was" an admirable spot for the
successful carrying out of the high
wayman's plans. The road there runs
through a heavy undergrowth and,
coming suddenly around a curve, the
stage driver was confronted by
masked robber who covered him with
a shot gun and .ordered him to stop.
The passengers were then commanded
to dismount, and were drawn up In a
row while the highwayman abstract
ed the express box of Wells, Fargo Sc
company, but left the United States
mail unmolested. The highwayman
then turned his attentfion to the row of
eight frightened passengers, whom he
commanded to cvposlt on the ground
their money and valuables.
Rev. C. F. Coy, pastor of the Metho
dist church at Middletown, one of the
passengers, was returning home from
an annual conference of his denomflna-
t'on at Pacific Grove. He handed the
bandit $5, remarking:
"I am only a poor preacher, and
that is all I have." -
Upon this statement, the robber,
true to traditions of his profession.
handed the minister back $1 in change.
In all only about $75 In cash was se
cured from the passengers, in addi
tion to the watches, chains and trink
ets. MORE PEACEFUL.
The Transvaal Will Consider Great
Britains - Suggestions. ,
London, Sept. 16. A special dispatch
from Pretoria says:
The Transvaal adheres to the seven
years' franchise law, but is willing to
consider and, if necessary, adopt. any
suggestions Great Britain may make
with regard to the Working of the law.
In regard to other points In Mr. Cham
berlain's dispatch, the Transvaal re
ply stands by the London convention.
It ts said that the reply is couched In
polite terms.
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WILL HELP SPOKANE.
J. J.
Hill to Begin Construction
Valuable Improvements.
ot
Spokane, . Sept. 15. President Hill
and party, of the Great Northern, ar
rived this evening on a special train.
Mr. Hill announced his purpose of
beginning Immediately, permanent
improvements In Spokane. Involving
an expenditure of 1600.000 to J 1.000,000.
He also stated, he will return Tuesday
and discuss with the business men
and mine owners the matter of smelt
ing here the ores of the surrounding
country, from Baker City on the O.
R. &. N., to British Columbia. The
party leaves in the morning from Pu
get sound.
' James Lawson. of Aberdeen, Scot
land, was riding a spirited hirje re-i
cently, when he met a cyclist, who
was scorching with his h-d down
over the handle bars. He could not
get out of che way in time, to turning
his horse sl&htlr to the side he raise I
him cr. his hind legs, and allowed the
cyclist to pass through underneath
the body of the hone, -
E
Efforts Made to Save a
- Soldier's life.
CONDEMNED IN LUZON
The Boy Is a Satire of Vancouver.
and Bears a Good Reputation
Two Executions.
VANCOUVER. Wuh. Rt is
Corporal George Damphoner, of com
jany B, Sixteenth infsntry, mentioned
in yesterday's dispatches :.s under sen
tence of death fcr a criminal assault
upon a native woman In Manila. 1
native Of thia cltv. Th vrtuna- mnt-.'a
mother, who resides he e, is prostrated
si nee recei vl r g the shoe s i ng news.
Young DamDhoffer alwsvs bor an ex.
cellent character and reputation her.
wncre he has lived all h's life.
WILL SAVE HIM.
Washington. Sept. 15. Senator Fos
ter, cf. Washington, todsy received a
telegram from C. E. Bellows, at Van
couver, Washington, saying that Cor
poral Damphoffer, of company B, Six
teenth irfantry, has been sentenced to
be shot at Manila. 1 he disiatch stat
ed that Damphoffer was a resident of
Vancouver, and was only 19 years t ld.
Sentor Foster was asked to assist in
having the eentence mitigated. The
senator will see President McKlnley
tomorrow, and at k clemency for
Damphoffer.
AN ALABAMA HANGING.
MoHle. Ala, SpU 15. Henry Gard
ner, a negro, aged IS, was hanged here
Uday for assaulting a white girl un
der 1C years tft age. When the trap
fell the noose had not been properly
fastened and the rgro fell heavily to
the ground. He was assisted to the
scaffold, suffering great pain, and the
trap was sprung a recond time, suc
cessfully.
FOR ROBBERY.
Pulaski, Va., Sept. 15. Noah Finley.
a negro, war hanged here today. Ilia
crime was hlghway.r4bery and at
tempted murder, and his execution
was the only ir stance. In late years, in
which the exti erne penalty has leen
Imposed In Virginia for this offense.
REVIEW OF TRADE
AUGUST EXPKTB WERE OF AN
ENORMeJUS L VOLUME.
AH Previous Rereads P.roken by the
Amount of O-xkIh ( hipped to
Foreign Countries.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.--R. O. Dun &
Cos Weekly Review tf Trade will say
tomorre-w:
Better than all other news, the rc-
ord of August commerce shows the
relation of the United States busl.iess
to that of other countties. Th- ex
nc.i'ts were S20.26S.M5 larger than evr
befcre in August, nnd -x?,edl the Im
ports by $37.St9.CW, paitly because th
exports of staples were J9,3-W,D78 I4r;;er
than last year, but al.o hcause. the
exports of other products, mainly man
ufacturing, were $K.3i?.'0 lnrger than
last year, and larger than any other
month of any year.
The fears that ths gTeat advances In
prices might hut off the exports of
manufactured products have not been
unnatural, i nd it is mt gratifying to
find that such exports cnti.ue to ex
pand. The excess of experts over Im
ports gives a fair promise of as large
a balance in foreign trade, to the ben
efit cf this country during the, winter,
as has ever been seen. That manu
factured exports do not fall off, hut
are larger than ever, is both surfirl
Ig and gratifying. The volume of bus
iness now in progiess has never been
xival"d. ":
The failures for the week have beea
140 in the United States against 174
last year, and thirty-two In Canada
against twenty-three last yea.
THE DEATH TfiAIL
SURVIVORS RETURN FROM TH1
EDMONTON TRAIL.
Awful Hardships Endured ty Pros-
IClOF 1JIU in itv DT vu.
C&pe Nome.
SEATTLE. SeDt. 15. The steamer
Al-Kt a: rived from-Alaska today and
brought down,forty-seven survivors of
the Edmonton trail. About two-thirds
of them left the steamer at Port Town-
send, from whence they will go to Van
couver to await tneney frt:m their
Eastern homes. "...
SUFFERERS AT WRANGEL.
Wrart-eL Alaska, Sept. 10. via Seat
tle, Set t. J 5. The SUckeen river
stetmer Strathcona arrived today with
sixty-f even survivors of hte Edmonton
trail. The ma.Vrlty of them are with
out means. They will be shipped ts
Paget sound at the expense of the
United States government. About
fifty cf them will go te Seattle tomor
row on the steamer Al kL
Many ate suffer: ng from the effects
of scurvy. Their r lories cf hardship
and suffering, endured in their eight
een mcnths on the trail, are In a sim
ilar strain . to those which have pre
ceded them. It Is thought that at
least seventy-live prospectors are still
on the trait. They will have to come
down the Stlckee n in small boat, as
the low stage of the water will prevent
the Strathcora from making another
UIp this year.
CAPE NOME GOLD.
Seattle, Sept. 15. J. F. Gardner, a
well tnown mining man, who has just
iwimi tivm v . &jt: rtuinr, advances
the novel theory that the gold deposits
extend miles out to sea. In suptort
of this theory he says that two miners
traced a caisson 120 feet from low tide.
The dirt which was taken out ran from
15 to 50 cents per choveUuL Similar
experiments were tried at a further
distance from the tide mark with bet
ter results. ,
FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
Three Men Burned to Death
on
Railroad In Nebraska.
Atchison. Kana., Sept. 15. A Mis
souri Pacific" freight was wrecked
this afternoon, midway between St.
Paul, Neb., and Julian station, near
Nebraska City. Three of the crew
were instantly killed and their bodies
cremafted. The kBled are: Engtneer
Tom GiUam, Fireman T. M. Ruse.
Brakeman W. H. Foster, all single
and residents of Atchison.
The train was headed for
Kansas City and was wrecked
the ; engine struck a drain:
the structure gave way precipi
tating the engine into a ravine, twen
ty feet below, with the three men be
neath it. The tender and : twenty-six
cars were all piled up . in a mass of
wreckage and at once caught fire. A
high wind prevailed, and the whole
train was consumed.
CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
The mavor of Atlanta having given
a solemn promise to the city council
not to get drunk again during bis terra
of office, and the city council hiving .
thereupon cropped Its efforts to re
move lulm from .t!ioe, a woman writer
In the New York Sun says that If this
had 'happened to a woman mayor In
nny of the equal auffrsg statu the
opponents of equal rights would have
rung the changes on It from now till
Christmas. Wllhcut stopping to in
quire why Christmas rather than some
later date should be guessed at ns the
time at which the tinging should cease.
U may be said that an average city
council would accept In rood faith a
woman's promise of .refrnia.ffcn even
Mere nuickly than they wuM that of
J a man, and that there would be less
ringing of change uj n t-uch furglve
ness. This c,ufKlion Is not likely to
be put to the test, however, as In the
jKrt eighteen years there have been
sixteen M-nieti elected mayors'
tl i-oughout the country as against
about l.SGo men.
The incident may fairly be taken
then as one which has hapi.ily oc
curred too Infrequently to base upon It
any deduction, and the rather e&l-n-hive
puLlicll which has been given
to the Atlanta case Is distinctly salu
tary as a warning to all other may
rs of erlh-r gt-nder. NoUiing inde-J
would go so far to discourage that pe
culiar weakness wh;e I results in in
tern je ran co as to make the wcrld sc
inainted lc each Individual case with
the ineteetiveness It produces In who- -ever
yields to It, and the Injury It
brings in loss of material prosperity
nnd pt-sitlrn.
FOR WATi THAT ARK DARK.'
It is usele-ss to add that the Board
of Fegelgn Mlsnons the . Chin
branch ut it no longer felicitates it-s-lf
over .e increased demand for
Bibles In ChCna. Memphis Comrner-cial-ApieaI.
. Our Southern contemiriry thus
comments upon the try that nn un
wurted demand for l'ibies In China
last year soma fi.COO lelng nt out
wrs not due to Ah Pin's desire for
'Jhrlstlanlly, but fc-caue he wanted
the paper to make firecrackers of.
These are made by the work-people
Jn their own homes, so that the use to
which the books were being put might
rcaiily escape det-fction for a time. A
wrtter-irt the New Yerk 1l-ald re
marks that In "ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain' the heathen
CiAntp is. If not peculiar, at least very;
holghy dlstingu'.hed.
Thete t-re many so-called Christian '
converts in this country, and some of
thm p:t great distance from Salem,
who are such for no higher purto
than was shown in the great demand
for Bibles. Tbcy' sro" convert for
what they can learn vt the English
language and Yankee cufctoms from
their, kind teachers. There , are ex-c-eptions
to be sure and wc are not
laying the enes not far from Malem
are not included- In this list; but
scarcely more than enough excep
tions than sufBclent to prove the rule.
The trouble with the national jaw
ing natch at Chicago over th' trusts
is that the ethei fellow" is the one
who hss a truft. The present fellow
has merely a comlnnatlon of capital
tt labor, on' a system of contracti
based on law and customs and rul-s
of justice as old as the hells. The
"other fellow's" trust needs to be abol
ished cr regulated. It Is bad for the
country and the "people."
BEECHAM'S PILLS will dispel th
"blues."