, WEEKLY: OREGON'' STATES MAN,' TUES DAY, AUGUST 14, 1 900.
THE PRAYER
IS IGNORED
Ctlrcsc Viceroys Appeal to Washing
too for Assistance.
NO ATTENTION IS GIVEN TftflV
A Lobjj u (he American If tulster Is
in Danger Russia's Action Has
Caused Surprise.
"WASHIXOTOX. Aug. 11. It Is stat
ed officially tonight. hat this Govern
mut will pay no attention whatever
to the latest apieal from China, trans
mit ted In the form of a memorial from
the Southern Viceroys, begging the
United States to use Its Influence
against toe landing of British troops
in the Yaug Tse valley. This memorial
watfansmitted to the State Depart
meat this morning by the Chinese M in
later, Mr. Wit. It urged on this CJov
eminent the serious consequences that
would follow the lauding of a Brltl
force at -Shanghai, and rei.eese.uted
that the preparation already mada
tuid induced a panic among the resi
dent Chinese, and would paralyze tlni
oniinerclal activity In that part of tho
empire almost as much a a forma
declaration of war ly tire-it Britain.
This Government decided, however,
that not only would it Ik; entirely out
of its .province" to interfere with tht
British program lu Southern China,
which was belli- carried forward by
AdmlrarSeymour, on the ground, with
a full knowledge of ChJua's present at
muue ami lack, tip to date, of even mj
kliowlcdging our Lilwi demand' eou
ceiniug the safety of our Minister, the
united r Mates was not inclined to
shoulder any of China's troubles with
treat liiitaui nor any other of the
Powers. Consequently, the appeal of
iw irmji win ih ignored. ;
1 He action of the Russian (ioveru
ment 111 authorizing M, Do tiiers to
Mart 110111 lVki.n muter a Chinese es
eorr, caused no little concern and sur
pi; be lit oilu liil circles here, us it Is dui
metrically opposed to the iiuttk of the
other Covet iimchts, although there is
110 deposit km to question tin; good
lattn wiilcli lias Inspired IL Tho-of
IlciaLs say that its oiilv eiTect Is t . hat.
M. Do tJiers to net independently ami
..a t .1 . ... i" .-. r i.
n!oij uis own discretion.' tr he deter
iniues to leave I'ekiu with 11 t1iiiu
truant, and succeeds in getting through
u ah 11 jiu, 11 ni least will liave do
moust rated that this course Is less ha
aruous than has leen supposed. ,'Jii
wnu or tne l uited states attt'-oii
lies Is tiuchangcd. hdwever, in declin
ng 10 entertain the Idea of allowing
Minister coujer to leave under a Cln
uestf escort. - r
A JAPANESE 'REPORT.
London. Aug:.!:!. The only news Inst
night, relative to the advamv on I'm
Kin, was round in a lielatcd Tokio di
jHticn or AUifiut yilu according to
which, auer tne capture or "Yang Tsnit
August tith. it was arranged that two
oatiaiious of Japanese infantry.
squadron ,r cavalry, a battery of
mounted artillery, aud a company i of
. iiw.it. -v! n, kiiouiu man-11 AUfiust 7Jh In
anvatu-e of the maid body of the allies
n occupy. Tsai Tsuu, Ave mTlea north
01 uiiif j sua. , !
FK ELI N't IX ritAXCE.
i-arts, Atijr. II-Thoush onu-ial
rrane. when forced K a decision, will
?raclouly admit the wiiperior rauk of
Jield .Marstinl Count Vim v 1,1 J.. ......
and acknowledge him as t'fu.MnlisHiiiio
i tm allien ron es in China, the Iir
Mess and t!u FtTUch citizens will ae
celt the situation with a in-lmat e s.oeh
nx inner tnedielue producer. ThoiiKri
years tmve -ikissihI. it is not snttleieut
to efface Uh memory of the dar when
mnrcueii aiou? Ciiamps
j-ij.--i-, nun no ii m .Ver Hjousht that
an eiMHiitionary forte, under a 7er-
man commander, will be sufficient to
throw the antt ItepuMican press Into
ir;iinis n irsetitmeut. Xaturally; tho
V"eruiiM-ni is . Hie onject at which
ioyr miri tt'ir ana4henias. j
THE VICEItOYS AITK.lJ
Washington. Aug. 11. --The: Vine-
or -t u 1 0.1. including IA na
-vhanjr, have addressed mitt to
the United States Covemuieiit t u
Its jrood oBits with the iower to
stop the landing of foreijra troops at
4im iMnte iepartnent rr
: reived the commnnieatkHt loday from
aunisier mi, win reMfvtl it late lat
uijtht. The diHument states that an
nffreinent was made altout x monih
by which the foreisrii mii-prmiu-nJi
exeretwl 4 he rixht of protection tver
tiw uij t Miansriiai. This prolee-
1 ion. 11 js eiaiuuvj. ran lie amply car
ried mt without the laihlin? vf troops,
s tbe Vie'rtj-s state 1S foreign; war
Kliii are nmr In the harlKr and ar
a rue m protect the Interest of for
eigners and tnaiittaln onler. i The
Viceroys also urge tliat 4 lie la;: jig of
troops wm incite uisomer. 1
A PRECAtTtOXAiiY MBARt'ttll
Jiomton. Anar. II. A siHclal dls-
puren rrom Miaiighai, datinl Frldar,
August loth, says the Itrlttsh. Cuiil
tletieraL retdylng to nrotests of Cbi-
or troops, explains that this Is nierelv
a preeautMtuiry mettstire, dtu to the
j act iuat rue distunanees north are
spreading and coming daily iwsirer to
Sh.1ngh.1L He also wiys Kiang So Is
already An a state of revolt, and that
at Tal Tung there Iwts leen' xerious
rioting. Mie telesraph tatou ileins
burned.
1 1
, A DEXlJEROCS EXPEUIMEXT.
St. Petersbuas. Aug; 11. The Of
ficial Slessenger today publishes he
following: . i m ; : -
;."The Foreign Office reeHveI a tele
gram today direct from M. IH Ulers
ttJie UuMniau .Minister t the f Jhlnese
capital), from IVkbx The dispatch
was evident Jr taken by special cotir
lPvr tIi, Xaa trout he capital of
h,iau TuS and w-a thence tele-
gra plwil Atigust 7th by the local ; Ya-mntu-.
,.',-'.
- 'JI- Ie Okrs annoanees Uutt 'the
siege f -.the bgatkns imttnui-s, the
besieged till having soute jsrovlsitnis
left. The Chinese (Jovernment irtv
poses to transmit" the 31 i ulsters mes
sages and that they leave IVk in. "'As
t h 3IInlsters Iwid ftot afHcIent gttar-
antee, they replied that tbey must re
ceive the perrnlsshut of their govern
ments lf ore leaving the elty" '
' Tlie Jlessenger then announces that
tlie Zxnr' approval has iieen given
for M. Ie Glers to start for Tien Tsin
with liU entir staff and the marine
guard on condition! that -existing gov
ernment at 'IVkin and , the Emperor
afford febem sure guarantee tluit the
jn hi nicy , can be nndertaken witliout
danger.'.,; . . - - -
At the same time M. De Glers Is ex
Ieetel to call attetttion to the" heavy
responsibility he Chinese Govern
ment will incur should there le the
slightest Infraction of the violabJIltj
of the ierKous accompanying them to
Tien Tin- , i .
CARXECHE'S VIEWS.
America 4 he JfeJiatoT I$'twen China
and the European PoArers. ;
Jyindon. Aug. 11. Andrew Carnegie
sends to the Associate! l'ress the fol
lijwlng statement reganUng the nit
natlou In the Far Ea st and the rela
tion of the United States to further
deveIoisiients there: .
; The Tefuwil of the United. -State to
participate in the attack on the Taku
forts makes the Washington Govern
ment the natural mediator lstween
China and the European powers, but
America's, position may Ih easily
forfrtted by agreeing fo join action.
The release of Minister Conger ami a
demand for coiniM'nsjition for , injuries
Incurred ore tin ties incumbent "tipoti
the "!: Government, but the I'nited
States, in my opinion, sliouhl take 110
stci" In conjunction Mltli Eui-opean
iKiwers. I take this view because
each of Jthose powers has separate In-
It H'U at heart. -
"Great Britain Is going to land
troots to pntwt Shanghai locaue
site lotks npon the.Yungtse Valley as
her special province. llnssht' keeps
her i-liief forces in ManHiuria. Frauee
s hi another region ami trermany in
a rottrtn. iim nrst aim or tnese imWt
ers i to Mfogliard their prosictlte
doiiMitis. ami If the Unitel ' States
should lie drawn Into joint action
Withj4liem the YasliSngtoii ovent
nicnt: may even "find Itself pltHlged to
go forward Into a campaign against
China which would , le- hopeless or
WILLIAM E. BAINBRIDGE AND HIS WIFE,
; ' fr
f
n J- ' " . ' t iT m "' ' " " ' ' ' "
- K ' ' " 0 . "f." --.- v--
1 he secretary or the American le gation at I'ekln. William E. Raiubridge
and wire, tf Couucil Rluffs, Iowa, are .with Minister (Jonger.at Pekiu, where,
siuc June Hith. they have len Iiesiegcd by. and living ih constant danger
front tlM Boxers and tlie liordes of Chi nese I imperial troops and, unless heln
rfru ii-ii-iii-n u- in-it-HKiu'ieu uinm i uruie iegui toners, win ultimately Ihj
butchtrtHl by the blotwlthirsty Chinamen, permission to publish this photo
graph was obtained with much diillcul tv from Rev. and Mrs. James Sims of
Council ItliifTs, Iowa, parent of Mrs. Uainbridge. This Is the onlv portrait
extant of Mr. ami Mrs. .lira I abridge, w ho ar now shut up in Pekln TJi to -the
II.- . , .1. .11.1. ... .
nuic m mr mi. UK in me .uines ionfs on tne .American and oilier Ix-gatlons
Mr. Painlirldge was second s-retary and legal adviser 1o the American Lega
tkm at the Chinese capital.1 He stands high in RcpnlHican circle in lows
iwimirHip- i! ine iangiiter o. a p
West. Their hist letters to friends and
parts of the West told of I mir tiding da
the legations. This photograph s1mws
tion rKm of the Unitel States Legation
may nit I ma tely see the 'powers at
war with each other. To inter tmoti
contest with 4(i0.n00.ft0f Chlnameii
might prove as disastrous to the
I nlted -State is war atrainst .-a -om-
hl nation f EtiroiMn nowers. : -
TtMir ioiicy s clear. Euroiau nat
ions attack China and qua rnl alout
he division of Chinese t err itorv. W'e
r'maln - friendly and await events.
We have, quite enough foreizn terri-
tdry,lready.M- ....
GERMANY rISttEASED.
A.MERIQAX DEMANDS VOU' ' A
:;JI.EAIC UNDERSTANDING : nv
Meet With the Approval r of Tliat
.Country Xoland-tJiMbbing
to lie Permitted. -
BERLIN, Aug.; 11 .-The belief still
prevail here that the rallied forces
are not 'undertaken' the . Pekiu ad
vance, a ikI that the recent act ion at
Pel Tsa ng and ' Vans . T tin. nrxru
solely meant to sure the strategic
tenure of Tien Tsin against he Chi
nese, troops sent front I'eJiiir'or "from
lie South, as lansr Tsnn t.m:n:ii. w
both, railroad . and river 'eoinmuuica
tion. The; mllitarv mittiortt
atsn inaimain -tlmt t.he advanct" ujxjii 1
Pekiu with the itrcseiit fm.u ,,,,1
lacking an olhcvr in chief command, I
wonl.t !h ciulvalent . to allure am
euortnous .lots. " '-'
The newj cabled here that tbf
Unite,!- .States la now -desirous of
bringing aJtout a ctear dinloiuiitlc n
derstand'ni? reirartling the; intendetl
extent of expeditions is rtn-elved .by
the, foreign office favorably, since ,.(he
alms of the': United, States, viz: r-
esralilisiin-nt of order, awarding o
damaees to Americans for injnry. and
guarantees' against .a recurrence - of
similar events, tally precisely, so the
forel-'ii ofik-e diclares. with ihe t.er
tufin irirnun. r ; It Is here surmise-.l.
however. !tat Isuch diplomatic negn
tions will not meet the approbation o
tlrtat ISritaln and Ilnssia. whose
enormous Kicrififfes, la men ami uion
er. owing i to the? Chinese - troubles,
st'-eui lndeel worth nonie eiiulvalent
Uegienllng: Great Itritaln's apparent
il.I'rns nnnn the Yaii2 Tse: valley
ofirtb-tdsrlr SliauirhaL (Jefmatiy Wil
not allow s their realisations, and ht
this France supports Germany. A ni
It is hoind ' here tle .United - States
will afso do o. since sncu nciion
contravene the "open ' drM : iolicy,
t Jermanr. in-f ore long, will ita ve
irM;l sized force in Shanghai to
f-lieckniate the single-handed, UriUsh
BChcmes there.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
TERRIFIC HEAT IX THE CITIES
f OF THE EAST.
Many Deaths Along the Atlantic Sea
board and tn tne .Mississippi
r . : - Valley. '
PHILAPELPHIA. Ptu. Aug. 11.
Tlie, temptrature totkty broke ftlr rec
ords. wlien a t M o'ckx4 t he Govern
ment thermometer registered loo de
grees. This was withui one degree
of the highest temncrature ever of
flcially recorded here. Tlie local fore
east officer has no record of a hot
spell so prolonged as the present.
IN XEW YORK. "
New York. Aug. 11. Death .reaped a
harvest todaj- from 'New York's .-hu
midity, i At least thirty-three persons
died hi this city and vicinity, thirty of
them from prostratons, aud three cmkt
reu from falling -from tire escapes, on
which they had crowded to get some
relief from tlie torturing ; heat. Since.
August Gth, when the temperature was
91. the conditions have been growing
worse. It Id the hottest continuous
weather;New York has had. All local
weather records for this year were
J1
loueer .Meiiiodlst cbrgyman of the
relatives in Council P.luffs and other
ner and prepji rat ions for defending
Mr. and irs. Rainbrld
at IVkln.
broken. Tin thermometer reached 03
louaj- m tne weather bureau high
above tlie street, but fhe- tcmieraturo
. irw;l" was mucl higher.
' THE HOTTEST CITY. .
washlngtDn. Ang. 11.-This was the
'Mttt tty In .the United Slate u
day. The offlckil thermometer at the
tvtntther bureau registered 101. The
eleven days of the present month
liave been warmer than 4he first half
Of !AliriiK.iv ISO! wt,..n
neat TOade a record here in the nam-
- MANY FATALITIES.
' Milwaukee, Wis., j Aug. ll.-Oue
death was ascribed to the heat todav
The reconl for eight daj-a hows nine
deaths and eighteen prostrations of
grown peojde, and about twenty-five
fatalities due to heat among Want.
DEATHS IN CHICAGO." ,
aiit-ago, Aug. 1 1. Six deaths were
due to tlie heat today and tliere wer
twenty-five protrations and three of
which will prove fatal. The mercury
touched 02 in. the weather bureau of
fice. Thnvn on the street It wu
antl 07. ' . ., ;
Brtth
t m Tea Wxm klxm
f '
'mill I "lfci m
v;iLL cof.ie
TO OREGON
Goy. Rsosevelt to Campaign on
; the Peclllr; Wast.
VERY f EVY Of THE EASTERN STATES
Will Seethe Hero of Fan Juan Hill
During tht Contest-lie Starts ,
Work in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Aug. 'll.-Oovernor
Roosevelt will make Iris first big
speech of the campaign in Chicago, on
Labor Day. Until the end of Septem
ber,' he will spend, hhr time west of
the Mississippi river, All of the
month of October will be occupied .n
liard campaigning ! in tho Ktates of
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio,
with the exception of a few days in
West Virginia, which . the Republican
managers express strong, hopes of
carrying,' and tliat small. ' periott 'Of
time vvill be all the East will see of
Roosevelt, daring the campaign. '.
From -.Chicago he will pass through
Wisconsin,. Minnesota; North -and
South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon.' California, Utah.
Wyoming Colorado, Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa and .Mjssouri, practical
ly in the order named. v -No attention
will be paid' by Governor Roosevelt
to any eastern state oat side of New
York, and, unless conditions change
materially, he won't go into New.
England at all.
AGAIN A ItE PUBLICAN. V
Denver, Colo., Vug.. 11. A. M. Ste
venson, Who, in lSJXNas a delegate
a t-la rge from Colorado, wl th Sena tor
Teller and others,, wafked out of. the
National Republican Convention., ami
who afterwards assisted In organizing
tlie Silver Republican party, today re
signed the chairmanship of the party
in this state, and. 4iuuounced his re
turn to the Republican party. He
made public a letter, In which he de
clares the sllver question Is no longer
a paramount 'Issue. The Silver Re
publican party is being kept alive for
this campaign, he says, simply ; to aid
the Democratic party, ami on the
question of expansion, which Is
named as paramount In its platform,
he does not agree with the. Demo
cratic' party.' ,
BRYAN WILL TRAVEL.
Proposes to Make His Swing Around
the Circle Once MoreJ
J-i Chicago. Ang. 11. W. J. Rryan's vis
it to Chicago ha practically resulted
,Sn the understanding that, he will tra
vel, at most, as much during the pres
ent campaign as he did in l.&Mi. The
first Inclination ou his part watt to
avoid maKing many sihhc1ms this year.
but there has been such general press
tire that it Is understood that he hi now
Inclined to yield and visit ma uy parts
of the country.
No positive promise for participation
in the campaign has been made for
other states than New York, .but :. the
probabilities are that he will go from
that state to .Maryland, where there
appears to ie the greatest anxiety for
his appearance. After -that time he is
likely -to make quite a general tour of
the North Mississippi valles states, in
eluding Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Minne
sota, etc.
RANDALL REPORTS.,
Many Destitwte at Nome Will Be Sent
to tle States. .
Washington, Ang, "ll. Genera J Ran
lall, commauder of the Department of
laskn. has made the following report
tpou tne condition at Nome;
"At presH-nt there are alout 15,fH.iO
rersons in and nlioot Xome. It Is es
rimatetl tliat there will be I'OtKl desti
tute here at the close of navigation.
request that I le authorizeil to send all
iestltnte iK'rsons out of the country hj
my vessel available. ;
The recommemhitlon; has lcen at
proved by the Secretary of Wat.
nORSOX, THE HERO.
New York, Aug. 11. Constructor
Ilohsoii has asked for command of a
marine detachment in Chiua. and Is
vftdy, he says, to assume that duty at
me, according to a drspatch, to the
Herald from Washington. Rear-Ad
uiiral Remey has cabled tlutt he Is oi-
posed to the detailing of Hobson for
tny such duty. : lie adds that If the
i-onstractor is able to undertake active
work In tlie field, he Is in a isisitloit to
return o Manila or. Hong Kong, where
the services of a constructor are re
quired In making repair work. Hob
son is still in the naval hospital In Yo
kohama tinder treatment for his eves.
and will probably return to this coun
try. : ... .. ' -
. " . ; V
I'ROFIT IN SHEEP.'
Orgon City Enterprise;
K. iv. j ttdd. a prosperous fa rmer of
Molalla, Is tlmroughly convim-etl that
there is more profit In sheep-raising
hau In regular farming; As evidence.
1h cites the fact that last year lie
ougut 11 Head of ewes, ami this
spring he has. in addition to those nur-
thasel, VJ head of lambs. He has been
offered f3.oO per head for the latter,
but has concluded tliere Is money In
sheep-raising and will keep them.
WAS IT ANDRE?
odians on the Mackenzie Claim
to
t. Hare Seen, a Balloon.
Vict oria . B. C; Aug. 11 .a Meted
news of Ahdre is given in a letteTwrlt
ten by a miner at Fort Yukon to a
friend at Selkirk ; It say; , . ,-
-.v snort time ago some: native Indl
ns arrlyeil Iwre from the Mackenzie,
ml I lea rue 1 from them that a balloon
was seen to land near the mouth of
that river during tlie wilder before last
Some men landed fr6ui It and made a
camp. They remained some time, then
got into the ear. They then threw
something out onto the Ice, the Indians
say, and the balloon rose Into the air.
It was soon out of sight. Tlie natives
were afraid and did not visit the camp.
The native who came here. Fort Yu
kon, did not eee the Palloou themselves
but fvere Mil of Its coining by people
living to tlie northward of them."
TWQ SAILORS DROWN.
The'SIuslatr ; Bar Claims Victims A
' Boat Capsized.
Newport, Or Aug. llThe steamer
Rolierts, which arrived here last even.
Ing. reports t Decrowning of two, men
on Sinslaw tiar yestenlay morning.
Captain Hansen, of the schooner Lizzie
Prlnn, which recently arrived at that
place to load lumber for San Francisco,
had taken on Iris cargo and was ready
for sea, but apparently not satisfied
with tlie depth of water reported on
the bar by the tug Roterts, went out
to take sounMings himself In a small
boat, with two of his sailors. While
on. the bar a breaker capslitetl their
iKiat ami the two sailors were drowned
Hansen succeeded in clinging to the
npturned lioat and drifted ashore. The
names of the lost men were not known.
PRINTERS MEET.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. iL One of
the most prominent events that has
taken place here for several years will
be the annual convention of the Inter
national Typographical Union, which
convenes here tomorrow - for seven
days session. The crafts, which are
Under the jurisdiction of the I. T. U
and which are represented at the con
vention, v are: German and Emrlish
photo engravers, stereotyiers and elee
trotypers and liookblnders. There w-ill
be alout 2TiO delegates present and Hie
convention promises to le productive
or good results. ;
SHOT NEAR MORO.
Tho Dalles, Aug. 11. Almut 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, three miles from
Moro, Slierman countj Oregon. George
P.- Iliggtubothaiu seriously shot and
wpunded a man by tin name of Juu
klu. A ; pistol was the weapon used,
the bail entering near the heart. A
physician was hurriedly sent for to at
tend the injured man. Hlgginlotham
gave himself . up to the authorities.
The tronlflo arose over a dlsjmte in
reference to a division of irrain. Ilic
glnbotham will probably have his pre
liminary examination next Tuesdaj-.
IN TWO HEATS.
unicago. Aug. 11. tne uiatcn race
lietween' the trotting stallions. Tommy
Krittom 'UnVj. and Cresceus. '2WH sit
Washingfon Park this afternoon, was
won by Ciesivus In two straight heats.
Tiuie 2:OG!., 2K)7Vi.
WAR-TO THE DEATH.
4 Man and Fly In Elemental Conflict-r-
l-ptting iven unat it .'Means to
Land 011 Sticky Fly-Painr!
(Harvey Sutherland in Alnslee's.)
"What ray of hope can the lamp of
science cast upon the fly-ful gloom 1m
fore u and our -children? - Will tlie-'.
ever eonie day when rhe rublicr itand
will snap on the wall for the last i nv.
and the resulting splash be glassel
ov r wJth a label pastel on the mrl r
side lfnulirtg: 'Here perished the last
wiM fly. July K. 11- V Sficiirc
slnikes her head moodily. Pressed for
a 'categorical answer, sh" says - soine
tldugalsjut screens. IrearJng which the
housewife' smack's -'her hands together
and lets them fall despairingly into her
lap. 'Seiecns? he groans. "Screens?
Haven't I got, Fcree'iis tip nil over the
house? And just look at It: .lust look
at Unit chandelier! Yoti know If never,
never. -will enme off of brass. I'd like
to know wheix1 they get In at. I'd just
like to know. Aim! then she takes a
paper In each hand and flaps it and
makes, ungraceful leaps up to knock'
the impudent iNasts from l he ceiling.
She drives them out into the dining
room and thence out into the kitchen.
and so on Into 'the open air. The flies
scurry and dodge and floe back oh one
side of tin room whHe sIk !s ba
ttling
on the oilier. They get their breath
Iwtck arJ are ready for another run.
bid she has no rest. After she has
wrought lierself Into a gasping perspir
ation and shut the house all Up there
are just as many flies as liefort tip
pling tin 'chandelier and buzzing: A-a-ah!
DhiKj-ou ever get left?' .
"She tries thks paper that you soak
In a saneer of water and sweeten to
taste. The saucers ornament the par
lor centre table.' the sewing machine
and the shelf over the sink. Total
mortality for the week, eight flies.
Ittssy experiments with the liquid, and
tlie children dig a grave in the back
yard, and Kenneth liorrows his papa's
night shirt for a urpliee In which to
officiate at the olmequies.
She tries sticky fly-paper. Tliat
catches a great many at first. -It Is
really gisxl s,Krt to atch if you are
fond of tying firecrackers, to dogs and
doing np the cat's feet In papers. When
the lure is nrst spread out a fly sees
its mot-st glKter and xars to Itself:
Taffy! Me for that: I could Just live
on taffy.' Me alights. If docs not taste
a good as It looks no flavor to It. He
thinks he might as wel ko somewhere
else. ' ' -.
'Oh, stay a while. says the fly-
pa per. '.; . ,, . -- -
No, says the fly. 'I trot a date
with a feller. Let go
"Oh, what's your hurrr? coaxes ih
fly-paper, f -
Ouit -your foolin'.' commands the
fly. " 'I gotta go. liet go now! The fly
is getting angry, but the paper ire-
serves Its Jemper. "
Oh. I wouldn't te in a rush. You
got all the 41 me they Is.'
" Ieggo tKiw! Lccrzo o' ine! I'a'
Teacher! Make him let me tier and
then It liegins to scream and flirht" . it
s most entertaining to watch the trag-
"J"" re 01 a vimncttve and re
venge nu spirit. The poor creature
Ktrtiggleft a nd j struggles, each effort
bringing nearer the moment when It
shall sink to rise no more. The Im-
ui.-i.un RiKgM grewtny. 'Christians ; to
ne Honsr crletl the mob In Nero' d:.f
Flies to the sticky paper! cry the mod
ems. One poor fellow near Jhe edge,
warn upermus4iin strength drucs him
self free to the plain paper, and as be
pauses for breath ere be can plume his
gummy wings for flight. Kenneth
catches him and thrusts him back Info
Ms doom.. - '- - - ... : v - -. '
"Mothers and ' fathers ol America.
conshlcr, what must lie the moral in-
nnen" of sticky fly-tier upon vonr
wjfis and daughters. What boots it If
yon teach thou the sublime truths enw
bodied in: r
" I live little Pussy, her coat Is so
warm, . ; .
Ami if I don't hurt her she'll do me
; - no hirm. t : '
so long as you yourselves set the ex
ample of laughing at tlie miseries of
helpless creature whose only fault jls
a weakness for drowning in the cream
pitcher? - 1 :
"Bat by and by the word seems o
be passed- aronnd: Reare yon glitter
ing eximnse,' ami then, put the fly
paper where you may, Keldom. Very
seldom, hear the sliari note of some
spetrt Inizzer 4u Ids agony. Sticky Hy
IIer, ' too, has a way of curling up
and of . flopping, sticky side to. on
things and ierons, ami in such cases
It is a very unfunny affair. Alcohol
will dissolve the gum' If you should
hapicu to come down stairs lu the
dark aud knock off the fly-paper and
step on it with your lmre feet. I tried
alcohol, and it took tlie stuff right off.
I thought you might like to know. 1
was going to try kerosene, but It was
lu the cellarwny."
THE OPENING UP OF CHINA.
A cnrouoiogicat ueview or Kvi-ni
Since the Year 18l'- j
1812 Treaty of Xankin names cer-
tain open iwrts and ceiles Hong-Kong!
to the British. j
LXol Taeping relH'IIlon breaks out
under the pretender Tien-Teh. j
1S58 BritiKli "and French allied
forces proce"d toward Pekin and tako
Pei-ilo forts. June Treaty of Tlem
Tsin guamntees freedom of trade and
toleration of Christianity.
IcSTit) United States Envoy Ward arj-.
rivesr at Pekin and 'concludes coniineri
cial treaty Nov. 24th.
18( Anglo-French exmlitiou. .i-
f a . rm- x 4. f.i. -K
i:cs taKe inKii ions, wun iojs 01 ,sni;.
march to Pekin, which surrenders t"rt.
12.' New "treaty signed Oct. 2 1th.' No-
. . . .1 1 .. II ..!.. ....-..I..l. . 1 .
fllll -1 liUMMit ITliriHUC lll.lljl, OI-
rainlrig free trade and territories. '
ist!l (rordou's successes against'
Taepings. . I 1
lSi Chinese embassy, headed ly
Anson B'jrlinTime,' receied at Wasi
Uigton and treaty signed.' j
1.S70 Massacre at Tieti-Tsin of inany
French Roman Catholics and converts..
1K7 First railway in. China opened"
(eleven: miles) at Shanghai. i
1S77 Dihtccs of equal rights to Ch;
mse Cliristians. j
-'iSSqXew treaties wHh the Uuited
States signed. j
1HS7 General proclamation for pro
lection of Christian missionaries and
converts. -
1SS8 Railway from Tien-Tsin to Ta
ku oH'iietl. j
'- ly.H Antl-Europyan riots; EniMror
dH-rces pro'tect'iou for foreigners; ilip
lomatic protects; Britain, France, !er
many. and I.'hitcI..'States unite to pio
tiHt their "nationals" against Chinese
violence. InsurrtHtlon in Mongolia
and Xorth-eru' China against foreigners
and native Christians suppressed. utter
nir.cn siargnter. 1
1MM-War with Japan. ' . I
ISlo Treaty with Japan cedes l'or-
inosa. j
t.v7 GcnnaqTs se'izi port of Kjao-
CI1011 011 account of murder of two
niissiouarieg.
tf'iis January Crcrmnny obtains
.n'liety-niiie years lease of district of
Klno-Chon. j 11 Shautung. Ma roll Rus
si.K obtains leae of Port Arthur and
TiiKcuwan and teriitor'M'S for twenty-,1
five vears. April Britain obtains lease(
of ,Wel-Hai-Wei for iMriol cotermiti-l
oils with Russia's occupation of Port.
AitlMir. Fram-e obtains ninetyhinj'
jcars' lease of I '.ay of Kwtfng -t'haii-Wan.
in Southeast China. t
1K'! Dowager Empress " . resumes
regt'uey and favors reacliotiary Minis
ters. Powers s-nd marines to Pekiu.
to profe-t legations.
! I'.lOO -Boxer agitation and outbreak
against. foreigners. Washington
Times. ' :"-
FIRECRACKERS FROM THE 4U
BLE. V'A few years ago," said a Chicngo
clergyman the otlK-r day. "there went
up a great cry for 'missionary 'Bibles
in the Flowery Kingdom. Tin Bible
Society was extremely gratified.) The
(demand was unrceodented and tliotis-
amis of dollars wet
re siM-nt In sending
tbciu. nice, rel moroi'to Testa iiteiit. '
'Ids sort of thing weu.t on for a long
lime, but lite minilwr of native cou--vi't
ts tlid not Increase accordingly. -The
missionaries Investigated. What do j;u
stql0se they discovered?" "That they
used the Bibles forguuwadding?" .VSr
Tiiey made "nrecraekers of ein; Ita'-
tlcally all i the nicely prlntel Bibles
that we were sending over there were
rolled up 1n nice little rolls, a page-at
a time and made Into firecrackers. The
Chinese made firecrackers at home for,
an incredibly low price, and tlie paper;
that they were getting free was a con
siderable figure with them. -But It
taught us a Celestial lesson, as ,1
might ay." '
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