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CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Oolestiala Aro Very Numerous In
Islands at Present.
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PRESENCE PRESENTS A GRAVE PROBLEM
Vbvy Arc Mkc the I'lnnno, Tlicy t'nn
Live- Anyivlirrci nml Arc Uy o
Jlrntid Unny to tJet Hill Of
llntc the IMllplnna.
(Copyright, 1900, by Muriel Dallcy.)
The Chlneso of the Philippine Islands are
very numerous. Never a ship voyages
rom mo soutnern coast of China to anchor
in tho rlcaoant harbor of Manila that does
iui unus irorn uong nong, Amoy or Canton
a cargo of Chinamen. Canton Is 'only too
man io nparo a goodly number from
to nparo a goodly number from Its
3,000,000 nnd Amoy would willingly shin alt
of its laboring class, whllo tho English in
Uong Kong aro qulto eager to give them
rtway. If tho Spaniards had not debarred
Chlneso women altogether and refused ad-
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loinuun nuuiu uv uvuuuu wiin uiese
people. They aro like tho plague, they
can live anywhere and they nre by no means
aay to get rid of.
In cplto of the strict Spanish laws be-
"barring Chinese, they overran the Philip-
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find ways of disposing of tho surplus Chi
nese population sevoral tlmen during the
Spanish occupation.
Hut for the two years previous to tho
occupation of Manila by tho Americans tho
Chlneso did not approve of the Islands as a
place of residence. Indeed, they returned
to tholr own overcrowded land In great
number. Condltlono -wero such that they
were prevented from trading, gambling was
nt a low ebb and their Uvea were In danger
from both Spanish and Filipino armlos.
IIunIi for the Inland.
nut no sooner had the Americans planted
Iho Stars and Stripes over tho placn where
the red nnd yellow had been, than tho Chl
neso crowded tho ships and demanded nd-
mission and protection under tho emblem
of tho free. Some of tho ships that took
thnt two and a half days' Journey across
tho turbulent China sea, separating the
Chlneso coast and thf Philippines, bore car-
rocs of such Ill-conditioned creatures and
.such quantities of garlic that It would have
raueed a whalo to groan with tho agony of
seasickness. Most of thoso who arrived In
tho early stages of our occupation got In
nd began to spread. These were chiefly
of two grades tho petty merchants and
"coollo," or laboring clat?s,
Th roil kn ( Chinese
At present tho merchants crowd the
Calle Itosarlo, they domlnato Inalpo. On
tho former their little, dry goods shops
nro filled with brilliant hucd calicoes. Cot
ton goods aro always their specialty, but
thoy vary the monotony with silks of tho
cheapest grades nnd Ill-shaped, Chtneso
nado shoes. In each of theso shops sits
tho wily "Chlno" (so called by tho island
ers), waiting, and woo to tho unwary In
dividual who stops to cxamino tho stock,
for ho will bo coaxed with smiles and re
luctant reduction In prlco to purchase
something nnd ho will nlways bo sorry.
Tho Inalpo merchants nro manufacturers
on a small scalo as well as merchants.
Wlckor chairs and tables and steamer
rhxlrs nnd baskets of bamboo and wlckor
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nro favorite Chlneso products In Mnnlla
nnd thero aro ono or two comparatively
Kood-slzcd furnlturo establishments In that
district owned uy uninamcu. mo "1BU
manufacture tho famous camphor wood
chests in tho shops on tho Callo San Fcr
nando
Tho Chlneso "coollo," poor, wretched
nnri dnnnlRnd. has one, good quality. Ho
will work, and thnt Is something you can
not say of tho native. On tho hottest days,
whllo tho Filipino sits on his heels In the
shadow of a wall or n drooping banana
tree, drowsily smoking a cigarette or
Roundly sleeping tho hours nway, tho Chlno
works on. Uaroheaded bare, in raci, ai-
toenther. save for very short and scant
bluo cotton breeches which no is compeneu
to wear ho saws lurabor, drives tho burtaio
enrts and works from daylight until aarit
nt all kluds of tho hardest labor. Ho Is
used as a pack animal and carries weights,
by mcaus of tho bamboo pole over nis
shoulder, that seem Impossible. I nave
Keen nlnnos. huge packing boxes, trunKfl,
furniture of all kinds, Heavy lunmer ami
stoves, fastened to tho center or a Damuoo
polo and carricu uy iwo cuuuh, nu w.u
nnlon. restlne on the shouldors, seemed to
bo cutting through flesh nnd bono and mak-
Ing great, dingy, red marKs.
Chinese (ireeu.
Yt thn creed for money which causes tno
merchant to tako every unfair advantage of
nny with whom ho hns business dealings is
exaggerated to a fcariui extern in mis iow-
cit cIhbs of tho Chinese nation. Personal
safety, freedom, their wives and children,
anything and everything they will barter for
money.
During tho troubles In tho islands tno
coolies wero hired by tho Amorlcan army as
litter bearers nd to do the unskilled and
heaviest labor connected with moving camp
and repairing tho damago tho Filipinos sue-
ceeded In doing. They also followed the
ramps und hung ubout endeavoring to sell
their wares. Many of them wero killed, but
as fast as ono fell another took his place.
So long as they worn paid their few conts
each day tho risk did not matter. At all
times during the wnr the "Chlno," with his
pack of goods on his back, pursued his way
through city and country districts and he
oftentimes dlBappoared mysteriously.
Out the "Chlno" has not ono whit of cour-
ago In his makeup. Greed Is his single char-
r.cterlstlc. His other characteristics como in
natural sequence. Often I have seen a Kin-
plno strike a Chlno twice as largo as him-
self and the latter would slinK away witn a
meaningless grin and tuko to his heels If
tho Filipino followed him.
Intermarry mIIIi Filipino.
The Chlneso Intermarry with tho Filipino
women to a largo extent. Their own women
ro not allowed In tho country and the lower
class of native women prefer them as lords
and masters to tnotr own countrymen. It
Is very common for a Filipino man to be
deserted for a Chinaman, The former lets
the woman support him and tho latter sup-
ports her. As a consequence tho traces of
Chinese blood uro very noticeable In tho
(ciiunti tiuimiuiiuu ui tuu loiumiB.
Nevertheless, tho raco prejull.-o U very
Kodo
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
Itiirtltlclully digests tho food and ulda
Kuturo In BtronBtlionlnp; nnd recoil
BtructlnK tho exhausted digestive or
gnns. It Is the latest discovered digest
ant and tonic. No other preparation
cnti nnnrnach It In cillclcncy. It In-
stantlv relieves uiid uormanontly curca
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulonco, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Sick Ilcadauhc,OastralRla,Grnrnps and
all other results of 1 niperfect digestion.
Price KV and ft. Largo slzocontainsS ttmti
mall size. Uoolc all utxmtd yspopnU mailed f rw
Hrtaardby t C DtWIiT CP, Chicago
"ron - Tho chln" anl p,n htc
on another with a cordiality that If amai-
Inn. The Filipino is a natural agricul
turist, while tho Chlno Is a trader, there
fore, In any buslnee transaction the Chlno
wilt gain ndvantago over the native and tho
native takes a great pleasure In mvrdcrlng
Mm sooner or later. Even In thr native
courts a Chlno's lite was not valued nt more
than 60 cents, Mexican, and under tho old
leglme, nave when tho Chinamen wore
killed at wholesale so that tho highways
were actually littered with tnelr remains, or
when dead Chinamen had Influential friends,
tho bloody demonstrations were not noticed
at all. A Btreet or alley, too short and
dark for distinction by name, which runq
for a ebort block eaet of the Calle Itosarlo
and Is Inhabited by Chlneso almost exclu-
Uvely, is considered ono of the most dan
gcrous thoroughfares In tho city. l'edes
trlann take to the middle of tho road In
passing It and It used to boast of a murder
almost nlp.htly.
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e-se (ninlilliiKi
Every district Inhabited by Chinese is a
nest of gambling dens. During the Spanish
days gambling wa licensed and the raids
which tho Americans havo made in these
places of vlco have surprised tho unworthy
proprietors vory disagreeably. Tho 11
cockpit, were many of them owned
by Chinamen and tho referee at a cock fight
Is always a, Chinaman or a Chlneso mestizo.
Heforo Spain's departure Chlneso mer
chants held etitlro possession of tho opium
trade, but since then It has becomo unprofit
able on account of tho exctrelvo duty, and
the opium merchants havo returned to
mu uuiuiii lucuuaiua ua
China, or undertaken other things, out
wardly, at least,
During tho troublesome llme of the re
bellion against tho American forces In tho
Islunds, the Chlneso might bo said to have
boon "on tho fence." Thoso within our
lines wero apparently friendly. The
wealthier closu said and did nothing. The
petty merchants opened cautiously whenever
the streets wore clear and the peddlers and
coolies raado what money they could out
of tho army. There were crowds of follow
era, too, who looted bouses and stole overy
thing not guarded by a gun. After a tlmo
It was discovered that tbctso Chlntse fol
lowers hnd been picking up empty shells
and soiling them to the Insurgents. Fol
lowing that discovery neither natives nor
Chinamen wero allowed to approach within
a certain distance of the rear of our army
unlreti they were workmen In the charge of
a guard.
Tho. InbUrgcntH also made extensive use
of coollo labor. The trenches which they
occupied wero dug by Chinamen, some of
the petty officers In tho Insurgents' army
were of tho Chinese persuasion and Agul
naldo'd chlof advisor and an able one, too
was a Chinaman. Obedient to nut mas
tering passions, tho Chlno serves where he
can gain the most. Ho la rnrely troubled
by conscientious scruples either In these
Islands or in his own country.
fiat Coullned to Mnnlln
Tho Chinese have not confined themaelvos
to resldenco In Manila, but havo spread
both north and south and ehBt and west
throughout the Philippines. To bo sure
tho natives In tho country districts have
promptly dispensed with them, but around
tho town thoy havo been tolerated because
they will work, and a certain amount of
labor Is necessary In spite of the Indiffer
ence of tho native. In the northern portion
of Luzon the part b.rdirlug on Llngayon
gulf, with Dagapore as Its largc.it c.ty the
population Is more thin onolmlf Chinese
Tho people, aro nearer the Chlneso in
physical proportions and their language or
dialect differ from the Tagal. This Is
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DAfiniueu uj t 1 1. ivdiuuuio . ig.uuu.j
wlj0 av tmit 8ome ycarg ng0 tnore waB au
upr3inB against tho Chinese In and about
5tar,iia and that a few Cblneao escaped
and. landing from a email boat on the coast
finally Intermarried with tho native women
and founded tho city which Is now the
terminus of the Manlla-Dagupan railway
But these fellows were the strongest In their
denunciation of Americans, and the meat
eager to fight, moreover they hold out well
for they havo only surrendered In the last
njonth or so
Tho Chlneso coolies live about as well as
tho lower closs of natives. A dozen sleep
jn ono room or twenty If tho room Is largo
enough. Thoy nro not clean. Onco In
while you will seo them wettlnc their feet
because tho sun and hot stones havo blls-
tcrcd them. Their heads aro bare, no mat
ter how Intense the sun's rays arc. Thoy
jvo on por) nnd rco on(j stni0 flat,, nnd
aro more or less diseased In body on accoun
of their food and their ways of living.
-eho Chinese cometery, a very short dls-
tanco from tho famous La Lonea church
Was used by tho Insurgents on February S
igoo, n an attempt to drive back tho Pcnn
gyivania anu .Montana regiments, it stands
I on hillside. Lone white mounds aro mndo
0f whitewashed clay and cement, and the
dead body In Its box is put In, head down
wards, and the end of tho mound sealed
tightly. Thcso mounds made excellent bar
rlcndcs agalnct the troops advancing up the
hM
-rno merchant class is far Inferior In num
bers to tho coollo class, nnd besides mcr
chants and coolies thero aro in Manila num
bers of hotel servants and body servants
whoso "pigeon" or duty keeps thorn In good
surroundings and more cleanly than tho av
ornge. When the table boys arrived at th
Hotel do Orlcnto from Hong Kong, however
they worn unmanageable to such au extcn
that a battle occurred In the dining room
one night after dinner with table knives for
weapons, and tho Chlneso table boys and th
Filipino bedroom boys as opposing armies
Ilcaults might havo been wicrdly disastrous
but the knives were dull, as usual. Only
ono Filipino dlod the next day from hi
wounds and no Chinaman was killed. Th
next night when tho manager of tho hotel
tried to discuBs affairs with tho Chinese
stoward the latter pushed him down th
statin. The manager could not save himself,
but grabbed the Chinaman nnd the two rolled
comfortably to tho bottom, the Chlno biting
scratcning and yelling like a fiend.
AVrli-tn-Uo Filipino Chlnninrii.
And ngaln, besides theso classes there
are sorao very wealthy und Influential men
married comfortnbly to Filipino women
living with tholr families In as great
luxury as the Islands afford, law-abiding
and respectable individuals, who boast
good a social position as ony one in th
country and who are mentally tho equal
and morally the superiors of many In th
communities In which thoy live, gome of
them have sent their children abroad t
bo educated. Thoy aro Iloman Catholics I
religion and aro said to bo very strict I
ther observances. Ono of tho wealthiest
i men lu iiiu uuutiii i unarioH 01 uaviie
whose son was shot by the Spaniards
an example to the Filipinos. Osarlos Is
worth several millions, which he made t
the ownorshlp of cockpits. He Is nrabl
ttous. Ho offered a million dollars as
dowry to any Amarlcnn officer of good
standing who would marry one of hi
daughters, Down to tho beginning of th
year the offer had not boen tnken, although
ono of tho girls was an accomplished mu
slclan nnd the other decorated the who I
house with paintings of moat alarming
birds, beasts and blossoms. Tuason, wh
owns raco horses, both Australian and na
tive, second to none In the Islands, was
formerly a Cantoncao and thero aro many
others who, In spite 'of prejudices, have
made their place and hold It.
As a usual thing tho Chinese mestizo
men, of the wealthy class, wear tho civil
ized dress of the European ond tho daugh
ters follow the style of their mothers, but
some ot mem me women ioik ot scnor
Iluason, cniet among oiners iohow ns
closely as they cau tho fashions that P--'s
sets.
U is strange to watch them all in the
THE OMAHA DAILY B13.Es S UK DAY,
hours for driving on the Lunota In tho
vening, tho Chlneso consul, with his
prancing black ponies and his pretty Vic
toria, his coachman and footman In livery
and sitting at the proper angle; tho Chi-
eso of position, with tholr wives and
daughters; tho petty merchants In a guile
or calesa with ono horse, and passing
through it all a drove of coolies urged and
herded by an overseer.
I'llATTI.n OP TUB YOttNGSTGHS,
"Jimmy, haven't I told you to eat your Ice
cream slowly?"
"Yes, ma, but if I don't hurry mebbe T
won't get two dishes."
"Say, Jimmy," said one small boy to an
other on the Fourth, "lend be a cent, will
ou?"
"Ain't you got no money?" asked Jimmy.
"Xo," replied tho other, "I got up so early
that I sffiit It all 'fore breakfast."
Little Nettle was learning to read, and
part of her lesson ran thus. "The cat has
a rat." "Huh!" she exclaimed, "the man
who wroto this book didn't know much.
Cats don't have rats, they havo kittens."
"Tommy," said an ludulgont father to his
youthful son nnd heir, "I didn't know until
today thnt your mother had whipped you
last week."
Well, papa," replied Johnny. "I think
you had better como to me after this when
you want frcBh news."
Mamma." said 4-year-old Willie, "let's
play I am your mamma and you are my lit
tle boy."
"Very well, dear," replied his mother.
'How shall we begin?"
"Well," answered tho little fellow, "you
can ask me for a plcco of pie, and I'll tell
you plo Isn't good for little boys."
"Who aro tho greatest money-makers In
tho world?" asked the teacher.
"I know," yelled the small boy In the
bnck of tho room. "The Turks and tho
Mormons."
"Why do you say that?" demanded tho
teacher.
"Because they havo to be," replied tho
Btnall boy promptly. "Look at the number
of wives they havo!"
i
Tommy was presented lately by his older
Bister with a neat penwiper for use at a
school which ho had just begun nttcndlng,
Ho admired It, but remarked: "I shan t
have much uso for It, Jennie."
'Why not, Tommy, you use a pen every
day at school?"
"Yes; I know that."
"Why don't you uto n penwiper then?"
sho replied,
"Because I always wipe my pen down tho
sldo of tho next boy's hair."
An exchange tells a true story of a little
girl, the daughter of a clergyman, who was
ailing, and In consequence had been put to
bod early.
"Mamma," Bald she, "I want to see my
dear papa."
"No, dear." Bald her mother. "Papa Is
not to be disturbed Just now."
Presently camo tho pleading voice:
"I want to see my papa."
"No," was the answer, "I cannot disturb
him."
Then tho 4-year-old parishioner rose to a
question of privilege.
"Mamma," said sho, "rm a sick woman
and I want to see my minister!"
AVim It n Mlrnclc.
'Tho marvelous cure of Mrs. Hena J. yt6ut
of consumption has created Intenso excite
ment in Camraack, Ind., writes Marlon
Stuart, a leading druggist of Muncle, Ind.
Sho only weighed 00 pounds when her doc
tor In Yorktown said Bho must soon die.
Then she began to use Dr. King's New Dis
covery and gained 87 pounds In weight and
waB completely cured." It hss cured thou.
sands of hopeless cases and Is positively
guaranteed to cure all throat, chet and lung
disease. oOc and $1.00. Trial bottles free
at Kuhn & Co.'h drug store.
OUT OF THE OIUMNAHV.
Amone the exhibits nt the Paris exposi
tion is a set of tea cups, tho cheapest of
which Is valued at JG0O.
Tho Scandinavian element In this country
numbers nearly 1,000,000 souls. They nro
located principally In four states Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin nnd Minnesota.
Tho six robbers who recently broke Into
tho resldenco of Mrs. Hilda Colo lu Now
Orleans and robbed her of $2,000 wore oven
Ing clothes and silk hats.
A souvenir of Mr. Gladstone's hobby ns an
amateur woodsman, consisting of u chip
frorrt uu elm which ho rolled at Hnwnrden
In 18S0, wns sold for tlvo shillings In a Lon
don auction-room recently.
Fnthor Lrarv. tho Catholic nrlcst nt
Chapman. Kan., has raised a tlno point with
respect to (log la.x. no says ilia mob
watches faithfully about the sanctuary and,
therefore, Is church property, exempt by
stnto law.
. man In Philadelphia makes n llvlnc by
selling foreign hotel, express nnd r.illrond
labels to pcopio mat iiuutu mem on tnelr
buKKUKo to create, tho impression that thoy
havo been abroad.
Somo years ago ono of the biggest rail
road corporations of this country emnloved
a contldentlnl peacemnkor, with the Idea of
preventing suits, as far as posslulc, for per
sonal damages. It has proved a prolltablu
Innovation and Is being taken up by other
railroads.
Robert Johnson, a street news vendor.
died In Washington ns tho result of prostru-
uon nuring tno roceni noi spoil, two years
ago ho was terribly frostbitten In tho same
city nnd It bocamo necessary to amputate
both his feet. The operation was per
formed In the same hospital where ho died.
Tho Magdalen Islnnds, tn the Gulf of fit.
Lawrence, form a llttlo group that very few
people havo any knowledge of. The In
habitants, mainly llHliermun, am civilized
nnd comparatively well-to-do, but know
very llttlo hh to what la going on In tho
outside world, though they aro in easy call
ing dlstnnco of tho New England coust.
A Kansas editor wroto that "Mr. Brower
is about to start for a fishing resort and
says: "I am going to a placo where I shall
feel at liberty to wear ono gallus, k with
out a collar and roll up my pants." Tho
Item mndo It Mrs. Brewer and somo little
talk was aroused by tho paragraph.
Last year thero wero coined 3.1.0UO.O0O more
pennies than In the year boforo and the
colmigo of nlckols, dlrnes, quarters nnd
halves Increased largely. In dollars nnd
rents tho Increuso lu minor coinage for the
iisrni year is nnoui w.iuu.wiu.
Sir Charles Dllkc, In a paper read before
the Statistical society of London, declared
that tho normal cost of British urmamonts
In time of pence Is xm.WHi ooo to the taxpay
ers of tho I'nlted Kingdom. 20.mo(i to
India and JCl,750,OOu to the self-governing
I'UlUUlfH.
Here are a rouplo of he.ijllnes seen In
newspaper not long ago: 'Killed by Light-
1UU4 iiiimii Him .uuin win instantly
i wu i.iven uui in a niorni une n
Cow," An Ohio paper printed this Item:
"Thero will bo an Ice cream supper given
by Mrs. Susan Howard next Tuesday night,
July 3. In tho Christian church grovo to as
sist in raising mnus for tlio funeral ex.
penses of her husband."
A Jesuit priest now In South Africa writes
to the boys In the New York college, where
he was formerly a professor: "Nine In tho
blessed language is dlhcramunwanmngwa
hchi. but this Is nothing to 000, which Is
mashumlnmagduaniahnu manu'iuiumanc-wnhola-unamashuinlhamnhcra
- munwana-Ingovhalea-gownkudlhuranaman
- wnnamg
wuholu." Iniiiru vlnv: (invernor'n Inland,
NEW YORK, July 28. Plans for enlarging
tho facilities of Governor's Island. In Now
York harbor, and making It ono of the best
equipped military establishments In the
world, as well as a center for the transport
service In this country, nre now under way.
Tho work Is under direction of a board
composing Major General John H. nrooke,
commanding tho Department of the East;
Colonel Gilllsple of tho Engineer depart
ment, and Colonel Amos S. Kimball, as
sistant quartermaster general. These offi
cers were selectod by Secretary of Wnr i
Dnn , .ii.iuu , I. n flnfrl n n .1 nu..,. l.nl !
Iiwub lu nut it. J luu t.v.v. Milt, illvit I
rccommendntlons to the War department,
One Minute Cough Cpro is the only
harmless remedy that produces Immediate
results. Try 1U
DEMAND FOR BOOKS ON CHINA
Omaha Students Gathering Knowledge
Anent tho Flowery Kingdom.
PUBLIC LIBRARY FAIRLY BESIEGED
Publico tlmlft C'oiitnlnliiK Itelliilile In
formation Arc Retiree ami itf
llecent I'lilillentliin
A Vrr Tltlm.
It Is an easy matter for tho custodians
of the books in tho public library to keep
Informed as to what subjects aro of para
mount interest to tho residents of Omalu
nnd the extent to which thnt Interest per
vades all classes of society. Private li
braries, for the most part, are not ado
quato to tho demands mado upon them on
extraordinary occasions. They must, bo
supplemented by tho volumes which are
piled high In tho stacks of tho public
libraries and It Is to thcso that seekers
after informatlou on special subjocts re
sort when their own collections fall short
During tho war with Spain there was u
great demand for works treating of tho
Spanish kingdom and Its dependencies,
notably Cuba and Porto Illco. Old and
young alike pored for hours over volumes
of dry statistics and searched eagerly
through ponderous volumes In pursuit of
Information concerning the resources of
tho countries over which tho United Stntes
was so soon to assumo Jurisdiction, Maps
wero studied with avidity and not a
few oven wont so far as to spend hours
over tho charts prepared by tho hydro
graphic department, showing tho harbors
along tho coast nnd the depth of water tn
each. Thero nro probably some hundreds
of tho residents of tho city today who could
talk for a considerable tlmo on tho An
tilles without exhausting the storo of tn
formation they acquired during tho days
when tho two nations faced each other In
bnttlo arjray.
Later tho Interest shifted to tho Philip
pines nnd now It Is China that 1b engaging
tho attention of students of affairs. Within
tho Inst fow weeks tho Omnha public 11
brary has boon beilcged by readers who
want to learn something nbout that nation.
All tho best books pertaining to China nnd
tho Chinese have been plied whero tho
nubile enn have access to them nnd tho
limited supply has proven Inadequate,
Comnaratlvoly few books havo been writ
ten concerning the Flowery Kingdom and
tho only really valuable ones have been
produced during tho last ten years. The
wnr between China and Japan sent a hordo
of nowspapcr correspondents to tho east
and produced a number of books that
present China, Its people, Its manners nnd
customs In a rcndauio manner.
Titles of Bent Ilnoks.
"China In Transformation," by A. R
Colquhoun, wns written In 1S9S and Is one
nt thn miinblo works that treat of the
ehnniros in China during tho laBt fow
VMnrH. Lord Charles Bercsford's "Break
ing Up of China" was Issued last year. In
addition to treating tho political situation
in tho east, this book gives mucn iniorma
tlnn concerning the commerce, currency,
waterways, armies and railroads of tho em
pire. "Tho World Politics," oy raui a.
uoin.mli. a book Just Issued, gives a care
ful review of the part China Is playing In
the struggle for supremacy that is now
crnlne on In tho east.
.Tohn Thompson's "Through China With
a Camera" Is a book of travel through tho
most Interesting portions ot tno empire
nnd Is handsomely luustraieu. nimuo
Chinese." by J. D. Ball, is anomer gooi
book of travel. "Chlneso Characteristics
o,i "vmnirn Llfo In China." both by A. It
nre. recent booKS. .Mrs. Aiciuuniu
t.ittlo'B "Int mato unina is i m-
year old. "Through tno nng-iso uuis
. Tm.ia nnd Travel In Western China,'
bv A. J. Llttlo. and "Yang-tso Valley and
Vil.inli.Unn r f
Beyond," by Mrs. i. '"'"""''
works descriptive 01 mo iinww
o nhlnn's createst waterway.
iu.j . - . ... - . r.t
"Pnnnlea and 1'OllllCB Ol IUU nil ....i,
bv II. Norman, sives oiiuiumii D,,v
- -1 .1 .1,1 n mrtnna tn
r-hlnn. J. Macuowan B JliaiuiJ " "
from tho Earliest Days to tno itcbcv .
brlof work Intended for tno gcner.ii
In "Plctorlnl Art ol japan, unimi unu w-a-
w. Anderson discusses Chlneso art
"Travels In Tartary, Thibet and China," by
Mvnrlat Hue. Is a recent book. British
policy nnd British Interests In China aro
rii.e.iu.e.i In W. A. Pickering's "Pioneering
In Formosa."
niir novs in China," by II. W. French
Is
n book of travel Intended particularly for
children. It 1b handsomely Illustrated and
tells of tho experiences of boys who visit
tho chief points of Interest. "When We
Were Strolling Players In the East." by I.
J. Milne, recounts some Interesting adven
tures In tho land of tho poppy. In his "Chi
noun Kolk Loro" L. Hcam tells of Chinese
ghosts and tho superstitions ot the Mon
golians.
Chinese In I'Mi'tlon,
But fow works of fiction have been writ
ten In which Chlneso aro anything but minor
characters. Tho heroes In Chester Balloy
i.vrnnlri'H hook of Bhort stories called "Tho
Cat and tho Cherub" aro Chinese, and Wll
Ham Dalton's "Tho War Tiger" relates tho
nxnerlnnces of a young lad named Chow
nret Hnrto has also written a number o
stories that deal with tho Chinese In Call
fornla and other gold-producing states,
During tho last two months nearly nil tho
Illustrated weeklies have published articles
descrlptlvo of I'ckln nnd other Chlneso cltlos
whero the Boxers havo been giving trouble,
A lato number of Leslie's Weekly has an
nrtlclo on tho situation nt Pekln by Isaa
Taylor Headland, president of Pckln unl
versify, a Methodist Institution. In do
scribing tho empress dowager ho mouts th
report thnt she Is a drunkard nnd an opium
Mend and Buys of her:
"She understands how to play one man or
party against another better than nny on
who has occupied the throne for years, hn
has held tho throno longer than any woma
hns ever held It In China, and nt a tlm
hen usurpation Is mnro dangerous and dlfTl
cult than It over hns been hefore. Sho
looked upon by all who know her as a most
reroarkablo woman.
Tho London Graphic Is offering weekly
articles by A. H. Colquhoun, n recognized
authority on China. These articles nro pro
fUBely lllustratod. Harper's Weekly Is no
behind Its contemporaries In this Held nnd
during the last month has offered much In
formation concerning tho situation In tho
cast. McClure's Magazlno tor July contains
an nrtlcle concerning the railways of China
which gives maps of all the existing rail
roads and pictures of the cars and stations,
Pictures arc also given of tho boats use
along the rivers In tho Interior of China, nnd
commerco In all parts of China Is discussed
The Il't Itemrily fur Ulnrrhnrn.
Mr. W. M. Cross, a prominent and Influen
tlal citizen of Coryell county, Texao. says
"I nover had such pains In my life ns
suffered when diarrhoea attacked nm.
havo tried nuny medicines, but nouo glv
1 me such relief as rnamneriain a colic,
i Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy." This
unquestionably tho best remedy known for
diarrhoea. It always cures and Is pleasan
to take.
Anirrlcnii Firemen for I'tirln,
NEW YORK, July The crack team
from tho Kansas City lire departmcn
which Is going to Paris to show Europeans
how Americans tight tire, sailed today on
tho Anchor line itcamahJy Fumcgsja,
JULY 29, 1000.
Some Money
to be saved by buying now, Extraordinary offers we make
now to stir up buying enthusiasm during the warm weather,
Merchandise clean and fresh at less than the manufacturer's cost,
These carpets are staple goods, Our west window is filled with
Smith Tapestry Brussels Carpet to be put on sale Monday morn
a. A A j The selection will be large to tttitrt with. Hrlns; incisure of your rooms,
ing at i4C a yara, carpet Sweepers. $1.25. BlHsell's Sweepers $2.25, $2.50 and $11.00.
Tomorrow (Monday) morning wo Inaugurate our semi-annual sale of upholstery goods. During theso sales It is our
desire to closo cut nil short lengths and such piece ns are not continued for another season, nt tho s.tmo tlmo glvo )ou an
opportunity to look over tho many new things shown for tho coming season, many of which aro already received, nnd others
coming in daily. A close examination of the goods mentioned below, will convlnco you that tho goods aro as dtvlrable and
up-to-date us any to be had, and nt values much below their usual. Sale closes Saturday, August 11th.
600 yards 50-lnch striped and fig
ured Jutes, tapeetries, satin russc,
ribbed derbys, tinselled tapestries, 57
Inch corduroys, velours and velvets.
Ooods that have sold as high a 75c,
IUH4 u. .M(.t
50c
S5c and $1.00 for
this sale, per yard
only
25 pieces extra flno silk tapcstrlcF,
Tapestries, etc worth $3.00, J3.G0 nnd
sale, per yard
l)ts of things among tho above would make desirable portieres, draperies, couch
Remnants l inSwtnAtBotBmii.'QQ 15c
for cushions, scats and backs, each 9
REMNANTS of larger slzo from t to 2 yards long, at ONE-HALF or less.
Complete assortment of conls, gnlnips, frlugcd, etc.
in order to keep our workmen busy
during this sale.
Hammock Special Monday and
Hammock Ropes, 5c each. Straw Lawn
1414 - 16
OMAHA BOYS AT SAN PABLO
Lettur that Tells of Doings of Our Troops in
tho Philippines.
SOLDIER SUPPOSED DEAD RESURRECTED
l'rnsprrtlne tr Ciolil Tnlies In the
Tlmo Ilotw-i-ii FlKhtlnR AKnlnM
It n I it h of Insiirrrotloiinrr
I.ailroiU'n.
Captain John S. Wood of this city has re
ceived a welcome letter from his son,
Charles, corporal of Company D, Thirty
ninth infantry, proving beyond doubt tho
young man Is nllvo und .Well. Tho pres
d'spatches several weeks ago contained tho
namo of "Charles Wood, Thirty-ninth In
fantry" as among thcso dead In the Philip
pines. Wocd was said to have mot his death
whllo bathing In a small stream near San
Pablo. Tho unlucky Wood proved to bo a
prlvato in the same regiment. Tho ton of
Captain Wcod Is about 25 years old and was
educated In tho public tschools of this city.
In speaking cf tho confusion of names
which resulted In his reported death and
confequent anxiety to his family, Corporal
Wood says; "Tho slckucea In the First bat
talion hns been sovcro and our stay of four
months In San Tablo has almost decimated
us. Our company has only twenty-eight
men on duty and seven havo died of typhoid.
While I was In the hospital a nuree told me
that Corporal Wood of D company had Just
been drowned and I had gravo doubt tor
a few minutes whether I wero I. All tho
company thought I was tho drowned Wood
and I bad nome trouble when I left the hos
pital In convincing thorn that 1 was still on
earth. The company, one by one. fell on
my nock and welcomed me back from tho
dead."
Corporal Wood is not Impressed with the
mprlt of San Pablo as a health resort, but
describes It as a region of raro beauty.
"Tho town Is entirely surrounded by moun
tains," says the corporal, "tho volley hav
ing an area of about S00 square mlleB. The
city is nearly In tho renter of the plain and
has a population of 75.000 natives, who all
claim to bo nmlgos. It Isn't safe, Just the
same, to trust yourself outaldo the outpouts.
I.nilroiick Infrst Kootlilll.
"Tho fcothllls aro Infested with bands
of ladrones, who prey upon tho natives nnd
attack any nmall detachment of troops which
may bo off Its guard. A telegraph line had
been established between San Pnhlo and
Santa Cruz, a distance of about twenty-tlvo
miles, but tho ladrones havo cut tho wires
faster than the linemen could repair tbom.
On ono occasion they carried away poles
and wlrctt along a strip ono mllo long, cut
ting off communications for nearly n week.
Major Mulford burned tho shacks In tho
neighborhood of tho broken wires and stneo
then tho mischief has ceased.
"Wo havo gono on qulto a number of
scouting expeditions through tho mountains
nnd havo cuptured a fow Insurgents nnd
guns. Nothing of Importnnco occurred,
howovcr, until Colonel Hullard and tho
Third battalion started from Llpa for San
Pablo thiough a raountoin trail. Tho bat
talion had reached AlomenuB, when It was
attacked by Oencral Malvarlo and 200 In
surgrnts. There was a lively skirmish for
an hour, when the work got too hot for tho
natives and they run. The colonel followed
them, whllo a detachment of us went around
by another route and climbed Mt. Chrlsto
bal to pocket them. With their eel-llka
prcpcnoltlcs, however, they had slipped
away and we had our twenty-five mllo climb
for nothing."
Another graphic description of hard cam
paigning In a rocky, wet country Is the
tale of tho trip to Nugcarlang and thence to
Ltllo and Doloros, the latter hamlet well
worthy of Its nume tho Spanish for "sor
row." "At dawn we Btarted for the moun
tains," says Corporal Wood, "and we
reached tho top at noon, where we ate our
lunch hard Uck and salmon in a drench
A large lot of Imported French and
English tapestries, Jutes, gobelins, Sid
neys, velours, velvets, 27-luch mole
skins, corduroys, velours, silk and
wool plushes, etc., goods that havo cold
at J1.25 to J2.00 M y g-
yard for this I I II 1
sale, per yard w
brocatellcs, gobelins, nrmurcs, velours, heavy
$3.75 yard for this
Upholstery Repair Work
)rkmen busy during the usually dull season wo will make spec
during the usually dull season wo will
All Hammocks for two days
$1.25 hammothes now 94c
2. 50 hammocks now ... 1 .98
5. 00 hammocks now
ill
ii
- 18 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb.
ing rain. We were thoroughly tired after
our hard climb, but after a thirty-minute
rest wo started again and marched steadily
through the mountains, crossing deep ra
vines and wading rivers until night over
took us at tho mountain summit, drenched
to the skin, but with no water to drink.
Wo did not know tho location of the enemy,
so wo couldn't build a Are. Our supper con
sisted of raw bacon and bard tack, with
nothing to drink.
Ilnrdalitpi of CnmpnlffiilnK.
"It was a miserable night. The ground
was n mass of stones and It wns almost Im
possible to sleep. I had Just gotten settled
as comfortably ns possible between two
largo stones when I was called to go on
guard till daylight. Wo Btarted on the
march ot sunrlBe without breakfast and
plodded along to Doloros, a distance of
twelve miles, capturing two prisoners, a
rlflo nnd somo ammunition.
"Wo reached San Pablo again late that
night, tired, wet and hungry, but Jubilant,
for wo hnd run upon a bunch of Insurrectoes
during tho day and liberated three Ameri
can prisoners besides securing quite an
amount of ammunition.
"Artbthor achievement was accomplished
by Captain Wallace Taylor of Company F
Tho natlvos had preporod an ambush for
him, but he got wind of It, with the result
that twelve of tho Filipinos were killed and
a number of rifles captured. There wero no
casualties In 'lluck's' company."
Corporal Wood pays a high tribute to
Colonel nullard, who, ho says, is a brave
officer and kind to his men. "Thero is not
a man In tho regiment," says Corporal
Wood, "who would not follow him nny
where. With him It Is 'Come on, boys,' In
stead of 'Oo in thero, men.' The colonel
rides nbout tho country with no at
tendant except his orderly. He carries
a carblno nnd cartrldgo belt like the men
and uses It, too."
During tho last few weeks Corporal Wood
has had an opportunity to prospect for gold
In the Intervals of fighting and marching.
His companion In theso ventures Is a vet
eran miner who has looked for ore In every
cranny of the west during the last twenty
years. Tho two havo followed up several
streams to tho source and havo found evi
dence of the yellow metal in paying quan
tities. CONMJIIIAMTIKS.
A good mnny of the young peoplp who
nro contemplating matrimony would do welt
to keep right on contemplating It for nt
least threo or four years longer.
Clark Howell, editor of tho Atlanta (Oa.)
Constitution and a member of the demo,
cratlo national committee, was married at
Savannah Thursday owning to Miss Annie
Comor, daughter of tho late Hugh At.
Comer, president of tho Central of Oorgln
railway. Mr. nnd Mrs. Howell are to spend
several nionins in Europe
Georco ItoHcucnmt of Wvomlnir county
TVtnnsylvantu. sold his wlfo last week to
Ilaymond Palmer for 10. Hosnngrnnt Is a
smait larmor nnd I'aimrr is a wonocnopper
Mrs, ltosengrant refused to llvo longer with
her husband. Palmer said he would tako
Rood care of her nnd Hnsencrnnt snld he
would make no trnublo If Palmer would pay
him J10. Tho cash was produced and tho
bargain sealed Ily the agreement Palmer
la to educate Itonengrant's youngest child 1
A dispatch from llaltlmoro says: Conjugal
affection proved stronger thnn tho memory
of funclml wrongs when Chorion A Buy
dam and Mrs. Buy clam of Washington bo
(.nn to think over thn differences whirl) od
the wlfo to seek nnd securo two months ag'
n divorce from her husband. A wook ago
they wero remarried In llaltlmoro. Mr
Huydum Is an expert mnchlnht In the
Washington iinvy yard. Whon thp couple
wero first married thny wont to houselten
Ing on East Capitol street A year ago Mr
Suydnm wan ordored to Philadelphia to at
tend to somo government work there, and
stories of doings there, unfounded as they
wero, nro said to havo nrnused Mrs. Buy
dam's Jcnloimy. Then separation came,
nnd after that application by the wife for
tllvorco. Hwn In the court room during
tho tllvorco proieedlngs, it li said, meddling
friends on each tddo had difficulty In pre
venting a reconciliation and tho with
drawal of th suit. Two weeks later tho
couple mot They have not detailed what
took placo nt tho mnotlnp hut nt any rate
thoy became friends und lovers once mnro
Within a week thoy planned another wed.
ding, and at tho unw tlmo thoy begun to
furnish ti pretty house In Laurel, Mil,
Cook's Imperial Kxtra Dry Champagne
should be In every household, It Is perfectly
pure anil naturally fermented.
15
At Jl.f0 yard a cholco assortment
of sllk-facrd tapestries, heavy cotton
tapestries, gobelins, velout, 27-lnch
figured silk velours, etc. regular $2.00
nnd J2.60 values for
this sale-
per yard
1.50
2.50
only
Impcrtcd French
covers, piano covers, cushion covern, &c.
25d 50c $1
?
make special low prices on all repair work
Tuesday only
nt one-fourth oft.
1.75 hammocks now . . .1.31
$3. 00 hammocks now. ..2.25
3.75
Seats, 5c each.
A BEAUTIFUL
COMPLEXION
FREE
Atmo. A. Rttppert's World Re
nowned Fnce Dlench almost
Without Cost
No matter how Blemished the Skin,
Face Bleach will make it perfect
Vadarao A. Ttuppert says :
"1 know thuie are uiuiiy ladles who would
llko to try tbo merits of my Face Dlench,
but on account of tbo prlro, which Is S-.CO
per bottle, or thrro bottles for S6.IU, bnve
bad 6ouio hesitancy In ppcmlinif that
mount to coiiTincu tlicuiFclvosof Ittgieat
ynluo. Thetofoti;, during this month, I
will depart from my usual ctittom and
oner to nil a trial bottle, nifllclf lit to cliuir
that It Is nil that 1 ilulm for It, for 25 crnti
per battle. Any reader of this rnn send mo
xt cents In stamps or sliver, and 1 will tend
thorn a trial bottle of my world-irnowi.cd
Faco Dlench, securely packed In plain wrap
per, sealed, all charge pivpald, An oppor
tunity to test so tnmims it tenieily nt fo
slight a cost is seldom ofTuicd, mid I trust
that tbo renders of this will Inkoadisn
to of it at once, as tbo offer may not Lo
repeated.
Madame A. Huppcrt lias now been before
tho pub In for over twenty yeais us tl.o
greatest Complexion Hpoclsllrt.
Bho Is the plonrcr in borurt, and stnndt
pre-eminent nt tbo brad; the tin hud thou
sands ot imitators, but not a slnvlo com
potltcr. Vuco Ulcm b is riot a new untiled
remedy, but lias I ten urfd tiy the I ret
people for joins, nml for illcrolvlnif nnd
removing tan, (unburn, moth, frrrkles,
saHowncss, blsrklicaiJi, centra, pliarln,
roughness or icdicrs of tlio skin, nun for
brightening nod t atitlfylng tbocoinplex
Ion. it bus no count.
It Is Absolutely tfarmlrss to the most
Delicate Skin
The marvelous luiprovcu.rtit after n few
applications is moit npputcnt. for tlio akin
lx-cotnes as nntuio intruded It should be,
BMOOTII, CI-KAH AM) WHITK.fuo from
every Impurity and blrmlrh. It ruiimit
rail, for Its net Ion Is Mich that It draws tlio
Impurities out of the skin, hihI tires not
rover them up. and Is Invisible during tue.
This is tho only thotough und imrniunent
war.
For ths present I will, as stntrd nbove,
fend a trial btttlo of my Paco Wench to
myotic who will remit moil rents In stumps
or fllicr iliiduiim A. ltuiiieit's bonk,
"IIow to Ho Ilcaiitlful," which ctintiiliia
nany points of great Interoit to ladles,
will bo mailed frco upon application,
Addre all communications to
MADAME. A, RUPPGRT
6 Eaat 14th Street, New York
BUFFET LIBRARY GARS
Best Dining Car Smo
Anfi-Kawf
A warm woather .
cough Is tho worst
kind of a couch
Antl-Kw! will euro It. Drugelsto null It,