Nebraska Newspapers

    IMPERIALISM A FALSE ISSUE
Bryan is Estopped by Ills Part in Ratifying
Paris Treaty.
ALL HIS ARGUMENTS URGED AT THAT TIME
Yet Ilr fin iKHtiml Kvc-ry I'riilPNl In
Order tit Vttrvv. the l'lillliilnc.i
nn n PolKUnl Untie
Upon (he People.
Tho following Interesting review of tho
events upon which Mr. Ilryan Is trying to
ruiso tho faino Issue of Imperialism Is rc
produced from tho current Issue of tho Con'
itrvatlvc:
Under tho caption "Jefferson and Im
perialism" Mr. Bryan, In tho New York
Journal, discusses tho 1'hlllpplno problem.
lie Rays:
Imperialism us It now presents Itself em
oraces four distinct nronoHltlonn:
1. That tho acquisition of territory by
comment Is rluht.
2. That tho uciiulsltlon of remote territory
la desirable.
X That tho doctrlno that governments de
rive their Just powers from tho consent of
mo Eovernou is unsound.
1. That people can bo wisely governed by
aliens.
Any proposition of public policy must ho
based upon tho action of that body which
represents tho popular will. In our own
country tho nntlonul legislature Is the only
body that can Hneak authoritatively for tho
American people. When we speak of tho
polloy of our government wo mean tho policy
tlxcd by Congrats. Therefore, whatover our
policy may be In regard to tho Philippines
U must bo that which congress bus In
dlcatcd. Tho only action, relative to the
1'hlllpplncs, that has been taken by tho con
gross of the United States, was tho ratlflca
tlon of tho treaty of peace with Spain,
whereby wo acquired sovereignty over this
rctnoto territory. Tho propositions given out
by Mr. Ilryan must have their Inspiration
tn this treaty. With the ratification of the
treaty, then, the policy of Imperialism was
Inaugurated.
If, as Mr. Ilryan Bays, In Imperialism Is
embodied tho propositions ho haB laid down
then, as tho ono who favored the ratlflca'
tlon of that treaty, who was, according to
tho assertions of his staunchest friends
responsible for Ub ratification, ho ennnot
cscapo whatever opprobrium may belong
to tho policy tho treaty Inaugurated. If
ratification meant to assert that "tho
requisition of remote territory Is desirable
ho Is committed to UiIb proposition. If It
meant that "tho acquisition of torrltory by
conquest was right" ho espoused this
principle, and so for each of the Imperi
alistic propositions to which ho refers. He
has endorsed ovcry ono of them.
Scnntor Allcu'a I'reillriiiiient.
All those who favored tho ratification of
tho treaty and endorsed the policy cm
bodied therein aro estopped from denounc
ing the consequences of It. Senator Allen
of Nebraska, In tho debato pending ratlflca
tlon, said:
Mr. President, I havo been Impressed
slnco tho acquisition of this now territory
ma u rnullll nf hn wnr Willi Htllllll With tile
overshadowing necessity of considering tho
iiuestlon Willi faultless nccuniey. wuui w
iiinv ilti In nut in bo thu work of an hour.
unr ran It I in uiiilniui 1)V miliscnueilt lCKlalll-
tlon or executive order, but It Is to stand
for all time uiul Involves for final weal or
woe tho nrcscnt Inhabitants or tno united
Htatcs tinil thoso of the now territory, ob
veil UH thoso of countless generations lo
succeed.
Mr. President, tho news bus romo
tn us within thn last few hours of
conlllct between tho American urmy and
navy uiul tho Filipinos. To my own slate
lias fill en much ot tho loss or urn nnu
limb. Ten out of twenty ot tho young men
who lost their lives In thn battlu that has
been fought In tho last forty-eight hours
were members of tho First Nebraska In
funtry. Thcro Is mourning In Nebraska
today; tnero will do weeping nt mo iicurin
mono of many u Nebraska homo tnnlsht
Mr. President, this ought to Im a warning
to us. 1 cannot condemn too severely tho
assault, thu treacherous assault, mndo on
our troops. Wo weru dealing with savages
ns bloodthirsty and incapable of being
reconciled as tno ugaiaua sioux. -rnoy pre
clpltntcil this conlllct of their own volition
1 unnold tno general anil commander o
tho navy In repelling tho attuck. Wo nro
In thu Philippine Islands us ii conquering
military power. Wo hold thorn today by
virtue, of tho power to make war. mid in
no other sense, and thcro those Islands
and thoso peoplo must remain respecting
the uuv. respecting tno dignity and tip
sovereignty and thu Hag of this nation until
their Htutus among the nations of thu earth
tihall bo (Mined by congress, the sole power
to deal wan inu question, iney must po
taught ns long as wo deal with them that
submission to tho constituted authority Is
inc ursi amy or mo citizen ami tno in
nnuuani.
Treaty It n tilled with l'.jex Open.
If, as the senator says, to opposo the tern
porary authority of the United States In
the Philippines, was a "treacherous assault
how much moro unpardonablo tho resistance
after he had mado this authority permanent
by tho terms of the treaty! That the ro
sponslbllltles attaching to our governtnen
after ratification wero appreciated In th
senato at tho tlmo tho vote wns taken; that
It was understood to mean the establish
ment ot a policy for all tlmo, Is evident
from this, speech of Senator Allen as well
08 thoso ot othor senators.
Senator Money thus portrayed tho effects
f ratifying tho treaty as It was written
Another thing. Wo nro told that wo want
pcacu; that wo want to get thu volunteers
home. We all do. Everybody wants peaco.
I want tho volunteers brought home. Thov
havo that right. They did not enlist for
garrison duty, iney uiu not enlist for
RubluuatlliK war. Thov enlisted for fni.
dom. Tho struggle Is over, the cause won
tua unnnrr uies triumphant and they hav
LOOK
at the
facts.
Mrs. T. Dolan, of
Mailrid,PcrkinsCo., ,
Neb., writes : "I '
was cured of painful!
periods by the use.
oi nr. pierce s vn-;
vorite Prescription. '
and his ' Compound
Extract of Smart
Weed.' I think Dr.
Pierce's medicines
the best in the
world."
Mrs. Carrie B.
Donncr, of Dayton,
Green Co., wis.,
writes: I can lilgli
lv recommend Dr.
Pierce's FnvoritcJ
Prescription hav
ing taken it for nine
months previous to
confinement. I suf
fered scarcely any
compared with what
I unci at ouicr
times."
"I suffered fifteen
years with female
weakness and ncrv
ousness,"writes Mrs.
Vincent Bohall, of
l'rankliu, Johnson
Co., Indiana. "One
year ago I began
taking your ' Favor
ite Prescription' and
'Golden Aledical
Discovery.' I took
six bottles of each
anil now I am well.
I owe my life to Sr.
Viaxc"
from tL mii?.mn homp. ,in(l 1,0 dismissed
nrnf. i ,nlII,ury "ervlce. They are not
1!. nftl" pursuing 11 vocation, they am
the citizen soldiery, who hnve other busi
ness.
Does fltlV Minn RflV tv n nm tvrtltttv t tiuvn
!LmCPi.by rut"y"'K this treaty" Yes, wo
will havo pi-ncc with Spain, but we will
begin war with the Filipinos. We had a
war with Spain that muted three months.
J StOOn rlffllt liAro ur.,1 .., II. t,1 ....
28th of March that wo were about to engage
iJr i " 1 wouiu last sixty days, which
i . . navni engagement, and mat.
the ships of Spain would be swept from
the sen. I nm not n nrnt.iw.t i.nt t i.iinv..,!
what I then said and It has been Justlllecl
by events. Now I say, standing here, that,
in my opinion, If wo ratify th treaty with
"u uuviurHuoii in u tnat wo disclaim nnv
right to enslave these peoplo or to hold
thCtn in Slltltf.pt Intl. nr it,, l.iiitritfitrr. vvlilnl.
does not mean giving them their liberty, wo
imvo Hireauy emuarKcd in a war mat will
not release the volunteers, but which will
eiill for fresh volunteers, and thousands of
the best American youth will lay their
bones upon tho plains and In tho Jungle of
wiiiwn unn in oiner parts ot tno Philip
pines. Ieclfirntr- Itliitlnii Mot lllnillna.
Mr. Pri-slilnnl. Minn.
tloim for the cotmldHrntlnn nf thn
supposed to bear on tho trenly. These
opinion. They havo no effect upon the de
cision of tho controversy which wo are
v.iuiuuuiib uro simpiy uec arat ons ol
iiuuni io pngagu in wnn tne nnpinos and
that Is the matter wo are to consider now.
If wo pass any of these resolutions, of
what avail Is It? Does that determlno our
relations with the Filipinos? Does that In
duce them to come In and make terms with
iisr uoes unit iiisDauil the army? These
resolutions arc simply the text for discus
sion HI OPell sessions Of thn Hxlmtn nml lwv
aro worth that und little more. As a sol
cmn declaration of the opinion of tho
senate they may move some future leglslu-
imii ny uieir persuasivn inllucnce, and not
otherwjse. If It wero a Joint resolution a
new congress could bo convened to repeal
It In less than six weeks. So wo who object
to tho condition as It has been under tho
PhniSeOlOirV nf llin tir..intif Irmitu .n.i.l
declaro our opposition to It unless It Is
muddled In the way Indicated by tho reso
lutlon of tho senator from Missouri (Mr.
A est); and that, I think, would mnko It
acceptablu to every man on this sldo of tho
senate, ut least.
I.very man hero holdK his conscience In
his own keeping; ho Is responsible for his
own act. und I for nun will r..i r....r,...i
to myself, recreunt to my high olllce, rec
ream to my duty to humanity, recreant to
my uuij- in nuiuan iioorty everywhere, If I
fail to give my negative to a treaty that
so d away tho liberty of lO.WO.ow human
belntrs. who. nftnr u iimairin ixf nm
demonstralo through blood and suffering
nnu sacrinco their worthiness for a better
iiuo irian is proposed. These men have
struggled under ovcry disadvantage.
Tho Malay character has been developed
In tho ordeal of lire und blood to an ex-
tuiiencc not attained uy their kindred In
any other part of tho world. A hundred
years through painful steps they havo
moved along a road which they have
macadam red with thnir tnii.. n.i
cemented with tlmir i,i,,,i ti.o ' ....1.1.
nsplratlons that can lire the human ln-urt
iiinu uciuaieu mcsu men reslstanco to
tyranny. This great republic has reached
Its arm across tho wasto of water and
helped thoso people to their feet, given
them tho opportunity to orznnlzn n irnv.
ernment and to run the raco for freedom
CV.V..MUIHK in ineir capacity.
Al'n vn tn In. th.. ni-u.it t
human liberty, or nro wo to Join the ranks
of tho monarchs of tho world In the lust
v,i luiruury, me greed ror conquest, for
nggrandlrement. nnd depart from that
simplicity of liberty, of freedom, of tho
rights of tnun nn not furil, in ...... n.,.,1....
tlon of Independence, as guaranteed by' our
consMtutlon? The fate of millions of peoplo
inc j-niiippines, or untold millions In
America, rests upon the decision of the
senate.
Seiiiitnr Dunlel Speaks Out.
Tho remarks of Senator Daniel are equally
pointed:
Mr. President. It Is the first sten that
costs. Today wo aro the United States of
America. Tomorrow If u treaty now pund
ing In tho senate Is ratltlod wo will bo the
United States of A"' rlui an 1 Ailn.
1 do pot believe that the greut body ot
tho American people understand tho
significance of this treaty, t do not be
lieve, nt least If I may Judge from their
utterances, that many senators who are
saying: "Vole for tho treaty now nnd
tlx your policy tomorrow," understand
what that treaty does Irretrievably. That
treaty Ilxcs our policy. Tho rest of our
policy Is a mero matter of clerky detail.
Tho treaty Is tho thoroughfure, und
through nnu over mat tnorougnrare a mil
lion of Filipinos march Into th open door
way of the American republic. Store than
that, -O.WO.OiH) Americans march Into tho
Philippine- lslnnds as tho Filipinos march
hero.
It Is 11 mnrrlago of nations. This twain
become one flesh. They becomo bone of our
bone und llesh of our flesh. Henceforth
and forever, according to tho terminology
of this treaty, tho Filipinos and Ameri
cans nre one. I trust yet, Mr. President,
that before this marriage Is consummated
the spirit of American constitutional liberty
will arlso and forbid the buns.
Let us stay In military occupation of
tho Philippine Islands until such time as
we know more about them than wo do,
until wo havo assisted them with our kind
olllces and wltn our national prestige anil
with our force of arms Into such destiny
ns may lltlv und tustlv uwnlt thm. int..
such destiny as they 'havo projected for
UIKIIIPUIYCB.
.What Is the difference between doing
that, Mr. President, and ratifying this
treaty? It Is tho difference between plant
ing nn emplro thero and maintaining the
temporary ascendancy of American power
there.
Naturally enough, Mr. President, "birds
of a feather flock together." Tho Philip
pine treuty and a great standing nrmy walk
Into tho halls of congress hand In hand, one
behind and closo upon the heels of the
other. In n military strategic point of
view, no nation over challenged fato by so
Unwise and umiDCCKsnrv n ntnn u in nin-
out tho American salient upon the Asiatic
coast nnd say: "Hero Is th place where
ivi mo iviiuiiK io esianiiPii our sovereignty,
and. If need be. to defend It against tho
world lrt arms." It means militarism to
iiiiiuh u n essential corollary, us necessary
and Its inevitable consequence.
Iiiiiiiikiin llryiiii'M .Slncerltv.
Tho men who favor tho standing nrmy
today havo read In the lines of that treaty
the bugle call "To arms! To arms!" They
hitvo seen with that treaty you can no moro
rely permanently and fixedly upon tho
American volunteer, tho pride of the
tUltlnn. thO Citizen snllllnr m'nr t
tuko his gun find go down to tho shore to
uuu'iiu nm nuiivo lanu; mat you must have.
If you aio going thero to maintain your
sovereignty, a regulnr army; you must In
troduce tho regular sbldler Into American
"...t,nu w'"'" hn comes he will come with
all tho necessary consequence.
Aye. Mr. President, through many of
tho speeches of those who say "ratify the
treaty there runs a sense of distrust of
....in limy nro iiiiuik; tnero runs n sonso
i ii oiDiriin air wnat wo propose tn do.
' ' t',M, "'; no treaty now; como
... . . . .. . ."..vj , Wli.VII 1 VI ,
'en..0 ,,i?,loy wrupi.ecl up lii tho treaty
Ihe no MCV Is iln Mrm hu.l 1... .v.- . .'
u.ll. 11 III1K llliniir tlltllr... t.,m.-tK.....
.TJtniV"l,Cr follo,' 'i mero minor
'A0'"11- lf li have military occunanev
mere, as you huvn in Pnim i ..iri
your tents like tho Arab and quietly steii
away, or sail away, or march away, or
pTeas.VUy 0ny 11,81,1 or mornliik thnt
fluff Vi n'i i ., ll.f'stl(lu of "ii'llnB down the
tii.?;,. t. i'i".K now U '.l mcr" -'"'"1"1 visitor
lied In P..,,M.vm.?r'5. 11X0(1 ,ht'ro tlla" "
iwn nJ"rtn"y,Vffnl'.1 ".venue when It
roots CO ilnwn n Yu "'... " V1..""" ..
like .r fee.slmpk7 deed m ts stars ,
Zee'" ,Vnt," t,,Py V"B ' ' tl oso Tn
space. It IS SOVere iriilv tl.n . .. "
maiient act of human life, tho most HxV.i
o?'could doab' ,"lnB l,'''t ver Ztlon did
Peaco, It Is said. Is In this treaty; peaco
-a pleasing namo to conjure with
"I lessed aro he peacemakers " Ar ).', ';
menus upon tho other sldo sure this treaty
means peace? Am ih... ..... It
spoken word will ho substantiated by sub-
fM..V'K.'.'.1' r,1Hn' "''thing else In the
future but peaco with Himln. Thero s no
contingency that can revive war with
". Pf" " lW,".ln" "L would do
"v'" umi unn ariect Hpaln.
ItcnpuiiNllilllty on UeniueriitM,
Ml. but amend It. they say. and vnti
delay. We aro acting for all time, .Mr.
President, wo aro acting for immortality,
not for a few days or a fow weeks or a few
months. Aye, would a few years bo a long
vestibule to that lullultu stretch of time
that goes with sovereignly?
nut mis treaty is easily amended.
You have only to substitute In respect lo
the Philippine Islands what you have done
as to Cuba, und It Is done. It thero ale
votes here to do mat, it can he done next
Monday. Do you think Hpaln will not consent?
Why do you think so? Thero Is nothing in
the nature of things from which any man
can fancy that Hpaln would not readily
assent, it has done so m one caso with
respect to Cuba, and it did It there simply
pecauso we asKeu it Aye, .Mr. President.
II did It In Cuba iiKiilnst Its wishes. It
wuuieii us to annex rutin on account or
Its Hpanlsh citizens there, for It thought
that tho Bpaulards thero and thu Spanish
soldiers thero nnd the Snanlsh nrnnertv
thero would all be safer and better under
the permunent sovereignty of the I'nlteil
States than tn the chance medley of
military occupation wun uuDan In
It n,Vreiy" waves the" vJr" ! IX"Z i
KuTr0,
THE OMAHA
dependence havering over It. But against
im- i.iniien ni nniiin we said jsn, WO
prefer only a military occupation here."
Ilryan Is Into In portraying the dancers
oi imperinllsm. Tho arguments ho Is now
using were thoroughly gone over in thu
senate over a year ago. They wero ad- J
vanccd as strong reaeons why this govern-1
ment should not start out In a policy of
imperialism and the acquisition of remote
territory. Senator Money voiced tho
opinion of nil honest and conscientious antl-
Imperialists when he slid: "We will have
piaco with Spain, but war with the
Filipinos." A vote for the ratification of
tho treaty wns a vote for peace with Spain
and at the same tlmo a vote for wnr with
tho Filipinos. It was In February, 1859.
the die was cast. Wo then decided between
peoco and war. With this explicit under
standing as to the meaning of the treaty
nnd Its far-reaching consequences, strangely
as It may teem, the Influence ot the "peer
less leader" was exerted In Its behalf. He
urged tho ratification of the treaty, know
ing that It meant war with the Filipinos;
knowing that It meant the acquisition of
territory by conquest
Senator Money spoke even moro pro
phetically than he knew when ho said:
"Wo have already embarked In a war that
will not release tho volunteers, nnd
thousands of tho best American youth will
lay their bones upon the plains and In the
Jungles of Luzon and In other parts of the
rhlllpplncs." Tho last year has more than
fulfilled this prophecy.
.iiiIiikIcn Weak hikI Trivial.
Mr. Dryan defends his action In supporting
tho treaty by stntlpg that he also favored
tho Ilacon resolution which declared for
ultimate Independence. This apology Is
weak and trivial, Tho Ilacon resolution, If
passed, would merely have been a declaration
of tho opinion of congress and would not
havo been binding upon any future congress.
As Senator Money said: "These resolutions
aro simply the text for discussion In tho
open sessions of the senate, and they are
worth that und little more." These resolu
tions wero defeated before tho ratification
of tho treaty As they could not bo passed
beforo ratification there was ovcry reason
to bcllevo they could not bo passed after
ward. Mr. Ilryan then favored tho final
ratification of tho treaty, without the Il.icon
resolution nnd knowing the futility of at
tempting to pi3 such n resolution later.
.Mr. Ilryan also says that ho wanted to end
tho war with Spain. Tho power of Spain was
already broken. It ctflild not hnve prolonged
tho conflict. Tho tirotocol could have been
extended until tho trenty was amended and
wnr with Spain would not hnve been re
sumed. Senator Daniel effectively answered
this pica of Mr. Ilryan when ho said: "But
this treaty is easily amended. You have
only to substltuto In respect to tho Philip
pine islands what you havo done as to Cuba
and it Is done. If thcro aro votes here to
do that, It can be dono next Monday. Do
you think Spain will not consent? Why do
you think so? Thero Is nothing In the
nature of things from which any man can
fancy that Spain would not readily assent.
It has done so In one case In respect to
Cuba, and It did It there simply because we
asked It. It wanted us to annex Cuba
Hut against tho wishes of Spain we
said 'No, we prefer only a military occupa
tion here.' If Spain nsscnted to our wishes
lu that regard, why not as to tho other?
Hut suppose It did not like It. Wo did not
go Into this war for tho pleasure and satis
faction of Spain. Wo went Into It much
against Its liking, and we should not cease
this war until wo have registered our will
and not Spanish will." Tho remarks of
Senator Daniel Indlcato the trend ot opinion
among democratic senators. Senator Hoar,
the lender of tho nntl-lmperlallsts, Insists
that ho had tho necessary votes pledged
to amend tho treaty In the manner Indicated
by Senator Daniel If Mr. Bryan hnd not
Influenced certuln senators to change their
minds.
Imiierliillsni .No Issue.
Senator Daniel stated tho case clenrly
when he said: "Thnt trenty fixes our policy.
The rest of our policy Is n mere matter of
clerky detail. Tho 1'hlllpplno treaty nnd a
great standing army walk Into the halls ot
congress hand In hand. Once fix sovereignty
there and Its roots go down to the center of
tho earth. It Is sovereignty, tho most per
ninncnt act of human life, tho most fixed
and the most Immovable thing that ever
nation did or could do." Tho difference be- i 11 no or tlio graduates of Pckln unl
tween military occupation of tho Island i vorslty and Interpreter for a syndicate) was
and ratifying tho treaty the senator Bald was
"tho difference between planting nn emplro
thero and maintaining tho temporary
ascendancy of American power there."
Could tho lssuo be moro plainly stated or
moro concisely put?
Yet Mr. Ilryan fovored ratifying the treaty
nnd deliberately choso tho empire In pref
erence to the temporary ascendancy of
American power. The Kansas City con
vention declared "Imperialism" to bo the
paramount lssuo In this campaign. In order
that a political prlnclplo muy be an Ibsub tt
niUBt be one In regard to which thero rany
be logical disagreement. There can be no
issue In "Imperialism," for tho reason that
Mr. Ilryan and Sir. McKlnley favored the
ratification of tho treaty of peaco and both
thereby favored "tho planting of nn emolro
thero." Ilryan Is even more culpable than
his opponent for tho reason that Mr. Mc
Klnloy's plans would have been thwarted
and tho treaty would havo boen amepded,
except for tho Interference ot "Imperialist"
Ilryan, How then can tho record of these
two men offer a basis for a paramount
lssuo upou tho question of "Imperialism?"
Much ns we may regret the ratification of
tho treaty of peace with Spain and tho
policy then Inaugurated, wo cannot nd
minister n rebuke this year. Iloth candidates
favored the treaty. Doth aro equally re
sponsible for Its ratification. Tho record ot
Ilryan Is tho moro Indefensible. He acted,
according to his own admissions, fully con
scions of tho Iniquity of the act. Why did
he do It? Thcro Is but one answer for
political reasons. Ho placed partisan ad
vantago above tho welfaro of his country
and tho lives of his fellow citizens.
Wo must look elsewhere for "para
mountcy." Tho real lssuo In this campaign
Is tho question ot honest money on the ono
hand nnd dishonest money on the other;
financial Integrity and national honor as
against repudiation nnd dishonor. Tills Is
tho Issue, und tho flat of a political con
vention or tho dicta ot a political boss can
not change It.
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DAILY HISE: Sl'NDAV,
EARLY DAYS OF OUTBREAK
How the Mission- ries Wero Apprised in
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reKln 01 lao Uprising.
PREPARING TO SEEK REFUGE FROM BOXERS
Miss Ildiui KIiik Writes I nder Date
of .In ne H Concerning Mime of
the lient Then Triiim
plrliiK In C'hlnii.
Tho following letter was received by Mrs.
Isaac T. Headland of Sarnta, Ont., Canada,
from Mrs. Kdna A. King ot I'cklu, who had
gono to Tsunhun, 100 miles cast ot Pckln,
to spend the summer. Her husband was
still In Pokln. She, however, escaped with
their three children and according to later
telegrams was safo at Cho Foo, but It Is
stilt uncertain whether Mr. King escaped
from tho city. Dr. (Jcorge Lowry did not.
though his wlto escaped to Nagasaki, while
his brother's wlfo, Mrs. Kdward Lowry, was
left In Pckln and her husband, Kdward K.
Lpwry, was In Tien Tslu, as wc learned a
few days ago by cable.
"TSUNHUA, China, Juno 8, WO. My
Dear Mrs. Headland: I suppose you arc In
wonder as tA how many of the reports In
tho papers nro true. Well, I do not know
what tho papers say, but, for onco, I fear
they cannot bo worse than the truth. Here
nt Tsunhua, bo far, alt Ib quiet, but Mr.
King and Dr, Oeorge Lowry aro In I'ekln
and there arc no trains to reach us by.
I do not know what they may do, whether
they will try It overland or what. (It Is 100
miles from I'ekln to Tsunhua across the
country). Wc shall bo more at rest when
they reach us.
"Mr. Norman and Mr. Koblnson of the
S. P. O. mission were murdered about 100
miles from Pckln; Mr. Koblnson nt once.
Mr. Norman wns hold a week for tacls, 40.000
inusoin, then killed, It seems dreadful. You
remember tho young woman who was tn
have married Mr. Itoblncon died on her way
out.
"Illshop Scott and wife nro both In Tien
Tsln. (He Is a bishop of the S. P. O. mis
sion). Walter Lowry took hit) mother to
Tien Tsln to start on her homeward Journey
a few days ngo, No doubt tho condition of
affairs at Pao Ting Fu hastened matters.
During our annual conference In Pckln
thcro was one night, Wednesday, when the
city was In a stnto of anarchy and 200,000
Chlneso soldiers within tho city. Tho for
eign ministers gnve tho tsung 11 ynnian un
til morning to permit foreign troops to en
ter tho city a privilege thut had been re
futed whllo the empress and her advisers
meditated making war against thu Ilvo pow
ers! FnctI I heard that tho yamen went to
tho summer palace In a body and the for
eign ministers went with them and de
manded to bco her. That night Gilbert Held,
wlfo and baby, Miss Ilouw nnd mission sat
up nil night with a enrt waiting to take
them out somewhere I henrd out of the
city. Tho Presbyterian Indies of Ilonmeu
nil came to our mission (this Is Misses Now
ton, McCoy, Leonard, M. D. ; McKllllcon.
.Mr. and Mrs. Klllle) as their premises were
threatened. London mission, Mr. Smith,
took his wife and child to tho Drillsh lega
tion, as did also Prof. IJaillo of tho Imperial
university, leaving Miss Smith nlono In
chnrg of fifty Chlneso girls. Had tho Ilox
ers known the real condition they would
probably havo killed ovcry foreigner In tho
city. It was a terriblo night. No talking
was done In our mission that I heard; all
was quiet.
Tho Uoxcrs aro organizing evorywhero
und killing brutally and burning every
where. Huung Tsun, Anting, Flng Tal and
Lang Fang stations havo been burned and
I do not know how much moro by this
time. We do not got tho news quickly
here. Nine of our church members (Meth
odist) at Pa Chou wero killed. Ono old man
In our compound' was weeping because his
wlfo nnd children had been killed. Some
could not bo found, Hnn Tsun church was
burned. Many families escaped to I'ekln
i Somo wo do not know about. Yang Chang
going homo to see his mother nnd met tho
Flen family, who wero going to Shu Nlen's
for safety. (Shu Nlen Flen Is a graduate of
Pekln university who cnine to America and
graduated at Ohio Weslyan university.)
They urged him to return to Pckln, and he
did so, but does not know whether his
mother Is allvo or dead. Tho Boxers were
killing the Christians by families. Oh! the
blood-curdling stories that ore truo aro so
mixed up with what nro false that one can
not tell how much to believe. The truth
Is bad enough.
"Tho Methodist nnd other missions at
Tien Tsln nro heavily guarded. Our gen
tlemen hnve n largo supply of ammunition
and firearms in caso of need later. Yoi
may bo very thankful that you nro Bate
out of this. I do not know how It may end
A Ilrltlsh gunboat Is at Pol Tal Ho, so it is
hoped It will bo safo there.
"Mr. and Mrs. Holding wont there early
as their little boy had malaria, and Air.
uuiiiing nun iieen nun lameu in some
way so that ho could not work. The Poo
Ting Fu Ewings (Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hwltig) aro there also, as nro also the
Drowns, Murrays and many others.
"Mr. Verity returned to Talan via Cho
Foo, ns tho worst fighting lay along his
road. Mr. Hobart Is to go with him for
tho present.
"I am so uneasy about Mr. King that 1
try to keep as busy ns possible to keep
from thinking. I will add moro beforo the
courier goes next week. With much lovo,
good night.
"Juno 10. Wo aro packing to get oft to
night. Wnr In prospect. Mr. King and Dr.
George Lowry In Pekln Inst wo heard. You
can linnglno our condition. Do thankful
you aro with your family to llvo or dlo to
gcthor. We nro not alurmed, only wo know
nil nro In danger. My trouble, tho one, Is
that Mr. King la not here. Wo plan to go
to Tien Tsln. In Tnngshan shall know-
fully. Wo aro all well. Most lovingly,
"KDNA A. KINO.'
Ilni' iiioiixiiiiil l'.. Ilnr,
NEW YOItK. Aug. I. Figures concerning
urn iiicreusa or immigration ut tnis port
jusi unlimited snow unit In the llseul ynr
em eil Juno 30 there nrrivi'il lw.m n4l 711
Immigrants, which Is the greatest number
rinco ie.i. ino greai increase nus been
during the Inst three months. Th i
gratlon authorities believe from tho rato
ni wnicn me numners are growing, now
over 1,000 immigrants a day, that the next
year will far exceed (he record made in
PM-IWO. The ImnilRratlon nt fliU m.n
alone for the year Is99-l!i0 Is greater timn
at tho other twenty-ono cities at whUh
aliens aro received.
Illlrullir l'l rem llniinr.
MAHION. O.. Aug. ). In the iilispnrn nt
tho family a liiirular raided thn immn ,,r
T. 13. Day. When neighbors tried In cap-
inro nnu no iioureii Ktisniintt from it fin.
touched a mutch and tired tho house. Dur
ing tho excitement which followed mi l th.
attomnt tn save the Iiouhk thn
eiicaped.
Is the joy of the household, for with
out it no happiness can be complete.
The ordeal through which the expec
tant mother must pass, however, is
so full of dniiucr nml sufferiiiK that
and without pain. Our book of priceless
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still one ought to be particular in the selection; should have every price
and style advantage, The purchase means an outlay, and the shrewd
buyer will .always insist upon a full rottiru. Wo show many now designs rich nnd attrac
tive styles. A fortunate purchase of a largo stock of now chairs enables us to make prices
that aro especially templing. For low margins rulo the soiling horo, and that means extra
good values.
'"phis hand some,
A quarter-sawed gol
den oak Dining Chair,
saddle shape wood seat,
or cane seat, largo, full
size worth ?2. 50,
price only
$1.75
TLTere is a very
rich and durable
Chair, made very strong,
hand polished, made of
select quarter-sawed gol
den oak; either saddlo
shape wood or cano seat;
a chair of this kind al
ways sold at $2.50
price only
$1.90
Big Metal Bed
'v.
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Vnilimn 1 Tl.. n,
"1 know tliero aie muny IhcIIm who would
llko to try tlio merits of my Kaco Illencb,
but on ncoount of tlm price, wtilcu Is jm
Iter battle, or tlirro bottles for IS.OO, Imve
bad homo Lrfituncy In rpenuinit tliut
amount tn convince tlicmnvlvea of ltd great
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will depart troui ray uunl custom nnd
ptTrr to nil a trial bottle, luifnclcnt toflmw
that It is nil thnt 1 tlnlin for it, for 28 cnt
per battle. Any reader of this cmu ernti mo
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tunity to tertt ro fumour n remedy at so
rllKht ft coH ISM-ldom offered, and I trust
that tho readers of this will tako udvan
tnite of it at oticc, as tho oiler muy not bo
repeated.
Mudamo A. Iluppurt liai now been befor
tho publlo for over twenty yeurn us tha
great vi. I Complexion tjprclnlfrt.
tfho U tho plonrcr In herurt, and standi
pre-eminent at tho head; she ):n hud tliou
raiulr of Imitator, but tint a rinttlo com
petitor. 1 aco llltrch In not a nm untried
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remnvliur tan, mnhiirn, moth, frccklcr,
ullowtie, hluckhcudr, tcjimn, plmpUt,
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The mnrvolous Improvement after a few
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fend ti trial b ttlo of my I'iuo Uleiich to
anyone who will remit tno i cents In stamps
or riher. Mnclumo A. Iluppert'r booV,
"How to Ilo lleuutlfiil," which conlnlns
nanv points of great interest to ladles,
Will tio mailed frco upon application.
Addicpn nil communications to
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13 YOURjjAIR DEAD?
What the Microscope Reveals Regarding
Diseased Hair and Its Follicle,
mm m
In a mi
croscopical
examina
tion of 1,000 different
samples of Human hair.
made in the. Cranltonlo
Institute, 24 different diseases of the titlr
and scalp wer dlscoTered, many of them
highly contagious and all fatal to th Ills
of the hair.
Ttie Cranltonlc Treatment was formul
ated for tho ciact purpose of preventing
and curing there dlieaies.
microbe, the delicate lining of which It soon destroys. In tlmo the hair root
Is affected, becomes shriveled up nnd tho hair falls out. If tho ravages of
the microbe are not arrestetl, baldness pood follows.
Cranltonlc Hnlr Food cures diseases of the hair and sculp because It de
stroys the cause which produces them.
It does more It feeds thu weakened
hnlr follicle back to health aud aids
In replacing lost tissue.
Split hnlr, harsh hair, ltiBtreless hnlr,
brittle hair, falling h'alr, nnd prema
turely gray hair can all bo cured by
the use of Cranltonlc Hnlr nnd Scalp
Kood.
It cleanses the scalp from dandruff
and keeps It permanently clean nml
healthy. Itching and Irritation of the
head are Instantly relieved und posi
tively cured.
Unlike ordinary hair preparations,
Cranltonlc Hnlr nnd Scalp Kood con
tains no oil, grense or daugerous min
eral Ingredients. It Is not sticky and
will not clog tho scalp or stain the
clothing. It Is perfectly harmless,
clear as crystal, sparkling as cham
pagne, delightful to use nnd most
exhllarntlng In Its effects upon the
system.
J
Free Hair Food and scalo 8oao
jo convince every reader of this
paper that Cranltonlc Hnlr Food and
Hcnlp Koap will stop fnlllng hnlr, makti
hair grow, euro dnndruff nnd Itching
sculp, nnd that they nre the only hnlr
prepfinitlonB nt to put on the human
heart, wo will send by mall, prepaid,
to nil who will send nnme. and ad
dress to CItANITONIC II .Wit FOOD
CO.. 140 TKMPLK COTJIIT. NKW
YOHK CITY, a bottle of Cranltonlc
Hnlr Food and a Biunplo cako of
Shampoo Scalp Sonp.
MICRCtstS HAVt
ilST ATTACKSP
run HAIW
niyr.tii. nm;.; tiiauh ni immi:i
I WANT
Made happy by our Ttirklah T and I1 I'HU.
l.idv Ciircf. nr.lti lv avniimUi. fir nnlnfnl tnnal
I box by mall. Two boxei cure anj caau. No pain,
15
nphis very pretty
golden quartor-saw-ed
oak Dining Chair,
linoly polished broad
panel back, saddle shape
wood or cano seat
worth regularly $2.75
price only
ouno or w tl toat
$2.00
This elegant full
Koll Seat Kocker,
finely finished; conies
in select quartor-saw-ed
golden oak or ma-
hOR-uuy llnish. You've boon
paying $0 for u rookor of tills
clmraotof It's u beuuty-our
price only
$4.75
PRICES.
see them.
1414-141(1-14111
UOUGIAS ST.
Nine-tenths of nil (Hsoiibl's of the hnlr nnd scalp arc
cnuicd by mlcroho.s nnd tnlcro-purasltOH.
Thu mlcronr-opi', lu the bauds of the ulcllled phyHl
clmis nnd bnctcrloloKlst of tho Cruultonlc Institute, hits
proven this fnct.
Tho Importance or tue discovery cannot ho over
estimated. It explains why ordinary hnlr preparations
are of absolutely no value lu the treatment of
falling; hair, dandruff, premature bulduess,
and otficr hnlr uuil scalp discuses.
It Is because they nre manufactured with
out nny exact knowledge of the real caue
of tlio diseases which they nru In
tended to cure.
Wc know that diseases of the hnlr
nml scalp nro caused by microbes and
parasites.
Tho cause bring mlcruhlc or para
sitic, It logically follows thnt a curti.
can only bo effected by a scientific
mlcroblcldc-n specific thnt will de
stroy the microbe.
This Crnnttonic Hair Food nnd Sealfe
Soap will do.
Your hair receives Its nourishment
from minute blood vessels which end
In a long sheath In which the hair
Bt'OWS. Tills sheath Is tlm Immn nf the.
HAIR, TM
ny mciiAimsov iiitt ,c; co osiaiia.
r r
Monthltra ailrn to thn (lav Kover dtnannnlnth
ritatlnn. Mrillitni? IIUm II In ll.u ...nu... mi nn
no danjor Hann'a Pharmacy. Omaha. Neb.