TIIE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRTBUNE.
MARTIAL LAW IN
CHINESE TOWNS
esporato Struggle for Su
premacy on Between
Two Factions.
(RUSSIA MUCH DISAPPOINTED
Complain They Were Not Informed ol
Powers' Intentions and Will Pro
tect Their Rights.
Peking The armies of General
Chans Tso-l.ln and General Wu Kel-Fu
fought continuously throughout Sunday.
The lighting centers around Chnngslii
tien twelve inllos distant. A govern
cnent communique says Cluing Tso-Llti
was victorious (n tlio lighting at Mac
linng.
The American legation has request
ed Washington to send another war
ship to Tien Tsln.
President Hsu Shlh Gluing, 'n conse
muence of the hostilities Issued three
tirocliininMons calling attention to the
wcrlous consequences to China, which
might result from the Jeopardizing of
foreign interests.
The llrst proclamation suld the
Chinese people were torrllled, that
tinercbants were suffering losses, and
demoralized. Therefore, It was ie
mantled Mint Cluing Tso-Mu and Wu-Tel-r'n
Immediately withdraw their
armies.
The second proclamation declared
that as Peking was the capital of
the nation, peace and order must pre
vail and martial law declared In force.
Russia Much Discontented.
Genoa. While the powers were pro
paring the details of a document In
forming tlie soviet, delegates what tho
powers expected of them and what tho
powers on their part were ready to do
for Ilussla, the Itusslan delegates Is
nueil mi open stntement which pertin
ently expressed their discontent be
nuso they were not being kept Inform
ed of what the powers Intended to do.
Their statement Insisted that Ilussla
"would "protect her sovereign rights,
and contended that she alone was fol
lowing the fundamental Ideas of the
Cannes resolutions touching the ques
tions of reciprocity and economic con
struction. Find New Source of Gasoline.
'San Francisco, Oil. A reduction in
the price of gasoline and the addition
of ton million gallons annually to the
California relhicrJes, output will re
wult from the hucccss of secret, exper
iments conducted In Sun Francisco for
u period of more than three years, nc
icordliig to s(ateiients by C. P. Howie,
jiotroloum engineer attached to tlio
tUnlted States bureau of mines here.
The process, its explained by llowlo
will make possible the production of
TxaPollne In Immense commercial qunn--titles
from asphall, oil shnlo, oil
Avaste, tar and tar with "below grade"
oil, all of which heretofore have baffled
every elTort to wrest from them tho
Kiisollne they nr known to contain.
May Recover Part of Loot.
New York. Postofllco authorities be
lieve they aro In a position to recover
tho greater part of the .fti.fiOO.OOO loot
taken by three armed bandits In their
ilarlng raid on a mall truck on lower
Slrnndwiiy last October.
To Protect American Interests.
"Peking. Measures for the protection
of American and other foreign Inter
ests hew have been expedited In view
of tho threatened hostilities between
the forces of Generals Cluing Tso Lin
iind Wu Pel Fu. . (
- Wrecked by Gas Explosion.
"Fort Worth', Tex. Twelve persons
were seriously Injured and property
lomage estimated by the owners n't
$100,000 resulted when n gas explosion
wrecked a grocery si ore here.
'New Rifle Butts at Ashland Range.
Washington, D. C, Col. II, J. Paul,
tidjutant general' of the Nebraska nn
tlonal guard has secured the promlso
of the wiir department to send an en
jilneor to Nebraska to plnni new rlllo
lintts at the Aslnnd range.
Irish Army Forces Clash.
Mulllngnr, Ireland. Two men were
Wiled and six nro believed wounded In
fighting between the regulnr and trreg.
iilur Irish republican army forces sta
tioned here In anticipation of ICamon
JDe Vnlern's antl-trenty meeting.
"One of Largest Statuary Groups.
Washington, D, C The Grunt mem
orial, dedicated Thursday Is one of the
largest groups of statuary In the world.
The equestrian portion of It is said
to be exceeded In height only by the
fltal uo of Victor KmunucI In Home.
Wabash Orders Cars.
Chicago, Til. The Wabash Railway
company has contracted for approxi
mately $1,000,000 of new passenger
equipment, Including twenty-llvo nil
steel passenger cars of the latest do
sign, according to an announcement
JuRt made public.
Loaded Street Car Leaves Track.
Birmingham. Ala. Twenty persons
were Injured, five seriously, here when
a West Knil street car. unmanned,
clashed down ,n deep grade, left tho
r ' ' erftalmtf Into a trolley pom,
PROTESTS POLAND'S ACTION
Heavy Fall of Rain In Twelve Hour
Period Hits Texas Town Big
Life and Property Loss.
Gonon. Soviet Russia Imn contribut
ed another soiisntlon to tlio economic
conference by sending u note to tlio Pol
I h1 i dologntlon remonstrating ngnlnsl
Poland's action In Joining with tlx' al
lied powers In protest against n sep
arate treaty between Russia and Gor
many. KuhhIii clalnied that the peaeo
treaty between herself and Poland
covers all relations between the two
countries, so that. Poland, like Ger
many, should not participate In the dis
cussion of Jtiisslan affairs, even Inti
mating that Poland by her present ac
tion In the conference has abrogated
the treaty signed at Itlgn on March 18,
JD21.
Kussln has a strong 'red army en-
camped near the Polish border, and for
this reason the Russian ronionstrunces
are regarded by some of the delegates
as equivalent to almost a threat agalnHt
Poland.
Property Loss Near $1,000,000.
Fort Worth, Tux. Seventeen prob
ably dead and property damage esti
mated at approximately ?1,000.000, Is
the toll of a flood which struck Fort
Worth, sweeping lief ore It scores of
residences and small buildings, over
Mowing hundreds of acres of land nnd
Inundating several city streets.
Word reaching here from points
north of Fort Worth Indicate that n
further rise Is expected and every ef
fort Is being made to prevent additional
loss of life and property.
Rescue workers an- laboring tire
lessly In bringing relief to Hood suf
ferers and attempting to rescue the
flood-stricken from their homes. The
entire city has united In this work.
Claims Dynamite Caused Flood.
Fort Worth, Tex. John J. McfVIn,
Fort Worth city engineer, has Issued a
statement In which be declared the
levees nrouud the rivers, flooded the
lowlands or this city, were dynamited
hy unknown parties and that an' Investi
gation by n grand Jury would be de
manded Immediately.
Sleze Shipment of Arms.
San Francisco, Oil. A contraband
sb'pment of arms and ninmiinltlon, pre
sumed to be for one of the revolution
ary factions In China, lias been seized
by customs ofllclnls on tho transpacific
liner Nanking of the China Mall Steam
ship company. The shipment was
made up of 15,000 rounds of ammu
nition nnd a number of automatic
pistols and rllles. It was concealed
among the baggage or tho steerage pns
iscngers. Drastic Action Against Lawlessness.
Manchester, Ky. The arrest, of oyory
person over 12 years of ago in the
Mill Creek neighborhood of Clay coun
ty bns been ordered by Circuit .Tudgo
II. J. Johnson In an effort to break up
lawlessness vhich culminated in the
ambushing of county ofllccrs who went
into' the district to arrest moonshlnors.
Negotiating Secret Treaty.
London. A illspntch from Genoa
says: "It Is learned iinofllclnlly that
tho reds (soviet Itusslan representa
tives) are negotiating n secret treaty
with Hungary,, giving mutual support
agolnst Ituinanla and the Little En
tente." Reach Economic Agreement.
London. Negotiations between Ger
man and Polish representatives regard
ing the economic agreement with re
spect to Upper Silesia have been prac
tically completed, according to n dis
patch from Genon.
Vlll Loan Canada $100,000,000.
!W York. J. P. Morgan & Co. an
nounces that Jt will offer n $100,000,000
government loan rw the dominion or
Canada. The bonds will bear f per
lent Interest and will run for a period
or SO years.
Chicago, in. Twenty-rive thousand
niilcugo families will live in tents In
the forest preserves near tho city dur
ing the summer to avoid paying high
rental, K. A Potter, manager of the
Chicago Tenant's Protective league,
lias announced.
Washington, D. C Hy a vote of 13
lo 0 the home ways and means com
mittee bns favorably reported tho
Fordney resolution authorizing n loan
of $5,000,000 to the republic of Llberln.
New Bird Reserve Near Falrbury.
Lincoln, Neb. Leo Stuhr, secretary
.if agriculture, announces that through
co-oporiitlon of tho Kuirbury's Wo
man's club und George ICoester, state
llsh nnd game warden, the llrst private
bird resorve In Nebraska bus been cs
tnbllshed on the It. D. Roode farm
near Falrbury.
Germany to Sell Dyes to America.
Purls. Germany has finally agreed
to resume tho sulo of dyes to the tox
tllo alliance of America without re
serve. Signalmen Sue for Back Dues.
Omiilin, Neb. Alleging that upprox
Imntely saoo.OOO Is due thorn ns wages
en rued during federal control of the
railroads, January, 1018, to February,
HKJO, signalmen of the Union Pnellic
system havo filed suit In federal court
to recover.
Reserves Rights In War Debts.
London. Ambassador CI lid has no
tified tho Genoa conference that tho
United States rosorvos ni H ,.Klts on
tho repayment of wur debts duo froin
Russia.
Typo of Cart Used In Sugar
(Prepared by tlio National fJcoKrnphlc
Society, WiiHlilriKto!!, D. C.)
One of the most Importnnt of the
"slices of China" taken by outside na
tions, but one which there has been no
mention of restoring, Is the Islund
which the world knows ns Formosn,
but which the Japanese, since they
gained possession of It through the
'Chlno-Jiipanese war, have named Tai
wan. "Ihhi Formosa" Beautiful Isle the
early Portuguese voyagers called It;
and never wns a more appropriate
name given to an Isle of the sea.
If yni care to confirm this In one of
several pleasant ways, sail along the
west coast of Formosa In n tek pal, or
bamboo raft, on a clear day, and
you will witness a pageant of moun
tain scenery that will haunt the mem
ory for many a day.
Beyond the fertile plain, with Its
emerald paddy-llelds and its pictur
esque little villages dotted hero and
there on the banks of mennderlngt
streams, foothills with unending vnrhi-'
tlons of contour silhouette their treei
fringed summits against the paler
screen of more distant mountains. Of
these, sometimes five and sometimes
even six parallel ranges are visible at
once, each a separate ribbon of color,
shndlng from the deepest sapphire to
the palest azure and extending In an
unbroken chain of benuty from north
to south.
On the east of the Island you can
see the highest coastal cliffs known, at
some plnces rising abruptly to an ele
vation of about 0,000 feet, and afford
ing an impregnable wnll of defense to
tho wild aboriginal tribes living In the
mountains bnck of them.
All Kinds of Vegetation.
Formosan scenery Is unusunl In Its
diversity of vegetation within such
nnrrow confines tho grentcst length
of the lslnud from north to south Is
about 204 miles nnd 80 miles Is Its
greatest width.
From the palms and tropical fruit
trees of the western plain It Is only a
short step to the slopes of the lower
mountains, with their exuberant
Jungles of various growths the benrd
ed banyans, the graceful tree ferns,
which In sheltered nooks nttnin the
height of pnlms, and the ubiquitous
bamboo grass.
Here, omong moss-strung trees. Is
found growing tho beautiful butterfly
orchid, while In exposed spaces, nes
tling union;; the rocks, rose-pink azaleas
flaunt their gay blooms. A little high
er nro plateaus covered with camphor
laurel, the largest tracts of these valu
able trees In the world, while still
higher grow tlio forests of coniferous
trees tho giant benlhl, slmllnr to tho
redwoods of California, the largest
trees In the Kast and the second
largest In the world; the vnluable
blnokl or Japanese cypress, and the
pine cedar and spruce or the New
England states; nnd higher yet the
craggy peaks or the tallest mountains,
hut sparsely covered with vegetation
or any sort, where eagles build their
nests, nnd which for the greater part
of the year He beneath a mantle of
snow.
The usual approach to the island Is
the port of Kolung, In the extreme
north. Almost any time one nrrlves
in Kelung the rain will bo found com
ing down In sheets, obscuring the hill
crested harbor.
Bonrd a train for Tulhoku, the capi
tal city, which on most maps still
bears Its old Chinese name of Talpoh,
and In about ten minutes you will pass
through a long tunnel, under a moun
tain ridge on the other side of which
you will In all probability II ml the
landscape flooded with sunshine. Rain
seems as out of place In this new
world as stars In the broad daylight.
Here and there the train pusses the
low, mud, thatched dwelling of some
Chinese homesteader with n pool of
water by way of front ynrd, where
huge slute-colorcd buffaloes take their
noonday siesta.
Taihoku Is a Fine City.
The distance of 20 miles to Taihoku
Is covered in a little more than an
hour, and there the traveler Is sure to
he amazed at the westernized nppeur
ance of the city tho broad streets, tho
beautiful parks, and the Imposing pub
lic buildings. Only the gateways of
the old wall, which surrounded the
ancient Chinese city, remain, looking
us out of place' In their rejuvenated
setting as the Egyptian obelisk In Con
tral park. Even Daltotol, the Chinese
section of Taihoku, Is unnaturally
dean for u Chlnusu city.
Isle?
Cano Districts of Formosa.
The .Tnpnnese Insist upon two ofll
clal house clennings a year, and ns
they are executed under n policeman's
vigllnnt eye, there is nothing slipshod
in the undertaking. All n man's chat
tels, his lares and penatcs, bis wives
and children, even to his cherished
opium pipe, are heaped unceremoni
ously in front of his dwelling, and tlio
work of scouring begins.
During the summer months Daltotei
presents its busiest face, for it is then
that the tea season Is In full swing.
The colonnades of the tea hongs, if
such an Imposing architectural term
ns colonnndes can be fittingly applied
to such unimposlng structures, nro
ahum witli the staccato accents of
chattering tea pickers. These aro
generally young girls, ns old hands
are too numb for the deft manipula
tion of the tea leaves.
Seated on low stools before wide
wicker trays, these bright-eyed mnids,
in their peacock-blue smocks, their
front hnlr clipped in bnngs, nnd with
a gny posy or two stuck in the braid
ed knots at the backs of their necks,
are In animated contrast to their
rntlier drab surroundings.
Everywhere one sees coolies pack
ing the guyly flowered leod-llned
boxes thnt carry their sensitive freight
of tea to America. About 90 per cent
of Formosn Oolong goes to the United
Stntes.
The population of Formosa Is main
ly agricultural. The cultivation of
rice, and more especially sugar cane,
Is encouraged by the government, nnd
these uro grown In great quantities.
Monopoly in Camphor.
However, the most Interesting Indus
try Is the production of cumphor, and
It can truly be said to be peculiar to
the Island, when It Is remembered that
Formosa holds a practical monopoly In
tho world's mnrkut of this vuluable
drug.
Shortly after the Japanese came to
Formosa, 25 years ago, the camphor
Industry became a government monop
oly. Before that time there had been
n great deal of ruthless waste, both In
the cutting down of trees nnd in ex
tracting camphor from them.
At first the Japanese, too, were
careless In this respect, for the supply
of camphor trees seemed practically
limitless, but the great increase In the
demnnd for the product in late years
bns made scientific afforestation neces
sary. Now largo tracts of land are
given over to the cultivation of the
camphor laurel. The oldest of these
cultivated trees are now some twenty
years of age.
In point of view of value, few trees
can rival the camphor. An average
tree, say with a basal circumference
of 12 feet, will yield nhout 50 ptculs
of camphor (approximately 0,000
pounds), which, ut the present market
price, is wortli several thousands of
dollars.
Native stills are scattered here and
there throughout the districts where
crude camphor Is collected, packed in
tins and carried down precipitous
mountain paths on coolies' backs to
the nearest railway line, whence It
goes to tlie refinery at Taihoku.
Ever since we have uny authentic
record. Formosa has been peopled with
wild tribes of probably Malayan and
Polynesian origin. They are nearest
In point of resemblance to the Dyaks
of Itorneo and, although their origin
has never been proved beyond a. doubt,
they are sufllclently like certain of the
South Sea tribes to Justify us In as
cribing to them a common ancestry.
They are found on tho Island today
In nil stages of development. Tho
"raw" savages, as the Chinese term
them, live much as their ancestors did
centuries ago, while the "ripe" sav
ages, living on the borderland between
their wild kin and Chinese settlers,
have more or less assimilated Chlneso
ways of life. The savage population
of Formosa is estimated at about 150,
000. At present Formosn enjoys greater
freedom from savage attacks than
ever before in her history. This Is duo
to the fact that the Japanese have in
stalled a llve-wlro barrier from Karen
ko, about midway on the east coast, to
Plnnn, In the south, a distance of
about n hundred miles, to serve ns a
protection against savage raids.
Tho future of Formosa under its
present benevolent paternal govern
ment lo6ks bright Indeed. Nover be
fore has this Island, so beautiful to
the eve, enjoyed such a degree of prosperity.
GRANT MEMORIAL
IS DEDICATED
Many Take Part In Unveiling
of Statue of Former Hero
and President.
DUPLICATES IN CIRCULATION
South Dakotrn Declares Huge Num
bers of War Securities Have
Been Duplicated.
Washington, D. C Tho massive
bronze memorial to Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, the girt of the nation to' the
memory of the great soldier and pres
ident, was dedicated in the llotanlc
Gardens Thursday with ceremonies In
which not only the surviving comrades
from the great general participated,
out also tlie vlco. president of tlio
United States, Chief Justice Taft nnd
associate justices of the supreme
court, members of the senate nnd
Souse, General Pershing and other high
olllcers of the army and navy.
The dedication included a parado
tnnde up ,of soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, midshipmen from Annnpolls and
cadets from West Point, pntilotle so
cieties and veterans in blue and gray.
And when the memorial was unveiled
by Princess Cantacuzene grand
daughter, nnd Princess Ida Cantncu
eene, greut-gruiiddiiugliter of General
Grant, scores of pigeons swooped from
captivity at the base of tlio great
equestruln statue and a salute of 21
guns boomed forth nt Fort Myer across
the Potomac, while the "dove of
peace" circled above the memorial ns
If loath to leave the statue of the man
who brought peace to tho stricken na
tion n;arly GO years ago.
Claims Liberty Bonds Duplicated.
Washington, D. C Charges that
hundreds of millions cf dollars wortli
of duplicated Liberty bonds nre in cir
culation linve been made in tlie bouse
!y Representative Itoyal S. Johnson,
South Dakota.
Kepresentntive Johnson, despite per
sistent ofllclal denials of such reports
A-hlch have been circulated since the
rcent executive order discharging bur
sau of engraving nnd printing em
ployes, declared thnt the bond dupli
cations would run ns high ns $-100,-000,000.
This nmount, lie said, the
government would have to rcnke good.
Johnson's speech created u sensa
tion In the house and led to demands
for n sweeping Investigation by con
gress to establish the truth or falsity
of the constantly recurring charges.
Flood List Still Growing.
Fort Wortli, Tex. Continued reports
of dead and missing in the Hood that
struck Fort Worth has brought the list
to sixty-three. A check of the list is
not yet possible and verification of the
unofllclal reports nro being held up
while the Hooded areas are scoured by
rescuers. x
The list of injured remained lit
twenty-nine, according to reports from
tlie hospitals.
The toll of death and damage is not
definitely known, because of the fail
ure to recover bodies. Tlie property
loss, however, has been estimated at
51,000,000.
-Moro than $5,000 has been raised
for the relief of the refuges, and food
and clothing are being distributed.
Will Lead to Trl. Party Treaty.
Berlin. The Russo-Germnn treaty
sooner or later will lead to n Itusso-Oermnn-Amerienn
treaty because the
American interests in the rebuilding
of central Europe nre as weighty as
those of Russia and Germany, accord
ing to Dr. Walter Simmons, former
secretary of foreign affairs.
New Hay Rate For Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb. The application of
the M. & O. railroad for reduced rates
on bay from nhout thirty towns In
northeastern Nebraska to Omaha has
been npproved by H. G. Taylor, chalr
mnn of the railway commission. The
uew rates vary from 14 cents per 100
pounds to 1(1 cents.
Refunds to Guarantee Fund.
Lincoln, Neb. Itefunds to the state
truurnnly fund totaling nearly $fl0,000
imve been mndo within the last CO
.lays from failed banks at Valpnrnlso
and Pleasanton, according to J. E.
Hurt, secretary of tlie department of
rado and commerce.
Are Getting Closer Together.
Washington. Mexico and the United
Stntos are getting closer together. If
It were a matter of according recognl
Mon to nn ndinlnistrntion Mint deserved
"t, Obregon would be recognized Im
mediately. Flagship will Sail for China.
Manila, P. I. The flagship Huron of
the Asiatic squadron received rush
orders to sail for China, because of the
disturbed conditions there. All .olllcers
and men havo been ordered aboard the
Huron.
Greek Army Moving Southward.
Constantinople. The enpture of
Sokln and Scula Nova, nhout forty
miles south of Smyrna, Asia Minor, by
Greek troops Is continued in a Turk
ish nationalist communique. Tho
Greek army has begun Its advance
jouthwnrd.
Rural Carriers to Gather Crop Data.
Washington, D. C UtlllzaMtn of
tho services of rural letter carriers
for gathering crop duta and other
agricultural statistics has been author
ized by Posf.' aster General Work.
CROPS AND PR0FI1
PROBLEMS JUST NOW PRESS
ING ON AGRICULTURISTS
Farmer on Low-Prlced, Fertile Lands,
Still to Be Had, Is in Best
Possible Position.
Tho economic problems connected
with tho advantageous marketing of
farm crops and the financing of tha
movement of those crops nre pressing
upon agriculture most severely. They
will he solved, however, and whllo
thnt solution is being worked out It
is simply good sense on the fnrnicr'a
part to mnke his. efforts toward pro
duction tell to the very mnxlmum, as
best carrying him through the period
of depression and hard times and
placing him In the best position to
tnke the greatest possible advantngo
of the better times to come. We may
repeat that the cheapest farm crop,
whether from fields or from live stock,
Is almost invnrlubly the largest crop
which can be obtained. Or In other
words, the greater tho crop, tho
greater the net profit. To attain such
crops nnd to plnce himself in the ad
vantageous position referred to above,
the fnrmer must study, and must apply
tho results of his study to such prob
lems as soil fertility, its conservation
nnd increase; soli moisture, its con
trol; cultural methods, suitable and
productive varieties, etc., etc.
.The question is how can you best
accomplish nnd secure these things?
Can they bo done on high-priced lands,
by paying high rents, with tho prices
you get for your produce no greater
than mny be had from that grown
and raised on much cheaper lands,
whose production Is fully ns great as
that of the high-priced lands? Tlio
answer is unquestionably in favor of
tlie low-priced lands, when they nro
selected because of their soil fertility
and tho other requirements necessary.
It Is not the purpose hero to point out
merely that tlie lands of Western
Canada would prove n splendid and
ready solution, but to emphasize tho
fact that in order to overcome your
present difficulty, to remove some of
the burden that you arc Inboring un
der, you must secure some line of
cheaper operation, whether it be re
moval to other parts in your own
country where such opportunity may
offer, or take advantage of that which
Western Cnnndn affords. ,
For Information regarding these
advantages npply to any Canadian
government agent. Ad vertiseraent. '
"City of Peace."
A former city on the site of Jerusa
lem wus called Suleiii. An Assyrian
inscription has been found calling the
place Urusulem, which meant "city of
peace."
ASPIRIN INTRODUCED
BY "BAYER" IN 1900
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for over twenty-one years, you must
ask for "Bayer Tublets of Aspirin."
The name "Bayer" is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imita
tions. Advertisement.
Very young people like to be "free
thinkers." When they get old they
iind it isn't worth while.
A Lady of Distinction
Is recognized by the delicate fascinat
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bnth with Cuticurn Soap and hat
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by n dusting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin. Advertisement.
One likes to be cultured, but to
be vnln of it shows a flaw In tlie cul
ture somewhere.
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