THE OMAHA PATLY BEE : FRIDAY. DEOEMHEtt 0 , 1808. 9
CRISIS IN CAREER OF CHINA
Adndoe of the Russians , English and
Oermans in the Far East.
ATTITUDE OF CHINESE ON PARTITION
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Itlvelr I'roapeot for a Kl lit Intcreita
of the United Stnlca Itcvlrtr of
the Hulijcct ! > 'n Jnpnncac
Dliilomnt.
Only yesterday' the news came that China ,
the sleeping giant of the east , had at last
roused herself and waa shaking oft the
hackling superstitions of centuries. Hardry
had the news been published when , by one
of thoee Intrigues which appear In these
modern days like a page from the Arabian
Nights , the hapless young emperor was de
throned , all his well-meant efforts at re
form were scattered to the winds , and that
remarkable woman , the dowager empress ,
was again In control. No ono can question
the gravity of the crisis which this event
has created. It is of especial cansequence
mont , bo proven ted T The power * which
have obtained a foothold on Chinese soli
will exercise a certain influence in those
Immediate neighborhoods , no doubt , but
does that necessarily mean that all other
foreign commerce can bo rigidly excluded ?
To buy in the cheapest market and to sell
In the dearctit Is the soul and essence of
successful trade. Can Chinese , even with
the "spheres of Influence , " bo compelled to
violate that law ? The Chinese , as I have
paid before , are a practical people and good
merchants , and it Is not likely that the ar
tificial restraints of a "sphere of influence"
would long suffice to force them to do violence
lence to their Instincts aa traders.
It should not bo understood from what
precedes that I intend to belittle cither the
Importance or the significance of the re
cent movements of certain European pow
ers regarding China. To me they appear
as ominous as they doubtless do to others.
My only object , as will appear later on , la
not so much to minimize the danger as to
draw attention to certain considerations
which will enable It to be met successfully ,
should it over come.
MyMtrrlotiH Hu lnn Ucnr.
There Is an element of mystery about
Russia's recent course In China. So far as
we know officially Russia has obtained no
cession of territory. Her officials have
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THE RECENT EMPEROR OF CHINA. FROM THE ONLY EXISTING PICTURE , A
PAINTING MADE IN 1886.
to countries like the United States and
Japan , whose great Interests in 'China may
at any moment bo Imperiled.
/YeO notwithstanding 'this crisis , which
e m like the beginning of the end , there
re optimists who behave that China will
escape from this ordeal as eho has from
others , practically unharmed. There la a
power of passive resistance in this Behe
moth of nations , they argue , , which offsets
its unwieldlnesa and the apparent lack of
the faculty of coherent action bet-ween , its
various , parts. China before this had been
in peril of dismemberment from 'without '
and of > "disruption from within , bat.'at . the
critical moment the danger has been
averted and no irreparable damage has
been inflicted. *
' Chlncae Will Fight.
In the talk of China's dismemberment or
partition no account appears * io bo taken
of any. poMlble action on the part of the
Chinese peopjo themselves. It seems to bo
the general understanding that foreign-con
trol Will be substituted for Chinese rule
and that the people will remain quiescent ,
offering no objection or resistance. An em
pire with a population of over 400,000,000
inhabitants , with a territory covering sev
eral million square miles , comprising pro
ductive alluvial plains traversed by great
waterways , fertile valleys and mountains
and'bills rich ( n minerals , it is apparently
thought , will be yielded up without a mur
mur. The idea U preposterous. To gain
even a reasonably complete control of anyone
ono of China's great productive provinces ,
to make it foreign territory la fact as well
as'in name , lines of railway must be built ,
costly military and civil establishment !
must be maintained ; in a word , many things
must be done which cannot be speedily com
pleted. In the meantime armed resistance
may bo expected , and with It chaos , so far
s the poor people ot the coveted regions are
concerned.
Ot.course we know that strange things
are done by Christian nations In the name
of commerce , 'out ' China Is not Africa and
the Chines * are not savage tribes. A foreign
ruler IB reported recently to have said that
the extension of his country's commerce with
China was tantamount to the spread of the
blessings ot civilization among the victims
ot misrule "unique in the world's history. "
That U the good old way of putting It. The
difficulty Is that when commerce is accom
panied by maxim guna and repeating rifles
the blessings of civilization are apt to ap
pear obscure to the "victims" at all events.
Clmoa Following Partition.
The Chinese are a peaceful people , dis
inclined to. war , but not cowards. In many
of those rich and populous provinces toward
which foreign nations are now looking long
ingly no foreign armed force has ever sel
foot. The people , although1 they may nol
care to enter the military service of theli
country , where low pay goes with a de
graded position , are not incapable ot bear
ing arms efficiently. In many parts ol
China there are brave and hardy soldiers ,
The French found it so In Tong-KIng , as
their loss of 30,000 soldiers shows. Japan
did not find victory so difficult , but here was
* war against the mandarine who repre
sented and controlled an obsolete and worth
less system. A' war ot resistance to the
partition of the country would bo a different
thing. It might not be successful , nor even
protracted , but U would entail consequences
which even the most ardent advocate of the
extension of commerce by the acquisition ol
territory could not view with indifference ,
Every vestige ot law and order would dis
appear and no man'e life or property would
be safe. The secret societies , the bane ol
China , would not bo slow to take control
nd the "braves , " ot whom they are largely
composed , would hold high revel. Even the
final restoration of order , with whatever ol
profit or power It might bring , could not
make this overture to the introduction ol
the "blessings of civilization" a pleasaui
memory.
Partition Practically Impoaalble.
If I mty venture the opinion , however
prophecies regarding the partition of China
whether immediate or in the remote future
must be taken with a certain grain of al
lowance. In the first place , How coul <
such * partition to practically effected
Who would dellmlnate the metes and bound ;
and how would mutual Jealousies be recon
died and satisfied ? So , afso. aa regard :
" pheres of influence , " except where thi
term Is used in the broadest eenso. Hov
can such spheres be determined exactly li
a country like China and how can In
frlniement , or the appearance of infringe
denied the story of a secret treaty and
maintain that the only object 'of the Gas
slnl convention was the grant of a rallwaj
concession from a certain point on th
Amoor through Manchuria to Vladivostok
connecting with the Siberian line and
shortening it several hundred miles. Thi
railway was to be 'connected with anothe
through Manchuria to some seaboard point
presumably on the gulf of Pechlll. > Thi
latter line was to be under Joint Russlar
and Chinese control. Subsequently , , appar
ently as a setoft to Germany's selsure o
Klao-Chow , Russia obtained control o
Tallen-Wan and Port Arthur. Hero t
curious question arises : Was Russia awar
ot Germany's Intention to elze Klao-Chov
before it occurred ? The general belief I
that she was , but , on the other hand , it ha
> c n stated on the highest authority tha
Germany's action was aa much of a tur
> rlao to Russia as it was to every one else
rg the problem of Russia's dcalgns present *
10 moit terlous feature of the prenent situ-
tlon In China , Manchuria Is universally
onceded to be hers ; although , as already
olnted out , It la not actually known
whether or not she has received the cession
f ono foot of territory. Nevertheless , the
enoral Impression remains that she will nb-
orb one strip of Chinese territory after an
ther until she has It all , or all save what
ho concedes to her ally , France , on the
south , and something , possibly , to her other
ally , Germany , This forecast Is accurate
n one respect , that Is , if we can Judge the
uturo by th6 past , that Is to say Insofar
as It represents Russia's advances as prob-
bly being slow and gradual. That has
always been her mode of progression In her
acquisition of territory in Asia. She moves
oward her chosen goal deliberately , not sud
denly of violently , abstaining from arousing
animosities among the tribes and peoples
whom she brings under her sway and being
careful even to respect their foibles and
prejudices. It is true that her territorial
acquisitions hitherto have consisted largely
of vast tracts of country sparsely inhabited
as a rule nnd it may be that she will change
tor methods as she approaches the densely
nhablteil regions of populous China , but , it
he past is any criterion of the future , no
mmedlate act of aggression on her part to
ward China Is probable. Or , to put it upon
oven surer ground , no effective act of ag
gression Is possible Just at present , for Rus-
rla is not ready and cannot be prepared to
icgln this onward march of absorption , ad
mitting that she contemplates It , until the
Siberian and the Manchurlan railways are
completed and that will not ue for some
rears to come.
In the meantime it Is only right and Just
that wo should credit her assurances that
she has no ultimate designs against the In
tegrity of China in what she has already
clone and no ulterior object beyond the
legitimate development of her territories.
Then she , on her part , can have no right
to complain It other nations , having as
valid an Interest as herself In the commer
cial and industrial progress of China , do
what they can to safeguard their Interests.
One Solution of the Problem.
There is one solution of this Question
which would bo as advantageous to China
as itwould be to every power having com
mercial relations with her , and that would
be the opening of the whole- empire , without
restrictions and under proper conditions , tc
foreign trade and residence. There would
be difficulties regadlng the system of con-
sulor , or extra territorial , Jurisdiction , but
they are not Insuperable. Unfortunately , II
is too much , especially since the recenl
palace revolution at Pekln , to expect this
concession from Chinese conservatism , ever
though It offers ono of the strongest safe ,
guards which , under present circumstances
China could possibly obtain. But , happily
palace revolutions , even dn China , canno
continue indefinitely the obstacles to rea.
sonablo" and sensible progress. China ii
coming closer and closer to the parting o
the ways , when the dormant forces o
progress must arouse themselves , perhapi
through the sense of Impending danger fron
without the empire , perhaps from the hope'
lessness of existing conditions within. Thi
awakening may be to disaster and ruin , bu
it may be , let us hope , to national regenera
tton.
America Vitally Concerned.
It is hardly necessary lor mo to call at
tentlon to the deep concern -which all tha
affects China should have for the peopli
ot this country. Hitherto our Interee
in the affairs ot the far east , especially ti
those of China , baa been hut languid a
best. It during recent years that Interes
has incresed at all , it .has not been , I fear
because the possible fateot the Chluesi
empire seemed a matter ot practical con
cern to us , but rather because the mlgra
tory habits of its inhabitants threatened * !
create , a troublesome domestic problem li
the United States. Now , however , all tha
is changed. Recent events have trough
home , even to tha most thoughtless of ua , i
vivid realization of the fact that we are , li
truth , a world power , having interests 01
many seas and in many lands , whore goei
the commerce that la to make us even mor
prosperous than we already are , but no
where greater interests than In our anclen
CHINESE. EMPIREdHoVlNC. . a > PhE.REOF fOREI&N
MAP INDICATING POSSESSIONS OF EUROPEAN POWERS IN CHINA.
The fact Is important , If it li a fact , becaune
it marks a very definite separation between
Interests which the world hitherto supposed
were , If not Identical , at any rate har
monious.
Another curious circumstance Is the fol
lowing : Only two years after Germany and
Russia , In company with Prance , had forced
Japan to re-cede the Lino-Tung peninsula
to China , on tbo ground that It was not
right for a foreign power to occupy terri
tory controlling the approaches to Fekln
and Korea , one of them had Klao-Chow and
the other Port Arthur , the most important
strategic points as regards tbo control of
those approaches. This will serve very well
as diplomatic version of the fable of the
ox and the bull.
The- position of Russia In Talien-Wan and
Port Arthur la peculiar. The understanding
l that the territory has not been ceded to
her absolutely , but merely the usufruct of a
i term of years. That leave * Chinese owner-
a ship Intact nnd , colncldently , the extra ter-
> rltorlal rights which foreign natloni have
i under their treaties with China ,
How Ilnaala Abaorba Territory.
To the minds of many intelligent obserr >
neighbor , that vast but helpless emp
across the broad expanse of the Pacific.
DURHAM W. STEVENS ,
Chancellor Japanese Legation
ConsMpatlon prevents the body from rl
ding Itself ot waste matter. De Wit
Little Early Risers will remove the troul
and cure sick headache , biliousness , inactl
liver , and clear the complexion. Sm
sugar-coated ; don't gripe or cause nausea
Mounmuth I'ottera Spoil a Trout.
MONMOUTH , Iir. , Dec. 8. The Monmoi
Pottery company has apparently prevent
the formation of another great trust. At
meeting just closed In Chicago represen
tlves of forty stoneware manufactories w
present and an effort waa made to forir
combination to regulate prices now and u
mately to organize a etoneware trust ,
refunl of the Monmouth company to go
prevented the deal being consummated ,
the company baa one-ninth , of the capac
of the country and one-fourth the capac
of the western factories.
Mlnera I'crlah In Mountain * .
OURAY. Cole , Dec. 8. George H. How
and Frank Howard , miners , wandered
the road In the mountains near Ironton i
froze to death. Their bodies have b
brouebt to this city.
AMERICA'S ' TALLEST CHIMNEY
The Lofty Smokestack Beared by a New
York Traction Company ,
THROWS SOOT ON THE SKYSCRAPERS
Some Fnctd Aim tit the Olnantlo Struc
ture Which IMnntH a Ilrlcktop
High Ahovc the Sorrouud-
Lnmlacnpe.
This gigantic chimney la flfty-flvo feet
In diameter at the ground , twenty-seven
feet In Its narrowest part and thirty-five
foot at the top , which flares outward from
the "neck" or narrowest part. To- build
It required 3.400,000 bricks , enough , laid
end to end , to reach clear across the state
of New York , from Buffalo to Albany. Or
they would build a wall four feet high and
nineteen miles long. If the chimney ex
tended along the ground Instead of up Into
the air a load of hay or the biggest band
wagon that ever led a circus parade could
be driven through It easily.
The object of this skyscraplng smoke
stack Is , of course , to furnish a steady
draught for the giant furnaces , which will
generate steam to drlvo the machinery of
the power plant. It has been built with
scientific exactness , therefore,4 to secure Just
the right dimensions for the air passage.
The air heated by the furnace fires rises
and Us place Is taken by fresh air. When
the flow of this air current Is properly reg
ulated It keeps the fires steadily at top heat.
Attempts have been made to do away with
toll smokestacks by the use of mechanical
blowers , but the engineers who nre building
the new power house believe that the chim
ney flue still provides the most efficient
draught.
The nicety with -which the Immense now
THE GREAT CHIMNEY.
chimney has been prepared for Its wet
may bo understood from the fact that Insic
Is wall is a second and separate chlmnc
built up to a height of 340 feet. The reasa
for this is that the. Inner * , surface' will c :
pand and lengthen under the action of tl
hot gases from the furttaQMl&whlle the outi
surface will -remain as it'i "lald. The n
suit of this process , if' there -was only or
wall , might bo to cause thtf 'great ' structui
to crack and cruntble , or4 even to topp
over. As it la now constructed , nothlt
short of an earthquake will bo likely i
move It.
The chimney weighs over 8,000 tons , c
more than the battleship 'Texas. To suj
port this Immense weight 1,300 forty-foi
wooden piles were driven Into the groan
as close together aa they could be placei
On thcso the foundations rest , so tbi
the total height of the smokestack , coun
ng the distance Its supports extend Inl
the earth , Is almost 400 feet.
One curious fact about the great smoke
stack is that it Is the only part of tt
new power house thus far erected , Tt
big building , which is to cover moro tha
an acre of ground space , will be built aboi
the chimney which now stands In solltai
grandeur In the middle of a city block. Tl
chimney has been nearly a year In bulldln
and Is not entirely completed. For tl
first 125 feet of Its height the walls wci
carried upward by means of a1 wooden staf
ing around the outside. Above that poll
the work was carried on entirely from tl
inside. All the brick and nttrtar In tl
upper pait of the structure were hoisted i
the flue and the masons went to and fro
their work on a temporary elevator bul
inside the chimney. When It is complete
ono iron ladder will run up the Inside , gli
ing access to the top for any repairs thi
may bo needed.
The tallest chimney In the world is' !
Glasgow and Is over 400 feet in heigh
But In other respects It is not BO large. I
diameter Is less and not nearly so mu <
material was required for Its construction.
JEWISH COLONY IN CHINA.
In Knl-Fonir Myatery (
the OrlKln of the People.
Among the most remote colonies are tl
Jews of China , who have aroused Interestli
inquiry and been the theme of many Preni
writers. Early in the seventeenth centui
and shortly after the Italian mlsslonarl
had come to Fekln , relates the London R
view , one of them , Matthew Rlccl , recelv
a morning call. His visitor wore the gorg
ous Chinese dress , including the queue , b
the figure and face were not Mongolian ai
the smiling countenance was not In keepli
with the dignified solemnity of a Chlnama
The gentleman's name was Ngal and ho hi
heard of the arrival of some foreigners w
worshiped one Lord of heaven and cart
and who yet were not Mohammedans ; :
belonged to the same religion , be explalm
and had called to make their acqualnam
Now , Master Ngal made It clear that he w
an Israelite , a native of Kal-Fong , the ca
Hal of Ho-Nan. He had come to Pekln
pass an examination for a mandarin degr
and had been led by curiosity and brothei
feeling to call at the mission house.
In his native city , he said , there were t
or twelve families of Israelites and a syn
gogue which they had recently restored
the expense of 10,000 crowns , and they h
a roll of the law 400 or BOO years old. T
missionary's letters describe this syuagogi
It occupied a space 'between 300 and 400 ft
In length by about 150 in broad th and i >
divided into four courts. It has borrowed
some decorative splendor from China. The
Inscription In Hebrew , "Hear , oh , Israel ;
the Lord our God Is ono Lord ; blessed bo
the name of the glory of Ills kingdom for
ever and ever , " and the ten commandments
were emblazoned In gold. Sllkon curtains
Inclosed the "Bethel. " which enshrined the
sacred books and which only the rabbi might
enter during the time of prayer. Every do-
tall of this place , with Its Incense , Us furnl-
turo and all its types of good things yet to
come , Is .Interesting. There In the last'cen
tury the children of Israel at Hat-Kong
worshiped the God of their fathers with the
rites that pointed to the Messiah , of whoio
advent , aa far as it can bo ascertained , they
never heard until the arrival of the Italian
missionaries.
Learned men have entered Into discussions
as to whether these pcoplo were Jews or
Israelites , whether they came to China from
the Assyrian captivity or the Roman dis
persion. They themselves say that their
forefathers came from the west , and It la
probable that the settlers arrived by way of
Khorassan and Samarcnnd. They must have
been numerous in the ninth century , for two
Mohammedan travelers of that period de
scribe a rebel , named Bac-choo , taking Can
ton by storm In A. D. 877 and slaughtering
120,000 Jews , Mohammedans , Christians and
Parscos. Moro than ono Jew of Kal-Fong
is known to have gained the right to wear
the little round button on the top of his
cap eo dear to the ambition of a Chinaman ,
The Tal-IMng rebellion dispersed the settle
ment , and the remnant who remain faithful
to the memory of old traditions are chiefly
poor and distressed ,
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup always conquers
whooping cough. Price only 25c.
NEW AVAIl UOMAJVCE.
Curloua Love Story of an I nil Inn
Ilouich Klilcr.
Fifteen years sccma a long time to wait
for a bride and yet , were it not for the late
'Hlspano-Amerlcan ' war Carroll Hume ol
company L of the Rough Riders , who was
wedded to Miss Mabel White In Wichita ,
Kan. , a short time since would still , In all
probability , be watting to claim his promised
bride. They .wero married at the residence
of the bride's father and that event market !
the , flnal chapter In a story atranger thnr
fiction , which required fifteen years t <
consummate fifteen years of romance
bravery , constancy , crime and tragedy be
fore two loving and faithful hearts wen
made one.
Inn 1882 Mabel White waa a charming
llttlo lass of 15 with skirts ankle high ant
a heart full of love , hope and happiness
Hume was 20 years of age , a sixteenth par
Cherokee , and his father was a member o
the Cherokee legislature. This matteret
nothing to the llttlo maid. His akin was a
white , clear and smooth as her own am
ho loved her with all the flush of a firs
passion and she worshiped and trusted him
Her father was a clergyman who hai
spent many years among the Cherokees
teaching them of "tho peace that passetl
understanding , " and instrumental aldlni
them In the attainment of the high stand
ard of civilization which this tribe has to
day reached. Amoug other things h
taught her was that It is not always the rac
that makes the man , but the spirit withl :
the man , and In this one had a perfect ex
amplification In her handsome' , stralghtfor
ward and upright Indian lover. They woul
wander off among the trees and flowers 1
her father's grounds and plan , as all youn
lovers do , of a happy future. Life seeme
so sweet , so dear to them , the sky e
bright and the air so pure. Then of
sudden all was changed.
In an evil hour Hume succumbed to th
one curse of the Indian's existence , llquoi
There Is that in the blood of the India :
which bolls and bursts from control unde
the influence of firewater. A Cherokee plu
a quart of whisky la a human fiond. On
night Carroll Hume was Invited whllu uiide
the delicious Influence of love'a Intoxlcatlo
to drink to the future health of his futur
bride , and before the evening had passe
ho had imbibed a score of toasts. The-
trouble began to brew. The natural BUG
plclon of his Indian nature was aroused an
a quarrel ensued with Harry Ford , a fclloi
tribesman , whom Hume accused of being to
attentive to Miss Mabel. There were a fei
angry , passionate words , a quick excbang
of blows , a pause and an agreement to g
out in the open and "fight it out like men.
In the moonlight they silently passed froi
view , and after measuring off the agree
distance two shots were heard following al
most Instantaneously. Hume was un
scratched , but Ford lay atlll and cold on tb
damp ground with a bullet hole through hi
heart.
The shock sobered Carroll Hume and , wit
a realizing sense of what he had done , hi
first Impulse was to surrender himself t
the authorities ; but , with a realizing sens
of the severity of the Cherokee laws , he d <
termlned that flight was his only recoursi
He had killed a man In a fair and squat
fight , but Justice would not look at it 1
that light. Before reaving the country t
slipped to the parsonage and , sounding
soft signal whistle , told his little sweethcai
the whole story of the duel and begged he
forgiveness. Amid tears she Instantly gav
it , and after plighting eternal vows b
slunk away with the mark of Cain on hi
brow , an outcast on the face of the eartl
His little sweetheart was heartbroken , fc
he had passed completely out of her lit
and /or fifteen years she heard nothing (
him. She was sent away to school and n
turned a matured , cultivated woman <
beauty and grace. Of Hume nothing ha
been heard since the night of his fllgh
but Mabel's heart remained true and trus
ing , and many were the disappointed sultoi
who claimed her hand , only to be kind !
and courteously rejected.
After many years of traveling Ira one guli
or another through most of the civilize
world Hume , with a heavy heart and
conscience that would not down , determine
to come back and surrender himself , if on !
to obtain a glimpse of his cherished youtl
ful idol. Ho was debating this weight
question in Mexico when the war wll
Spain was declared , and with the first ca
for volunteers his wavering resolution wi
formed and he hastened back to enlist at
fight for the honor of the nation.
To himself he said : "Here 1s the chamfer
for honorable expiation. No ono will r
" member mo now. Besides , I am so changi
3
I can go to the territory and enlist the
and maybe hear something about Mabel. "
A short time afterward he was at Mu
kogee , an enlisted man. A week later I
waa made a lieutenant In Troop I. Whl
the regiment was still recruiting at Musk
gee Hume , walking down the street one da
came face to face with the woman ho love
She had changed greatly and he was bea
tly bearded , but recognition was mutual ai
immediate. Unfortunately , she was n
alone and feared to Imperil him by a pub !
recognition ; so with mute greetings tb
ith
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wont their scpnralo way * . The next morn-
hit ; his troop left for the front , nnd with *
out a word being Interchanged they were
parted again. _ Ho uent through the Cuban
campaign , fought desperately and was se
verely wounded and carried In a delirious
condition to the hospital , whore his llfo
for a tlmo was despaired of. At Inst ho
regained consciousness to find hln left arm
gone and a pair of soft , velvety hands work
ing over the bandages covering a multitude
of healing wounds and bruises and n teuder
voice cautioning him against excitement.
The shock , however , was too much for him
and ho fainted. The voice nnd hands be
longed to his long-lost nnd much desired
sweetheart , Mabel White.
Immediately after meeting him In Muskogee -
kogeo she had tnken the trntit to Tampa
and offered herself ns n volunteer Ucd
Cross nurse. She hnd followed him almost
to the field of battle , and when ho was
wounded nnd tossing In delirium had begged
the privilege of assisting In caring for him.
His recovery from that moment was rapid
nnd this enabled him to ride ngaln with thoRough
Rough It Id era. When these dMpcrnto flght
ers wore mustered out of the service ho went
back home , was quietly married to the girl
of his heart nnd prepared to face the Im
pending trial for manslaughter.
While ho will have to stand trial for the
duel of fifteen years ngo , the witnesses are
now dead , nnd ns the story of his and
Mabel's heroism is eo well known the gen
eral feeling Is strongly In his favor , and It
Is not difficult to predict that n mIM ver
dict will bo given ,
For Dlacuanloii oC
MIliWAUKUK , IH-c. 8. The aunual con-
vontlon of the American Kthlcal union begins -
gins In th ! city tonight. Among those \\ha
will trtku part In the meetings are 1'rof.
Fefljt Adler , founder of the ethical move
ment In America ! Ilev. Jenkln Lloyd Jonfs ,
Jauo Adams of Hull house , Chicago ; 8.
UurneHVcston , secretary of the Kthlcal
union. Philadelphia : William Sheldon of 81.
Louis. William Sailer of Chlcano and many
others. , Lewi * J. Duncan of thl city will
open the proceedings with ail address on
the ethical movement , to bo followed by
Prof. Adlcr , W. M. Sailer and W. M. Shel
don on various topics pertaining to the
movement.
Mpniilnli Cabinet In Mum.
MADRID. Dee. 8. The cabinet , at 1U
meeting today , discussed letters nnd tele
grams received from Senor Montero Rlos ,
president of the Spanish commission. The
ministers , however , eub&cquentry declared
they were unable to glvo any details re
garding the matters discussed or tbo de
cision ? arrived at.
Itnlil on llniik.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 8. A special to the Post
Dispatch from Arrowsmlth , 111. , states that
the private bank of Taylor nud McClure
was entered bv robbers last night , who se
cured $4,000 worth of negotiable paper and
cscnped. They used dynamite on the safe ,
which WOB wrecked. Bloodhounds are bolng
used today to truck the robbers.
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