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    THE 03CAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. JO.Y IS, 1000.
ODD WRECKS OS THE RAILS
Traveling 3aa and a Eaiboader TeH Tales
o Queer Experiences.
MARVELOUS NERVE OF AN OLD MAID
Insisted Upon Rescalno; a Satchel (mat
te Ittilnn of a Car yterluna
Sample Cnse Cmmri a.
Sensation.
"la tho course o my extensive travels,"
remarked the wholesale clothing drummsr
to a Chicago Icier Ocean reporter. "I've
been mixed up la a dozen or mam railroad
accidents of various degrees of unpleasant
cam, and It's my opinion tli.it people under
uch circumstances always act in the most
unexpected way. '
"Well. I don'c know," said the railroad
man. "Seems to me they're pretty unani
mous In always blaming it an tha railroad
and bawling for whatever damages might
be coming to them. Human nature la n't all
that It might be when It comes to a pinch."
"On tho contrary," said the drummer,
"people generally act hetter than you'd ex
pect of them. After the flrst shock, tha
average man who finds himself intact buck'
leu down and hustles for the good of the
general public that's still mixed up In tha
wreckage. I've never yet seen what you'd
call a punlc in a railroad wreck; the sudden
excitement and the necessity for action
sem to pull a man together as soon as he
gets time to think. But there certain! are
queer performances In the flrst few minutes
of x general smash. For instance, I was
In a collision a coupla of years, ago In the
middle of the night, and with my usual
luck I discovered a couple of windows that
had coma together and made one big, com
fortable exit right next to my berth. So I
crawled out and looked around to see what
was going to happen next. First thing I
saw was a pair of legs waving a signal of
dintress from another window, so t went
dawn there and pulled on the nearest one.
Naturlally I dldn-'t know what variety of
legs they were, and I didn't care much, as
I fait pretty sure there must be somebody
at the other end of 'em. At the first haul I
could feet that things were coming my way,
ami I'd Just braced for a stronger pull when
a voice from the Inside stopped me.
" Is that: a man?' It said.
" 'That's- what It la, I anawereiL 'Didn't
think It was tho angel Gabriel, did you?
Came out," and I gave another yank.
" 'la tho. train on Are?" asked the voice.
It was a female, voice and there was J note
of determination in it.
" 'I only Just got out myself,' said I, 'and
I don't know much about the situation, but
if you'll some out you can see far yourself,'
and I gave a harder tug, but at that tho legs
began to kick.
" 'Let go, man,' says tho voice. 'I guess
there's no hurry and I prefer to come out
proper.'
Coolness of u Old Mulil.
"Well,, the feat wriggled and squirmed and
there was a sort of twlBt. and In a minute
tha finest picture of a comic paper old maid
crawled out that you ever saw In a night
mare and she came head tint, too. In one
hand she had a little bug.
" 'I'd have come quicker, but I couldn't
And my satchel,' she said, and that made me
Just a little hot under the collar.
" 'You seem to have Iota of time to go
fussing around after your belongings,' I said,
'but as likely oa not there's a lot at people
needing help while you're wasting your
time and mine.'
" "That's the very reason why I wanted
thaA'safca'il? iftlj 3ala5aa'rcoat as' i cucumber.
D6n't"you believe that you'know everything,
young man. Now, you go Into that satchel
and you'll find some good whisky and soma
lint and. bandages and other things. I al
ways bring 'em along when I travel in case
of accidents and this la tha flrst choncu I've
had to use 'em.' "
"There's one queer thing about most rail
road accidents," remarked the railroad man.
"There's always a much smaller loss of life i
than one would expect from the looks at the I
wreckage. I've seen cars so chapped to bits I
that yair wouldn't think a living soul could I
have come out of them, and yet In the midst
of all the wreckage most of the people
weren't badly hurt. In particular, I remem
ber one collision out on the Jersey meadows
In which a three-car local train got the
worst of the deal. Tho rear car didn't look
like anything a particular on the inside
after the accident. The whale Interior was
Just a mass of twisted seats and splintered
woodwork and nothing like an aisle was left
In tha place. Half an hour after the smash
the superintendent was on thu spot, and his
lint question was how many had buen killed.
We told him there were none dead and only
one badly Injured. Then he took a look at
the rear car.
" 'It's a mighty good thing there was no
body In that cur.' sold he, and It took the
combined testimony of the conductor and
two trainmen to convince him that there had
been at least twenty persons In the car when
the other train struck It. I must admit that
the people weren't pretty to look, at when
they came out, and It took some prying to
extricate some of. them, but a broken arm
an?, a sprained shoulder was the extent of
the serious injuries. Sii far aa I saw, though,
there wasn't a man. woman or child who
dldnlt hav. a momenta of tha occasion In
the shape of bumpn and scratches. The fly
ing glasa from the windows was the cause
of most of the trouble.
"The result of that accident was one
death, a man who had been in the flrst car,
tho car that gat oil easy. He was waking
down the aisle at the time, and when the
shock came was thrown aver against a seat
and his skull was so badly fractured that he
died a few hours later. Tho rest of the peo
ple In that car didn't average a bruise
apiece."
Perversity of a Hall.
"It's generally the man In the safest posi
tion that gets the worst at It," remarked the
drummer, philosophically "Ones I was cu
a train that met a cow on the track and they
bath slid aft together. We all got shaken up
a good deal, anil one at the ears tipped over,
but the only real damage, betides that to the
eow, woo to a farmer's boy wha had been
sitting an a fence yelling at the beast. The
cowcatcher flipped the fence out from under
him and he lost a leg. The owner af the
caw, I afterward heard, sued the railreud,
and the boy sued thu railroad, and the rail
road put forward the plea that the boy ought
to have sued the owner of the oaw. as It was
the owner's fault that the aow was on the
track. I don't know haw the case cam out,
but It struck me as a very pretty little mix
er.. '
'Talking at cattle," said the railroad man,
"did yau ever tear of a reur-end collision
with ane af those traek-hauntlng beasts?"
'That's what the one I Just told you about
was," said the drummer. "The cow was go
ing ahead when we hit her "
"I don't meua that kind of a rear-end col
lision. I'm talking about a rear-end colli
sion from the point of view of the train.
Several years ago I as la one and It re
sulted In a suit. ton. We had Just stoppel
because of a little washout In front when a
frisky Mil came prancing out of a field and
up the track after us, Just then we started
up slow and the bull seeing that kind of
said to himself, 'Here's where I chase that
thing off the earth.' He camo Into us finl
charge and hlr. the rear platform. I never
heard that It disturbed the engineer up at
the other end of the train anr. but the bull
Just lay down and died aud a shyster lawyer
aouatly got the farmer to sue us oa the
(round that the train bad no business stop-
ptag there and Wecklng up the trask any
way. Tho average farmer weuht rather lose
asenev suing a railroad than make It In
say otber way
"The went rase af fright and arot the
best ease of nerve I ever tame aaross." said
the drummer, 'was the ehap wha was trav
eling through the middle west tor a Arm last
spring. I met him on Uio train and found
he played a good game of whist, so with
two other men wa made up a little game.
He was my partner and a very silent fellow.
He didn't even mention what his line- was.
wfaleh to unusual. With him he had a
satchel of very superior make and the way
he kept hla eye on that all the time, sneak
ing Mule nervous peeks at It every two mln
UU, led me to suspect that he was a Jewelry
man and had a big tot of valuable stones in
the grip, though I couldn't imagine why a
man should take ohances carrying such
things In a satchel. Well, the smash came
it was my latest one, by the way Just as my
partner was on his way back to the nam
from having gone to get some, water. In all
the excitement I distinctly noted the yell he
let out. It was the finest pUrae of vocnl
work of that kind that I had ever heard. Aa
the car sort af crumpled up he made a dive
toward us and I figured that he was think
ing of hla satchel. My luck was with me
and I found a way out with nothing worse
than x scalp wound and a coll.rctlon of
bumps. Pretty soon he came crawling out
after me. He wasn't hurt, so far as I could
sec, but he was whiter than x sheet I
gave him a swig of whisky from my flask
and told htm to brace up. He took an awful
hooker and then began to twist his lingers
and kind of moan:
" 'My satchel! my satchel! my satchel!''
" 'Well, what's the matter with your
satehcl?' t said.
" 'It's In there,' he said, and I thought by
his tone he was going to cry. 'It's in there
whern I can't get it It.'
" 'Say, you make me tired.' I said. 'Yau
aught to be mighty thankful to be out your
self wtthout worrying about any satchel.'
" 'I'll have to go in after it,' said he. tank
ing around kind of wild and prancing like a
horse with sore feet.
" 'Not on your life." said I. "Everything's
loose In there and the whole thing may col
lapse at any minute and then where'd you
be' Besides, the car's aflre dawn at the
other end.'
"'My Cad!' ho said. 'Aflro? That set
tles It. I'va got to get that satchel, then. If
I dla for It." and he actually tore his hair.
I'd naver seen it done before except on the
stage, but he did it.
An Instance of Real .Vrve.
" 'Oh, take a brace,' I said, getting dis
gusted with, the man. 'I guess the fire won't
do It much damage. If It's diamonds'
" 'Diamonds-' he said. 'Man. it's dyna
mite! Enough of It to blow us all Into the
sky.'
" 'Dvnamlte!' I yelled. 'What are you, an
anarchist?'
" 'No, I'm x dynamite agent,' he sard.
'Don't keep me hero talking. I've got to go
In. I've got to do It. There's no other way.
There may be people In that wreckage and If
that stuff goes off '
" 'Never mind explaining.' I said. 'Go la
and tho Lord help you.
"That's the sort of thing that takes nerve.
I don't believe I could havo dona It. He
flopped down and crawled la there and I
watched and waited for a week or so, as tt
seemed, aad pretty soon he came out, look
ing like a dead man and bringing that
satchel between his teeth like a dog, be
cause he needed both hands to crawl with.
Well, we escorted that satchet across two
lota and buried It In a furrow and put a
stone over It before we went back to work
at the train. It happened that tie flra was
put out before It reached the place where
tho satchel had been. Why on earth the
stuff didn't explode and blow us all to flinders
when the crash came la. mare than I know
or the agent either. He said dynamite was
always doing things and falling to do things
la the moat inexplicable way and that was
what made the life of a dynamite agent one
long round of excitement. He never dared
tell what it was he had In the satchel, he
said, because the railroads wouldn't carry
him If they knew. He went hack and dug
up his traveling Infernal machine and
walked with It to the nearest town and
that's tho last I saw af him or want to see,
though he certainly did have good nerve.
Ever since then when I've seen a man with
a satchel that he seems to think x heap af
I've quietly moved to the next car."
fi. CLEVELAND'S WAY.
How He Dlneoaraitetl the Petition
Sltfnln Habit In Washing-tun.
"I had an Interesting and unexpected ex
perience with farmer President Cleveland
during h!a last term." said a naval officer
at high rank to a Washington Star man,
"which taught mo a lesson I ought to
have known before aad Illustrated how he
sometimes went behind the record when
he wished to Inform himself aa to the ac
curacy of official documents.
"I was at the time chief of a division In
thij Navy department. A woman used
to annoy me greatly by soliciting my aid
to secure her a place aa charwoman in the
War, State and Navy building. She would
come to my office every day until her pres
ence became exceedingly distasteful fcj me.
"One day she produced a petition for a
penman af $30 a month for disabilities al
leged to have been Incurred In an exploilan
In the old arsenal building in the reserva
tion on tho Potomac during the war and
where she had been employed In aome ca
pacity. The petition was headed by the
name of an officer superior In rank to my
self and bare half a dozen names at other
persons af comparative prominence In the
capital. To get rid of her 1 affixed my ilg
nature. "Her private pension bill was finally
taken up and passed by congress. It was
vutoed by Mr. Cleveland. Before the veto
message was sent up to the capital I was
visited by a polite young man, who said
that he represented the president. He de
sired to know whether I was penonally ac
quainted with the applicant. I said that I
was not. He asked if I knew anything af
her antlcedents, thu nature at her waunds,
her past and present moral character, all
of which I had vaui'.bed far to the president
by my signature to her petition. I was
forced to confess to my great ahagrin. as I
was penonally acquainted with the presi
dent, that I knew nothing about her beyand
what I had seen at her in my office.
"My polite Inquisitor then Informed me
that private Inquiries made at the Instance
of the president had proved the falsity at
her petition In all respects save that she had
been employed by the government at the
time of the explosion. Nothing In the pa
pen showed that she bad been In the build
ing at the time of the explosion, and she
was otherwise unworthy of governmental
assistance.
"In his veto message Mr. Cleveland made
thane in the War. State and Navy building
del uncomfortable by hij sarcastic remarks
about officer! and gentlemen whu testified
to the character and worthiness of those of
whom they knew nothing, snd scored con
gress far passing a bltl with the proof of
injuries absent from the record.
"In Washington the petition-signing habit,
formerly much in vague, has fallen into dis
favor, and officials are very cautious upon
whose petitions they place their signatures."
The law holds both maker snd circulator
af a counterfeit equally guilty Tha dealer
whu sella you a dangerous counterfeit of
DeWltt's Witch Haul Salve risks your 11 f
to make a little larger profit. Yau cannot
trust him. DeWltt's Is the only genuine
and original Witch Haxel Stive, a well
known curs for piles and all ikia diseases.
See that your dealer girts you DeWUt'i
Salve.
LIGHT ON CfllNESE PUZZLES
Seasonable Facta for Header! of Hews from
the Troubled Empire.
MIGHTY HANDY ALPHABETICAL KEY
Drlef Blaeraphle of Prominent Eu
ropean ami Amerlrana Sow In
China Brief nit of Hmtory
of .Men ami Placet.
The fallowing alphabetical key. given by
the London Mall, should be kept for refer
ence during the Chinese crisis:
Alexejetf Russian vice admiral on the far
eastern station.
Bendemnnn Rear Admiral Bendemann.
commanding the German squadron In tho far
east.
Boxers The Boxen, or the "I-Ho-Chuan"
"I" meaning righteous, "Ho" uniting, and
"Chuoa"' defending with the .1st are one of
China's many secret societies. They origi
nated In Shantung from the native hostility
to the Germans, and have spread all over
north China. They are bitterly antl-far-elgn
and antl-Chrlatlan, and the endow
ment of their views and agitation by tho
Chinese government has led to the present
Intervention of the powen.
Bruce (Rear Admiral John Andrew
Thomas) Second In command. China station.
Has seen na active service except on the
Niger river in 137. He is 31 yean old.
Chang-Chl-Tung The vtenroy at Hang
kow. is a man of great influence among the
Chinese, he has always been an advocate
of China far the Chinese and has tried to
introduce foreign methods with Chinese ad
ministration and Chinese capital, with most
disastrous results. Chang-Chl-Tung is at
present out of favor with the empress.
Chang-YI The director of mines for tha
province of Chihll and assistant director of
northern nllways. a man of great wealth,
is rising Into prominence. He la a favorite
of the dowager empress as well aa the em
peror and of Yung-Lu. He la progressive
and in constant touch with forolgnen, but
very cautious, he la likely to rise to higher
positions.
Chao-Shu-Chlao Chinese, is a recent
addition to thu cabinet. Ha is a commis
sioner of the railway and mining bureau
and Is a strong conservative, anti-foreign.
antl-progres and antl-everythlng but him
self and exert? a very bad Influence.
Chu Foo i or ChlfU) One of the treaty
ports, the only open port between the
mouths of the Yangtse and Pelho. It has
tho most suitable climate for Europeans of
any of the Chinese ports and Is visited as a
sanatorium by persons from the southern
port3. It I close to Wei Hal Wei. on the
northern extremity of the Shantung penin
sula. Chekiang rcentral Sen) Province contain
ing Sonmnn, Italy's coveted base.
Chihll Northernmost province, containing
Pekin.
Cologan M. de Cologan, Spanish minister
to China, tho "doyen" of the corps.
Conger Edwin H. Conger, United States
minister to China.
CorveJoIIes Rear admiral commanding
the French squadron In the far east.
Creagh (Brigadier General O'Maore)
Commanding a brigade of the Indian contin
gent. Now commanding the troops at Aden.
Served In Afghanistan under Lord Roberta.
He won tho V. C. for defending a fort in the
Khyber pass against aa overwhelming force
of tribesmen la April, 1373.
Foreign Settlements Districts allocated In
certain chief citipa to foreigners, according
to nationalities, wherein the residents live
under tha control of, their own a lctnt. mu
nicipal council. Consular authority is usu
ally supremo therein, hut not always so,
and the residents maintain aa entirely In
dependent attitude with respect to the local
Chinese authorities.
Formosa Japanese Island southeast of
China.
Fu A prefecture.
Fuchshlma General commanding the Ja
panese forces.
Fuklen Province southeast, opposite For
mosa. Futal The governor af a province.
Gaselee General Sir Alfred, commanding
tho Indian contingent Has been quarter
master general of the Indian army since
July. 1S3. Has had much experience of
frontier warfare and was the only general
to materially enhance his reputation during
the Tlrah campaign, where he never neg
lected a precaution and never lost a man
unnecessarily. A K. C. B. He la 57 years
Old.
Glers M. do Glen, Russian minister to
China.
Godown A place for storing gocds.
Hatkwan Chinese maritime customs.
Hsu-Chlng Ch'en Chinese vice president
at the Board of Works, former minister to
Russia aad Germany, and at present receiv
ing 4,000 per annum from the Russian
government aa president of the Chinese
Eastern railway. Member of tho tsung-li-ramen.
Kang-yi A Manchu, the president of the
Board of War and a cabinet mlninter; Is a
strong conservative and very anti-foreign;
he Is Influential and la a had adviser to the
empress.
Kang-Yu-Wol The txUed leader of the
Chinese reform party now at Singapore.
Kempff Rear Admiral Kempff, the com
mander of the American forces.
Kettoler Baron von Ketteler. German
minister to China,
Klang-Tsu Northern sea province, con
taining Shanghai.
Kwang-Su The present emperor and son
at Prince Chun, now dead, whu wis younger
brother of tho lnte emperor, Hslen-Fung,
the dowager empress's husband. Kwang
Su boa no Issue..
Kwansl Province bordering Tonqula.
Kwangtung Southern province containing
Canton.
Kwl-Chun The viceroy of Ssechuan. a
Manchu, Is not violently anti-foreign, but
he has not been very successful In keeping
ni3 province quiet.
U A Chinese mile, equals one-third of
an English mile.
Ll Hing Chang Acting viceroy at Can
ton, who Is well known In Europe, where he
ha&,aated as both envoy and minlwer: now
very. qld. He has often been In diagrace,
but Is a trusted friend of the dowager era
press. Ukln An Inland tax. imposed an foreign
goods In transit.
Uu-Kuryl Viceroy at Nanking. He U a
trusted ally of tho dowager empress, but
getting eld.
MacD(.n.iId Sir Claude MacDonald, Brit
ish minister to China, who. It Is understood.
Is resigning In causequence af Ill-health.
Nlu-Chwang This flourishing port whioh
bis a British concession. Is the chief seaport
af Manchuria, and Is 130 miles north at Part
Arthur. There Is an Immense and Increas
ing export and import trade, wh'ca Is mainly
ta the hands at the English, Americans and
Japanese. The Russians have laid out a
new town three miles above Nlu-Chwang far
the terminus of their new railway
Nisbu Baron Nlshu, Japanese minister to
China.
Nganhwel Inland province,
Pei-Ho (North river Rises beyond the
Grst Wall and, flowing past Pekln and
Tlen-Tsln, debouches Into the Gulf af Liau
Tunir, tha tast eight miles at its coune be
ing through mud flats. At Us mouth are the
Tiku forta. From Taku to TIen-Titn tho
coune of the river is very tortuous, yet It
Is navagable up to Pekin, 100 miles from the
mouth. About November the river begins
to freeze over
Ptkia The northers capital of Chin
since 1J60, a very ol'J. evil-smelling town:
stands in the mMdln at an extensive ptnln
on tha Pet-Ho and 100 miles from tbe sen.
It is surrounded by walla fifty ft high aad
sixty feet wide and la tntered through strong
gates, ail of which are closed at night.
Here la the palace and here are the tegn
tlans. The populace is anti-foreign with an
Intensity whlah la barely conceivable. The
estimated population la 1,300,000.
Pfchon M. Plchon, French minister to
China.
Port Arthur JCow the Russian naval base
In the far east. It was leased to Russia In
1398, with the adjacent seaa and territory to
the north, the whole forming the province
of Kwaag-Tung. Port Arthur la reserved as
x naval port tar Russian and Chinese war
ships and closed to other nations. By Rus
sian effort. It baa become a very powerful
and important base.
Prince Chlng A Manchu, lonl chamber
lata of the court and commander at the
Pekin field force. Member af the T.iung-11-Yamen.
Prince LI The aonor member of the cab
inet l pronounced Leei, a Manchu, la a her
editary prince, belonging to a distant branch
at the Imperial family, he takes na part in
foreign attain, but is much trusted la Im
perial family matters.
Pu-Chua The present emperor's heir,
nominated by the dowager empress. He Is
the grandson of the brother of the lute em
peror Hslen-Fung. and Princa Chun, and
first cousin once removed to the present em
peror. Shanghai The largest anil most Important
of the Chinese treaty ports. It la situated
twelve miles from tho mouth of a branch of
the Y.tng-tan-KIang, In the province of Klang-Tsu.
The population Is nearly 4,0(10,000,
Including over 3,000 forelgaen. It was do
cleared a treaty port open to the world In
1342. The British government established
the supreme consular court and court of ap
peals for all China and Japan at Shanghai.
Remey Admiral Remey of tha American
far east squadron has been far forty-five
yean a sailor and la his early yearn saw
much fighting.
Shaa Tung Pravlncp bordering the Gulf
af Pe ehi-LI to the south. Contains Kaio
ehnw and Wel-hal-Wcl.
Sheng, the administrator of telegraphi
and of nllways, the head of the Imperial
Bank of China and of the Chinese Mer
chants' Steamship company, is a most influ
ential man aad Is la constant relation with
foreigners. Those who have tried to do
business with him have so far found him
more than a match for them. The control of
the whale af thu telegraph system of China
and considerable wealth gives him gre.it
power and he la always a man to be reck
oned with In the future.
Squeeze, general term ot extortion; the
secret commission which every Chinaman
makes oa any traasactloa with a foreigner.
Stewart (Brigadier General Sir N. R.) Is
In command at a brigade of the Indian con
tingent. Sze-Chuen Province bordering Tibet.
Tael equala L 1-3 ounces of silver la
weight.
Taku fortj, situated at the mouth at the
Pel-ho, consist at three mnln farts, the
north, south and now. At tha time when
they were captured by the allied farces ot
England and Franca Ja I860 they mouated
about 300 guns. Behind the farts there
extends for twenty mites Inland an intrica'e
system of maata. Defended by modern ar
tillery and skillful artillerists they would be
practicably Impregnable. They were taken
by the allied forces on Juno 17.
The Grand Council The emperor and em
press dowager are assisted in the govern
ment by a cabinet or grand council, consist
ing at present of eight members, and these
are undoubtedly tho most Influential states
men for the time being;
The tsung-U-yamen serves the Chinese
government as minister of foreign affairs.
Till the war of Safin, 'all' foreigners were
treated aa betongins."to dependent or tribu
tary nations, and oa this "basis all foreign
affairs had. been conducted by a special de
partment of the board of ceremonies. The
war, however, showed that the nations ot
tho west could not bo treated as tributary
tribes aad to meet the emergency Prlnie
Kung Invented tho taung-li-yamen aa the
most suitable method of dealing with for
eign minlsten. It first had three members,
but the number has been Increased to ton.
Itu memben do not constitute a separate
department In the ordinary sense ot the
term; they are selected from the six boards
and from tho graad couacll icablaet) The
taung-li-yamen aa a body has no power to
set and except in mast unimportant cases
will give no decisive answer They receive
requaats, demands and protests and ac
knowledge thu receipt. An a board of ob
struction It la a gigantic success. All inter
views are taken down verbatim aad wt'h
copies cf the dispatches are laid before the
grand council (cabinet) and by It reported
to the emperor.
Tien Tstn One of tho traty ports, la on
the Pel-ho, and sevanty miles from Pekln.
It Is a very busy place when tha river la
free from Ice, but when the last steamer
haa left and the river 13 closed up the for
eign community, consisting ot about 230
Europeans, have nothing to do but amuse
themselves till the eud of March. Tlea T3la
haa now beea Isolated and the foreign settle
meat In a state ot slese sjnee June 17.
Tuan (Prince) The father ot Pu-Chun,
the heir-apparent and flnt cousin ot Kwang
Su, tha emperor, and now leading the ultra-antl-forelga
movement at the palace.
Tsze-Hsl Aa The dowager empress, now
83 yean old, widow ot the Emperor Hsien
Fung, who died la 138L No blood relation
to tho present emperor, who is the son at
Hslen-Fung's brother, the late Prince Chun.
Wang-Wen-Shao A Chinese; la president
of the BoaM of Revenue, a member at the
tsung-li-yamen and a commission at the
Railway and Mining Bureau. He Is the most
liberal member of the cabinet and the least
antl-foreign.
Wel-hal-Wel (Llukuntao) Waa leaned ta
Great Britain by tho Chinese la 133U. One
hundred and thirty thousand pounds waa
provided by tha military works bill" of ti.33
for the defense ot Wsi-hal-Wel. The garri
son consists of one company of Chinese gar
rison artillery, two companies ot British in
fantry, six companies of Chinese Infantry
and the necessary eentlngenu af Rryal en
gineen and departmental staff. It has a
large and safe anchorage, but to properly de
fend It would require a force from 10.000 to
I3,00n. Admiral Bruce announces that he It
making Wel-hal-Wel a base for operations.
Woosung Seventeen miles from Shang
hai, on the Yaagtse, where there are strong
forts.
Yamen An official residence.
Yu-lu The viceroy cf Chill. Is a timid
man. but by no means anti-foreign. He
haa influence at court.
Yung-Lu A Manchu, the commander-in-chief
of the northern armies, la probably
the most influential man In China. He has
great power and iu a favorite of the em
press dowager He la somewhat progres
ilve and Inclined to lead tna empress Into
the paths ot western progress and ta aisu a
member cf the cabinet
Yunnan Most westerly province.
n th. st Tho Isi Yoa Hsii Alwars BkMi
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From Omaha, vta tna
the L'nian Pacific, the
Overland Route, to
Salt Lake City This
trip through the heart
ot Nebraska is an ed
ucation in ltsel.f,
teaching the resources
af Nebraska, and- giv
ing a view of the most
thriving towns of om
suite. The altitude
gradually Increases
a PICTO'
, , until at Cheyenne one
la 3.CW feet above the ocean, soon plunging
Into thu Rocky mountains, through the
jrrandest scenery of all th continent;
Thla Includes ten days at the Hotel Knuta
ford .it Suit Luke City, the reputation of
which extends In either direction across
the continent as one at the flnest hastel
rlus ot the country. When one goes to
Salt Lake the Knutsfard la the place at
which everybody stops. Salt Lake always
has more than ordinary attraction on ac
count ot the great salt lake Salt Lake la
within easy reach of baltalr Beach, famous
for lta splendid bathing facilities
and handsome pavllllon. The return
trip will be via Depver. with three
days at the Brown Palace hotel,
th just prtde of Denver. It la well
named, for It Is a veritable palace. A
day s excursion around the famous Georgo
tiwn Loop and then return home via the
Union Paclflo (Class A.)
Thia trio will be
over tha Great Rock
Rack Island Raute to
Denver, Colorado
Springs and Maninu.
There la only one
Rock Island Route
unit everybody DraUes
It'a splendid ea'ilp
tnent and reliable service. A nlillta
1 uruey and 'hen one la in Denver with
three da s a' the Brown Palace hofel. A
day's ex urslon o.i the "Colorado Road"
uirouu tiiw -icii. w-iv w
Geadgetswn. ariund the Camoua Loop and
then back again to Denver before evening.
From Denver to llanitju. over tho C. B, I.
A P . wdth three days .it thu
Alto. Vlstn. the best hotel at Colorado
Springs, with another view of the grandeur
ot the Ruckles and within eay reach of the
wonders ot tho Garden of the Gods and all
that is famous in Colorado. A day will
be spent in climbing Pike's Peak on that
wonderful railroad, the Pike's Peak rail
rj ay "Tho Cogwheel Route." From
Yanltou ovur tha D. i R. O. thro' the fa
mous Royal Gorge, with lta three thou
sand feet of towering rock, Into the Grand
C-inon. and ut hut reaching Glenwaod
Springs and Hotel Colorado, for ten days'
pleasure there, lncludln.i bath orlvllega
at the finest butha In America. No more
teautlful situation fa a hotel will be
I unil than In thla romantic spot, wlm Its
l ure mountain air and mairnlticent anury.
. . .... n w.j
This tria win be an the no-rest
road from Omaha to Chicago.
The lUmola Central combines
thu newest road with tha most
up-to-date, highest priced equip
ment the only road entering
Chicago at a iuku front station.
A day s stop In Chicago at
the famous Grand Pactllo
hotel, and then to the northward
o- er the Pere-Marquatte railroad
toward tnu prettiest spot m all
the state of ll.ch.zan weil named Ciarlevelx. the
Beautiful." The b.'ividere hotel has btn ehoon for a
two weeks' breath if lake air It in not only beau
t fully sltuatiid on a p olnt of kind between
Round and Pine lakes, u ut la such a homelike
hotel that the pleasure 1 s doubled. There la every
thing every one can wish for In thu way of amusement
sailing, rowing, bicycling, W nnla, bathing, bmvilng, jott
ing and tlshing, together wl th numereua excursions on
tha many little laum hus and sieann rs on Pine and
Round lakes or out on Lake Michigan, with all the
chances in the world to dells n me ami en.oy the
pure air which a.-'s aa a tonic to dhattarwl nerves.
The return rip will o by water on th steamuhlo IKn
tou to I'hi 'aso. and home again vvr the liiinoto tan
tral. iClasa A
This t - .j i a .iver the Fremont; Elkhorn,
& Missouri Valley Ruiiraud to tho Blnck
Hll'.s and Hot Springs and return. The
Elkharu :arnea you through one of
the moat oeautlfut farming countries 'n
the wirld the Elkhorn Valley. .Vith its
fertile lelda and well-built hi.rTi
Thence ta the Black Hills, both picturesque and inter
ent.ng. with Its sold mines and typical western towna.
Tha :hlef attraction there will be a two weeka' stay at
the Hotel Evans tho tlnest aspuinted hotl in tho west,
at Hot Springs, which boasts of tlm largest and llnest
plunge bath tn America. This will ln hide ill of the
yrlvne-a of tne outns, without expense and jlao the
free use of tho Evans golf llnka, which are treats' to
be envied. Pleasant paths and drives, wonder
ful eaves, itnscadoa, canons, flowers and wnterfalla go to
make up the beauties which nature has abundantly fur
nished. (Clasu AJ
CLASS A-The young lady recelvlnj the highest number ot lotes will have first cholca of Claj A trips, the next htiheet second
choice, and so on. No votes will , ,UB-ed for anv young lad who dn s not earn her awn living. Xo vts wTI sount.d
far Omaha Bee employe. The votes will be published each day In The Omaha Bee. The conten will close i: oUoYk m!
July 21st, WOO.
CLASS B-Tbe three trips designated as Class B, ?tl! be awarded ta the most popular young lady without wtrtotton as followjs
--------- - -- ---- -"- --"M.. vju.ua ,ia ma moil popular youiut Iudr ltvln.v in
western lowa net Including Council BUffs. The young lady of the thru, winners who receive, the mrat JtM. will have
first nolce of rhree. trlfs. and the aue eeeing the next greatest aumb.r. second choice. All votes must be made on can
pons cut from ihe Bee. Pre-poyment for subi'r'nt:ans mav h mni.. -in,-- ,n-uu, . n n..i.i..u. '
.... - -.... ....-vb ... . . 'i unry , UUIIIUIUZ IvfllQllillT. AP In
"lack m MM VOtC Wl" b" l51"ll,h,", neh uay ln Tn E:,!u D"5- Th cantc will close at S
VOTES wi'l b "un'ed when made a" a
txwssii 'VcaUoa Coatea DeaC,"
THE MOST POPULAR
Western
Evary One May Help Select Them
in ihs Sscond
ANNUAL VACATION CONTESTS
Tht Bee Gives 10 Trips
Who Will Take Them 1
The seven most popular girls in
Omaha, Council Bluffs, South Omaha
(one to be from Council Bluffs), who
earn their living, will be sent
on the seven best vacation trips
that money could plan, with all ex
penses paid and free transportation for
an escort. To these The Bee
ings and
for an escort.
No
From Omaha ta Chicago
and return over the Mil
waukee road, the only elec
tric lighted train between
the two cities, through the
IM!LWA"Ej
fertile farming districts of
Iowa and Illinois. At Chi
cago there will be a. two days' stay at the
Grand Paciflc hotel, with an opportunity
to see something of Chicago, with head
quarters at this most conveniently located
hostelry From Chicago- tho Lake Shore
& New York Cen'ral run the swiftest
trains to New York. 10 days spent In New
York City at Hotel Gerard wiir give an op
nortunity to see tho great metropolis and
everything of interest. Thu Hotel Gerard
la located on 44th street Just off of Broad
way, and la a most convenient as well aa
most delightful place to stay While New
York Itself la nut a summer resort It haa
aome other attractiona which some young
lady will enjoy because of no opportunity
at a. better season and It la within a stone's
throw almost of a few days excursion to the
seashore and other summer resorts.
(Class AJ
No. traveler between
Omaha and Chicago
rea'.ly appreciates the
Tip anleas they take a
daylight train over the
Bur'l ffton Route, which
affords f.iat service over
a smooth road, aa well
aa the opportunity to see tnla splendid
wes'-rn -oun'ry Two duya at the Grand
Pacific at Chleasa which, has been entirely
i rnijuilt during the last year ar so, making
I it second to no hostelry In Chicago. From
Chicago to Lage Geneva, with 3 weeka at
tho ICiye'a Park hotel ta a proHpect not
oniy tor a cooi ami Beautirul vacation trip,
but the pleasure of staying at so well an
equipped hotel make;, the trip doubly de
sirable. The lake la a most beautiful sheet
of water, twenty-four miles in circum
ference, and an almost lntinlte variety of
charming scenes. Ita shores are lined for
miles with summer residences, club houses
and hotelr. which leave no doubt of Its
popularity Fishing, boating, driving and
the klndted summer pleasures are at any
one's command within reach of the hotel
Thu return trip will be vta Chicago anil
again over the Burllng'on Rou'e, with a
chance to compare tha n.ght 3arvlce with
tho daylight trip. (Class B.)
a sare aa well aa a pleasant Juurney.
A day's stop at the Grand Paaifiu
Hotel, centrally located, will give n opportunity for a
hasty glimpse of Chlcagc, and then a ono-hundred-and-seventy-llve-mlle
ride will bring one to Green Lake, WIs
aonMln. which la ten miles long and from two to four
miles wide. With its richly wooded shores, added ta Its
commodious summer hotels and cottages. It would- be a
pleasure to think of what "ninety In the shade" would be
In the store. oBlce or factory Two weeks at the Oak
wood, which la thu beat hotel at Green Lake la certain
ly a delightful prospoet. No pleasanter place nouliL bo
fuund ta spend the summer Boats, and all kinds af
shady drives, and splendid Ashing, make it an of the
most .if.ra. 'lv apota In Wlsconaln. The weekly yaelu
ra es and hop add to thu gaiety whleh un hu exnectad.
t. .asa A.j
-SSft na"li.
RULES OF THE CONTEST
-0 j ;an ettt from Tbe "main Bee aad deposited
The Omtaa Dee. Omaha. Neb,
Girls
has added three trips, and will
also send the most popular
young lady living South of the
Platte River in Nebraska, the
most popular young lady
North of the Platte River in
Nebraska outside of Ormhs,
and the most popular l.u
lady in Western Iowa, outside
Council Bluffs, on similar vacation out
also with free transportation
In All the World
Trips Like These.
From OmuHn ta Estea
park. Colorado, over the
Burlington brings one
ta what la not a
"fashionable resort."
but one af the beat
places for real sport
ami an Ideal summer
vacation In thu west. Riding, driving.
Ashing, bicycling, mountain climbing or
a book In a shady corner ot the
hotel veranda, breathing the mountain
air. will be a toniu i'or any onu. Thu
snow-cupped peaks on every side, num
berless dttle streams and the treen val
ley ura surroundings which are truly In
spiring. On Willow Creek, near the en
trance and commanding a tine view of tha
park, hi Kates Park hotel. It's table la
always aueijuate ta satisfy tho appetite
stimulated by tho mountain atmosphere,
and even Uiing la thorougniy comfortable
and cumomdlaua. The return trip will
be via Lienver, with three days at thu
Brown Palace hotel. Denver itself la
always interesting to the sightseer ami
the Brown Palace affords a most excellent
headuunrters In every way. Wtthout a.
trip up to Georgetown and Silver Plume
through Clear Creek canon mi visit to
Colorado would be complete. It will oc
rupy a day before the return to Omaha
by the Burling' an Route. iClasa A.)
From Omaha to St. Louis
over the Omaha. St, Louia
R. R. and Wabash, with,
three days at tha Southern
hotel, with Its broad corri
dors and lta Ideal service.
the Sn,,.!, w' '" "u'?. "" UD.?"
nnvt . .; ,'" .1i"tc' mujtea it unlike
2?et i"1. thtt i.'1"'1 "vhtl"r It the
ftat "combines tha luxury of thu
Shore t' Wlth tJl,J home-llkj itmos
hnff,2. th', "urtey of the old southern
, is left n,nM,i,H,th.,,r 11 " ecauae no stonS
tr'rS.'e.-.n1 "L!l?nl tVai'- am St
to Toledo, with a day to rest from tlm
emWrwV' lfh,B"ly house. To?dO!s
t mi, m', lt lH so conveniently lo-
hnS .'nW,!l i? "J"?"".' the splendid
9i 1,se.7'ru ot ih" Boody house. From
Toledo lt la a three hours' ride over the
;nnn.r2 0f Laku Eri" rrom Toledo to Put-
ni-f-iJ .rAV-M- ""j""';i3. wmcn so com-
. vuijiAwrt ami luxury to
?S?2-1Trtn hau the opP'rtuimr to enjoy
ia"t pSt inIVJw'.,we2k3 at HoteI Victory
at Put-In-Bay will give .1 thorough on-
fjoyment of the pure lake air and t 5 ; lu-u.
1 u,l" .o 3!LobaSy th" lln hotel on thu
'ifs- Tnu HatKl Victory haa an envt-
eadrel,;c,Patis0nA.)Wh,Ch h
From Omaha tn Chicago over the
North-western Is but a night's ride, and
the most pleasant onu In these days ot
railroad luxury. A double track spun
between Omaha and Chltago mukea it
From Omaha to Kansas City ever the
MlHSourt Pacific, with thrn dayj at the
biggest and best hotel tn the west the
( jutes Houae Ih Coatea Houti.t la ml-
lan "uains noun i Kansas City,
TCTMH Zi '" """" naiuraiiy says "Thu
WiLifCr C nates Huune" In thu siune breath with
1' '-Xanana Cltv B"rom Ivansus CUy to
Year' luurg M sh jri. m but a comparatively short
trl,) Jia' mt.sile of vVurnmaburg Is Pertle Springs,
ana tne Hotel Allnnewawa. where everything la as du
llghtfuily refreshing aa tnu name. It la decidedly rest
ful there, but sUU there la plenty to do It on haa the
Inclination boating, nahing. driving und athwr season
able plwiMurea never allow time to hans heavy Two
weeka there will ounvincu the fortunate yauss lady tha?
the time iu altogether wo short. (Clasa B.)
at Ths t3ea CUsIumj olfliu ar malls 4
"weu