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s The Omaha Sunday Bee NEWS SECTION THE WEATHEB. PAGES ONE TO TWELVE. VOL. SLIU-NO. G. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKN1NG, JULY 27, JD13SIX SECTIONS lRTY-EIGHT PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. UNITED STATES WILL NOT MAKE CHANGE IN ITS MEXICAN POLICY Secretary Bryan Says No Permits for Shipments of Arms Will Be Is sued to Any Faction. AMBASSADOR WILSON ARRIVES He Will Confer with the President Monday Morning. HAS LONG TALK WITH BRYAN Says Few Americans Know Anything About Situation. HE CRITICIZES HIS SUPERIORS Sending Agents to Investlirnte Con ditions In Mexico He Sara Discourteous Itesxrets In terrnn tins' Itrynn'a Tour. WASHINGTON, July 26. Secretary Brj'an told tho foreign relations com mittee today the administration would make no Immediate change In enforcing the neutrality law against shipments ot arms to Mexico. This Indicates that President Wilson will continue to refuse to issue export permits to both tho Huerta and constitutionalist factions. Ambassador Wilson, on his arrival for conferences on the Mexican situation with Secretary Wilson and Secretary Bryan, announced he had prepared a memorandum suggesting what policy the American ' government should pursue. While declining to divulge Its nature until he had submitted his views to the president and Mr. Bryan, the ambassador characterized ns Impracticable proposals for mediation by an American commls-' si on. Ambassador Wilson said he expected to return to Mexico City by the steamer nlllnir nxt Thursdav from New York. As to his conferences here, he under stood, he added that he merely was to transmit Information on the subject and resented the suggestion frequently maao that he would be called to account for his personal acts! "i recoenlze that the president and secretary have a right, however,"' he said, "to question me about anything." Criticism ot Superiors. The ambassador described his treat ment by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan hitherto courteous In every re spect except one the sending of separate agents to Investigate cbndltlons In Mexico. He criticised both -William Halo and Reginald DeValle jwhom .he declared were -.acting for the administration. '"l"do3?t 'hlnk Mr".' DaTailexihoutd' have been, given ItaTStato department code' said the ambassador. "I know ho had it, because he went to the secretary of our legation in Havana, to get help in de ciphering It, Indeed, r believe the senate committee might investigate the.dletribu tlon ,of State department code to private individuals. The, ambassador said he had every dis position to carry out the wishes of the president and Secretary Bryan. Mediation, however, he looked on ,as impossible be cause the Mexican federal government would not entertain such a suggestion. "I regard mediation," he added, "as venturing on dangerous seas.' Criticises Hadero Family. Mr. Wilson was vehement in his criti cism ,of the constitutionalists and the Madero family. "Tho Madero family,", asserted the ambassador, "have maintained a raid bureau In Washington to poison the pub lic mind. As to the rebel's there really are none' except In Sonora, where there Is an organized movement. Elsewhere they are bandits." Tho ambassador was asked about Coa hulla, where Governor Carranza Is In charge of the constitutionalist cause. "There are bandits In Coahulla, too," be answered. "I don't mean to say that Carranza Is a bandit, but In order to keep his men together ho Jias to allow them to loot and they, therefore, become bandits." Mr. Wilson suggested that hardly any one in Washington really understood the Mexican situation and the characteristics ef Latin peoples. "Some of the proposals I have heard," he remarked, "sound like tho drlbblings of mere children. For Instance the pro posal to have powers from Central and South American act with us In mediating Civet trouble In Mexico. Why, thatwould be an overthrow ot the principles of the Monroe doctrine and tho Mexicans would resent Interference. I know this pro posal was onco made by John Barrett, director general pf the Pan-American union. Mr. Barrett und I are personal friends and I have great respect for him, (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday; For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair and cooler Sunday. Temperature at Omulia Yesterday. Hours. Deg. 6 a. in....... 74 6 a. m 70 7 a. ta 74 8 a. m 78 0 a. m,..'. Si 10 a. m , , 84 11 a. m 12 m... 1 p. m 2 p. m S p. m i p. m 5 p. m 87 91 9S 88 93 99 6 p. m 9S 7 p. m 92 Cooi para tire Jjoeal Record. 1913. 1912. 191L 1010. Highest yesterday 99 82 8$ 92 Lowest yesterday 70 71 5S 7J Mean temperature 54 76 73 S2 Precipitation T .03 .00 T Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature 77 Bxcess for the day 7 Total excess since March 1 230 Normal precipitation 14 Inch Deficiency for the day 14 Inch Total rainfall since March .. It. 66 Inches Deficiency since March X 2.98 inches Defl lency for cor. period, 1912. 7.83 inches Deileienry for cor. period, 1911. 8.29 Inches T Indicates trace of precipitation. WEALTHY GRAIN MAN DIES SUD DENLY AT FREMONT. RUDOLPH IV SCHNEIDER. RUDOLPH B. SCHNEIDER DEAD Prominent Nebraskan Expires Sud denly at.Frem.ont. ON WAY TO HfS OFFICE IN CAR It Raw Slowly to Curb and Btopitcd unit Pnasernbr Noticed that He "Was Demi Had Jlccu In Usual Health. FREMONT. Nob., July SS.-Speclal Tel egram.) R. B. Schneider died suddenly of heart failure about S o'clock this morning. He was driving to hU office In bis electrl6 car and on Broad street, near the postofflce. the car was Been to run slowly to the curb and stop. Some passersby spoke to him and noticing that something was wrong, stepped up to the car and found him dead. About two weeks ago ho had a severe attack of what was given out as Indiges tion, from which he recovered In a day or so and for some time past his health had not been the best. This morning he ate breakfast as usual, was In good spirits and left for his office at his regular time. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Methodist church. Interment will be at Ridge cemetery. For many years Mr. Schneider was one of the state's most prominent business men. He was a. member of the great grain and elevator firm of Nye-Schnelder- Fowler .company, the other two titular members ot which are'" Ray Nya' and Frank Fowler, who with Mr Schneider, nave always rcsiaea at juremom. Mr. Schneider had also been active in political affairs, both in tho state and nation. A staunch republican, he served his party as national committeeman from vt..w u-m-.. 1 , I the inner councils of the committee. Sa gacious, far-seeing and conservative, his Judgment was always sought by the lead ers as wise and safe. Time was In this state when "R, B.," as he was called by those who knew him best, was a power to be reckoned with. Through him, Fremont long he:d a con spicuous place on the polictlcal map ot Nebraska. He was chairman of tho re- j publican state committee In 180S and 1899, when Nebraska was "redeemed" from I populism. He represented the state on the republican national committee in 1900 and on the executive committee in 1904. He believed In Nebraska, Invested his money and his energy and his time In Its development. Ho was an extensive traveler and had a habit of coming back to his own Fremont and Nebraska, for It was all his home. Invariably better pleased with his city and state than ever. He was as widely known In Omaha as any of Omaha's own leaders In com mercial affairs, and that went for the entire state, almost. He has Investments In the metropolis and spent a good deal of time here, though he was always loyal fto Fremont as his first love. Mr. Schneider Is survived by his widow and three daughters, Mrs. C. W. Turner of Omaha, the eldest, and Misses Mar guerlto and Clara of Fremont. Friend of II. (2. Hurt. Mr. Schneider and Horace G. Burt, formerly president of the Union Pacific, who were close personal friends, as well as business associates, died a few weeks apart. Commenting on Mr, Burt's death, Mr. Schneider said to a group of friends at lunch recently In Omaha: "It was generally supposed that Mr. Burt was a" robust man. ..f exce.lent health, for he appeared so, but as a mat ter of fact, he had been In poor condi tion for some years, His kidneys were badly , affected." Then laughingly Mr. Schneider, sold:. "Now, I -am as sound -a.-a- -dollar. I expect to live for many ' years yet." Mr. Schneider's last public appearance in Omaha was at -the republican get-together dinner tendered ,Vlca . President Fairbanks at the Paxton "hotel. One of the hobbles enjoyed by Mr. Schneider was that of acting in ,tha capacity of superintendent of Sunday school nt Fremont. ; t Mr. Schneider was born at Beardstotvn. III., in 1&6J. He bad lived- n Fremont lorty-nvo years. .. , OscaxBider Flies Across the Alps BASBL, Switzerland, July, 291 Another flight across the Alps was' made' today by the French aviator, Oscar Blder. He flew from-.Milan to this city, about. ICO miles in three hours and forty-five minutes. He made one brief halt at Liestal to replenish his fuel. The great est height attained was' 10,000 feet KILLED IN EXPLOSION OF MUNICIPAL PLANT DELL RAPIDS H. P., July 26.-Marion Maule, superintendent, lost bis life In an explosion and fire which destroyed the Municipal Gas and Water Works plant today. Maule was tho only man at the plant. BRYAN WILL PRESS NICARAGUAN TREAT Secretary of State Discusses Pro posed Pact with Foreign Rela tions Committee. ANOTHER MEETING TUESDAY Completed Draft Will Be Submitted at that Time. PLATT AMENDMENT PATTERN Senators Likely to Givo Approval to to Project. NO DEFINITE. ACTION TAKEN United Stnten Would Asutune tho Same Relations Toward Central American Stnten n To wn rd Cuba. WASHINGTON, July 26.-Secretary Bryan had another executive session with the senuterorelgn relation commlttco today over the proposed Nlcarnicuan nro- toctorate, but It was said no conclusion ! were reached. A special session ot the committee will be hold Tuesday, at which Mr. Bryan will appear again. Mr. Bryan, with President Wilson's ap proval, Is pressing for ratification a treaty by which In return for a 'payment of. I3.000.0CO Nicaragua, would grxnt to ' the United States rights to an lnterocconto canal route, naval bases In the Bay of Fonseca, and the United States would apsumo tho some rotations to 'Nicaragua ns It has with Cuba under the so-called Piatt amendment. Tuesday Secretary Bryan probably will present a completed draft of tho pro-, posed treaty embracing a number ot changes In thu portion modeled after tho Piatt amendment. While the commlttco did not act 'defi nitely today, the attitude of uenatorr ex pressed during tho meetlug Indicated the project would receive dejjne, approval whpn submitted in completed form next week. ? Secretary Bryan and Chairman Baaoh held n private consultation, but both de clined to soy whether It boro on Mexican affairs. Senate Refuses to Put Peanut Oil on the Free List WASHINGTON, July 26. Senator Llp pltt. today referred to the senate lobby investigating committee a published In terview with,' Chairman Dqwnlng of the' Xitw xorre aiercnania, association varm committee, in which It. was claimed that the- association's commlttco'hSd"much'to i - T7J : V... V. . V. , '' "'""' , r" 7 . ,Y r V - fln?" Cm !' . . ... , , . . . . . ; mittee said he nover tiad heard of Down- ...a. The senate resumed consideration of the chemical schedule., Senator Lodge moved to strike theduty off peanut oil, saying It was used largely In the manufactare of biitterlne, was a valuablo substltuto for butter and should not bo taxed. Senator Sherman of 1111 rolB. also protested against the duty for the tame reason. Tho proposal was tabled by a vote of 47 to 22. Senators Clapp, Borah. Kenyon, Cummins, Gronna and Polndexter voted with tho democrats. Senator Burton's amendment to restore to the free list almond and bean oil was rejected. Senators Polndexter and Borah voted with the; democrats against tho amendment- Senator Works' amendment to Increase the duty on olive oil was defeated, 23 to 44, Senators Brlstow, Borah, Gronna, Kenyon, La Follette and Norrla voting with the democrats against It. Senator Brlstow then moved to Increase the olve oil rates In a different way. That, too, was defeated, 26 to 8S, Senator Borah being the only republican to vote against it. Traffic North of Atlantic May Be Suspended Soon ATLANTIC, la., July 26. (Special Tele gram.) Suspension ot operation of th north end of tho Atlantic Northern and Southern railroad, seventeen miles In length, oil August 9 virtually became as sured today when a mass meeting of 201 property owners failed to make arrange, ments for Its continuance. A resolution to appoint a committee to confer with the first mortgage bondhold ers who purchased the- north end at a receiver's sale, concerning operation of the line was carried, but after Mayor H. Johnson of Elkhorn, chairman of tha meeting, had vainly tried to secure the nomination ot a committee and those whose names were suggested had refused to act a motion to adjourn was carried, "It means the. certain suspension of traffic on the north end of the road," said Hans S. Rattenborg. former presi dent ot the Atlantic Northern and South ern road Jind jjqj pf the stockholders. 'I bellevs.hower, the line will not be permanently abandoned" "It will' not 4-; possible now," said Vlggo Lyngby of Council Bluffs, attorney tor the, bondholders' '.'to make arrange ments to continue operation of the line until after August 9." On August 9 the road will bo turned oyer to the bondholders, It was estimated that it would have been necessary to have raised 830,000 to have prevented sus pension of traffic. This sum would have been used to pay interest, the purchase price of a new engine and repairs. The National papital Saturdar July SO, 1013. Tito Senate, Tariff debate continued. Secretary Bryan conferred with foreign relations committer! on proposed Nlca ragunn treaty. Lobby committee In recess until Mon day. The Iloune. Met at noon and adjourned at 12:04 p. ro. until noon Monday. war i ss Drawn for The Bee by Powell. DEPARTMENT STORES NOT SOURCE OF EVIL Report o Investigation Made by the Civic Federation Into the Situation. CONDITIONS IN NEW yOJTOITY AV-gLWorU 1 Ooo, Day'- Work iTpoTLonK, 'Waves Not Low and Morality Hlah Atno&K he ' 92,000 Women Eluployei. i ii i NEW YORK, July ,28. New York de partment stores hope to be considered as models for the; country in tho matter of wages paid and In the treatment accorded employes, both male and female. And low wages are not a direct, and even remotely an Indirect, cause of Immoral ity among working women and. girls. These ore the salient points df a report from the National Civlo federation on "Working Conditions in New York Stores," which Is given to tho public to day. The document Is ono ot much detail, comprising the reports made on tbo sev eral divisions of the Inquiry, and con taining 65,000 words. The Investigation was under tho general direction of the secretary of the welfare department of the Civic federation, Miss Gertrude Beeks. The special Investigators were Miss Flor ence M. Hall, Miss Mary G. Potter and Mies L. L. Deaver. Tho public account ants who examined the books and pay rolls and made report on wages paid were Messrs: Lovejoy, Mather & Hough;' advice upon flro protection wan given by John II. Derby, a leading engineer, while Chrlstoph D. Roehr, tho most competent factory lunch room expert In the coun try, made professional Inspection In his line of endeavor. nstablUhmentN Investigated. The report deals with Industrial condi tions In the nineteen retail -firms affil iated wth the New York Retail Dry Goods association. Twenty-two storea are involved and a total, In round num bers, ot 13,000 employes, 22,000 being women. The topics comprehended In the scope .of the Inquiry are assembled under four divisions: "Welfare Activities and Recommendations for Betterment," "The Length of the Work Day," "Tho Vexed Problem of Women's Wages In the De- (Continued on Page Twelve.) Western Governors to Meet in Wichita TOPEKA, Kan., July 25. Governor Hodges today 'wrote the governors of all the states west of the Mississippi river asking them to meet In Wichita, October 22, to discuss state and national, legisla tion. The Trans-Mlsslsslppl Commercial congress Is to meet In Wichita, October 21, and continue In session for four 'days. The conference of the governors wUl be In conjunction with that organization. Governor Hodges proposes that the gov ernors decide the various problems con fronting western states, both In state and national legislation and appoint a special representative of the governors to ap pear for them before the congressional committees at Washington, Trains in Collision Near Macon, Georgia MACON, Ga., July 26. Two englnemen, one fireman and one passjuger were in jured, probably not fatally, and ne negru train porter was killed t llolf-n. Ga, near heroitoday In a headin collision of Southern railway passenger .rain. The dead porter, apparently paralyze! by tho speed- of an oncoming train, failed to throw a switch that it might pass t, standing one, and died In the wreckage All the hurt were taken to an Atluutlo hospital. The Darling of the Gods - MOREHEAD TOJEE SIGHTS Monday Night Will Be Lincoln Night , at Ak-Sar-Ben Den. FRANK 2EHRUN0 WILL SPEAK Show la to Start at Klgbt O'clock Salt Creekers Will March . Governor Morehead .and all the state officers, together with more than 700voltl Jens" of the capital .city, will come to Pinal tomorrow; ilrht'ab the gliosis ot ownsont irnty will, be nfet at tho depot at 7:10 b'clqclc by the Ak-Sar-Ben board of governors and a special reception' oommlttee, who will escort thorn to the Dodge cars, wHIcli Will take them to the Den. With1 all tho pomp a governor and' hl "dtntt should essay, the visitors will march rrom the depot to Farnam street, wt on Farnam to Sixteenth and north to (ho Dodge street cars. A brass band will come with them from Lincoln to furnish the1 march music and entertainment at the Den. It Is expected to be one of the biggest nights of the season at the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum. The workers of Ak-Sar-Ben have saved all their good Ideas and their fun-making prowess for the Salt Creek ers. Gus Renze says he has a number of startllngly new stunts and the actors and singers have prepared a special program for them. The entertainment will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. This has been requested by the Lincoln people, their train arriving nt 7:10 and returning nt 11 o clock. They want to ' have time' to beo thn program through, hear tho, speukors and got somo of tho refreshments before the return. Governor Morehead nnd Frank Zehrung, mayor of' Lincoln, have accepted Invita tions to speak to tho knights. Tho speak ing program will probably be In charge of Senator Norrla Brown. They have! guaranteed to be short and spicy. In his acceptance of ' the Invitation, Governor Morehead writes: "I -am 'a good traveler nnd can endure any kind of physical punishment that any other human being can endure and will leave to you ito arrange the entire proceedings und will comply with your desires as nearly, ns It Is--possible." From this the knights take liberty to put the chief executive of the state through all the stunts ot . the Arabian Knlsrhts and the Arabian Heights. They say they will 'initiate him thoroughly., Plans are. now being made fdr railroad night at the Den. The date has been set. at August. 11. Seven Lees Want Big Estate CHICAGO, July 26. Seventeen Lees who believe .they may prove relationship" to William Henry Lee, the wealthy pub lisher who died recently leaving an es tate valued at $200,000, have communi cated with tho public administrator, who for several weeks has been searching for relatives at the decendent. Thus far none has been able to prove relationship. On his deathbed he made frantic attempts to talk, but was unable to' do so because his (ongua'was para lyzed. Under the law the estate will revort to the state unless some relative appears to claim It within twenty years. That William Henry Lee had negro blood In his veins and that this ex plains the mystery surrounding his early life was the opinion expressed today by Frederick C. Laird ot Spokane, Wash., former business partner of Lee, here today, "I am sure Lee -was tart negro," said Laird. "I never talked with him about It, but his features and manner of speech showed It. He told me at one time that he Dad no living relatives. "The ambition ot his life was to com plete the dictionary on which ho was working when he was stricken with paralysis last June," T WOMEN AT MEETING Nonmilitants Have Demonstration of Immense Size . in ! Hyde Park. LONG PILGRIMAGE IS ENDED Women March from All farts of Iz land and Hold, Meetings Knrento -Colorant Are Given Great Ovation LONDON, July !-The long pilgrimage to London gpf nontnllltant women auf gragottes culminated In a monster' gathering at Hydo park attended by fully 100,000' women.' Headed by banners bearing the motto "Ilcason. not force" which is the battle cry of tho law abiding National Union ot Women's Suffragette Societies the petti .coated battalions, with bands playing and banners flying, swept through the 1 tout principal gates of the park and converged at a central point, whero seventy speaker addressed them from twenty platforms. At tho sound of a bugle a resolution was adopted, amid scenes ot tumultuous, enthusiasm, pegging Parliament without further delay to give women the fran. chtse. The vast concourse of women Is be lieved to constitute a record In any poll, tlcal agitation. It furnished a picturesque and Impressive spectacle and drew enormous crowds of sightseers. Among the speakers were Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Charlotte N, Despord and a number of members ot the House ot Commons. I.onir Marching Columns. The London women turned out to greet at tho cathedral tho marching columns which arrived from all parts of the king dom yesterday. Theso marching columns, In emulation of their American sisters iwhose march to, Washington to Influence legislation favorable to the cause, at tracted no much attention, converged on the capital along the flvo m-eat rnn! leading to London, which end at the Mannon house, the center of the British world. Every copstltuency In the country sent representatives to Join the various col- umps v during .their progress and tho small dotachments of suffragettes who originally started from Land's End and Johns O'Groat's-tho two uttermost lim its of the Island wero augmented on the way until tbey formed great columns. Many Meetlnsrs an tho Way. ! The women started Junn lit. Th.v -.. .cordially received In all parts of the .country, clergymen, college professors and business men speaking at their meet ings along the route. At Bedford the trade unionists gave proof of their loy alty by escorting a speaker, who was ad dressing a hostile audience. No untoward Incidents marred the march and when the women reached London they made a trlumnhai A cyclist corps of newspaper girls ac companied the marchers, selling the of- ncioi journal of the constitutional suf fragettes. Tower Man Prevents Wreck of Two Trains CHICAGO, July S6.-Scores of lives were saved today when a towerman In num. ham, 111., threw tho Ohio river special on tho Pennsylvania railroad Into a de rail and averted Its collision with a through Wabash tralnn from St. Louis. Tha tral took the ditch at high speed. The Pennsylvania locomotive was over turned In the track, but, aside from minor Injuries suffered by the fireman, no one was hurt. A moment after the Pennsylvania train hit the deraller, the Wabash train clicked across the frogs at the track Intersection, less thaq 1,000 feet away. HUNDRED HOUSAND CITY OF SO CHOW OCCOPIED Bf ARMY OF PRESIDENT YUAN Garrisons of the Forts of Wn Sang Join the Northern Forces. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN Former Minister Wu Ting Fang Acts as Intenncdiatory FEW ' BLUE JACKETS LAND Belligerents Notified that Foreign Settlement is Closed. TROUBLE IS NEARLY OVER Dispatch from Ktlsslonarle Bays lie- Tolt Will Not Lost Long; and that They Are In No Daneer, ST. FETEmSBURGi, July I8.-A dls. patch from Shanghai saya It ts officially announced there that the city of Bu Chow has fallen Into th bands ot the northern forocn and the garrisons of tho forts at Wu Sung also have Joined thsnv SHANGHAI, July & Peaoe prepara tions aro under discussion hero between the two patties. Dr. Wu Ting Fang, formerly Chinese minister to the United, States la tho most prominent among tha intermediaries, but It Is doubted here whother ho Is authorised by Provisional President Yuan Shi Kat Tho principal Wfu Sujig fort today definitely declared for tho government' The country people and tho workmen at tho arsenal aro regaining oonttdenoa and returning to their work. ' 6omo blue Jackets were landed hero this morning at tho request ot municipal &u thoritles and the foreign consuls with tho object of scattering the rebel force in tho country and suburbs adjoining Shanghai. A cordon of pickets was at once sta tioned round the foreign settlement and at each end of tho So Chow creok, at thd limits ot tho settlement to prevent tho passage of tho rebels. In response to an appeal from tha residents ot ChapaU the municipal pollco sent officers to take command there. A proclamation was Issued by tho au thorities notifying tho belligerents and all actively associated with tho revolt that tho forolgn settlement bad been closed to them, Admiral Nlaholson Criticised. PEKING, July 24 The refusal of Rear Admiral 'Reginald F. Nlchotson, commander-in-chief of tho American AnloAi fleet to send American marines ta KU Ling, Is generally criticised in rton miiltary circles here, although tho Gor man and British admirals aro reported to agree with Admiral Nicholson. Ah Amorlcan, guard was at first agreed. on by the British, German and American legations owing to Chinese suspicions as to the dlstlnterestedness of tho other nationalities'. Ku-Llng is a high mountain town near Ktu-Klang, where thousands ot foreign ers, mostly British nnd American women and children take refugo from tho sum mer heat and diseases ot central China. The missionaries, business men and foreign consuls argue that It Is better to protect the foreigners In one sate place than to permit them to disperse, when protection would bo more difficult. It Is pointed out that at Shnnghal the volunteers and marines kept the armed rebels out ot tho concessions without fighting. The only danger at Ku-Llng arises" seemingly, from outlaws and dispersed soldiers attempting to loot. The Amer ican admiral has ottered to escort tho foreigners to tha river, but refuses to detach a small guard. The same question- arose during former troubles. Southerners Lone Interest. FU CHOW, China, July 20.-The defeat of the southern revolutionary troops at Shanghai .seems to havo dampened the ardor ot the people of the province of Fo-Klen, who sympathise strongly with the rebel movement, but now seem In clined to remain passive unless the south erners achieve an Important military suo cess. War Is generally deprecated, but there Is a small minority of tha more youthful and hot headed element, which clamors for redress of its grievance. Many of the Christian missionaries have been recalled from tho interior districts owing to the possibility ot outbreaks. rr One Big Merchant's Method "With the difference all la favor ot the buyer." That 1b the way one large nnd immensely successful mer chant headlines a special sale in a well-known city. Then he goes on to say that having made an exceptionally large and advantageous purchase of goods he Is going to swing the difference the customer's way, for he wants to prove to the public that he Is building in a way that benefits his patrons as well as himself. In other words, on such an occasion he gives more than good measure. But that isn't such an un usual thing to do after all. Right here in our own com munity there are merchants who right along give their buying pub lic tho best of a good bit of mer chandising, who make the "differ ence In favor of the buyer." You will find this constantly exemplified in the columns of THE BEE. It is a fine policy; it pays pays the customer and pays me uiurcuuiu. J