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FISHING UP BODIES.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO RECOV
ERED FROM THE RIVER.
RUINS CAREFULLY SEARCHED.
GREAT CROWDS WATCHED THE
GIIEWSOME Ol’Ell ATIOXS.
Boatu Pflßiird to nnl Fra In Xorth
River, DrnußinK for Corpse*—Op
era (ilflsse* Trained I pon the
Bout* to Note Their Find*—Expec
ted Many Boillcn Will He Recov
ered To-day at Low Water.
Charge* %gain*t Tugboat Cap
tain*.
New York, July 3. —One hundred ind two
bodies have been recovered from the, wa
ters of the North river up to 10 o'clock
to-nißht. this being the list of fatalities
positively known. The I: f=t is growing hour
by hour, and to-morrow morning, when the
tide is at its lowest, i: is believed a great
many more bodies will be recovered. Aside
from these a number of people were seen
to hove perished by friends, or by officers
on the fchip.
All day long to-day the work of search
ing the ruins was kept up. The officials
of the North German Lloyd Line were lin
ing all they could to straighten out mat
ters. and bring things into some sort of
tangible shape. Their main efforts were
directed to taking care of the survivors,
and to securing an accurate list of the
missing. They looked after the transpor
tation to Germany of the survivors, who
are in condition to go. They alto gave
them clothing ami fed them.
Thousands of people lined up along
River street in Hoboken to-day, watch
ing the recovery of the dead. Undertak
ers’ wagons stood in front of the Valen
cia Boat Club house and wooden coffins
lay on the float in the water, ready to re
ceive the dead as the bodies were towed
in. Far out in the stream were numer
ous small row' boats dragging their grap
pling hooks behind them as they search
ed for bodies in the submerged debris.
Many persons on shore had field and
opera glasses, and with these kept a 1
bearing on the small boats in search of
corpses. As each boat would near the
shore, the efforts of the oarsmen and the
sluggish movement of the little craft
clearly showed whether or not there was
a body in tow’ behind. Coming into plain
er view, the body could be seen bobbing
up and down in the water, often showing
a burned, charred or horribly mangled
face. The bodies were drawn to the Va
lencia Boat Club float, lifted upon it, and
from there carried fo the dead wagons.
WAS OI T FOR MONEY.
Information Given Ajtnln*t n Ttiff
lont*ft C'aptntn.
New York. July 3.—lnformation was
sworn to before Recorder Stanton in Ho
boken to-lay, by Ferdinand H. Krouse,
third officer of the Phoenicia, who charged
that he tried to get aboard a tug from the
end of one of the North German Lloyd
piers, and succeeded in boarding her. but
was put off because he had no money.
Krouse. in his sworn statement, says
that the name of the tug was ‘The Dan
dy, ’* and in his affidavit, he says that
the captain asked: “Have you any
money?”
“None in my pocket.” Krouse said he
replied.
The affidavit then says that the captain
retorted: “Then I’ve no time for you.
1 have other business to attend to."
Krouse eays that he asked the tugboat
captain to go to the assistance of persons
aboard the Saale, but that the captain re
fused. This information also was sworn
to by Rudolph Grahn, physician on the
Phoenicia.
The recorder said he would look up the
law on the subject to select the best
method for proceeding against the offend -
\i.g captains.
HAD ANOTHER FIRE.
Tenements Destroyed in Hoboken
and Twelve Lives Lost.
New York. July 3.—Fire in the crowded
tenements No. 127 to 131 Adams street.
Hoboken, early this morning, caused a
loss of twelve lives, five of whom were
members of the Winkler family, who were
caught by the flames while asleep. The
building was a three-story wooden affair,
and contained about fifteen families, who
were made homeless by the fire. They
will be cared for by the poor master.
The tenements burned were of compara
tively small value, and the .loss, it is
thought, will not exceed $6,000. The origin
©f the fire has not yet been learned.
WILL PROSE! I TE C APTAINS.
Claimed They Pushed Drowning: Per
sons From Their Taghontn.
New York. July 3.—A sensation was
created to-day by the announcement from
Mayor Fagan of Hoboken that he will
prosecute all tugboat captains against
whom charges of refusing to save life
can be substantiated. The Mayor says
he will apply at once for warrants charg
ing two tugboat captains with murder,
and that he has evidence to prove that
these men used boat hooks to keep drown
ing men from climbing on their tugs be
cause the unfortunates had no money. An
effort is to be made also to have the li
censes of offending captains revoked.
Mayor Fagan of Hoboken says that as
soon as witnesses to the affidavit of Third
officer Krouse can be brought before him
and prove the charges, he will begin im
mediate action against the tugboat cap
tain. He refuses to give the name of the
captain of the tugboat until the charges
are proved.
Tugboat captains deny these statements,
and offer a reward of SI,OOO for proof that
will convict any tugboat men of alleged
cruelties.
VIRGINIA OFFICER DIES.
First Lieutenant of tlie Fourteenth
Infantry Among Casualties.
Washington. July 3.—The first name on
to-day’s list of casualties in the Philip
pines to that of William C. Geiger, first
lieutenant of the Fourteenth Infantry,
Regulars, and a captain of the volunteer
Philippine cavalry. He was a native of
Staunton, Va., and died in Manila of dys
entery.
No.-ikes at Frankfort.
Frankfort, Ky., July 3.—Officer Davis
Harrcsl arrived o-duy from Bristol. Va..
with Robert Noakes, who was extradited
from Virginia on a charge of complicity
111 the Goebel ussasstnatlon.
Against Itnnlsliment,
St. Petersburg, July 3.—The Official
Messenger to-day publishes an imperial
ukase providing In a large measure for
the abolition of banishment to Siberia.
Australian mil.
London. July 3.—The House of Lords
to-day passed the Australian common
wealth bll*
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\\a* Inveileil In Pnrl With Appro
priate < eremnnle.
Paris, July 3.—The ceremonies connected
with the unveiling of the equestrian
statue of Washington, the gift of “an as
sociation of American women for the pre
rentution of a statue, of Washington to
France" passed off favorably to-day.
Sousa's band was in attendance. The
United States ambassador. Gen. Horace
Porter, presided and delivered an address.
It was in part as follows:
“First let me extend a cordial greet
ing and 4m earnest welcome to all who
have gathered here to participate in the
impressive ceremonies which are to fol
low. The occasion is fraught with pecu
liar Interest. We come together to-day
to dedicate a statue of Washington in the
home of Lafayette. The patriotic ladies
of America in presenting this gift to our
sister republic, could not perpetuate in
enduring bronze a more exalted charm
ter. His name is the synonym of unselfish
patriotism, sublime heroism, unswerving
virtue. When entrusted with the task of
defending the liberties of his country, his
towering genius brought order out of
chaos, turned weaklings into giants and
snatched victory from defeat. His modes
ty was equal to his courage. He never
underrated himself in battle; he never
overrated himself in a report. He reached
the highest pinnacle of human greatness
and covered the earth with his renown.
His name will stand immortal when epi
taphs have vanished utterly and monu
ments have crumbled into dust.
“His ashes were laid to rest In the bosom
of the soil, his efforts saved, but his true
sepulchre in the hearts of his country
men.*'
■Consul General Gbwdv made the pre
sentation. and the French minister of for
eign affairs, M. Delcasse, accepted on be
half of France.
M. Deloasse, in his reply, eulogized the
character of Washington, saying:
“Washington was as great a statesman
as a captain. His mind was eminently
practical and well balanced, and finds its
place aguin in this constitution, under
whose shelter the republic of the United
States has undergone, in barely a century,
n prodlgous development which compels
the'admiration of old Europe, and which,
at the same time, gives it cause for re
flection. It hap inforced a principle
whose justice is absolute, no matter what
may be. the latitude, temperament or cus
toms. and that is that public powers
should move in full independence, within
the clearly defined sphere of their attrib
utes, by the side of parliament, whose de
cisions impose themselves supremely and
become the law of the .country.”
PROTEST AGAINST RATES.
Those on Freight to Southern Points
Believed Too High.
Chicago, July 3.—A meeting between rep
resentatives of commercial organizations
and members of the Southern Classifica
tion Committee was held at Chic'ago Beach
Hotel. Arguments protesting against the
action of the Classification Committee in
again advancing numerous items in the
merchandise classes of freight were pre
sented and filed.
The Merchants’ Association of New York
opposed the advances in Southern freight
rates. Its representative, J. M. Langley,
said that it was not believed transporta
tion in Southern territory justified the ex
action of higher rates.
Mr. Langley quote.! the rates in effect
from New York to Chicago and the rates
from New York to Atlanta, the mileage
in the latter case being less than in the
former, while the rates in the latter case
are much higher than for the longer dis
tance.
In support of the shippers' contention.
Mr. Langley filed with Chairman P. J. Mc-
Govern of the Southern Classification Com
mittee a lengthy detailed statement of ar
ticles classified by the former and present
Southern classifications as compared with
the Trunk Line classification, which Is
known as the official classification, and
said he had found that 32 articles had been
advanced from second to first class; 38
from third to second, 69 from fourth to
third, 36 from fifth to fourih, ten from
sixth to fourth and 46 from sixth to fifth,
and many others which had been raised
two or more classes.
BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY.
Report of the Navel Board Showed
Her In Good Condition.
Washington, July 3.—The report of the
naval board on the battleship Kentucky
just submitted to the navy department,
shows that the ship was generally in ex
cellent condition. There was some fault
found with the electrical firing appliances
of one turret, which prevented a simulta
neous firing of the four guns thereon, but
the other turret appliances worked per
fectly.
The hoard holds that the period of time
allowed between the commissioning of the
ship and the final acceptance trial is too
short to fully develop the needs of the
ship, and point out in consequence the
necessity for a good deal of extra work
remaining to be done to finish the Ken
tucky .
ANOTHER CANAL MOVE.
New Orleans Will Have an Inter-
Oceanic Exposition.
New Orleans. July 3.—New Orleans ef
fected permanent organization to-night of
a movement for on inter-oceanic exposi
tion to be held upon Ihe completion of the
Nicaragua canal. It Is proposed to in
terest the entire public In the matter,
making certain of the fair as soon as the
canal bill passes. Sidney Storey was made
president and 8.- Odenhelmer vice presi
dent.
A number of favorable responses from
other cities and commercial bodies have
already been received, and it is expected
to make the appeal to OongTess and the
launching of the enterprise novel features
In the auguration of the new century.
MINERS Wll.l, ACCEPT.
Voted to Agree In (be Proposition t.f
Ihe Operntors.
Blrminghom, Ala., July 3.—The miners
to-day lr. convention voted to accept the
proposition of the tba) operators for n new
scale of wages, and to-morrow a Joint con
vention of operators end miners will be
held for the purpose of signing a contract.
The miners last week 'demonded a raise
of 10 cents a ton, but the operators in turn
offered only to renew the then existing
contract for another year. This was an
ally been accepted.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. JULY 4. 1900.
NEWS FROM W A ACROSS.
11. E. Wilcox Assaulted at Milllwood.
Reunion of the Veteran*.
Waycross, Ga., July 3.—News has jus:
reached here of a dastardly attack maGe
upon Rev. B. E. Wilcox, a former resi
dent of this city, but lately of Mystic,
Ga.. and one of the most popular drum
mers on the road. He is a local preacher.
One night recently he happened to be
in Millwood, eighteen miles west of here,
and while waiting for the westbound pas
senger, a party of young toughs, about
half drunk, approached him and made an
assault ujxm him.
He was unarmed, having no weapon
whatever upon hit person, save a small
pocket knife. He defended himself as
best he could, and os the train rolled up
he ottempted to board it. His.assailants
again made an attack upon him. Freeing
1 in>e!f from them, he succeeded in get
ting on the train and left the town.
It is said the young builies are known,
and it may be they will be made to an
s wer.
Everything seems to be in readiness for
the reception of the visitors expected to
morrow for the reunion. A long table has
been constructed ben* ith the oaks on
Plant avenue, nnd visiting veterans will
he feasted on fat barbecued beef, pork,
mutton, etc.
The convention will lie called to order
m Johnson’s Opera House by Gen. Peter
McGlashan. commander of the South Geor
gia Division United Confederate Veterans.
The Gazette, a colored newspaper pub
lished here will probably have a small
damage suit on Its hands. In its last is
sue the Gazette made some very personal
remarks in regard to a colored disciple
of Blackstone who makes this his home.
The paper contends that the lawyer does
not pay his debts. He says he will enter
suit for damages against the paper and
expects to recover.
Rev. C. G. Earnest, pastor of the Folks
ton circuit, is in town to-day, soliciting
funds for the building of a parsonage at
Folkston. Col. S. W. Hitch of this city
has donated a lot. and Mr. Earnest has
already secured the larger part of the
amount necessary to complete the par
sonage.
MaJ. R. P. Bird is in receipt of a letter
from Gen. C. A. Evans, stating that it
will be impossible for him to come to the
reunion.
THE CHINESE CIVILIZATION.
Method* of PiinlNliing Crime Are
Ilarhnrlc. Hut n n ICxenne I* Offered.
From the New York Times.
“One of the reasons why the Chinese
object to conversion by missionaries is
because they have already a pretty good
religion of their own,” said Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, who is at the Hotel
Kensington on his way home to England,
after a fifteen months’ stay in Peking
and Tien Tsln. “Probably more myths
have been circulated about China than
about aU other countries put together,
and some day, when the Powers shall
have thrown open the empire, we shall
be surprised to find the Chinese a pretty
decent lot, suspicious of foreigners only
because (hey fear the disruption of their
own country. It is true their modes of
punishment and their manner of admin
istering justice seem to our Western
minds barbarous and brutal; still, with
the French Revolution at our backs and
the Spanish bullfights before our faces,
it is more satisfactory for us not to
jidge Chinamen from our own stand
ards of mercy, but to take them as they
are, a strange people from whom we
Westerners have much to learn morally
and otherwise.
Their Iteliglon.
“To begin with their religion: A large
number of Chinese arc Buddhists. Budd
ha was born 623 K. C. Chinese Buddhism
embraces a trinity known as the Three
Precious Ones, namely, Buddha, the past;
Dharma, the present and the Lord, and
Lenga, the future and the church or th**
priesthood. The moral code of the relig
ion contains ien prohibitions—killing,
sfealing, adultery, lying, selling wine,
speaking false of others, self-praise and
backbiting, parsimony and scoffing, un
correeted anger, and reviling the Three
Precious Ones.
“The Buddhist Church in Thibet has its
Pope, its Cardinals, its Bishops, priests,
and nuns exactly as has the Roman Cath
olic Church. And more, it has infant bap
tism. confirmation, masses for the dead,
rosaries, .chaplets, candles, sacred water,
and processions.
“The teachings of Buddha were reduced
to writing 93 B. C. The entire canon of
the faith was compiled in A. D. 400. In
this Buddha is described as coming from
heaven, being born of a virgin, welcomed
by angels, received by an old saint, pre
sented in a temple, baptized with water,
and later with tire. He is described as as
tonishing the doctors with his understand
ing. was later led Into a wilderness, where
he was tempted by rhe devil, and there
after he wsiu about doing wonders end
preaching. He was a friend to the poor,
was transfigured on a mount, descended
into hell, and finally ascended into heav
en.
An Ancient Faltli in China.
“It seems doubtful when Buddhism was
introduced into China. It is recorded,
however, that in the year 63 A. D. the Em
peror Han-.Ming- v Ti had a vision wherein
he saw a great golden image around whose
bead was a halo, and it was believed it
meant Truth. The Emperor’s brother.
Prince Teu, having heaid of Buddhism
from, India, said the vision seen was
nothing but the Great Buddha. A mis
sion was sent forth, which returned after
some years, bringing back a wooden im
age, a counterpart of the golden one, one
book, and a Hindu priest.
“The great temple nt Peking, called the
Yung-Ho-Kung. or the Lama temple, is
a Mongol Buddhist monastery, in which
there are some 1.200 acting priests. Here
the. dogmas of Buddhism are taught un
der the control of a Gagan, or living
Buddha.
"The studies .comprise a course of in
struction in metaphysics, ascetic duties,
astrology, and medicine.
“Many Chinese are Confucians. These
follow the teachings of Confucius, which
are the worship of ancestors. One of the
provisions of this creed is that no son
shall live more expensively than his father
or mother.
Chinese Proverb*.
“The proverbs and sayings of a people
are always indicative of its character.
Here are some Chinese sayings: ‘lf the
blind lead the blind they will both go to
the lit.’ An old man marrying a young
wife is like a withered w How sprouting’;
*A wife should excel in four things, vir
tue, speech, deportnunt. and needl- work*;
‘Every day cannot be a Feast of Lan
terns;’ Would, you look at the character
of a Prince, lock at his minister, or the
di-pcsitlon of a nan, observe his com
panion. or that of a father, mark his son;’
The higher a rat creeps up a cow’s horn
the narrower ho finds it;’ ‘Let us g t
drunk to-day whil? we have wine the
sorrows of to-morrow may be borne by
to-morrow.’
* Ther is probably no o 1 her character
is’.ic which has *o branded the Chinese
as barbarians as have their methods of
purlshmcni. In the Beard of Punishments
in Piking, which is the prison for minis
ters. they u e th ra k. thumbscrews, hot
irons, to burn out eyes, scissors to cut off
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ears, and thumb-rings to suspend men
by the.r thumbs and toes.
“The following is the story of a Chi
ms? execution, as told me by Sir Robert
Hart, an eye witness.
“Eight prisoners were to be beheaded.
The Mandarin, who was the executioner,
sat in an open booth, and as the eight
men marched by him each was marked
on the forehead. Seven of the prisoners
were to suffer for robbing and murdering
an old man. The eighth was a Mandarin
who had been degraded for an offense
which he declared he never committed
Once h - had been a gn at man in China,
even as Li-Hung Chang. He had been a
prison* r for many years, when suddenly
his execufion was ordered by the viceroy
of Quang-Tung.
The Mnmlnrin Struggled.
“The seven first men w*ere executed
neatly and well., but when the execution
er came to the deposed Mandarin, he
struggled and declined to put forth his
neck, wildly vociferating that he was in
nocent and had been unjustly accused and
condemned. The execution*r caught his
pigtail and dragged his head forward
from the body, with the result that the
head was severed only after many blows
had been sttuck. The head and body were
terribly mutilated. When the head finally
fell the mouth opentd and closed as if
still trying to articulate the w’ords ‘ln
justice. injustice.’
“The body remained kneeling and the
arms worked frantically in protest for
some time till knocked over. The si>ecta
tors then ran with bread and other soft
foodstuffs, which they dipped Into the
blood and ate, the superstition being that
this man had died a hero and that the
blood of a brave man would give courage
to those tasting it.
“Among the favorite palace deaths is
stoning. The victim is stretched out on
his back, arms and legs extended, andi a
man sits on each of the limbs. The exe
cutioner appears with a huge stone. If the
victim has the money to pay for a speedy
death his head is crushed at once. Other
wise the executioner may torture him at
will, administering blows wherever he
pleases until the victim dies of pain and
loss of blood.
Dentil in n Thonsnnil Pieces.
“The most dreadful punishment of the
Chinese criminal code is the Ling-Ch’i,
which means death- in a thousand pieces,
and which is inflicted on men or women
who murder their parents. The condemned
man is placed on his back, arms and legs
extended, and fettered to pegs In the
ground. With a knife the executioner
hacks of the flesh at the eyebrows, the
cheeks, the nose, the ears, the breasts, the
hips, the thighs, and the calves, and then
the hands are cut off and the feet and the
arms and the legs. Meanwhile the body
is being hacked with a knife by another
operator, who skilfully avoids vital spots.
Finally, w'hen the victim is almost dead
from loss of blood, with a stab in the pit
of the stomach and a single sword blow
at the neck be is finished.
“Compared to our own view's on decapi
tation a Chinaman thinks nothing of the
operation. A rich man can at any time
purchase a substitute who will sell his
life instead for the benefit of his family.
This, perhaps*, accounts for why such
frightful cruelties are necessary to make
a death penalty s ciently impressive.
“But if nothing e.se can be taught us
by the Chinese, their reverence for their
parents is a lesson wherein they far out
rank us. Even the famous Cheng-Tan-Tae
owes his entire success to the command
of a dying mother to her son, and the son
was none other than our old friend—Li
Hung Chang.”
Rover Placard in Verse.
From the New York Herald.
Writing recently from Tien Tsin, the cor
erspondent of the London Standard gives
the following specimen of the inflamma
tory placards posted by the Boxers in the
northern provinces:
Gods assist the Boxers.
The Patriotic Harmonious Corps;
It is because the Foreign Devils disturb
the Middle Kingdom,
Urging the people to join their religion
To turn their backs on Heaven;
Venerate not the Gods and forget the
Ancestors.
Men violate the human obligations;
Women commit adultery.
Foreign devjls are not produced by man
kind.
If you doubt this.
Look at them carefully;
The eyes of all the Foreign Devils are
bluish.
No rain falls.
The earth is getting dry;
This is because the Churches stop the
Heaven.
The Gods are angry,
The Genii are vexed;
Both are come down from the mountains
to deliver the doctrine.
This is not hearsay.
The practice w ill not be in vain
To recite incantations and pronounce
magic words.
Burn up the yellow written prayers;
Light In.ense sticks;
To invite the Gods and Genii of all the
grottoes (halls).
The Gods will come out of the grottoes.
The Genii will come down from the
mountains,
And support the human bodies to prac
tice the boxing.
When all the military accomplisments
or tactics
Are fully learned.
It will not be difllcult to exterminate the
"Foreign Devils" then.
Push aside the railway tracks,
Pull out the telegraph poles.
Immediately after this destroy the
steamers.
The great France
Will grow cold and downhearted.
The English and Itussian will certainly
disperse.
Let the various "Foreign Devils" all be
killed.
May the whole elegant Empire of the
Great Ching dynasty be ever proper
ous.
—According to Mr. Wilson, Secretary of
State for Agriculture, the skins of super
fluous dogs In Nebraska are t inned and
made into gloves. This might give a val
uable hint to many large cities, including
Chicago, where great numbers of stray
dogs are killed annually. Hundreds of
thousands of ilollars' worth of canine )>ehs
are imported annually for this very pur
pose. dogskin being one of the best ma
terials for gloves.
CHINESE DIVINITIES.
THE SI N. THE MOON AND STARS
AMONG THE M >IBER.
Dtnd Men Become Deltic*— Curious
Nocfnl C lin racterlHtien and Co
innift—Elaborate Hale* of foar
te*y When to Drink "Guest Tea.’*
From the Baltimore Sun.
The new crisis in the East, which has
suddenly arrayed all the great Christian
nations against Chine, having been pre
cipltated by the appeal of the Boxers to
native religious prejudices, a glance at the
religious and social characteristics of the
Chinese is of timely interest.
Confucianism is now well understood,
and both Buddhism and Taoism have been
so thoroughly explored that it is hard to
believe that anything of importance relat
ing thereto is to be discovered. At least
one more book upon tide topic, however,
remains to be compiled—namely, a Chi
nese Mythological Dictionary. Such a
work should contain an account of all the
principal divinities actually worshiped by
the Chinese, with authentic details of s,uch
as are historical, together with a record
of the steps by which many of them have
been promoted in the Chinese pantheon,
until, like Kuan-Ti, the god of war, from
very humble beginnings they have be
come “adjuvant of heaven.” This num
ber of thete divinities is very large and
includes many that have been continu
ously worshipped for over a thousand
years.
Whether the. Chinese have ever at any
time in their long history had perception
or conception of one true God, “Father
and Creator of all things.” is a question
that has been long and learnedly discusßed
by scholarly students of their classical
writings. It is still an open question. But
there is no doubt at all f that for many
centuries past they have worshipped the
sun. the moon, the stars and a host of
ancestral deities. Ail the gods of China
may be said to have been dead men. and,
by the right of ancestral worship, it may
be affirmed that in a sense all the dead
men of China are gods. Temples are con
stantly erected, by the consent of the Em
peror. to men who, while living, have in
various ways distinguished themselves.
It is impossible to say that any one of
these men may not, in the plow evolu
tion of ages, rise to the highest place
among the national divinities. There can,
therefore, be no doubt whatever that as
a nation the Chinese are polytheistic.
The Worship of Nature.
That there was a tendency among prim
itive mankind toward the worship of na
ture is wtll known. The recognition of
irresistible and unknown forces lfd to
their personification and to external acts
of adoration, based upon the supposition
that these forces are sentient. Hence
many pagan peoples erected temples to
the gods of wind, thunder and fire In
China the north star is an object of con
s ant worship. There are temples to the
sun and to the moon In Peking in connec
tion with the imperial worship. But in
some regions the worship of the sun is a
regular act of refutine on the part of the
people generally on a day In the second
month, which they are pleased to desig
nate his “birth-day.” Early in the morn
ing the villagers go to the east to meet
the sun and in the evening they go about
toward the west to escort him on his
way. This ends the worship of the sun
for a year. An exceedingly common man
ifestation of this natureworship is in the
reverence for trees, which in some prov
inces (as, for example, in Northwestern
Honan) is so exceedingly common that
one may pass hundreds of tre* of all
sizes, each of them hung with bannerets,
indicating that it is the abode of some
spirit. Even when there is no external
symbol of worship the supersti ion exists
in full forca If a fine old tree is seen
standing in front of a wretched hovel it
is morally certain that the owner of the
t r ee dare nor cut it down on account of
th* divinity within.
It has been popularly understood that
the Emperor is the only individual in the
Empire who has the prerogative of wor
shiping heaven. The very singular and
interesting ceremonies which are per
f rmed In the Temple of Heaven by the
Emperor in person are no doubt unique.
But it would be news to the people of
China as a whole that they do not and
must not worship hraven and earth each
tcv themselves. The houses often have a
small shrine in the front wall facing the
south and in some regions this D called
“the shrine to heaven and earth.” Multi
tudes of Chinese will testify that the only
act of lel.gious worship which they ever
perform (aside from ancestral rites) is a
prostration and an offering “to heaven
and earth” on the first and fifteenth of
each moon, or in seme cases on the be
ginning of each new year. No prayer is
uttered, and after a t'me the offering is
removed and, as in other cases, eaten.
What is it that at such time® the Chi
nese people worship? Sometimes they af
firm that the object of worship is "heaven
and earth.” Sometimes they say that it is
“heaven," and again they call it “the Old
Man of the Sky.” (lato t’ien yeh). The lat
ter term has led to an inference that the
Chinese do have a real perception of a per
sonal deity. But when it is ascertained
that this supposed “person” is frequently
matched by another called “Grandmother
Earth” (ti mu nai naj) the correctness of
the inference is open to serious question.
The word “heaven” is. it is true, often
used in the Chinese classics In such a way
as to convey the idea, of personality and
will. But it is likewise employed in a
manner which suggests very little of eith
er, and w’hen we read in the commentary
that “heaven is a principle" the vagueness
of the term is obvious. To this ambiguity
in classical use corresponds the looseness
of meaning gi\en to it in every-day | fe
The Chinaman who has been worshiping
h*avm upon being pressed to know what
he means by “be ven” will frequently re
ply that il is the blue expanse above. His
worship is, therefore, in harmony with
that of him who worships the powers of
nature, either individually or collectively.
Hjs creed may be described in Emerson
ian phrase as “one with the blowing
clover and the falling rain.” In other
words, he is a pantheist.
Turning no to their social characteris
tics we find that the one thing after the
possession of the thirteen classics on which
the Chinese specially pride themselves is
politeness. And truly, if national refine
ment is to be measured by the mien and
carriage of its people, the Chinese are en
title*! to a high place among the children
of men. A Chinese official in full cos
tume is a most imposing figure and car
ries himself with great dignity and Felf
possession. albeit he is usually some four
or five Inches shorter than the overage
American. In this respect he owes much
to his long dress, but more to the patient
study of an art now almost monopolize*!
among Americans by aspirants to the tri
umphs of the stage. There is not a single
awkward movement as the Chinese gen
tleman tows , his visitor Into his house
or supplies him from his own hand with
the cup of tea whkb Is indispensable to
an interview. Not until his guest is seat
ed will the Chinese host venture to take
up his position on the right hand of the
former; and if, in the course of an ex
cited conversation, either should raise him
self, however slightly, from a sitting post
ure. it Is the bounden duty for the other
to do so too. No Chinese gentleman will
sit while his equal stands. Occasionally,
where it Is not intended to be over-re-
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speetful to a visitor, a servant will bring
in the tea—one cup In each hand. Then,
standing before his master and the guest,
he will cross his arms, serving the guest,
who Is to his right, with the left hand,
his master with the right. The object
of this is to expose the palm—in Chinese
the heart—of either hand to each recipient
of tea. It is a token of fidelity and re
spect.
The tea itself is called “guest tea’’ and
is not intended for drinking. It has a
more useful mission than that of allay
ing thirst. Alas for the “barbarian” who
drinks off his cupful before ten words have
been exchanged and confirms the unfav
orable opinion his Chinese host has al
ready entertained of the manners and
customs of the West! And yet a little
trouble spent in learning the quaint cere
monies of the Chinese would have gained
him much esteem as an enlightened and
tolerant man. For. while despising West
ern men outwardly, the Chinese grandees
know well enough that inwardly Western
men feel themselves superior, and thus ii
comes to pass that a voluntary concession
on the port of Americans or Englishmen
or Frenchmen to any of their points of
etiquette is always most amicably ac
knowledged.
Etiquette of “Guest Ten.”
To return to our muttons, “guest tea”
is provided in a Chinese Interview to be
used as a signal by either party that the
interview’ is at an end. A guest no sooner
raises his cup to his lips than a dozen
voices shout to his coolies to bring his
chair; so, too, when the master of the
house is prevented by other engagements
from playing any longer the part of host,
he makes a motion as if to drink his tea,
and forthwith the guest’s chair is called
for. Without previous warning—unusual
except among intimate acquaintances—
this kuest tea is never to be touched ex
cept as a signal of departure. Strangers
meeting in China may freely ask each
other their names, their provinces and
their business prospects. It is always con
sidered a compliment to an old Chinaman,
who is justly proud of his years, to inquire
his age, and it takes the curious form of
“Your venerable teeth.” but middle-aged
celestials do not. as a rule, care about the
question and their answers can rarely be
depended upon. It is also good form in
China to ask the number and sex of a
man’s children; also if his father end
mother are still “in ihe hall." i. e., alive.
His wife, however, must never be alluded
to, even in the most indirect manner.
Friends meeting, eiiher or both in sedan
chairs, stop their bearers at once and get
out with all possible expedition; the same
rule applies to acquaintances meeting on
horseback.
Chinese etiquette is a wide field for he
student, and when the “open door’’ we
hear so much about has become a condi
tion instead of a theory it will have to be
studied more closely by all the Western
nations. Just at present, however. .t is
something of a paradox to find that in the
capital city of “the politest nation of the
earth” the li\es of the ministers of for
eign states ore not safe. This stamps the
Chinese as essentialy the “barbarians”
which they consider all other people, be
cause one of the first principles establish
ed among nations fully emerged from
primeval savagery Is that the persons of
ambassadors and their suites are ot all
times, even on the outbreak of war, ex
empt from assault and outrage.
THE SEYMOIHS.
They llnvc Served the British Em
pire Long nml Well.
From the New York Press.
The Seymours have always been brilliant
fighters, and the vice admiral now in com
mand of the allies In China may be count
ed on to wear fresh medals and clasps
since he has got out of the trap in whi.li
he was caught. One of his family, Ad
miral Sir Michael Seymour, destroyed two
Chinese fleets, one In 1836. the other in 1857.
Thomas Seymour, created Lord Seymour
of Sudeley, became Lord High Admiral of
England. Sir John Seymour was Henry
VJIPs companion In arms on the field of
the cloth of gold, and his daughter became
one of Henry's unfortunate wives.' His
son married Henrj’s widow. Catherine
Parr, and died on the scaffold. Edward
Seymour, another son. was Henry'sexe tt
tor, and one of the council of the young
King Edward, lie became Lord High
Treasurer of England and the protector
and governor of the King and his realms.
Dudley caused Ills fall.
The Seymours came from Normandy,
where the name was St. Maur. They en
quired estates in Hatch Beauchamp, Som
ersetshire, by marrying on heiress of the
Beauchamps in the fifteenth century. The
Admiral of the British navy, Sir Frederick
Beauchamp Paget Seymour, created Baron
Aloester, died in 1895. Admiral Sir Michael
Culme-Seymour has been oommander-in
ehlef at Portsmouth since 1897. Vice Ad
miral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, now
with the Boxers, has been In command of
the fleet In Chinese waters since IS9T. laird
William Frederick Ernest Seymour has
been in comma no of the troops in Canada
since 1898, with the rank of lieutenant
general. Sir Albert Victor Francis Sey
mour. new at Harrow, served with dis
tinction in the Crimean War and was
groom-ln-waiting to Prince Albert and the
Queen. Charles Derick Seymour, master
of the foxhounds In West Norfolk. Is the
only surviving son of the late Admiral F.
H. Seymour.
There have been so many Seymours In
the British army and navy that I have not
sufficient spare to set down all their names
and titles. And they have been high in
the church, too. The Rev. Richard Sey
mour, canon of Worcester, was father of
Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hobnti Seymour,
who Is a bachelor of tjO years, lie also
was father of Ven. Albert Eden Seymour,
vicar of Chlttlehapipton and archdeacon
of Barnstaple. One of the early Seymours
married Lady Catharine Grey, grandniece
of Henry VIII and sister of Lady Jane
Grey. The grandson of the Protector was
Incarcerated In the Tower for marrying
Lady Arabella Stuart, cousin of James I.
Charles Seymour was known as the
"Proud Duke of Somerset." He married
the heiress of the Percies. The Somer
sets, Seymours and Beuuforts are all re
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Daily except Sundays. Subject to change
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~~ISLE OF~HOPE. '
I.v. City for I. of H.| Lv. Isle of Hope.
ti 30 am from Tenth | ti 00 am for Bolton"
730 am from Tenth | 600 am for Tenth
830 am from Tenth j 700 am for Tenth
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13 Ot n'n from Tenth jll 01 am for Bolton
1 15 pm from Bolton |ll 30 am for Tenth
2SO pm from Temh | 2 00 pm for Tenth
3 30 pm from Tenth j 2 40 pm for Bolton
430 pm from Tenth | S 00 pm for Tenth
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ill 00 pm for Tenth
MONTGOMERY.
Lv city for Mong’ry. | Lv. Montgomery.
830 am from Tenth | 7 15 am for Tenth"
230 pm from Tenth | l 15 pm for Tenth
630 pm from Tenth j 600 pm for Tenth
CATTLE~ PARK.'
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6 30 am from Bolton | 7 00 am for Bolton
7 30 am from Bolton j 8 00 am for Bolton
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2 30 pm from Bolton I 3 ft) pm for Bolton
7 ft) pm from Bolton j 7 30 pm for Bolton
800 pm from Bolton | 8 30 pm for Bolton
Til 1 'X DERBOLT.
Car leaves Bolton street junction 5:39
n. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m. and
every thirty minutes thereafter until
12:00 midnight, for Bolton street junc
tion.
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves west side of city
market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt
and all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m.,
1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and all intermediate points
at 6:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m.
"" west~end~carT “
Car leaves west side of city market for
West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minutes
thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m.
Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:C0 o’clock midnight.
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—St. Helena has been much worked up
lately over ihe neglect of the British mili
tary authorities to make any proper provi
sion for guarding the thousands of Boer
prisoners quartered there, aiid stories of a
suspicious steamer resembling a warship,
which has been hovering round the coa.-t,
have had a disturbing effect.
—Copake, N. Y., comes to Ihe front with
a decided novelty in the way of social di
version. The citizens organized a “tomb
stone bee" and. going out to the grave
yard, straightened up till the loppllngs
monuments and headstones. Following
out their original streak, they then return
ed to town and wound up the evening with
a dance.
A Revelling Teller.
A reeelving teller st a good bank sal*
that he was about to get sick. He flt
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