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WORLD CONVENTION OPENED. -* 10 ,000 CHRISTIAN EfiDEAVOREHS GATHERED IN LONDON. Keeling of the Society Held at Alet iiudrla ralaee nnd at Albert Hall. Inspiring Muslcnl Service* Held. l)r. Monroe Gibson Welcomed tbe Delegate* In Behalf of All Eng land Rev. Tracy of Philadelphia B Speaker. London, July 14.—Alexandria Palace, rivaling in size and conspicuousness Mad i-on Square Garden, and surmounting one of the highest spots in all London, pre sented a brilliant spectacle to-night, when 1(l r.oo members of the Society of Christian Endeavor opened the world's convention. The night session was preceded by an afternoon organ recital, an immense cho rus rendering familiar Christian Endeavor songs, accompanied by one of the great est organs in all England. This was fol lowed by a second musical service, and six simultaneous secondary services. one of the most interesting meetings w as held aA Albert Hall. Crowds over flowed every available space, and it is safe to say that seldom have two such re ligious gatherings ever startled lethargic I,ondon. Dr Monroe Gibson, formerly of Toron to now of leondon, welcomed the members of the Society of Ehrislian Endeavor in behalf of all England. Honorary Secre tar' Rev. S. W. McKnight, also made an eloquent welcoming address. The re sponses were by Chaplain Rev. W. Tracy of Philadelphia, Dr. Newman Hall and Rev VV. Patterson of Canada. Both ad dresses and responses were made in the most cordial terms. As Father Clark had gone to Albert Hall, General Secretary Willis Baer of Boston responded. Secretary Baer paid a high tribute to the ohaplain of the eearner Saale, who, he said, had lost l.is life while doing all in his power to save others, many of whom lost their lives. Among the speakers this evening was Helen Richardson, who made a splendid address of welcome. Meantime, at Albert Hall, similar scenes were enacted, the immense auditorium vi brating with an immense Christian En deavor chorus. Many addresses were made by the Americans. MUST KNOW HOW TO SHOOT. Grn, Wheeler Issue* an Order to HU Department. Chicago, July 14.—1n a general order is sued from the headquarters of the De partment of the Lakes, Brig. Gen. Wheel er says: "In view of the fact that two battalions of the Second and Fifth Infantry Regi ments are to be sent from the United States for active field service as soon as practicable, the commanding officers of posts of this department, where parts of these organizations are stationed, will use every' effort to see that all enlisted men are given thorough instruction in pointing and aiming drills, management of their rifles and target practice. "AH officers of experience know how ab solutely essential it is that a soldier in ac tive service should be a good shot and thoroughly understand his rifle. "With this end in view, commanding officers at stations garrisoned by the Sec ond and Fifth Infantry will at once begin the above indicated course of instruction for ail soldiers and recruits, and continue them daily, Sunday excepted, for as many hours each day as is practicable, until all men are properly instructed. "As soon as the battalions of the Second and Fifth Infantry arrive from Cuba, their instruction will be commenced and prosecuted vigorously upon the same lines until all the men destined for foreign ser vice reach as high a degree of profieitnry In handling their arms as possible." BAPTIST YOI'XG PEOPLE. Addresses Worn Heard by the As sembly in < Ineinnntt. Cincinnati, July 14.—The attendance at the third day’s session of the Internation al Assembly of the Baptist Young Peo ple’s Union was estimated at 10,(D0. While Music Hall was packed, others were meeting in sections. Ur H. M. Wharton of Philadelphia led the devotional hour with an address on "Personal Work." After the reports of the commlt'pes, ad dress, s were delivered by Dr T. C. John son of Charleston. W. Va., and Dr. S. Y. Jam. son of Atlanta, the latter describing some phases of mission work in the South The afternoon was devoted to junior ex ercises, with an address by Dr. W. E. Hatcher of Richmond. Va., on "Child Conversion and Child Training.” In the evening an address was made by Dr. W. R. L. Smith of Richmond, Va., on "Gaining by Giving.” TO NOTIFY IIHVAN Of the Proceedings and Action of the Monetary Convention. Denver. Col., July 14.—1n accordance with the instructions of the National Mon etary Conference at Kansas City, Pres ident'Charles I. Thompson and Secretary J N. Stephens have appointed e commit tee, of which Judge A. W. Rucker of Col orado, will he chairman, to notify Mr. Bryan of the proceedings and action of the convention. Among the members of the committee, •re Judge W. S. Jennings, Florida; Judge T P. Jarvin, Kentucky; B. F. Keith. North Carolina; B. R. Tillman, South Carolina, end Rev. James B. Converse, Tennessee. WILL OPEN JULY 2.".. Repnlllrnn Committee Will Then Establish Headquarters. New York. July 14 —The Republican Na tional Committee will open its headquar ter* in the Metropolitan Life Building, No. 1 Madleon Square, July 26. Headquarters will be in charge of the p ime frjgji who directed the Eastern fight four years ago, with the exception of Senator (Jttay of Pennsylvania and the ad dition of Franklin Murphy of New Jer f,'V. Mr. Manley, it is exiieeted, will be •be chief at headquarters whenever Mr. Hanna is in the West. Mr. Murphy will •sslst Mr. Bnsfi in running the financial fhd of the campaign. . > i TRIP of the editors. Renrgla Press People Are Entertain ed In Sen York. Buffalo, N. Y., July 14.—The member* r f the Georgia Press Association, who ale ®h their thirty-third annual excursion, visited Buffalo for a short time this af ternoon and evening while en route from Niagara Falls to New York. The Pan-American grounds were vla- If, d and after luncheon had been served. visitors at the Service building, they * f re taken for a drive about the city. find Two Visitors. Ifineoln, Neb.. July 14. -Mr. Bivan’s "!v Political visitors today were A. J. Wuggovcnen of Sioux City, lowa, * r "‘ J. G. Keeler of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bryan spent nearly all tha day In dlspo*- of accumulated correspondence. and °r some days it la expected he will do ot' hlmaelf to preparing drafts of b*'rhes for tha coming campaign. OPERATIONS^IN CHINA. Continued from First Page. American interests and property in this locality. A list of the foreign ships now at anchor at this anchorage, with the ves sels inside the river, is herewith enclosed. Other nations are landing troops today in response to the message received last night.’* wr H \S NO NEWS. 1 Chinese Minister Is Still In the Dark as to IVkiu. " Washington, July 14.—The Chinese. Mi nister continues to exert his efforts to ward getting information from Pekin, but up to a late hour of the day he had not received any answer in connection with the cipher cable to Minister Conger, or from a second inquiry which he for warded yesterday. This second dispatch was to the Taotai of Shanghai, and said, in substance: “American government and people greatly concerned over safety of Minister Conger at Pekin. Can you give me any information on the subject.” The Taotai of Shanghai is high offi cial who will be apt to get the earliest reliable information, and this personal appeal from the minister may bring some reliable news on the situation. Minister Wu was much depressed by continued reports that tlie legations had been wiped out and the ministers murder ed. To all inquiry, he sorrowfully shakes his head and says that he ha absolutely no information, and can only hope for the best. The report of the killing of the Russian Minister and his wife was another severe blow, but as to this Mr. Wu said he had no news. R ECO I NTS THE STOHY. Japanese Diwpntcli Tells of V*n lvct felc‘r* I>cntli. Washington, July 14.—The Japanese le gation added somewhat to the fund of in formation from Pekin by an official dis patch from the Minister of Foreign Af fairs at Tokio, dated July 6, giving con siderable ox plana ton, r detail of the condi tions following the murder of Baron Ketteler. The following is the summary of the cablegram: “According to a telegram from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the reports brought by Chinese couriers from Pekin to Tien Tsin appear to confirm the rum ors of the destruction of the legation, and the murder of the German Minister. The Minister, it appears, was ehot on the way and carried into the Tsung-li-Vumcn, w'here he expired shortly afterward. “Upon learning of his death, the Ger man marines rushed into the Tsung-li- Yamen and burned it down. It is further reported, that the. foreign reinforcements, which left for Pekin on June. 30, ad vanced as far as Lang Fang, but after terrible suffering, returned to Tien Tsin on the 26th. The allied forces destroyed several arsenals at Tien Tsin, their losses being nearly 300 killed and wounded. From June 27 to July 1. no further fight ing took place, but Chinese troops, about 20,000 strong, were said to be* advancing on Tien Tsin from the north.” AVU BADER NERVOUS TENSION And Hi* Interviews May Not Be Officially \oticed. Washington. July 31. A rumor was afloat this m-orning to the effect that cer tain interviews attributed to the Chinese minister here, Mr. Wu, had attracted offi cial attention and might he made the sub ject of representations to him by the state department. It is understood that noth ing has yet been done in that direction, however, and It is/7K>ssible that the par ticular interviews may be ignored officially in view of the realization on. the part of officials that the minister is under high nervous tension. MILES CALLED OX AVF. The General Hun A* Present Pur pose of Going to China. Washington, July 14.—Lieut. Gen, Miles called at the Chinese legation to-day and had a talk with the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu. This naturally aroused com ment in connection .with the vague ru mors afloat that Gen. Miles might go to China. It was stated later, however, by those in a position to be thoroughly in formed of Gen. Miles’ pians, that the call on Minister Wu was entirely devoid of official significance and that Gen. Miles has no present purpose of going to Chins. It is stated that Gen. Miles has not asked for service in China, and that such a move woud not be <oonsidered for a moment under the present circumstances. It is appreciated that the situation may develop at any moment so that a large army will be required, in which case Gen. Miles might determine to take the field in person. For the present, he is exer cising cure in the preparations for get ting the American troops on the ground, the details of supplies, transportations, etc. The diplomatic instructions of Gen. Chaffee, who is in immediate command of the forces in China, are quite apart from those of a military nature. RUSSIA IS WILLING. Stale Department Is So Assured by the llussiau Minister. Washington, July 14.—The Russian gov ernment, through its officials here, has, within the last few days, expressed to the State Department Its complete approval of the dispatch of Japanese troops to Chinn, there to co-operate with the allied forces in the interest of humanity. At the same time the Rusian officials have taken occasion to emphatically contradict the constantlylreiteroled report that Rus sia was standing in the way of Japan's forwarding troops, and was in this way rendering more hazardous the conditions in and about Pekin. In this connection, it can be stated that recent reports of Russian cuelty toward Chinese non-combatants are emphatically repudiated by the Russian authorities, who feel that this Is another effort to prejudice Russia in America. WANT TO GO TO CHINA. Hough Riders Anxious to Get In Ihe Gflinc In the Bust. Washington, D. C.. July 14.-Applica tions continue to come to the war depart ment from persons who are anxious to serve in the army during the campaign in China. To-day's mail brought one letter from Secretary Curley, of the National Rough Rider military encampment, dated at Shenandoah, Col., offering lo raise 1,000 men or more. Ad.lt. Gen. Corbin. In reply, has Inform ed tire writer that the executive ha* no authority to accept more organizations than are now In service; still the men de siring China service may he enlisted In dividually by the aimy recruiting officer* in the principal cities. The nren can se lect their regiment. WAS NOT DI E TO POVERTY. That the Uprising In tha North of China Occurred. Washington, July 14. —Still another fore runner of the uprising In China Is con tained 111 a report 4o he State Depart ment. under dale of June 8, from Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai, tng the conditions in Kiang 8u province. Consul Goodnow states that the accounta bility for he prevailing agitation in Northern China cannot be laid to desti THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1900. tulion and poverty, as the crops in that region are abundant, the inhabitants pros perous and new methods of transporta tion have not yet thrown any of the peo ple out of work, thus intlmatfng that some other and more serious cause ex isted for the unsettled condition in that section. N The l)cnhu Escaped. Evansville, Ind., July 14.—Ex-Minister to China Denby to-day a cable dispatch announcing that his son. Charles Denby. Jr., and family escaped safely from Tien Tsin to Shanghai, China. TWO STATE CONVENTIONS. Democrats and Republicans Roth Meet in Kentucky This Week. Cincinnati, July 14.—The Republican State Conventibn of Kentucky will be held at Louisville next Tuesday and the Democratic Convention at Lexington next Thursday, To-day there were conventions in tbe 119 counties of Kentucky to select dele gates to one or both of these state con ventions. The Democratic contest was unusually hot in Campbell and Iventon counties, in which Newport nnd Coving ton are located. These two counties con trol the Sixth district, in which the late Gov. Goebel resided. Judge James P. Tarvin of Covington Is a candidate for Governor. Tarvin pre sented Goebel’s name at the Democratic Convention in Louisville last year, but since then he has incurred the ill-will of the Goebel men, and they made a desper ate fight to keep him from getting the support, not only of his congressional dis trict, but also of his home county. The anti-Tarvin men are for Beckham. Fayette county, in the Seventh district, instructed seventy delegates for Beckham and the Eleventh district instruced for Judge Black. FIXED THE STATE LINE. Court of Appeals Decided in Favor of Tennessee. Cincinnati, July 14.-The United States Court of Appeals has settled a question of boundary line between Tennessee and North Carolina in favor of Tennessee. It arose from two grants of the same land to different persons. D. W. BeMlng had a grant from North Carolina, based on the assumption that the line ran on tha Fodder Stack mountain. Tennessee made a grant of the same property to Charles Hebard, assuming that the state lino lay on its eastern sride on the Hangover range. The original line was marked by blazing trees. After much investigation, a master found that the Hangover range was th* line boundary, and the court approved that finding. LARGEST FREIGHT STEAMER. Ever Built In America Was Launch ed by Roach. Chester. Pa., July 34.—The steamship American, of the American and Hawaiian Line, was launched from Roach’s ship yard to-day. She was christened by Mrs. F. Farwell Long, daughter of John 13. Roach. The American is the largest freight steamer ever built In the United States, and is one of a fleet of three, two of which are now -being built in San Fran cisco. Her dimensions are as follows: Length over ell, 485 feet; beam, 51 feet; depth to water bottom, 33 feet; gross ton nage, 3,000. The American is on the three-deck type; her engines are triple expansion and ca pable of 2,500 Indicated horsepower. She will steam at ten knots. WHITE IS LAID IT*. The Featherweight May Never Ap pear In the Ring Again. Chicago. July 14.—The Chronicle 4o morrow will say: Tommy White, 4he veteran feather weight and one of the gamest and clever est men in the ring, may never fight again- Injuries to his left ankle, sus tained in his recent fight with Terry Mc- Govern, may prove permanent and com pel White to quit the ring. His ten-round fight with Oscar Garner, set for Aug. 13, before Bat Masterson’s club, in Denver, hss been postponed indefinitely. White is scarcely able to walk, and is now planning to take an extended vaca tion in some secluded spot in order to give the ankle a complete rest. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. Promises to Re the Largest Ever Held. Chicago, July 34.—C01. Albert D. Shaw, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., who is in Chicago on business connected with the annual encampment to be held here Aug. 27, to Sept. 1. said to-day that from reports he had received, he believed that fully a million visitors will come to Chi cago during the encampment. This year’s encampment, he said, promises to be the largest ever held by the G. A. R. Cel. Shaw left to-night for Atlanta. Ga., to attend the reunion of the Blue and the Gray, which is to be held July 20. KEESE W AS RELEASED. Judge Thayer Granted a Habeas f Coritua in His Case. St. Louis, July #l—Judge Amos Thayer of the United States Court of Appeals to day handed down an opinion declaring that John P. Rees, the Miners' Union offi cial who was sentenced to Imprisonment in Kansas for violation of a strike injunc tion, was illegally restrained of his lib erty, and granted a writ of habaes corpus releasing him. f Judge Thayer ruled that the lower court erred In Including Reese under the in junction. A LITTLE INDEPENDENCE. That Is All Schreiner Is Willing fo Allow the Boers. Cape Town, July 14.—Replying to a dep utation of his constituents to-day, W. P. Schreiner, the former premier of Cape Colony, refused to support Ihe demand for unimpaired independence of the Boer republics, but said he thought they should retain a certain amount of Independence. He added that he would not support a policy of amnesty to the rebels. Herr Grobler, foreign secretary of the Transvaal, has arrived at Delagoa bay. The Two Ilrreklnrldges. I-exington, Ky., July 14.—A the battle fields reunion at Atlanta, July 18 and 2t>, Col. NV. C. P. Breckinridge of this city and hia brother. Gen. Joseph C. Breckin ridge of Washington, have been Invited to speak. Col. Breckinridge has accept ed. in the battles around Atlanta Col. Breckinridge commanded a regiment of Confederate cavalry, and Gen. Breckin ridge commanded a battery of Federal ar tillery. _ Michael, the Wonder. New Y’ork, July 14—Jimmy Michael to day defeated Floyd McFarland of Ban Jose. Cal., In a twenty-mile motor-paced rnoe at the Manhattan Beach track. He also clipped 21 2-6 seconJa off the track record for the distance. Went for a Drive. Canton. O . Ju'y II —President McKin ley and family went for a long drive to day. Controller of the Currency Dawes and Mrs. Dawe* returned from Cleveland to-day and at a the guMta of Judge and Mr*. Day. NEtYS FROM XV AY CROSS. The Rifle* Have Decided to Cnnip for ft Week. Waycross, Ga., July 14.—The Waycroas Rifles have decided to go into camp for a week some time next month at Gaskin Spring in Coffee county. They have ex tended an invitation to the South Geor gia Camp of Veterans 819. The Southern Interstate Racing Circuit, which was organized here yesterday, will open in Atlanta. Oct. 28, and eight weeks of racing will follow. The date for Way cross is Nov. €-30, during the holding of the fourth annual Waycross fair. Th% race programme will tje advertised at once, and thoroughly. Over $20,000 will he offered in purses for tbe various race*. The Waycross Fair will offer S4,OtX) in purses nnd premiums—s2,soo for races aiwl $1,500 in premiums. Hon. W. M. Toocner and Col W. W. Sharpe are president end secretary, respectively. The remains of Mrs. J. C. Humphreys, whose death occurred last night, were laid to rest this afternoon in Lott ceme* tery, followed to their last resting plac* by a large concourse of sorrowing friends Mrs. Humphreys had been in Ml health for some time, but her death s a severe shock to all. Alderman li \- phreys has the sympathy of ma.y friends. Ed. Knox who is numbering the houses In the city had numbered 601 up to this morning. He thinks this is about half his work. Rev. W. H. Scruggs is in receipt of a letter from Hon. W. J. Northen in regard to raising funds to aid the famine-stricken people of India, and he has undertaken to raise what he can in Waycross and Ware. It is reported that a snake fifteen feet long and twelve inches in circumference has been killed in the Oketinokoe swamp. It is suptosed to have escaped from a circus many years ago. The case of J. K. Sistrunk, the negro lawyer, against the Waycross Gazette, published by J. M. Milton and W. li. Da vis, coolred meft, was called in Justice J. W. Highsmfih’s court yesterday after noon. It is a suit for libel and Sistnink thinks SIOO will cover the damages. E. W. Brink ins, the colored lawyer who repre sents the newspaper, being absent, the case was postponed a month. Tt Is ex pected ihere will be a lively and interest ing fight. Rev. J. M. Glenn has been elected a del egate to the Southern Epworth League Conference, which meets in Atlanta, July 25-29. He represents Trinity Epworth League. Robert Hamilton Tins resigned his? posi tion with G. li. Riinson & Cos., and to morrow goee to Savannah, whore he will manage the drug business of Dr. M. L. Currie. Annie and Celia Brinson reached home this morning from Charleston, where they attended the National Educa tional Association Convention. ROBBER WAS SNAKE WIT TEN. Nelson Pni Up His Game Flht While Poisoned. St. Loula, July 14.—John Nelson, the sus pected train robber, who gave battle to the ten detectives in front of his home and escaped after wounding George Mur ray, chief of 'detectives of the Illinois Central, is suffering from poison as well as being hunted by detectives. It has been learned that he was bitten by a moccasin snake just before he em barked with his companions in a small boat after the Wickltee train robbery, and that the effect of the bite made it impossible for him to walk, it being neces sary to carry him to the boat. When Nel son reached St. Louis he was suffering with a high fever and rapidly grew worse. It is now* believed he was approaching delirium when he made his fight Friday. So far as is known Nelson has not as yet received any treatment. By watch ing for a man with a snakebite, the de tectives hope to Bucoeed in locating Nel son even if other plans fail. CARRIED HIS SEVERED ARM. Brave Boy Asked Hospital Surgeons to Replace It. From the Philadelphia Record. New York. July 12.—Albert Dawson. Aged 36, of No. 30l West One Hundred and Forty-sixth street, fell to-day in trying to avoid a New York Central train and had an arm cut off near the shoulder. The boy, picking up the severed arm, ran three blocks to where Watchman Ba ker was etationed. Baker says Albert uttered not a word of complaint. It was only when he reach ed the hospital and found that the sur geon coukl not replace the dismembered arm that he broke down nnd cried. Dr. Muller says Albert will recover. Love Laughs at tbe Expenses, From the Baltimore Sun. Cupid cannot always be smothered by dollars, and youth will assert itself and lads and lasses will sometimes have a good time even in millionalredom. The wedding of young Mr. Havemeyer. son of the sugar king, and Miss Whiting at New port the other day was regarded rather as the union of two great fortunes than of two young and loving hearts. Everything was estimated in dollars. The bride's dress and the gift of the groom to the bride were duly appraised in dollars and cents, the cost of the decorations and of the wedding breakfast were all estimated and there were the usual manifestations of vulgar curiosity, and this in the fgee of the fact that one of the families was in “half mourning" end the wedding was to be a quiet one. The dollar mark assumed the place of Cupid’s bow as the emblem, and as Mr. Dooley would say, the holy bonds of wedlock were government 4s. But all the solemn parade of vanity did not suit the young people of the settle ment. After the wedding breakfast the bride and groom were to start upon a bridal trip. Their young friends took the horses from the carriage and two milk white ones were substituted. The ,ar riage was decorated with ribbons and surmounted by a gigantic shoe which emitted a stream of rice from a bole In the toe like pebbles and bread crumbs falling from Hop-o'-my-Thumb’s pocket w'hen he took to the woods, The bridal party organized a procession to escort the happy couple to the landing. An usher rode on top of their carriage blowing a big dinner liorn, a brass band playing rag-time music following In an express wagon. Then came carriage loads of laughing and shouting boys and girls. One of the carriages broke down and its occupants seized a fish wagon and con tinued on their way to the landing, wiflere the assembled company showered rice t p on the bride and groom and then execut ed a cakewalk. Youth will assert Itself against the most unpromising conditions. The merry heart goes all the day, while a sad one tires In a mile. Pay n Special Tax. Washington. July 14.—The Commission er of Internal Revenue has decided that a retail liquor dealer who compounds for sale in advance of orders, even if he does not put them up in bottles or Jugs, is re quired to pay a special tax as a recti fier. Ilia Credentials. Lima, Peru, July 14.—T0-day's steamer for Panama lakes Ihe credentials of Dr. matvuel Alvare* Calderon as plenipoten tiary representing Peru in Mexico and Ihe United States. - -The King of Denmark and hi* brother, Prince Hans of Glueckshurg. are ekpected to strive in Paris in a few days, and at# to stay there tor u short time before o- Ing lo London on a visit to the Prinoat and Princess of Wait* at AUtthorough House. CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE MINISTER AVI TING FANG WRITES OF HIS t Ot Vl'H A MEX. s.clfl (Timloiui of the Chlnrif—lion Marriage* and Funeral* Are Con ducted—-For tune Teller* Who Ar range Betrothal*—Public Festivi ties in C'lilne*e Cltie*. VYu Ting Fang in Collier’s Weekly. In comparing the social customs of China with those of thi United State*, one 1b strongly impressed with the pecu liar features of a Chinese community, which ara bo different from those seen in an American or Europeon city. In every important town, in addition to the patrol of soldiers who do the police duty, private watchmen are employed. When a watchman paces Ida rounds, he beats his bamboo sticks together, to mark the coming and going of the five watches of the night. By so doing he proves to hiß patrons that he is on duty and not asleep, but he also frequently disturbs their slumbers. Asa discouragement to intruders and as an aitempt i 0 keep out suspicious char acters, it i.s the rule- in many cities to look up certain portions out of harm's way at night. The streets are usually not large, nnd are often spanned by for bidding gates. At 10 o’clock, these are locked up for the night, and the home ward way of the belated diner-out is beset with difficulties. To arouse one sleepy galcnran after another, and to make clear to each dreary brain one’s reason for being abroad and one’s earnest desire to return home, is not a pleasant pmdime for a tired man. Many of the rich Chinese are philan thropic and earnestly desire to relieve tha suffering they pee about them. They give freely of their wealth, but the poor are legion in China, and the task is not an easy one. Private charity, however, whk-h is always more or less capricious, has provided most of the orphan asylums. , * free hospitals and the poor houses of the country. In China, the h ind of pitv oßen goes into the pocket of plenty to relieve cases of suffering that never ap peal to the American. He forlunalcly never hears and shudders at the leper's ory of “Unclean! unclean!’’ Conservative us my people are, it Is Pasy to under*turn! that they are content to keep on, duy after day, at their ac customed tqsks with no impatience at their monotony. They are devoid of any craving for excitement. Working venr in mid year out. v ichokt e*n a weekly rest such as that taken by Sunday observers the world over, they se-idom seem to real ize the need or the charm of social re laxation. When they do come together for mutual entertainment the company is always small. A social ''function,” with its crush of people, of the kind so com mon in this country, would never ap peal to a Chinaman as entertaining or relaxing. The Chinese of the upper classes frequently entertain their friends at more or less elaborate banquets, but at the ordinary dinner party covers are laid for only eipht people. Conservation can then be srenerul. As an after dinner bit, private, theatricals are in order, and professionaj juKslers and comedians are frequently ca-Lled in to amuse the guests. Similar affairs would be dubbed ''stag” parties in America, for they are invaria bly characterized by the absence of wo men. The la Iter entertain each other in thoir own apartments, as gayly and as pretentiously as they please, but men 'are never their guests. A woman may be the mistress of her husband’s house, but she is never the dispenser of his hos pitality. Social entertainments In China never re volve around dancing or alhietlo contests, as they so frequently do in this country. Our ideas about the impropriety of the two sexes mingling socially would effectu ally prevent dancing from becoming a form of entertainment. Athletic sports have not found favor in our eyes, but games of chance have a strong hold on the popular heart. In the tea houses and cafes, where the club life of Chinese men is centered, gambling flourishes in many forms. It is discouraged by the govern ment. but there is as little hope of pluck ing the gaming Interest from the Chi nese heart as there is of suppressing the trading spirit In the Jewish breast. It is those little ripples of gambling excite ment that keep the Chinaman’s life from stagnating. Cards, dice, chess, domi noes, all serve to satisfy his passion. “Fan-tan,” which Is a game of purest chance, absolutely Independent In Its re sults of any skill on the part of the player, is a special favorite, which, for popularity among the sporting element, may be compared to the American game of poker. Some of the most striking differences be tween the social customs of China and the United States are apparent in the various rites and ceremonies connected with the great events of morriage, birth and death. Among my people the choice of a partner for life Is always left to tbe parents of the bridal pair. They have the interest and welfare of their children at heart and act with the judgment and wisdom that r>nly mature years can bring. The engagement Is usually made when the young people are In their early teens—in many cases when they are much younger. Matrimonial alllandes between friendly families are the most common. In some sections of the country the as sistance of a professional match-maker is called in when marriage is desired for a ehild of Ihe house, especially if no suit able alliance with a friend's child is pos sible. The role of marriage broker is played by women of the middle class. They go from house to house, working up the trade by telling of the eliglbles in differ ent families. When consulted, their first instruction always is; "Give me a paper on which is written the day and hour of your child's birth.” Chinese women gen erally are superstitious, and as the mar riages are always negotiated by women, it Is natural that superstitious practice should he connected with their solemniza tion. With this scrap of paper the parent goes to a fortune teller and has the horo scope of her child cast in conjunction with those of possible partners for him. If there appears to be anything In the fate or fortune of the two young people that would be inconsistent with their mutual happiness, negotiations are dropped at once. It is only fair to say that these for tune-tellers often hit the truth so accu rately that the people's faith In them might almost eeem to be Justified The superstitious sometimes go to the Joss house also and ask advice of the idol. This is done by shaking a bamboo case, which contains bamboo slips numbered consecutively and corresponding to the numbered pages of a hook in which are collected the sayings of the Idol. On shak ing the ease one of the slips falls out and Its number Indicates Ihe page on which will be found the euylng of the Idol ap plicable In this case. The keeper of the temple will write It down, so that the In quirer may bear It home, and say to his ftimlly: "To-daY I went to the temple and asked If this girl will make a good wife for my son, and this Is the reply that the Joss made me." If all the omens are favotable to the marriage, tin- engagement take* plant It Is usually effected by the parents of the hoy sending elaborate presents through tha matchmakers to the girl's parents. Some time before the. marriage, a Mill larger supply of gifts, usually in the form of Jewels, ornaments and cakes, is dis patched lo the bride's home. Marriage Itself is delayed until the age of puberty, so the engagement is often of several years' duration. The wedding festivities usually last Ihree days. On Ihe day previous to Ihe marriage, the girl's parents send her dow ry to the home of lire bridegroom. If site is rich, il will consist of a great variety of costly articles, Including household fur niture, clothing and precious Jewelry. Jbarly on ibe day of the wedding the par THE NEW WOMAN ~ Is riaking* Her Appearance in All Parts of the Land. l. Mrs. Cl.ira Makemer. housekeeper for th CL. Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mission of Uhi entro writes from :*.02 <’* limit street, Chlcag# /f “ Benina is the betd tonic I have ever known ’or general debiaty—a sure cure for liver com- plaint, and a never-faihng for cases f |m i, irregularities and w ftk nerves common to [[few jth sex. and have found it most satisfactory.*’ (g- t, 1 can’t praise it enough. 1 aperit a great deal *Bf of mone\ on doctors, bul did mo / V I"|" ' * u,Ul * 1 t° >' ou an,i tried your Pe u rn ' *he coming of what Ifl known the “now La woman” in our country is not greeted by every \ MD a if she wet• a great blessing. But there is another new woman whom everybody Is glad ‘A- jOgUfft.-■ i t see Every day some invalid woman la ox ••:iib-'■ Plaining “I have been made anew woman by ALji: Dr Hartman’s home treatment ” After years or hitter disappointment nnd suffering jf- have found medical relief at last. The mort new women we havo of this kind the better it a ?/* 4 ■ will Ik* for the future of our country. It is only '//■/■ * 'i* neces tpry to s>'nd name, address, symptoms, dtfr* \\ y ration of sft*kne-s and treatment already ro y/MKfuK * A /rectlons for one montli'n tivatnw nt will l>e VfSM L fif promptly forwarded. The intidiclues can be ob q \|N-u j- f /_ tallied at the nh, t druc (orb. Aililre** Dr H l ? I li llai t iu*i n, < lii intxiH, Olito, for n fre- eopf r 1 ’ 7 4>l •‘iienlth nnd Remit y” n book written e*- b |>e<*i<ill> for women, trill ting of ilineanea ents of the bridegroom send a bridal chair to bring the bride to their home. It is usually a very gorgeous aetlau chair which has been rented for the day. Musicians accompany it and the match-makers fol low. bringing more presents. Arrived at the homo of the bride, there is usually nt this juncture a long pauoo in tin* proce- d ings. The bride is in tears, nnd tnuk -a great show of reluctance at tin* thought of leaving her home and her parent;'. Fre quently. six or seven hours pass before will consent to let her maids adorn her in the bridal robes and head-dress sent her by the bridegroom’s parents. Slowly her finery is donned '.he red dress with its glittering gilt ornaments, tlie long red veil, the. elaborate headdress with its strings of pearlH hanging over her face. With her hair no longer dress *<l in childhood's fashion, but arranged in the coiffure peculiar to a married woman, she bids her family a tearful farewfll. At last she grt? into her chair and is borne away from her old home. Her brothers follow her in sedan chairs to the house of the bridegroom. The bridegroom, in gor geous dress, comes out to meet her. He bows, he opens the door of her chair. One of her maids comes up and carries her on her back into the house. There, the bridegroom lifts her veil and sees for the first time the face of his bride. No priest conducts the ceremony which unites them. Together they kneel be fore the shrine of their ancestors, and burn incense nnd candles. Humbly they make salutation to the bridegroom’s par ent* and receive their blessing. It is as if the father said to his boy: T h ive brought you up carefully. 1 have found you a wife. Now. you are a man. Be good and be happy.” There Is no exchange of words on the part of the young people. They would not be so bold After the ceremony, the feasting begins. Tlx* parents of the bride entertain one day, those of the bridegroom two or three —men and women being feasted in sep arate apartments. If there Ws not room for it 11 in the house, the bridegroom and his friends lx*4ake themselves to ft restau rant or hotel. On the morning of the third day, the bride is carried home to her parents in her bridal'chair. She re turns to her husband tli.it same evening, but after a month she may visit her par ents as often as desire nnd convenience dictate. On the third day the bride’s parents entertain the bridegroom at a grand banqu-t. Engagements once contracted are sel dom broken. A broken ngagement Is apt to be interpreted ns a reflection on the character of the girl, end the latter is hence very loth to have it broken. Mar riage is a permanent institution In China. Even the promise of marriage is held, so saered that many a girl whose fiance has died before the marriage day has vowed never to marry. Her wish is usually re spected, especially if the family of her betrothed Is rich. In that case she sa\;s, “F will become a widow,” nnd goes to the family of her deceased bridegroom and lives with them os a daughter. Tf they are not wealthy, they may not care, to be burdened with her support, but she soys then, “I will serve you.” and then devotes her life to them in memory of the man who might have been her husband. A widow who has children very seldom, if ever, remarries, but continues to live in the family of her late husband, rearing his children to perpetuate the fam ily name. If she in childless, she con sults the wishes of her mother-in-law. and may feel at liberty to go and marry again. The day when ft Chinese woman brings into the world her first-born son is the crowning day of her life. Because a son is legally and morally bound to support his parents old age, whereas ft daugh ter becomes, on her marriage day, a member of another family, male children are more desired by the Chinese than are female children. In Canton, the' parents announce a son’s birth by sending to their friends a bottle of ginger wine. The cus tom has Its origin in the fact that ginger is much used by a woman In her lying in period. In acknowledgment of the an nouncement. the friends send the child costly presents expressive of their wishes for longevity and happiness. Death is met in Ch na wlih o great wail of protest. The dead man's house is till ed rvith the sound of noisy weeping al most before the l>o<ly I- < old. I is a piteous sight to sen his children throwing themselves prostrate on the ground, hear ing their breasts and teirlng their hair. They will neither -it on chairs nor lie on couches. They discard their silken robes and don white garments mode of the coarsest hemp. They fast and pray and keep watch over the dead body. Until the burial takes place priests recite pray ers at regular Intervals, and the children of the deceased weep over the corpse at stated times. It in not customary for friends to send flowers, hut beautiful satin scrolls Instead, on which the virtu'i of the dead man are set forth. On a cer tain day these scrolls are hung up. hun dreds of them perhaps, and incense burned. The funeral frequently does not occur until two or three weeks after death, but the body lies ail this time in state in Its handsome Rich Chinese are very particular about the good quality of the wood for their coffins, often having them made year* before there is any probabili ty of their being needed. It is well known that some distinguished high officials are In Ihe habit of carrying their coffins around with them In their travels. The funeral cortege is usually very Im posing. Frlnede arc present in their most official dress, and a note of mourning added to their splendor by the dark upper coat donned for the occasion. Relatives are clad In Ihe coarsest white, and every body else wears a hand of white about the body. The coffin Is borne on the shoul der# of men. the rank of the deceased be ing Indicated somewhat by the number. He must have been low In the social scale whose pall ! lx>rne by only two healers, Bight is the^ usual number, and 'thirty-two the number when the deceased has been high In official circles, in the funeral train, Taoist, and Buddhist priests always occupy a prominent place. Although the Uhlac** aa a nation are fn lowers o" Confucius, they have feeling that th& whole truth can be known to none, and believe it 1 1.• * part of wisdom to insure the future on all sides. Priests of theft#* two t-eciH are i< oidinglv always called in to say prayers for the dead, even though the deceased may have had no laith in Heir teachings. Rich families also have in their funeral procession peo ple carrying sedan chairs, horses and fur niture made of paper. These things are burned after the burial, the Idea being that the dead man shad not want for any of his customary comforts In another world. There arc certaaln coolie** in th procession also, carrying memorial tab lets which chronicle the offices and honors of the dead man, one for every office. After the funeral these are brought l>aek to the dead man’s house and placed in the hall of his ancestral home. 'Mourning music, made by the doleful beat of drums and tiie shrill plaint of pipes and but eft Jh also a part of (tie procession, which \ often so long as to take an hour to pass a given point. The choice of a burying ground is con* shirred a matter of great importance itii China. A class of people who havft great influence there are the “Geomancers,’* whose function it is to decide whether a place is lu ky for a burying-ground* or for building a house. Rich, people spiftd n great deal of time and money in- going nlKJiit selecting burial places for their dead. Sometimes they spend years in their search. When a lucky |H&ce is found* the Geomancer may say, “If you bury your father here you will be rich, your* self before you die,” It is commonly be lieved that any good luck in the life of m person comes as a reward for burying hift parents or grandparents- in the right .spot. It sometimes happens- that the parents die before the lucky spot is found, and in that case a little house is hastily con structed and the body given a temrx>rary testing place there. No greater crime is known in China than that of desecrating! a graveyard. Beeautye graves are found! every were in China, tjio first railroad built there had to follow* a circuitous route In order to avoid them. It It* better when the people are poor for railroad* to pay tehro to move their graves. If the peo ple are rich, and money is no considera tion, it is wiser to change the route of w railroad than to rouse the wrath of the people. The graves of the dead ate carefully tended by the living. Every year, at about Eastern time, men of all classes over the empire ask leave to go and visit their graves. They take with them vo tive candles and firr-crackcra, meat end wine. A libation of wine is poured on the ground, and the spirit of the dead reats satisfied. There are several public festivals dur ing the year, when the Chinese Join hand# in general rejoicing. They bunch their holidays together and take a month off about New Year’s time. The shops ora closed then and the strecin given over to carnival sights. Housee aro gayly dec orated. people are clad in holiday attire f and there is an overabundance of eating, drinking, gambling, juggling and drum lH*ting. Elaborate displays of fireworks are a feature of th<a? festive month. Strange power of custom! To the minds of most men, what has been la sufficients reason for what shall be. And yet in the course of centuries the most deeply-rooted customs have been known to change. But it* China the power of precedent is strong. A FIGHT IN THE AIH. Combat Between a I'bhliauk ami n Henliuwk. From the Baltimore Sun. Easton, Md„ July B.—Judge William IL Martin, Judge Frederick Stump, Gen. Jo seph B. Biah and Mr. William H. Adkina recently wltneeeed a singular and one sided combat in the air between a henhttwM and flshhawk. The observers were yachting on tha Tred Avon liver in Judge Martin's steam launch. Away off in the distance and Lite ur in the air they saw a large hen liawlk pursued by Ids hereditary enemies, the crews, which were annoying him con siderably without hurting him much. On* of the party observed a fishhatrk perched high up in a dfead tree, above his'ncat. where his sharp eyes could take in a wida scope of horizon. After a while he evi dently saw the combat in the air, and tig soon as he recognized there was a hen hawk to be punished— perhaps the very hawk which.last season or this,had robbed the fishhawk's nest of Its young, as it also had devaluated crows' nests—the fishhawle left his perch and on swift wing proceed ed to the scene of combat. He drove oft tha crows ar.d took charge of the battle against the henhawk himself. His plan of oper ations was to rise high In the air above his enemy, iiolse. as when making ready to dive for a fish, and then plunge down heavily on the henhawk. strike him on the body with his claws and then rise for another blow. The object of the fishhawle was evidently to force the henhawk into ihe water and drown it. Every time h* struck he forced him nearer the surface of the river. The henhawk, understand ing his foes tactics, made strenuoue ef forts to gain the nearby shore where h could hide. | The observer# In the boat watched the light with intense Interest. After several blows from the flshhawk Ihe other bird appeared much distressed, but when the fishliawk rose for the final blow, which would have submerged the henhawk, tile latter managed to reach the shore and dis appeared in the bushes. All I it'ds ate enemies of the hawk h*. cause It robs their nests of their young. All. however, ate not brave enough to light him. Robins, patrldgea and dove# will die before they will fight. A single t row will not tit in k a huwk; few er than four in I bunch will not. Blackbirds, Jay# and catbirds are also hereditary enemies of hawks, tint none of them will fight him single handed. Another hawk will never come to the assistance of ona attacked. Bparrow# will covey, singlo out a crow, *e| W rate him from hia flock and a docen of them will fight him to hi# death. This h-—-a crow* steal r-'-wt' eg#- 9