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INDIAN SUN WORSHIPERS. liotv THEY NtUICT AYD IYWU. % yew mint'. I'rrtaiM Ihr l.aal OrrmoHT of |k> Itliil-Ylral lamp the lian.r to >(l f lh* •• from I lit* I an*. Iturlnl nl the Old rhlfl Kolloaartl 1,, tbr Inn llrntep—'The Yew Chief, tVHnae Helertiou llntl Hern Kept Secret, AnnouneeH hi (He lleml Medicine Hnn—YY n-rn-Ke-tlek linen n l.llllr Ylnnle lo Min.r Ilia Yleltle. urdrnl nf (he Oder nutna—The Yew < hlef Inherlla Min Predeeranur'n I nnillT. anti Han in Ynpiiari nit ■ nnnell, for \Y hlrh He llaa an Yl- Inwnnee Front (he Tribe llrnlals. ,m_-a City, Dec. M.—YY'llh till the my l rious and ancient rite* of the run arm , ipprr*. the Sac nnd Few tribe of In ,i m* nil their tMt-rvailon In Oklahoma, tv ,or* they trilll practlca Ihe pagan re 1- v of, of their fathers, ha* recently In . ailed a near chief to till the plain left vacant by the dcaih of Kah-mal-way, who sickened and died In the srowlnc set eon. Nah-nuU-a ty, the Spirit Chief, ha who had panted throtiifh mnnv ajar* wlth , .it so much a* a scratch, lu- who had pc i. ilecoratcd by the great pale-fat-e sol .. r for quclllr.K an uprtsln* atnor.g tone • oung braves tvbo*c heart* had hern i i.via hod by firewater, he who could . vtnmar.d the evil spirit to depart and the unod spirit to arise, tuid at last fallen a 1 dm to ht* ow n w ill. He had sipped too frtely from the bottle th.it make* the old loimf again, and witn a vision ofter. THE APPEAL. TO THE SCN. before him he had passed on to the happy hunting ground. Nah-tn*l-w:i> w* n rlcttm of temptation. He could not re ► ; st the cup that ch—r*. The taking off of Nah-snal-way by an evil spirit ttai the cwuae of squaws' la mentation* for many sleeps. and the bravs* went about alletuly with the black paint of sorrow spread freely upon their naked breasts. The medicine man cut thetr wrist* an l studied the llames from the sacred candle. Rations came with tin. tj*tml regularity, and yet a aenae of Im pending evil darkened the existence of t < Indiana. The deo.i chief had eurely led a cures ui>on them, said lojoking Ildpt an .lit! chief of the Fox clan B<> I.unking Ola.-a was allwl upon for un explanation of his words, he sold: My brothers. Nah-maJ-way was a bad medicine chief lie drank the while mans Ufe water and blamed us for his dying 1 tokl him the pale face had put snakes In It. and he would surety die, but he laughed at me and said I was no prophet. 1 tell you. mv* brothers, that he has left his curse upon ua and we must have it taken away or we will die." t eremons to save the *,jnpws. Then Red Eagle was told In a dream that the Sun Spirit would take the tribes’ squawfs. Ho made a prayer to the bun Spirit and w.is toU that his squaw must b, 1-tKlccd to save the other squaws of the tribe. To make this spiritual aac.l --h c he was to order the sun -laiice and place his squaw In the midst of the dance circle as an offering to the sun. If the sun was not angry with them he would order tha squaw to get up anJ leave while the dancers were looking at her. but If the sun way angry with the tribe then he would etrlke the squaw dead. Red Fox sent alarm ordering the braves to prepare for the dance and Instructing them how to dresa and paint. One morning when the sun had acarca ly p, .ed over the tree tope Red Kara came bounding from his tepee blowing fiercely upon hie medicine whistle. The brave I. Who had been (minted and dressed for this signal for nearly a week, were out of theli tepees In a few moments, and racing toward the dance grounds, to the southeast of rho Indian village. They ran wlih all their might In order to ar rive I- ore the sound of the whlatie had died In the echo Hastily forming In a seml-clrclc. the medicine men waited for a second e.gnsl Red Eagle caked In a shrill voice for hi* aquaw to follow him. Snr kite.-j.- i Inside Ihe curve of the circl*. while the brave* danced and chanted title appeal; Ah. y, the crow say*. The fox ssvs ah. ya. You will not kill our squaw*. O. J-nther, do not kill our squawg. *Ve will dance the sun dance. We will do right. Finally. Red Eagle stopped his dancing and went with his squaw o the outer edge of the dance circle, where lie gently shoved her toward the tepee The red skins yelled Joyously, for they knew the curse had bent removed from the he.idi of their squaws. It still remained to the trlb, however. Kn>\% nn-So, the Wrillrlnr >§•••. |>r*r*e thr OeiH'fi Two week* had now elapsed since Ihe death of Noh-mal-wuy, and yet n® chi f nad bean named. Whenever chief dle aiKl leaves hla curse upon the tribe, the selection of a proper man to succeod hlt.i I* indeed doll cut* problem. Tula cute. must be removed by the head med'clne man before anew chief can be selected Ka wan-so, the head medicine man of t v* trlhc. au.l master of ceremonies at u Important dog feasts and medicine *r falrw. was not 111 attendance at the sun daock, having gone Into the hills to com mune with the Great Spirit relative t tha appointment of anew chief I ln hi* return he called the redskin* In front of hla lodge and spoke to them In a loud voice: "I have talked with fhe Ore*. Bplrlt about this matter and he aay* J must order u dance to make you oil gool again He say* we must bury the dead chief with proper ceremony, and in th meantime 1 will choose the chief he Use Instructed me to. He aald lhat our oil chief was a false man. and we muat bury him good or ha would come back again As master of ceremonlea h# then or dered the brave* to put oei their black palm Huil assemble at the burial ground* at sunrise. There, with the principal medFlne chiefs forming a circle aland him. anl tft* yo*un|r of tribe seated around tha outer edge, Ka nsu-*o caHed upon the Great Spirit to hear them pi tneir deliberation*. A berry uug which had been cut tor the purpose, waa Itrolight forward, and each one ate a ted herry therefrom to drive away for ever the evil curse of (he departed chief whom remain* lay wrapp-d In n blanket hi the mldt of the circle After an In vocation, (he young tniai rawtd (h# hotly amt • arrle.l It „ a small hut. which . to be it* 1.,., retting place The Ainerl • in flag was holvtetl over the hut to distinguish It from other* Then the two hundred Indians, as If rrlteved of a great sorrow, sang Our Father, have pity , u *. Make u* o he wise. Make otir new chief a great man, Make our new hlrt , good man last.lll.* th.. and l atinos, a < hlef. The eha-.; rang out across the plain* him 11 the wooden grave had been nailed securely fast, while the gue*ts of this Htrange burial ceremony ant around with bowed heavis. Then Ka-wnn-so gave n Plen-lng ury. known a* the “death cry." after which all adjourned to the dancing (srcla. Ttili wna a smooth place, about a tpiarter of a mile square. The Indiana lost no time In getting Into (he danrr Tl* *un was now directly above them and very hot Tin? brave* were imlcn! to the waist Tney formed a circle around two big tires. Tv . tom-tom, or drum tieaters, sae neur tbe* fl r e* and beat ,t regularly, making rvo effort to keep time with each other T.-cn the leading m.-dl clne man. alth.l by the two hundred voices of the brav< * chanted another ap l ‘l to the Urea’ HplrM, w hile the dancer* hopped around the dp*, tholr bodies sway ing and thu paint rolling from them lb the flood of iKTsplratton. Tha flre blaz-d high a* the Indian* piled on the sacred wood, blessed by the medicine (t en. The dancer* grew more excited. Some fell to <lie grosin I Other, went into the medtin, kidge and were supposed to be very el -k They went through all sorts of mot lot s. depleting their agony latter, pt*se-*or* of the sacred otter *klns. which most of th© dangers were About their loins, torn th© akin© from their bodies and went about pointing them at the Indian# who wer© shamming ilckn©##. There were then xhot at with the sacred beans, after which th©y arose ami were pronounced cured. Tills ceiehration lasted until Ht that night and was supposed to be the real introductory to the Initiation of the new chief. After the dance they ad bathed in tho river near the village. Karly next morning the Indian medicine men from surrounding tribes began to ar rive. From the eawt came Running Klk of th© IVmicas. from the south Whistling Bear of th© Arapahoe* and from the west Big Hear* of th© Orege*. All of them nrotight the sacred plant along o that they could take part In the ceremonies If Invited. Other redskins came, until there were 300 In all. Ka-wan-so cadd fheni WA-PE-WTC-SKK. THE NEW CHIEF. logether on the open prairie to the south of the ground* need for the dance* The night before a number of sweat lodge* had sprung up near the plTf. and " 'hew lodge* were the new chief and 111* fnm lly. Aft*r th# Indttin* h f l themselves, Ks-w*n-*o, In an U"Pf** lv ' voice, announced the nemo of the new chief anil celled him forth. Ip to this time nobodv had known who was to be chosen. The choice was a surprise to a I Parlor Haste by the >ew Chief. Wa-pa-kr-*ek. a well-known medl tne man. and quite influential anion* hi* fei low-trlhesmen, was the new chief, and when he appeared there was a general •Uenc*. The new chief we* short and fat. but quit* weak from three days’ fasting He had been In th* *weat lodge sweating the impurities of Hi* common Imllsn out of hi* system. He wu# clad only In n breech-clout One of the medicine man near him threw a sacred white otter skin at him and the new chief fell a# If dead. Then the two men who hid him In grab bed him by th* feat and unceremoniously dragged him around the lodge, while all ihespectators threw their otter skin* at htm. Suddenly ha Jumped to hls feof. and reaching up Into th* ale brought out a lom-iom Where It came from no One could UNI- It waa merely a feat of Jug glery; which the Indiana would not try to solve If they could. They wanted to think the Ureal Spirit handed the drum !o thetr new chief, and th* delusion waa accepted aa a fact. He then went to tho THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1000. I enter of thc flamt ground# and there. [ with two hug© Am Tl. Ail flags floating : over him. K.van*ao Wa-im-ke ■ sek cht*f *f the Kur n<l Fox Mil** of ln i man# >rt I <k|ftr of mrdidne m©u. With bowed I had* *n* IndUHtf fat around and listened. When Wti .in-io had finished thr tribe amt It* guests adjourn* and to a bln do? least in.l ate their fill at th* expense of | \N : pA k**-#ek In addition to reviving ihe chieftaincy Wg-pa-ke-sek fell heir t. th** family of \ the departed chief. of three squaw* and atx children. width. with hte | own family of flv* squaw- ami i.*n * hit- I dren, will make up quite a gathering in i tha Sac an l Fox Whit* Hou<v H*-tdaa ■ thin he will hov* tho ninf nmnb i# */ iha 1 .oundi to feed and chain*. At* th* ln j com© of the hlef Is derived from tha rental ground of the srlt*©’# land, hr haw sufficient to support hi# ofllclel houwhold in princely #t>l© without work Not in a quarter of u century and per haps never again, will a clan of sur. wor shiping Indiana choose anew chief Thoae of this . lan arc rapidly dying off or be lug Y*row<te<l from their reservations Into tho IK*hoots net aside for them Horn** have ►een for.*d Into allot inn :* wher an In dian soon l>**e* his Identity The govern ment agents have dealt hai *hly with those who kept up their ancient customs, , until to-day there are ft*g trlU who are tree to hold their service* without Inter ruption hv the whiter m: %> AC*THK* ON I IRW. ( rnwtl ttraevn lo a Newark l*lay h(in* by 1 1111*11 til W|*r©ta©le‘. From ihe New York Free. Newark, N J Dec. 19 —Crowds throng ed lo the theater to-day to witness the unusual tad© of nn artte's's hotly ly ing In mate The body was that of Mia '’Virginia J*< kson. soulrette of the Neu Century Theater Stock Company, who died of peritonitis laat Monday afternoon. The crowd filled the entrances, women and children shrieking as they were jammed and elbowed in the doorways. Il v i one of the mow remarkable sights ever witnessed here, and those who ar ranged the demcntrat!on were freely criticised for thefr attempt *o advertise the theater at the expense of the solem nity of death. Before Mis* Ja kson # death nothing was said to her of what wa* to tAke place, and doubtless she never dreamed such a piogramme would he car ried out There w as little reverence or evidence of grief In the throng Ih passed the coffin between the hours of 11 n. ni and 4 p. m. Nearly all appeared to t*e drawn there by curiosity pure and simple. The body lay amid flowers, under artificial light. After the doors were cloned a flashlight picture of Ibe scene was taken, showing the coffin ami tho principal mourners sit ting about It. The ostensible purpose of taking Ihe picture was to forward It fo the mother of the young actress In Han Francisco, where th* body was sent to-night. ••Private*’ Allen n Phlloepher. "Private" John Allen, of Mississippi, who for sixteen year* ha* been the funny ■.nan of the Hou*e of Representative*, re tire* from public life wlih the esqjration of thte Congress, says tha Washington correspondence of th* New York Tribune Hl* retirement Is parity due to falling health, and (drily due to the ambition of “an upstart ’’ a* Mr. Allen call* hi* suc cessor In Congress l-ust summer ''Pri vate" John * physicians put him under a sever* regimen as to diet, aud warned him that If he wanted to Hv* ha mutt he prudent In hit habits. For th* space of et least a week Mr Allen followed striotly the advice of hls physicians. Than he resumed Ms former ways, has been persisting in them ever lnce. and looks .hotter than for a year or more. 'Tv* been dodging my doctor* ever since t bean to ignore t ielr tide ice, because I know thej Kill roast me,” said the MisslselppUn "I came to the conclusion while I was under their regimen that I would rathtr be dead th.ro prudent, so her* I am." LI HUNG CHANG OF CHINA. a vm run iii; or tiu: turn STATgm % N. Ii > Nnrprlalaa FrauLnru llimit the Fmpme-Hr %lal(e *lbal Mir '- imrlril the Mas *re—wlteform ot ( Klim MnH 4 omr. Hut | Null I out* Front Wlfhla—H bat I I kt >ar la l*a rl II Inn —ln Ihe Inlerrirn Hr takril Host ( lh** l|ueallnn anil Uua rarflnilarlY linaer In liimu About tbr I nutina —The IHploinnt Who Thnaakl He Knr%r All About I*l—Ylm* uf Miens. IHreeinr Gm rral ol HailaaM nud l rlrg rpht, nn Ihe Rmrr Moienrnl. CV)p>right, lA*V by Oemr King l*n\ New York. Ik-. 21 —The note fr e consul raid that His Kx. oliinoy wouki •• glad to *ee up a* hl- bouse t e nex mon Ing at 10 An tmerpreter no not ne n eary a? among thi retainers f t * Vi. *. rojr there were ulwh.v* some ate* wre %\*'ll verse*l in English. The consul wou. i et*nd hit own man to attend to such !• lirnlnary ewremoniea ns were **• entul. Earl Id Hung (’hang wan ut !)• house of a frirevl down the }tiitbttng W**ll row-I It happrrtul that tliere was Ptoppsig a: the hotel it (he tlinn a gentleman who han been tn the diploni.iti- aervi.e for ieverel years and who had just come to l*haughal irom a term of service s acting consul In Canton, where l.t U.i l l>e**n viceroy for some lime This lii>e nmt prof*ept*d surh an acquatntan with the viceroy and Ins w.*\n that wo wet all ashamed of our |gnor.nice anl lnex|a*rl etice, and listened eagerly to his advl* ** "You can't spread It on too thick. skt this wise man of experience. “The baldest flattery will idea*** him Hand It orn to him on any kind of i plate and ne will smile Iting all the ohangas on his being the gr*at mar In a 1 the world and you will win him right at the start " We accepted Ihe advice meekly and set out to find how II would succeed At the "friend's house.‘ a lire* brick structure, the external appearance >f which showed no trace of architecture, we pent tn our card* and four or five Chlnt**\ In Naig flow a,a gowns of blue ia wile or kiv ender silk, came to the door wax and eyed us cur loud v. Presently we were tak en Into a pleasant room on the side of a j court, where thars came to us a smooth voung mar In •• long coat of gag*ouw blue, who .poke English with aiimsM flawl*?s accent, nn*i talked wisii us as famlllarlv about the dolt k- of tha news paper Wirld Hti if he were the high PTieet of the cruft It developed later that he was a nephew of that Marquis T**tig, who le reckoned among tha world's great •-4 and St fold VM that the Viceroy was erig.iged at tha moment on most important matters, and then he en tertained Uf* with the latest Isomlon gos- Mp The nephew* of the great Marquis ia a clever young man. and he w are verv nice goKl-rimmed apecfacles. which help to lend dignity to hia short stature. Htm Karl M Receives Visitor* W* were led through a long, dark hall to a ana rely furnished room St one side of whltti stood the VI-eroy waiting for u*. He seemed very old. Two sturdy servants supported him 4* tie stood, one at each shoulder, each wlih one arm aero** hi* hack The old man advanced slowly to greet u atal lie etout attendant* aup ported him tie put a trembling hand out a few Inches toward each one of us and a* we took It he wiggled It a few times feehjy. Hl.e hand was soft and flabby and cold. He smiled ever so ltlt| and boyred slightly The Interpreter said his excellency was very glad tftdecd to see tta. There was a small marble-topped tabV In the renter of the room. Four chairs were (dared atawit It and f.l moved toward one of them lo sit down. Ills two men of muscle caught him by the arm* At the shoulders and lowered liim gently to Ills seat. Then the Interview began, and at the first question an attendant came and poured out rhamtatgue Instead of tea. the drinking of which by the viceroy would lie th signal that the Interview was end ed True to hie old custom. LI Hung Than* did most of the quest baling He wanted to know all about the actions and conduct of the troops of the allies ut Tien Tsln and on the way to and In Pekin He was particularly concerned about looting and the atrocities of the Russian* and French. II was almost Im possible to get In a word or a question unices It was attached hv main strength to some wholly Irrevelant answer to one of his question*. The political man from Washington—friend of the wise and ex perienced man In the diplomatic service— t>gan to d.oqsttr of getting a c hance to line any Of the carefully honeyed wools At last there was an opportunity and he Jumped at It He told the Interpreter to assure Hla Excellency of the gn-at es teem and high regard which the peop# of the t’nlted State* had for him Young Mr. Trc-ng translated quickly s*>d the re v\y was swift end straight. "Then why do they object to me a* a commissioner to negotiate a sMtlement of the present difficulty?" asked the viceroy Tho political man from Washington was stumped, hut the man from Oregon an swered as the great Tseng mlgb! hav# done that the objection was most cer tainly only that of a rabble who always about loudest and count least. The vice roy smiled and seemed to he satisfied that It was ao. Not warned by fhl* the polit ical man watched hie chance asatn and when It enme experimented with a few gaudy expression* of hls own opinion of the remarkable aitainmeni* of the vie*, roy. Young Mr Tseng turned hi* gold rimmed spectacle* toward the Washing tonian and aald In a tone of unutterable weariness. "Ye*. Hls Ex'-ellenry has some small reputation." Perfection of Servlre by Hi* Attend ants. If* did not take the trouble rn translate the remarks of the Waohlngtonlan. who thereupon withdrew Into hi* shell end rloeed th# door All this time a crowd of half a dosen or more servant* hung In the doorway or stood In the hall and occasionally peeked Into the room Not Ih* slightest morion or tgn of their mas ter eecaped them Their movements In attending to hie wane* were absolutely noleeleee A littK- wave of the hand brought them lo him lie seemed never lo #i*eak to them They divined hl will got what he desired and withdrew to the doorway again. Occasionally he emoked a cigar*tee. but hi* favorite was a long Chinese pipe One of hls men would Mil It and stand with lighted taper hoi ling tho end of th* long stem at the Viceroy’* lips waiting for him lo take the puff or two that wou.d exhaust the contents of the little bow: ll'tien after nearly two hours of talk h* Viceroy lifted hls glass of champagne to hls lips the two Husky men stepped quickly to hi* chair, one at ea-’h side, and tidily and gently raised him to hi# feet, supported him while he shook hands all around again, and helped him out of Ih* room It was the perfect lion of service. Persistently throughout the long Inter view Id Hung Chang talked of the loot ing and of the outrage- committed by the troops. When we and and Anally succetd in getting In a few question# he answered sometime- with nmestng frsnknesr Thu* he accounted for the contradiction In the edict* laeued from P*km during the siege of the legations by saying: The Etnpreae Was "Badly Adalaed.a "While our government t* nominally ail absolute monarchy. I’d* the fact that the monarch I* -urroutwtel by advisers whose suggestion# usually are accepted. In this case she was badly advised. At first she was told that the Boxers were invulnerable and would be able to make It rather hot foe the foreigner* so aka support* l them llut afiarwanla ahe foiui I out that ahe Imd beau misinformed and the> f.'im t hanged her opinion and liar aMI tude." The oaiiuiH’S* with *h* h le thus a* -uiaed the Empress Dowsger *>f compli *i y In the* Hoist mo\ mem was eatonlah mg. It may he worth while to ikm# that LI Hung Oh*rig did not ask us liow old we were, or when w wav married or what war*' the names of our ion* He is s verv •hffsrent person l from the 1.1 who "jollied" fits interviewer* whsti In Amer Va. The nearest he cam* to a personality wss witsn he In qulitd wrtth a grin, f>r he had been talking ab< ut the lootiag of Tien Tsitt and Pekin, "whether hv chance any of HP* got any gvxlaand*!/' Frop the pnltti< at point of view the mot Imiortmit thing th© chief peace commie toner sold was hi frank admls skm that Cnina ooukl noi *.n in th* .our*‘ she h** puihiicd fot “'i many years Keform >f Ihr gov* rnm* itl Is •-• sentlai t* its life, l **id Tlir* great oh jert of himself arul tie tsiher Chinese of influence and t*k*iuon was to *e- are tiiar reform ir in wlihin and t tUc luiuh of Chinese, without the tnterjviMtion # far etgtierj*, AYhal fh*y fear** i mot w.*h par titlrax (*li of the .v.Y(*'t Orient** nf 14 llung Chung In Shtiughai ar*t one of the nnut Influentiiil Ohln***© is Bhcng. the Chiiu-na c. Sandra wt> ©ent the moet relistde in formation of the ml sltuatloti tn Pekin to this country during the siege. hi who (lexer believed If there wn any |h>s srble pretax* for loxd4lng him ll* Is much younger and inure vigorous ttiai* the old statesman, but. like the vlcerov, he h.* iliMsrdsd lit* istun of the Chi nese in meeting loreignsrs tksnr uuitn of In* |x*ttlori in Hhaughai and In Chinese .iffauH may l©* hint from (he tact th,? he i* Hrotiot gviursl of radws> and I‘gtapiai. of the China Merchant rtf* am Navigation Oompsny. of the Impe rial rUnk. of ms Nanysng ('©il*g *ud of the cotton mil It was through tha Arnwi *n .idxlser of Mheng that my • ol league and tnvself had an interview with th- busy Chino** uNnemn. We were shown into s lltlls room off Ihe ceirt, which i© siww>s tha csntsr of a chine** reeidsn< e. n0 there Hheng came to us. He vt„.(?K hands and went at the businap* of the meeting without cersmooy or farm* aJttx of any kind He unlerstoxd (hat we ha*l come to talk about tha crisis In Chine*** affairs sod Its csimw. and (hat w© wanted information shout tha Boxers and the court. ll© Is a much smaller man th n 14 round and welLfeil. He has “gim let eyes." like |nsp©'tor Javert They ar* email, rou* *1 ami black When hs t ilk* he look> straight at you In s fa'h ion tiial sometim©* makes you imagine you tan fc?4 their penetimtlon. Miruu Tslks of Heforwt. It was a vary k*ng talk il© gave ue tha news of lh© court which th© calde Imme diatrly, made and then he (old us the story of tle origin and growth of the Ihixer movement six! Ikw It came to have !* hold upon the an*l the Prln* *-a of th* Imperial clan. Whan we ask* i him how many Boxer* there were ha replied: • Wheti ihe Empress In a Boxer there sir** Just ss oiany Boxer* an there are Chine • . I nit whan sha realh' eeasaa to to on* then there will h© no othen laft " In other words tlion** wtvo del not re •mt whan she did, she wtWd iwhead Slung said timt afier Yu IfMen. the foun. tle*r of th© Boxer#, was degraded from tha governorship of Btiantnng h© wervt to i*e kin and there to to'd the storv *f tlwv woialerful prowess and Invulnerability of the JUtxers to Hsu Tung, one of tlie tu tors of th© young h©ir apparent, who Is ihe son of Prince Tuan. H*u Tung in fluenc'd Tuan, ulwuiya n rabid foreigner hatr and th© two tuoc©r>t©ii In convinc ing the Empress. Ho the thing grew This was especially intFiesttng. eonhmilng as it did the statement of 14 llung Chang with respect to the Kmprewa nnd her relations with the Boxer© Hheng went much further than 14 In dtelarlng that reform of the gov eminent by Chinese was Imperative lie a*lmKtel frankly that China eoull not stand another upheaval such as that of moo. If Indeed she weathers that one Hut If there Is no reform that ia genuine, he said, the Chines© (homeelves would re volt. nnd tli.it would mean the nd of the •mpire. This was a reference to the se cret societies that have since been stir ring up tr>ub4e In th© Canton district While he rsN Viceroy there T 4 llung Chang kept them quftt, but ha beheaded more than 3.0<0 In doing It. Hheng talk* *! like a man who lias reached a settled conviction He spoke of the fu ture of China (rankly and wl:h a con viction that was convincing, esfwcially when one remembered that he was on© of thoae who wer© principally responsi ble for lh© quiet w hli'h prevailed in the Yangts© province In spite of the positive and Imperative demands of the Kmpr#s© that all her loval subjects there should rfs*' and exferfhlnnt© the foreigners It remains lo be seen how clear wm his vision. Oscar King Da via. KMCTHMT CLIMM THE null*. Vecenda Three Eltghls of steps Af ter Taking a Drink and a llsnr From tha New York Times Chicago, Deo. It —Barney, a lon-snd-a half live elephant, walked Into th* fTw <*mto Athletic Association this afternoon, waved the attendant* to one side with his giant trunk, picked up an Imported cigar from the cigar stand, and then started up the marble stairway. After he bad ascended three flights of steps he mad* himself comfortable on tho fourth Moor, where he spent to-ntghit munching hay. Kurnev in hi* feat had the assistance of stimulant, being "a llttlo nip" of a gallon or so of whisky, well sweetened with molasses. He was then safely c hained to a |*>st on the gymnasium floor n.ongside foul lions, a cage of snakes, rac e oone. and a score of other wild beast*. All of this animal aggregation was brought from the Lincoln Fark Zoo early In the afternoon to form part of the "Monster Menagerie of Heaat* Famous for Their Beauty, Ferocity, or Bcor-lty.’ w htoh will be on exhibition to-night.when the club Jtoucte doors are thrown open on the "Hecond annual C. A A. Ore us 1 The bills describe the show as a "Mul titudinous. Overwhelming. Indescribable c’rush of Amaslng Oytnnlc. Acrobatic, til* -ta, ular. Aerial, aed Hlppodruntatl Kcnaatlon* ** air. Dent Bass, •'Greybeard has well nigh cured me of rheumatism from which 1 have been a great sufferer the last fifteen years. •* Mr, Dent’s posAoftlce ta HSimon- Island. Oi. Rev. Joint Chris*lan of Pierce. 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Whiskey gallon $ 2.00 Glendale Whiskey ..gallon $ 2.50 Crystal Spring Whiskey gallon $3.00 Gotden Wedding Whiskey .... .. gallon $3.50 IN CASES OF (2 LARGE BOTTLES: The Antediluvian Whiskey bottled by Ua born* or New York PAM The peerless Whiskey bottled In bond In Henderson. Ky gUM The Psorts Whiskey bottled In bond by Clark Brothers !„ HAM Meredith Rye Whiskey, boil ed et tnair distillery in Ohio tri.M Oaldon Wedding Whiskey, our bottling MAI LIPPMAN BROTHERS, Lippman Block, - - - Savannah, Ga. A POTATO JOUST. Recreation for a Rainy Day, When Animal Spirits Must Be Worked Off. POTATO WRKttTI.ERB IN ACTION. A rainy day I* almost sura lo b* a te dious day to every healthy normal boy. Checkers, after a time, lose thalr charm and books cease to he of Interest. The boy etretch#*. kicks out hi# leg* Impa tiently and east* many wlatful glance# out of th* windows. He Is tired of sitting still. After holding healthy animal spirits in check for th* larger part of a day they are Ukaly to break looso with art Mb. Few -porta ar* better calculated thun a potato Joust to smueo imprisoned boys. It ha* all the Joy* of a combet. and yet. try as be Anil, there la no possibility for soy boy to become rough. In Ih* potato joust each warrior I* *rm m| with a fork, on tho end of which Is a potato. Th# combatants take their poeltlon in fb# center of th* playroom, facing each other They should be wnanMed by not les* than three feat. Each muai lift a leg from th* floor. ** shown In th* Il lustration The tighter- may use their own discretion w to whlrh leg shall be lifted from the floor and may hold It up with either land they Ilk*. A mwJ! cueh lon pla -ed under the knee wilt add ma terially to th* comfort of tha oon tart ants. The battle I* decided by on# of the war- rloni knocking the potato from Me oppo nent'! fork. Toppling over three tlmee la alto counted a- a defeat. If on* of tha knight* I* obliged to lot (o of hi* foot In order to keep hi* balance It to counted •• h fall Bvtrr time tho b*ttl to miarrupt -d In lhit way either of tho 'omeataMa la at liberty to change tho foot he I* retting upon, if ona of the warrior* fall* agalnat the other and upaet* him It l* counted again*! tht one who to retponslbia for tha ttttnhlo. You are not likely to reella* on .your ft ret Introduction to u potato )ou*t tha amount of (kill end practice required to really become expert In handling tha fork. A alight turn of the wrlti. a quick puah and the practiced knight will defeat tha novice; to deftly, to really, that you are left wonder lint how he dll It. Practice to the only way to learn how he did It. One or two atloma U ail tha help I can give the novice. Move your fork aa little a* poaatble; km*, e Wee pi nr alrokee are mope likely to throw ofT your own potato than to Intar fere with that of your opponent. The mott ituugeroua etroke I* ona from underneath; aiwaye maneuver In k-aap your potato below that of your antag onlet 11