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EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
HOW AN AMERICAN LED
CHINESE ARMIES.
. In view of the present public in
terest in- the affairs of China, the
following account of the romantic ca
reer of a daring young American in
the days of the Taiping rebellion
seems singularly appropriate.
So far as I know the facts herein
recorded have appeared in no publi
cation. Chinese history mentions
the name of this American, General
Burgevine, as second in command of
the Chinese Imperial army, but tells
no more of a career most daring and
remarkable.
That the particulars have not
reached the public is probably to be
accounted for by the obscurity at
tending the internal affairs of China
at that time, and also from the fact
of Burgevine’s name being merged
in that of a titled Mandarin. The
knowledge of them came to the wri
ter fi;om the sister of General Burge
vine, who learned them through cor
respondence with her brother as well
as from sources informing her of his
untimely fate.
His greatest ambition was to be
come the Sultan of Turkey, and he
would seriously and enthusiastically
discourse by the hour upon the abso
lute certainty of his reaching that ex
alted station and being seated on the
throne of the Caliphs.
Chafing under the curb of ordi
nary business, and determined to en
ter upon the world’s stage in the pur
suite of his cherished ambition, he
left the senate and shipped as a com
mon sailor. Learning the practical
part of the science of navigation, he
became Captain of a merchantman
trading in the ports of the East. In
this way he made several trips to
China, passing the time in the open
ports in learning the Chinese lan
guage.
With a mind essentially military
he made military science a study as
one of the weapons to aid Him in the
accomplishment of h*s great purpose,
and, when the great Taiping rebel
lion broke out in China and the reb
els scored success after success
against the Government troops, he
offered his services to the imperial
authorities.
The rebel chieftain, having won
victory after victorv and city after
city, was triumphantly approaching
Peking, the capital of the empire,
when General BurgOvine, by his mil
itary skill and indomnitable daring
defeated him In a number of battles,
thus relieving the capital.
Returning In triumph to Peking,
be was loaded with bonores by the
Emperor and created a Mandarin of
the highest rank.
Here history repeats Itself. The
honors thus showered on him'arous
ed the envy of the higher magnates,
especially In the court circle, and
with that distrust ard hatred of for
eigners so characteristic of the Chi
nese, he was pursued with an enmity
and venom that used every craft to
undermine his great influence with
the Emperor.
Cabals were formed and every
orm of ingenuity resorted to until
at last success crowned the attempts
of his enemies and Burgevine, di
vested of his honors, was ordered
not to leave the boundaries of the
capital.
His American spirit would not
brook the success of his bitter foes.
Refusing to submit to such unjust
humiliation and base ingratitude, he
managed to escape from Peking and
fled to the disorganized rebel camp,
where he was received with open
arms and placed in high command.
Finally in a sanguinary battle the
rebel forces were utterly routed and
General Burgevine, fighting with
great courage, was taken prisoner.
In the bands of his foes, Burge
vine was tortured with Eastern bar
barity.
Then, forgetting all they owed him
—forgetting the provocation their
former ingratitude had given him,—
they condemned him to a most cruel
and inhuman death—that of being
sewed up alive in a sack and cast
into the sea.
That Decided Him.
Thief (who has snatched a lady’s
bag)—Two transfers, a powder‘puff, a
recipe for head wash and a sample of
silk! An’ I ran two miles wld It! I’m
agin votes fer women! — Pittsburgh
Press.
At the Opera.
Hubby—Why do you look so happy?
Wife—I lust saw tors. Splvens tear
her new gown.—Chicago Herald.
loot Ice! Ice!
One cent a pound delivered to any
part of the city Phone Love-Whlt
ley Company. tf.
TO RECALL DUMBA
FOR CONSULTATION
Austrian Ambassador Will be Recall
ed to Vienna and His Succes
sor May Not Be Appointed.
VIENNA, Sept. 17.—The Austrian
government, while denying that it has
received any official information as
to the controversy in which the Aus
trian ambassador Dumba, has become
involved with the American govern
ment has intimated that the minis
ter will probably be recalled to Vi
enna for consulation with the foreign
office.
It is believed here that if Ambas
sador Dumba is recalled that the
Austrian government will not appoint
a successor until the close of the
European war, but will leave matters
concerning Austria to the German
ambassador for settlement. The feel
ing among the Austrian officials is
antagonistic toward America. The
United States is charged with favor
ing the Allies in every manner pos
sible, because of the trade which
America is now enjoying as a result
of the war.
FIND SHELL OF CIVIL WAR
DATE ON WESTERN SHORE.
An interesting relic of privateering
days in the civil war when the Shen
andoah of the confederate navy
swept the northern seas of American
shipping, was brought to Seward to
day by H. Warner, third officer of
the Santa Ana, says the Post. It is
a shell of the first type, when round
cannon balls were still in use, and
weighs nearly 60 pounds.
The shell was found on the beach
by a native at Udadta head by a na
tive who was hunting wood, and was
carried to the trader at Unalaska.
It was still alive the inside con
taining a charge of black powder, but
the fuse had been worn away by the
sea, leaving only the plug, which
bears the inscription, “Rr. 1864.
Ord. D.”
Andy Lassen, of the Granby mine,
who underwent an operation at the
Valdez Hospital last week, is recov
ering rapidly and expects to go back
to work next Monday.
The launch Elvira returned from
Cordova last night, after having
made a fast round trip.
Great activity is shown in all the
Japanese shipyards, even the small
est keeping their employes at work
day and night, so Consul General
George H. Scidmore recently report
ed to Washington.
EARLY FIRE FIUH1EK5.
K«w York Had a Volunteer Brigade In
the Seventeenth Century.
There was an organized Are depart
ment in New York city as early as 1648,
when a Are prevention squad existed,
with duties resembling those of the bu
reau of Are prevention of today. The
older squad was made up of pollce
Aremen, or Are-polleemen, whose duty
was to visit all parts of the city, which
then extended from the Battery to City
Hall park, and Inspect the chimneys to
see whether they were free from Are
danger. Those guilty of having chim
neys In a dangerous condition were
Aned $1.50, which went to buy new
equipment, such as Are ladders, hooks
and buckets.
In the days of the Are police of 1648
the owner of each of the 200 odd houses
on Manhattan Island bad to have one or
more Are buckets In his house. These
were made of leather and cost $2.00.
A local shoemaker got the contract to
furnish 150 to the corporation. These
buckets had to be thrown out of the
houses when the watchman gave the
alarm of Are. They were picked up by
the volunteer Aremen rushing to the
blaze and used by a bucket brigade
formed between the burning building
and the nearest well.
When the wells ran dry the brigades
kometlmes had to make the river their
base. Any one attempting to pass
through the Are lines at that time was
doused. The man who breaks through
and tells the chief how to Aght the Are
Is an evil that has sprung up in modern
times.—New York Times.
TRICOLOR OF FRANCE.
First Adopted In 1794, It Fell and Rose
Again In 1830.
• The French have always favored the
colors of red, white and blue, and
throughout their history red banners,
white plumes and blue scarfs have
been largely used in connection with
royalty and the army.
The French national flag, the tricolor,
however, which combines the three
popular colors of France, is compara
tively modern. The flag was first
adopted about 1794. A decree was Is
sued which gave to all flags u knot of
tricolor ribbons at the top of the staff,
and later the red, white and blue de
sign was chosen for the national flag.
Some years after it was abolished for
the white flag of France made famous
by Henry IV., and It was not until 1830
that the tricolor came Into its own
again. Since then the flag has been
the national banner of France.
The divisions on the tricolor are not
all the same size. The red occupies
the largest space, the blue is slightly
smaller than the red. and the white is
the narrowest stripe pf the three. The
space occupied by the colors has been
scientifically worked out In order to
make the flag visible at long distances,
a necessary asset for naval purposes.
The tricolor forms the base of nearly
every flag connected with the army,
navy and merchant service of France.
The president’s flag consists of the tri
color, with his Initials in gold worked
into the white stripe.—London Stand
ard.
The Dog Team.
Now the modus operand! of a dog
team is ns follows; The leader and
wheel dog are the whole works on the
basis of 75 to 255. The leader starts
'em. he stops ’em, he picks the trail,
he turns ’em. When he walks, the rest
do; when he gallops, they gallop All
the wheel dog does is to guide the nose
of the sled, materially assisted by the
driver. The rest of the team merely
pull and yelp.
From which follows that a good lead
er is a very desirable thing to have
and a poor leader is worse than use
less. The driver, at the handlebars. Is
often thirty feet from the leader, the
dogs being driven tandem and con
trolled by word of mouth and a w’hlp.—
Outing.
Garlic and Milk.
The odor and flavor of garlic is due,
like the odor of rotten eggs, to sul
phur compounds. Garlic is a member
of the onion family, grows in pastures,
cultivated fields and even In the woods.
Garlic is a bad pest on any farm, but
Is exceptionally so on a dairy farm
because of the strong flavor it gives to
the milk. A temporary expedient is to
keep the cows off the infested pasture
at least four hours before milking. This
will greatly reduce the bad flavor. Then
if the milk stands at least four hours
the flavor may disappear altogether.—
Farm and Fireside.
A Terrifio Conflict.
Caller—By the way your husband Is
carrying on In the next room he must
be rehearsing one of bis heaviest roles.
Actor’s Wife—Dear, no! He la having
a frightful mental struggle. He wants
to have the baby’s pictures taken, and
If we do some of his own will have to
come down.—Pittsburgh Press.
The Right Verb.
“I saw an opera last evening.”
“My dear, you see a play, but hear an
opera.”
“Not when society Is out In full
forc^”—Louisville Courler-JournaL
Economy.
Husband—I don't see why you have
accounts In so many different storeB.
Wife—Because, my dear. It makefc the
bills so mnch smaller.—Boston Tran
script _
Repartee.
Mr. Dudds—Why do you alyrays
stand before the mirror while dreaalag!
Mrs. Dudds—To see what Is going do,
ef course.—Puck.
Tour duty Is what the day demands.
—Goethe.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES A TRAIN
Auto for Hire Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 .1. A. SPENARD, Prop.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fiseit Hetel ■ tbe literior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Clias. Fischer, Projir.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fit
tings, Valves, Etc. Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, A I, ASK A
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed 1 I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 | I Roujrh Dry lCc lb
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY |
_ Doing Business As{ Usual j
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south-7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, EUamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 6th: Latouche, on the 15th: S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line
PUGET SOUND
. ' f •
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail frofin Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MOffTH .
Steamer Sailing lBth ealla Ilhaw^ul^Kotlak—Ail Sail lag call at Uk
CALlFdRI^IA *
Seattle te Saa Fraaelaeo every WedaAaday aad Saaday. connecting with
S team era Yale aad Harvard far Soathera Callfarala.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice ——
RICHARD J. RINOWOOD, Mgr., Seattle i VACDRS DOCK CMC, Cecal Agt.