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SK^spf *8 E r " ." * - v * t!/ri \ • ^•d:'1-M "* -, * . *}; •• » , THE MYSTERY OF THE LAWS IN CHINA *feM' MARSHALL P. WILDER (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) 8h&ngfiai has 12 precinct police sta­ tions and one court, "known as the "Mixed Court," because some repre­ sentative «»f, the several consulates pits each day.? with the Chinese magis­ trate. ° I was Introduced to the magistrate by Dr. Barchet, and found him very gracious, and possessing a fair supply tif English. He was dressed in full taaiidarin dress, brown satin coat, beautifully embroidered, and a black velvet, hat turned up about the edge, and decorated with the button, the , horse-tail and the peacock's feather* that indicate a mandarin's rank. We went into the courtroom, everyone quickly took their places and the hearings began. All prisoners "When brought before the magistrate must kneel during the entire proceed­ ing. Though all the prisoners were Chi­ nese, and the cases were conducted in that language, I could follow most of them, as the English sergeants pre­ ferred their charges to Dr. Burchet, who fa a proficient Chinese scholar, and he in turn translated them to the< magistrate. When a policeman brings a man be­ fore the court he drires him by his cue, and when he takes him away, he pulls him by it, or if there are several prisoners, he knots their .cues together an£ pulls them along in a bunch. With such persua- gion, a prisoner Is not apt to hesitate long. For thieving, prisoners are sen- snced to a certain number of strokes with the bamboo, or the cangue for •o many hours a day--sometimes both together. The cangue is a large square board that fits about their necks, and be- i 1 ter der the Jurisdiction of foreigners, is necessarily more merciful and lenient than an unmixed Chinese court. A gentleman told me of witnessing a courtroom scene in the Interior of China, where a man ^jho refused to confess was struck on the ankle bone with a mallet until he fainted from the hideous pain--the bone being crushed to a lelly. The most dreadful of all executions in China is the ling cheet or hundred Cuts, where iius COuueiuueu wait is given 99 cuts on different parts of the body, contrived with such devilish cunning that death does not come until the last cut, reaching the heart, puts them out of their agony. This execution is only administered for three crimes; attempted assassina­ tion of the emperor or empress, the killing of father or mother or the kill- inir of A husband bv * wlfp Th« of a wife by a husband is not so seri­ ous a matter. In China a man must sign his own death warrant by inking his thumb and making the impression of it on the paper. Chinese law, when once it has a man In its clutches, is loath to give him up whether he be innocent or guilty. So if he does not sign the war­ rant willingly he is tortured until he doeB it In sheer desperation. Political prisoners, who are sen­ tenced to banishment, seldom reach the place of their destination, for after such a sentence there is almost always an accident, either by the chair in which he is carried being tipped while on a bridge by one of the coolies stumbling and thrown into the river, where there is no hope of escape from the clumsy, tightly-closed affair, or else the banished one is mysteriously attacked by highwaymen and mur­ dered. All executions of any sort are free for anyone, man, woman or child, to witness. And the effect of that uni­ versal and deadly system of bribery is only too apparent, a system that saps the strength and ability of China to become a great country, for from one end of the kingdom to the other there is no disinterested desire for ad­ vancement; only a case of the big flsh eating up the little ones--and no man so great that he cannot be bought. If a prisoner condemned to be be­ headed will pay the executioner a fat bribe he may expect to be sent out of existence with neatness and dlspateh after being heavily drugged with opium. But if he refuses, he must suf­ fer a clumsy execution that will be at­ tended by torture and pain before the end finally comes. Even in the simple 4 I PULLS THEM ALONG IN A BUNCH. aides being very heavy and uncom fortable, is considered a great dis­ grace, for it has the prisoner's name and crime pasted on it. In order to make the punishment more severe, the prisoner is often condemned to be taken to the place where the crime was committed, and made to stand near the store or house where the na­ ture of his crime, as well as his name are plainly to be read by every passer­ by. This is a terrible punishment for them, for the Chinese are very sensi­ tive about being publicly shamed, "losing face," they call it. In the afternoon I went back to the mixed court and saw some men bam- booed. It was done in a different place from where the trials take place, being at one side of an open court, where a desk was placed, be­ hind which the assistant magistrate sat The prisoner throws himself on a piece of matting laid on the top step leading to the magistrate's desk, his trousers are pushed down, exposing his thighs, and two men in ridiculous "Make Little 8queeae." red sugar-loaf hats trimmed with blue, •eat themselves on the prisoner's feet and shoulders, the latter (me clutching bis cue. Two men with little flat bamboo rods about a yard long squat each fide, when one begins and delivers About 25 lashee--then rests, and the •ther takeB it up, counting aloud as beat. The prisoner howls and varies and begs, tears streaming from »is eyes, for though it does not break |he skin, it Is extremely painful. The men sitting on the prisoner joke and laugh, the officers standing about carry on animated conversations, and as this all takes place in a courtyard, open to the street, children run in and out, playing and laughing, mothers with babies in their arms look stolidly . on. the babies blinking solemnly, qrhile a little crowd of curious men SsHtand about the entrance. The mixed MorV being Jointly wot- ... "Xkj 1 \>«v: ' > iH.' and less painful bambooing, a bribe will induce the whipper to hold the bamboo stiff, causing much less pain than if allowed to bend and spring. The captain of a British barque lying off Canton described the execution of 29 pirates who had attacked a tug manned by coolies and slaughtered the greater part of them. As all execu­ tions are free to the public there was a general request by the crew of the barque for a holiday, and permission being granted by the captain, there was a general exodus to the shore. It appeared that only those of the criminals who could not purchase ran­ som were executed. Those who had $50, or friends that could supply that sum, were liberated on payment of the same to the mandarin of the district. The luckless 29 had apparently neith­ er friends nor money. So they were marshaled out of priBon under a strong guard of soldiers; and, like the prisoners in our Sing Sing who are al­ lowed for their last meal the beBt that the prison cuisine affords, these male­ factors were furnished any mode of conveyance at the disposal of the au­ thorities to convey them to the place of execution. The condemned were marshaled in line, and required to kneel on "all fours" before the mandarin and his suite. All knew the procedure, and there was no confusion. The heads­ man, armed with a keen, broad-bladed sword, stepped out. If this gentleman should fail to sever the head of his victim In three blows, his own would ue forfeit. But in this instance he did his work with both certainty and ce­ lerity. «Approaching the first in line, he gave a swift, swinging blow on the back of the neck and a decapitated head rolled onto the sword. This dreadful system of bribery and "squeezing" is the canker at the heart of China. Everyone expects it from everyone else; even the children are not to be trusted. A Chinese woman sends her child to a chow shop, and weighs the food when it is brought home to see that her own child is not "squeezing" her. In making change, the smallest boy, as salesman, will keep back two or three "cash." Should you say: "How fash­ ion you steal my cash? Tou b'long allee same as t'ief," he will indignant­ ly answer: "My no b'long t'ief; my ketchie you watch, then b'long t'ief, but my just make little squeeze." It would seem as if all the horrible punishments so publicly administered would effectually prevent even the most reckless and hardened from committing crime, but it doesn't seem to do so, and the courts go on flourish­ ing on the bribes extorted and the money paid by innocent people to keep out of court, for it is openly averred that a Chinese court of jus­ tice, among other delinquencies, is not even above blackmail. It Is not surprising that among the people are such sayings as "Tigers and snakes are kinder than Judges or run­ ners," or "In life, beware of-edtti$s; IB death, beware of hell!" :. '*r , J ' M- . Our Springfield Letter Special Correspondent Writes of Things of _ fi- «.! Oi_ , _ g> •* 1 u imc ijuiic VfipiUU, Springfield.--William J. Bryan was Indorsed by the Democratic state con­ vention. For Gov. Johnson of Minne­ sota there was applause when his name was mentioned. There was a strong undercurrent of individual feel- "'or of the Itlinnesoui MAU, UUI it was not sufficiently crystallized to allow of specific action being taken upon it. While there was nothing but harmony on the question of presiden­ tial indorsement and instructions, there was a fight in the committee on resolutions over the wording of the "personal liberty" plank. Many dele­ gates favored leaving the liquor ques­ tion out of the platform entirely, while of the Oilman, Clinton & Springfield platform whatever at the present con­ vention. The party adopted a platform plank declaring in favor of the "greatest possible persona] liberty" to individ­ uals, provided such liberty did not in­ fringe upon the rights of other people. Free P. Morris of Watseka was temporary chairman of the convention. It was decided to send the following delegates-at-large to Denver instead of the usual four: Roger C. Sullivan, Samuel Aischuler, Edward P. Dunne, Fred Kern, Adlai E. Stevenson and C. F. Boggs. * Local Option Law Constitutional. The supreme court handed down an opinion in the John Bride appeal case, holding that the local option law which was passed by the legislature last year is constitutional in every re­ spect. The court is unanimous in its decision. Every point on which the law was attacked is gone into by the court, and no section of it but what is pronounced valid by the supreme court. The supreme court holds that the title is not defective; that the law does not interfere with interstate com­ merce; that it does not confiscate property, because the saloonkeeper invests in furniture and fixings knowing that he is liable to have his license revoked at any time under the old law, even, and that the new law does not create any new offenses. The higher court also holds that the United States stamp is prima facie evidence that the man is engaged in the sale of liquor; that In case of elec­ tions without notice, for which it pro­ vides, such elections, if held, would be invalid, but that this does not invali­ date the act itself. The supreme court holds that the legislature may create districts like a county or town­ ship, and that if the voters in the district shall decide that intoxicating liquors shall not be sold in the dis­ trict then a village or city in this dis­ trict created cannot permit the sale of liquor. The sale of liquor for medicinal purposes by druggists is never regarded as the saloon business, says the supreme court. Regarding the returning of the saloon licenses creating a debt, the supreme court holds that when a man gets a saloon license and cannot use it, the munici­ pality Issuing the license is morally bound, though not before the passage of the law, legally bound, to pay it back to him. One of the principal ob­ jections was that the law permits the legislature to delegate legislative pow­ ers to the people by permitting people in localities to adopt the law. The su­ preme court says that from the begin­ ning to the end the supreme court of this state has held that to be legal. In reaching these conclusions the court dealt with a score or more minor objections raised in the briefs and ar­ guments. 8ummary of Weather Conditions. The following general summary of climatological conditions existing In Illinois was issued by William O. Burns, director of the Illinois section of the weather bureau, United States department of agriculture: The mean temperature for the state was about four degrees above the seasonal aver­ age. A cool wave with frost forming temperatures passed over the state on one night. Light to heavy frosts were reported in the northern and central districts, but no visible damage en­ sued. The temperature extremes were 20 degrees in the northern and 83 de­ grees in the southern district. The season at this time as compared with the corresponding period last year is considerably advanced. Last year the average weekly temperature deficien­ cy at this time was 13 degrees. The rainfall was mostly deficient, but mois­ ture is not needed, the soil being wet and heavy in many places. There were several bright sunshiny days and leBs cloudy days. The average sun­ shine for the state was about 56 per cent. Deneen Completes His Tour. Gov. Deneen has completed a speak­ ing tour of 70 counties, and made one or two speeches in Chicago. Ho is now taking a well-earned rest. Then he starts out again to round up the state for the August primaries. The Family theater at Rock Island was filled to the galleries when the gov­ ernor spoke there on a recent evening. Then he went on to Chicago and com­ pleted his campaign with a few speeches. He returned to his guberna­ torial duties at Springfield soon after­ ward. Denounce Sherman Act. Resolutions denouncing the Sher­ man act and the recent decision of the supreme court on boycotting were passed at a labor me&ting In Bloom- ington. & Prominent among the men who took part in the meeting were David Ross of this city, secretary of the state bu­ reau of labor statistics, and John 3. Lennon of Bloom iiigton, secretary of the American Federation of Labor. The session was marked by great en­ thusiasm on the part of laboring men who attended. NEWS OF ILLINOIS HAPPENINGS OP INTEREST FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. CHILDRENS' HOME OPENS Calls Election a Victory. Statements made following the elec­ tion to the effect that the anti-saloon forces had received a set-back, or at beBt a draw, in the contest drew from Attorney Scrogin of the Springfield uiBinct a strong denial. Accorumg iu his statement the anti-liquor element did not lose anything, as many of the places claimed as won by the saloon men were not places where a real test was made. In an interview Scrogin said: "Careful consideration of the re­ turns of the election show that the Anti-Saloon league has lost absolutely nothing in that election, but has gained materially. Statements have been made that some of the towns that voted dry at the township election went wet as cities and as an illustra­ tion of this Decatur, Forest City, Litchfield and Washington are report­ ed wet. The fact is, while these towns did elect aldermen that were favorable to the saloons the vote that was taken in the township absolutely prohibits them issuing any license whatever in the township, and it just happens that these men were elected, as local op­ tion was not the issue at this time: The towns that voted last fall when the counties under precinct organisa­ tion voted, voted this spring as cities, and It was little to be wondered at that those places Bhould go wet, as only the ones that went wet in the precincts last fall voted under tfie local option law, and consequently Winchester, Meredosia and Athens simply remain in the same position that they have been In and were not at any time in the dry column. The same is true of Palmer in Christian county and Rushville in Schuyler coun­ ty, where the townships went wet April 7 and the town went wet in the' laat election." Mining Suspension Hurts Busiitess. The suspension of the mining indus­ try in Illinois has caused a great fall­ ing off in the freight business of the various railroads in this state and thousands of empty coal cars are now on side tracks. Many of the Illinois roads depend largely upon the coal trade for business and the depression in that branch of the traflic means a loss of many thousands of dollars. The depression is just beginning to mani­ fest itself. When the mines closed April 1 there was a large stock of coal on hand at the various mines and in coal yards where it had been stored in anticipation of a strike. Since the mines shut down the reserved supply and the coal mined by the independ­ ents was sufficient to meet the ordin­ ary demands of the roads, and no ma­ terial effect was felt. This supply is now being exhausted and shipments are falling off. The general freight business is holding up remarkably weii and a material increase is noted in the business for this month. Alton Is Defeated Again. For the sixth time the suprems eourt in the celebrated Alton school case has reversed the findings of the Madison county circuit court and re­ manded the case with instructions to return a verdict finding that the mayor and city council and board of educa tion of the city of Alton are unlawful!} keeping the two children of Scott Bibbs, a colored man, from attending the white school in that city nearest the Bibbs home. This case has been in the courts for ten years, and for mer Gov. and United States Senatoi John M. Palmer of this city was one of the original attorneys for Bibbs. The evidence shows that In order tc keep the colored people of Alton from sending their children to the same schools that the white children are at­ tending, the city council of Alton passed a law changing the school dis­ tricts of the city In order to keep the negro children in two schools that were built for them. 8tate Fair Premiums. Some notable changes have been made in the premium list of the Illi­ nois state fair for this year. This is especially true in all live stock classes. The Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' asso­ ciation announce some specials that will be particularly pleasing to breed­ ers of this class. Holstein-Friesian, Jerseys, Ayrshire*. Brown Swiss, Guernseys and Dutch-Belted class fifth premiums have been added as well as a new ring dairy herds, which will make this show much more Interesting. In the specials offered by the Percheron Society of America four rings have been made open classes and a second prize added to best stud and four mares. The Amer­ ican Breeders' and Importers' Per­ cheron Registry Company have offered a number of new specials. Miners to Vote on 8trik«. The coal miners and operators of Illinois have reached the parting of the ways, so far as the Joint scale committee is concerned, in the settle­ ment of the wage scale, and it is now up to the rank and file of the united workers of the state to determine by referendum whether a strike shall be ordered to compel the Illinois Coal Operators' association to pay the wages of shot firers employed in the mines. This action was determined upon by the miners after a session lasting all day behind closed doors. Southern Illinois Count!** Are flted by New establishment at Du Quoin--Boys and Girls Are Given Instruction. Du Quoin.--Southern Illinois has formally entered the business of "mak­ ing over" children. The Du Quoin re­ ceiving home of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid society was opened and it is here that this new work is being carried on. The new institution takes homeless boys and girls from the 28 southernmost counties and finds for them decent families in which they may be brought up. While they are at the receiving home the "making over" process is carried on, and experience has shown that but a single month's training can so improve the appear­ ance, mannera, habits and character of a child that any American house­ hold will be willing to receive it, The Du Quoin home is a model building, plans for which were exhibited at the St Louis fair, receiving comrnendfi"' tion from both American and European sociologists. It stands in the center of a five-acre tract on the east side of the city donated by 8. B. Eaton of this place. The building is of brick in the colonial style of architecture and has beds for 24 children. Like the three other receiving stations of the society throughout the state it is con­ ducted on home lines, with none of the rules and regulations of tile old-time orphan asylum. PIND8 A $2,500 PEARL. Mustel Hunter at Beardstown Makes Biggest Find Yet Taken. BeardBtown.--The largest pearl yet taken from the Illinois river in this field of operation was found the other afternoon by one of Everett Brothers, mussel hunters who have been at work in this city since the season opened four weeks ago. The pearl weighs 52% grains and is valued at from $2,500 to $2,700 by the owner*. One of the brothers recently made a find which he sold for $720. May Have Street Car*. Taylorville.--An electric railroad for Taylorville is assured. The city coun­ cil granted to the Taylorville Railway, Heat, Light and Power company a franchise to build an electric road three miles long in this city and to Hewittville and the coal shaft, and then south to a piece of ground to be beautified for a city park. Deneen Talks to Home Folks. Granite City.--Street parades, fire­ works and enthusiasm welcomed Gov. Deneen to Madison county, his birth­ place. Assembly hall, where the gov­ ernor spoke, was crowded to the doors, and it is estimated that over 3,000 per­ sons were present. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Re­ publican club. Engineer Drowned In Flood. Alton.--A fast freight train on the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis road dashed into a water-filled cut from which a storm flood had washed away the tracks 15 miles above here, and the engine and 11 cars turned over. Engineer John F. Walsh of Springfield was imprisoned in his cab and drowned. Black Hand Panic in a School. Chicago.--Twelve hundred pupils* of the Edward Jenner public school fled panic-stricken to the streets when a report spread through the building that three members of the "Black Hand" society had placed a nitroglycerin bomb in the basement, which was timed to go off. Will Supply Suburban Pulpits. Mt. Pulaski.--Rev. M. M. Show, who makes his home in this city, has been called to preach for the Christian churches at Cornland and Lake Fork. He will preach in Cornland the first and third Sundays of each month, and Lake Fork the second and fourth Sun­ days. Accidentally Kills Her Sister. Springfield.--Ruth Bates, aged 15 years, accidentally shot and killed her sister, Josephine, aged 11 years, with a revolver at their home in Verden. Argue Wheeled Vehicle Case. The wheeled vehicle tax case, at­ tacking the constitutionality of the act giving to municipalities the right to tax vehicles yas argued in the su­ preme court The cause was taken under advisement. The Harders Fire Proof Storage and Van company of Chicago resisted. Charles T. Harder, president of the company, refused to pay a tax on his automobile on the ground that the act only applied to wheeled vehicles that carried burdens. Judge Carpenter decided that the law constitutional- Illinois Photographers to Meet. Joliet.--The tenth annual convention of the Photographers' association of the state of Illinois will be held in Joliet May 5-7. Will Represent Loami. Loami.--The Loami school will be represented at the Sangamon county oratorical and athletic meet at Illiopo- lis. Thirty-First Wedding Anniversary. Pan a.--Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Connor celebrated the thlrty-flrst anniversary of their marriage at their home. Alumni Elect Officers. Greenfield.--The high school alumni held a meeting and elected the follow­ ing officers: President, Edward Culver; vice-president, Mrs. V. H. Haven; sec­ retary, Mrs. 8. D. McPherron; treas­ urer, C. Shane. Judge Proves a Hero. Sterling.--Risking his own life. Judge Irving L. Weaver leaped In front of a fast passenger train and pulled Miss Eva Marschang from the track, where she had fallen, In time to s£ve her life. Many Seeking Offices. Virginia.--William Roegge of Moo- roe is a probable candidate for the Democratic nomination for Cass coun­ ty commissioner. H. W. Jones of Arenzville and George H. Kuhlman of Beardstown have already announced their candidacy for the office. Sunday to MDrys" Aid. 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MSCHACO TAtXET, BRITISH COLUM­BIA, fruit and mlied fanning land, elimato never below rcro, twelve dollars per aoiv. Terms, tS per acre cash and 11 per acre yearly thereafter. Railroad now building, when completed land will bring HOC peracre. 1. U. Snell, liethbridge. Bo* 63, Alberta, Catt. I. Cofemu, Patent Atto*. nor. WubiBghm, 1). O. Advic* free. Tartu* iow. Htufeeat nt. Suoir of iuc imiu* U » ... i <*••. \ - stock raising and mined (arming in - i ilto~ tricts of Saskatchewan and Alberta bav«se» centiy been Opeitcil lor Se tUemeat unaer tUu Revised Homestead Reguittleat Entry may now be made by proxy I«IIcertain conditions), by the father, mother, son, ter, brother or sister of an intending hoax- ateader. Thousands of homesteads of idO&cre* each are thus now eaaily available In UMH great (rrain Rrowlog-, atoek-raiaing and mlwHB farming sections. There you will find healthful climate, neighbors, churches for family worship,; for your children, good laws, epieoUid and railroads convenient to market. Entry fee in each case is f JO 00, For let, "Laat Beat Weat," particulars Mtor«M% routes, beat tima to go and vrfcar* to apply to » C. J. BMWBT0S, 1mm CWOaftKf Slij V. B. R06US, ibM IImt. Tracima T. latfaaapell*. Ind.: «r T. 0. CliUUE, yfn.hj. nick, MilfrkukM. Via, The Garavanza R 1 MINING & Milling Co* AUK AJtBOK. MICHIGAN. offers tea thousand altares of treasury aioek» par value one dollar, at fifty cents a. sfuine. W« have 875 at'res of mining land in soutl»v> u Cali­ fornia, one and one-half miles from Brant, on the 8. P. L. A. A8.L Ry. We have spent 'J * • ^ • " VM on the property, completing over iOUOfeet o.f twa? net and 3M feet of shaft, and ereetmjr a. ICO-toa mill which is now in operation. Thefirss returaa from the smelter show S40 ore after deouetfag transportation and smelting t'fcargr* We ar* capitalized at and have not listed oaf stock on any exchange. As the amount offwr«4 for aale is oinall. stock will be reserved la tM order applications are received. We re/« the Ann Arbor Savings Bank a«< to our : bllity. Write for further particulars. C E. GODFREY. S*c'7. C. G. DARLING. 1 PATENTS WIDOWS,undw N EW LAW obtained JOHN W. MORRIS, PliXhlONS Washington, D. O. PILES " A N A K E 8 I 8 " TYlintM Bid®.. N** *«l tfafUcted wttfc Eye Water Farmers, 6ardeoars and Traekm If voa would lite to ittu>w how Jutt income MW to UH. wntc »t oot* to *• HA Box Miami. I- IorU»», gtriBg a** uon, owner, tenter or eiuplo;«fc * ' l* I, >f* 4 ' • "" r /' : Tif •W . _ . ' ^ ' ^ ";»i h :