International.— A report from St. Petersburg states that nearly all the European powers have sent favorable replies to the note of the czar calling for a peace conference. It is stated that the disarmament congress will meet in St. Petersburg in November...... The German ambassador at Washington has demanded that the same tariff decreases granted France shall be granted Germany. The claim has been refused...... A party of Indians who arrived at Manitoba recently from the Hudson Bay district report that some time ago a strange man came down among their people out of the clouds. If their story be true, it is supposed that this is Herr Andree...... After ten days’ work, the joint commission of the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland, adjourned on September 2, and will meet again to finish their work on September 20...... On September 1 a treaty was signed between England and Germany, but so far the provisions of the treaty have not been made public. English papers assert that it is a treaty of offense and defense in certain eventualities...... The French minister of war has resigned on account of the agitation in reference to the reopening of the Dreyfus case. The French cabinet met on September 6 and decided on a revision of the case. The fear is almost universal in France that the revelations which will be made in a revision of the trial may involve the country in war with Germany...... Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the English colonies, accompanied by his wife, has arrived in New York...... The business depression in Japan following the exposure of the great frauds perpetrated there in business circles, has thrown thousands out of employment, and trouble is feared from this crowd of penniless idlers...... On account of a riot in Candia, island of Crete, between Mussulmans and the British force stationed there, a British war ship stationed in the harbor shelled the city, setting it on fire, and killing many of the rioters. Detachments of British and other foreign troops were landed during the day, and severe fighting occurred. The foreign consulates were burned by the rioters, and it is reported that 100 British soldiers were killed...... The Anglo-Egyptian army under Sir Herbert Kitchener has met the Khalifa of the Dervishes, destroyed his entire army, and taken the cities of Omdurman and Khartoum. The slaughter among these fanatical children of the desert was terrible. No greater bravery was ever shown on a battle-field than was shown in this battle by the Dervishes, but they were mown down by machine guns and quick-firing rifles faster than they could rush to the attack. It is reported that 10,800 were killed. The British loss is placed at 200 killed and wounded. Many of the wounded Dervishes were put to death by the English and Egyptian troops because of their habit of killing or wounding those who have heretofore attempted to succor them on the field of battle. In all 16,000 of the blacks were wounded, and over 3,000 were taken prisoners...... A report from Peking, China, states that Li Hung Chang has been dismissed from power. For some weeks England has been demanding that this action should be taken because of this Chinese statesman’s partiality toward Russia. England has thus gained one point in her struggle against Russian influence in China...... An attempt was made recently to assassinate the czar of Russia and the czarina while passing a certain point in the city of Moscow. A house was filled with gas, and one of the conspirators was to enter and light a match while the czar was passing. The explosion was ill-timed and a staff officer and wife were killed instead of the czar. The body of the assassin was found in the débris.
Casualties and Calamities.— A crowded trolley-car was struck by a fast train at Cohoes, N. Y., on September 5, and crushed to splinters. Fifteen of the occupants of the car were instantly killed, and all the rest were more or less severely injured, several of whom are expected to die...... Eight men were lost in the wreck of the schooner Richard F. Hartley in a storm, off Port Royal, N. C., on August 31. Several other vessels were wrecked at the same time...... A report from Unalaska states that word has reached that station that the entire whaling fleet which had been imprisoned in the ice has been crushed and sunk in the breaking up of the ice...... Four men were killed and three fatally injured by an explosion of dynamite at Stintsville, Indiana, on September 2...... Seventy-five persons died from sunstroke in Greater New York, on September 3, and nearly two hundred others were prostrated by the heat...... On September 6 a terrible accident occurred on a bridge which is being built across the St. Lawrence River, on the line of the New York and Ottawa Railway. Two spans of the bridge fell, carrying down the sixty men who were working upon them, into the river below. The list of dead reaches more than a score, and a larger number still are seriously injured...... An unknown schooner went down off Eastlake, Nova Scotia, on the night of September 4, and all her crew are believed to have been lost.
Domestic.— The thirty-second annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened at Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 5, with a large attendance...... The U. S. gunboat Wheeling has been allotted the work of bringing home from Alaska the large number of unfortunate miners who are there without funds or means of subsistence...... The government has closed a contract with a firm for making a $3,000 sword for Admiral Dewey...... The Navy Department has opened bids for supplying the navy with 1,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder. It is believed that the navy will use no more of the ordinary black powder...... The Pacific Cable Company has decided to begin work at once on the survey for a Pacific cable connecting San Francisco, Honolulu, the Caroline Islands, Guam Island, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia. The project calls for about 10,000 miles of cable, the cost of which will be about $10,000,000...... The government is conducting an investigation of the subscriptions for the new war bonds, and has found several hundred fraudulent subscribers. A systematic plan was discovered by which single parties secured a large amount of the bonds.
Aftermath of the War.— It is stated that 3,000 soldiers have died in camp since the beginning of the war. The sick list is high in nearly all the camps, especially so at Chickamauga, Montauk Point, Camp Meade, Camp Thomas, and at Santiago...... The city of Memphis has established a rigid quarantine against all the rest of the country, to guard against yellow fever, which has appeared at some of the southern ports where returning troops have landed...... On September 3 the War Department decided to muster out nineteen additional regiments of volunteers, and issued the statement that all the other regiments would probably remain in service for some time...... The Spanish Cortes convened on September 5, and a bill was introduced to authorize the government to cede territory and conclude peace. The sessions are to be secret. Spain has chosen her members of the peace commission, but it does not include a single man of real prominence in Spanish politics...... It is reported that the Spanish Government has issued a decree for assembling an army of 110,000 men for service in the Philippines. That government has requested of the United States permission to send a few gunboats to the Philippines to assist in maintaining her sovereignty in the islands. The request has been refused...... The government steamboat Meigs, whose crew was engaged in removing torpedoes from the Mississippi River at St. Philip, Louisiana, was completely destroyed by a mine or torpedo, on September 4, and four of the crew were killed.
Philippines.— The Spanish governor of the Philippine Islands, replying to the request of his government for information as to the true conditions there, states that to re-establish Spanish sovereignty in that group would require a standing army of 60,000 men, a large fleet, and an endless quantity of material...... Twenty prominent leaders of the Philippines held a council on September 5 to discuss the policy of the islanders toward a future government. Eighteen of them were in favor of outright annexation to the United States, while but two were in favor of a republic...... The Spanish Government has begun negotiations with the Philippine insurgents for the surrender of the 6,000 Spanish troops now held as prisoners by them...... It is reported that the Catholic orders in the islands are selling their immense property holdings to a Hongkong syndicate, fearing that under American government their titles would not be recognized...... The United States transport St. Paul arrived in Manila, from San Francisco, on September 1, with all well on board...... A deputation of the richest natives of the southern islands of the Philippine group visited the United States consul at Hongkong, on September 2, urging the immediate annexation of the whole Philippine group by the United States.
Cuba.— Miss Clara Barton has left Cuba, bringing back a steamer loaded with provisions which the authorities at Havana would not allow her to land without paying large duties. Another steamer is now in the harbor of Havana with a cargo of provisions which she has not yet been allowed to land...... The Cuban officers and soldiers who had shown hostility to the Americans have begun to come into Santiago and surrender their arms to General Lawton. Many of these are given positions of trust, and municipal affairs in that city are beginning to assume a condition of solidarity. Several Cuban generals have placed themselves at the service of General Lawton.
Porto Rico.— General Miles sailed from Porto Rico on September 1, with 4,600 of the troops which have been operating in the island. There are still 12,000 American troops in that island...... The American commissioners appointed to co-operate with the Spanish commission for the evacuation of the island by the Spanish troops, arrived at San Juan, Porto Rico, on September 6. It is not known how long it will be before the evacuation will begin.
DO YOU GROW FRUIT?
THE AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS’ JOURNAL, Chicago, offers $50 in Gold for the five best short, concise articles on “Culture, Packing, Shipping Marketing.” The first prize is $20, second and third $10, and so on. The contest is open only to subscribers. If you are not a subscriber you should be anyway. Only publication in America devoted exclusively to the interest of the fruit grower. Official organ of the American Fruit Growers’ Union. Send $1.00 for a year’s subscription and the article for the prize. Pictures of the successful authors will be published in the Christmas issue. Every issue of the American Fruit Growers’ Journal worth a year’s subscription to you. Address AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS’ JOURNAL, San Diego Building, CHICAGO, ILL.
$50.00 IN GOLD.
FLY SHUTTLE CARPET LOOM
The best, handiest, easiest running, cheapest, and most durable
FLY SHUTTLE CARPET LOOM
In the world—100 yards a day. Catalogue free.
EUREKA LOOM CO.
5018 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
School Books in a hurry
And at New York prices, singly or by the dozen, may be obtained second-hand or new, by any boy or girl in the remotest hamlet, or any teacher or official anywhere, and
Delivery prepaid
Brand new, complete alphabetical catalogue, free, of school books of all publishers, if you mention this ad.
HINDS & NOBLE
4 Cooper Institute New York City
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
HEALDSBURG COLLEGE.
By H. F. Courter
To the Readers of “The Signs of the Times” Who Are Interested in the Above School.
BRETHREN AND SISTERS: Do you realize that the Healdsburg College is to commence its first term of its sixteenth year Wednesday, September 7, 1898? Are the young people who are coming, going to be ready to begin school the first day?
Were a company to start on a journey for a distant place, all would want to be on hand to start together, especially if each had equal traveling facilities. A week or two late would place one at a great disadvantage. So, if one starts in with a course of study a week or two late, in order to catch up with his class, if they are doing faithful work, he must either slight the work, work harder than he ought, or have a better mind than the class, to grasp the thoughts quicker. For these and other reasons it is best to be on hand at the beginning and remain to the close of the term or year.
Don’t come to the college without first making provision to pay your way. We have made some preparations for making brooms, but our machinery has to be purchased yet. The trades we start are to be a help to the student paying his way; but it is not expected that one could learn a trade and get enough wages from his work to pay his way in school at the same time.
We trust that those who can not come this term will not be discouraged, but by hard work and trust in the Lord for guidance, they may be able in another year to attend the college. May the Lord bless the many who have a desire to fit themselves for greater usefulness in the Master’s great harvest field. H. F. COURTER,
Sec. Board of Trustees Healdsburg College.Healdsburg, Aug. 29, 1898.
Typewriters Cheap
Until recently we have had the Pacific Coast Agency for the “World’s Greatest”
Densmore Typewriter
The magnitude of our publishing work has compelled us to relinquish this agency, and we are closing out our old model machines VERY CHEAP. Write for particulars.
Pacific Press Publishing Co.,Oakland, California
OUR GENERAL AGENTS.
General Eastern Agency—Pacific Press Pub. Co., 39 Bond St., N. Y. City, N. Y.
General Central Agency—Pacific Press Pub. Co., 14-18 W. 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Argentina—Señor N. Z. Town, Casilla del Correa, 481, Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, S. A.
Arkansas Tract Society—Fayetteville, Ark.
Atlantic Tract Society—39 Bond St., New York City, N. Y.
Australia—Echo Publishing House, North Fitzroy, Victoria.
Australian Tract Society—251 St. George’s Road, North Fitzroy, Australia.
California Tract Society—1059 Castro St., Oakland, Cal.
Texas Tract Society—626 and 628 Elm St., Dallas, Tex.
Upper Columbia Tract Society—College Place, Wash.
Utah Tract Society—Box 1058, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Vancouver Island—B. Robb, 231 Pandora St., Victoria, B. C.
Vermont Tract Society—190 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
Virginia Tract Society—2504 E. Clay St., Richmond, Va.
West Virginia Tract Society—Newburg, W. Va.
Wisconsin Tract Society—Milton Junction, Wis.
Your Life Work
A. G. L. No. 20. Price, 50 cents per 100 or one cent each in small quantities. Address, PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO., Oakland, Cal.; Kansas City, Mo.; or New York City, N. Y.
Pacific Press Publishing Co
Millions
of books will be sold this fall. Many of them will be sold by our agents, Why? Well, our books and business methods are both good, and our general agency system insures exclusive territory.
Send two 2-cent stamps for descriptive catalog of subscription books.
Pacific Press Publishing Co
39 Bond St. New York City Oakland, Cal. 18 West 5th St. Kansas City, Mo.
Do you wish
to take up an agency for a good selling book—a book that is filled with beautiful and appropriate engravings as well as the choicest of reading matter, a book that some inexperienced agents are selling at the rate of $1.70 per hour? Then send to your Tract Society for a canvassing outfit for the “Story of Redemption.” It will cost you only 60 cents.
Pacific Press Publishing Co.
OAKLAND, CAL.
39 Bond St., New York City
18 W. 5th St., Kansas City, Mo.
NEW LITERATURE.
THREE more numbers of the Apples of Gold Library are now ready. They treat of Prayer, the Millennium, and Christian Help duties.
PRAYER. No. 52. By Arthur T. Pierson, D.D., Editor of Missionary Review of the World. Price, $1.00 per 100.
“As surely as God is lifting His people in these latter times to a higher level of life, and moving them to a more unselfish and self-denying service, there will be a new emphasis laid upon supplication and especially upon intercession,” are among the opening words of this truly golden number. The Oklahoma Gleaner refers to it as “one of the best little tracts that has been published of late.” It will bring new life and light into your church, missionary society and home.
THE WINNING OF MARGARET. No. 53. By Fannie E. Bolton. Price, $1.00 per 100.
How Margaret and her skeptical friend Ralph were converted. Ralph sees nothing but war and confusion in the world and pride and selfishness in the church; while Margaret, tho a Bible believer, shares his view, and can not reconcile it with the orthodox idea of the millennium. As a result, the former is a skeptic, and the latter, in her own words, is “like a poor bird beating its wings against the wires of a cage in a vain attempt to find liberty of spirit.” How she found that liberty, and Ralph came to see in all this a fulfilment of the Scriptures, is an interesting and well-told story.
UNAWARES—“YE DID IT UNTO ME.” By unknown authors. Price, 50 cents per 100.
This number consists of two poems, the object of which is to impress the mind with the fact that Christ often seeks our hospitality in the guise of the sick and suffering. The first poem closes thus:—
“And He said, ‘The sin is pardoned,
But the blessing is lost to thee;
For, failing to comfort the least of Mine,
You have failed to comfort Me.’ ”
In view of the terrible poverty and distress among our large cities and elsewhere, literature on this subject is peculiarly appropriate and will, we believe, be generally appreciated.
Pacific Press Publishing Company, Oakland, Cal.
New York City, N. Y. Kansas City, Mo.
Reduced from “Christ Our Advocate”
The Connection
Between the earthly sanctuary built by Moses in the wilderness, and the heavenly sanctuary seen by John in vision, is very close and extremely interesting. It is all told in Elder M. H. Brown's pamphlet, “Christ our Advocate.” It is illustrated and contains 112 pages. Price, 10 cents.
Pacific Press Publishing Co.
39 Bond St. New York City Oakland, Cal. 18 West Fifth St. Kansas City, Mo.
The Prospectus
For the “Desire of Ages” is now ready; price, $1.25 post-paid. Complete book will not be ready until about October 15th. For terms, territory, and other information, address your State Tract Society.
Pacific Press Publishing Co.
PUBLISHERS
LANGUAGE LESSONS
BELL'S LANGUAGE SERIES. IN FIVE BOOKS. THIS SERIES GIVES AN OUTLINE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ADAPTED TO THE TRAINING OF THE CHILD FROM THE NURSERY TILL HE GRADUATES FROM COLLEGE.
Book I. Primary Language Lessons from life, nature, and revelation. Cloth 65c
Book 2. Elementary Grammar, Cloth 65c
Book 3. Complete Grammar, Cloth 85c
Book 4. Rhetoric and Higher English. Cloth $1.25
Book 5. Studies in English Literature, Cloth $1.75
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO.
39 Bond St., New York City. 18 West 5th St., Kansas City, Mo. OAKLAND, CAL.
VEST POCKET LIBRARY
Is a good name for our new Webster Dictionary for it contains 45,800 Words; is
Pronouncing Dictionary
Gazetteer of the World
Parliamentary Manual
Business and Social Forms
Literary Guide
And slips easily into the Vest Pocket
Acknowledged everywhere as the most complete Pocket Dictionary ever published
PRICES, 25c, 50c, 60c
Liberal terms to agents
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO.
39 Bond St. New York City
Oakland, Cal. 18 West 5th St. Kansas City, Mo.
Will a Man Rob God
“WILL A MAN ROB GOD” is an important pamphlet on the tithing system. It treats every phase of this great question, and deserves especial attention in these days, when the Lord’s means of supporting His cause is almost lost sight of. Price, 10c each.
Pacific Press Pub. Co., Oakland, Cal.
Kansas City, Mo. New York City, N. Y.
Freedom from the Golden Calf
Jehu, king of Israel, destroyed in his “zeal for the Lord” the cruel and tyrannical Baal-worshipers, and then turned the kingdom over to the scarcely less wicked bondage of the golden calves. The “Christian nation” of the United States in its “zeal for the Lord” has freed certain islands of the West Indies from the oppression of Spanish rule; and this is good; but it veritably looks as tho she were about to turn them over to the sordid greed of the golden-calf worshipers, the great soulless corporations, the wealth of which is exceeded only by their greed. An immense corporation has been organized under the laws of New Jersey—American Indies Company, capital $18,000,000—for the purpose of building, making, and operating all sorts of electric plants and apparatus for the public, gas plants, mines, railways, mineral and oil properties, steamships, and all other means of conveying passengers, freight, or mail, manufacturing ice, and developing all sanitary arrangements, and in fact having authority to construct, to operate, to control everything which can be controlled by a great trust. The hope of physically free Cuba and Porto Rico lies in the probability that there will be more than one of these corporations, and that the public may benefit by their competition. How much we talk of free men; but the simple, ultimate fact remains that he only is free whose soul and heart and mind are free! But this freedom can only come through Jesus Christ; for “whom the Son makes free is free indeed.” Send the Gospel to Cuba, the true proclamation of peace.
☞ We send no papers from this office to individuals without pay in advance
By Editor
☞ When persons receive copies without ordering them, they are sent by other parties, and we can give no information in regard to them. Persons thus receiving copies of the “Signs” are not indebted to the office, and will not be called upon to pay for them. Please read the papers you may receive, and hand them to your friends to read.
The Lord’s Second Coming
The Signs of the Times for October 6 will give especial prominence to the subject of the Lord's second coming.
A Million Copy Issue
By Editor
A Million Copy Issue.—This is what we hope to circulate of our Quarter-Centennial, double-number issue of Jan. 6, 1899. Finely illustrated, and illuminated cover. We want your interest and help. It will be worthy of both in abundance. It will be of interest to every reader of English. We shall have more to say about it in the future.
