NO MORE SEALSKINS.
important Clause In the Bill That Has
. Just Passed Congress.
Washington, Doc. 21. It has been
aeveiopea mat tne 0111 relating to pe
lagic scaling which has .'just passed
both branches of congress, ami ia before
the president, contains 'a provision of
. far-reaching character which has fthus
' far escaped attention. This is an abso
' lute prohibition of the bringing of seal-
"TTnif.Arl Rt.ii.pa in tho lnrtrr-Ht. nuirlifit in
-i il. ia - ii.;. " -
. of tTrn nt Ilia tyniJa in fliid nnimtMi
win uo severe iimamutj ngiuubi, 1110
British and Canadian industries which
take and cvjre the skins and, then dis
pose bf i them; "largely in ; the ;Oiiitcd
States.
When the bill, was proposed it was
generally supposed that its only pur
pose was to prohibit American citizens
from carrying on pelagic sealing. This
feature was the only one to attract at
tention during the discussions. At the
adoption of the bill, however, a section
was discoverd which was not restricted
to Americans, but applies to sealskins
in general, "taken in the waters men
tioned in this act,.",, which include the
whole Pacific ocean. The provisions is
as follows: f -
gection 0.'. That the importation into
the United States by any person what
soever of fur sealskins, taken in waters
mentioned in ; this act, whether raw,
dressed, dyed or manufactured, is
hereby prohibited, and all such articles
imported after this act shall take' effect'
shall not be permitted, to be exported,
but shall be seized and destroyed by
the proper , officers of the United
States." , .
Those who are thoroughly familiar
with the bill say this .provision is of
far more importance in" its effect than
thn nrohibition mr-nnst ds; nine seahiiL'
by Americans. - . . :.
. RELIEF ,. BILL SIGNED. 1
Two Hundred Thoiisarfd Dollar to Aid
, Starving ukontvrr, ,.. ;,
Washington, Dec. 21. Both houses
of congress today passed the joint reww-.
lution for the relief of miners in the
Jfukon valley, .Alaska, and in a short
time it had received the signature of
the president.
The bill appropriates $200,000,' to ho
expended under direction of the secre
tary of war in the purchase of supplies
for the relief of the people, in tlio Yu
kon country or other mining regions o
Alaska, :ai"' wr tuo transportation ana
distribution of such qupplieB, , piovMud
that, if the consent of, the - Canadian'
irivflriimfltit hA nhtnirfiill tho SHi'rtttarV
of war may extend the relief into Can
adian territory. The resolution-, fur
ther provides that the supplies ' may be
sold in 'that region at '' such prices as
may be fixed by the secretary of war, or
donated : to those unable to my fur
them. ""The secretary of war is author
ized to! use the United, States army in
carrying into effeot the provisions of
the act, to import reiudoer and irriYeia
to rtHrm'nnfihrt.her ftrovisions as are
practicable. The secretary is directed,
when the work shall have beqii eoin-
pleted, to sell the reindeer or turn
tlioin over to the secretary of the inter
ior,, in his discretion, , and , to make a
detailed report to congress at the be
ginning of. the next session of euch dis
bursements made and results accom
plished under the act. ,, ' ;
' V.i' . Arr r-t i ' '
Vail, Ja.;"Dec. ,2,1. The Overland
limited on the Chicago-& Northwest
era, which loft Chicago last night, ran
into. an open switch , near here at 6
o'olock4his morning.,. The mail-catch,
it Beems.flew out of the mail conch,
which waff next to the engine. The
catch! struok the switch lover, brOKe it
off and opened the switch. The' train
was going at the late of. 00 miles an
hour. Th,e engine and mail car re
mained on the track, but tne oun.ee
car, .two sleepers and two coaches we're
completely overturned on the prairie.
Everybody on board was knocked about
.considerably, and many were scratched
and bruised, but no person, was killed
or apparently seriously injured. A
wrecking train was sent to the wreck,
and within a short time the passengers
were on their way to Omaha.
Report Blame Indiana. ,
Denver, Dec. 21 D. C. Beaman,
Josiah Walbridge and Charles E. No
ble, the commission appointed by Gov
ernor Adams to investigate the recent
Indian troubles in the vicinity of Lily
Parle, filed their report with the gov
ernor this afternoon. The report is an
almost complete vindication of the
game wardens, and shows that the Indians-
were alone responsible for the
bloody confliot in Routt county last
mwiitli, in which several of their num
ber, were killed. :' ; -.
. , . A Boston Rumor. .
' feoston, Dec. 21. A prominent Ger-man-Amerioan
merchant of this oity
has received a private cipher cable
from German capitalists advising 'him
to sell out all his holdings in Boston
immediately. It is rumored that the
cable disclosed, a startling.coup planned
by Germany,' and -exposed the secret
destination of the mysterious German
fleet. " According to the dispatch, the
fleet is really being sent to threaten
the United States, and secure absolute
supremacy ot the Pacific by seizure of
Hawaii and Samoa.
.... . . ...
ff v - .Earthquake in Italy.
Rome, -Dee. 21. Strong earthquake
shocks lasting twelve seconds were felt
this morning. In .central Italy the
walls of houses split, many chimneys
fell, bells rang and a panio prevailed
among the inhabitants. ,
; ' v - .-,,',?'
New,., York, Deo. - 21. While MrB.
Margaret Spencer was cooking on an oil
stove tonight, her pet ; dog upset the
stove.!.' An explosion followed, and the
'Woman Was so badly burned that she
died.- " . f. " " I.','--.
W E E K L Y ...M AB KEX-XE JT E R . . ,
fOflice of Downing, Hopkins & Co., Chicago
Board of Trade Brokers. 711-714 Chamber of Com
merce Building, Portland, Oregon.
The Chicago wheat market is" in an
unusual" condition. ' During last week
December wheat, sold at .premium of
from 3 to 12c, over cash wheat at New
York, Baltimore, St. Louis, Toldeo,
Duliith and other ' points.' At one
time the premium at Duluth was 15.
With such premiums is it a wonder
that men like Armour and Weare
should take the risk of selling Decem
ber and buying the cash wheat in the
Northwest when the cost of getting it
here from Minneapolis by rail is not
over 7o to 8c? They not only get the
profit in the difference, but also run
thfl risk of the bulls changing their
minds and leaving the wheat here, or
at least a good part of the 6,000,000
bushels that will be here by the end of
the month. They know that there is a
good prospect of a large milling demand
before another crop is harvested. This
will give them a chance to secure fancy
premiums for all the good milling
wheat they may have on-hand the same
a last spring. 1 In addition they get
the storage. They believe in merchan
dising wheat the ame as any other ar
ticle, and when a profit presents itself
they are not slow to get into the ter
ritory tributary to other markets and
take the wheat away from them. There
never has been such a chance in years,
and they have taken advantage of it
and run the risk of the wheat grading.
Not only has the bulge brought in free
offerings from the Northwest, where
over 1,000,000 bushels have been bought
within a week, but it has stimulated
holders in the winter wheat country
to send their wheat wheat here. The
howling about the grading made them
timid about risking December sales,
and last week brought out offers ol
more wheat than was supposed to be
in the country. .,..
This will place a larger quantity in
the visible supply and give the
bulls a chance to see what there actual-
lv is and enable them to make better
plans for the future. . ". .
' . Portland Market.
. Wheat Walla Walla, 7475c; Val
ley ami Blnestom, 7778c per bushel.
:-Fonr Bewt grades, $4.25 graham,
$8.40; superfine, 92,20 per barr'-l. .
.U'Gats Choicer hite, 53fk-; choice 1
gray, !J334i) ppi' bushel. . 1
Barley Food I ;.i '.ey, fHitsriO; brew- I
ing, 0 per toil. ; - ; '
Milltstiifo liran, f.l7.!'-per ton; mid- j
dlings, $21;. t-hoi is, iblK. - j
' Hay Timothy, $fa.C0(feiy; clover,
$1011; California' wheat, $10; . do I
oat, SI 1; Oregon wild hay, $0lOper
ton."? ". ' , .:
Eggs 1825c per dozen. '
" Butter Fancy ' creamery, " 6560o;
fair to good, 4550c; dairy, 4050c
per roll. ' , "
; Cheese Oregon, ' 1 1 Jc;' 1 Young
'America, 12c; ; California, 910o
per pound. ' v
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $1.75
2.25 per dozen; broilers,, $2.002.50;
geese, $5.50 6. 50; ducks, $4. 00 5. 00
per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 lie per
pound. -
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 85 45c
per sack; sweets, 91.40 per cental. ;
' "Onions Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel
low, 80o per cental.
Hope 5 14c per pound for new
oropi 1896 crop, 4 6c.
Wool Valley,, 1416c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7 12c; mohair, 20
22o per pound. -
Mutton Gross, best bheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.50; dressed mutton,
5c; spring lambs, 5c per pound.
Hons Gross, choice heavy, $4.00;
light and feeders, $3.00 4. 00; dressed,'
$4. 50 5. 00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00;
cows, $2.25; dressed "beef, 4 5jc per
pound.
Veal Large, 4J-5c; small," 5
6o per pound. '
Seattle Market.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick. 28o; ranch, 16 18c.
Cheese Native Washington, 12o;
California, 9)c.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 28c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50
8 00; ducks, $3.508.75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $22 per ton. '
Oats Choice, per ton, $1920. -
Corn Whole, $22?.craoked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22. . . . . ,
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6c; cows, 5o; mutton sheep,
7c; pork, 7c;- veal, small, 7.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 5 6c; salmon,
Sc; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders
and sole, S4; ling cod, 45; rock cod,
5c; smelt, 24c
Fresh Fruit Apples, 50c$1.25 per
box; peaches, 7580c; prunes, 8540o;
pears, 75c$l per box.
San Francisco Market.
Wool Nevada 1 1 13c; Oregon, 12
14c; Northern 7 8o per pound.
Hops 10 14c per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $20 23'; Cal
ifornia bran, $17.0018.00 per ton. .
Onions New red.'' 7080c; do new
silverskin, $1.902. 00 per cental.
Eggs Store, 22 23c; ranch, 27
30c; Eastern, 14 19; duck, 2025c per
dozen. r '',' - ',.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valenoias,
$1.5O3.00; Mexican limes, $2.00
3.00; California lemons, " choice, $1.76
2.25; do common, 50c$l per box.
. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 12Jc; fair
to good, 7 8c per pound.. 1 '
Hay Wheat, ' 12 14; wheat and
oat, $1114; oat, $1Q12; river bar
ley, $7 8; best barley, 910 12;
alfalfa, $8.5010; clover, $8.50 10.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 25o$I.25 per
large box;' grapes, , 25 50c; Isabella,
60 75c; peaches, 50o$l; pears, 75o
fl per box; plums, 2085o. . i
Butter Fancy creamery, 80c;
do seconds,' 24 25c; fancy dairy, 26
27c; good to choice, 22 24o per pound.
Potatoes New, in boxes, 85 85c.;
-1 -INDIANSIN- OREGON.
Reports Froni Klamath, . Siletz and
Grand Ronde Agents.,
Joseph Emery, CJnited States Indian
agent at Klamath agency, in his an
nual report to the oommmissioner of
Indian affairs, speaks of the great im
provement that has been made in the
matter of agriculture. There was also
a good crop of rye and oats, and more
land had been fenced and more build
ings erected than in any former year.
There have been also other improve
ments and more would have been made
if there had been a sufficient supply of
lumber. The Indians on the reserva
tion show a disposition to live in bet
ter houses than heretofore. More at
tention is bein? given to stockraising
than usual, and a marked increase has
been observed in the herds. Some pur
chases of thoroughbred cattle have been
made, and the Indians show a disposi
tion to take care of them.
The agent also reports the gratifying
results of the two sohools of that agency.
One hundred and 'fifty-two children
were in attendance at the Klamath
school, and 103 at the Yainax school.
The Klamath Indians are thrown
upon their resources, as all allowances
ceased 13 years ago. Thren-fourths of
them are industrious and law-abiding,
and are making their way very well.
They are engaged in hauling freight
and other -work, besides agriculture.
The total number of Indians on the
reservation is 1,020, an increase of 59
over last year. A better system of wa
terworks and heating apparatus is rec
ommended for the Klamath school.
Bailey Gaither, agent at Siletz, re
ports that the population at that agency
is 486, a decrease of 12. He also re
ports that the Indians have been work
ing, and were employed in' picking
hops hnd packing fish at the cannery
which has been constructed near the
mouth of the Siletz river. The In
dians received during the year $15,562
from various sources, including $5,858
annuity from the government.
He reports a great deal of confusion
among the Indians who claim to own
land of dead alottees, as 116 have died
since the allotment was oompleted,
making about 9,000 acres of land for
the Indians to quarrel over. In some
cases there is no question as to who are
the legal heirs; but in the majority
there are a number of claimants, and
it is very difficult to determine the re
lationship of any of the claimants.
The agent says it is a means of consid
erable an'hoyance, and will grow more
so unless some simpler and less expen
sive method of adjustment ia devised..
At pieeent, application is made to the
state courts to determine who are the
heirs, and it. is usually so expensive
that it excludes the Indian from any
ineans'-of determining his rights.
" Mr. Gaither reports gratifying work
from the schools, and says that there is
not sufficient room in the buildings at
the present time.
Andrew Kershaw, the superintendent
in charge of the Grande Ronds agency,
says there has been steady progress in
the school work there, and he also
speaks very highly of the industrial
work of the pupils. He shows that
there has been a decrease in the poplua
tion during the year, but the reserva
tion is in general good order.
'-': ' '
. ' Oregon Notes. ' '
During November, 312 carload lots
of freight were shipped over, the Elgin
branch of the O. R. & N. '
.. The stockyards at the Linnton can
nery have become a great resort for
seagulls and crows. Hundreds of these
birds haunt the yards in search of food.
The authorities of Lakeview, in Lake
county, are improving the streets of
that town with gravel. It is estimated
that the cost of the improvements will
be $600.
The Lane county rock crusher is at
work near Goshen, where rock is being
crushed to repair the road near Qamas
swale. About 800 feet of new road
will be built.
An Ashland man is over among the
Klamath Indians, endeavoring to gather
100 dogs to be sent to Alaska in the
spring.. The dogs of the Indians being
accustomed to hardships and food ef
dried fish are thought to be hardy
enough for the northern climate.
Residents of Wallowa county report
a run of salmon which began within
the past week. A run of salmon this,
late in the season is very unusual in
that county. The fish ' are large and
have deep red sides, and have other
nnusual characteristics. They are
headed for Wallowa lake and are very
plentiful.
The Santiam News gives the follow
ing account of the courageous efforts of
Mrs. Mack, who resides near that
place, in trying to save her little son,
Frank,, from drowning. The lad was
dragging a plank on a footlog, crossing
a deep but narrow stream, between
their house and the residence of Mr. A.
Biggs, who lives near, and in some
way fell in the stream. The youngest
boy, Wallace, screamed for his mother,
who came running to their assistance,
and jumped into the stream to save the
now drowning boy. She missed him
as he floated past, got in deep water
herself, and but for the timely assist
ance of Mr. Biggs would have drowned.
Bhe was rescued with difficulty, just
as she was sinking the last time. The
boy floated down stream ' till in coming
in contact with some overhanging
willows, he managed to pull himself
ashore. . (. , .. , ; .
There was not exactly a tidal wave at
Seaside, Clatsop' county, Thursday, but
during the high tide the wind blew the
waves high upon the beach, and one
unusually large one broke over the
knoll near the bathhouses and sent i
tons of water into the camping grove. I
The water ran back as far as the Estes,
Alien and Kopp cottages. A number
of people were watching the surf at the
time, and many of them reoeived a
ducking, but none were injured, and
the damage to property was compara
tively slight.
-K-MOCKKD - otrr.-
It knocks out all calculations of attend
lug to business in ,the right way for a day
when we wake up in the morning sore and
stiff. The disappointment lies in going to
bed all right and waking up all wrong.
There is a short and sure wav out of it. Go
to bed after a good rub with St. Jacobs Oil
and yon wake up all right; soreness and
stillness all gone. t)o sure is this, that men
much exposed in changeful weather keep
a bottle of it on the mantel for use at night
to make sure of going to work in good ox.
Long Distance Signaling.
The Greenwich observatory has been
put into telegraph communication with?
that of the McGill college, Montreal,
and the signals can be flashed between
the two places, a distance of 8,300
miles, in three-quarters of a second.
THE 1AST MAN - ON EARTH
To recklesBly experiment upon himself with
hope of relief is the dyspeptic Yet the nos
trums for this malady are as the sands of the
sea, and, presumably, about as emacious. In
digestion,, that obstinate malady,, even if of
long perpetuity, is eventually overcome with
Hostetter's Stomach Hitters, an appetizing
tonic, and alterative, which cures constipation,
fever and ague, bilious remittent,, rheumatism,
kidney complaint and feebleness.
An even cubio foot of average soil
was weighed and analyzed at Cornell
University. It was found that the soil
in one acre one foot deep weighed
8,082 tons. "
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word " CASTOK1A," and
' PITCHER'S CASTOKIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHER'S CAS TORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S
CASTORIA " which has been used in the homes
Of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Loot Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind you have always bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER oa the
wrapper." vXo one has authority from me to use'
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March S, iSgj, SAMUEL PITCHER, MJX
Lightning rods may be valuable if
large enough and insulated sufficiently
to oarry away a bolt of lightning. The
common lightning rod is not of much
use. , - , - .
HOME PRODUCTS AND PUKK FOOD.
All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and of heavy body, is made from
plucose. "Tea Garden Vripn"' is made from
feuKar Oane and is strictly pure. It, is for sale
by liryt-class frroeer? , m cans only. Manufac
tured by the Pacific Coast Sykup Co. All pen
nine "Tea o'arrioi lleivx" have the manufac
turer's name lithographed on every can.
In a recent lecture Professor Berg
mann,. of Berlin, stated that in 60
cases of perforating the skull for epi
lepsy, he knew of only one permanent
cure. . ' .
"King Rolomon's Treasure, only Aphrodisiacal
Tonic known. (Wee Dictionary.) fs.uo a box, 3
weeks' treatment. Mason Chemical Co., P. O. Box
747, Philadelphia, Pa. .
Firelighters are made in Germany
by twisting wood into a rope, cutting
it into short lengths, and dipping the
ends of the pieces into melted resin.
I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kans , Dec. 12, 1895.
Try Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
The oyster is one of the strongest
creatures on earth. The force required
to open an oyster is more than 900
times its weight.
Awful Warn-ingr.
A Spanish woman kissed her pug
dog and died of hydrophobia last week.
The retributions of Providence for
lack of sense are often mysterious and
severe. Pomona Progress.
MRS. PINKHAM'S VICTORY
TVTra. Sidney Hamlet.
Cured by Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound. .
Red House, Va. To Mrs. Pinkham:
'My heart goes out in sympathy to all
who are suffering with troubles pecul
iar to the female sex.
"I would like to express my gratitude
for what your Vegetable Compound has
done for me. 1 have "been a sufferer
since girlhood; did not then know the
cause of dreadful sick headaches and
other troubles. I could not take long'
walks, lift or carry anythingheavy, and
Was very nervous.
" Last Bummer I was almost an
Invalid; could not walk across my
room without pain. I sent for our
physician. He pronounced my case a
bad one of ' Prolapsus Uteri,' conges
tion and ulceration of the womb, and
said I wa3 to lie abed. I was SO dis
tressed to find myself so helpless and
useless to my family; I saw your Coin
pound advertised and thought I would
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inconvenience. Ohl I am truly grate
f uL I cannot write the good you have
done me. Words are inadequate to
express it. May God bless you for the
good you are doing." Mbs. BlDKBT
Hamlet, Ked House, Va.
WHO ABE WEAK
Men who suiter from the eilects of disease, over
work, worry, from .ho follies of youth or the ex
cesses of manhood, from unnatural drains, weak
ness or lack of development of any organ, failnroof
vital forces, unfltness for rr.arricRO, all tuch men
should "corae to the fountain head " for a scientlOa
method of marvellous power to vitalize, develop, ro
storo, and sustain. Wo will mall without charso
in a plain sealed envelope a ramphlot that
Tolls It All. Nothing sent unasked. Mo expo
sure, no deception. Address
1 ERIE MEDICAL CO.
68 NIAGARA STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y.
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Last Chance !
The $2000.00 missing-word contest
closes December 31st. r
, Result will be announced about January ,
15th.
Schilling's Best baking powder and tea are
. hprauKP. they are' money -back.
What is the missing word? not SAFE, although Schilling' t Best baking
powder and tea are safe. . ;
Get Schilling' s Best baking powder or tea at your grocers'; take out the
ticket (brown ticket in every package of baking powder; yellow ticket in the
tea); send a ticket with each word to address below before December 31st,
Until October 15th two words allowed for every ticket;, after that only one
word for every ticket. -'
If only one person finds the word, that person gels J2000.00; if several find
it, 2000.00 will be equally divided among them.
. Every one sending a brown or yellow ticket will receive a set of cardboard
creeping babies at the end of the contest Those sending three or more in one
envelope will receive an 1898 pocket calendar no advertising on it.' These
creeping babies and pocket calendars will be diilei ent fioui the ones offered ia
the last contest
Better Cut these rules out;
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Price, only $185.
Cooking by Solar Heat.
The various experiments made with
solar engines by the French in Algeria,
where the sun is never overclouded and
shines with great power, have been at
tended in some instances with marked
success. The best apparatus is stated
to ba a simple arrangement of boiler
and concave mirror, the steam generated
being condensed in a coiled tube sur
rounded by water, this being intended
merely for distilling water. But in
India an inventor has contrived som?
machines with which more varied re
sults are accomplished. One of these,
says the Philadelphia Record, is what
is termed a cooking-box, made of wood
and lined with reflecting mirrors, at
the bottom of the box being a small
copper boiler covered with glass to re
tain the heat of the rays concentrated
by the mirrors upon the boiler.' In
this contrivance any sort of food may
be quickly cooked, the result being a
stew or boil if the steam is retained, or
if allowed to escape it is a bake. The
heat with this device may be aug
mented indefinitely by increasing the
diameter of the box.
DEAFNESS CANNOT , BE CUKID
By local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its -normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an Inflamed condition .01
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease of deafness, (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars; free. '
F. J. CHENEY 6 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 76c. , ;
Hall's Family fills arajtha best. ., ,
Only one person in 15 has perfect
eyes, thejlarger portion of defectiveness
prevailing among fair-haired people.
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Germany and China,
The foreign offioe at Pekin says that
when the bandits killed the two mis
sonaries it ordered the governor of
Shangtung to arrest the culprits, and
the oapture of four of them was effect
ed, but meanwhile, indeed only one
day before, the Germans landed troops
and occupied the forts.
The Germans still occupy Kiao Chau,
a place of great strategic and com
mercial importance, and show no dis
position to abandon it, but, on the con
trary, appear to have seized upon the
murder of the missionaries as a pretext
for obtaining and permanently occupy
ing a very desirable position upon the
Chinese coast, and so clear is this de
termination that China has appealed to
Russia to interfere in her behalf against
Germany. Germany reinforced her
squadron in the Chinese waters on the
heels of this seizure of Kiao Chau bay,
and it is reported that as long ago as
1895 one of our warships on the Chinese
coast was applied to by a German ves
sel for charts of these waters, "and par
ticularly requested detailed charts of
the harbor of Kiao Chau." The Ger- j
mans vended these charts, and made
more extended surveys of the place,
and when "the German naval officers
at that time discussed the probability
of their occupying that port, the murder
of German missionaries was not mentioned."
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