Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-09-10
WANDERING ULYSSES
HIS INTEREST IN TIE SHIP CANAL
LETTER TO ADMIRAL AMMEN.

| LETTER TO ADMIRAL AMMEN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2T.-The Herald
publishes to-day a special dispatch
from Washington stating that Rear
Admiral Ammen announces that Gen.
Grant is ready to serve as President
of the Nicaragua Inter-Oceanic Ship
Canal Company, when invited to by
the Board of Directors.
1t is said further that one of the
| objects of Gen Grants European trip
was to ascertain the real feeling among
foreign capitalists about the canal.
The letter is quoted in dispatch which
was written by Admiral Ammen some
time ago in reply to protest from a
prominent politician that Grants first
duty was to the Republican party. In
this letter Admiral Ammen says:
81 think Gen. Grants past services
as military man and President of the
United States for eight years should
exempt him from any further demands
upon his time for public life and leave
him free agent to act on whatever
demand might be made by any enter
prise asking his services"
1t is claimed that Grant has, by tcle-
graph, approved of this statement, and
that he has authorized Ammcn to say
| that he must not be considered as a
candidate for any political Office in the
United States This, of course, re-
moves him from the list Of Presiden-
tial candidates.
SAN Francisco, Aug 27-Arrived-
Oceanic, from Hong Kong August lst.
The missionary case, which the past
year attracted so much attention, was
| finally decided by the British Court ut
Shanghai. The missionaries complain
of an alleged outrage by the mob near
Foo Chow, declaring their property
wantonly destroyed and the premises
invaded. The Chinese claimed that
the missionaries encroached upon the
native temple grounds and tempted
the populace to violent measures. The
Chinese submitted the case to the Eng
lish tribunal The result was a COM
plcte vindicaton for them and over
throw of the missionary position. The
result is considered important as es-
tablishing precedent for numerous
! similar affairs.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. I3.-Gen. Grant
| has returned since the last dispatch
and started to Kamahura, the ancient
seat of the military government, and
is now in the neighborhood of the
mountains of Hakone. During his
| stay at Toxic he was visited by the
Mikado, who consulted him on many
important points of international and
domestic policy. The confidence and
reliance manifested by the Government
and people are wholly unprecedented.
Grant returns to Toxic August 10,
exchanging series of formal visits,
and sails for America by the next mail
A movement is in progress for the
formation Of society having in view
the extension of and protecting inllu-
ence for the Eastern nations against
| the perpetual aggressions of European
| powers, the organization to be com
plctcd before Grant leaves. He con-
sented to support it. The General and
Minister Bingham strongly support
the Japanese Government against Ger
many and England in their violations
Of quarantine.
The cholera continues yirulent, but
signs of abatement. Within the pres
cnt month thus far there has been
As, 900 attacks and $4,000 deaths.
The Government displays unilagging
energy in checking the disease. The
Emperor gave S75, 900 from his private