The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-29

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= prvnsn~ns dsxza~sy ~ ><sss. - ss'
sssan~~d Yesterday 10 = d<FS<irh fr"u'
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. very ssnxaAr rruceea;nx and -
azz-s t~asAhag Ia Z afs - rvuses4ah1s
rs 70 ~ wcwsky q ns~ottna. IL or
sarsssBr~s. q. asrra:~a In prssase -
t~rs frsus fssskrk. arc sahnsAsffnzsf
s nusnss a. knss. uzfsti rsrrssts
British fehshuA Ayes saa cossa1tssn-
srzi. .ssshsped ~ shs esrssai. ksd -.
sSi~d sA-r~ 81 Mary year. IN a. e1srf>a
capacity. having nssrxtss. ssz. sftsr
rusag Io lnio Cksna. . native ~krussn.
shs h.rr kin tao eAtdrvn. hsh
axs-Ass~ Thry wvrs edurzsc4 IN
EaslasA. Uans Il ihsm 10 r~prc~rats.f
n. particularly bright saa siirsssass. saa
afser returning o. her own esstniry SO
wAs greatly admired AMI bad msny
saitor.. Sons ussashs The ysssnx
wumas -Ao had probably rSaeA~i he
as~ Il tw or thcrrNhcas. sxsezAsheSl
90 snras~i her fssh~r BY rAsrsng stth
FRA pr~eha, ansl cernin< kaek tat mar
rcd according Ia Thai isw and foiiAss,
form, Cssnssai knox ~he hAzi ~sssssssesi
ksr For tho siFttssh matrimonial usarSrt
Vas e. incens~i II hsr haslsaRd that
be formerly csmplssDeSi Ia b nS,sss
government ~ frceAs's canaahtai Eis-
acmseanor. which. la his wrath. he -
aid Ia have pronounced . shlsiton ~
international Law. = krinssas P~ssttsral
crime. = deadly zatont Ia Jaha BAL. as
represented Tn hts proper Frr~ss. asa
direct assault on the British eoassisntson.
Ifyrcrsoiical and absurd a. snch az
sumption Was. Il Is not ~snfcesacnilf
the ,nstAesi adopted BY British ofheers
abroad when dealing wtth people shom
they Aru pleased ~ ccnsbder but half
civilized. The Stsmcsc Government
ssrrsei Ia rvgari feecha's offrase As So
riously a. The British Consai hal done.
II ordered the ncw hashand's irntns-
date arrest and trial on tho graves
charges. high treason. NC h~clisyr. being
n 81 them and. Ia due time. be was.
u the amaxsmcnt and horror II his
faiher-i in. las and his bride. condemned
the British Consul had bSrgalned fns.
Notwithstanding his wrath, be dhi nat
think that = runaway match deserved
capital punishment. and he s~orr by
his consular seal and the established
church tia, the sentence should not
be carried out. The Government.
however, continued firm as Ca its
decision. whcrcupon knox Threatened II
with the vengeance Of his nation. de
that he would order up the Brit
ish gunboats lying bear the mouih a
the Mrinam River. and csasc tho tssui-
bardment IL Bangkok unless the sen
was revoked. The menace ~as,
A. may be supposed, idle. intended
to inIimida,. the Ming aud his
But they would not be intiml
and -oon after Knox vas recalled
~ his Government. This Is the way
the story 1, told 10y the English and
In siam. hat IL - not nj all
likely tina. Pra Peecha has been t-rbsad
ri simply for his elopcment lie must
been found guilty - mort mo
mentous offcnscs Ia justify such extreme
Still, ~ Siam - an absolute
the Government caa de- shat
likes without accountability a. it, sub
The whole thing. rs reported
l. most extraordinary. and bat for
II tragic termination, would read like
he libretto If an opera bouffe. IL a
nan can be officially behesdo.i for mar
wing a pretty girl in Siam, matrimOny,
specially under romantic aspects. will
be regarded there with eaconr
lging favor.