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OFFICERS AND DELEGATES.
List of Those Who VIII Constitute til
Grand Parlor Here.

List of Those Who VIII Constitute the
Grand Parlor Here.
Past Grand Presidents-H. Clay Chip
man, John II. Grady, a. f. Jones, John
A. Steinbach, Fred II. Greedy, Charles
w. Decker, Charles H. Garoutte, NJ. A.
Dorm, Frank D. Ryan, William H. Mil
Ter.
Grand Officers-Past Grand President.
r. NJ. Fitzgerald.
Grand President, Thomas Flint, Jr, of
San Benito; Grand Vice. President, John
I. Greaney of San Francisco; Grand Sec
rotary, Henry Lunstedt; Grand Treas
urer, Henry 5. Martin; Grand Lecturer.
10 d. Sproul; Grand Orator, John w,
Ahern; Grand Marshal, II. G.. w. Dink-
elspiel: Grand Inside Sentinel, C. X.
Stewart; Grand Outside Sentinel, Percy
Y. Long.
Grand Trustees-Frank NJ. Angellotti.
Frank II. Dunno, Jackson Hatch, +. L.
Katz, w. M. Conley, r. 2. Doolan, W.
T. Morgan.
DELEGATES.
California Parlor, No. l, San Francisco
Frank p. Sherman, w. w. Shannon.
Alex Campbell, James P. Dockery, Leon
Dennery.
Sacramento, No. 3-Eugene ]. Gregory.
hODeTb L. DSNllI. IHOIlldS FOX.
Marysville, No. Orchard Belcher. C.
V. Shelford.
Stockton, No. Nv. B. Nutter, R. A.
Reid. L. NJ. Grunsky.
Argonaut, No. 8, Oroville-
Placerville, No. 9-Nax Mierson.
George Hofmeister.
Pacific, No 10, San Francisco-George
D. Clark, Thomas w. Doyle, John (.
Kropp, Edwin L. Forster.
Hum hol6t No
Sewer, E. w. Frost.
Mount Lassen, No. ID, Red Bluff
Amador, No. II, Suffer Creek-H. r.
Jones.
visalia, No. 19-simon Levy, Charles
I. Lindsey.
Arcata, No. 2O-Barry NJ. Adams.
James L. Morton.
Chico, No. DIV. c. Smith, J. H. Saw
telle.
San Jose, No. 22-Homer Prindle, Frank
c. McKiernan.
San Mateo, No. Civilian B. Casey.
Yosemite, No. "a, Merced-D. c. Jones.
Sunset, No. %, Sacramento-W. w.
Greer, Frank T. Johnson
Santa Rosa, No. IS, Santa Rosa-H. A.
Carlton, f. w. Brown.
Golden Gate, No. %, San Francisco
Charles G. Bruce, Manuel j. Martin,
Bryan J. Killilea.
Woodland, No. 3O-W. o. Kean, John
feathers, Jr.
Excelsior, No. 81, Jackson-A. L. Stew
art, II. a. Clark.
General VIM, No. 80, Antioch-C. NJ.
Belshaw.
lone, No. 33-W. o. Burris.
Mount Shasta, No. 35, Shasta-Charles
II. Behrens.
Manzanita. No. Sc, Anderson
Mission, No. IS, San Francisco-Henry
c. Schaertzer, Eugene f. Bert, James p.
Fennell, L. B. Slevin.
Solano, No. 80, Suisun-J. ]. Pfster, B.
F. Cassidy.
Rainbow, No. 40, Wheatland- 1.
Langdon.
Elk Grove, No. 4-George B. Ross.
Baker, No. AZ, Bakersfield - L. r.
Jameson.
Tulare, No. 43-R. X. Ham.
Fremont, No. A, Hollister-James T.
Lahitf.
Los Angeles, No. 45-Homer C. Katz.
Alameda. No. At. r. Hanson, c. T.
Rose.
Plymouth, No. 4S-W. ]. MCGEE.
San Francisco, No. 49-Louis P. Powell
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OF THU GOLDEN WEST.
Grand PaPlOr Of the Native Sons
Of California
TO MEET IN SESSION TO-DAY.
How SacramentO'S Sons and Daughters
viii Entertain Them.
A CORDIAL WELCOME TONIGHT.
Excursion TO Folsom Tomorrow Exercises
at Suffers FOrt-Grand Ball
and Banquet
A CORDIAL WELCOME TONIGHT.

To-day the sixteenth annual session of
the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of
the Golden West will convene in the
State Capitol building in this city. 1t is
expected to be one of the most important
and representative sessions of that body
since its organization. Sacramento well
comes the delegates, and will do her best
to properly entertain them during their
stay in the city. The fathers of many of
these rising young Californians-repre
senting every branch of industry and pro-
fession in the State-were Sacramentans
in the early pioneer days, and this should
be place of more or less interest to their
native sons.
1t was here that the advance guard of
the pioneer builders of the Golden State
made their first California ventures and
laid the foundations for future fortunes.
After months of weary travelling across
the continent toward the shutdown land,
1t was here in Sacramento that the argo-
nauts mostly found that rest and recuper-
alton which enabled them to engage in
mining or other pursuits. The early his
tory OF the settlement of California by the
whites largely embraces that of Sacra-
mento, and to the student of home affairs
this city cannot fail 20 always be a place
of interest, especially to the sons of pio-
neers and early-day settlers.
The local members of the order have
been energetic in their endeavors to ar
range a programme for the entertainment
OF the visitors that will keep their time
well and pleasantly occupied while here,
and if the usually tickle spring weather
should happen to be on its occasional
good behavior this week there is no
doubt the visiting Native Sons will en-
JOY themselves.
The General Committee having in
are: w. w. Greer chairman, j. 7.
SHELTON, II. o. Tubbs, C. a. Root, E. J.
Gregory, Ed II. Kraus, Ed D. Tesreau,
J. NJ. Henderson, Theo G. Eilers, l.. W.
Ripley, f. D. Ryan, F. T. Johnson, II. C.
kaufman, S. T. Smith, p. B. Johnson, Z.
L. Duden, r. I. Devlin, L. T. Breuner.
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SOCIAL FEATURES.
How the Local Natives VIII Entertain
Their Many Visitors

How the Local Natives VIII Entertain
Their Many Visitors.
This evening the visitors will be ten
dered a reception at the Croker Art
Gallery, where an entertainment will be
given in their honor. This affair has been
in charge of a committee of members of
the two local Parlors of Native Sons,
assisted by Califia Parlor of Native
Daughters, as follows: John T. Shelton,
Jr., Chairman, +. D. Ryan, Sherman
Smith, Edward Tesreau, L. II. Kraus, E.
+. Duden, Misses May Terry, Julia Sulli-
van, L. II. SHELTON, l.. J. Lindley. NJ. B.
Johnson, Mrs. c. n. Post, Mrs. w. w.
Greer, Mrs. G.. II. Clark, Miss Annie
Luther, Miss Genevieve Green.
There will be an orchestra in attend
ance, and after an overture the delegates
will be formally welcomed to the city by
General A. l.. Hart, by invitation of
Mayor Steinman, who is absent from the
city. The following programme will be
given:
Overture, Grand March. Orchestra
dedicated to the Grand Parlor.)
Address of Welcome. ......... General 4. l.. Hart
ION behalf of the City of Sacramento.)
-. BY the Grand President, Thomas Flint
Mandolin Club
&C. O. Stever, DIRECTORY
Solo, ia Stella" (Arditi) Miss Ida ], Clinch
Response. a member yet to be chosen
Singing by double male quartet..................
Messrs. 7. +. Dollhouse. NJ. *. Barrett, c.
NJ. Phinney, DR. C. T. lIilliken. w. Long
bottom, Joseph Genshlea, W. II. KIN
ross, Horace Crocher.
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CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE
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HUDSON EXCURSIONS TO WORLDS
y Fair.-Judson & Co. have succeeded In re-
tanning their special privileges and the great
scenic route for the Worlds Fair and the East
with lowest rate ticket. No crowding to So
cure large mum bers. Leave Sacramento FV.
Our own manager in charge Address JfTD.
son & CO., ga Market street San Fran
cisco. or call on G. j. ELLIS. depot Sacramento
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THE GRAND PRESIDENT.
Sketch of the Present Head of the Or
der in This state.

Sketch of the Present Head of the Or
der in This state.
The session will be presided over by
Hon. Thomas Flint, Jr., Grand President
OF the order, and who is credited with hay
ing madea most efficient officer during the
past year. Mr.. Flint is a resident of Hol-
lister, San Benito County, which district
he has represented in the State Senate
during the last two sessions. He was
born at San Juan South, San Benito
County, May %, 1855, and was educated
at famous old Dartmouth College, in New
Hampshire. His classical training, how
ever, did not lead him into professional
life, and he is to-day one OF the most
extensive and wealthy agriculturists in
California, and takes pride in being one
OF the rapidly growing body of educated
farmers who represent all that is best in
American manhood. He is member of
the Board OF Trade of San Benito County,
as well as of the State Board of Trade.
In his business dealings, no less than in
his social relations, Mr.. Flint is thor
oughly broad-gauged, and his intercourse
with his tellow-men is marked by fair
ness and llberality that has won for him
d legion of admiring friends. He is thor
ouSly Native Son; his pride in the order
is unbounded, and he is never apparently
SO happy as when engaged in some
scheme for the promotion of its welfare
lie is Past President of Fremont Par
lor, No. A, of HOLSTER, and in 1856 served
the order as Grand Trustee. He has been
an almost constant representative of his
parlor in the Grand Parlor, where his
presence has been felt for the best inter
ests of the fraternity. Mr.. Flint is
prominent Knight Templar and Grand
Officer of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch
Masons. As Grand President he has in
fused his own patriotism, energy and
zeal into all branches of the order and
brought the organization to state of adj
mirable efficiency.
There will be ten senior Past Grand
Presidents-H. Clay Chapman, John H.
Grady, A. +. Jones, John A. Steinbach,
Fred H. Greedy, Charles w. Decker,
Charles II. Garoutte, NJ. a. Dorm, Frank
ID. RYAN, William Ii. Miller.
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waters that cannot well fail to be pleas
ant experience.
The delegation have brought with them
an ample supply of mineral water from a
celebrated spring near Eureka, which will
be on tap to their friends and the latch
string will always be out.
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THE ORDER.

Fundamental Principles of the Native
Sons of the Golden West.
The Society of the Native Sons of the
Golden West was organized for the mu-
tual benefit. mental improvement and
social intercourse of its members; to per-
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SUNDAY excepted. MONDAY excepted.
A.--For morning. P.-For afternoon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
T. II. GOODMAN. General Passenger Agent
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THE GUESTS OF FOLSOM.

Among the most enjoyable features of
the week will be the trip to Folsom to-
morrow, when the Grand Parlor dele
gates will be the guests of Granite Parlor
and the citizens of that place. The ex-
cursion will be in the nature OF a picnic
for a part of the day will be spent on the
grassy and flower-bedecked slopes of the
hills adjacent TO the town. The excursion
is exclusively for members of the Grand
Parlor the only exception being repre-
sentatives of the press
The visitors will be received at the
depot in Folsom, whence they will be
taken to inspect the State Prison, the
dam and power-house, and other points
of interest, after which they will be re-
ceived by the Native Sons and citizens of
Folsom. Returning, they will arrive at
Sacramento about O'Clock. Invitations
have been issued to Placerville, George
town and Auburn parlors to attend and
participate with the local natives in the
entertainment and its accompanying at
fractions.
SUFFER- FORT DEDICATION.
There Is no spot in the Golden State
dearer to the hearts of pioneers and Ma
tive Sons than Suffers Fort, in the east
ern part of the city, whose history is so
full of incident snd memories cherished
by the earlier settlers of the State. Hun
dreds of Native Sons will stand to-mor-
TOW 4OI l4lt lllSl lllIlG Oh kudl historic
ground, but they will not see what their
fathers saw.
Instead of a jungle and forest of oak
snd sycamore trees ABOUT them, cut I'D at
frequent intervals by sloughs and water
courses. they Will find themselves in the
environs of a beautiful city, surrounded
by all the evidences of modern advance
ment and refinement. The only thing
typical of q half-century ago will be the
rough walls and tile-roofed buildings that
sheltered Captain Suffer and his little
band of followers in the days when Cali
fornia was the home of wild Indians, and
when elk and antelope and bears roamed
ct will where now are thickly settled COM
munities.
The reception to the visitors at the old
fort will take place at o'clock P. NJ. at
which the local parlors will be assisted by
the Pioneers and Native Daughters. This
will doubtless prove to be the most inter
esting feature of the week. The old fort
will again, for the first time in forty wears.
put on military air. Soldiers will once
more throng the Enclosure, cannon will
peep from the PORTFOLIOS, and sentinels
tread the parapets, while stacks of mus
kets will bristle about the grounds.
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THE BERING SEA CASE.

Arguments Expected to Be Concluded
Within the Next Ten Days.
Officials at the State Department are of opin-
ion that the arguments Of counsel before the
Bering sea board of arbitration will be con-
cluded within the next ten days, and that with
the exception of General Agent Foster, all
the officers in any way connected with the
preparation of the American case will then re-
turn to the United States. 1t Is also expected
that the decision Of the arbitrators
will be announced by the 1st of
August Arbitrators Harlan and Morgan and
General Agent Foster will remain in Paris until
the arbitration is consummated The ap-
preaching return of the other members Of
the delegation accounts for the rumor that
Ma jor E. W. Halford, paymaster, will be relieved
from further duty with the tribunal and
ordered to regular duty in the pay depart
ment of the army. Maj. Halford is acting
under the orders of the Secretary Of
State, and when relieved Of this special
duty will take station at st. Paul,
Mimi These were his original orders,
and they have not been changed in any par
ticuar. Secretary Gresham has announced
that he will make no change in the personnel OF
the American representation at Paris pending
the consideration OF the issues.
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THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
Secretary Morton's Opinion as to the Car
of ImprOyc,nent.

Secretary Morton's Opinion as to the Cause
of Improvement.
The condition of finances has practically
ceased to be the uppermost thought in the
official minds of the administration. The gold
balance continues to improve, the present de-
mand for gold to 60 abroad has stopped and
the future promises even brighter prospects.
A New York firm had an order for 81, ,00O, 900
last week. but revoked it.
Secretary Morton has an explanation for this,
which is probably correct one:
81 was in Chicago" he said. ''during the run
that was made on the banks there. stood in
the window Of one OF the largest commission
houses and watched the crowds anxious to draw
out their savings.
lone of the officers Of the institution called
clerk and authorized him to sell at once 3OO,-
600 bushels Of wheat at what price he could.
The sale was quickly made for shipment to
Liverpool at about tx.
"It would seem that we have reached the price
at which foreign markets will purchase our
wheat, and it is now going abroad. Instead,
therefore, Of gold shipments, there will be ex-
changes for cereals, and the financial problem
will be easier"
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LIEUT.. LAUCHHEIMER INDICATED.

Secretary Herbert Does Not Deem Any In.
vestigation Necessary.
Lieut.. Chas. H. Lauchheimer, U. 8. NJ. c.,
attached to the judge advocate generals Of.
flee, has been vindicated by the Secre-
tary Of the Navy Of any wrong.
doing in connection with the recent court.
martial trial of Passed Assistant Paymaster II.
r. Sullivan. The Secre.ary's views Of the mat
ter are briefly expressed in the following per-
sonal letter to Lieut.. Lauchheimer:
Sir: Referring to your letter Of March IL,
1S93 asking the departments attention to
certain clippings from the New York Times OF
the 9th and from the Washington Post of the 10th
of that month, commenting upon yourconduct 81
judge advocate Of q general court-martial
convened at Norfolk. Va, in September,
1892, FOR the trial Of Passed Assist
ant Paymaster Harry R. Sullivan, U. S. N,
and referring also to your letter OF
April 8, 1898. replying to CORES
pondence on file in the depar .ment relating to
the subject of said publications, which lett"-s
concluded with a request on your part n
prompt and thorough investigation be made ~
the department into all allegations contained
in the newspaper publications and correspon-
dence in'question, which might in any way re-
fleet upon your personal or official integrity,
have to inform you that after a careful con-
sideration Of the matter, the department doet
not deem such investigation necessary.
Very respectfully,
h. A HERBERT, Secretary Of the Navy.
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w. a. Rutherland Chosen Colonel
of the Division.
THE MADNESS OF A FARHERy WIFE
China to RetaIiate for the Geary
Act.
RUN ON A NEW YORK BANK.
SONS OF VETERANS MEET.


Se08I00
at Wilmington.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
WILMINGTON, DEL, June 14-The Maryland
division of the Sons of Veterans is holding its
seventh annual convention in this city. The
500 delegates representing the camps of Mary
land. District of Columbia, Delaware, North
Carolina. South Carolina and Virginia settled
down to hard work yesterday afternoon.
From the first there was lively contest be-
tween Capt William A. Rutherford Of WASH
ington and Senior Vice Commander John II.
Harkins of TINS city.
The reports of Quartermaster T.. c. Wslms-
ley and Adjutsnt Miles ". Ross showed that the
years receipts amounted TO $50, 5s7 and the
expenditures 70 S74,s2L.
The adjutsnt reported that there are thirty
six camps in the division, a gain of ten camps
and 200 members during the year. The division
Is now better of financially and numerically
than il ever was
RUTHERFORD ELECTED COLONEL
Officers were elected as follows: Colonel, ".
A. Rutherford Of Washington, ID. c.; lieutenant
colonel, J. T. White Of EAston. Nd;
major, C. II. Tr1stv, Centerville. Nd;
consul. T. p Little Of Washington,
DC; r. W. Foraker. of Northeast Maryland,
and Judge Malvin. Delegates az large 20 the
convention 10 be held at Cincinnati. Capt o.
I. shues of Washington, ID. G. Aliernates: E.
r. Seypold of Maryland and J. r. Turner of
Washington, ID. c.
nouncement Of the election OF Capt Rutedge
was made this afternoon.
His opponent. Senior Vice Commander Har-
kins of Wilmor, received only twenty-one votes.
All the new officers will be installed and the
ne ext convention place selected this evening.
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The Crazy Act OF q West Virginia Farmers
wafe.

PARKERsBuBG, W. Va, June l4-Mrs. Philip
Kerch. the wife Of a well-to-do farmer near
Pleasant Hill, this county, murdered four Of
her children yesterday and then committed
suicide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerch had lived on the farm for
sixteen years and moved there from Ohio.
They had eight children, the eldest Of whom,
Mollie. was seventeen wears old.
For some time Mrs. Kerch had been melan-
choly and frequently said that she was afraid
she would die and leave her children. She
seemed to be in good health, however, except
that she sometimes complained OF . trouble In
her side.
After dinner Mrs. Kerch went TO Mollie and
quietly said to her. who was at work in the
laundry: Il have given Johnnie and Freddie
poison and we will al jump into the well"
Mollie remembered that a bottle Of strych-
nine was in the house. and she ran to the place
where il had been kept. II was gone. and
when she returned to where her mother was
she saw hei throw the ten-months-old baby into
the well.
Before she could be prevented the crazed
mother threw a three-year child after the
infant, and was in the act of seizing boy eight
or nine years old, but Mollie rescued the child
A desperate struggle then began between
mother and daughter, but the infuriAted
woman broke loose and jumped into the well,
which had eight feet OF water in it. Freddie,
who had been given the poison, was found
living dead on the floor Of the house, and
Johnnie died few minutes later.
Mr.. Kerch was absent from home st The time
Of the tragedy
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THE OTHER SIDE,
Clerks Who Wish to Be Heard in Col
AinswOrth's Behalf.

Clerks Who Wish to Be Heard in Col.
Ainsworth's Behalf.
A number Of the clerks Of the wrecked build
ing on 10th street have this morning been sign
ing paper which is Of considerable import
ance as marking a new move In the proceedings
following the disaster. The body Of the letter,
which is addressed to Deputy Coroner Schaeffer,
says:
From the account Of the testimony pub
lished in the daily press 1t has been OBJ
served that the witnesses have been clerks,
who generally testified that they believed the
building to be unsafe. yet they, as well as all
the others employed therein, were unwiIl-
ing to call the attention Of their superior off,
GERS to the fact, through fear Of the conse-
quences. Believing this to be unfair to all con-
cerned. and in order to furnish any informa-
tion that may tend - bring the whole mat
ter before the jury in its true light
we, the undersigned, respectfully request that
at least some OF us may be given an opportunity
to testify to a contrary condition Of affairs
This request is made on our own responsibility
and is entirely voluntary.
The letter is signed by the following clerks:
E. X. Lundy. George +. o Hair. John C. Lind
ley, Chas Gulager, Roswell w. Fish, Stephen
Duncan, E. A. Fenton, R. G. Daniels,
James W. Jones, W. I. Carter, b.
We..ns 4; Evans Ka.,., l. B. Tho. Ruff E: \
Chapman, James II. Dong. Ben. F. Wilkins, Geo.
w. Smoot, Elias b. Thompson. Frank H. Hall,
ID. Weaver, Stanton Weaver, I. Z. Sewell, E.
E. Rankin, W. G.. Crabbe. c. R Owen, H. NJ.
Dean, A. ]. Anderson, ]. r. Imbrie, VIM.
RICKETTS,, Jno. J. veazie, d. G. Struble, VIM.
Pool, John Crawford, James Hess, S. P. York,
z. s. Buckler, NJ. McMurphy, Thos. c. Gallo
way, James F. Kemp. jacob Gotthilf, r
Springsguth, P. G. Clarke.
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Surprising Result Of Col. Aims
Vorth'S Petition.
THE OLD JURY TO SERVE.
The Coroner's Discretion to Admit
or Exclude People.

Tho result Of the application Of Col. Aims
worth for a writ Of mandamus to compel Acting
Coroner Schaeffer to permit him or his counsel
to cross-examine witnesses was somewhat sur
prising.
Three days work Of the ooroner's jury was
rendered OF no avail by few words spoken by
Judge Bingham this morning. The inquest on
the old Ford 3 Thester calamity must be COM
menced all over again, a new jury OBJ
tanned or the old one resummoned and
some one OF the dead disinterred
and viewed as the subject Of the new inquiry.
Judge Bingham decided this morning that the
coroner in conducting the inquest was acting
in judicial capacity and that judicial
functions could not be delegated. The effect
Of the decision was to abrogate tho inquest pro-
ceedings SO far held by Deputy Coroner
Schaeffer and to necessitate new inquest under
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CHINESE RETALIATION.

No Information at the State Department of
the Prohibition of American Kerosene
The Department Of State has not been in
formed Of the reported purpose Of the Chinese
government to retaliate upon the United States,
evidenced by the reported prohibition of
the purchase, use or sale Of American
kerosene in the province of Annoy Even IL
there has been such a prohibition it Is
not believed at the department that it
can be regarded as a measure adopted
in spirit of retaliation. but rather
a exhibition Of the extremely conservative
character Of the Chinese, whose resistance to
such innovations the use Of
kerosene may have been strength
ened by some recent casualties.
Moreover, it is felt that a mere viceroy Of q
province would scarcely be authorized to in
stitute a policy of retaliation, which would
rather be initiated by the imperial government
itself