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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
NOTHING IN 1T FOR ADLAI.
Stevenson Tells About the Interstate Build
ing and Loan Association.

Bloomington, H., April u.-Vice
President Stevenson, who is president
of the Interstate Building and Loan
association of Bloomington, legisia-
tive investigation of which is proposed,
tonight said that the association is
entirely solvent.
Mr.. Stevenson said further that he is
not a borrower from the association;
that he owns about 100 shares OF the
stock and that his assessments have al
ways been paid in full and that he has
never Withdrawn any shares from the
association. In conclusion Mr.. Ste
venson said he is not now receiving
any compensation as attorney from inc
associat ton and has not for months;
further that he has never received n
dollar of compensation as president OF
the aSSOciat atom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

ana rom all the surrounding country IN
sleIehs. The moon, nearly full. rode high
in cloudless sky, ard the scene was one
of a most inspiring nature. Chinese Ian
terms and torchlishts lent their charm 70
the surroundings. while the glare of rock
cts AID bombs lighted up the SKY. Hard
ing's corpes h.sad Of Havana WAS present.
and dancing and skating were among tue
sports enjoyed.
Jan. 10. 1893, an unusually early date
the head Of tho lake frozs over from shore
u shore, out distance OF about 20 rooS.
bur the leo lasted only few days. -
observation nsny people have come TO cx-
pect the lake 10 freeze over once In ev-
cry ten years.-Rocheste- Democrat and
Cn-Ocielc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
WAITING FOR A REPLY.
Transcoutinental Passenger Assoc;atien
Depends on the Canadian Pacific.

Chicago, April 1.-THE transconti-
mental lines which some time ago were
seized with the idea Of revivinS the old
Transcontinental Passenger assocla-
ton, are now waiting for a declaration
from the Canadian Pacifich, whose
opinion was asked some time since.
The transcontinetntal lines will. II the
Canadian Pacific reply is favorable, be-
gin the work OF getting the association
into shape.
The action of the Southern Pacific,
telegraphed today from Los Angeles,
in withdrawing from sale tickets to St.
Paul and other Minnesota points by
way of FL Paso, Fort Worth and Kan
sas City. and also by way OF Ogden and
Kansas City. created no excitement
here. None of the roads were prepared
to say what action they would take 10
meet that of the Southern Pacific and
none of them seemed at all disturbed
over the matter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

ment. and il now on its way there. The
miners at Cincinnati were all at work
today and an effort will be made to
keep them out in the morning. hence
the call for the militia
Jacksonville, Fla, April l1.-Mrs- 2.
w Madeira, wife of the agent OF the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail-
road at San Francisco, became violently
insane az the terminal station in this
city today. Mrs Madeira has been
spending the winter al Leetsourg and
was on her way to her home IN Cali
fornia- Miss. Madeira Is confident
that the trouble is only temporary and
her mother viii soon recover.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
Memphis Races.

Memphis Tenn, April 1.-THE sensa-
ton of the day at Montgomery park
was the win OF Tennyson with odds of
700 to | about him Four favorites,
enc second. choice and one outsider
captured the six events. Summaries:
First race-Five furlongs: Fotentae
TO $. won: Pop Gray. to I, second
El Captain. 30 20 !. third. Time | o.
Second-Purse. six furlongs: Hand
spun. l to >. won: Moderico. 1 to 1 sc
onG: Jane. 30 To l, third. Time 1:16l..
Third-Haniicap. one mile and a
sixteenth: Santiago. : 10 l. won: Prince
Carl. . To >. second: Wells Street. 10 TO
], third. Time 1:5o14.
Foruth-Half mile: Tennyson. 100 To
j. won; Warren Point IL to !. second
Sir Play, l to >. third Time SOL.
Fifth-one mile: Imp Percy. ! to s.
won: Glad. . to 1.escond; Bonn. 20 to l.
third. Time AN
Sixth-SiX furlongs. selling: Booze
. 10 /. won; Burreis Billet. 3 70 :. sec
ond: Long Ago 10 TO /. third. Time
lie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
Lihcious.

Is it unlawful to quote Scriptures Yes
IN some cases and for some purposes
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that
a grand jury in Ohio indicted a man for
sending slandeyous postal card 20 one OF
his debtors. The Objectionable mat,e,
consisted of three Biblical quotations:
lowe no man anything"
Let Us walk honestly"
MANY days and years shall 70 be trou-
bled.'
The grand jury, it appears, did not adj
NIT the right of n man 10 call his neigh
Dor thief, even in Scriptural phraSeology.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
East ST. IoniS Races

ST Louis, April 11.-Results at East
St. Louis:
First race-Five furlongs: Bluestone
won; John Lynch, second; Lizzie Is,
third. Time, LOTT.
Second-Six furIongs: Miss Magma
won: Tradesman. second; Timothy,
third. Time. 1:20$l.
Third-Six and half furlongs: Monk
Overton won; May Blossom, second !;
Barney Laraway.. third. Time, 1:271Z.
Fourth-Five furlongs: Jim Berry
won: Major Dripps. second; Hacienda,
third. Time, ! :05iE
Fifth-Six furlohgs: Hesperia won;
Hercules, second; The Rock, third.
Time, 1:20A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
Utah Constitutional Convention Witnesses
Plenty of Fertissn>hip-

Salt Lake. Utah. April Ii-Politics
comes 20 the front today in the con-
s..tutionai convention IN the discussion
% the legislative bill when an effort
was made 20 add a section 70 The bin
declaring that the legislature shall have
no power TO make any grant OF public
money or anything valuable. 10 any in
oividual. corporation or municipal ~.
excepting in case OF public calamity.
After a hong discussion TIE section was
defeated by strict party vote, 20 Re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
fin. 6 to1. second ; LeoneIl, to ., third.

fin. to1. second Leoneil, to ., third.
Time, :09A.
Second-Half mile: Epona, z to >,
won; Maid of Honor, 6 to 1, second;
Lutte, to 1, third. Time, 49,.
Third-One mile: Lady Pepper, 2l2 to
/. won; Tancred, 6 to 1, second; Sam V,
80 to 1 third. Time, Alb.
Fourth-Seven furlongs: Ray S, to
/, won; Curator. II to 1, second; Rasper,
6 to /, third. Time, 100.
Fifth-Seven and half furlongs: Tom
Gilmore. 21A to !, won: DR.. Work, 10 10
l. second; ia ia, s to 8. third. Time,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

Doctor-Your Isfyship desires IRE &c
prescribe scnzeihi2g Ter you, and yet your
roachman informs rne thai yc1 A-e n tie
habit % concoc:ine all kinds of domestic
remedies iufsllihle for every so-; Of coIn-
plant
CouBtes-Ach those are only for TIE
.owsr orders 7sEl berger Arzssgsr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

Mr.. sl1~l:-I don't So bow you car
Afford % feel -orrT for 1rs Bragg Her
husband nay - dis,sg-ssble. szt jour
own Il 70 better
Mrs. Qplckzii - Trzs- Bz' sr
or.ckxis is smaller tssB Nr Bragg. 40
you 80 baren'i - fzurh % oc5plala
a lze.eiphia Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
Rain Stopped the Shoot.

Burlington. Ia, April 1.-THE Hale
Carver championship live bird shoot at
the Big Four tournament was prevent
ed today by heavy rains.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
Cumberland Park Races.

Nashville, Ten, April 1.-THE track
was fairly good. Two favorltes, TWO
second choices and one outsider won.
Summaries:
First race-Five and a half furlongs:
George Miller, 6 TO !. won; Martha Grit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

The Last Rose az Summer, ere of
PATHS favorite songs, was tie WORK G.
Thoma. Mooss The melody Is very an
Gent Irish tune, formerly known a. The
G-oves OF Barney" This tGEs has beer
feund in collections o: ITisA e Usac a. lcaSi
eco years CID
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
Craig-Pritcbard Fight of.

New York. April IA private cable
gram received here today announces
that the fight between Frank Craig.
the Harlem Coffee Cooler. and Ted
Pritchard. which was to take place in
London Saturday night, has been de-
clared off. Pritchard was taken with
an attack of pneumonia.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
HANGED HIM AT MIDNIGHT.
Perpetrator OF Fearful Grimes Pays the Ex-
treme Penalty

Columbus. O., April u.-Charles Hart
was hanged in the annex to the Ohio
penitentiary at 1903 this friday morn
ing for the murder of Little Ashley and
Elsie Good. in Paulding county. No
vember (. 1894. Hart was an ignorant
lad OF IS years and was nervy to the
last. Although he made a confession
after his arrest he made the statement
On the gallows Il am not guilty of
this charge" He was baptized in the
Methodist faith before his execution.
He died without a struggle. being pro-
nounced dead in thirteen minutes. Hart
after killing Ashley Good. ravished lit
tie Elsie and cut her throat He then
mutilated both bodies with a corn cut
ter and tried to burn them on a pile Of
brush.
Pittsburg. Pa. April 1i-At the hear
ing before W. W. Thompson. master in
the famous Economic case today. John
Wegel charged that in 1881 he found
Trustee John :. Duss and young girl
in a compromising position in one OF
the rooms in the great house. Witness
stated that the girl was Reca Crow
now an angel in Teed's Heaven in Chi
cage.
FIRST TRAMF-''Wot's the matter with
sleeping in the Coal-yard to-niChti' Second
framp-''Y ou'se fEe one ter foller. They
ain't bin no SOFT coal dere fer a week"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
LONGING FOR HOME
CHINESE OFFICERS DREAD THE
CoNQUERING ARMY.

With the ssica That IL Would be
Foiks-Au Applications for Leave of
Absence Refused--Two American Ladies
Roughly Treated by u Picking Soldier
Gob--OHenders Hunted Up and Ever
lastingly Polished OF by the Irate Hus-
b.nds--Japanesc Peace Terms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
TAKEN BY SURPRISE
DIPLOMATS PUZZLED BY THE
THREATS OF RUSSIA.

General Impression Prevailed that Russia
and Japan Had Perfect Understand
ing Regarding the SpOils of War--Ha-
wall Has Not Yet Received Notification
of Gresham's Request for Tiurston's
RecaIl--Counterfcit Notes and Stamps
Wilson Finds Stamp-Licking On the In
crease-New Income Tax Instructions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

New York Athletic Club Team Defeats the
Chicago Athletic Association Team by a
Score of Fonr TO One--Tennyson Wins at
Memphis at One Hundred to One
FIashligEt Does Clever Work at San
Francisco and Howard Brings Home
Money-..Other Races--Lavigne-M Marshal
Fight Drawn--Sporting News and Notes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17

closed would render an alliance With such ma
ton a source of weakness TO Japan.
II /, ,tll understood AZ the japanese Legation
tina; one Of tho conditions of peace will be the oc-
c,pat!on by Japan Of Port Arthur for n limited
term OF years.
The general trend Of the information is to con-
firm the report Cf the conclusion Of peace. out TO
discredit the details as reported by The London
Times"
OPINION NJ TIE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Although it is known that ,hc terms Of peace
as cabled from London, have been considered ny
the Observation-Disclosures, they are Thought at the
Slate Department to be in some particulars mac
c,,Iato notably in regard 10 Japan'S retention OF
already conquered portions OF Manchuridn terri
torv and the Notifications of Port Arthur ana
Wel-Ua-Wei If by retention Is meant permanent
occilna ton Onicials here have all along believed
tha, the independence Of COrea, the ceSS0n oi
Formosa tho payment OF an indemnity and the
Temporary control Of Port Arthur could not be
. successfully resisted by China. Tho amount OF inc
indemnify which the latest dispatch fixes at SiOp-
200 o0o c6incilcs with 10)00001o gold yen which IL
practically the v3luc OF 200 100000 Ha'kWan taeIs
Of silver which It was reported seV"rai Gays ago
had been agreed upon bY Japans WITHDRAWAL OF
loo GOO 600 taels " the demanded indemnity.
The provision for an a(l!anc" between emma anu
Japan is now heard of for the first time. II Is not
considered improbable n the state department,
nor is il regarded as surprising that 1t should nave
bocu kept secret. inasmuch az the mass OF inc
ion in both countries would oppose H. now
ever cordial the underst andinG was between IN"
two Governments The advantages Of such an al
lance if only for the prevention Of foreign en-
croachments on China. are clearly lecoSiliZed
nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
VOTES or THE STA &c.

\ final ana permanent; Injunction has been sfa'',eu
,g,in, The production 81 any scene infringing 'i'e
rights OF Sir Augustus Harris In Ihe Hpo' ms
Duchess" or "A Run of Luck" The iugauoh
n,,, i.I IN mi, result arose from the production
". I'VE NAV entitled The Pace That h,!s, %!
V.,i,n, ,nfnrd AZ the Fourteenth street neatr
The acton against Mr. sanford for c9nte t Oh
comr, has been dropped Mr.. SANFORD haNns IN
nlaIned that he did not Intentionally commit inc
offence.
The Fourteenth Street Theatre was again coseo
last NIGHT. on account OF threatened inJd,c'o"
oealnst The Queen of Night when was Playing
there on behalf OF ii. C. Miner IT.
Daniel Frohman will sail for Europe to-day 10
look for MAYS talk with writer's attend to thea'r'-
cal business generally, and especially 10 max a.,
rargen,ents with Miss Olga Nethersole Tor her tour
next season.
Kos,cr a. Biars Music Hall will close on June l
and the roof garden will then open for the summer
schou,han and Kadelburgs comedy "Hwei HucR-
uchc Tage." Will be given at the IRVINE 80
,rb.,tr. Tomorrow evening. for the hrst TIME this
snnsnn The cast is excellent one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
HER CREW Nh PIR4LYTICS.
THE SHIP DANIEL BARNES COMES FROM THE
PHILIPPINES WITH NEARLY THIRTY VIC
ZINC IL, nIrI,I- nEII on ElARD.

THE SHIP DANIEL BARNES COMES FROM THE
PHILIPPINES WITH NEARLY THIRTY VIC
TINS OF EERI HEEI OE BOARD.
I,ewe4 Del April 1.-THE yellow flag was run
no to-day n the rprcmlsthead OF the ship Daniel
Barnes At the Delaware Breakwater. y strange
parnlyilc disease which Or. e. T. Wert"nbacker.
medical officer = the Marine Hospital here de-
cilcd was berl-beri afflicted the entire crew of
nearly thirty men. Strict quarantine viii th"re-
fore be maintained on the vessel until the m1lndy
nbates Tho Barnes. which sahed from Ccbu.
Philippine Archipelago. on December :. with fun
cargo Of hemp. arrived a, the Breakwater week
ago ard there awaited orders. Before and since
that time the men have been lettering about. all
practically paralytics the vessels deck Con
s,qucntly the United States Marine Hospital sur
geons to-day ordered up the yellow flag Of quar-
outine transferred three OF the worst afflicted or
the crew 10 the National Quarantine Hospital ana
forbade all communication with the shore on the
pvt Of the remaining sailors.
Several members OF the Barncs's crew were
shipped at Cebi and these. no doubt, brought the
dread disease aboard. There were symptoms OF
ulness until the vessel well on her passage on
III. south Atlantic ocean. The Barnes being. Ike
oth.r vesscs OF her type. without surgeon. RENE
dins for the disease administered according
to the book These failed to check the malaiy
which made usch rapid Roadway that the captain
could do nothing but make the sick men a. com
Portable as possible. More sail was set and the
vessel forced forward to her destination.
The barnes viii be ordered to New ork as soon
"a M medical authorities consider II safe and
proper for her 10 go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
WORE CONTESTS OVER THE FAIR Wills

San Francisco. April l6-When the Fair viii mat
ter came up before Judge Slack to-day Margaret j.
Brothers, a sister of the dead millionaire: her hus-
band and Andrew Fair. brother OF the ex-senator.
aud Mary Fair his wife. filed IA contest to the
ptncIlled or Craven will. alleging that IL was a
forgery. and that part OF 1t was written by
james G. Fair Then Van r. Patterson filed con-
test behalf of the minor heirs. He also charged
that the Craven will was not In the handwriting OF
Fair and asked that the petition for probate OF the
document be denied. singular feature OF the
contest IL that It numbers among the contestant
heirs Hermann Oelrichs. jr., whose mother has
pet!tioned for "A probate OF the penciiled Will Mr.;
i,lovd contended that, Hermann Oelrchs had
been made general guardian OF the minors no one
else had n right to appear. Judge Slack decided
to hear n discussion of the point on April 81, and
Mr. Person, for the executors. maintained that
the time for fling a contest TO the first will had
expired and It was entitled to be probated ex parte
as no opposition had been filed. also that 1t
first on the calendar and entitled to precedence.
Judge Sack deemed the matter of considerable I'M
portance. and said he would hear further argument
Friday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
sistan of ex-Captain General callaja now recalled

sstant of ex-Captan-G General Cailaja now recalled
to Spain. A., -, ,,,i.,or y,
me Madrid papers report that 'hG Minister Oh Oh
Eev- York 90 roruoet American sip-Owners TO oner
proposals small gnh9ats to be purchased by ,ne
nlove1 i'm wa.chiny the coast OF Cuba The Mlnlste:
declared a recent sitting of III. C9rtes mat ne
had ALREADY at his disposal credit or ltW"p pesos
Tor tn purchase of the gunboats- The nrm OF Neu
Murgula al CadiZ. had also offered 10 bul.d WITHIN
three months six l,unbolts OF forty tons each. WIN
a sr,eel OF from ten TO eleven knots an hour ana
% shin them TO Havana, by the mail steamers OF
thc CompaIlia Trasatantca. In the same sitting
Of the Corcs tn .Iinister of Marine announcer
that tho commander OF the cruiser Condo de Nend,
ditto who had been III in the Canary Islands. ana
was not in command when the cruiser fired upon ne
American steamer Alllanca. had recovered his health
and started for Havana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
err TO THE OLD Guard

Tho members OF the Ola Guard assembled last
night ~ headquarters. No 81 fifth-aVe, 10 receive
National standard presented by the Grand Army
., ,be R.nrbuc Of the city OF New-York The
MANNERS of the Old Guard were In fun uniform TO
recaive the Memorial Committee OF the g. A. k.
apnolntcd to present the standard.
commander Joseph A. Goulden. OF Post 2o9 made
the presentation OF the standard IN pleasant
s,eech Attached 10 the American flag is IA yellow
cash an which IL inscribed in gilt letters the words.
"prosented TO the Old Guard by the Grand Army
of the Republlc OF the city " New York
Ma Tor Thomas r.. Sloan, OF the Old Guard.
,bankeJ The Memorial Committee briefly for the
honor they had done his battalion ana then miro
ducel captain William Henry White VINO maue Il
formal speech of acceptance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
THE WCLOSKEY ESTATE EAEMPT
vo.r LIABLE TO THE COLLATERAL INHERITANCE
TAX.


, dn,,sion has ben handed down By the General
farm Of The Supreme Court which holds that the
oe,.te ~ Tho late Cardinal McCl0skcy is exempt
rro,, the Collateral Inheritance Tax. The decision
ia an. which interests Catholic churches generally
,rh c,s. WAS submitted to ;hr court. Justices Van
r,unt O'Brien and Parker. without argument last
ronth upon an agreed state Of facts. The question
arose in an action brought By the Roman catholic
Church OF the Transhgurailou 10 compel Nathani"
Nuea 10 take TIE to house and lot ON Mot-H'.
which he purchased from the church. lie r'tusel
10 take title upon the ground that the property wa'
subject TO the tax part OF the estate OF Cardiha
MctYoskcy who died October 10. lHS' The con-
Ev the Win Of Cardinal Mcl'oskcy ne deNr'ed
all Of his estate to Archbishop Corrigan. blshop
I.oughn. Of Brooklyn, ana Bishop McNierhcy, OIL
Albany a. Joint tenants. ana not q" tenants IN
common BishOp McNierney ana Bishop I-onghln
conveyed their Interest In the real estate 10 Afc-
blshop Corrigan, who conveyed thc property SUB
lect Of the suit 10 The Church OF tn" Tr1nsngur1-
tho Collateral lnhertancr Tax law. passed June ID,
1885 was In operation and the real estat" bequ"a
by him wa liable 10 such tax. No taxes however,
were eyer paid An act OF the Legislature. passed
March 49, 1892 became aw, whereby the section
OF the act OF 1885, designating the property TO De
serted: provided, further. that any property nero
iofore devised bequeathed to any person VINO IL
a Bishop, 10 any religious corporation .shali be
exempted FROM and be subject to- the provisions
OF this act" Presiding Justice Van Brnnt writes
the opinion Of the court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
TALK HERE ABOUT THE TREATY.
TIL, CHANCELLOR or THE JAPANESE CONSUL
ATE HAS DOUBTS ABOUT SOME or
-r,r- pr.rOpTF,D CONDITIONS.


A. tho Japanese consulate in this city yester-
dav the Chancellor Mr. Odagari said that 80 Tar
he had received no official intimaion OF the con-
ciusion of a treaty Of peace between MS 'oN'i"
nenf and China. lie expects ihai n the news IT,
coiyed from Slmonosek is correct he VIII nave
information Of the conditions transmitted TO MN TO-
day or tomorrow from the japanese Legation d
Washington Mr. Odagari re: al all anxious
n discuss the six conditions Of The treaty as re-
ported in yesterday mornings tribune tie 'i"a"'
said however. that be had considerable DOUBT ~
TO the correctness of the second c'naition resdruhs
Japan's retention OF the conquered territory ana o
the mountainous region about Pert Arthur Inis
s tho nr,vince of Shing King domain OF about the
extent OF one-third # Corea. Il think. went on
Mr. Odagarl. az he rose from huge map "p'e"'
Oh, on the ,,cor. which he was studying lha' '"e
other conditions quite possibly correct VIII" /"
chance OF slight mistake as to the retention o!
mar, OF Manchuria east of the Lao River - iar
as nv observation goes. Manchuria vii. b. hei1
until the entire indemnity is paid, but 90 not
believe t will be actually and finally coded
The indemnity reported OF 100000" - not 50
much as / expected You will remember that t"I'e
or three times as much as this was AT nrs' u'-
manded | think that our Government has e1-
nepdad n, leas, 500 900 900 directly this war. TO
say nothing Of the huge sums Indirectly, such a.
for hospitals etc Yes. should think the asl
STIMULATION OF an offensive and defensive alliance
natural consequence Of the war
The japanese Chancellor did not seem 70 'h'nh
that Russia England or the other Powers "ou'u
have anything whatever to say, either as 70 the
proposed alliance or as 10 the partition OF emma
Shen Woon the Chinese Consul. WAS representa-
by l.. Wing. his secretary, yrsterday. MI " ihE
said be doubted if any alliance had or would Won. BE-
concluded between China and japan. rot what Use
would Iapan be to China he asked, scoinlnilN
LET China alone for few years, ana she VIII
come up again all right. don't believe IN llt
500 90 Indemnity stipulation nor IN the c'lWE
of territory. ! am greatly opposed - an men oi
Chinese soil being coded. . -
"a, of hOEF of.
a firm which has branch establishments n foHo,
hama ami other places said Yesterday that n on
not believe for one mcnnnt that Europe would al.pW
a Chino-.lapanese alliance Of offence ana dcirhc-
as mentioned In the reports OF the treaty. Jn'' nov
ton would not say. Mr. cotton beAeyes The ccdini
~ territory az reported. to be perfectly natural
C-onseG,enco OF the war. He said that from fise
OF his agents in different parts Of CHINA ana JaPan
NOT vet know tina, there had been war with
Japan The Chinese care lte for thelr Govern
mont NJ Cotton says. and as apathetic as
the Japanese are active.