Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-25
FoREIoN.

publishes the terms of the treaty between
China and Japan. 1t says the indemnity
Is payable in seven years, at per cent.
interest: II paid in three years no interest.
Japan is accorded the most favored nation
treatment and the right to navigate the
Chung Kiang. 500 Chow and Hong Kong
Rivers; import certain classes Of goods
and machinery duty free, and establish
factories. A new treaty Of commerce will
be concluded, based on the existing treaty
with foreign powers. China 10 to comply
with the customs laws Of Japan and pay
part Of the expenses Of the japanese occu-
patton OF Wei Hal Wei, Port Arthur. etc.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, special: H. L.
Meredith Of Utah has arrived here to ar
removal Of 10000 Mormon coloniSts from
this state. This exodus will begin, he
states, - soon as the necessary land can be
acquired, which will be within few
months. 1t 10 proposed to establish the
colony in rich agricultural section, and
it will come with the necessary capital
with which to develop the country. Mr..
Meredith claims that the Mormon Church
Is behind the movement.
CHILpANzINao, Mex, special: A hor-
rible charnel cave has been discovered
near the village of Quechaltelango. Over
100 skulls were counted, and there are piles
of bones in great heaps. 1t is supposed
the remains are CHASTITY souvenirs of at
tacks ON travellers and caravans on freight
ers in past years. One story is to the eff
feet that in the sos bandits attacked q
richly laden train of wagons, heavily
guarded, and killed the entire party.
Strangely enough bandits seemed to carry
off the dead with them. No trace Of them
were ever found.
YOKOHAMA special: The Government
has issued statement denying that it has
concluded an offensive and defensive al
lance with China and declaring that the
commercial advantages secured by Japan
under the terms of the treaty will also be
enjoyed by the other powers under the
"most favored nation" treaty.
BERLIN special: A dispatch from To-
kio says that the Mikado has expressed the
desire to pay . personal visit to the En-
peror of China at Pekin in order 10 discuss
with the latter the question of an offense-
i've and defensive alliance into which it u
proposed to invite Siam to enter.
BERLIN special: The Chinese Govern
ment has concluded arrangements here for
q loan OF Sc, 0OO, 600 marks at 8 per cent. in
terest. The syndicate which has taken up
the loan includes the National Bank and
Vonderheyt 4 Co. of Berlin, and l.. Ber-
hens 4 Co. of Hamburg.
LONDON special: Frederick Harrison, q
resident of Hawaii, has written letter to
the London press reviving the charges Of
infiction Of torture on prisoners by the
Hawaiian Government to enforce confess
sions. He claims he was one of the men
tortured.
Colon, Columbia, special: News comes
from Jamaica, where ex-Chief Clarence ia
living on British pension. that he has
been assured that he will he reinstated as
ruler of the Mosquito country. when the
Anglo n Nicaragua dispute is settled.
PARIS special: A fire in the School of
Arts and Industries at Chalons sur Marine
has destroyed the models and machines
that had been or were being prepared for
the exhibition to be held in Paris in 1900
The loss exceeds l,0Ol, 900 francs.
HAMBURG special: T.. l.. Behrens, the
well known banker, is dead.