The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
CLAWS OF THE BEAR
AT LAST ARE FIRMLY FINED ON
IMPORTANT PORTS ON THE
PACIFIC.
NEW TREATY WITH CHINA,
BY WHICH THE CAR Is TO FOR.
THY PORT ARTHUR AND
TALIEN WAN.
Ii HUNG AGAIN IN DIscRAcR.
Another Years salary Knocked on
for Invading the Emperor.s
Orchard.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29-The
steamship Dorie arrived tonight from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing
the following Oriental news:
The North China Daily publishes
what is alleged to be the text of a
new treaty between China and Russia
BY the terms of the treaty Russia ia
to be allowed to build railroad
through Manchuria and is to be
given for fifteen years the port Of Krao
Shem' in the province Of Shan Tung
for winter port. Russia Is to fortify
Port Arthur and Talien-Wan, and In
case Of war with other nations is ia
have the use of these ports Russia
will furnish officers for the instruction
of the Chinese army.
Vlceroy Lii Hung Chang is again in
disgrace. He entered the imperial
park and hunting grounds without
sanction. The punishment for this Of
tense is to be deprived of all his ranks
and decorations, but the emperor has
decided to be lenient and has merely
deprived him Of a years salary amount
ing to 26,000 taels. The count 1t is be-
{ lieved, will ask to be allowed to retire
to his native province on the plea Of i'll
health, as he has been disappointed in
the hope of obtaining position Of In
fluence in the Peking government.
Should the efforts of the empress dow
ager in his behalf succeed, it will be
easy for him to become viceroy of
Ch1hH. 1t is stated that the Chinese
minister to London, Kung Chow Yuan,
mas pet1t1oned the emperor to be re-
called, as he does not like London
Cholera is prevalen in Toxic and ap-
pears to be on the increase Plague
has made it's appearance in Formosa
and the Japanese there are dying IN
large numbers.
YOKOHAMA'S SENSATION.
Yokohama society is torn up over a
mysterious poisoning case r. H. Ca
rev, gentleman occupying good So
cial position and secretary Of the Yok-
ohama United club, who was married
to lady of substantial income was
taken i'll Oct. Is and died Oct. o. A.
coroner's inquest was held and it was
discovered that he had been poisoned.
The evidence showed that Mrs. Carew,
just before his Illness and after he was
sick, had purchased arsenic in such
quantities as to alarm the druggist.
She said she wanted it for maIarial
fever, sfst e 7sFssa
Mrs. Carew told a remarkable story
of mysteriousiy yelled woman dress
ed in black, who. called on her htfs-
band Oct. TO- Mr.. Carew was not at
home and the woman left, after max
ing an appointment to meet him. Mr..
Carew appeared to be greatly worried
when the woman failed to keep the
appointment and wrote her letter ad-
dressed to Annie Luke. Mr.. Carew was
taken i'll Oct. Is and on Oct. 20,while Mrs
Carew was out, the same mysterious
woman called at the house. She asked
where Mr.. Carews bed room was sit
uated, and the servant, after telling
her, went to bed. That was the last
seen of the mysterious visitor, but Mrs.
Carew received from her letter writ
ten by Mr.. Carew which had been
thrown in a waste basket. After Mr..
CareW had died and the inquest was In
progress the woman wrote to Messrs.
Lowder and Hall, stating that she waa
going to join her twin soul' and that
she had fooled the chemist, the doc
tor" and that silly little wife" The
police have been unable to find any
trace of the woman in black The coro-
ner's jury brought in a verdict that
Mr.. Carew died from the effects of ar
senic poisoning, but by whom the pol
son was administered there was no
evidence to show Mrs. Carew was
then arrested and charged with the
murder of her husband, but was later
released on bail. Her trial was in
progress when the steamer left.