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The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-11

panies were the Juragua, the Spanish
American, the Signe and others. From
these mines the annual expectation grew
to be more than 500, 900 tons of iron ore
and 10000 tons of manganese, amount
ing to $4,000, 900 in value at the low
est estimate.
Mining Is Easy.
Mining was nominal, as the ore could
be readily broken up by surface blast
ing. In order to carry orc to the United
States large feet of STEAMERS was nee
essary. On the return trip from the
United States these steamers at first
went empty or with ballast only, but it
finally dawned upon the owners of the
vessels that loads might as we'll be car
ried, and the steamers began to take coal
to the West Indies. And thus it came
about that the shipment of iron ore to
the United States facilitated the eXpor-
tation Of Pennsylvania coal to the West
Indies.
The development of this industry was
one of many enterprises that have been
successfully pursued in this wonderful
land, despite the singularly unfavorable
conditions that have existed. Cuba s
greatest wealth must always come from
the vegetable products of the earth. Her
soil is wonderful 1t is not only fertile,
but inexhaustible. Three crops Of cane
grow from one planting. No fertilizers
are used. The soil in places has the great
depth of 81 feet. Tobacco needs no qua
no to make a crop and not nearly so
much labor as is required in cultivation
elsewhere. Anything that grows I'M
der the tropical sun can be grown in Gu
ba, although during recent years the
soil has been given up to the production
of sugar and tobacco.
Before the devastating torch Of war
had laid waste the canefelds aud de-
stroyed factories and mills the busy
hum of fruitful labor stirred all the air.
The cost of making sugar was gradual
ly reduced by the introduction of labor
saving machinery, and the business set
tied down to paying basis, and by the
increased power of production the de-
mand for cane grew, planters were en-.
couraged, and the fruitful island began
to wear a prosperous air. The tobacco
planters and manufacturers also i'm.
proved their methods, and this rival
product kept even pace with its saccha-
rine competitor. The annual sugar crop
was worth $45, 900, 900, the tobacco crop
100000 Then came the revolution.
Somehow, when one writes of Cuba,
everything comes back to that point and
strikes it us against dead wall after
clearing the cruel hurdles of Spanish
tyranny.
But let Us revert to the first branch
Of the subject-the island proper in it's
entirety. The coast contour Of Cuba is
broken with hundreds Of inlets, all Of
them harbors in greater or less degree,
each having its small Notifications, it's
villages and its special industries. The
profile of the island, to quote the Ian
guage of the railroad engineer, is varied
and picturesque, here high peak,
there a valley, there plain. Beginning
at Santiago de Cuba, tho most easterly
Of the six provinces. and proceeding
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-11
THE PEARL OF
THE ANTILLES.
Sketch of Cuba, Its People
and It's Resources.
HOW IT HAS BEEN OPPRESSED
No Other Land So Rich in Nat
ural Products.

1t Has Developed In Spite OF All Draw
backs and In the Face Of Fire and War.
Agricultural and Mineral Wealth That
In Practically Inexhaustible-Cuba' Mag
niflcent Export Trade-wonderful Pos
sibilities OF This Land of Perpetual
Summer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
DELEGATES I.EcruREp.

's p aken TO Task for Indifference
|rs,,, Hes"idins Missions.
sN'elahd. Ohio. May 2i.-Bishop Tho
."oA occasion in n sermon which he
|. .u al the armory today TO lecture
u.ssa'es to the Methodist conference
,,,a =, 'nu'Herence regarding missions
MOURN has long been a laborer
Wy mission field OF India and he took
~".e'ehce to task severely for NOT
NJ vs. oeuer financial support to the
..I'e aay'' he sad I'VE shall all stand
m "e great white throne and we
.,., De asked why. when we We're in
rssiNuaf Tor four weeks, we did not do
ksssr X Tor tho missions. The only
busy ~.,, we can make is that we were
ksE no, ~ points of orders that we
9shon raattehd 10 missions"
welass .xoonrn said he had come to
d II Tho 1sIteclliig something to he done
the o,b .ie'nod 81 church would only
tid follow. Protestant denominations
h nlllinu W, might be possible to save
Is rs,e II, n souis year in India, but at
chris,lani,u take two hundred years
Mn thoburn has been o,lotoJ os
u IA, az, he would res IN If .ha confcr7
y. ~ hoi afford him hnln liz 3"nies
(,pcr, says however, that o. financial
r. he n ~ nhot provided by the confer
s4sv,r" wan Remain in this co,'ntrv aud
'Maal 20 % raise the money nnedsd bv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

Tho Galveston. La Porte and houston
,irst excursion to Galveston yesterday
was grand success In every apTopnlar.
The $50 O'Clock train was nliei with
,Nrnrsionlsts bent on n dpY's outing 81
la Porte and scabrook. and ine =. m;
,.,,o,vlad win ioust0nians for Galveston
10 enjoy thc dcliehts OF the beach, Inc
s.so n m. train cnrried a large crowd or
Island city folk returning HON" ni'er
spending the day in Housion'
quarry OF black s,ndt tone mas been
,,,yrovorcd on the line of the Kansas Guy
pttsbtirg ard Gulf In POLK county, Ark.
'rhr vcin Is eighty f"ei ihlck ro.,.
The excursion business on al the r"iiS
,,aat.rday was very large and Gnii, c,-
Sonded the expectations Of the rniiwty
ofncinls Surf haihetH aud seaslIs u,Y.
49, w.rr out In large numbers anu
,,ea ,hrr. terminal roads leading gun.
ward dld an excellent business to ana
,,o,n Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
nANpBALL GAMES.

BROOKLYN Expects to Win Three Games
out OF Five Win Chicago
Chicago. May H-casoy and Dunns.
the BROOKLYN handbali experts, turned the
tables Carney and keegan of Chicago
this afternoon. beating them three out of
Ave games I'm ono Of tho hottest series
ever seen In this city The vistors took
the first three games In succession and
their superb playing WAS II revelation
even 10 their friends.
Carney and kregan were nervous In
the iiiat two games and unltcky also.
They showed over cnpcfnesa at tho
start and made many bad hrcnks. letting
their opponents sot II lead ihey were
unahl. 10 overcome.
In tho third game the Chicago experts
caught up on tremendous lead of IL
points making the score up stocks H.
but through objectionable errors let tho
others rum out the game whom II came
thor nrn. Thr two concluding gnmes
were Won by the Chicago cracks after
II mngninc"nt struggle.
90 tho Eastern men, cnsey showed up
In decidedly the better form. making two
thirds of the aces scored by his side.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
noAsriNG HOME PLAYERS.

Courteous treatment Of visiting play
oiH IA very nico. md applause OF good
plays by them both generous and just.
but II IA well for home people 10 remcm-
Der TINT tho home team Ia due some con-
alteration Captain Shafrer and Some
of hia players feel very kcenly the roarts
they are getting from thu home grand
stand. II appears that the captain cnn
not contend for n point In tho Bamo
without certain smart people. in mo
grind stand yelling Mt him. In
speaking of this matter some days ago
Captain Shnffcr said: our people should
remember that Kicking to some extent
NJ least ia part of the game Let an UNI
pifc get the idea into his head that yon
wont contend Tor your rights and you
will certainly get tho worst OF It even
though he h honest There are certain
points Ia The game which people In tho
grand stand do not understand, aud or
course frequently suppose that kick uh-
necessarily. but they are mistaken !
think I know my business, and AZ l am
banding the team In winning manner,
tho people should accord me the right
pf judgment
captain shaffcr IL right. Iio has
brought this team TO n degree or perfec-
fion never before witnessed In Texas. ana
lic and his players should not be us
oouiaecd ana Inundated by lll-adyisc1
und reckless criticism from the nome
people. QUIT II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
BASE HITS.

Tho scrvicc furnished by the Houston
City street Railway company Tor inc
games is excellent and IL appreciated w
IN. patrons Of the park.
Today viii decide very important
point Ia baseball circles II Houston re-
iains iirst place Houston should WIN. ~
mnsco, is wanted at once. Apply ut inc
cato with references.
There win be "A meeting Of the HOUSTON
rootefs Tuesday night at Market nan
to perfect all arrangements Tor the ek-
elirsion To Galveston next Sunday. IL ~
urged that every. one attend.
III Is hard to understand" snid gem
tleman at the game yesterday. why tne
people in the grand stand and ON tho
blcachcrs will continue to cry out IN
criticism of The home team. IL Is done
pet The worst OF II when they are away
from home. and il tho Houston people
roast them during gane u WIN cause
them 10 lose interest Patriotism IL .
grand thing and but for that Cuba would
never be free"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
rIv d DROWNED.

Followed b. i FLOOD. csun,re
Heavy Propartys Loss. q II
10, Iowa, MAY -Tlss storm that
var this ssutiep last night wAAs
q soverest eyef fvpctcneed hstxs
ling hood uapsed heavy lroieriysl
in this city and throushsstt /. = I
,st appalling calamity occ.s e l nt
n small plAe6 on the Ghinisp
torn. ian Inilfs northwest. wliers !,
ons werc drowned. The dead AZ 1
are:
hlldren 81 Mrs. CLARK, NE rat. 4
ton agent.
r" ,irowned by the swespihH eNay|s
tile depot, Where they hei tstei
= rhe CLARK family thsrc waie Il,
pnier Nov, James Mliun, Brnsc-
min Mrs. Clark AT sprvAist
,iac, Il. Drelling, wife aud t"ol
mn, ,v.. lif,ed nom II solndetion
toj into th4 main eh4bncl ~ fhS
0 Yards below. ~ ste strrsk
and leaned 70 on u, ~, spS
, rnea o soni,, l1S estsiiied. irliks;
lfflI. u yeara old. faten ~ 3, ON .a',s
Il pi.l and plunged In W. ~ i XIV, 4.
ow extended from W. y. W nsunt
90 OF half d milN - pII ~ Nv
ID met alfn1sf in..21k w. v, ,,., "a !.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
RncoRD AT SoCKvpRp.
leS MsSssy n gss:| 's,assd-

tfA -, ~ NJ b 81. +
,led--Nany r&taN1 lnjprcd--A
Woman Bahead61. !;
q. H.. May :S.-Fssf Killed AM
irea. y number " them satAilSsl
ult of the cyc]ons which swepk
this section NJ night Ut mid
ides great Loss 10 property
ruin of cicps In the path o. ~
odfrcy Hlldebran. living i,s4'
vas behcaded while Goipg into 4
escape the storm Hsr dauxht1 u
i also instantly killed and ~
is dead from injuries scceivtd*
u. asleep "a the house.. waneS
ross the land and ipturna -
n completely demolished. Mean
l., Mrs. Ixura Bird WAS last l,nt4y ii
her tivu cAilldrcn we're tAdli H..
probably fxtAlly. "a
rnont river, Mr.. and Mrs. tafoR
ere both, seriously inJlftai.
4l,ne tho Mcthpdlst splHcep9x
as blown down and tho uruto95::
church unroofusi,
es,on. Tho steeple Of The Nctllle&l.
>opa lchurch Was blown untga H., !
10 parsonage next docr, er,ihni1I il!
injurlng lev. and MT. Il. I;
Sri,lecs ii thls section wlel
nj md trains on the Milyyf ,iskS3i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
MEXICO CITY MArTERs.


u Commemorative Services
queens Birthday Celebrated
Guy Of Mexico. May @--The loel
Grand army OF the republic held com
memorative service today at the Metho'
dist Episcopal mission church and an
eloquent sermon was delivered by Rev
AIR Evans.
british subjects resident here eele'
brnied the queens birthday by an athleilc
contest and picnic. . a., ,,o
There VIII be a heavy increase IN ine
nn,n, Of cotton cloth produced by ma
~ ,,,Ils this year. owing 10 tie lars"
nnmhnr Of new looms that nave been
Introduced ..a,.,, oo,s..
, 80 an tho abolition OF old interstate
a MA intermunicip kdutles, TO 20 into ef-
,.,,a july j, give tisfaetion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
NEW TEXAS INDUSTRY

|.n,.' .nr'sti. Texas. May 2s.-What
|r,v 10 in time become great in
NJ, a. heen opened up at this Place
r arl ',1p syai Givens of the r. Givons
k,lut. Uo;ssltF company. II Is the man
Pier shall an article called granlilated
! oys'er tor poultry. and is nothing
t'tA in smsNs ground up very fine.
leais dow Various sized sacks from l0l
eourtr%yn ana shipped To all parts OF
r. is a 10 hc fed TO chickens where
a's h.se n,a aleliy Il gravel. Experi-
Iprpose Sflovei II 10 be nnexccllsd for
astd for II, which II Is put up and the
" farllIy increaslne.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
THE HOTELS.
sHE LAwLoR-RATES. $3.50 AND IS
PER DAY. JAMES LAWLOR. PRO

FhiEIOR
| W. L. Mcbride, San Antonio: p. NJ. Far
hell Waco: C. II farrell Cleveland. Ohio
George Howard, N.ctoria: ]. y. Johnston.
Houston; f. t. Ford. Nacogi,rhos. n. r.
Smith, Crockett, w f. Smithern. Tenn
biz A. b. Sanford. Houston: Captain
thompkins, city NJ y. Mcknight. Hal
INsyille; Simon Levi. Victoria: c. s T..
Holland, Houston POST. f. Il. Z. l.apman.
CGero; Heber; Aus.iu. Galveston. NJ $
4ieuevt, Hous,on. w. l.. Wyatt. New
orleans; VI. q. Cumher la~ld rhiladel-
fha; J 7. Philpourh;. New orleans:
Frank Wright, Peoria; j. N. Wood. san
eniono: c. N. nccGcr, Brenham: sam
Dixon. PAUL. 7. O. Davidson. San An
Pho, L. Norvell. Beaumont, Theo.
lacollides. Galveston: n. S. Baykin,
,eaamoni II. NJ. White. Houston; I. w.
rag Port Lavaca J. Farmer. New Or
FANS /. j. Smith amt wife. Kansas City:
lN siely KINNEY Beaumont. NJ IS
Galveston.
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Callihan T. OFT Chamberlain ..
i,1uhlo plays Bailey To Lynch. Durris
to rrott. kommer to Watkins to Week.
hcclSor.
Stolen bases Badger . Suoar!ngen ..
Kemmcr. Krutt =. Hurris .. Moncfee. Calf
han.
Uatters hit. -Iiurria .. Chamberlain Z.
lniAcd hnlla -Jautscn l.
Wild pitches Chamberlain ].
Tuic Of rnmc-l 40
Umpire M,Lunghlin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
,o"N WITH PARALYSIS.

Ea.ins -, teAas' May 2i.-Mr +. NJ.
ElysIs 'his place had stroke of
h Ne yesterday which Frustrated
b s'h,rr afternoon. Al mis- hopr
.pseiy',rra and his friends hone FOR
|~nls t; rsln negro. was run over by
Y limits u, last night Just inside the
Fer lie re IS badly hurt. but may
r. evidently sat asleep on me
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
TIE TRENcH oAKEs.

Paris. May 2i.--In the race for the
French Oakes tprix dc D.ane) ut Chnntiliy
today for 3-year-old hllies, 10 IL furlongs.
IAann won Repduto second ana Aunt
Minnie third. Thirteen ran
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25

Earned runs-Housion 2. Denison l.
Two-husc hit--k ohrlc.
Thrce- base hi Shaner
Struck ont-Iiy Lrcson I. by Quigg g.
Bases on called balls-on Lces9n 2 Of
9uirg 3.
Roed 2. Becker. Roaeh T.
Time ~ game 70.
Umpire ST. clair.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
GALvMsroN 10: sNENMAN 4

Galveston. Toxas. May 2i.--Afier Cal
weston mad scored eight runs in the Hrst
two innings Pitcher Chamberlain was
taken out and csiiihan aubstiiuted. The
lead was too great for Sherman TO oyer
come. Galveston stole bases with Inn
piaiiy OF, hOih Shorinon's catchcrs. Pete
Mnrkierk.r WAS presented win "A hand
some walking stick by his admirers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
ArsrIN 81 DALLAs !.

Austin. Texas. May 2i.-Austin won from
Dallas today after hhfi Fought game.
The game WAS intensely interesting and
had II not been for the numerous errors
on both sides II would have been a fine
one Mes timely iwo-base hi I'm the
ninth scored two runs and saved the game:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25

. !naa,as Quinn, Dcnison, w. T.. Easton,
(ks ,..ss NJ. Harris. Giddings; j. l..
f',ss Austin; N. Keller, Kentucky; r.
4 w austin NJ. Il BhlGck, Huntsville:
fs M Tom X. jennings. Nacordoches
n. u, Bland, Orange: j. Z. Williams,
~ pMorh; c. L. MIsner, city; George
f,,c neau' New orl"aus. Il. u. King.
f,m liz Mrs y Stuart and chiliren.
|, W raPmelannd, Manor, Pat Berry. cal
Eisns- y e. Guthrie. Houston, J. y.
| 1 Toc So,il NJ pArien, G. H. Dunn,
| " iuChaberry. @. pAlmnr. CIV
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
MAJ, " NED WHILE FISHING

(sa,r n.. leNas. May ei-Last evening
As on so hoy. iiillari Yancey. while
!, AMI S Ssees a few miles from town
"e'ed thisSS drowned. The body WAS
'Nls evenlnr. 80 VIZ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25

lnrnuI runs--FOrt Worth 7, San AM
1',yo'bnsc hits-Moycrs J. Goar ?.
Three base hts-Goar |. Wolover ]. Stan
Icy !. Nryin I.
Struck out--By McAlllRtcr
Bnses on called balls-on Ncvin !. off
McAlllstcr 2 -,
Double rlays stolnfelit to Meyers, FL
roy TO crotty, Giifhn TO rrotty TO ElBey.
rattcrs M EulRcr. Nance.
Tim Of gnmp--l 49,
I'rri,ire tnhlll,
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Tarncd runs -pallas !.
Two barr hiis- Earle. Nc,
Thr-a -iiso bi'y Burns.
Stipi * nui lsy ilacl,hutn g.
iasos on called bhlls-on blackburn !,
of GRAY O. of NrGirnis e.
Double pinvr Basiinn to kalisoff 10
rr.tchnrl. Eutns to pnwlSins. Burns TO
Wolsnri.
stolen iascs- Ward. Mnclscy.
Sncrliicc hits Adirondack, Earle, paw-
kna, Weknrt Hoffman
Lott On hnscs Dallas g. Austin TO-
latters M rhnrd, Gray.
Passed i,nllH- $40.
Wnd pitches blackburn.
Tim" az game 2o5.
Umpire iircunau.
SAN ANTONIO Z; FORT WORTH
San Antonio. T,xns. MAY "a. Tho Bran
chocs lot The thir1 straight gamc to the
ranticrs by score OF . TO Z. II was a
smuggling mnich throughout mo the
panthors won hy punching their hits. The
game was Witnessed hy 25rl prUIi":
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
NEW HuTClIlNs HOUSE.

kibcr & Gue-,n-
ger, Proprietors.
X modelled and
newly furnished.
unequaled in all
IFS appointment
In the State of
Texas.
The L e a d ! n &
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
yrEIlLY EARNINGS.

Earnings for the second week Of May
co,nuurel with those Of the same week
%, ,'aar ,r,. r.uorted as follows
The evening times., 1896-01-12
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

J. C. Knight, off Fairfax county was
arrested and fined So for drunkenness and
fast driving. Knight and companion were
stopped by Mr.. Edward Simpson, who
turned them over to Policeman Arlington.
The Alexandria ice making plant, ut the
foot of. Cameron street, has shut down for
a few days, while a new freezing tank
is being built, and the machinery is being
given a thorough overhauling. 1t is ex-
pected that the plant will resume operations
by the middle Of this month.
For the convenience of the Washington
merchants, factories, and steamboats, along
the river front, all the soft coal for WASH
ington is now being brought down to
Shepherds landing, and there loaded on
canal boats and towed to Washington
through the ice. This is a great saving of
time and expense in hauling, and the coal
is landed right at the doors of those
ordering It.
At the st. Mary's Catholic Church fes-
tival, held some time ago, among the
money-makng features was a handsome
doh, which was to be given to the person
guessing its name. The list of the number
of guesses necessary was not filled until
yesterday morning, when the doll was
awarded to Miss Katie Ahern, she having
been the only one to guess its name,
..Evangeline."
The warmer weather has rotted the ice,
and yesterday morning Mr.. Wilmer Kemp,
The evening times., 1896-01-12
SITUATION Is UNCHANGED
Brewers and Employees are Still
Awaiting Developments.
Conference Between the Bosses and
the Liquor Dealers VIII
Soon Be Held.

There was no change yesterday in the
situation relative to the differences ex-
listing between the mana gers OF the local
breweries and members of the Gambrinus
Assembly l249, X. of l., who We're locked
out by the bosses one week ago.
The members of Gambrinus Assembly are
quietly waiting for developments and the
boss brewers are doing about tie same
thing.
1t was reported yesterday that num-
her of nom union brewers hadcometo thccity
with the intention of going TO work IN
place of the locked cut men, but so far as
could be learned last night none of them
have yet shown up at the breweries.
Mr.. E. l. L. Jordan, chairman of the
executive board of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association, was seen last night
and asked If he had received any reply
10 the communication OF the board asking
for a conference with the managers Of
the breweries. He said be had not, nor
Tuesday, for IL was thought they would
hold another conference themselves before
replying to the communication. Until the
boss brewers are heard from nothing more
VIII be done in the matter.
1t was learned from another source,
however, that the boss brewers had de-
cidcd to hold a conference with the
executive board of liquor dealers at an
early date.
The evening times., 1896-01-12
RUSSIA KEEPS PUSHING
Port of Kiaow-Chow Secured for a
Naval Station.
Latest Move of the Gar Has Caused
a Sensation in Japan-Wet Hal
Wei A lsO Coveted.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 11.-special -
steamer Peru:
Toxic, apan, Dec. 2T.-Considerab bic
of sensation has been caused in Japan by
Russia's action in obtaining the Port of
Kiaow-Chow as naval station during the
winter. Kiaow-Chow is a spacious bay
on the southern side of the Shantung penin-
sula.
a certain sinister significance seems
to attach TO the presence of a Russian
squadron on one side OF a Chinese penin-
sua, while a japanese force occupies 4
fortified harbor (Wei Hai-Wei) on the other,
especially in view of the fact that Japan's
occupation is temporary, being dependent
upon the complete payment of the war
indemnity, and that the supposed object
of Russia is to exclude the japanese from
all positions on Chinese soil.
Russia has succeeded in thrGsting Japan
out of Liaotung and Manchuria, and 1t
looks as if she intended to make sure of
pushing her out of Wei Hal Wei also when
the stipulatio of the Shimeneosi treaty
are fulfilled.
She is gradually acquiring In the far east
position that cannot be viewed with
complaisance either by Great Britain or
by Japan.
The threatened cabinet crisis in Japan
has passed, Marquis Ito. president Of the
cabinet, having returned to Toxic and re-
sumed the duties of his post.
Count Mutsu, minister of foreign affairs,
who has been recruiting his health for
months at his seaside village, is now con-
valescent, but it is not expected he will
take up active duties before April.