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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Everything on the list is steady. and Pota-
toes and Onions are firm.
PoTATOES-Early Rose, 45Q5Oc; River Reds,
S5G4Oc River Burbanks. 5066Oc Cper sacIO ;
oregon Burbanks, 5O475c; Salinas Burbanks
7OaS5c; Sweet Potatoes, SOC per ctl for Rivers
and l5qS0c for Merced; new volunteer Pota-
toes, 2d2lzc per 10.
ONIONS-$1 SOd2; cut Onions, s1G1 25
ETABLES-Mushrooms, 5Q15c per 10;
Marrowtat Squash, $SQ10 per tom Hubbard
Green Peas, sc; String Beans. 3G4c; Dried
Okra, 15c; Cabbage 60975 per ctl; Carrots
25q6Oc per sack; Garlic, 3d31zc per 10: Toma-
toes, 25g5oc per box; Los Angeles Green Peas
6qSc; String Beans, 7d10c; Tomatoes coca
q %; Green Peppers, 5q6c per 1b; Summer
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HIDES, TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS

HIDES AND SKINs-Culls and brands sell
at lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers
!oqlo4e per lb medium, SC; light, SJkGso; Cow.
hides, S4zqsc; Stays 5i2c; salted Kip &c. sail,
ca ca Salf' l0qllc; salted Veal, &c; dry Hides IL
sn5 giI'sS, %a fulls and brands 12@l2c; dry Kip
skins. 20Q35c each; Kids, &c; Deerskinss 1ua. ,l5
summer 25c per ID; medium, zoe: winter i0".
Sheepsklns, shearlings, l5d25c each: short wool
81 each. s WINS oVcq
. ToAAL5;LoW.No;; rendered. sa3lkc per n: No
:, 2q212c; refined, &C; Grease, 2G2Ec 80 NO'
WoOL-Fall clip-Middle counties-fraa ma
ts; tSe; 90 defective. 10q11c: San Joaquin. defecs
I've I've aagSe; do Lambs. 61s@Sc; Southern Monn-
tam Sg12e; free Northern 129l4c do defeoti,a
sgnc' Humboldt and Mendocino. ls@l5c.
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THE CROP OUTLOOK.

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press reviewing the crop prospect says: The
English wheat fields have a satisfactory ap-
pearance and those of France are now regard
ed as favorable, but it is doubted if the acre
age will be as large year ago. The Ital-
ian acreage will probably be increased the
whole autumn has been favorable to sowing.
The news from Russia varies. Mildness is re-
ported in the Black Sea littoral and snow in
the greater portion Of the empire.
The stocks awaiting export in Russian ports
amount to 1852, 600 quarters, against 2,552 900
quarters year ago, suggestion that the re-
cent Russian shipments were heavier than the
reserves justified.
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San Francisco data: Maxi
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Deoth of q Plopeer

Michael Summers, who was one of the
pioneers of '49, died recently in his home
In Newark, Nj, of heart disease.
Mr.. Summers was born in Ireland
nearly eighty years ago. About fifty
years ago he came to this country and
settled in Newark. When the gold fever
his fortune. and after two years. Of
prospecting and trading he struck IT
large quantities of supplies to California,
but the venture proved somewhat OF
failure, and in 1858 he went back 10
business, which he successfully, con-
Quoted UP to the time Of his death
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THE STOCK MARKET.

There is nothing new as far as mining stocks
are concerned, the market being dull at the old
prices a rule
The Belcher assessment falls delinquent in
board to-day.
The Mutual Savings Bank has declared di-
vidend OF per cent per annum term de-
posits and 1-3 on ordinary deposits payable
on January g. From January l, 1898, this bank
will recognize only one class of deposits.
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Omaha.

OMAHA, Dec. 2O.-CATTLE-Receipts 1000
Market steady; native beef steers, 50 6Od4 so;
Western steers. 50 6O94 20; Texas steers, $50
60; cows and heifers, $3l4; Gamers $2d2 So
stockers and feeders, 50 50G4 40; calves 50 75@
6; bulls, stays. etc, S2G3 60.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market shade higher:
heavy 50 25q3 35; mixed SO 1908 35 light S3 50
as As; bulk of sales $S 30d3 80.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady; fair
to choice natives So 70G4 20; fair to choice
Westerns, So 50d4 %; common and stock sheep,
1894; lambs S4G5 so.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Quotations unaltered. but the market ia
steady. with good demand on speculative
account.
BEANs-Bayos. 50 7592 80; Small Whites,
81 25di 40; Large Whites 81 15q1 %; Pinks
s. 6OQ1 so; Reds, 81 40q1 60; BIackeye 81 so;
Red Kidney 81 15q2 25; Limas 81 6061l 10;
Buffers, 81 4O6I 50 Pea, 81 25GI1 40 per ctI
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, So per ctl; Yellow
Mustard. S292 so; Flax, 81 S0d2; Canary Seed,
2AG2%4c per 10; Alfalfa, 6lzc; Rape, 2g2S.c:
Hemp, &c; Timothy, SIC.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. 81 %; Green, 81 2oQ1 40
cf
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Hay is stiff. and dealers say that If IT does
not rain within day or so prices will again
advance Bran is lower but Middlngs are
higher.
BRAN-s17d1S per ton
MIDDLINGS-$20G23 so per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, S20121 per ton:
Oilcake Meal at the mill. SIS 50G29 so; jobbing.
$50; Cocoanut Cake, $1sq20; Cottonseed Meal,
s29Q30 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, Sl2 80 per ton; Wheat and
Oat. S124l4; Oat, s10a12 80; Barley, $10d12;
compressed, s12Gl3 50;Alfalfa, SIS 5041o; stock,
sSG1O; Glover, IS 5Od10 per ton.
STRAW-3O645c per hale.
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FLOUR AND MIHLsTUFFs.
The China took out 1922 bbls Flour.

The China took out 1922 bbls Flour.
FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras,
"a 55Q4 65; Bakers extras. 81 3OG4 40 per Dbl.
CORNMEAL, ETC.-Feed Corn, $40 5Od21 per
ton; Cracked Corn S2lG22
MILBSTUFFS-Pric in sacksare as follows
usual discount TO the trade: Graham Flour, S5
per 100 ibs' Rye Flour, 81 50 per 100; Rice Flour
% 49, Cornmeal s. %; extra cream do. So; Oat-
meal, s. so; Oat Groats. 81: Hominy. SO 1903 80;
Buekwheat Flour, 50 25GS so; Cracked Wheat
% 20; tarlna, 81 50i Whole Wheat Flour, 50 25;
Rolled Oats (bbls), s. 70G5 so; in sacks, SIS rs;
Pearl Barley. 81; Split Peas, 50 80; Green do
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from
slaughterers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality, 616Q7c; second do, SIG
&c; third do. 4@5c per rb.
VEAL-Larse. 5G1sc; small. 6a7c per lb.
MUTTON-WetheEs, 66D7c; Ewes, &C per 10.
LAAIB-Spring, I1d121Ac per lb.
PORk-Live Hogs, 35sc for large and $40
3%sc for small and 3lAc for medium; soft Hogs,
2i2Q3Ac; dressed do 5@5lac per Ib
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.--The Evening Post s
markets here to-day were of the holiday kind
with Irregular movements and a rather dull
tone generally. Because of the territorial
squabble in China, japanese bonds were flat
Americans were good on New York support
and closed steady. There is surprise here
that New York should be looking for gold, the
belief here being that none will go there from
London unless either the New York market
rises considerably or the London market de-
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Articles.
!. Open High. Low. Close

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm No. spring wheat, SS1sdS9Ikc; No 3
spring wheat. S2695c; No. 2 red SI61 OIL; No 2
corn, 27G27Ac; No. oats, 2234c; No. 2 white
lob. 244c No. white. fob, 230241kc; No
2 Rye, 46lRc; No. barley, fob, 2563Sc; No
$2 6252q2 65; mess pork per bbl. 81 72156D7 77Jk;
lard. per 100 lbs, 81 6219G4 So; short ribs sides
loosel, "a 521zq4 so: dry salted shoulders
(boxed). 621zGl4 Is; short clear sides Cboxed)
"a 1906; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
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Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. - CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500. Market steady; Texas steers 50 40
"a; Texas cows. 81 25G3; native steers, 81 500
3; native cows and heifers, 81 5O64 25; stockers
and feeders. g s0q4 90; bulls, 81 1903 Co.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 Market steady TO
strong; bulk of sales 50 S5q3 as: heavies SO 80
"a 81; packers. 50 2O94 IS; lights, So 25dS 40;
q3 AZ; packers, So S0a3 As; mixed. So 35Q3 Al;
lights, So 25Q3 40; Workers, 50 S5Q3 20; pigs,
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Closing Prices for Bonds and Rail-
WV shares.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Money on call firm
219q4 per cent; last loan 3 per cent; closed 2i5
as per cent; prime mercantile paper, 31z64h
per cent; sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 S47Ad4 So for
posted rates, 81 S3G4 S3I9 and 81 S6G4 S61R;
commercial bills, 81 SIG; silver certificates,
5612G57Ac; bar silver, 5612c; Mexican dollars
4512c Government bonds. weak; State bonds
dull railroad bonds. firm.
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VIsIBLE GRAIN sUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-The statement of the
visible in store and afloat Saturday, Decem-
Der 49, as compiled by the New York Produce
Exchange is as follows: Wheat-S5. sos. 900
bushels. increase q, 900 bushels; corn-3S 539,
900 bushels. decrease 2, ,142, 600 bushels; oats
IL 2o2 900 bushels, increase, 32 900 bushels; rye
3 645 coo bushels, decrease sc. 900 bushels: bar
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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.-Wheat. steady; No.
1 standard California wheat, 37s; cargoes off
coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage
quiet and steady; English country markets.
partially Sd dearer; French country markets.
weak; wheat in Paris, quiet; flour in Paris,
steady; quantity of wheat and -four on pas
sage to U. K, 2,740,0O0; quantity wheat and
flour on passage to Continent, 400 600: Indian
shipments to U. K, 5000; imports into U K
for week, 2S7, 900 bbls flour and 224 600 quarters
wheat.
COTTON-Uplands. 8 3-1sd.
CLOSE.
CORN-Spot American firm, 2s 21kd; jan
uary steady, 3s 17sd.
Imports of wheat into Liverpool from At
lantic ports were SO, 900 quarters; from Pacific
ports, none; from other ports, 30, 900 quarters.
The imports of corn into Liverpool from At
lantic ports were 80 200 quarters.
The Grain Exchange will be closed Friday
December a. Saturday, December, 25 and
Monday, December %. and the Provision Ex-
change Saturday. December 25 and Monday.
December q.
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San
francisco Bay. Published by Oficial Au-
thority of the superintendent
NOIE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Hission-street WHARF about
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-To-days state-
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, S2S9, ,004, 602; gold re-
serve S15s. .764, ,613.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Porter Bros. & Co
sold to-day: Grapes-Cornichon, 81 45d1 55 pei
single crate.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK Dec. 2O-FLOUR-Receipts
1924; exports, 2s,545. Quiet firm and held
higher.
WHEAT-Receipts. 151.7OO; exports. SS1. us.
Spot strong, No. red, 81 005s. Options opened
firmer on strength in Chicago, and advanced
with Few interruptions all day on bullish
American and English visible supply figures,
better late cables, heavy clearances and gener-
ally better demand. closing 214c up on Decem-
Der and 11kG1Ssc net higher on other months.
No. red May, 94Q953sc, closed 952sc.
HOPS-Steady.
WOOI-Quiet.
PETROLEUM-Steady. United closed ss1kc
bid.
PIG IRoN-warrants. steady Sc 10 bid. Sc so
asked.
CoPPER-Lake steady, $40 S7ls bid and s11
asked.
TIN-Dull. s13 co bid and S13 So asked.
SPELTER-Quiet at 50 50 bid and 81 asked.
and lead steady at 50 20 bid and 50 72is asked
The firm that fixes the selling price for miners
and smelters' calls the lead market strong at
S 50.
COFFEE-Options closed steady, net un-
changed to 10 points higher Sales % 500 bags,
including March, Sc 20. Spot Rio steady. No.
invoice 6S4c: jobbing, 7llc. Mild. steady
COrdova. Si5d15c.
SUGAR-Raw, strong; fair refining, 9-16c;
centrifugal sc test, 1-16c. Refined, firm.
BUTTER-Receipts, 4540 packages. firm
Western creameries, 15q22c; Elgins, pc; fac
tory, 12617c.
and Pennsylvania, 21d26c; Western, 20q33c
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Tuesday, December q.

NOTE.-In the above EXPOSITION OF the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column, and the successive tides of the
day in the order of occurrence as to time. The
second time column gives the second tide of
and the last or right hand column gives the
last tide of the day except when there are but
three tides as sometimes occurs. The heights
given are additions to the soundings the
limited States Coast Survey charts, except
when a minus sign - precedes the height and
then the number given is subtractive from the
depth given by the charts.
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.
l2Oth Meridian-Pacihc Time

AIeIIuIan--FacInC IITne.l
San Francisco, Cal, Dec 20, 1887. D. m.
The following are the ratnfalls for past "a
hours and seasonal rainfaIls TO date as COM
pared with those of the same date last sea-
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET,
Oregon.

PORTLAND, Dec. 2o.-The local wheat mar
ket is steady at slight advance. Exporters
are quoting 74Rc to 75c as top figures for Walla
Walla. Blue stem and valley, 77G17Sc.
Wheat and ships are both in good supply at
present.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
IIOnlOn.
Liverpool.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-Consols 112 1916; silver
26 1-16d; French rentes, 103f 25c.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

HOPS-Old crop, 2G6c for poor to fair and so
1oc for good; new crop 1O914c per 10.
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Washington.
PORTLAND's BUSINESS.

TACOMA, Dec. 2o.-wheat-No. blue stem
7Sl5c; No. l club 751zc.
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Receipts Sh,nnen.
Shipments.

I On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; creameries, 15G2Ic: dali
! ries l2glsc; cheese quiet. s9Skc; eggs firm.
fresh, zoe. A'
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BOSTON. Dec. 2N-Atchison, 1s; Bell Tele-
phone 263h; Burlington, s9%; General Flec-
tric, =; Mexican Central, -; Oregon Short
Line, 1872; San Diego, -.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

clines, neither of which appears probable a
the moment.
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49; minimum, 40 mean, ~.
Weather Conditions and General
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver frmer.
Wheat futures advanced. Barley steady.
Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged
Beans as before.
Hay very firm.
Bran lower. Middlings higher.
Flour unchanged.
Potatoes and Onions steady.
Butter and Eggs advanced
Two cars of Eastern Poultry In.
Fresh Fruits dull. Dried Fruits very quiet.
Almonds and Walnuts lower.
Provisions the same.
Hides Wool and Hops as before.
Increased imports of Specie.
IMPORTS OF SPECIE.
Imports Of specie at this port during the
first eleven months of the year were as fol-
lows. compared with the same time last year:
Sl2 500. $50 against $9,471.120, and included
81 292 SO in gold bullion, S90I2 S66 in gold coin,
81 467 713 in silver bullion and s4Ss AS in silver
coin.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.

The receipts OF the Government, which for
some time have been running behind the eX
penSitures. are at last ahead of them, as will
be seen by the following table:
Receipts December l 10 S27 444, 233
Expenditures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4912.OOO
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REMARKABLE RECORD.
Bad Week for Costly Fires in Chi
caxO.

Bad Week for Costly Fires in Chi
caEO.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-From midnight, the
morning of December %, until six
o'clock Saturday evening, the fire rec
ord of the city was: Number of fire
alarms, 119; Total losses, in part esti-
mated, $1,1O2, 500; number of people
killed, 1; number of people injured, 81.
The city has not equaled this record
since the fire of 1871. OF the 81 injured
persons IA were tiremen, IL policemen
and 30 were citizens. The fire alarms
this year will approximate $500, the
greatest number in the history of the
city in ~ months. The losses: Chief
Swenie says, will not exceed those of
last year, which were $1,9OO00O. The
number of people injured in the last
four days at fires-51-is one-half of
the total number injured in all of 1866
1o2. The Chicago fire department con-
sists of about $50 men and possesses
Sc engines, four fireboats, q chemical
engines, AZ hose wagons, 36 hose car
riages and two water towers. It costs
$1,500,000 to maintain it every year.
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Representative the ElR0Lee0(0 lllls
nois District.)
Mr.. Young, nothing abashed by his
youth, rushed in where age, expert
ence and influence had arrayed them
selves, and competition fed from him
as if from glance of destiny. Though
hitherto with no experience as polit-
ical talker, Mr.. Young made decided
hit as campaign orator, and probably
contributed as much as any of the
speakers in the state to rolling up a
majority for Bryan, Sewall and silver.
He is an Apollo in appearance, stylish
in dress and a Chesterfield in manners,
He is 81 years of age.
It is singular fact that these young
men are democrats. The leader of the
democrats in the house of representa-
tives is Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, who is
also young man, barely "a years Of
age. Are we to infer from this fact
that the democratic party is going to
systematically put forth it's young men;
or is it an accident, incidental to eli
mate, soil and political environment?
That is question for the philosophic
reader to answer for himself.
SMITH D. FRY.
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mas also Deen aSSOcl1le Justice Oh the
supreme court Of the territory of Utah.
Judge King has always been a dem
ocrat and is regarded as pronounced
and uncompromising in his views. The
Chicago platform received his hearty
support, and leaving his own campaign
he stumped in the east for Bryan. He
was elected to congress by majority
of nearly 10000 over his opponents, one
of whom was a republican advocate of
silver and the other populist. He
came to Washington stranger, but
his ability and congeniality have al
ways won for him the esteem of many
and the friendship of his associates.
In his convictions he is unyielding and
maintains his views with courage and
fearlessness. During the fight made
by him against the proposition to lease
mineral lands in Utah owned by tho
government he demonstrated his ability
as a fighter and made several speeches
on the subject which have been highly
commended for the convincing argu-
ments they contained. He took the
initiative step in congress towards the
annexation of Hawaii. and the fact
that the provisions of the joint resolu-
ton introduced by him are precisely
along the lines of those contained. in
the treaty sent to the senate later by
the president is evidence that his ideas
as to foreign policies are broad and far
seeing. He is a student and hard
worker.
Among the new and young men of
the house none has made more agree
able impression than Charles X. Wheel
er, of the First Kentucky district. OF
exceedingly handsome personal appear
ance, he is courteous and winning in
his manner and address. His attain
ments as a scholar make him a ready
and interesting conversationalist. He
is a lawyer by profession, and when he
quit his home in Kentucky to come to
the federal capital he commanded a
clientage not inferior to any prac.
titioner in western Kentucky. AL
though he has dedicated his time to the
mastery of law, he has yet found time
to acquaint himself with the politics Of
the day, and has always gone to the
aid of his party. Big of stature, broad
minded and generous-hearted, he has
all the qualities that insure the perma.
nent good will and respect of all classes
of voters, and there is scarcely doubt
of his enjoying long and useful public
career.
Mr.. Wheeler is "a years old, and is the
youngest man that ever came to con.
UreSS from his district
A popular member of the Virgins
delegation is the Industrious and ap.
proachable member from the Norfolk
district, W. A. Young. He perhaps had
the hardest fight of any of the old do.
minion statesmen for those honors
which he now wears so modestly and
so becoming the real man of ability
There were half dozen old and ex.
perienced politicians willing and anx:
ious to represent the Queen City OF
Virginia and it's surrounding country
! in the national halls of congress, but
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GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTS,
She IL Opposed to Russian Intrigue
-. - In COFeM. ST. 81 u

She Ii Opposed to Russian Intrigue
.%s. In COren.
London, Dec 27.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says: 1t is reported
that II British war ships are off Che
mulpo. Corea, southwest of Seoul, sup
porting the British consul's protest,
really amounting to- an ultimatum,
against the kings practically yielding
the government of Corea into the hands
of the Russian minister. The protest is
specially directed against the dismissal
of'McLeavy Brown, British adviser to
the Corean customs, in favor of the
Russian nominee. The news has pro-
duced CONSERVATION at Seoul. which is
heightened by the knowledge that
Japan has fleet of 80 war ships await
ing the result of the British representa-
ton, that Japan fullyisupports. Japan
is irritated by the arrival of Russian
troops in Corea and it is believed that
she will oppose them.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai. tits reported there,
from reliable sources, that a British
force landed at Chenulpo on Saturday,
and caused the reinstatement of Nc
Leavy Brown. The same dispatch re-
fers to "a native rumor THAT the union
jack has been hoisted on an island in the
mouth of the river Yangtse-Kiang.
According to advices from Toxic,
Japan has offered to assist the officers
at Picking in drilling the Chinese army,
and to consent to postponement of the
war indemnity. Many of the viceroys
and Picking officials favor the proposal.
The Picking correspondent of the
Times says: The government refuses
to place the Likin under foreign COP
troll, as security for the loan proposed
by the Hongkong and Shanghai bank,
and asserts that unless the loan is pro-
curablew without this condition, ARA nge-
ments will forthwith be made for a
Russian guaranteed four per cent. loan
of 100,O00,OO0 taels. The security would
be the land tax, which would remain
under Chinese administration. China.
in return, would give Russia monop.
oily of the railroads and mines north of
the great wall, open a port as terminus
of railroad (trans-Siberian), and
would agree that a,Russian should sue.
coed Sir Robert Hart as director OF
Chinese imperial maritime customs. Ii
these conditions should be permitted
British trade interests would suffer Sc.
verely.
Berlin, Dec. 27.-An inspired Chinese
organ published here says that the
Chinese emperor, in order to avoid the
reproach of having lost territory, will
lease Kiao-Chou to Germany in per-
petuity at low rate with all the rights
of sovereignty that England exercises
at Hong Kong.