Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-21

London. December 20.-An uncon-
frmed report is current here that part
.of the British Far Eastern squadron
will be stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei this
winter If true, this indicates that
Great Britain is working in harmony
with Japan. The latter power still oc-
cupies Wei-Hai-Wei, pending payment
of the Chinese war indemnity.
The evening newspapers are mucn
disturbed over the situation. "What
do we get?" is the burden of their COM
plant, and they all insist upon the
necessity for immediate action.
The Globe says: Russia and Ger
many now have the two most import
ant strategic positions in Northern
China, and Great Britain, whose COM
mercial interests there are ten times
greater, must be content with the
crumbs from the st. Petersburg and
Berlin tables
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Of
course the partition Of the coast, when
is bound to come, will not be confined
to Russia and Germany. Every naval
state in the world is actively concerned
in the disturbance Of the equilibrium
in the far East, Great Britain, France
and Japan especially But the United
States cannot be treated as a quantity
Ito be ignored The tame acqulescence
with these seizures is not worthy OF
our past and is fatal to our future. we
NAV remark that we shall not be with
out sympathizers, as the Japanese VIII
most iovfully back any scheme to re-
dress the bitter humiliation they have
suffered at the hands Of Russia.
Advices received here from Paris
show that France is awaiting Great
Britain's action. If Great Britain fol-
lows the lead of Germany and Russia
and occupies a seaport, France Will
forthwith follow suit.
Berlin. December 20-The Paris cor
respondent of the Cologne Gazette tel
\,egraphs that paper that he learns on
Reliable authority that the Russian oc-
supation OF Port Arthur was connect
ed with the visit there of the British
-warship Dophne week ago, when,
in spite of the protests of the Chinese.
the Daphne entered the inner harbor,
allegedly to ascertain whether there
-fatives of the powers at feKffn: . &C.
The British far eastern squadron is
said to be at Talicmoan, and, accord
ing to the correspondent quoted, is
shortly expected at Port Arthur.
The Cologne Gazette regards the Oc-
cupation as merely a continuance OF
the cooperation of Germany with
Russia in Eastern Asia.
Washington, December 20.-The as
sertion that the German fleet under
Prince Henry will go to Samoa and
Hawaii, thus creating a menacing sit
uation for the United States, ere ridi-
culed in all official quarters here.
When the reports were called to the
attention Of the German representa-
tives thy laughed heartily at the idea
of German diversion against Samoa
ossLIs~~-ai~-~aSornffg OF this kind has
aver been considered. The German
itieet will go to China via the Suez
canal, and its destination is Kiao-
Chou bay. Germany, the United
States and Great Britain are parties
ITO a tri-partite arrangement for the
government OF Samoa, and, although
the plan has not proved satisfactory.
there has been no recent friction, and
at 10 time a condition which would
call for naval demonstration. Ger
many has taken no interest in the
annexation of Hawaii to the United
States, and her only interests there
are those of the 1,400 German citi-
zenS who form a considerable part of
the wealthy sugar planting commun-
ity.