The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-10
BUTTE NEWS.
AFFAIRS IN THE ORIENT
Japan Is Still Engaged in En-
larging Her Navy.
RUSSlA'S TRUMP CARD
A Member of the German Legation at
Toxic Gets in a Row With An
American Sailor and the Sailor
Soon Does Him Up.

Vancouver, b. c., Feb. 9.--Oriental
advices brought by the Empress OF
China tonight state that with the
arrival of reinforcements TO the Ger
man squadron at hiao Chau, the Ger
man force viii number about 4. 200 men,
There is some disturbances al Chez
Foo. Some disbaDded soldiers from
kiao Chau bay have begun plundering
in the surrounding country at Port Ar
thur. and things are beginning TO
assume their normal state The port
was for tine almost deserted. as the
inhabitants feared the repetition of the
massacre that occurred during the war
with Japan
The 4okuin states that when the Jap
anese steamer Nanietsu Maru was re-
Gently entering the harbor Of Chertm-
epo, British man-of-war stopped her
and made inquiries about the move
ments of a squadron of certain coun-
try.
The Japanese government has con
tracted with the ship building yard of
Schichad at Elbing for the building of
one large and eight small torpedo
boats The former viii measure 46
metres in length. with a displacement
OF l25 tons. two. propellers and engines
sufficient to give a speed of 80 knots
quick-iiring gums. The eight small
boats will be only 80 metres with 81
tons displacement. with one propeller
and a speed of % knots. Their arina-
ment viii consist of one nuick-firing
gun. Nss~ IS sssr -
While Mr.. Alexeieff seems to have n
free hand with the Korean finance min
lister. Mr.. Brown is still chief COM
missioner of customs and is found daily
at the head office. An amusing story
is told that one day Mr.. Alexeieff called
on MIR. Brown and said he felt greatly
elr yl,..f .-
remaining in Korea, giving Mr.. DE
Speyer and himself so much trouble in
the talking over of Korea finances
After ALL it seems that Mr. McCleavy
Brown held the trump card in the
game Russia has been playing in
Seoul, in that he had the accumulated
funds of the Korean customs i'm his
own name. No one else could touch a
penny of them without his consent
Since he took charge OF the finances
he has, by careful management, CON
trived to convert the former customary
deficit into handsome surplus. Alex
Jeff has only the current empty treas
ury 10 amuse himself with.
The kokumin Shimbun states that
according TO private letter received !
at Seoul rumor is being circulated
TO the effect that preparations are be-
ing made at Nladivostock for sending
force OF 1000 men TO the peninsula un-
der pretext Of body guards for the Ko-
rean emperor.
A Toxic paper states that on Jan. %
a quarrel took place between a member
of the staff of the German legation in
Toxic and petty officer of the United
states steamer Olympia in Yoshiwara. |
They came to blows. The German got |
the worst of the fight
a new office for advising the japanese
emperor and ministry in military and /
naval affairs has been created, To be /
known as the gensui flu. the members /
of which will be chosen from among the |
or field marshals who have |
rendered special services.
Prince Romatsu, Marquis Yamgata.
Marquis Of Yama and Marquis Saigon
have been appointed members of the |
board and given the title of generals /
simo General KaWakami has been ap- /
pointed chief Of the general staff depart |
ment in place of Prince kamatsu. This |
is the first occasion that a military Off |
Ger not member of the imperial family |
has been appointed to the last men
toned office.