The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

c51. IL VIII mean THAI fsssigness ffaseatng
sAroneh The country. vh<ehe~ ca n1saIness
- pleasure will b. isahse 70 ~ nsopUe0
and sns~rfcxzs<d b. psaisre c11e<Fn- ana
sxnsxg~sted 70 sssow ts&3r pzs<portx Of uer-
asts. CT 10 establish their A~nsfsy. N much
ne same wzY - At p<sS<ns- Ta<rr "
rx4l1y No middle course In sAts matter.
Hzsgsnx IN. Chinese cat 81 the qDssEjoN~-
~ IL appears certxsa the JapAaere sssend
imposing sc<sszi restrictions spen tnsm--
DE- country ma.s 1sfEfey he tHruMn ap<u
80 al foreigners ~ 30 Hons, for . gArFfAl
ezensnx woaas f~r~.~itIfe the imposition
<H 90 many restrictions upon fse ss1bterts
AZ treaty poseTs ss4i shs concession would
IN effect prove sorthsess.
The special correspondent Of ta~ 0esgs
A&.ss at Seoul. writing ea the -ssa aat-.
zAss: III AirxieE. the financial adviser
70 TIE Korean xoxsrnasn1. and NJ
GaDFlsi. ssse president OF the Russo KOREAN
bank are opposed to the circulation 81
chopped Japanese silver zen in Korea
On the .iss inst. the financial department
ssAts~a fnc receipt Of such coins Ia
payment Of taxation. The. pEofisitIon
GRATED "a graf dead OF surprise among
ssss Koreans, vino have since been sr1~6-
t4,s Ia gIofs the First bank as WsIl as sis
large Japanese frass for ihs exchange Of
HE chopped silver for uoles- IL ;hix state
ss thlag continues faTeer. the chopped sill
yer yen ssn1iatiGs 10 some 3sNG YEN,
saassfs the bank has put ia circulation duff
iax the Last fsx months viii. doubtless
ecm~ hack INTO the vaults OF tire hask.
aad II further asnoans WHICH IL mad been
arranged TO be pus III circulation VIII aays
~ remain there
A. 40 chang. has 5een made IL. the AZ
raGgesnea1 vita sae customs collector gem
sxss. the chopped silver HAY continue 10
b. accepted al the custom house- - con-
tract VAS nast~ with the sinanesal depart
msat for the. acceptance OF chopped ril-
yer in payment Of other taxation, and
therefore no protest he made against
the step taken by the financial department.
Whas the Russians. who have thus sud-
denly prohibited the circulation Of Japa-
nesr chopped yen. !ntead to substitute for
them ~ a question Of some interest. On
the I'D inst. the financial deps rsment de-
e;sied 10 prohibit the circulation OF the
chopped silver In general sad animated
this decision to the Japanese legation. Mr.
Brown IL said TO have protested against
the step. hut his protest vas not accepted.
The Inconvenience which will result from
this step ia Korean business transactions
can be imagined. the correspondent says
Tlse Nippon learns that the proposed
Japan-Anserieaa bank. in the promotion
Ut which Mr.. Edwin Dun. forueriy the
4 nitsd States minister TO Japan. and Mr.
kaaeko. formerly the Vice minister for
agriculture and commerce. are eoaspieu-
otls. IL to be established With the enor-
NOUS capital Of i3e.or.ep0 yen. The poi!ey
OF the bank will he TO advance money 10
existing railway and other Industrial
companies and also for harbor works, but
not for the pres~n; on new undertakings.
This policy is ia conformity with the
view of Count Iaouye, the minister Tor
finance. The count dssapproves OF for
eign capital telng Introduced for promoting
new business. but recognizes the necessity
Of some assistance being given 10 sound
companies. which are row in DANGER OF
collapse. together with the bubble COM
pan.es. on account of want Of capital. The
minister has been making Investigations
into the financial position es such COM
I,anies md il il not unlikely that The pur-
poses for which the capital OF the new
bank wIll he employed are already fixed.
The Nippon. however. doubts whether
suca an enormous sum 100 90. o. yen
can be introduced from America where
the rate OF interest Is maintained at not
less than per cent.
Judgment has been delivered In the
mixed epnrt AZ Shanghai upon the munich
pal police detectives " no were ACCUSED OF
forfurtng prisoners committed 70 their
care The Shanghai Mercury states fiat
the worst OF the offenders. Mel Asyen. re-
ecived three years imprisonment with
one months eAng1e At the end OF every
six months; the two others getting two
years imprisonment each. four months OF
that time TO be spent H. the eangue: while
Of the sayen other men who were discov.
cred I'm tie teahouxe with them when they
were arrested tand where thumhscrews
were found Ave were given enc years
Imprisonment. while two others were 10 he
released On condition OF their finding sure
ties for their good behavior.
We have intelligence, says a correspond
eni Of the North China Daily News. OF
hoid robbery that was conss.s.;ied orr tho
night ~ the 18th of February near the city
Of Sungkisns After eating supper on the
atov- date Miss T. T. Ieverttt with her
bible woman. Mrs. Wang. Went aboard a
xnsan Chinese boat and started or her
Ast,si monthly yisl: to the town of Kaoii.
tAat IL situated ahou. fourteen miles west
- SunSkiang. They had not proceeded
more chan three miles when their beat was
stapprd by four men who were in small
beat. These men acted though they
Mefe customs officials VINO desired ~ -x-
nsnine the boat but there - no custom
honSa I'm that locality. The robbers de.
banded that q lamp he lighted in the boat.
Md . candle was HEht"d aud given 10
fisssu, They FIRST opened the frons door OF
Miss Isveritf's hoat. and for SOME time
sfssod outside peertns I'm Ia the sItns-
ffen Inside, Finally. in they came. with
drawW swords. has not tarrving in the
sreat roam where the Chinese wonaan was
they entered the roam where Miss t.everitt
Was. size having already retired fer the
might they told her To be quiet they
~eus.i kin her. and Al the same time one
Of tie men drew his sword over her head
Then they proceeded to search the boat
carefully. and ended by ,tema nisnS Miss
l4sVSr5s5'a money Site told them that She
het rot AIKEN any money vita her save
=. cents and this she gave them. one o.
them asi-t "A soia risg on her finger and
told ssf 10 give IL 10 him She took IL of
ard sse~ IL - him Taun shev took A
lNsnal~ % the Chinese woman. csaihes
and assi. Three az them were dressed in
s'hlnvs. uniform and enc ~ ordinary
Ctcihvs The matter wss reported 20 she
iessl authorities. hut pp 20 date shere "a
20 news O: anything heing done ir she case
tAn tae afternoon CO 1he ssth Ssit thfg~
children two 10 wears old ana the other
II wears. were paying together ia a match