The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-05

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BY Chinese villagers-sea Masto-
SsstA-Rtojsn Mara Bsiags yaia-
able Aavtces FrOm the Orfent.
showing the Latest Happentags.
0RiEN7AL newspapers up to As late as
~ Apnd ~ ppers brought TO tie Post
Intelligence, on the steAsse, Roiun S1a,s
ARRIVING from Japan and China yesterday.
These contain important neros, IN that they
give further particulars Of tie occupation
of Lhxo BY German troops than hxpe yet
been published on this side Of the Pacific.
The Chinese legislature has asked the Ger
man government zvhy troops hAbe Been
landed in HlAntung p,ovince. The Journal
Of Sydney, Australia. Sfpes considerable
space TO an analysis of the Samoan affair;
the AustrAlAsian of Meibourne. reports the
discovery Of strange n,Asfodon Of the
seas; = horrsd tale of murder comes from,
LpAn. There are many otber Interesting
tens efbe., ~ shown in the foLlo~ing
excerpfs.
kilograms from Picking and Shanghai in
the native japanese papers give further
particulars respecting the occupation OF
lchao by German troops. 1t appears from
one OF the Shanghai kilograms that two
or three Germans were attacked by ham
dts near ichao. and on March 70 Ger
man force numbering 90 occupied the
Jssao district. aid marched 20 the village
where the Germans were assaulted
The tsunE Il yamsn has tsiegraphed In
lin 10 inquire OF the German government
why troops have been landed In the Shan
tung province. south OF Kiaochau bay.
A Picking telegram states that the Ger
man troops which proceeded to Ichao num-
bered Id Forces Of the same strength
have also heen stationed NJ Jssao and
Autong. making in all force OF $50 AT
Shanghai the landing OF these troops Is
regarded as a step toward the occupation
OF the whole province Of ShantunG
What appears to be an official telegram
received by the Japanese government from
Peking states that about March = some
Germans landed OF Jisao. about sixty miles
south of kiaochau bay. when they were
attacked by the Chinese Consequently
ID men were landed from a German mar
os-war eight days later. They killed some
OF the Chinese soldiers and marched to
lehae II Is stated that soYne Germans
who had landed from a man -of-war an
chorad OF frhao. on witnessing an attack
on Catholic church, nred upon the mob.
killing one Chinese and wounding a few
others.
A. a result az It's inquiries, through a
special correspondent. into the Samoan af-
fair. tue sydney Journal alleges that Their.
has been bungling all round Accounts
OF Mstsafa represent him as AN exception
ally strong and capable chief he pointed
out 10 hss interviewer that there was no
mention In the Berisn treaty. as csrc,,-
lated I'm the Samoan tongue among the na
oses. Of hts heias barred from sh. king
AMP while the Germans had assured h N
tFsat she German objection which had kept
him out Of II before no longer existed A.
Tor the chief Justice. Ma,aafA resarssesi
his decision thing opposed 10 the wish
OF ths majority, ami letter had been cir
easstsa which puyported 10 sxpYesS the
agreement Of the chief justice with Ma.
TIARA as ktag. Mal'stoa Tanu and hts
followers. on the other hand have hesn
fisdls Treated, IN tlae same correspondent $
"pfn'ea4 because the Europeans persuaded
them not 10 arm. and assured them tina,
the Judges decision would he enforced ara
that They would be protected ana neither
Was done The kngship IS only wor.&a
tiao YEAR. and The conclusion tha, che
simplest WAY waaisf he 20 appolr. ;hr.r
kings over As many districts. suggests
4 practical solution
This torpedo beat DESTROYER Whiting ar
rived in Hongsung frosss Mrs hay Anrst 4
"ith Asl tsen. Gaseoigne. j. II Stewart
ieckharf. Faat Trssusis ana the Officers
All nass ~ tas Rev 81 Welsh regiment s,s-,,
10 aiaks a demonstration ar Taspahu The
hitting went ashore Ia Mrs hay fu the
darkness ~ the cary morning hnt suf of
safely. aad ga exam nation Of her ,ssfsars
rssNs8 that she received little or M sfay,s-
ase. The faree landed as Tsinsnv ST.
found ise cssrres' remains - the mat shsi
whice Superintendent MAY ~ ths Ksonw
ke'9E police. was g0Fc,.3 - desert La ,4ps.
Nsfsation with Villagers II vas lrzv,sss,
VIA had tRaBSpsr~d SD tha. Nav ara als
EsrtT had Tetgpste2 over TIE ans Thc
saiet men II the surrounding villages were
Assembled and were Informed fsv Mir f,crk
hAst tas5 tAe British authorities wera NJ.
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promised shss no further sreahsm v.s.9Is
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