The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-27

straight-eyed ones 90 in New York and
Chicago
In their steamship lines the japanese
are making wonderful progress. They
now have lines of steamers which go
to nearly every great port. They have
twelve big steamers which give them a
fortnightly service to Europe via the Suez
Canal. a line of large ships TO Australia
via Hong Kong and Manila, regular
steamers to all the Chinese, Korean, and
East Siberian ports. and two lines which
make regular sailings for Seattle and san
Francisco They are experimenting now
with a line to Peru, and have several Of
their ships to Mobile and New Orleans to
test whether it will pay them to import
our raw cotton for their mills here In their
own steamers. Last year the Nippon Yu-
sen Kaisha added six vessels to its line.
the six aggregating q tonnage Of 340e0,
and it now has twelve steamers which
average more than 5000 tons each.
Japan is very anxious to see the Mica
ragua Canal built, and VIII undoubted-
ly have its regular lines to New York az
soon as it IS finished.
At the same time there are scores OF
other steamships from the great lines OF
Europe and the United States in the Jap
anese ports every month. The trade is so
increasing that all want their share %
the freight. One Of the Attest IN the field
is the North German Lloyd. which now
has regular steamers form Europe 10 Jap
an and which is said 10 be about 70 put
on a service of fine vessels to ply between
Hong Kong and san Francisco. Today
the freight between these ports Is con-
gested. Inc Japanese merchants tell me
they cannot get their goods promptly,
and that they have to wait for months
for the filing Of their orders.
I have met within the past few days
several men who have just returned from
Picking. They all speak OF the assurance
and air Of propretorship which the Rus
SLAMS nov stationed there show. They
go about as though they already owned
the Chinese Empire, and they put their
fingers into everything that the Govern
ment does. They are also at Tientsln,
south as Hank0w, in the Yangtse Valley.
One Of the European diplomats who
have lately visited Pekiug tells me the
Russians already practically own Man
churia, and that they have FORBIDDEN the
Chinese to give concessions 20 any but
Russians for mining and manufacturing
there. The Chinese Government has been
warned that Manchuria belongs TO Rus
STA. and that any inclination 20 permit
others than Russians % come into q viii
be considered as an encroachmeut upon
Rusia's preserves, and VIII be treated ac-
cordiugly. Not long ago an American at
tempted to get some gold mining con
ceslons in Manchuria. but wac tod that
they could orlr Re secured through the
Russians.
This American Travelled extensive,y
through Siberia and spent considerable
time among the Pgssians In Ssuchuria-
lie found that the common feeling among
the Russians was that all Asia wac Ho1ad
70 come into their hands. sooner or -
and that they were nov moving along
the road - that accomplishment. They
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breeding ground - 1aJse Russian soldiers /
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