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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

Col. Buck tells me that the Japanese
are anxious that American capitalists
should come here and look over the
ground with a view to uniting with them
in building factories to capture the great
market Of China as soon as that empire
Is opened up by the powers They believe
that such combination would be i'm
mensely profitable, and say that the
cheap labor and undouhted skill OF the
japanese would enable goods TO be made
here more cheaply than in the United
States. The proximity OF Japan 10 China
and the knowledge which the Japanese
have OF Chinese tastes. their ability to
deal with them and the ownership OF this
as the base OF operations. they claim.
would be very important factors in the
problem. One such combination has al
ready been made, and II is believed that
many others Will follow
One of the European diplomats who has
lately visited Picking tells me the Russians
already practically own Manchuria. and
that they have forbidden the Chinese TO
give concessions to any but Russians for
mining and manufacturing there. The
Chinese government has been warned that
Manchuria belongs to Russia. ana that
any inclination to permit others than Rus
slams to come into II will be considered as
an encrnachment upon Russia's preserves
and viii be treated accordingly. Not long
ago an American attempted 10 get some
gold mining concessions In Manchuria. hut
was tod that they could only be secured
through the Russians.
This American Travelled extensively
through Siberia and spent considerable
time among the Russians in Manchuria
lie found that the common feeling among
the Russians was that all Asia vas
bound TO come into their hands sooner
or later. and that they were now moving
along the road to that accomplishment.
They said that Russia wanted Manchuria
as a breeding ground 10 raise Russian
soldiers and a Russian population to raise
food and supplies for the great war of the
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colony by his plain. practical common
sense Americansm. He believes in the
United States. and is always doing what
he can to advance its interests. and he
has no sympathy with any American who
does not manifest the same disposition.
/ heard a curious story the other day or
his treatment OF one OF our citizens who
tried 10 go back on his country. The man
was originally sent out here as a mission
AIRY by the Christian or Campbelite
church, but so demonstrated his unftness
by his uncharitable attitude toward jap
anese manners and customs that he was
forced to resign.
He remained in Japan. however. found
other means OF making a living here. and
was regarded as one of the members OF
the American colony. Now, II Is the Gus
tom Of the Americans OF Japan to unite
and give some kind Of a celebration on
the Fourth of July. but when this man
was approached for his portion OF the con-
trihution last year he drew himself up
and replied: 81 have nothing to give.
You ask for the money from me as a
citizen OF the United States. ! do not
claim citizenship there. MY citizenship Is
In heaven
This was before the new treaties had
gone into effect. and 1t was only few
days after the occurrence that the man
wanted a passport OF Minister Buck in
order that he might go into the cooler
regions OF the interior When he pre-
scented himself at the legation. however,
Mr. Buck told him that ne could only
apply for passports for citizens OF the
United states. and as he had denied hav-
ing any such citizenship he would respect
fully advise him to apply for passport
through the powers of the locality In
which he said his only citizenship existed
The result was that the ex-missionary re-
mained at home.
At the came time our minister is a
strong friend of the active missionaries
and is doing all that he automatically
and consistently can to further their work
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the goods Japan sells TO foreigners. and
II is only lately that we have been SELL
ing here anything like our share i'm return
We buy more Of her raw silk than any
other nation, our exports OF this alone
footing up more than si2oo000o We pay
her more than Sc 10000 a year for ten and
an equal amount for SILK goods while we
annually buy 81 $4,000 worth OF Japanese
mating. We send 100000 a year 10 Japan
for drugs and chemicals, and a large
amount for curios, porcelain and other
such things. We buy more and more ev-
cry year. but it is only lately that our
sales have largely Increased.
At present we are gaining more rapidly
in the japanese markets than any other
nation Twenty years ago we furnished
only about s per cent. Of the Japanese i'm
ports and England furnished over 80 per
cent. Now we are supplying IS per cent.
OF all that Japan buys. and the English
have lost about half their trade. During
the past few years the Americans have
been sending locomotives and railroad ma
chinery to Japan and our exports % iron
and steel manufactures now amount to
more than 81 10000 r year. We are hav-
ing an Increased trade in wheat and -four,
some of the Pacific coast mills being run
almost entirely to supply the Japanese
markets. The people are becoming bread
eaters as well as rice eaters. and in the
army bread has been lately introduced as
one Of the rationa. great deal of -four
Is used for paste In the fan and other
manufactures OF paper. so that the de-
mand for the American article is six
times as great now as II was ten years
ago.
As 10 just how tine new treaties will
work the Americans here are undecided.
Minister Buck thinks they will be to the
advantage OF our trade, and seems TO
have no idea but that foreigners will have
their rights and Justice in the Japanese
courts. He sent out notice TO the
American residents at the time the
treaties went into effect. asking them to
observe the new regulations and compn-
menting the Japanese government on its
generosity in opening up the empire TO
foreigners Inasmuch as none OF the
other ministers had the foresight or cour-
tesy to do this. the act has been greatly
appreciated by the japanese.
Minister Buck. by the way. has made
himself very popular here, not only with
the Japanese. but also with the foreign
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those white Japanese nocke Wsth
division f9f ths great soc. yhlch form
Fp1n excellent toatS ar o. br1ra ship
standing % attention sssiid uke 4 vsan
] was requested ~ inspect thcrn. / aft
10. nsver saw finer ~; ~ geias
nae1 ln mY ste
AZ oue word spoksn by tire ch,sf pun.
merry Instructor Tie - Younx mar i'm
he'd inta Thar battery 1 ,iaasG ihesn bv
my Nasrh-tWenfy-s eight seconds from
the glviHg ~ TIRE order every man stood
10 bis g3n. There Was Absolute 81.
lence. perfect order The officer 81
quarters came toward rnu ana aasa:
what would you iis. 20 ere p I said.
y would Ike IN ses she exercise &C.
ton The words wefe haTfi, ous u
my mouth before - bgEle 80 tnded and
I can assure YOD--aud ! SPEAK. az yea
know. with some technical knowledge
81 this naattcr-it has nsVer bsan ny
dshEet 70 zee better gun driil IA tha
whole worid than ] saw there The
fellows simply Jumped over one an
other Ike mice Or squirrels. AMI for
the whole time there was not a sound
save for the ci@nkIEg % the procuring
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Enormous Expansion Of Trade, Particularly With
the United States Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Pays Dividend Of Twenty-Five Per
Cent. UnexampIed Prosperity
Causes Wages to Advance.

Its lire, the SIX agFregating tonnage OF
1900, and II now has twelve steamers
which average more than 5000 tons each.
Japan is very anxious 70 see the Mica
ragua canal built. and viii undoubtedly
have Its regular lines TO New York as
soon as 1t Is finished
A. the same time there are scores OF
other steamships from the great lines Of
Europe ard the United States IN the Jap
anese ports every month. The trade ls
so increasing that all want their share Of
the freight. One OF the largest in the field
Ia the North German Lloyd. which now
has regular steamers from Europe to
Japan, and which is said TO be about TO
put on service OF fine vessels to Ply be-
tween Hongkong and San Francisco. To-
day the freight between these ports is
congested- The japanese merchants tell
me they cannot get their goods promptly.
and that they have TO walt for months
FOR the filling Of their orders
There is steady increase going on in
our trade with the japanese I see Amer
lean goods in all the cities, and nearly
every steamer brings over commercial
travellers who have come for the first time
10 work the trade. BY the new treaties
foreigners can now DO business and sell
goods In any part OF the empire Before
they went into effect they were required
to have passports from the government
II they went outside the treaty ports and
all OF the business was done by Japanese
middlemen. Our drummors can now take
interpreters with them and take their
orders direct
As to the foreign trade OF Japan. Il now
amounts to enough TO be well worth our
consideration. II was more than 500 600
600 last year, and Of this the largest share
OF the exports went to the United States
we take In fact, about one-fourth OF all
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said 90 me. "Haf II Is mes4e} fot an
the naVles 81 the world Il is gaolute
perfection And absolute perfection Il
Is There several hunarra Young Jap.
anexe gentlemen ~ splendid rh Sique
II have never seen a nnes hady u
youne men between tae ages OF Is aud
u than I saw there-arr trained sn mA
that goes % Constitute az efHr3eng mod
era naval of1Ver. thar u 70 sfy. Ia ev-
cry mortal Thing that you can shl1k a.
They are trained there. IN ias midst
az the heaiihiest SURROUNDING They
can rUam over q a. will. they can even
go shooting deer IN the woods, they
have their games. their sports. iheiy
boating their sailing ard their life
j. an absolutely healthy ore Every
care Is taken 10 keep their minds as
healthy as their bodies. WAS taken
iato the battery, the finest. most scca-
rate representation % the aghslng bat
terry OF q first-class haitleshlp that 7
have ever seen-a battery containing
every kind Of the most up-fo-dzte guns
that are used az sea OUTSIDE, on Size
green Sward were III cadets. clad IN
their white duck trousers and with
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chains ard Ne thinking Of she rsro-
feasise a. IL came " ia he brseca.
Not 3 tsgn53 Th4s vas enough fsr fns.
There - net saeshes navy ia the gvgin.
except. ~ cauFlsa. ours. AMI pefhagd.
tire American, wbsFe saea = thi8x
would 0e gosaiasie- may say that osss-
eide a. the Same Sitns another ~ ca
asts we're feDelug On the awara sin
the tNg-handel swords ~ old Japsn.
The Japanese army 10 40 array There
T. no fnlstak. about that Ia Il uoihlng
IL left 20 chance. Everything "a pr0sia-
~ and prepared Everything wBA pe~
the japanese soldier, Ike Hss German
soldier, goes 80 war with everything
stoui ham new. and everything isas bsssfl
prepared for him and he knows where
10 End H. Nos only that. but for every
man IN toe reserves there nen tho
reserve Xii on the shelf behind There
fore. tho moment the regiment vas
rpobliized each reserve man could 20
70 his shelf ara get MS ran var kit. I
eaE also IN their army medical DEPART
fnent most wonderful things, which
would take too long 70 resatA
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Nco

Jspsnese navy arc simply perfect. The
officers who corrgFrss ma them are FIRST
rate. they showed 4 not mary pears
ago. Beside. had an opportunity.
thanks 20 the great kinaneas - cer-
tain japanese naval Officers. old ffisuds
Of mine. one Of whom is an honorary
member II this society namely. Rear
Admiral kawsra. whom many OF rou
viii remember as captain o. the fire
cruiser Yosalno. ~ho entertained many
% gs Hospitality on board bis ship IN
Plymouth sound Ia iss3-of seeing hoN
they make japanese naval officers
saw TIE factory a. work.
on the island q Eta3ima. one ~ the
most beautiful islands In the heautg-
ful inland sea. there lies the imperial
naval college, AT which the cadets are
trained who sfterward become officers
IN the japanese navy. I viii not weary
you with a description n what IS one
OF the most perfect naval e8uca.
iona establishments in the world
viii simply tel you that the Russian
naval attzche OF Tokyo, an authority
who would not DC suspected OF any un-
due predlecuon fer things Japanese,
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~ sAKA. Japan, Jan. i5.-There
MEN\ Is no doubt that the Japanese
fW9 NJ VIII work for their share OF
IN ~ the Chinese trade. They must
WI do so in order TO keep their
people employed They have
now in the neighborhood OF 4s.0aso peo-
Pile scattered over nearly Aea ISLANDS.
which. all told have an area not much
greater than California. or this area not
more than one-tenth can be cultivated,
and the people will have 10 rely on the
outside markets for their support. The
population is increasing. and Il viii soon
be a question where 10 md work for tho
surplus.
In this connection comes up the strained
relations which are said to exist between
the Japanese and the Russians. The peo-
Pile here are very bitter. and they feel
that they win have 10 fight Russia sooner
or later Many OF them would like TO see
war declared now. before the trans-Sibe-
rian railroad Is finished and while France
has her hands full with the international
exhibition at Paris. There IL no telling
that war may not come between now and
next summer. and many believe that the
Japanese are not only preparing for 81,
but that they win force It, rather than
let Russia go on as she Is now doing.
I have met within the past few days
several men who have Just returned from
Picking. They all speak az the assurance
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JAPAN'S IMPERIAL NAVAL COLLEGE, WHERE
CADETS ARE TAUGHT THE ART OF WAR

their hardness. Va their rate of speed.
in What may be called their GSa.iug
efficiency. which Is prodgced, as IA
val experts know. by putting together
the ships speed arInor, size. weight 81
metal that tae snip can throw az The
cCemy Ia a certain timo~-caal consump-
zion, steamipE radius and handlness-
u Is gratifying TO BE able 20 say that
in all these essentials the ships OF
japan are behind none In the world
Even in numbers the Japanese navy
now stands eighth on the list OF ma
Vies OF the world, and In another two
years time viii probably stand nth.
may be even fourth. but AZ an events
NTH unless some very great efforts
are made to Increase their navieS by
the powers now ahead OF japan. More
over. the ships OF the japanese navy
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IN 7 the opening meeting OF the ninth
kAl session az the Japan Society In
Il Ii Iondou Arthur Diosy related some
experiences ~ vistt 10 the Far
tAst' Am1us the things which dlled him
Nssh admiration was the navy Of Japan.
pen thls topic be says!
There 81 only ono word for 'hc navy
q Japan. and that is miraculous" Il
Is iNdcet a miraculous navy. When
Soa think that thirty-one years ago
ne nayy OF Janan consisted Of twb
STEAMSHIPS. one ~ them about the si1e
OF Citizen A, on the Thames, the other
very ancient American nian-of-war,
Nhch had been sold at q very high
nsaee Go Japan. and when you think
mat al Tho present moment the shi1s
p ne Japanese navy are second to
none 10 the world Ia their power in
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may he described. think. a. heinE
tbs most inteusgsntly designed war
ships in the world. hecaa~ they are
designed Tor tha particular work that
they have got 70 carry Cat. and for no
other. The JapaRcse know that their
battles viii be fought near home, and
that consequently they need not have
very large spaces for carrying coal.
ana thus the space which would other
~'ise De flied by bankers can BE- de-
voted 10 more guns ana mare pr03ec-
tiles. waicA. as We know by recent
naval warfare, Is the chief point. The
ship that can pump the greatest weight
o. metal into another ship in the short
e.ss time NlE be the victor.
That Is as regards the material. Now,
whai about that which IS much more
important, the mem The men OF the
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August RonEeoAs. farmer living ness
Salisbury loss q valuable bag BaKs E0p-
irmber. AMI although be- hunted Asgh ara
iaW. tbs animal was not fosfsd, A fe~
aaYs aKo. Smile @urking sAoat hay
stack hongeoux heard Isz grant. UFssa
invest ik3tfen Re aieeavefea Aik lo1ix -iDat
hog uus.mrneash the hasssark the hug
having lived three months an waAt Il
colla l8ta IN ana wlthogt ~afct n w4s
reaaoea 90 . skeleton --lgrrsnsBarx TsIh-
uas
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future The army NMl soon he followed
BY emlxfants. and Russians are ALREADY
coming IA along the line az theiF new
railroad. There age reguAaF ewl8ra8t
steamers which esTns from odessa. bring
ting coionists 20 Siberia These siH soon
hs directed 10 land their pa-sseagerH al the
Russian port GA the Yeilow sea-
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aud ar u pFapfisterNhip whict tHs nns-
slens npR stafi~nol taefe s5DN They r.
aonai as 3hQash thrB slFeasY Danes the
Chinese emQare. sad they nat ihsig asa&esa
into everything that se government 3ses
They ARE also ~ Ttentsln. aud ara max
Ing themselves feH ~ Tar aouih IS Han
koS. Ga TBS YauEise VALLEY.
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Carpenter Pcrtrdy$ tfN HndZinQ 6rcWtb 81 Japan.
COUNTRY IS MAKING EVERY PREPARATION &c
INEVITABLE WAR WITH THE HOSTS OF

Emissaries of the Gar Already Regard China
as Their Property-The Empire Over
run With Japanese Spies = The
Slightest Provocaton Will Bring
On a Conflict of Arms.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-29

and treated Cuba as foreign country
and promised in the most positive
terms so to treat II in future.
The hill which the house has just
passed for the ostensible purpose of
sending Neely back to Cuba for trial
seems to have been phrased with special
intent to treat Cuba as foreign coun-
try in accordance with the promise Of
1S98
Senator Spooner stretches himself to
his full majestic height and Indignantly
proclaims that at never will turn out
that any man in any country can point
to the Teller resolution and say with
truth that 1t was legislative lie."
Which, being interpreted, means that
the United States will never be moved
from their declaration to the effect that
Cuba is foreign country and must SO
remain.
Very well. Accepting all this double
and triple riveted assurance, will some
great constitutional lawyer of the re-
publican brand arise and tell us by
what right under the constitution per-
sons holding offices of profit and trust
under the United States accept office
from the foreign state Of Cuba, to which
they have to be extradited when they
steal there and run away to this coun-
try for shelterf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-29
LYNCHING THREATENED.
Sheriff Took Mob Through The
Jail and When Man Was
Not Found Dispersed.

[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service, !,
Jackson, o., May 26.-Thursday night
Sheriff Drake arrived from Cleveland
with demented colored man named
Moses White. At once report was cir
culated that the man was Richard Gar
diner, the alleged murderer Of Ethel
Long. The report spread throughout
the whole county and last night many
strange men were seen on the streets.
This morning at $3.50 about $50 men
gathered near the Hooking Valley d.
pot. They came from the neighborhood
Of the Long family's home near Leo.
Six representatives Of the crowd went
to the Jail. Sheriff Drake found out
what they wanted and told them that
Gardiner was not in the Jail. The lead
ers said that IL Drake would let them
examine the Jail and see that Gardiner
was not there, they would depart
Drake took them through the jail. They
reported to the crowd that Gar liner was
not there and the crowd dispersed.
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WHAT WE DO.
(Collier's Weekly.)

(CollierS Weekly.)
Ignorant or cultured, playing on the
miners vocabulary of 200 words or on
the university professors thesaurus Of
many thousands, 1t appears that we let
fall 11,SO0,0O0 words between January
and December.
Every year we shake hands about
1000 times, expending on the ceremony
force sufficient to raise a locomotive
weighing so tons. The raising of our
eyelids is accomplished 94,6OO,OOO times
per year and represents the rconsump-
ton of energy capable Of lifting a
weight of 81 pounds.
Turning to the division of our time.
1t Is found that a normal man living
20 years has spent no less than "a
years, months and 15 days asleep and
II years months at work. His recre-
alton has occupied exactly the same
length of time as his work.
He has passed years and 10 months
in moving about, and the same space of
time in the operation of feeding. His
toilet has occupied two years and II
months. Two years and II months also
pass in doing nothing or in little things
that are not easily classed.
The surprise is the estimate that a
man passes exactly the same time in
thinking as in speaking-one year five
months and half. Which gives one a
new ieda of the value, that ought to be
attached to every mans utterances.
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