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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-02

for more effective blows All hopes OF the
speedy relief of lAdysm tn have b Ell aban.
ooned ana the consensus OF expert opin,
Ion urges the immediate shifting OF the
theater OF war from the rocky kopjes OF
Natal to the open veldt Of the Free State.
One thing is certain, another long pause
Is inevitable, because even i. event o!
General Butler fmther attempting t. reach
l-adysmi.n, the planning OF new move
will necessarily occupy time.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-02

Pretoria, Feb Webster Davis, as
sistan, secretary OF the interior at Wash
ington, accompanied by United States Con,
sul Hollis and the state attorney. started
"Wednesday for the Beer head lager ~
Iadysmith in the presidents carriage
To right With the br"'s".
London. Feb. IA special dispa'ef
from Cape Town says that iso Ame'''"' ni
sc,u,s who arrived there as mnie'eers
h,ve enlisted in the British forces.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-02

London, Jan 3O-The usual airy at
mpts to minimize the seriousness OF the
taation in South Africa are entirely
cking and it is frankly acknowledged
lat the most serious effort Of the present
ar has most dismally failed. There Is
sign or wish of the leaders OF public
Panion to disguise the ugly facts, but on
le contrary, there is every disposition to
zee the full difficulty and discover the
st way out. In short, the policy voiced
ferywhere is gathering up Of the forces
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time; and for two months back there
have never been less than thirty-eight
foreign ships in the harbor. When this
number is compared with San Fran
cisco it will be apparent that Honolulu
is increasing as port
Lack Of wharf room is greatly har-
assing consignees and shippers at the
present time. The other day when
there we're twenty-three vessels dis
charging or loading at the wharves or
in the stream, there was no room for
the rest to work. Out in naval row,
where formerly there would be one or
two ships and usually a man-of-war,
there are now nineteen vessels, some
of them so close that it might be pos
sible jump from rail to rail.
The enlargement of the harbor is a
necessity and the Importance of Ho-
nolulu as a mid-Pacific resting place
for ships, especially steamers, is al
ready recognized. The rIalihi basin
scheme of harbor enlargement is a
feasible plan; but the later idea of the
Nuuanu stream, as docking place for
ocean steamers and general cargo YES
sells, is the best yet advanced.
A comparison of the following list
of arrivals and departures of foreign
vessels for two years and over will
show how greatly the traffic has in
creased. The figures have been compil.
ed from the book kept at the Pilots
Office and will be found correct:
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Am. schr. Mary E. Foster, Thompson,
San Francisco, January s.
Nm, schr. Mary Dodge, Olsen, San
Francisco, January 15.
Northern Light, Am. bk., Challston,
San Francisco, January %.
Haw. blk. Nuuanu, Josselyn, New York,
January IA.
Okanagan, Am. schr., Reusch, Port
Ludlow, January %.
Am. blk. Pactolus, Watts, Nanaino,
January Il.
Br. sp. Poseidon, Chamberlain, Liver
pool, December 25.
Haw. blk. R. P. Rithet, McPhail, San
Francisco, December 20.
r. w. Bennett, Am. schr., Nielsen,
Gray's Harbor, February /.
Skagit, Am. bktn., Robinson, Port
Townsend, February s.
S. N. Castle, Am. bktn., Lanfeldt, San
Francisco, February 2.
Am. sp. st. Nicholas, Brown, Van
couver, January z.
Sobrieg, Nor. blk. Tjostolsen, Newcas-
tie, February 2.
Haw, blk Santiago. Engalls, San Fran
cisco, January q.
W. H. Dimond, Am blk, Nilsson, San
Francisco, January "a.
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Jap stmr. Doyo Maru, Asara, Yokoha-
ma, January Is.
br. So. Drummuir, Armstrong, New
castle. January 80.
Emma Claudina, Am. sch, Nelson,
Eureka, Feb. II.
ForthDank, Br. bk., Young, Newcastle.
January 25.
F. S. Redfieid, Am. sch. Jorgensen. Ia
coma, Feb. TO-
Glennesslin, Br. sp., Pritchard. New
castle, February u.
Am schr. Golden Shore, Rasmussen,
Newcastle. January 10.
G. w. Watson, Am. SCH, Peterson
Port Townsend, Feb. TO-
Geo. Curtis, Am. sp., Calhoun, San
| Francisco, February Z.
Br. sp. Hollywood, McCaulay, Antwerp
| January g.
Ger. sp. II. F. Glade, Haesloop, Bre.
| men. December %.
Am. sehr Henry Wilson, Johnson
Gray's Harbor. January Is.
Br. sp. InverDess-shire, Peattie, New
castle. January IL.
Jane l.. Stanford. Am. bktn., Johnson
Newcastle, January %.
Am. sp. Lucille, Anderson, Tacoma
January 10.
fLancing, Br. sp., Chapman, Sydney
January %.
Haw. blk. Mauna Ala, Smith, Sal
| Francisco, January 20.
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SHIPS IN PORT
A Record of Over Two
Years Doings.
Ships That Arrived and Departed
A Great Increase --0Yer-Crowd-
ed Harbor and Wharves.

To be convinced that Honolulu is be-
coming one of the busiest ports of the
Pacific it is only necessary to take a
trip along our waterfront any day.
Where, two years ago, the departure
occasionally of an island steamer or the
Australia arriving or departing set the
town in a hustle, now the movements
of steamers and sailing vessels are
causing little or no comment. Since
1897 the shipping at this port has been
steadily increasing until the present
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ABOUT TOWN.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills il
Honolulu.

Doan's Backache Kidney Pills in
Honolulu.
Readers of the Honolulu papers are
familiar with it. At first 1t created
considerable excitement Week after
week went by and the good people of
Honolulu ceased to wonder and settled
down to the fact that what so many of
their neighbors said must be true. Any
medicine that is endorsed like Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills by our own cit
liens soon becomes a household rem
edy. Ask any citizen of Honolulu
what will cure kidney trouble and the
answer invariably is "Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills."
Mr.. Charles Comey, of Cyclomere
street, this city, is one of the many
persons who have tried Doan's Back
ache Kidney Pills with great advant-
age. He relates his experience thus:
Il have been hack driver for a num-
Der of years past and this is an occu-
patton in which, through exposure to
weather and much jumping up and
down from the vehicle, one is partic-
ularly liable to kidney complaint.
suffered myself, from lame back for q
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photo by c. NJ. Rose.)

The above figures speak for them
selves. In June and July the great
number of steamers arriving was On ac-
count of the stopping of numerous
transports enroute to Manila In 1897
the average monthly arrivals were for
steamers 10; sailing vessels u; in 1898
the steamers arriving averaged 16 per
month and sailing vessels % per
month; in 1899 on monthly average
26 steamers and the same number of
sailing vessels.
The net tonnage of foreign bottoms
in this harbor, on February 18th,
was, 45,S10 tons. The last report from
San Francisco shows total tonnage
o. 1888 tons in port. This includes
several large steamers some OIL which
are over 5000 tons. On the date of the
last report, February 1st, 1900, there
were f1fty-one foreign vessels in the
bay of San Francisco more than have
anchored there for several months;
and in Honolulu the foreign vessels in
port have averaged about thirty-nine
or forty for several months
Vessels Now in Port.
The following is the list of vessels
from which the tonnage in port was
reckoned. Three of them are over
1000 tons register. They are the
Lansing, a British ship of 2,605 tons;
the Chas. E. Moody, an American
ship of 1904 tons register, and the
British ship Inverness-shire of 2,147
tons. Six of the vessels are between
! 800 and 1000 tons and nine are over
| 1000 tons. The schooners, Of which
there are many in port, are between
200 and 800 tons burden.
ARMY AND NAVY.
U. S. tug Iroquois, Pond, cruise.
MERCHANTMEN.
This list does not include coasters
Aloha, Am. SCH, Fry, San Francisco
January 20.
Annie NJ. Campbell, Am. schr., A.
Fridberg, Tacoma, February s.
Am. bk. Alex. Mcneil, Jorgensen, New
castle, January Is.
Archer, Am. bk., Calhoun, San Frau
! cisco, January 26.
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.W..JOrdan,
10 Fort Sire t.

- Large ASSORTMENT d
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-13
Sugar Plantation
BONDS!

ARE DESIRABLE INVESTMENTS
for trust funds.
We make a speciality of the bonds of
sucn companies as have first been sub
jectet to thorough legal and financial
examination; and we are prepared to
furnish full data regarding the prop
critics of the companies whose bonds
we nave. purchased and offer for sale
at prices to yield a safe income and
good investment.
We will take subscriptions for the
following at 21a per cent premium:
KAHUKU-3-1O year 6 per cent gold
bonds; security, $750,OOo; issue
100000.
EWA-3-10 year gold bonds, 6 per
cent; security, $4,000, 900; issue $500, 900
We are TRUSTEES for both the
above issues.
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photo by LIE Munyon.)

Arago, Am. bkt., Perry, Callao, Febru-
airy II.
Chas. E, Moody, Am. ship, Anderson
Feb. 8.
Ger. sp. Caeserea, Cords, Newcastle
January 10.
Br. blk. Conway Castle, Evans, Liver
pool, January s.
Cyrus Wakefield, Am. sp., Macloon,
San Francisco, February 2.
Chas. B. Kenney, Am. bk., Anderson,
Chemanus, February 4.
Am. bk. Ceylon, Willer, Tacoma, jan
uary %.
Br. sp. Champion, Jones', Newcastle
January Is.
Defiance, Am. schr., Blom, Aberdeen
February 4.
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long while, and in my anxiety to get
rid OF it tried several things which did
not reach the root of my trouble. An
advertisement acquainted me with
what grand work Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills were doing. and l got
some of them at the Hollister Drug
Co.'s store. 1 used them and with very
much profit, for they relieved my back
wonderfully"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
for sale by all dealers or sent by mail
on receipt of price, so cents per box,
/ by the Hollister Drug Co., Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
| Islands.
( Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
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LIST OF OFFICERS.

c. II. Cooke, President; George H.
r bertson, Manager; E. F. Bishop,
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. w. +.
Allen, Auditor P. G. Jones. H Water
house, G. r. Carter, Directors.
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DRAW EXCHANGE ON:
San Francisco-The Anglo-C alifor-
MAN Bank, Limited.
Chicago-The Merchants Loan ana
Trust Company.
New York;. & W. Seligman q Com
pany.
London - The Anglo CalifornsAz
Bank, Limited.
Paris-Societe Generate.
Berlin-Gebruder Meyer.
Hamburg-M. NJ. Warburg G Con-
pany.
Hongkong and Yokohama - ma
Chartered Bank of India. Austrsays
and China
Australia-The Union Bank OF Ana
tralia. Limited.
Canada-Bank of Montreal.
EXCHANGE bought and sosN
and L etterS of Credit Issued osr
all parts of he world.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
viz:

Bradley & Hubbard Hanging Lamps.
Hall and Piano Lamps.
Bracket Lamps with Rehectors for
same.
Hand Stand and Hand Fort Lamps,
assorted sizes.
Burners, Chlmneys and Wicks to fit.
Victor Hand Sewing M-chines.
Wertheim Easy Sewing Machine.
Lantern Globes. Lamp Chimneys.
Water. Beer and Whiskey Glasses.
Solid and Silver Platedware.
Havilandware In sets or by piece.
A large assortment OF Agateware.
Red Velvet Rubber Hose, assorted
sizes.
Garden Black Rubber Hose, assorted
sizes.
Pennsylvania Lawn Mowers. assort-
ed sizes.
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BISHOP g. CO.
G. BREWER &COL'D
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
INTEREST ALI,OWED.

Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
Inea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
American Sugar Co.. Makee Sugar
Company, Ookala Sugar Plantation
Company, Haleakala Ranch Com
pany, Kapapala Ranch, Molokai
Ranch.
Planters Line, San Francisco Packets,
Charles Brewer G. Co.'S Line Of B0s-
ton Packets
Agents Boston Board Of Underwater.
Agents for Philadelphia Board Of Un-
derwriters.
Standard Oil Co.
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HE FIRST AMERICAN RlR

DE HA w All, LTD.
Incorporated Under the Laws OF "a
Republic of Hawaii.
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CLAUS SPRECKELS. WIN. G. IRWIN
IlQs SDIaGEGIS Z Co.. BaRleEs
HONOLULU, HI.
SAN FRANCISCO AGENTS = THE
NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO AGENTS - THE
NEVADA NATIONAL BANK or
SAN FRANCISCO.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-Th Nevada Ma
tiopal Bank of San Francisco.
LONDON-The Union Bank of Lon
don (Ltd.).
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ns-
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Merchants' National Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA -
Hongkong and Shanghai Bankins
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank Of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER.-Bsns
of British North America
ITTnsGCl Q GenGTuI BQnkIRO ! EIChInu Brs|Eig
Deposits Received. Loans made an
Approved Security. Commercial ana
Travellers Credits Issued. Bills Of
Exchange Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY
ACCOUNTED FOR.
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Liz BANK VI HAW All.
LIMITED

LIMITED
Incorporated Under the Laws of the
Republic of Hawaii.
SA1 AL .-.....-...-..... S49O, 10000
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
Chas NJ. Cooke ...... President
T. =. Jones ......... Vice President
~ L. Sooho Cashier
r. Z. Atherton 900. Assistant Cashier
Directors-Henry Waterhouse. Tom
May. F. W. Macfarlane, E. D. Tenney.
J. A. McCandless.
Solicits the Accounts of Firms, Cor
porations, Trusts, Individuals and will
promptly and carefully attend to all
business connected with banking en-
trusted to it. Sell and Purchase For
eign Exchange, Issue Letters of Credit.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Ordinary and Term Deposits received
| and Interest allowed in accordance
with rules and conditions printed in
pass books, copies of which may be
had on application.
| Judd Building, Fort street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
TO SETTLE THE STRIKE.

Senator Hanna and J. p. Morgan
Said to BE Working to That End.
New York, Sept. 2S.-The Times says:
Senator Hanna made another visit to
the offices of j. P. Morgan & Co. In
Wall street yesterday which was much
more protracted than his call on Mr..
Morgan the day before. A conference
was held at Morgan's offices which
was attended by all Of the presidents
Of the coal railroads except President
Oliphant Of the Delaware & Hudson,
who is i'll. Mr.. Morgan is working
hand in glove with Senator Hanna to
bring about settlement Of the an
thracite coal strike and a report got
abroad in Wall street after the confer
ence that the strike had been settled.
President Fowler, of the Ontario &
Western, and other railroad officials,
declined to talk. Some of the officials
even admit that they attended the
conference. President Truesdell, of the
Lackawanna, discussing the settlement
report, said: '"There is not a word of
truth in it. AS matter Of fact, we
are no nearer settlement to-day
than we have ever been. We started
in to fight the miners union and we
propose to continue the fight to the
end.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
.,sgpTjRIKE II ARE ORDEikly.

Good Hi avior of / tho Men Kete-
ss1 yorthy Feature 81 the Strike. S
Philad elphia, Sept. %. Yesterday
was the tenth day Of the miners strllkk'e
and as vet there 10 mo- lication OF sur
render or concession on either side.
IN fact no overtures looking to g set
Element! OF the differences have been
made by either the strike leaders q
the mine operators. Various PROPOSE
lions OF settlement by arbitration or
have been put forward by persons not
directly connected with the mining
business, but thus far practically no
progress has beben made In this dlrec-
ton. A most noteworthy feature OF
the strike is the remarkably good be-
havior Of the strikers up to this time,
especially when 1t is conside that
the claim is made that upward OF
100000 mine workers are idle In the
anthracite region There has, Of
course, been few disturbances, but
none Of character at all serious with
the exception OF the one at Shenandoah
on Friday last when a striker was
killed during clash between$a number
Of strikers and a sheriff's possee. At
fairs were quiet yesterday throughout
the region. "A shooting affray occurred
near Scranton, in which three men
were wounded, but the participa ANTS,
who were Italians, were all strikers,
and the affray had no direct connection
with the present strike. /.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
PlAo-T1NG.FU MUST BE RAzED.
Until Then Nothing Can BE Cor
sfdered as Secured.

Until Then Nothing Can Be Con-
sfdered as Secured.
London, Sept. 29.-The only dispatch
of special interest from China this
morning is the following from DR..
Morrison to the Times, dated Pekin,
Sept. 81: .y-#s..
!: The!-: Recent punitive expeditions
have had an excellent effect in increas-
ing. security and furthering the move
pent Of supplies, but nothing can be
..eonside Tered. as secured until Pao-ting.
Flu has been RACED and the foreigners
and refugees at Ching Ting and other
places known to the officials are res
lieved. NJ. De Giers, the Russian min
lister has addressed a letter to the
dowager empress notifying her Of the
protection OF Russia and requesting
her tb return to Pekin. Forty influen-
tiaf Chinese have sent a memorial to
the emperor and. empress d6wagef be-
seechfng them to return. The con.
fiictiHG, interests sof Russias and Great
BgttSin prevent "a systematic attempt
10 reconstruct the railway aithbugh
festorat Ion Would be easy. It turing
III {3f ~ I3shkai4i y N a6 rAcehtly5 re.
ported, was executed under an im-
perish decree at the same time with
tho ether pro-foreign ministers who
w1T4 e1Aouted. Cheng Yin TIlan was
special envoy to England ststhe time
~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
HAS, HUNDRED WIVES.

Prince Tovalou Of Damomey, Al
Years Old, Has 1.O19 Descendants.
Paris, Sept. 2s.-The most recent ar
rival among the royal guests of the
French government is Prince Tovalou
of Dahomey, who comes to visit the
exposition; According to his own
statement given to the French news
papers, Tovaolu, who is very tall and
yet only forty-three years old, owns
103 wives, not counting the twenty
four. who have died. He is the proud
father of 1893 living children. Many are
married and many others are still in
their cradles. Counting his sons.
daughters-in-law and grandchildren
his family numbers lob members.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
SUFFERING AT NOME.
Many People Entirely Dependent ON
Y lg} --tFH Charity. A sg ~ i.Y-5f

Many People Entirely Dependent On
Charity. 5.
Seattle. Wash, Sept. 29.-The steam
er Tacoma arrived yesterday from
Nome, which port she left on Sept ".
She had 525 passengers and about $780,
900 in gold dust, most Of it from the
Pioneer Mining company operating
the Anvil creek mines. J. e. Gleason
of this city returned on the Tacoma.
Speaking of the recent storm at Nome,
he said: "The storm continued for two
days. There were sixteen vessels un-
der the lee Of Sledge island on the 18th
for shelter, but the wind abated, that
evening and they all returned to Nome
harbor. The property loss caused by
the storm will be over a million dol
lars. Only three persons were drowned
off the Nome beach, but the loss OF
life up and down the coast must have
been very heavy according to reports
reaching Nome"
The passengers returning on the Ia.
coma report the condition of many
storm sufferers at Nome as pitiable in
the extreme. Hundreds of them had
previously been reduced to just enough
provisions to live on, and this in
many cases was swept away by the
torrent Of sea water that covered the
sand pit. Hundreds Of people, it is
said, are walking the streets without
a place to sleep, and depending entire
ly upon the charity of friends to secure
enough to eat and keep them from
starving. .s.J
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
AMERICA AHEAD. /

" .ra.1 81 y ~
United States Receives More Awards \
Than Any Nation Except France.
Paris, Sept. 20. ~ The jury Of final
appeal in the exposition awards has
finished its work. The statement pre-
pared for the United States commits
sion shows that America received the
highest number of awards Of any ma
ton, save France, and that she, also
received more awards in each classifi
cation, except grand prizes in which
Germany secured a greater number.
The figures, excepting for France. fol-
low: Ss3 nj 39 x
Grand Prizes - United States, 215;
Germany, 2se; Russia, 2os; Great Brit
ain, 1873. n ri 55 L. IS.
Cold Medals United States, SAT;
Germany, $40; Russia, 346; Great Brit
ain. 4O6.
silver Medals United states, 5s3;
Germany 575; Russia, BAG; Great Brit
ain, 6l7.3 .s "a. "a s3ss 4.
D Brokke Medals United states, sol;
Germany, s21; Russia, 32l: Great Brit
ain. 40. a: IT
& Honorable Mention United States,
s4s; Germany, ls4;; Russia, 2o6; Great
Britain, 20s. 5s5 y ~ *
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
TRIED TO MOB ROOSEVELT.

The Governor Has Narrow Escape
From Serious Personal Violence.
Cripple Creek, Colo, Sept. 28.-Gov.
Roosevelt had a most exciting expert
ence yesterday at Victor, a few miles
from Cripple Creek, among the miners,
where demostrative crowd had as
sembled. The governor had a narrow
escape from serious personal violence.
The incident was the only one Of the
kind that has occurred during the
progress Of the trip, and II sis said that
the trouble was occasioned BY a small
body Of roughs who had been organ
lied and paid for the purpose Of break
ing up the meeting. The men engaged
were few in number but very violent
in their attack.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-04
.CONaER rs ADVISED.
Eotvsernment's attitude Fully EXP
planned to Him.

planned to Him.
Minister Conger has been advised
by. the state department Of. the SUBJ
stance of..the replies made by. this gov
eminent: last Friday ito ttle govern
ments of Germany, Russia and China
respecting China, which clearly indi-
Gated to him the general nature of the
instructions he is to receive. More
over, by: this time he is informed Of
the orders issued to. Gen. Chaffee. to
reduce his, force to "a legation GUARD.
The note to China Specifically pointed
st1t the lines on which this government
viii issue it's instructions to its min
ister- The document itself is lin course
of final approval, Acting Secretary
Fiji having. conn lessd ..the draft. some
hays ngoa, and ., forwarded ,it to the
state department .iatt tss yesterday after
noon that tie. 5Etua1 transmission of
the nstructions would be carried out
very soon.. probab bly, within the next
twelve hours. It is said that the text
of the INSTRUCTIONS will not. be, given
publicity. at present !. for diplomatic
reasons. but there is, no. concealment
Of the general, scope sot the, document
which Is, on the. lines laid. down in: the
'tHreF notes. tits stated: at. the state
department. that Mr.: ..:Conger. will put
these negotiations: in motion WITHOUT
any puEnose Of acting for any govern
ment other than the United. States,
although the government steadily
keeps..in mind that r,tted States
is but one Of several nations mutually
Interested IA -o6fa3nzne a. common end,
and it is hoped that the effect of Mr..
C0nger's making a beginning toward
1feaptiaticns -1hay DE to induce other
powers to foliows AT the same time
the government has never assumed to
lay down. any mandate as to the course
to be followed by all or any of the 9TH
er powers.