The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-15

! OF the Chinese authorities. expressing
! the belief that the Chinese Herewith
are cunningly attempting to SOW dis
cord in the ranks of the powers. The
NoSslsehe Zeitung thinks China will not
succeed in this, ''as even Russia has
now been forced to acknowledge Chi
neSe dupllclty." proofs of which the
Nossische Zeitung prints in a ST. Pc
tersburg special, saying that Russian
troops on June "A intercepted an i'm
perlal edict which ordered the regular
troops in the Russian sphere of inf1u-
ence to join the Boxers in fighting the
foreign DEVILS"
The Vossische Zeitung argues that il
is quite probable there has not been
any palace revolution in Pekin, and
that the dOWager empress still directs
the policy Of China with or without
Prince Tuan's approval. citing internal
evidence to that effect
A number of German papers contain
communications cOndemning further
sales of ships. ammunition and arms to
China, one letter, which is from a re-
tired German general. deploring the
fact that German soldiers in China
are being killed with German Krupps
and Mausers.
Comment On Hay Treaty.
The Hay-HoIleben agreement contin-
ues to be discussed here. The foreign
office has hitherto been reticent on the
subject
The Frankfurt Zeitung maintains
that the German sugar question with
the United States, which has aroused
the worst bad blood, is left untouched
by the new commercial agreement The
Kreuz Zeitung says if this is true, the
value of the agreement is greatly min
imized thereby Other leading papers
coincide in this
Interest in the South African war
was revived this week owing to the
recent news. Extras were issued an
nouncing that the British had met with
severe defeats. The LOkal Anzeiger to-
day magnified the engagement near
Pretoria, claiming that a British final
victory over the Beers is by no means
assured; and the Voerwaerts says,
The brave Boer lion is by no means
dead, even if the number of dogs
hunting him be twenty to one"
The last issue of the Militar WOchen-
blatt contained the announcement of
ten books by German writers of the
South African war.
Say Japan Is Poor.
The semi-officiaI Post contains an
article alleging that Japan is financial
" unable to conduct a big war against
China, claiming she has poor credit
and no funds. The writer saddles the
blame for this state of affairs largely
upon Japan's systematic discourage
ment of foreign capital and prohibition
of foreigners holding real estate" also
on the "unfairness of the courts toward
This, too the writer adds.
lis the reason why foreign investments
in Japan are no longer made
The shah of Persia today consulted
with a specialist, DIR. Pfeiffer, at Weis-
baden, and then proceeded to st. Pc
terSburg
Throughout Germany a house-to-
house search is going on to secure evil
dence against the Polish leaders on
the charge of high treason, especially
as to whether they contribute to the
sO-called national treasury. This is
owing to general instructions from the
Leipsic imperial court
The press here comments on the
Deutschland making the fastest trip to
New York, and expresses the hope that
Germany will retain the lead against
the world
Ninety persons have been made seri-
ously i'll at Rheine. Westphalia, owing
to the eating of diseased horse flesh.
c. o. Yates of the United States
coast survey has arrived here.