Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-08

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several months the ENJOYS of the powers
at Pekin signed the preliminary demands
upon the Chinese government, and they
were formally presented to Prince Ching,
Li-Hung-C Chang being too i'll to pose as
a joint recipient. The terms imposed on
China are, as long ago decided upon, rig
orous in the extreme China must pay
an indemnity. make abject apologies TO
Germany and Japan, punish the Boxer
leaders, including seven members of the
royal family, rae the forts protecting
Pekin, permit permanent guards around
fortified legations, and cease the manu-
facture of munitions of war. 1t is now
reported at Pekin and Shanghai that
China will not accept the terms; that
the Emperor hesitates to behead the
princes, that he does not wish to destroy
his forts, and that he fears the presence
of permanent legation troops in Pekin.
If the Chinese imperial authorities per-
sist in refusing the terms it remains for
the powers to decide upon a new pro-
gram. A new program is TO be dreaded
above ali things, for it may mean quar-
rels between the rivals for influence in
the far East and bring about partition Of
the Chinese empire, or even general
war.
The meeting Of the shareholders OF the
Panama Canal Company in Paris on
Thursday developed the fact that while
the directors Of the company hope to
transfer the enterprise TO the United
States government, the individual holders
of the stock are opposed to American
control of the waterway. For some un-
known reason few people of the United
States take the Panama canal enterprise
seriously. The De Lesseps failure, how
ever, was far from sounding the death
knell to the project. According to sci
entifc journals, the difficult engineering
problems have been solved and thousands
Of men are being continually employed.
Work has been opened up along the en-
tire length of the canal. Fifteen Of the
forty-six miles have bveen dredged to the
full width of the proposed waterway, and
oa depth Of from sixteen to twenty nine
and one-half feet In a word, two-fifths
of the work on the great enterprise has
practically been completed.
Little seems to have come of the Boer
invasion of Cape Colony The Dutch
residents of the British colony have not
risen en- masse to join the burghers, who
are making a desperate resistance to
Lord Kitchener's army, and the invad-
ing columns themselves have been so
closely pursued that they have been com
,,allod ~ ahonJo,, cavara3 e,Itnc and many
carts. In the Orange Free State the
British generals are making a strenuous
effaort to capture Gen. De Wet, who is
reported to be cornered- againin the vi
cinity of Thaba N'Chu, in the western
part Of the territory. Numerous minor
engagements are reported daily III which
the Beers seem to be holding their own.
The people Of Cape Town presented TO
Lord Roberts sword of honor In his
speech he lauded Lord Kitchener and Sir
Alfred Miner.
The Grand yizier and other Turkish
dignitaries were present at a dinner in
honor Of the officers of the United States
battleship Kentucky The Sultan also
received them.
An official report shows the water
plant owned and operated by the muni-
cipality of Paris Melted profit of 49,
100000 francs (SS,000000) during 1900.
A small municipal electric light plant,
started as an experiment two years ago,
cleared 100000 francs fS1S0,0OOJ.
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The years statistics show that more
than 10000 alcoholic patients were adj
mitted to thirteen Paris hospitals The
treatment and maintenance Of these des-
perate drunkards cost the city more than
100000 francs lS400000).
There is always trouble in the states
tributary to Turkey and the Sultan's
ill-paA troopws are generally engaged in
suppressing an insurrection somewhere.
Just now Gen. Edhem PashG with GOO
troops is at MitrOvilza in All attempt TO
queIl rising Of the Albanian peasants.
1t IS reported that be has been instruct
ed to use extreme measures and TO give
no quarter.
In a British blue book Oh China, Sir
Claude Macdonald. former minister, de-
elares that the Boxers led the Chinese
government 10 believe chat they possess
ed supernatural powers.
Another South American revolution has
been put down-this time in Colombia.
II seems from brief dispatches that there
has been a revolutioa-its number has
been forgoften--in Colombia for the last
year or 50. The government announces
that Gen. Uriba Rosario has been de-
feated, and people in the United States
wonSger what il is aiI lib--s-
The Socialist memhers largely dominate
the proceedings o. tho German Reich
stag
$3.50
French troops are restoring order 70
he Province u Cantony chies-