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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16
CHATTER XIX.

II was December when once again
Maid Marion va lifted to her loung
ing chair overlooking the li.gum
bayan. and little by little began pick
Ing M once more the threads has,
were ~ nearly severed for all time,
and. rs health and strength slowly r..
turned. hearing the tidings ~ the
busy. busting world about her.
Others, too. had known anxiety aS
sore as that which had 40 lined The
lace ~ Col. Hay and irebled the Ill
yer In the soft hair oi Marion, his wife.
Weil.nigh distracted, . mother sped
across the continent To the Pacific.
Their. Ia await the coming OF her sons
remains.
From the night Of Walter Foster
disappearance ut Carquincn M word
of his existence am To give her hope,
no trace ~ his movements until. late
In August. there WAS brought To her
the cnbied m-ssngc;
Alive. we'll. hut in trouble. Have
written"
And this was headed Yokohama
Not until October did that longcd.
for. prayed.for letter coiDr-a selfish
letter, since II gave no really adequate
excuse foe The long weeks ~ silence.
aud onlJ told thai the boy had been
Ia hiding, almost Ia terror OF his life
while sin daled by the shock of the
fire and smarting from his inuns
wrote Walter, he had wandered from
T the cars nj Port Costa. lie had en-
rouutercd most uncongcninl per.
sons he said. among the recruit,
and never realizing that II was deser.
ton, wartime dcscrtion at that, had
determined Ia get back to Sacramento
and Join some other command, Yes,
There was another reason, but one
mother couldn't appreciate" I'm
SHOWN 10 all hut one of his comrade
an the train. he had abundant money
realized from the sale Of horses aud
tattlc a. the ranch. II wa. IN q bucl
skin belt about his waist, aud thi-
money bought him friends who tool,
him by water To sacramento, founr
him secret lodgings, procured suit
able clothing and later spirited him
on to San Francisco
But these money thought friends
ahowed the clOsen hoof. Threatened
to give him over To the military au.
thoritics to lie tried for his life nm.
less he would pay a heavy Sum. The,
lad him virtually a prisoner. II,
,uld only stir abrond at night. and
hen in company with his %iailcrs.
There was a man, he wrote, who bad
4 grudge against him. II man dis
charged from the ranch. who followed
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16

his chief surgeon were in consuita-
ton AZ to what on earth to do with
Zenobia Pcrkins-thc woman had be-
come a public nuisance.
You compel me to remain sgainAt
my will because I'm on. Indispensable
Witness" said she to the saturnins
adjutant general. beyond whom she
never now succeeded In passing. She
wns volubiy berating him, 10 his
grim amusement. when the lattice
doors from the corridor swung opes
and two officers entered.
For nearly two minutes they stood
waiting for n break In her t~mpcstI-
Gus fow Of words. but as none came,
the senior impatiently stepped for
ward and the adjutant general. look
Ing up. sprang from his chair jus, as
the chief himself came hurryinp out
from the sanctum sanctorum and
greeted the with cordial.
ly clasping hands. The lady too had
risen.
well. ! shall have 10 interrupt, you.
gentlemen" said she. 'for my bust
ness won't keep u you propose q
keep me. ! want TO know right here
and now. Gen. Drnyton, whether I'm
10 get my pay or not; n not. I don't
propose To- Wal, another day IN Ma
Mia, and you can get out ~ the
scrnpc the best way you know row.
one here hut me could swrnr that
W u Foster was dead. aud YOU
1w IT,"
You've sworn 10 what isn't so.
madame" inirrposcd the new arrival.
placidly. "n.re'S that young man
Foster" aud ~ he spoke the lattice
doors again swung open. aud. very
pnlc. n tall youth IN civilian dress
~ ushcrcd H.. ~ sight Of whom,
Maj. %farpuhar fairly shouted.
How'd ! get him?" said the new
IN five minutes later. Found
him aboard the coptic when she met
ns ~ we were pulling out from
Honolulu. lie was going back to the
states. LEFT Hong-k Kong brfor. the
story WIZ published. Didn't want to
come. of course hut had to-"
wasn't there time tn write his
Mother They surely would have
cablch, and III. Coptic mast have rot
into San frnnciAco u week ago"
"Ccrtninly. Letter was s-ni right
on by the Steamer. addressed To Gin.
cinnnil."
80 lordi" said Drnyton and she
WINS NJ Frisco all the time. Colonel
h" added 10 his chietof.staf. whats
the first transport homc?"
"/enlnndla. air; Tomorrow"
"Sorry for the Icslnndia. but
Ienobia must go with her.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16

tor plainly showed his anxiety I o get
him away. The crowd too wanted
him to go. He had told nothing sspc-
cially new except that Murray and
Foster were acquainted. and Murray
enlisted because Foster had.
Everybody" said by this time this
must be Fosters body. What "cvery-
body" wanted was to get Connolly
nut Of the way now, then perhaps =
another fever patient might be suin-
moned, for they couldn't expect to
keep those remains another day.
There was widespread, II unspohen.
hope among the score Of correspond
ents that the proyost-marshal would
feel TINT he must summon Miss Ray.
Hut before the examiners could de.
eide there came an unexpected scene
vinton went over. bent, and whls-
pered TO the provost-marshai. who
looked up. nodded. and glanced to-
wards the witness. sitting flushed
and hea,y.eyed, but patient, across
the room. vinton was plainly ask
ing something. and 10 tho manifest
displeasure Of many Of the crowd tho
little freshman wa again sccostcd.
"Yon say Murray was = bltcr, AMI
bit you 80 that the marks last to this
day. Did you take note OF any pc
cuiiari'y In his teeth"
ayes. sir. Onc Of EN- was gone
near the front. right-hsud side. neat
to the big yellow ryr-tooth."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16
CHATTER XVIII.

To say that Mr.. Rays abrupt an
nouncemeni WAS u 2urprisc to the
dense throng 81 listeners Is putting
IL mildly. TO say that II waa re-
ceivcd with incredulity by part OF the
soldiery. aud concern, II not keen APP
prehension. by old friends of ~Sandy's
father who were present. Is but =
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16
DAUGHTER

Nis own mother coy,dn''t reco.ure
S,m" Rut AZ. ,roxo.t.m.r.h.,
dvavy,.d ~, NJ. d;ir., az. ia, s,,.
cher m~,,IIo,;o, wo,Ll ,,owo,. ,h.
,o..ib,ii,v ~ r-.,oo,,,,an and pr;ct
"a nj .,,Se
n 80, ,,.-,.. o. Some 49,,
vounv M.,l.n -. hidden N ten
vhe,ber n. t,.w- and mat n. knew
of the deceased and ali men busbcd
th.,, v.rv i,r.a,h a.. Az. Ia 90.
ronauc,.d IN IN. hl.rt.,-.hrouded
form .nd.r ,,,. n-v.rha,r,ry .~,.,I.rv
4, IN, or., ,.,,o rh. h-n,n;,.,
.,.w.rd ,iox,y ,,r,.d d.w, an.
coyer,,t. and v.,leu. xcr.nigb A
,nll;d ma the csru... WAS bidder 10
iool I.ooL n. All io,g ana e-ar,sst.
~. n ,i,,I. weights tba, som. on.
MAJ p,aced an m. sv.I,ds were un,sd.
she .oU hair eaa b.ep r.u,iv
byvsb,d. the Inns w.r. gently closed:
the de,,catr. cirar.cut features wore
nm exprrssjop OF infinite peace and
rest: and Nellrp slowly turned and.
cciny tbc o6,c;.l ,rroun nj the neiSb.
bor,ts, table. nodded.
"yoa think YOU recognize the de-
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pay ".,n a,''n'""' "e'"rr ma. u
"Ah '"''" Murray n"e" m'", "no s"..
ro"' "'""'! run nun. '""' : y" !
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vac WV s""'"""' '".S.' Jury
W. III nNlNN NuAN NnaN nINNFs
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16

=,
MI" 70 De"'er anu e"''s'cu " 'hc
same P"r's' " MA" WI" "'"sS nus.
.~nA'o"s - se' RIO o',"n" Wv ",s'
sn'ng ne k"c" 'ha' 'e''"w' "n""" ne
ssPPoseo n"u gone on Va .""''A'
su!neu W I" o'Ss"'s' snu Jo'.-" 'o,..N
~. ~ "n'
sespe'a''o"' ",',o' y" -
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a"o ,o"n" n'"'S'" wv" ""'s ""e'
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there Mt his own expense.
Ne still had some hundreds left.
They went Ca S~n Francirco, where
Walter took steamer ~ once for
Honolulu tn await there the coming
-" a..u' -. ~" s.,.na Iii
them, but no sign OF more ca,air'
To Walters dismay he had see.
among the ~passcurrrs landed from
the Doric the Disguised rough whom,
as S,ckctt. he hal so ~unfa,orab'y
known before, who Ms Murray hnd foi.
lowed him into the army. " womb
never do To fall into his clutches
again. the man would bctray him IN
stantiy. Walter kept III hiding until
he heard that snchr't was accused OF
s,nbhing u s'nh officer 81 Gen. Ninton
and had He'd the island.
Later. when the next troop ship
came, bringing his friend WITH ", ne
again took counsel IA the "u ma"
tuiiy admitted his irirnd was the
same old chnm 81 frciburg days the
friend 10 whom h'r parents han 40
much objected h fortnnrs OF war
had thrown them together WIZARD ~
im%prcnnious NJ ever. " u Damon
and Pyih'ns. the orcH'cH u fyinues'
'n' wv" NjnN"S VI '"' w" "s'T "''''"
'IoHe "h" 'h,ihlh'' '"u'" ""'' "".''
'""l""' ~ W ""'' Wv """"'' '"' '"'
'""Ih' inc troop Hn'Ps VIZ '" pro
Gee" ~ 500" ~ '"n''u. 'h''. ~e''
reason" no" WI! ""ncr "'s"'" '"
D NtuN IN ltUnnlnlNI. NNN Nllltfn NfHeu
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16

faint description Of the effect Of tho
lsd's emphatic staten, mt.
To nine out Of ten among the assem-
bly, the young ohicer was total
stranger. To more than ninr out Of
Ten the Identification of the dead ns
Walter Foster. Maidie Rays luckless
lover, ~ss already complete, and
many men who have made up their
minds are inccnscd ~ those who darr
To differ from them.
True. Mr.. Stuyvesant had said that
the sentry. No. 0, did not remind him
except In stature, form. and possi-
bly, In features. Of the recruit he
knew ~ Foster on the train. lie did
moi speak like him. Hut, when close.
~ questioned by the legal adviser Of
the provost-marsbai's department.
the officer who conducted most Of the
examination with much Of the man
ner Of n prosecuting attorney. Mr..
Steuyvesant admitted that he had
only seen Foster once to speak to.
and that was at night In the dim light
Of the Sacramento station On what
might be called the on side OF the
train. where the shadows were heavy.
and while the face Of the young SOL
der Was partially covered with q
bandage. Yet vinton attached i'm
portance 20 his aide-de-camp's opin-
ON, and when Ray came ont fiat
footed. A. Il were In support Of stuy-
vesant's views. the general Mas Wis.
IDLY gratiaed.
Hut, except for these very few, Ray
had spoken to unbrlic,ing ears
sterniy the military lawyer took him
In hand aud began TO probe. No
need to enter into details. In ten
minutes the indignant Young gentle.
man. who never in his life had told u H..
found himself the targct Of ten
OF hostile eyes. some wraibful. som,
scornful. some contcmptuour. some
insolent, some only ,lcrisivr. hut all.
saw those of u few silently obsrryant
officers. threatening or NJ least inim.
zeal.
Claiming first that he knew Walter
Foster well land. indeed. II seemed
10 him he did. for his mothers letters
10 the Zig Horn ranch had much Ia
say OF Maldi.'s civilian admircr.
,houyh u,iIi, h.r..l, c,,Id ,.r,,Iv he
induced Ia ,n..nL ~ him, p,, ~,
forced Ia oJ,,i, ,hn, IA. had ,,,, Mn,
I onIv t,,irr ar ,hr,., ,~lurin, a h,i.,
and HURRIED ,i.i, IN ror, A,c,m Ia ..c
his loved one. b,.fore ,hry m,,,I .,
For, aud tb., hr -,,,,,,i
h. MID ini mn, n,,c,,t,n 40 a..
sichin, sv.in o,..,ion.J ~ ., ~.
opnor,,mi,I.s az -, ain, md cheer.
iny Poster SANDY LaJ h,,.r cnn.
,,r.i,.,i =, ~ 81, a.. Laa,., a,
s.rv.I ,i,, ,ln..i, a., ali ,., .,iat,,.
wnn, ,o-rNnr,l,. rh.v ors, me-, 4.
.,.,u. In s,45i,. a.. ,,tn,.. ..a,h.
or ,yas ,in,io,. -, I,,.m r,a. -
s,, No., a., ho,nd.. .a,..t. g.,
f,,L rnhhi, ,v,s ri. -,.,..t,. -,
anJ d,.,i,, th, tn., ri - h,,i ,
b.,u,i,nI mud .,.,.d, hnr.. .ht. 80,
wa. ~, n,or ,r1 hi, han,I 80 49,, n.
,.x,r MANAGED q, ,,.., un,o,h. ,rn,, ,
said SANDY
4, u,s .o, hro,,h, on, II, .,t,.,..
49,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-16

VNNA hAHs
Drsyton had been told OF young Ray's
almost astounding declaration, and
officers of the law half expected him
70 make some adverse comment there
on, but he did not. Alert correspond
cDts, amazed 70 see the corps COM
mander 81 such n place aud so far from
The Ayuntamiento. surrounded him a.
he would have retaken his seat In his
carriage, aud clamor~d fos s%omething
rs coming from him In the way Of sn
expression Of opinion. which. with
grave courtesy. the general declined
10 give. but could not prevent appear
ing u week later In q thousand papers
In . dozen different forms--fcrricd
over 10 Hong-kong by the Shotgun or
some other ship. and cabied thence to
waiting Christcndom.
Drayton had his own reasons for
wishing to see the remains, then Vim
ton. and later Ray. and ~ his move
mcnts were closely followed. the wits
Of the correspondents were soreiy
taxed. hut the examination was to be-
resumed at nine. A runor vas run
ming wild hat Miss Ray herself was
TO he 10 appear. and bray
ton had To he DROPPED In favor OF q
more promising sensation.
II began with dr-ary surgical tech.
nicalitirs. The heavy bullet had
t~ra,ersed the ascending aorta near
its b~ifurcation." said Brick. who
though only I'm autopsicai adjunct,
WAS permitted Ca speak for h,a ~
sociatcs. Death, said he. had resulted
from shock aud was probably instar'
tancous. No other u could b~ ut
tributed. No other wound wns dir
covered. No marks ~ scuMe except
some unimportant s~rraichcs' ON the
shoulder. The bullet was found Ia
weigh exactly The same ns those OF
the u~pe>plodrd cartridges IN poor
Maidie's priced revolver, aud though
brick would gladly have kept the
hoor and told very much more. the
provost -marrhal NJ gladly rot rid Of
him, for. despite the unwillipgncss
OF the medical officers al the Quartet
de- MeySir, Connolly had becn
trundlrd down tn Ertnita In a springy
ambulance aud WAS patiently await
ing his turn.
The moprn his coming wna m.
nounccd. Connolly was ushrrrd In and
Brick shut on short,
A nurs. and doctor w,r,. with tb.
s,urdv ut,l. Irishm,n ,,J n. need.
ed but brief instruction ~ To what
wns wanted. Taken Ia the ,r..tI..
nnJ h,dl,u ia Iool ,n,n ia. sac. m,
,h,. d.c,,.cJ aud nv ~ IA. ,,,lb
,ao II VA. Conn.Ii, lo,L,d Io,y npJ
~.n,,..tI, and he, ,nrn.d t..hiy In,
/ calmly 4, ,L,. a~,,,n,iy, nrr,y
ar +, u..,., ,,., 80. - ....
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,,.n ,.,o .W.,oi ,i,h a,,',.,.ahm..,
=, ~. Ia, r.n" -, A." a.,
- ~. 80. 400. -. III.
,usa,,~.r.1 wL.ra h.,,.a,
n.,,-. -.
ana. hin, ,y,i,,.
Questioned a. IN ,b.,,.r ,,.r. ,y,.
an, mai hy which IN, r,.,,ui, could
hc lnnvn con,.Ily mia ,b,, n. w.,
,....,, IL, 49,, 900. nh,.,.au,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-04
The Red Flag.

1he red button and the red flag have
been the emblem Of labor and revolu.
tion for more than 5000 years. In the
ancient world the favorite colors of the
ar1stocracy were white and azure blue,
while red was plebeian. Minerva and
Ceres, the goddesses of labor and agri-
culture, were always represented as
dressed In flaming red, and the ban
ners of the Greek and Roman trade
unions were Of the same color. The red
nag nowhere in antiquity meant ferOc-
lty and slaughter, but rather typified
the fact that all men, whether slaves
or masters, had in their veins the same
blood and in their nature the same hu-
manity.
But in the frequent serviIc wars OF
Italy and Greece the red flag gradually
became the emblem not of labor, but Of
revolt. At one time when the rebel
hous slaves and gladiators under Spar
tacus defeated three Roman armies the
red nag was on the point Of supplant-
Ing the eagle in the imperial city itself.
1t is related that the labor soldiers
were so fanaticalIy devoted to their
nag that it was the custom of their
generals when in battle to hurl it far
into the enemy's ranks and so compel
its devotees to rush forward and recov-
er it.-New York Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-04
LONG BALLOON VOYAGE.
French AerOnauts and Naval Officers
VIII Cross the Sea to Africa.

French Aeronauts and Naval Officers
VIII Cross the Sea to Africa.
Nj. de la Vaulx, noted French aero
naut, intends to cross the Mediter-
ranean In a balloon within the next
few weeks. The start will be made
from ToulOn, says the New York Jour-
nal. The balloon, which is now build
ing, will be spherical, of silk and will
contain 5000 cubic meters of hydrogen.
A peculiar yentilator will enable it to
retain its original form, no matter
what the weather conditions may be.
There will be four men in the bal
loon, two aeronauts and two French
naval officers, Of whom one will be
Lieutenant Gently, director of the naval
aerostatic park at Toulon. During the
trip he and his colleague will recon-
noiter the coasts and take metereolog-
ical observations. The two aeronauts
will do nothing but manage the bal
loon. seeing to 1t that it maintains its
equilibrium and goes in the desired
direction.
Carrier pigeons from various coun-
tries will be released at intervals. A
complete set of wireless telegraph in
struments will also be taken. Various
experiments will be tried during the
trip. OF these the most important are
those which will be made with the OBJ
ject Of establishing a direct line OF
communication between France and
the coast of Africa by means of aerial
currents. Much time will also be spent
In studying the various ways in which
q free balloon can render service to a
naval squadron in time Of war. Many
purely scientific experiments are also
to be tried, and it is claimed that for
this reason alone NJ. de la Vaulx's
project is entirely justified.
The balloon will be furnished with
an electric system, SO that at night
signals can be made and a light can
be kept in front and rear. The dura-
tion Of the trip being uncertain, pro-
visions for three weeks will be stored
In the airship. NJ. de la Vaulx re-
Gently Travelled in a balloon from
France to Russia, and in 1900 he won
the grand prix" that was offered to
the most successful balloonist.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-04
BETTER THAN LAW.
Julius Was Stumped, So He COnclxd-
ed to Return the Property.


81 was in Mississippi during the car
petbag days." said the Pittsburg story
teller "and one night at a hotel | was
robbed of watch and money. | found
out next day that it was one of the
colored servants, and / went to a JUS
tice of the peace and swOre out war
rant. The justice was also a cOlored
man, and he didn't seem anxious to do
the right thing. think he was in with
the thief, though willing to give me
show. When the prisoner took the
stand he declared that if he had stolen
anything it was while he was walking
around in his sleep. The statement
caught his honor, and he said:
"'How yo' gwine to hold a pusson
'sponsible fur what he does in his
sleep? Oar amt no law bout dat. If
julius dun took dat watch an money
an didn't know what he was doin, den
he's got to be discharged from Gus
tody.'
Il was pleading my own case" con-
tinued the Iron City man, land l re-
piled to the judge that the rule ought
to work both ways. If julius had TAX
en- my property in his sleep, he ought to
return it while he was in the same con-
dition. wasn't blaming him for being
n somnambuliSt and was willing he
should 20 free. bat should expect him
to enter my room in his sleep that very
night and leave my lost property on a
chair That w-@S n stumper on judge
and prisoner. and after scratching their
heads and wigg!ing around his honor
replied:
Julius. dis yece case has dun got
mixed up. 'Cordin to law yo' got away
wild de stuff an can't be held, but cord
in to de white mans dreambook yo's
got to walk in yo'r sleep agin tonight
an put yo'r stealin's back in his room.
Dat will leabe everything jest as it
was befo', an it pears to me dat yo'd
better tackle some older man an do it
wild yo'r eyes wide open
Julius didn't wait to walk in his
sleep again, but handed me my proper
ty before we left the courtroOm."-
Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-04
HARRISON IN THE WOODS.


"Reminiscences of the Ex-Preside ent
While n His Adirondack Camp.
Ex-President Harrison had sum-
mer home on Second lake, Fulton
chain, In the Adirondacks. While in
the woods he cast off all political ties,
says q Utica dispatch to the New York
Sun. He saw no politicians and would
not discuss politics In his forest home.
General Harrison's camp is called
Berkeley Lodge 1t consists of several
small rustic buildings. He was an ex-
pert oarsman, but usually went out
with q guide He was an enthusiastic
golfer and took an interest in the links
at Old Forge. He could cast fly with
remarkable accuracy and was second
only to the most expert guides in this
accomplishment. His aim was true,
but he rarely entered the forests to
hunt, as he feared that he would be
shot accidentally.
Berkeley Lodge is well shaded by
pine, spruce and poplar trees. A very
fair view of the lodge may be had
while coming up the lakes, but once in
front of the buildings the view is OBJ
structed by the trees.
During the first years Of General
Harrison's residence on the chain he
was wont to salute the larger boats
plying the waters of the chain with a
wave of a handkerchief. Later there
came SO many prying eyes and so
many cameras that he kept back from
the shore of the lake, and one was
scarcely able to distinguish him in the
midst of the trees, even while the
steamer stopped at the pier to unload
supplies for the lodge. On occasions
the general would be found seated
near the shore with his child.
Camera fiends caused the ex-presi-
dent much annoyance, and finally he
refused to allow any one with a cam
era to land at his wharf. He attended
the Presbyterian church at Old Forge,
being rowed down through the lakes
by his guide. On such occasions he
wore his woods costume of brown and
q soft shirt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-04
RUSSIA, JAPAN AND KOREA.
Methodist Minister'S Views on Strain
ed Relations Between the Powers.

Methodist Ministers Views ON Strain
ed Relations Between the Powers.
The Rev DIR. S. J.. Baldwin, record
ing secretary Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Missionary society In New York
city, who was in Korea in the early
part of 1898 while on a tour devoted
to the inspection of missions, spoke
us follows the other day on the Korean
situation, says the New York Post:
When L was in Korea, 1t was just at
the time relations between Russia and
Japan were very much strained, as
they are today. Russia's efforts then
to oust McLeavy Brown were the
cause of the crisis, as at present. At
every port where / was, If there hap
pened to be a Russian man-of-war
there was sure to be a Japanese war
vessel also If the Russian left the
port, the japanese vessel Immediately
got up her anchor and steamed away
In the same direction. The Japanese
were evidently keeping very close
watch upon the Russians everywhere.
Several times, also, an American gun
boat dropped in and seemed to be keep
Ing very well posted.
'If the present situation should de-
velop into war, Japan should certainly
have the moral support of the United
States, Great Britain and Germany. If
she does not have that moral support
which sometimes counts for something
1T will be because the three govern
ments in question are blind to their
own interests and Indifferent to the de-
mands Of humanity. The United States,
In particular, should be willing to as
sumo a proper share of the RESPONSE
bility. We have too often in the past
let England do the whole work and
then come in ourselves for full share
of the benefits afterward.
"Of course we must all hope that
there will be no rupture, but all my in
formation is to the effect that Japan
will certainly fight if Russia attempts
to gain the upper hand in Korea. The
Japanese have never forgiven Russia
for her course after the war with Chi
ma, and they are undoubtedly ready for
war. Most of the accounts of the late
military operations in China describe
the japanese contingent as being, with
out single exception, the best equip
ped force In the field"