The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-08
LOOTED CHINESE AsTRONOM-
ICAL INSTRUMENTS.
REPORTED NAVAL MUTINY
Crossing of Inter Der Linden and
Tariff Furnish the Principal
Subjects for Discussion.

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question of the return of the Chinese
astronomical instruments taken from
Pekin; the proposed crossing Of the
Inter Den Linden by an electric rail
road; the reported protest of the
Hungarian premier, Koloman De
Sell against the proposed German
tariff, and the cruiser Gazelle Incl
dent.
The whole press practically agrees
that the astronomical instruments
were illegally carried off. Even the
kreuz Zeitung criticises the action of
the Germans, as follows:
"The instruments were manifestily
taken unlawfully. The perpetrator
undoubtedly acted in good faith but
that does not settle the affair. The
least that can now be done is to de-
duct the value of the instruments
from the Chinese indemnity
The statement made some three
weeks ago that the instruments were
Pun 1laoCu d1u 1lOC lOClSu Has uOL
been officially refuted. The Neuste
Nachrichten says it is not sufficient
to place the instruments at the dis
posal Of the Chinese, and proposed
to offer to transport them back to
China and reset them at Germany's
expense on the spots from which
theywere taken, if China is unwilling
to do so and deduct the mount ex-
pended from the indemnity.
The Vorwarerts triumphantly ex-
claims that China intends to leave
the illegally acquired goods in Ger
many, as a continual remembrance of
how Germany respects international
law, and says that the honor of Ger
many demands that the instruments
be taken back to China.
Regarding the proposal to run an
electrical railroad line across the I'm
ter Den Linden, the Neuste Mach
richten says: "The waves will re-
cede and no victim is required. The
democrats vainly hope to make cap
ital out of the conflict. In view of
the fact that the legal right is with
the crown as Burgomaster Kirschner
said, only these who strive to dis
place the center of gravity, the crown,
speak of the power and right of self
government Calmly rejecting on
the reason why SO much dust was un-
necessarily stirred up, we recall the
proverb 'Parturiunt Monies Nascitur
Ridiculus Mus (The mountains are
in labor, there will be born a ridicul-
Gus mouse.
Should the efforts made to change
the sentiments of the crown fail, a
base will have been created for ac-
ton upon the part of the council in
recognizing the crowns rights, upon
which an understanding will be more
easily arrived at than through an i'm
proper contest"
Regarding the alleged objection of
Austria to the German tariff, the
Munich Alemeinez Zeitung says it
can announce upon reliable author
ity that neither confidential nor Of
fetal representations have been made
on the subject to Berlin.
The Bavarian diet, this week, con-
tinued the tariff debate. The pre-
mier, Baron Won Crailsheim, steered
successfully between the demands of
the agriculture and industry, granting
that the former needed protection,
and pointing out the necessity for
long term commercial treaties in IA
vor of the latter, while not forgetting
the masses of consumers. But, he
refused to commit the government to.
any action.
The cases of INSTRUMENTATION which
occurred on board the German cruiser
Gazelle recently have been much YEN
tilated in the papers.
The sec%retiveness Of the officials
On the subject is condemned and the
natural result is that there has been
considerable exaggeration.
The Hallesches V%olksblatt (social
democrat) claims there was a mutiny
on board the vessel, which is COM
manded by Captain Neitzhe, sever
disciplinarian The sailors, who had
served in China, were called upon to
perform the S~tricteSt service. and
they complained that their food was
not satisfactory The captain one day
found a letter in his cabin requesting
that a change be made and notifying
him that otherwise he would be
thrown overheard. An inscription on
the door read: "Neitzke, take care.
Remember the Krosigk case"
"The Krosigk case referred to is