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He was right. The keys were found
which fitted the locks, and presently
we were free.
SNOW" said Yon. "you makee follow
ME. Suppose man say, Stop" you
sabbee what to do. But no t'ink dan
ger now"
We passed from the room, leaving
HUNG stretched upon the floor, the IA
tai sign which he had so often used
stamped indellbly upon his forehead.
Closing the door behind us and duly
locking 1t, we entered another chamber
and once more saw the light OF day
struggling to pierce through an III de-
fined window. Yon Immediately went
to the door and, opening it, peered out.
All clear" he said. Come"
! We needed no second bidding. Pass
ing through the door, we found our
selves in a little garden, which we trav-
ersed with all speed. ion made for a
clump of trees some 200 yards away,
and Notwithstanding our enfeebled con
dltion ! think we cleared that open
space In fairly good time.
Entering the SHELTER, we stopped to
breathe, and l turned back to look at
the place which had been our prison
and which but for Yon would have
been our grave.
The pagoda, old, dilapidated, stood
on the brow of n considerable emf
hence, and the cottage from which we
had escaped. an abode of the poorest
description, nestled In an indentation
some so or GO yards from the base Of
the pngoda. One would never associ-
Rte the two, and rs these old pagodus
IRE usually incrusted with reverentlal
superstition ii is highly probable that
my one alighting on Chng-hi would
keep respectful distance from the
venerable structure. In this way Kung
could surely count on immunity from
prying eyes.
Y0n gave us a respite of moment or
two and then led us onward through
the trees. His face was now CHASTITY in
its paleness, and Notwithstanding a
brooding determination of the brows
his jaws clattered nervously together.
He seemed fully to realize what he had
done, and terror over which he had
no control took possession of him. But
he led us OH quickly, surely, and l
knew that his anxiety to get away
from the island would insure us as far
rs lay within his power u quick and a
safe retreat.
Presently from a thick clnmp Of
shrubs we emerged upon the river, and
a few PAGES farther on, hidden among
come tall rushes, was saiapan. All
yOn pointed excitedly to 1t.
"Good sampan, good Loaf, plenty
club. Makee lun down the liver all ii.
Makee Shanghai side thlee-four day."
He unmoored the boat and drew 1t
alongside the bank. Jim looked at him,
Mt me and then back in the direction of
the pagoda.
"And WoochingT" he said.
began to be apprehensive and LOOK.
ed him inquirlngly in the face.
"Well?" asked.
'He is still alive"
"W0oching no mNkce tl0uhle now
hung CO." said YOn. "Kung he belong
topside man"
"Come, JIM" said. II am satisfied.
Let us thank God il we can get away.
1t would be madness further to tempt
Providence"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
A MONSTER DEVIL FISH

Destroying It's victim Il u twp, " 'nn-
situation. The pawar n th,I mur'ler"n.
ma,ady Ia felt Oh organs and p"rv.' anI
muscles and brain. There's n" h",ith ~
~, ovsrcUmA But d. KINGS New IAfa
pills nre safe and ca, vnin rnra re4t ia
tho world for Stomach, LIVER. k"in"vN
and Bow sls. Only 25 csn'sa, n. u Dan
forth's Drug Store
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Eleventh Ward League Smoker.

The Eleventh Ward Republican Les-
que held smoker at it's headquarters,
No. s07.909 Chandler street. last night.
Mr. Greenwell gave some recitotions.
Mr.. Carroll, Mr.. Soloway, Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Conner singing. Mr.. Com
ner and Mr.. Soiloway dancing. Mr..
Russell and Mr.. Jones entertained in
music and singing. The evening was
spent in a joyful manner. About 200
were present.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
THE APPETITE OF A uOAI

T. envied hy all pour dyspopIics whose
Stomach ami Liver are ont vi order. All
such should kuow that DR.. Kings N"w
Lite Pills. The "unoerfu. stomach AMI
Liver Kennedy. give IL sulendid appetite
SQUAD uig-stiun nnl II ro.,inr bodily hab-
IL That inau ca perlrct heal h and great ri-
er:y. Only Fac Nv y. u. DAn.o,tn's drag
store.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
THAT IHROBBlNG HEADACHE

W"uia qui. lily To- so yuu. il y"u usa
DR.. Kings New liis Pill, Thousands Of
utfslprs have proved their matehie ,s ner-
" Tor sick und Ne vnus iieiuiaclies. IN y
make pure bionI and strong nerves sa:d
build III your hsnith. Easy to take. Try
iheIi, Oniy 20 CENTS. A,onny back II no
cured. Sod ny n. u. Daninrvu, drug.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
WILL CON- pleto Trunk Line,

The drug store at Hoekessin ia to be
closed next week and the telephone will
be moved from there to the Temperance
House. Tie telephone men Of the Della
ware 4 Atlant G Telegraph and Tele.
phone Co., who have been engaged for
three weeks in binding trunk line be.
tween West Grove and Philadelphia will
finish the work this week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Animal Jubilee Collection.

The annual jubilee collection win be
held Mt Up orth NJ. Il. Church on Sun
day evening. Arrangements have been
made for special services and the col
lection is expected to be large. Miss
Ages Snvd,r, ri Philadelphia, will sing
at the evening services.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Sermon ON Mrs, Nation

TIE Rev, Or. W. L. 8. Murray will on
Sunday evening at ST. Pauls NJ T.,
Church, call special attention to Mrs
Nations little Ratchet in Kausa- iIi~
subject will be us She q Deborah or \
Joan Of Arc"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

IL the pissue'. IT Il h'r'a 'hh6H'
lam night a dramatic ru'..04I..ar. "
lIo Unt, the au'piras ~ "F e. A|N
L@asary Irettue We rl"sIlHr
w,I! he reproduced Ih.- Iu,, r". s.. .
pr caets NiJt GO r.: tine &n.u' +" h,
rLurrh t.Da
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Will Hold Lincoln Day Exercises.

St. Paul's Parochal school will hald
exercises today in the school, celebNt-
ing Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Ths+
exercises were not held on Tuesday and
those arranged will be held today. TheX
will include Rotations and readings.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Train Will Stop at Eikton.

The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. minstrels of this
city will give performance at Elkt0n.
Md, this evening. The train leaving
this city at 6.45 o'clock, southbound, 0ves
the p, w. & B. railroad, will stop ~
Elkton for the convenience of the meras
bers Of the MINISTRIES and their friends.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
CxAxrIAs ron SIX oo1GrAH1Es
Capitalized ct More Than Millisn
p, Of Dollars.

Dover, Feb. l4.-=Certifeates Of In.
cerporation have been filed as follows:
The j. q. Mcclure Medicine Go. Of st.
Louis, No., to manufacture, sell and deal
In drugs, medicine and chemicals OF all
kinds; capital stock, 100000.
The ID. Il. Martin Go. Of Philadelphia.
to enter into and make contracts, &c.;
capital stock, 100000.
The North American Mortgage Co. OF
st. Louis. No., to lease and convey real
estate and other property; capital Stock
$250,OO0.
The Hackney Boynton Land Co. of
st. Paul, Mimi, to purchase and ac-
quire mining property aud mining rights
and to mine and mill the same; capital
stock, 100000.
The National Sugar Co. of Baltimore.
Nd, to manufacture, sell and deal in
sugar, Nc; capital stock, 100000.
ne McGraw Brothers Co. Of Will
Transport, Pa, to buy, sell and deal in
all kinds of lumber; capital stock, $4,000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Mr.. johnson Celebrates birthday.

Caleb 2. johnson ce 'ebrated his S1st
birthday Yesterday Mr. johnson is""e
Of the oldelt newspaper men in Viii.
minpton He wa born in Elktnn and
was f,r thirtv-nine and half ears Can.
npctrd with the Delaware gazette. He
retired ia 1889
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

nue. Station. for
NEW YokK, ws,A days, .Sol, -
~ 81 a, M '2l9. "a - 81 SLY az 4
i,a't.,;, .d:;; - 'lv.Ss ? n m su"a,,y:
'Royai Limited, '72, 'lo02 y. m.
PHILADELPHIA. week days, 'a.al.
81, . %, n,.,. 'h2o. 800 'l052. HOS II. IN.
Y - "a. SUI, - 10. .5le 'itoyai Ii l.
luls. '5ei, 7As so, 's3J, 1913 ia m:
q. -, 30 .3ss. 70. IL lRoyal L.m.tedI. = ID.
q, >. sgS 'taJ. U IN.
,acs.,r n.ck days so. $50, 70, y 8.
'AtN -jI.. Il a IL "2,A $40 'h.25 81
Il y. 'ios- p IN. SUNDAYS, ~, 50 o. s.
'Iu"a y II,
Alm0l, ctU.~..k days $50 y IN ~ >.
- - asa . y y. m Sundays, 7.& n ~.
,-1, May, Ocean Guy. wee. dag,
e, = NJ .si y IN Sundays Ia, T. ',.
seq Isle ,sty, week Gays $3.50 e. ~
R5j,murc and Washington. w.as day.
~. . vi, as. ~ y ,ttoyal LIN! al, ,! Z,
u '.ls ss, ~.rs Sis7. 90 ti,.ssi Liza, :.
.'lp GsS. stG}. sjUinp 10
t'u"tn.c.T aG3 NAV st"'I"as. 80 a, a.:
Sa r M m Is ssaa,S oily ''1 ~ w.
.UNAgH U~,k days, HA So s@
'lm q raj T2T6 SIS a57 SIS, . u
= IA Sundays 10 'sH. 800 . ma
T.. =. E55 sr : "a %ot 9 nj
l5t,,puis, wees nays 'Nt Nj ~.
~ "a "a. sunenys 'SA a, M - IL
~, 'p"' daily, %o' n, ~ p. m.
'r-gwr,l ana 81 ,.ous '4.iA b, M
y "pd 'I0 Is h4,y m A..
ST. n so EaE y IN Sundays s@ ~
'r.,t.,'.sre Accommodation. EerE Jaws,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

Eimms Conn. psnByroyM Pills. tbs
Original nDd only real Csnuine. 1no only
Ilns that passsl the auaviitich buart Il
Nrw iurI out Ut oil unaiy,st nud ws:s
recon insndr0 " the cDnadsnee Of tut
isdies. The nrst lnxts uuisr ths mama
,uur lraus Inars. now Is years very val
uabia, me IadisJ tavurItef IAJ bs r0ilsi
III III u liurs hue rsIlsdy. VI. sent u . ~
natl. Na,n depot w Mug strsst WI.
miuvton LsL Wholesale " yvaosrA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
Hair InSOIeS.

sWTAri : E.r. Perspi ration Is a nsosa
nj. w,g.t- Nh eli bunedts ths system by e.
l.rlss Julsuls Gut u soils and makes an irfa-
GaIl OF ssyt,tt. orn on tue body. II Her
larolU, are Worn through tbs day, moisture
r.g4G IN t,'st w.tl drain through the top "
L0T PERT, l5tyi ID: dry and st night will b.
iuaot ~ la IA ON OF tho solo. wht h Win
iw vel. q is wat MT hoid moisture eae
,i,uE dui h4I.b Will shues soiled by pegs
spi Stii.n irrItII me cot aud cause troubles
Temptation J. mas. constant in the feet b.
causa ttp t.arcs are larger and more cspAh&e
nj HO-urptJvu, AZ relief In had At once "
sad ulue,, w5laD ain great hsip from, thesA
lpeH.-. Shnu GH1a and harden the feet ~
kesp.ns thgln 'ry and pr venting irrttattoes
They ul-rs = HiItugi cuahtan aud prevsnA
- IA a,.au.. aaL take the place Of rubbSf
p,l,l., tr,er iUs pnf pair. For sale only hy
Z. James Belt, Druggist
SIXTH AND MARKET SITS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

Abra,n T.. Elmer, of Utica. is 40 years
old, and has taken TO mc'!icine except
DniIy's lure Malt N'his..cy for twenty-five
years.
It is the only Thi7kcy taxed by the Gov
crnment as q medicine. Thisisa guarantee.
All druggists and grocers, or direct, 81 20
bottle. Refuse substitute. Send fur free
medical booklet.
DUFFY MALT WHISKY Co. Rochester, N. z.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
1C.u,e Soll IN one Day.

Take l.Ax.t.vs Bromo Quinins Tabiats
All druggists refund the nioasy II IL falls
m c,lr.. n ". urUvs's sISnxsurs 10 On
svery box.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

80 ~ 80 $sy e.; e
may nave a soul. 50 IN time ACA VS.,
permitted once more to be Of use. Then
he thought of us and how we might
help forward his revenge.
Well, Kuns was gone, but his lieu
tenant was still at large, aud notwith-
standing Yon's belief that Wooching
would let us rest | was doubtful.
knowing the pertinacity of that dread
| full man.
4! Well. we reached Shanghai without
mishap and after staying there for two
days took ship for Hongkong. intend
ing to make our way back to Mel
bourne with all dispatch. Yon was to
accompany us as far as Hongkong,
where we had promised him sufficient
enumeration to set him up for the rest
Of his life. Indeed Jim wished to take
him across the great water, but sue
ceeded in dlssuading him Of the idea.
Yon was n,ost excellent fellow In
pagoda Or Vn river, hut Just little
too violent for peaceful English
home.
Though he travelled with us as our
servant he nevertheless slept forward
with the other cooly passengers, and
on the morning Of the second day out
the captain came to Jim and me in our
cabin saying that there had been row
among the coolies and that our servant
was seriously injured. OF course our
thoughts naturally few to the society,
and, begging the skipper to show us
the way, We hurried forward.
YOn was still alive, and that was all
that could he said of him. His eyes
were glazed and | don't think lie rec
Ognized us, but, though it may only
have been my fancy, just before he
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

Tsylor's Mssic Hssdache Powders cure
haadaclir and nsuralsis every time pee
~ red W ". y. 9ssis M wv King ~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
kHatA ,,lA

lin sTanByrays! kiils tn, bss,sA sSS
BY ms;t. Us alag straA., Il
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
The Great and Well Known

Professor J townsend has made hnHs
dreds OF cures In Wilmington for the IasA
seven years BY my magnetic and massage
treatment l cure rh uinatisin. kidney cosa-
piaint. paralysis. hip and spinal disease
ST. v tu1 da mes and all seminal weakness
My abdominal Supporters best remedy lAe
ali female weakness, after all others faiA +
cure prove what say. ny my cures IN.
this city sufferers you can SEQ them yO00
selves. II you can't ,me to me will eona4
to you In any par Of the state. also 60 ~
all parts Of Pennsylvania, my only o.
in this state Is 6l5 King streets ~
agents. rs
Oyster Pie at Beckett's Restaurant -
and Shiplev strvsJa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

A2 -
u he I'd Of stuck 50 head OF harses. 90 hsnA
Of Western l-nna horses. . trOtting horses.t
years OIL / eau be . "a. thoroughbre4
sta.ii Oh cOnIng years old. This lot Of horGa9
A0i" TO be sound. Balance 81 head sec0n4
hand horses, havs baeu used In the city ~
Fniiadeiphin. gtod arm and general urpaaa
hor4ea Is he III OF L.. eth .ws and spring I.
some big mixers. | Jersey Sull. with reSi~,
terei ped Fee ns ine US in tbs state. EvAs9
honf to 20 for highest dollar. 30
Dinner u o aoci. sale at IL o'clock sharns
A credit Of o. days II
WA II. XII AIR, Centreville P. @ Dsl
Frank Z. rt.dhtnn. Au, n-tn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

DUBLIC SNLE-wlLI. BE- SOI.n AT PUgt
hc sAin Un the farm Of Frederick Kk1ag'
! mile south OF Centreville, miies wsss>a
Wilmington, on WN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
The Fountain Of Youth

II feel Ike a boy againl" exclaimed Geo.
three weefs' course OF DUFFY'S PURE
r1ITtr v.,TyJlEEv Ard h..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

DELAWARE DTVTSINN
For New Castle. B.l3 q. m, 3R 4T. ana
65s p. m. week days.
For Lewes 8.13 q. m. A34 p. m. week.
days.
For Dover, Harrington. and Delmnr.
NIB. Hos a. m. A34. 65S and l2ll p. m.
sundays. 1911 p. m.
For Wyoming and way stations. sos ..
m, weekdays.
Express for Cape Charles. Old Point
Comfort. and Norfolk HOS a. m, week.
days and Ell night daily.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

=, Congressional Limited Express All
c,,t'1,v'n Par'ar Cars ard Dining Car %
extra fare other than the usual Pui!m IN
charge.
tr) limited Express Vestibule Puror
cars. Vestimle Passenger Coaches. aud
Dining Car No extra. fare.
'he Wilmington Transfer Company VIII
cpl Tor ard check baggage from hnt'is
erd residences.
For further Information. passengn"s
a~e referred 10 the ticket agent at tho
Siation .o1
J n HUTCHINSON. ]. r. WOOD.
General Manager. General Pass, Agent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15

;. AanAS. Tia" >. sssa. r,S1,a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
Says Filings on Sioux Reservation
Under Reservoir Act Are
No Good.
OPEN TO HoMEsIEADERs ONLY
Confusion, II Not Moro Serious Trouble
Will Result, AZ the Pierre Land
Once Has Allowed These
Filings.

Huron, S. D., April 16.-The general
land office at Washington has handed
down Its long delayed decision in re-
gard to filings made on the Sioux res.
ervatfon under the reservoir" act. II
holds that such filings cannot be made.
This finding is sure to create consid-
cradle trouble. The land Office at
Pierre has never refused to accept
these filings while both the Huron and
chamberlain Office have rejected all
Alch. The reservoir act specifies
that entries under it may be made on
any public domain not otherwise APP
propriated. The land Office officials
here and at Chamberlain have based
their position on the provision of the
act opening the Sioux reservation stat
Ing that the land shall be subject to
homestead entry only. Many filings
have been accepted at Pierre, but it is
not thought that a great deal Of reser-
voir construction has been undertaken,
pending the decision Of the interior de-
partment.
The reservoir" act is intended to al
low persons to dam the streams for
the purpose of rest raiyIng the waters
for supplying stock on the ranges.
The case in which the ruling was made
was on an appeal taken by Margaret
"A. Morgan, who attempted to file a
reservoir declaratory statement at this
office January IS. 1897. and was re-
fused.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
AMERICAN A PRISONER.
Missouri Boy Who Iousht With Boer,
Captive.

AAA AssOuAA DOy VINO 1Ou8nt " 18th Doors 4
81. Captive.
Paris, April Among the Doe,
prisoners who recently arrived In LIS
bon from Lourenxo Marquee" says =
special dispatch from the Portuguese
capital. was young American. Ran.
dolph Marttnsen. who described him
sell as the son Of the president OF the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad
He was captured by the British. but
released as an American on promisins
not to fight again. Subsequently he
was arrested IN Lourenzo Marouex at
the request OF the British AUTHORITIES
under suspicionsof being a Boer agent.
Mr.. Martinsen. on being brourhf
here, secured his release through the
American charge d'anaires, and his
father sent him money to pay his M s
sage home. According to his renre.
sensations he was aide de camp Ia ca
John Blake, commander Of the. Irish
brigade. = Al, q 3
A dispatch from the London Datlv
Mail from Lourenzo MARQUEE, cabled -
the Associated Press March ii. said
that a Mr.. Martinsen, who was said tn
have resigned a post in the United
States army to Join the Boer forces
had been shipped for Lisbon on the
Portuguese transport Zaire, which
carried 103 Boer families, after he had
made an Intellectual, attempt to ohtain
consular protection, N.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
State Law Giving Latter First Con.
sheraton Ignored by Board
of Charities.
NEW WARDEN OF PENITEMTlARY
j. A. Bowler Succeeded by Sioux Falls
Man Who Was on the Slate
Bonrd Goes Again to
YanAton.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 80. S
Swenson of Sioux Falls, was late yes
terday afternoon appointed warden OF
the state penit s:ltiary here, vice J. A
Bowler. removed.
The republican board of charities anc
corrections is in working order now af-
ter the tilt in court and is getting the
state institutions back under repub-
lican rule. Bowler never hoped for any
consideration, as he has been one of the
democratic warehouses; of the state
since it was admitted and before. O..
S. Swenson is a Scandinavian who has
lived here for many years He has
held county offices ana conducted a
hardware business here. He has been
influential among his people in the in
terests of republican politics and now
gets his reward. He is also chairman
of the Minnehaha county republican
central committee.
The only candidate for the place op
posing Mr.. Swenson was Captain S
H. Dixon Of this city. He is an old
soldier and for that reason claimed
title to the position of warden as
against Swenson. He has some au-
thority in law for this. There is a
statue passed by a republican body
which says that veterans Of the civil
war with good records shall be given
preference in the matter of appoint
ment to positions in state institutions.
The board ignored this provision how
ever. and carried out pledges made
sometime since.
A visit was made by the board to the
school for deaf mutes here and last
night the members returned to Yank-
ton where they will see DR.. l.. c. Mead
installed as superintendent of the hos.
pital for the insane.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
FAMOUS CASE SETTLED.

Uncle Sam Said to Have Compromised
With Importers for S4,oOo,ooo.
Philadelphia, April 16.-The Record
this morning says:
The famous hat trimmings case,
involving about $4,000, and which since
1884 has been the subject of a bitter
legal battle between the government
and number Of importers, has at last
been settled. 1t was stated on high au-
thority that compromise has been eff
fected through which the merchants
interests will receive about $4,000 900
from the United States in full settle
ment of the much larger amount they
claim to have been forced to pay in
excess of legal duties. The suits, which
have engaged the attention OF some Of
the best lawyers in the United States,
We're brought by Meyer--& Dickinson,
.kohn. Alder & Co., John wanamaker,
Henry Tilge and other Philidelphians.
These cases will, it Is said, be called
up in the United States district court
Tuesday, when Judgment will be con-
fessed against the government for the
amount agreed upon. In other suits
verdicts will be taken in favor Of the
defendants -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
THE INDEMNITY CLAIMS.
Statement From Rockhill Shows First
Figures We're Exaggerated.

Figures We're Exagserateu.
Washington, April 16.-The last ad-
vices to the state department from Mr.
Rockhill contains further details re-
specting the amount of indemnities
claimed from China by the powers 1t
appears these claims have been much
exaggerated in some statements
though the sum total is still far in ex-
cess Of the amount Of money 1t is be-
1ieved here China can raise. 1t is the
belief Of the state department that the
total claims should not be allowed to
exceed $150,O00,0OO or 5000, 100000. Ac-
cording to information received here,
the British claim, so far as formulated,
is reasonable in amount as compared
with other claims. In fact, the United
states, Great Britain and Japan rep
resent IN these negotiations the moder-
ate element, whose desire is to prevent
the imposition Of charges that shall de-
stroy the Chinese government and re-
suit in division of the empire. None
of the claims exceed $780, 900, and
even the largest is something less than
this amount. This is believed to be the
Russian claim, which is fixed at $780,
100000. The German claim is flexible,
ranging between $50, 100000 and $4,000,
600. but is nearer the former mark al
present, though it doubtless will grow.
AS already stated, the claim of the
United States is s25,O00,0O0 and with
these few totals in mind it will be seen
that II the remaining powers are to be
allowed a proportionate share the ag-
gregate will be beyond China's ability
to pay, which has been tentatively es-
timatedl at $300,O0O,OO0. Nothing is yet
determined respecting the method ,of
raising the indemnity fund. even after
agreement is reached