The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
THIS COUNTRY
WANTS ACTION
Situation in Far East Causes Defen-
sive Preparations
GETS TRADE ADVANTAGES
From China and Corea, as Embodied
In Chinese. Commercial Treaty
Wyoming Senator Said to be Mix
ed Up in Pestoffice Deal.


Washington. The situation in the
Far East has caused the officials of
the State Department to renew their
efforts to secure for the United
States from China and Corea certain
necessary trade advantages as en-
bodied in the Chinese commercial
treaty and i'll Minister Aliens de-
mands upon the Corean government,
before the crisis becomes more acute.
1t Is realized that should hostilities
break out between Russia and Japan,
the resulting peace treaty probably
would leave the United States and
other neutral nations entirely outside
OF the pale of advantage in Corea
and Manchuria, no matter which way
the side of victory turned. There
fore the State Department is bring
ing pressure to bear upon the Chi
nese court to insure the speedy rat
itication Of the trade treaty, and as
other nations have indirectly been
given advantages in this negotiation
1t is hoped that final ratification of
the treaty may be exchanged in
Washington within three months at
the outside. This will result in the
opening to the United States trade
OF the ports of Antung and Moukden
IN Manchuria. Across the river from
Antung in Corean territory lies Wiju
and the State Department has
prompted Mr.. Allen at Seoul to re-
new his pressure upon the Corean
government to secure the opening of
that port of trade.
Following a long conference with
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, re-
garding the latter's interest in a
building leased by the government for
the postoffice at Cheyenne, Postmas-
ter General Payne intimated that the
case was closed. He had said that
before the expiration of a previous
lease on March /, 1899, the lessons
wanted the rent raised from 81 400
to 1900, which Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith deemed exor-
bitant and he caused an investiga-
tion to be made. According to the
records, an agent for Senator War
ren, in the Senator's absence, then
executed lease for a building af-
fording much better quarters for ST.
200 per year for ten years, beginning
April l. 1899. Mr.. Payne said this
would have saved the government in
ten years $1,000. The postoffice
probably will remain in its present
quarters until the completion of a
government building at Cheyenne,
which is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy probably by July next.
Rear Admiral Sterling, temporari-
ly in command of the Asiatic squad
ron, cables the navy department an
nouncing the departure Of the gun
boat Vicksburg from Shanghai for
Chemulpo, Corea, where she has
been ordered at the instance of Mr..
Allen, the American minister at Seoul.
The local riots at Chemulpo recent
ly endangered American life and
property and the dispatch of war
ship was thought necessary. AS the
marine guard of the Vicksburg does
not exceed half dozen men, Rear
Admiral Sterling has been instruct
ed to send company of marines from
the Philippines to Chemulpo, and it
is stated that they will not be landed
unless American interests are fur
ther threatened.
Indian Inspector jenkins is at the
Coville Indian agency, Washington,
investigating charges against Indian
Agent A. M. Anderson. The charg
es include alleged irregulari-
ties in vouchers executed some
time ago. There are a number of
other charges including some grow
ing out of religious indifferences. The
Indians in the Coeur d'Alene agency,
Idaho, which is under the same adj
ministration as the Coville agency,
are regarded by the department as
being in need of but little supervis-
ion owing to their progressiveness
and its separation from the Coville
agency and the appointment of a
sub-agent has been urged.
In response to an inquiry about
American railroadmen in Mexican
Jail, it is stated that most of them
are ont now The government has