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The marriage of Miss Katharine For
tune and Mr.. Roy Dickinson took place
this noon at the home of the Rev. S. S.
Estey, $40 Harrison street. The youn a
woman has been employed at the M
Dry goods store for the past year and
a half and the young man is connected
with the ]. Weiss Grocery company.
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The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. H
j. Weingert, 1874 Fillmore street.
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NOTICE, HOME BUYER!
$2,375 will buy close-fn, all modern house
40 feet, years old. c. w. Shepard, 40 CO
lumbia. Ind. phone so.
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WANTED-Position taking care of cows
or horses or work around house. W. NJ.
Wiley, 511 E. 10th st.
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Mr.. and Mrs. David Gossitt are to
entertain the Anthion Mandolin club
this evening at their home on Van
Buren, street. Miss Edna Morrow is
to be a special guest.
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FURNACE WORKS

GEO. E EEYBOLD. furnace work. tin
roofing. guIterinR, spoutipR furnaces q
speciality. aal Kansas ave Ind phone ala
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The guests last evening at a party
given by Miss Nora Spencer We're:
+. Miss Ella Fuller, Miss Jennie Wells,
Miss Leah Shirley, Miss Fife Shirley,
of Granville, Miss Maud McMurtrie,
DR.. Milo Sloo, Mr.. Harry Adams, Mr..
Glare Stevens, Mr.. Clyde Corbett, Mr..
Stanley Reed, Mr.. David Owen, Mr..
Elgie Bratten.
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. Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Doncyson en-
tertained last evening at their home on
Topeka avenue in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Decker, who are to soon
leave Topeka, for a permanent home in
Lawrence. The guests last evening
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Decker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Clauser. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Clauser, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Rigby, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Schlegel, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Morris
and their guest Miss Smith, and Miss
Julia Whitmer. The entertainment of
the evening was progressive pitch and
the prizes were won by Mrs. Decker
and Mr.. Maurice Schlegel.
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS
THE J. C. DARLING CO., ia Kan. ave.
Rubber stamps, brass and aluminium trade
checks. Prices low. Catalog free Tel 291
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WANTED-A place to work for board and
room by young man. Address c., care
Topeka Business college.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-By a middle aged woman of
experience, as nurse in confinement
cases; charges reasonable; references
given. Address Nurse, Journal.
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The Duplicate Whist club was en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
L. H. Mum, when Mrs. Herbert Arm
strong played for Mrs. w. J. Black.
and Mrs. c. E. Mum, of Washington,
d. c., for Mrs. H. p. Dillon.
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FOR SALES acre tract IA miles east OF
s. F. shops, rooms, good cellar, well,
fine bearing orchards. W. H. Basbee.
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UNDERWRITERS
FREE pIsPENsAhY.

TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY. south
east corner Eth and Tyler sta: from !
regular practicinE physicians for the
oensnt 81 PeIsons Wltnout means Eno
tients are assured OF careful and conaid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished IN
most cases.
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JEWELLERS.

JAMES Il. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti-
clan. Complete stock OF watches. dia~
moDds, stlverware, etc Eyes examined
and spectacles properly ntted
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FOR SALE-Property at 299 Oakland ave
Oakland; good location.
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FOR SALE-Lots Johnson Place addition
w. 9Th. NJ. Heery. Tel. 1926.
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MONEY.
80 ~, - - 100000
organs. typewriters, household goods an
personal security L Biscoe 627 Kan av
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Mrs. f. Maher entertained at cards
Monday evening in honor of Mrs Chas.
Harsch of Kansas City and Mrs. Al
Jinks of Champaign, Ill. The guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. AlOnzo Wolf, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Fisher of Washington,
u. c, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Polly, MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Guthrie. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Beckman, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Ham
met. Mrs. Al Jinks of Champaign, Ill,
Mrs. Chas. Harsch of Kansas City, Mrs.
William Jones, Mrs. J. P. Kelly, Mrs. H.
c. Rust, Mrs John Hand, Mrs. Lillian
FNagan. Miss Kathryn Fuller, Miss
Lillian Hendricks, Miss Ruth Gavitt,
Miss Edna Maher. Messrs. w t Trow-
bridge ]. J. Brown, Chas Their, and
Henry J. Hustler. The first prize.
bunch of carnations was won by Mrs.
Harry Guthrie The BOBBY prize was
won by Mr.. Ed Polly.
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WHEN you want T., hire a man or boy.
call UP z M c. a. telephone 81. We
rs We a list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. Y. NJ. {. A.
Employment Bureau III E Sth St
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FURNITURIs PACKERS.

Z 4
CAPITOL UPHLSTERING CO., Is years
experience in Topeka, prices reasonable
best of references. LIS w. 9TH. Ind. 1895
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The Ladies' Music club will be en-
tertained this evening at the home of
Mrs. J. w. Going on Topeka avenue.
The house will be decorated with car
nations, and punch will he served by
Miss Margaret Gowing and Miss Mary
MacLennen. Each member of the club
will have a guest with them. This is
an extra meeting of the club, and the
programme will be unusually enjoy
able.
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MASSAGE PARLOR

LADIES beauty parlors. facial maSsag'
and shampooing, toilet articles Mrs
Annie M. Trap. 40 Kan ave-. upstairs
Tel 372
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MOVING AND STORING.

FOR moving packing and shipping. Ath-
erton Bros, 200 e. 5th 81. Both phones 9ss
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DREssMAKING.


DRESSMAKING and ladies' tailoring, LIST
class work. Miss Taylor, b23 w. 9Th st.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and tailoring.
Mrs. d. G. johnson, SIG Polk st.
LADIES' tailored skirts, perfect At, prices
cheap. Bessie T. Walker, 254 Arter. cor.
Iowa
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MACHINE SHOP.

FINE gunsmithing. exchange gSns. head
quarters football supplies. H b. How
ard sos Kansas ave.
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HAIR DRESSING.


WATCHES cleaned. 75c; clocks. soc. main
springs. 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for
old gold or silver All work guaranteed
Old jewelry exchanged for new. II hard
up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kansas ave.
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coal, OFhIERS-

COAL and Coffeyville vitrihed bricl
Hargreaves & Co., lis E. Sth st.
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soNecH1N-rreaty port on nertnsass

| soNGCHIN.-rreaty port on northeast
coast OF Korea.
sUwoN. = Korean town twenty-five
miles eouth OF Seoul. The Seoul-Fusan
railway had been laid as far south as
this point when war broke out.
| TAIKU.-A Korean town forty miles
north of Fusan. The railway from Fusan
to Seoul had been laid as far north as
this place when hostilities occurred.
| TAKU.-A fortress at the mouth Of the
Peiho, commanding approach to Tientsin.
TAKUsHAN.-Chief port ii Manchuria
after Newchwang. Situated on the Ia
yangho, about twelve miles from sea and
forty miles west Of the Yalu.
TALIENWAN BAY.-In Liautong pen
Insula, northeast of Port Arthur. 1t Is
six miles wide and six miles long and has
three inlets. The largest Is Victoria bay.
! on southern SIDE where Dalny Is situated.
TAsHICHIAO.-Near Newchwang and
junction. Of the railways from Tientsin
| and Port Arthur. Russia has built large
barracks here.
TATUNGKAo.-Port on Chinese bank
of Yalu river which China has agreed to
open to foreign trade. 1t is the great
lumber market for Manchuria.
TOKYO.-Capital Of japan. Population
$4,000.
TsUGARU sTRA1T.-Between Yesso
and Nippon. thirteen miles wide at its
eastern part. The Russian Vladivostok
squadron attacked and sank couple OF
Japanese merchant vessels here.
TSUSHIMA.-strong fortified island
belonging to Japan. situated in Korea
strait midway between Korea and ia
pan. 1t is thirty-seven miles long and
possesses a well sheltered harbor, where
there is depot for torpedo boats as well
as dockyard and coal stores.
| TITMNN RIVER River forming the
ca stern portion of frontier between Korea
and Russian territory.
/. UJINA.-Port of garrison town Of Hiro-
shima on the Inland sea.
uSSURI RIvER.-Chief affluent Of the
! Amur, forming frontier line between Man
churia and Russian province of Primorsk
| vLADIVOSTOK-R commercial
| seaport and chief naval station on the
! Pacific. One of the eastern termini OF
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line to the Manchurian railway g thrae
miles above the town on left bank, where
large Russian settlement has been built
since 1900, when Russia seized the place.
Newchwang is 1873 miles from Port Ar
thur by railway and is the starting point
OF two great highw AVS. one to the north
| through Mukden ana one to the Yalu riy-
er, via Fuchau, Pitsewo and Takushan.
NIIGATA.-Treaty port on west coast
OF Nippon.
NlkOLSK.-A town sixty-eight miles
north OF Vladivostok. where the railway
lines from Hardin and Khabarovsk Join.
Misunderstanding yards In north Of
Nippon.
ooMoRI.-Japanese naval station on
south side Of Tsugaru strait.
OsAKA.-The Woolwich Of Japan and
second city of the empire.
PINGYANG.-The third city CT Korea.
A large walled town on right bank of
Taidong river, seventy miles from sea
and about half way between Seoul and
Manchurian frontier. The Japanese gain
ed a great victory over the Chinese here
in war of 1894 The Japanese have occu-
pied Pingyang In force and fortified It.
PITSEWO.-Harbor on the east coast
of Liautong peninsula, we'll protected, but
shallow. 1t marks the east end of north
ern boundary OF Russian territory. It
was here that the second Japanese army
of invasion landed during the present
| war.
PORT ADAMS.-An inlet eighteen miles
In depth on west coast Of Liautong pen
insula, navigable for vessels drawing
twenty feet Many thousands of Japa-
nese invaders have been landed here.
PORT ARTHUR.-On Liautong PENN
sula, Russia's naval stronghold on the
Yellow sea. Japan captured 1t during the
war with China, but had to surrender II
at the instance Of Russia, Germany and
France, which considered that its posses
sion by Japan would be detrimental to
the lasting peace Of the orient" In 1885
Russia acquired 1t on a twenty-five years
lease from China and Immediately set
about to make 1t imprcgnable. but the
work was only half finished when war
broke out. The harbor is large. but much
silted up, and the entrance is by q mar
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Newchwang. During the war with China
the Japanese fortified the place and held
1t for nearly year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fortified naval
station and dockyard in Yesso, on the
north side of Tsugaru strait, nearly oppo-
site Vladivostok on mainland, from which
1t is 400 miles distant.
acknowledgement place on TRANSIT
berian railway and junction of lines from
Vladivostok and Port Arthur. respective
ly 45e and ESQ miles distant. 1t is an i'm
mense Russian camp, most Of the troops
and stores in Manchuria being kept there.
The town is only four years old and has
already population Of 125, 900.
HSINMINTUN.-Nor terminus of
Chinese Northern railway, distant sixty
miles from Mukden.
Observation-Disclosures town in Manchu-
ria, close to border Of Russian Primorsk
province. Mantchoo garrison is sta.
toned here for the defense of the from
tier.
INLAND SEA.-Between Nippon and
Shikoku, with two entrances from the Pa
cific, both strongly fortified.
JAPAN.-An island empire extending
2,700 miles n,ong the eastern coast of
Asia. consisting of five principal islands
of Yesso, Nippon, Shilsoku, Kiusiu and
Formosa, with many hundreds of smaller
ones. Area 10000 square miles, or about
twice the size of Great Britain. Popula-
ton 100000.
RELATIONSHIPS as Ksiping
Observation-Disclosures city near the Liau-
tong gulf, short distance south of New
chwang. 1t is on the Manchurian rail-
way. which here runs close to the coast,
and is one Of the many good points for
the landing Of a hostile army
KAsAN.-A good anchorage on the
northwest coast Of Korea.
KIIABAROVSK.-Ru town of TO-
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s
on the limo Of the Transsibcrian railway,
IN which it serms the only break, Distant
z.OOO miles from Port Arthur II IS frozen
over from beginning Of November 10 emo
OF April but except for few weeks IN
FEBRUARY and March the ice breakers
balkal and Angarn Invented by vice Al
mlral Makaroff, who lost his life on the
II lated battleship Petropavlovsk at
Fort Arthur) are able to make the pas
sage across the lake. distance OF thirty
miles. After war broke out the Russians
lalo railway across the ice. but TINS
was only used for conveying stores, the
troops crossing on sledges. Since the ice
broke up trains are run around the edge
of the lake.
LAO RIVER.-Chief river of Manchu-
ria, flowing into Liautong gulf. NaViga-
BILE for 200 miles. Newchwang is situated
near Its mouth, which was mined by the
Russians and later cleared of the mines
by the japanese
L1AUToNG PENINSULA. or Regents
rd.-The promontory forming the
most southern portion of Manchuria, on
which stand Port Arthur and Dalny.
LlAOYANG.-Wa town Of $1,000 in
habitants on the Manchurian railway,
about forty miles south of Mukden. The
ROAD TO AntunS on Ialu river starts from
here, and the Russians had projected a
railway to connect the two places
LIAUTISHAN.-A mountain 1,50o feet
high at southwestern extremity of Liau-
tong peninsula. 1t was off this point that
the Japanese ships took their position
when they bonbardcd Port Arthur at diff
ferent times.
Acknowledgements naval arsenal and
government dockyard on west coast Of
Niphon.
MANCHURIA.-The three provinces of
the Chinese empire lying north of the
great wall. Population 100000. Area
600 miles. or double that of Japan.
Russia occupied Manchuria in 1900 in con-
sequence of the Boxer rising. but agreed
to evacuate it under the Manchurian con-
vention of April s, 1902. The nonfulfllment
of this convention brought about the
prc-cnt war. Manchuria has fertile soil
! and great mineral wealth, both country
and climate being like Canada. The riv-
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Transsiberian railway, $50 miles from
Hardin and $500 miles from st. Peters
burg. Magnificent harbor. completely
landlocked by hills crowned with forts,
but icebound from December to April, and
the channel has to be kept free by ice
breakers. Two floating docks to accom-
modate VESSELS up to 5000 tons. and dry
dock. 625 feet by 100 feet and 80 feet
deep. capable of accommodating largest
battleship. Distance to Port Arthur by
sea 1850 miles and to St. Petersburg H.
TAO miles. Barracks for 100000 troops.
WE1HA1WE1. = On north coast of
Shangtung peninsula. lis miles from Port
Arthur. Leased from China by Great
Britain for 80 long a period as Russia re-
mains at Port Arthur.
W1JU.-korean town at mouth Of Yaiu
river. opposite Chinese town Of Antung.
Russia occupied and fortified 1t on the
outbreak Of hostilities. but deserted it
later. and the Japanese occupied the town
on April g. The first brush between Rus
sia and japan took place near here one
Japanese officer and five men being cap
tured.
WONsAN. = Korean treaty port in
well sheltered harbor at the bottom of a
deep inlet. Connected with Seoul by tele-
graph.
YALU RIvER.-Boundary between Ko-
rea and Manchuria. 1t flows between
high mountains covered with magnificent
forests. but is only navigable for short
distance from its mouth.
YINGKOW.-See Newchwang.
YOKOFIAMA.-Princip treaty port of
Japan, with two large craving docks.
Population 10000.
YOkOSUKA.-Ch Chief naval station in ia
pan, with drydock and building yards.
Guards the entrance to Tokyo bay. Head
Quarters of the JaDanese navy
YONGAMPHO.-Capa harbor in
north Korea, near the mouth of the Yalu.
Occupied by Russia before the war, but
their settlement has since been burned
by the Japanese. after they had driven
the Russians out
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CONCORD.

Concord, June I'm. Barton, Of
Blakesburg, passed through this vicin-
ity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, of near
Abba, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the S. Hicks home.
VIM. Morrison was Moravia caller
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Campbell, of Mo
ravia, visited Sunday at Frank
Strunks.
Mr.. and Msr. Amos Baily are re
joicing over the arrival of baby boy
at their home.
Blake Swain and wife were Sunday
visitors in this neighborhood.
Nose Hon and lady friend, of Eos
ter, spent Sunday with relatives here.
Rev. Alfred preached at the Liberty
church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Ella Price. of Udell, is spend
ing this week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Strunk.
Mrs. Levi Swain was called to
Charitan on account Of the illness Of
her father.
The young people from here attend
ed the ice cream social at Oscar
Moons Thursday night. All rs~A o
pleasant time.
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PULASKI.

Pulaski, June 17.-Mrs. Scarborough
and mother, Mrs. Nidy. Of Grand juno
ton, Iowa, are visiting at the home of
J. E. Heskett this week.
The tabernacle meetings which have
been conducted by Rev. Miller for the
past four week, closed Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Matte Saunders, Of Mt. Pleas
ant is visiting her son, John Saun-
ders and family, east of town.
John Angspurger's little daughter
Eunice, has been quite sick for the
past week. Her recovery Is doubtful.
Mrs. Frank Milligan, Of Bloomfield,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
ton Elder, last week.
Mrs. B. w. Webb and daughter.
Mrs. Lora Miller and little daughter
Veta, of Mcpherson, Kansas, are Wis
iting relatives here.
Miss Joy Fryberger, Of Bloomfield,
visited friends here last week.
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famous ridge. the spurs reaching down in
many places to the sea. There Is only
weak tide here, and the coast, which has
some fine harbors, Is always free from
ice. In the western half of the peninsula
the country slopes gradually down to the
Yellow sea, the coast line being broken
by shallow and tortuous inlets shielded
by an archipelago of islands where the
tide rises thirty to forty feet and the
sea IS frequently frozen. Population TO-
900. The army, which has been reor-
ganized under Japanese supervision. num-
beers 10000. Korea owes her independence
to Japan. Until the Chino-Japanese war
she acknowledged the suzerainty of Chi
ma: but, under the treaty of Simonoseki,
China renowned her claim. Since that
date Japanese influence has been steadily
increasing. and before war broke out
there was a large resident population of
Japanese, who owned most of the ship
ping and foreign trade.
KOREA STRAIT.-Separates Japan and
Korea. The island of Tsushima divides it
into two channels The western channel,
called Broughton strait, Is thirty-four
miles wide, and the eastern, Kruzenstern
strait, is twenty-five miles wide.
|. KUNSAN.-Korean treaty port on the
Yellow sea. at the mouth Of the Yong
dang river.
kUPANGTSE.-A junction on the Chi
nese Northern railway. where the lines
from Newchwang and Hsinmintun meet.
KURE.-Near Hiroshima on the Inland
sea. The second largest naval arsenal in
Japan. with drydocks and armor plate
works.
KWANGTUNG.-The name given to the
territory in the Liautong peninsula ac-
CURED by Russia in 1885, bounded on the
north by line drawn from Pulatien, at
the head of an inlet on west coast, to
Pitsewo, village on east coast Of the
peninsula.
KYENGHEUNG. = Russo-Korean trad
ing mart on the Tumen river.
LAKE BAIKAL.-An immense fresh
water lake covering an area of 1850 miles
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row channel $50 yards wide, which It Is
very difficult to navigate. circle Of
forts runs round the town, and another
line of forts extends northward for TWEEN
ty-fve miles as far as Dalny. Distant
$500 miles from st. Petersburg by rail-
way.
PORT HAMILToN.-small island of
south coast of Korea. occupied by Great
Britain in 1885, but evacuated two years
later on Russia promising China never
to attempt to gain foothold in Korea.
Large, well nheltered harbor.
PORT LAZAREV. Il Fine harbor in
Broughton bay, on east coast Of Korea.
POSSIET BAY.-South of Vladiyostok
and close TO the Korean frontier.
PULATIEN.-The west end of northern
boundary Of Russian territory in Liau-
tong peninsula.
oUELPART IsLAND.-on south coast
of Korea, forty miles long by seventeen
wide. One good anchorage at east end of
island.
SAKHALIN.-Large island of mouth of
the Amur. The Russians and Japanese
held it jointly from 1867 to 1876, when Rus
sia gave the kurile islands to Japan In
exchange for her share of the island.
Now Russian convict settlement
SASEBO.-Japanese naval arsenal and
government dockyard on island Of Kiusiu.
One of the ports Of embarkation for
troops during present war
SEOUL-Capital OF Korea, near the
Han river 1t lies in n wide valley be-
tween high mountains and Is surrounded
by wall thirty feet high and fourteen
miles in circumference The town has
electric tramways and is connected with
its port. Chemulpo, by railway twenty
four miles long. Population 200, 900. Now
occupied by large japanese force.
SHANHA1KWAN. = Chinese garrison
town in gulf Of Pechili at the point where
| the great wall reaches the sen The rail-
way from Tientsin to Newchwang passes
through this place. which marks bound
| airy between China and Manchuria.
ONOSEKI.-Jnpanese fortified ma
val station in Niphon, distant 120 miles
| from the Korean coast