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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-04
a1&n.

The Tuesday Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs Ruth Brown on Tuesday,
Jan. Goth Program as follows: Roll
call and quotations by each member;
reading, You can never tell" Mrs.
Winnifred Moody; recitation, "Life's
Mirror" Mrs. Mabel Harris; "Some
things they say" Mrs Florence Smith ;
delicious refreshment were served by
our hostess.
Mrs. Minnie Moore of Portland was
the guest of her brother, Geo. Wash
burn, last week.
|. Crowell and family have moved
into Mrs Church's house. We are glad
to have them come among us and ex-
] tend hearty welcome to them.
Omar Furber has been home for few
days.
Mrs. Church is in Pittsfield on visit
Walter Farnham was home from U. of
NJ. last week owing to excellency of
rank he was excused from examinations.
The high school closes this week.
William Davis died at the home of his
son, Seth Davis. on Foster Hill, Tues.
day morning, Feb. 2nd. His death
was very sudden at the last, being found
dead in bed. He had been in poor health
for several months. Funeral service
will be held at the Lake George school
house on Thursday of this week at 10
a. m
John Butts was showing his friends
quite rare sight one day last week. 1t
was large and beautifully developed
lemon grown on a little lemon tree in
their kitchen window, 1t is twice the
Size of a common lemon and very fra
grant.
Ashley j Keene left here, Thursday
of last week On Saturday, he left
Skowhegan to return to the Yukon
Gold region sometime in early spring.
He will visit in oklahoma and California
on his way back to Seattle. His many
friends hope to see him back again in a
few years.
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fkOIeb.

Mrs. Asa Thibadeau of Shawmut who
has been visiting her husband in the
lumber camp, went to Jackman, Sunday
Mrs. d S Holden has gone to her
home in Jackman to recruit up.
News has been received that L P.
Knnys youngest child is at the point of
death.
Mrs. f A. Orr has been suffering with
her eyes.
r. S. Greatorex made short visit in
town last week.
Wayland McRtchie is stopping with
his grandmother in Scotstown and going
to school.
M. Merrill, Supt. of the H & w. Co,
of Boston, M ass. and Mr.. Dickerson OF
California, the manager of building the
log hauers. w. Lanigan, general agent
for the H & w. Co, accompanied by
Paul York ali visited Joe Blair's lumber
camp last week.
Colin McRitchie has gone to visit his
mother 10 Scotstown, who is failing fast
Quite a number from the woods went
to their homes n Jackman, Saturday,
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Madison Center.

Ms. Martha Reed of Athens visited at
the home of her brother Daniel Blanchard
a few days, last week.
Mrs. Carrie Nuttng has been very sick
for the past week, but is better at this
writing.
The farmers in this vicinity arej busy
hauling wood and some are hauling water
as many wells and springs are dry. -
The many friends of Rev Harrison d.
Barrett of Needham, M ass. will be pleased
to know that he has come to Maine to do
missionary work and is to speak at Show
hogan, Madison and other towns OF which
due notice will be given.
Miss Ethel French, who has been in
business 10 Scion, has closed her store
and returned home to remain until spring.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
Madison.

Mr.. s. E Remck aud the other insur-
ance men in this pla e gave banqne, to
the members OF the fire companies at the
Weston House, Friday nigh. Although
Madison is a small town it is justly proud
OF its FIRE companies and their work will
compare favorably with that done in much
larger towns.
A social and supper was given by the
Degree of Honor Lodge at the A. . u.
W hall, Friday evening Games were
played and an enjoyable evening is re.
ported.
II was erroneously reported that Mr.
nike Clarkin was i'll with diphtherla. 1t
is not Mr.. Clarkin but a relative who
boards with the family.
Evangelis, Gale will commence a series
OF revival services here the last week in
February. The meetings are TO be held
in the M. Z church and will be under the
auspices of all The evangelical churches In
the place.
The Sorosis e joyed very pleasant
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. league on
upper Main street on Friday. The after
noon was devoted 10 Longfellow's works.
In addition to the numbers on the calen-
dar trio was rendered by Mrs. Boothby,
Mrs Clark and Mrs. Kennison. solo.
The Rainy Day, was sung by Mrs. Mary
Gregory Kennison, and Mrs. Esther
Clark sang The Open Window.
The citizens of Arson, lower village,
are making move to have an arc light
placed on the west end of the new iron
bridge.
Mrs. Malbon, who had been spending
a few weeks at the home OF f. c. Towne
on Old Point avenue, left for Skowhegan
Saturday.
Miss Fannie Tinkham, Arson. who re-
Gently had quite severe operation per
formed, is conyalescent.
Joseph Delile, boy about II years OF
age, fell down one flight trough the ele-
vator shaft at the Indian Spring wooden
mill on Saturday. He sustained no Sc
rious injuries,
Mr.. Rober, Christopher OF Bangor was
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Athens.

The Methodist Benevolent Society
met with Hannah Barker on Jan. %. A
pleasant afternoon was spent in doing
benevolent work. 1t was a pleasure
after the long quiet to be at work again
1t was decided to give an entertainment,
Monday evening. Feb. %, at the hall fol-
lowed by sale of useful and fancy arti-
Gle, also ice cream and cake. All are
cordially invited Contributions to this
sale are solicited from friends of the
work and may be left with Mrs l., G.
Williams or Mrs. j. F. Holman. The
society feel the need of friends for they
have worked mostly in the past year for
those needing assistance and unable to
help themselves, through sickness and
other causes, and they will meet each
week until after the entertainment; this
week on Thursday afternoon, with Mrs.
Holman, next week with Mrs. l.. &. VII
liams. 1t is hoped the members will all
be present.
Miss Ina Emery of Coburn Classical
Institute passed Saturday and Sunday
with her brother here returning to
Watervlle, Monday.
1t il learned that Miss Lillian Bick-
ford whom our villagt rs will remember
passing her vacations in past years with
the late Mrs Jane leveland, her cousin,
is in the hospital at Lewiston, with no
hope of her recovering
Owing to not being able to procure
materials for repairs the academy will not
be ready for occupation for another
week, 1t is expected
Mrs. Atkinson of Boston is visiting
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. A. NJ. Thomp-
son and family.
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SOIOn.

The Leap Year ball last week was a
success despite the storm. There was a
goodly company present and all seemed
TO enjoy themselves very much indeed.
The music was Kenda's orchestra of five
pieces.
Warren Foss OF Brighton and Henry
Washburn OF Bingham were in town, Fri
day.
The Ladies' Home Circle had sup
per, entertainment and sociable at the
Banquet Hall. Thursday evening There
was good number present and all, es-
pecially the young people, enjoyed the oc-
casion very much.
The Junior Christian Endeavor meets
each Saturday at , O'Clock with Mrs. Sar-
gent at the Congregational parsonage on
| Pleasant ST.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Stevens returned
last week from Bath, where they had been
visiting for several weeks
DR.. W. (. Tarbel of Athens was called
in consultation with DR.. w. S. Bates,
Sunday, upon the case of Frank Thomp-
son, who is critically i'll.
Henry Redmond is home from the
woods for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Johnson were in
town, Saturday, on their way to their
home in Harmony Mr.. Johnson was re-
Gently married to Miss Edith Berry of
New Portland and they are just returning
from their wedding trip.
Mark Walker of New Portland was in
town, Saturday
DR.. Williams OF Bingham wastin town,
Saturday. assisting DR.. Greene in a surgi-
cal operation.
Henry Wilson and Ted Lombard were
home from the Concord Lumber Mil
over SUNDAY.
The village schools closed, last week,
for short vacation.
L. w. McIntire and daughter. Claire,
were at Lewiston, Thursday and Friday
of last week
Maon Patterson and L. F. MeIntire
were al Lewiston, Thursday evening.
Rev. Mt. Sargent held services at So.
Scion, Sunday, not only preaching, but
shoveling paths and assisting in building
the fire A small congregation was pres
ent. The services at Embden were post
poued on account OF sickness in the com
munity.
The pastor of the Congregational
church went to No. Arson two evenings
OF last week to assist in the special meet
ngs at the Congre gaiional church.
Rev. Nh Crane. Field Secretary of
Maine Christian Eudeavor Uuion will give
an address at the Congregational church
on the evening OF Feb. 10.
F. L. Adams and Flora Pierce were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides mother on Wednesday evening
the z7th. Rev c. F, Sargent officiating.
Miss Winnifred Hall returned to her
home in New Vineyard last week to spend
the school vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Adams held their
wedding reception, Wednesday evening
OF this week
w L. Whipple was home from tie
Concord Mil, Monday.
The regular meeting of Northern Light
Rebekah Lodge is Saturday evening, Feb.
6.
Mrs. Carrie Brofee was at Skowhegan,
Monday.
T I. Young was I Skowhegan on bust
ness Monday.
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Browns Corner.

Tracy Lewis is at work for Bert Hay
den.
Miss Katie Lewis has gone to Skowhe-
gan to work for DR.. Cora Johnson.
Miss Mabel Moody is visiting at Frank
Hubbard's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha Mason were at c.
B. Chase's, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Isaiah Crowell and
daughter, Effi., have moved to the vii
lage It is with much regret that we
have them 60 from our vicinity, as they
are most worthy and estimable neighbors,
ever kind and thoughtful 1t can truly be
said that Mrs. Crowell is womanly wo-
man to whom one would not go in vain
Tor sympathy and counsel. We wish
them happiness and prosperity in their
new home. 1
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PisllOn's Ferry.

Richard Wells is confined to the house
with severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cain have a new
baby girl
NJ )ses r. Cain suffered a paralytc
shock Jan. 25th and is in a critical con-
dtion.
Henry CLANCY. for many years re-
spected resident Of Clinton, passed away
Thursday morning of last week, at his
home near this place, after lingering
illness He is survived by wife, who is
now confined to the bed by illness, and
one son. Willie CLANCY of this place.
He was for many years member of the
F. B church at this place also of the l. o.
o. F. of Fairfield. Funeral services took
place at his late home, SATURDAY morning,
conduc ed by Rev A, d. Dodge OF Water
vile.
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the guest OF his brother, Amedeo Christie
pher, on Sunday.
Miss Der ina Luce, a teacher of the
s'h grade. is i'll. Miss Florence Hamil
100 is substituting in her place.
Mrs NJ. J. Haines has been visiting at
the home OF her parents in Starks.
The remains Of the wife of the late
Judge Waugh of Starks were brought &c
This village from Portland on Friday
MIS-. George GEeenleaf OF Portland, a
daughter with whom Mrs. Waugh ha:
been making her home for the past two
or three years Mr.. James Waugh, son
Miss Bertha Waugh, youngest daughter
and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brand of Au
gusta, accompanied the remains. The
funeral was held at the old home farm a
S,arks on Sunday afternoon.
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East Madison.

Lakeside mill is ,hut down for this
week to do repairing on the engine.
Frank Lincoln has returned home from
the woods.
There will be a ball at Grange hail.
this. Thursday evening, music by Lees
orchestra. Supper served at iniermlssion.
DR.. Dascombe was called here, last
week, to see c. Hayden, who was very
sick with tonsilitis, but is much better at
present.
AT the next meeting of East Madison
grange will occur the twenty-eighth ami
versary. The day will be observed with
an all days meeting baked bean dinner
at noon. The entertainment IN the after
noon will be furnished by the charter
members of the grange. 1t is expected
that State Lecturer Thompson will be
present.
Horace PArkman has been visiting at
the home OF d. F. Hobart.
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so Solon.

Ruel Jewett is visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Alvin Head.
Rev Mr.. Sargent of the village preach
ed here last Sunday to small audience
He will be here every Sunday here
after whenever the weather is suitable.
Tuesday was ground hog day and if he
knows anything about it we are due a lot
more hard winter.
The thermometer, NJ ,nday night, drop
ped 50 degrees in II hours and the wind
that mad been idle for a few days made up
for lost time.
Alvin Head lost a nice steer, Sunday.
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New Portland.

The whooping cough seems to be the
prevailing epidemic in this place. Miss
Minetia Walton and Master Bond Davis
are suffering from the disease now
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson. who were
recen ly married at Dover, N. H were in
town, Thursday night. the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. M. Johnson
Carroll Caswel and family of Embden
spent, Sunday, with Mrs. Louie Caswell.
Walter Berry Of Madison was calling on
friends in town, one day last week.
Davis Norton is very sick at this writ
ing.
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There seems to be much uncertainty
about the locus of Mrs. Maybrick. She
has been taken from the Aislesbury
prison, where she had been incarcerated
for Is years, but whether this is a hos
ptaI or other place of detention is un-
known.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-04

All Minneapolis flour mills, 81 in num-
Der were shut down, Feb. LIST, but the
millers expected to resume operators in
three days-shortage in wheat supply
" u the cause.
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East Fairfield

Miss Blanche dali is quite sick with
bilious fever. DR. Lowe Of Canaan
attends her
John Walker had to employ work
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-06-17
TELEGRAMY.
z pola walk.

Petersburg, II czerwca. - Sta
kelberg donosi, re zamierzal W
srode zaatakowac prawe skrzydlo
japonskie, wtem uderzy} nieprzy-
jaciel ma nasze prawe skrzyd}o,
rozbl je i zmusi1 wojsko rosyj-
skie do cofania sic trzema droga-
mi ma poinoc. Ponieslismy wielkie
straty, kt6rych jeszcze ME zdola-
no ob1iczyG. 3cia 4ta baterya
pierwszej brygady artyleryi 20
staly przez japohskie dzia1a ro-
zerwane w sztuki. Z I6 naszych
armat musiano 13 pozostawic w
reku nieprzyjaciela. Wojsko ro-
syjskie bio sic dzielnie.
Petersburg, II czerwca. = Ku-
ropatkin telegrafowa} do cara: IA
czerwca stoczona zostaza bitwa,
w ktorej braly udzia} dwie japoh-
skie dywizye, Zgina} puikownik
Kostan6w jego adjutant Drago-
s1aw. General major Gerngross i
nacze1nik generalnego sztabu
Krecki So ranieni. Og6iem poleg}o
20 oficerow 3I1 szeregowcow, w
tel liczbie 200 strzelcow i so ar
tylerzystow.
Nastepnego dnia zaczeia iapoh-
ska artylerya ostrzeliwa6 nasze
lewe skrzyd1o, a na prawem spo-
strzezono przewazajace silly ia
pohczykow. Nasza konnice spe-
dzono re wzgorzy miedzy Tafan-
czau a Linczau. Rownoczesnie
wzmogl sic ogieh ma naszem le-
wem skrzydle. o 10 godz. przy-
puScil nieprzyjaciel og6lny
szturm, zajal pozycye naszego
prawego skrzydla. Wieczorem
wysunal Stakelberg do boju swo-
je rezerwy, lecz poniewaz Japoh-
czycy otrzynali take positki. :.
CIV tenn niejscu przerywa sic de-
pesza.)
Toxic, II czerwca. = w bitwie
pod Telissu, 80 mil ma poinoc Cd
Portu Artura, poleg1o 500 Ro-
syan. a 900 dostalo sic do niewo-
Ii. Zdobylisn.y "a armat. Straty
nasze w zabitych ranionych wy
nosza 1000 ludzi. Nieprzyjaciel
naduzys iapohskiej flagi. Pod Wa
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ROsyanie ma glove pobIcI.
DYWIZYA STAKELBERGA ODCIETA Cd
GK0WNEJ ARMII
Eskaira WadyWustueka zatOpHa diva OEaty japOhskIe.
NIEszCzEsoIE WIEKszE, NIz Sic zDAWAko,
OkOfo 1000 ludzi zgine}O pOdczas nOWOJorskleJ
kataStrOfy.
WIadyVOstoeka zatOpRa diva OTaty japOhske.
;CzEsCIE WIEKszE, NIz SIZE zDAWAkO,.
Il zgine4o podczas nOWOjorSkiei
katastrOfy.

bardzo starannie podczas gdy
Rosyanie, ktorzy ME wierzyli W
wojne, trzyrnali bron Ii nogi. Ca
Ia kwestya polega ma tenn, czy
przewaga iczebna, ktdra obecnie
jest po stronie Japohczykow, zdo-
la przyniesc owoce pred pora
deszczowa.
"Faktyczna przyczyna woJny
byl tratkat w Sirnonoseki, ktory
zmusil Japohczyk0w, do abdyka-
cyl potozyi podwaliny postepom
Rosyan w Mandzuryi. Wybuch1a
ona pod naciskiem opinii publicz-
nej, lud chcia} jej goraco, a Rad
ME mogl dluzej stawac w po-
PRICK jego wolf.
"Co do nastepstw tel wojny
dla Korei, to w kazdym razie ME
podleg5os6 tego nraju jest straco-
ma. Jezeli zwycieza Rosyanie, to
1ud podda i'm sic rownie oboje-
tnie jutro, jak mczoraj poddal Sic
Japonczyjkom. Kazdy z przeciw-
nik6w bedzie potem usi4owal W
ten, czy w inny sposob umocnic
swoje panowanie. Straca ma tenn
oczywiscie pahstwa trzecie, obo-
jetne, W pierwszym rzedzie Fran
cya, kt6rej mala, ale ruchliwa ko-
lonia sprawiia, ze tych obojet-
nych pahstw zajmuje najpowaz-
niejsze stanowisko wv handlu i
przenysle Korei."
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Rome nOtatki teIegrafiGzns

W Hamburgu odbywaja sic dzi-
siaj wyscigi samochod6w. Podczas
wyscig6w pr6bnych pokaleczylo sic
kilka os6b. Baron Leitenberger roz-
bill sobie czaszke. Dzis rano godzi-
ME 6 cesarz Wilhelm przybyi konno
ma wyscigi.
- Gala prasa uwaza zgodnie, ze
cesarzowa niemiecka powinna zwr6-
cic sunny, Wy3udzone przez jej mar
szaIka dworu cd dyrektorow zban-
krutowanego banku Pomorskego.
- Bratanek generaia Bobrikowa,
zyjacy W San Francisco, przepowiodaa
stryjowi, ze zginie reki finlandzkie-
go patryoty.
- Gazety austryackie 8wracaja u
wage, ze Rad austryacki, bratajac
sic Rosye, ME moze rownoczesnie
zaprzyjazniae sic Anglia.
- Walk byk6w W Budapeszcie ME
ciesza sic oczekiwanem poWodze-
MEM.
- ogromne szkody zrzadziia burza,
kt6ra szalala ma Wyspie Kubie, W
Santiago straciso zycie 200 os6b.
- Dochod r6znych zr6de3, mfe-
dzy innemi "a koncesye, wynosif ma
wystawie W st. Louis. W pierWszeJ
uo1owie czerwca $4S7,642. q tel sunny
przelano do kasy zwiazkowej $685.
900 tytulem zwrotu pozyczh, wyno-
szacei miliony dolar6w.
- Ma obchodzie strzeleckim W
New Yorku zaleca1 pose1 Speck Won
sternburg Niemcom, azeby tutaj W
Ameryce. pozostali wiernymi trady
cyi Hohenzollern6w przekazywall
m1odym pokoleniom niemieche trady-
eye.
We Victor, Col, 72 nazwisk stoi
ieszcze ma liscie g6rnik6w union1-
stow, kt6rzy maja bye wydaleni "a
granice stanu Colorado.
General major Henry c. Corbin
obeimie naczelne dow6dztwo ma FL
1ipinach, jako nastepca generala ma
iora J. F. Wade.
Ia karty wstepu ma wystawe W
st Louis zebrano W pierwszej polo
vie czerwca s252,42O. zbierano prze-
to dziennie s16,S36, wiec bardzo
ma3o uczac ze wstep cd osoby ko-
sztu1e 80 centow.
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miasta zarzadzif skladlli ma rzecz
rodzin, dotknietych katastrofa.
Z roznych stron otrzymuje ma
yor miasta Nc Clellan depesze
kondolencyjne. Jedna nadeslal
prezydent Roosevelt, druga pre-
zydent Ioubet, miedzy innemi
znajduje sic depesza zarzadu
Zwiazku Narodowego Chicago.
Arcybiskup Farley wyraziI swe
wspolczucie pastorowi Haes, kt6-
ry straciI czterech czlonk6w swej
rodziny. Prokurator towarzy-
stwa asekuracyjne wystapia re
skargami przeciw kompanii, kt6-
rel w1asnoscia by1 parowiec Gee
neral Slocum."
Cripple Creek, Col, u czerwca.
= Tutejsi komisarze powiatowi
przeznaczyli $4,000 ma pokrycie
kosztow wykrycia i procesowania
wszystkich unionist6w, kt6rzy
brali udzia} W zamachu dynami-
towym w Independence. Szeryf
ma obecnie nadzieje, ze utrzyma
spokoj bez pomocy milicyi.
Denver, Col, II czerwca. =
Zarzad kopalni Portland, zam-
knietej rozkazu gubernatora,
zaskarzyl gubernatoTa 100000
odszkodowania, utrzymujac, re
rozkaz ten byl wydany niepraw-
ME.
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krOnika MiejSCOWa,
"Duch" zdernaskowany.


TAX zwany professor" Martin
F, Peets urzadza1 II siebie "spiry-
tystyczne" zebrania. Zapraszaf
eosci - rozumie sic "a op1ata, =
a w ich obecnosci, gdy pogaszo-
no swiatfa, ukazywa1y sic ma "a
DAME "duchy", odpowiadaly ma
pytania, przepowiadasy przy-
sz}osG, a dla rozmaitosci plataly
rome figle obecnym.
Niejakiemu F. J. Ottman, 1888
Langley ave., kt0ry byl kilka ra-
zy ma "seansach" urzadzanych
przez Peetsa, wydaly sic te du-
chy podejrzane. Nam6wis kilku
swoich przyjacid, = by}o ich ra-
zem siedmiu - azeby wraz z MIN
zbliska zapoznali sic jednym z
pojawiJacych sic duch6w. Udali
sic oni wszyscy wczoraj ma nowe
zgromadzenie spirytystyczne u
"profesora" i zastawszy tam oko-
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PRZEGLAD
PaLITYKI MIEDzYHARODOWEL
Chicago, II czerwca.


Paryski Temps podaje intere-
spiaca rozmowe swego wsp6lpra-
cownika Z ministrem peznomoc-
nvm Francyi na Korei, P. Collin
de Plancy. P. Collin jest jednym
najlepszych znawc0w Dalekle-
90 Wschodu, tam bowiem upiy-
nela Gala niemal jego karyera dy-
pIomatyczna. Rozpocza1 ia w r.
1877 w Pekinie, w T. 1887 ratyfi-
kowal traktat Francyi Korea
do roku 1890 przebywal W Seou-
1u. Nastepne trzechlecie dor. 1893
przepedzi} W Toxic, jako Pierw-
szv sezretarz ambasady po kFo-
tkim pobycie vi Marokku powFo-
Gil w r. 1895 do Seoulu, gdzie re-
prezentuje interesy Francyi az
% dzieh dzisiejszy. Rzadkim
zbiegiem okolicznoSci dyplomata
ten pozna} wiec wszystkie try
czynniki wojny obecnej: ubez-
wlasnowolniona Koree, niby obo-
jetue Chiny i mojowuicza Japo-
ME. TEN wieksze znaczenie maja
jcgo uwagi.
Zdaniem ambassadors Japohczy-
cy maja realne i bardzo wazne in
teresy w Korei, ktorej handel W
trzech czwartych znajduje sic w
ich rekach. Osiagneli oni row.
niez wplyw polityczny przez to,
ze umieli umiejetnie odziala6 ma
caly t}um wyzszych urzednikow
dygnitarzy palacowych. Z pod
wP}ywu tego mylamuje sic tylko
m3narcha ! lud. Cesarz ME zapo-
mnia} Smierci cesarzowej pred
dziewieciu laty jedynem uczu-
ciem, kt6re zywi wzgledem ia
pohczyk6w, jest uczucie strachu.
Lud za$ Jest zupe1nie obojetny i
ME ma powodu specyalnie ko-
chat Japohczyk0w, kt0rzy ere
szt2 W czasie obecnej wo'ny OBJ
chodzq sic mieszkancami do
brze "a wszystko plaza z}otem,
co Jest rzecza niemaiego znacze-
Ma W kraju, przesyconym moneta
n:klowa.
Korea, jako pahstwo, AMI mill
tarnie, AMI finansowo ME moze
wsp6ldzia}a6 W obecnej' wojnie.
Natomiast W znacznej mierze u
aatwi}a Japonczykom zaprowian-
towanie wojska. Wojna wybu-
cha W lutym, w dorocznej porze
eESportu z Korei ryzu, zboza it'd.
Japohczycy zakupii wszystkie
zapasy, pozostawiajac Mich w
kraju tylko tyle, lie niezbednie
potrzeba na zaspokojenie jego
potrzeb.
"Wojna - mowil da1ej p. Col
lin = bedzie trwala bardzo dlugo,
znacznie dluzej niz przypusz-
czaja. Bo beda ia przerymaly ko-
lejne antraety. Teraz nadchodzi
pora deszczowa, ktora trivia czter-
diesel do pie6dziesieciu dni. Ca
Ia ilOsc wody, kt6ra niebiosa OBJ
darzaja Koree GA metra), spada
W tym oIresie czasu, 5atwo wiec
sobie wyobraziG nastepstwa. Pod
czas tego okresu dzialania wojen-
ne So niemozliwe. Potem nastapi
kampania jesienna, ale jezeli ia
ME bedzie decydujaca, to uwa-
zam "a watpliwa moznos6 dalsze-
go prowadzenia wojny re strony
obu przeoiwnikow.
"Przejezdzalem przez Mandzu-
rye W istopadzie. Temperature
ME sprzyja tam ruchom wojsk.
Japohczycy niewatpliwie racho-
wall na niedostateczne przygoto-'
wanie Rosyan. Czy sic ME myli-
VI obiczyli sw0j plan kampanii