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The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
is ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
Trial of Norman Williams, at The
Dalles, Ore, for Murder.
with Alma Nesbit aud Her
Mother In March, 1900.

The Dslles. Ore May 26.-The trial
Of Norman Williams. on a charge oi
numbering Alma NcsbIt, near Hood
River, Ore, four wears ago, recalls a
case which is probably the most pc
cuiar in the criminal history OF the
Pacific northwest
On March s. 1900, Alma Nesbit aud
her mother, both from Omaha, Ne&o
we're seen to get into a rig just at
nightfall with Howard Williams at
Hood River. Ore, to go TO a home
stead claim which Williams had ia
duCed Alma Nesblt to locate upon some
weeks previously They disappeared
In the darkness, he two women never
10 be seen again October 29, 1908,
Williams was Indicted. at the instance
Of the government, in the United States
district court at Portland on a charge
OF forging the la!ne of Alma Nesbl.
to homestead REIMBURSEMENT to the
same claim to when Williams and the
Nesbits had started on the night OF
March 8, 1900
A press account of the indictment
and an alusion TO the almost forgot
ten disappearance Of the two women
was brought TO .he attention OF Georse
Nesbit, the son and brother, at Oma-
ha, and he uame TO Oregon TO search
for hts lost relatives The mother and
sister were not found, but evidence Of
their having met With foul play was
discovered abundant enough to war
rant the authorities in having Will
Jams arrested IN ne charge of muir
der. The man was arrested at Belliug-
ham Wash, February 9, and brought
to this county TO answer to the charge,
A jury aas oech secured and the
hearing Of he case is in progress.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
MANILA HAS GREAT FUTURE
The Opinion ofan Employe Of Our Gov
ernment Who Has Lived
There,

George X Putnam, Of Davenport, who
has been In charge Of the government
coast and geodrtic survey Of tho Phil.
lpplne Islands for the last three Year,
and a half, and u resident OF Manlla
durlng that time, stopped at his old
home In Davenport Ia, while on his way
TO Washington to report upon the prog
ress OF the work that has been In hll
charge, reports the Chicago Record-Her-
aid T
AN encouraging sIsn Is tho fact thai
there Is quite a little demand for real cs-
tate IN Manila from Americans" he
said
What particular elements will enter
largely into the future development u
the islands,"
The railroad nrst There Ia now only
a little S0.mllo road constructed tea
years ago. In tho whole lot of iaandN
Nearly all the trade of the Islands ID
carried on by water The towns are To-
Gated almost always on the littloslrcamx.
and transportation IA by boat almost
entirely
"AguInaldo Is living quietly In Mania
and We don't hear much " him. The
better class OF Fliplnos are glad IN hays
a strong government In control, and only
the MOfos, who are Intractable Moham-
medans, Will make much trouble from
now on
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
Heavy Artillery Firing Reported to
Be Going On In the Direc-
tion of Port Arthur.
JAPANESE FLEET NOT IN SIGHT,
SO II MUST Be The Land FORCES.
The japanese Continue 10 Land
Troops, bat Are Conducting All
Their Movements In Most De
Hhsg.;s .fsnusT, as Though EE-
Pecttng q Long Contest,

Chefoo, May 26-Chinese junks ar
irving from Tsku Shan, a port lying
southwest Of Antung, report the land
ing OF 5000 japanese troops at Taku
Shan on the 2lst inst Another junk
from Pitzwo reports the japanese land
ing a small number Of troops there
every day and building temporary bar
racks on Elliott island, where hun
dred ships, including men-of-war and
transports, have made rendezvous,
Only small skirmishes are reported
along the western shore of the Lao
TUng peninsula up to the 22d inst,
Heavy firing was heard in the direc-
tion of Port Arthur Tuesday, indicating
that land attack had commenced, as
the Japanese feet is not to be seen
off Port Arthur.
Dalny refugees say that Gen Stoessel
has taken all the cash from the Port
Arthur and Dalny banks, so that the
depositors are unable to cash checks.
There are two Taku Shans on the
Lao Tung peninsula One lies about 40
miles southwest of Antung and the
other is situated midway between
Pitzwo and Talieu-Wan bay. The lat
ter is the point at which the japanese
have been landing their troops, and is
evidently the one referred to above.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
RESIDENCES OF BISHOPS
Recommendations Made by the NJ.
E. Committee on Episcopaey.
tn. Various Bishop. as Their
Headquarters.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 26.-The COM
mlttee on episcopaCy OF the Methodist
general conference has made the fol.
lowing assignments OF bishops to tbs
various cities chosen by the conferences
as episcopal residences
New York Bisnop Fowler.
Boston Bishop Goodsell.
Philadelphia B,9hop McCahe.
Washingtpn-Bishop Cranston.
Cincinnati-Bishop Spellmeyer.
Buffalo Bishop Berry
Chicago Bishop Mcdowell,
St Louis Bishop Fitzgerald.
Denver Bishop Warren
Chattanooga Bishop Wilson.
Minneapolis Bishop Joyce,
Portland -Bishop Moore
San Franclsco-BIshop Hamilton.
Shanghai Bisnop Beshfold
Zurich (Svitzsrland) Bishop Burt
Buenos Ayres-Blshop Necly.
II is unlikely hat any changes viii
be made In the committees recon-
mendations by The conference.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Kentuckians are preparing to enter.
tain National democratic convention
visitors at St Louis
The weekly crop report shows that
Illinois crops are slow IL growth
owing to wet weather
Texas crop conditions are reported
good, but warmer weather and rain are
needed for cotton and corn.
Max Youngmichel, 2S years old, com
mitted suicide at s. Louis by eating
concentrated lye at his boarding -houfe
The Wonan's Humane society Of
Missouri will attempt to prevent the
proposed cock hga,g In the Moro vii
lage at the Worlds fair
An unknown man IL reported killed
as the result Of terrific HindstOrm
accompanied by Geuge OF rain, which
VISITED the town Of Tara, la,
The Mississippi Worlds fair com
mission viii send Gov Nardeman to st.
Louis to bring peace TO the unsettled
Affairs IN the state building
II Is announced at Rome that the
pgpal nuncio In Paris VIII be retained
there, even though the French govern.
ment should threaten his expulsion
battalion Of 220 cadets and II Of
6cers from the Culver military aoade-
my, Maj h. Il, Gignilliat, command
ing, has arrived at the WORLDS fair
Democratic National Committeeman
Taggart, Of Indiana, processes TO bcr
lieye tha, Parker viii carry that state
over Roosevelt In he election next fall
state Senator Iesge l., Jewell was ac-
Quilted a, Kansas City, Mo of the
charge of soliciting bribe ~ ooLnoc'
ton with bakns.Dowder legislation,
The money order business at ST.
Louis during April amounted TO sli3ls
39Sl6, which was Nn increase of tlG's
b233l over that of April, 1903, or nenr
y II per cent
After hriet agitation tho New NorE
City Mothers hub has Hmcdded W.
constitution N ordaf TO admit men o.
associate members. They viii not BE-
allowed 10 vote
Rear Admiral Caspn~ = Goodrich
has been appointed to represent the
navy at the International Congress OF
Education, which win meet Ia ST. Lolis
the last Of June,
The pond IN Mi&oufIs outuidc cShIb'
II Of forestry, Ash and game has heon
stocked with nbolt 80 catfish, crap
pie and a few large mouthod bass
More viii be added later,
More than 1000 visitors and dole
gates attended the fret session Of the
fourteenth annual convention OF the
Missouri Bankers association IN the
Missouri building Al the Worlds falJ,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
WOMEN'S CLUB ELECTION,
Officers Elected BY the General Fed
crntIon Of Womcn's Clubs
nt 81. Louis.

81. Louis, May G--The General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs announces
the election OF the following officers!
President, Mrs, Sarah Plat Decker
of Colorado; FIRST yice-presldent, Mrs
Philip n. Moore, Of Missouri; second
president Mrs. May Alden Ward
OF Massachusetts; recording secretary,
Mrs Mary Belle King sherman OF
Illinois, corresponding secretary, Miss
Louisa B. Poppenheim, OF South Caro-
lima; treasurer, Mrs Percy v Penny
packer, Of Texas; auditor, Dr. Sarah
II Kendall, OF Washington Directors,
Mrs, Charles A, Perkins OF Tennessee,
Mrs Lydia =. Williamo, OF Minnesota;
Mrs Belle NJ Stoulenburgh, Of Me-
hraska, Mrs Charles Yardley, Of New
Jersey, Mrs Josiah T. Cowles, Of Call
i0rna, Mrs william =, Orr, Of Ohio,
Mrs Mary Wood, Of New Hampshire
and Mrs. Edward l., Johnson, Of Rhode
Island.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
FIRE BEYOND CONTROL.
The Last Heard From ra,oo CIT,
Report n Loss Of 100000.

Memphis, Tenn, May 26,-A tee
phone report from Greenwood, Miss,
says; The last communication with
Yazoo City vas TO the effect that the
fire was completely beyond coutrol
1t is said hat l2 blocks Of business
houses and residences nave succumLed
TO the flame
1t Is reported that the residence OF
Hon John Sharp Williams, minority
leader in the house of representatives
has been destroyed
Ya2oO City Is a city Of 5000 inhab'
itants, located In the famous iazoo
delta
Chambless White was killed Gnt
Mayor Holmes badly injured while
fghtng The flames # Is now thought
the loss will be a million and quar-
ter dollars.
The Illinois Central passenger depo,
is on fire, together with many cars
standing IN the yards, It looks as
though the whole town IL doomed &c
destruction
2 p. m.-The fire Is now lclieyed &C.
be under control rhe loss Is roughly
estimated at 100000 The Are dc.
stroyed pyary building from the river
on the south, a distance OF - blocks
and three blocks wide All the banks
business houses, newspaper Offices
pest Office, courthouse, city hail aro
other buildings have been destroyed
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
The American Supply Co IS Building
on North Second Street
Scene of the Blaze.
TIE DAMAGE 10 THE CONCERN
WILL REACH UPWARDS or $40, 900.
Many other business sLstahIishments
Prompt WORK ~ the Fire De
pnrtmcot Kept u Confined to one
building.

ST Louis, May 26,--Fire which wai
discovered At l2;3O p. m. n the four.
story building at the northeast corner
of Second street and Franklin avenue
the American Supply Co, was burning
nrecely half an hour later. and the
building seemed 20 be doomed
There was danger Of the flames
spreading to other large establishments
near by, among them the establishment
Of the L. N Rumsey Manufacturing Co
and that of the j. W. Burns Betting &
Hose Co.
At 2;3O a general alarm was turned
In, as the fire had spread north to the
Garlock Packing Co, and was gaining
rapidly
The American Supply Co. and tbs
GarloCk company occupy the entire
quarter block north of Franklin ave.
nue. and on the east side of Second
street
II was considered certain that the
fire would spread across the alley north
and across the other alley toward the
east.
A vast quantity OF extra infiammable
material was in the supply company's
store.
The fire was carried north by the
awnings In front Of the buildings
which caught from the flames pouring
out Of the windows
At II rs the fire burned through elec.
tric light wire poles and dropped tn,
live wires into the street No one was
hurt
At l2:4j the fire attacked the plant
OF the Rawley Lead Co, at 90s North
Second street adjoining the building
of the American supply Co. on the
north.
For a time II looked Ike the build.
ing would go, but the hremen, by con-
centrating their efforts, prevented the
Are from spreading to that building to
any great extent Considerable dam.
age was done, however, by fre and
water.
The fire was discovered b. an en-.
ploye Of the American Supply Co
With other employees, he was eating
his lunch on the second floor Of the
building A spark which fell near aim
attracted his attention. Investigation
showed that the third floor was In
flames, and that the fre was spreading
rapidly among packing cases and fur.
niture.
The employees rushed up TO the third
floor with hand grenades, but the fire
had made such progress that they could
not check It.
A great quantity OF hay used in pack
ing glassware for shipment was on
the third floor It ned the flames to
fury, and by the time the nremen ar
rived they were breaking through tho
roof
The damage 10 the American Supply
Co, where the fire started, will reach
between $50, 900 and 100000. Two thou.
sand barrels " stock had only recently
been received and had Just been un-
packed The principal part OF the stock
Ia compOned Of queenswnre
The building IL owned by W L. Kline
and viii be total loss.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
FIVE THOUSAND
AUTOS IN line
A Monster Automobile Parade Ex-
pected to Enter St. Louis
August 10 Next.
AMERICAN MOTOR ASSOCIATION
IS PERfECTING ARRANGEMENTS.
Automobilists From All Parts of the
nois Town and Make the Grand
Entree Into 81. Louis In single
File.

St Louis, May ga procession of
5000 automobiles will enter St. Louis
August 10. 1t will be the largest pa
rade OF motor cars ever attempted In
any country, and patterns OF every kind
Of machine made in the United States,
France, Germany and England will be
included in it,
Augustus Post, chairman OF the tour
ing committee OF the American Motor
association, has notified the Worlds
fair management that the plans for the
great assembling of automobilists in st.
Louis August 10, has met with the ap-
proval Of the members Of his asso-
citation, and that great delegations Will
take part in the tour to St. Louis.
The various Delegations.
The New York delegation will leave
the metropolis July II, and the Bos-
ton delegation will leave the Hub July
rs. The New York tourists will be
Joined by automobilists from all the
cities of New York state save Buffalo
while the Boston delegation will take
in practically all OF New England.
From Philadelphia a. third party will
leave July u. This gathering will in
clude tourists from Washington and
Baltimore, and the combined delegation
will be joined by many other automo-
bilists at Harrisburg, Pittsburg and
other Pennsylvania cities.
About week following the start Of
the eastern contingent, automobile del
egations will leave Milwaukee and Chi
cago. They will have representatives
from their adjacent territories, and
VIII join the eastern tourists at some
apolis, St Paul and Des Mones will
meet this combined delegation at the
same point, and II the plans carry the
entire parade of the sutomoblists will
roll into ST Louis in single hle,
Six Routes Selected.
Six routes have been selected by the
American Motor association, and each
delegation has its choice 1t Is neces-
sary, however, that all tourists meet
at the city to be designated, which
will be some Illinois town about Is or
100 miles from St Louis
The National Automobile ManufaC-
turers' association has abandoned It's
annual endurance contest, and instead
will merge this yearly event with the
St Louis tour. This will insure the
adding of at least 1000 motor cars to
the Worlds fair parade Of horseless
carriages.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
HELEN GOULD'S REGRETS.
The, We're Accompanied Dy n sub-
unntini Uir For the Kings
Dnulbtr-.' work,

81. Louis, May 2G,--Il was a dIsap-
poIntment 20 the ST. Louis Kings
Daughters that Miss Helen NJ Gould,
a Kings Daughter whom they had spe-
cially invited, could not be present at
their reception at the Central Y N,
G. A. Tuesday afternoon, but Miss
Gould, who left the city In the morn.
Ing, sent very suitable note OF re-
grots to the state secretary, Miss Jen'
nIo N Greenwood II was check for
$500, TO be used AZ the discretion Of
Miss Greenwood for Worlds fair work
during the summer. The Kings Daugh.
tors are soon 10 enter their rest room
In the WomAn's Anchorage NJ the fair,
and II Ia understood that tho money
will be applied particularly 10 helping
the girls aud women who may be found
In need.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
FORWARD MOVEMENT RESUMED.
several japanese Columns Reported
Advancing In Nanchuria.

Mukden, May 25-1l p, m.-Accord-
Ing to the latest information obtain
able, the Japanese have resumed their
forward movement Several columns
are advancing though the bulk Of the
invading party is still near Feng-
Wang Cheng
There are persistent reports Of a
bloody battle having taken place be-
tween the japanese army advancing
along the railroad from Pnlantien and
the Russians, near Kin-Chou, Lao
Tung peninsula, resulting in the defeat
Of the japanese with great loss.
Small parties of japanese scouts have
been seen northeast of Mukden, at a
considerable distance. but no important
body Of the enemy has been located in
This vicinity.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
PANAMA'S COMMISSIONERS
They Arrive In New York 10 Receive
Pay For the isthminn Canal
Concession.

New York, May 26--Ricardo Arius
and Or. J e MorIes, special commits
sioners appointed by Panama to re-
ceive 81, 100000 on account OF the canal
concession have arrived here Mr..
Arias said il was he purpose of the
commission 20 invest the money in first
mortgage bonds IN New York or any
other locality wherever Obtain2ble,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
Live stock Markets,

Sl, Louis Cattle Fancy exports Eo1
56 butchers 81 61u6 81, slnckers y "I
40 COWS ana helfrfs q Jodi G Hog,
Packers " bJuA 10, butchers NDpl iOi
lghl II iVdiOD Sheep Mutton Sheep
~ 5000, lambs, NbJiS Vs. spring lambs,
" pn7h
indianapolis. cattle - Good tp prime
steers ~ upI6 n itOgtH Beat hcuNlrA
~ g.,lI Tsiy medium and mixed, ~ .51A AZ
Sheep =D6od to chGlco, tinMfl, -, lambs
u bd6 %, spring lambs, brui ~
Kan.a, CityaCsltlo Native steers
81 syii6 o., southern steers VI ,Sui ibi
southern cows r.Bhloo, native cows and
helfura y cont - calyos, y 'buh 70 vest.
ern steof., ~ ghut ~, Western cows . 30
IN HOssalieavy 81 Bli ~. packers
~ SsIA plgH and tights - hui ~,
ahesp Muttona 81 mas '6, lambs D ~
10, range ssthsrs s. npj.50 ewes b5y
56
Chicago Cattle #Good to prime ,fc"rA
A. IONS H. poor 20 medium iLhNiO ~ i
stnckefs ana feeders, 81 S1li 70, cuNH, " %
dig, hslfefs, 9 pub co. canuef' u 30
fib' calves l2G0d6i ii. Trns,f,d slnets,
IL pyuA Iuga Mlgai aud bulrhffft
iDgiG, sood 10 choice heavy 81 Df
ig'i, roush heavy. q mnlH 81. llghl u ~
40 bulk of sales, ~ DulV Hhnrpa
Du1d 80 rh0iyu Npihrra y buo 70, fllr 10
ehnlru MIXED lvdi ~, Nratrfu Hhuup,
81 i5Hd 70. native lambs EVputhn. v sia
afn lambs, bWui b, spring lambs b"W
40
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28

II tie question of laying mines beyond
the threC-mile limit becomes the sub
ject Of a formal protest it will raise
new question Of j e. oa Unal law
growing out of the incIe eased range OF
moGorn guns The three-mile limit
was established in lhG days when that
distance represented the maximum
range, but if ships can now lie out of
sight ten miles away and yet reach
the coast with their projectiles, it il
argued that the defenders have a per
feet right to take such military meas
ures as they choose within the range
Of the eDemys guns.
Ii Is now definitely known that the
Russian protected cruiser Bogatyr went
on the rocks a fortnight ago, at place
near Cape Gamova, where one of Ad-
miral Seymour's British ships wen
ashore several years ago.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
He WAS A GERMAN BARON
Guido Won s,rinv"hr Eound Dead In
Uis Room NJ Minnr"poiis-Duc
10 Natural Causes,

MlrnoapolIa, MINI May 2G.=G Guido
Won SteInwehr was found dead In his
room here. Deputy Coroner lrylno
performed an autopsy and found death
wp due TO natural causes,
The dead man had been engaged In
farming near lllllsboro, \ D., with his
brother william, and waa well.lo do
Hc was a German baron, AMI came OF
|. long line or Illustrlous ancestors ll't
grandfather was a lIeutenadt-g general
In the German army, and his uncle.
Admiral Count VJn SJoinwohr, Is on
the personal staf Of the kaiser
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
THE WORST STORM IN YEARS
Terrinr Rain and HAIL storm In
Northwest Nrbrnsk" and south
~rn south Dakota.

Norfolk, Neb, May 26-The worst
rain and hail storm for years visited
northwest! Nebraska and southe
South Dakota Tuesday night The
Northwestern and Union Pacific tracks
are inundated In several places, a nnn'-
Der Of bridges we're washed out and
several thousand acres OF crops are
CndOr water
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
SUICIDe0 By SHOOTING.
A ~. Louis uIrI ends H.r Iife with
~ PISTOL Uoiir, Because OF
~ Ueaith,

81 Louis May &c Miss Beatrice
May ClIflon, % years old s'enogtapher
for a printing house on Third street
and who was At different times en-
ploycd ~ cashier for y ] Arnold 4
Co, and ~ secretary Of the lHlerGa'
lIon Investment Co. gelsrchaQuIck
concerns. committed suicide Tuesday
evening about aIS o'clock by shooting
herself IN the lett breast III health Is
said to have been the impellng causa.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
RUSSIAN FLYING COLUMNS.
Tbc japanese infantry Unable to
O,crtak~ the Mobile Cossacks.

Seoul, May 26.--Col Kioshita's col
umn arrived at Niung-Yeng May II,
and found the Russians had divided,
one party going northwest and the
other going east The latter attacked
m-Heung. 1t was impossible for
the Japanese infantry TO oyertake the
Cossacks, so the column returned to
Anju May 23,
The main commissarat base Of the
japanese, which had been located at
Chemulpo since the outbreak of the
war, has been transferred to Seoul,
Twenty-Five officers and large STAFF
Of non-commIssioned officers and clerks
have arrived here to take part in the
work OF provisioning the Japanese ar
mics
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
NEW CHW t>G CUT OFF.
TeleRraphic Communication with
New Chwnng Interrupted

St Petersburg, May 26.-Telegraphic
communication with New Chwang IL
interrupted, and private messages for
points south of Liao Yang are refused
here at the telegraph offce.
The nature Of the interruption with
New Chwang is not known, but the
cause for refusing messages south OF
Lao Yang is the complete absorption
of the lines for military purposes
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
BOMBARDING PORT ARTHUR.
Admiral rogo's Fleet Bonn bard-G
For IN Hour Tuesdny.

Chefoo, May pa portion of the
japanese feet bombarded Port Arthur
at IL o'clVk Tuesday morning The
attack was witnessed by a FrenChman,
who left Dslny on the night of the 22d
He says that eight large warships cir
cled before the entrance of Port Ar
thur harbor for one hour, firing boad-
sides at intervals Of ten minutes.
Up to the time this Frenchman left
Dalny everything was quiet there but
an attack on the part of the japanese
was expected hourly. The military and
civil officials of Dalny were ready to
there.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
suicide IN brothers Grave.

Austin, fex., May 26. Robert Mucl-
Ter, aged %, a residcn, Of St Louis,
walked out TO the city cemetery hero,
Tuesday, sat down by the grave Of his
brother j, G. Mueller, and blew out
bis brains, his body falling across tho
grave
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
rue JAPANESE WAY.
first cripple Your Encm, In hattie,
rhpn patch Him lp,

Seattle, Wash May 20,-Thc Maya
akI Express Of April "a, Just received
here, says
"ln connection with the announce
ment by her majesty, the empress, that
the wounded Russians should be given,
II needed, artificial limbs, II is reported
that a set Of artificial arms and four
feet have been recently sent 20 the
Matsuyama Red Cross tosiptal, In
which the wounded Russians are re-
coiving treatment"
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
TUE BEST ,oNE roo GOOD.
Japnn's Most Eminent Surgeons To
supcrint.nd the Hospitals.

Toxic, May 26-Doctors Hashimoto,
Sato and Kikuchi, three Of the most
eminent surgeons OF Japan, have been
appointed superintendents, respective
ly OF TOXIC, Hiroshima and Matsnyama
hospitals The government Is securing
the boD, talent available and IL care
fully o0upping hospitals for ne treat
ment Of both japanese and Russian
wounded Dr. llashimo,o Is the em-
poror sphysIcian,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-28
Will nAisE 4 NEW QUESTION,
III. Laying ot Mer,ne Wines tnd"r
Nodsrn War Conditions,

st. Petersburg May 26-The British
and American press reports of possi-
bic protests against the laying Of
mines in the waters OF the Lao Tung
peninsula OF the danger OF in,ernation-
al commerce, evoke much interest here,
and are the subject Of the general
remark that there was no talk Of pro-
tests while Russian ships were being
blown up, II only beginning after the
japanese chips met with disaster Gov.
,rnment circles are inclined 10 think
tho reports OF possible protests by tho
powers are confined to the press,
Neither the British nor the American
embassies has received Instructions on
lhy subject The Inasaloss are that