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CRISIS IN THE 1 .5 T1 EAST

to China.
gland.

France’s Ultimati :1
Causes Alarm 1n

THE SWEEPING DEMANDS

May be Considered as :1 (Elena Bell! if
Officials Have Not Been \Vurncd of the
Demands—England \Vill Not Permit
'China to Obey the Mandate.

London, March 21.—The far Eastern
crisis still overshadows the Spams.-
American situation in Eu1opean esti-
mation, and the latest stcps towa1ds

:he dismemberment of Chii: a has caus—-

ed fresh dismay in England. The
sweeping demands made by France ap-
parently constitute a more serious at-
tack upon British interests and plans
than does Russia’s virtual annexation
of Manchuria. There is, however, one
important difference in the effect of
these two developments.

Russia’s move demoralized the finan-
cial world, but the news of the French
ultimatum has had no important effect
upon stocks, which leads to the infer-
ence that the French policy is not so
bellicose as it appears.

The English press takes the gloomiest
view of the latest development, but the
situation is so obscure in many respects
that this fact is not of the greatest sig-
nificance. It is perfectly true, how-
ever, that if France has taken this step

on the heels of the Russian demand, ‘

without any assurance Or understand-
ing with Great Britain, it would consti-
tute almost a casus belli.

-The British Government, however,
puts no such interpretation upon the
French action. Presumably this coun-
try will not allow China to concede the
full French demand for territory, for
they hit British interests right in the
face. It is pretty certain that China
will not be permitted to turn the Prov:
ince of Yunan over to the French, for
England wants that for herself.

The outcome will probably be a long
diplomatic struggle, which may in the
end result in an amicable division of
the spoils.

———0-
France Will Not Use Force.

Paris, March 21.—A semi-official
statement has been issued saying that
there is no connection between the de-
mands of the French Government in
China and the Chinese loan. ,The
French demands reached Pekln at the
beginning of the month, and the nego-
tiations were immediately transferred
to Paris, where they are proceeding
between the Chinese Minister, Thing
I‘hang, and M. ,Hanotaux, the. French
Foreign Minister. The French charge
that there is no occasion to threaten
or menace China, with the forcible seiz-
ure of a coaling station.

 

'BRITAIN’S HANDS ARE FULL.

Feels We Are Able to Cope with Span-
iards and Their Paper Navy.
London, March, 21.—The Daily Mail
this morning, in an editorial refuting
‘some of the American accusations of
British coldness," says:

 

“Among many reasons for Great Brit-
ain’s comparative non—interest not the
least is our jbetter knowledge of the
Spaniards and their paper navy and
our conviction that the Anglo-Saxon
will always defeat the Latin. Indeed,
the trend of British thought is toward
surprise that the greatest of the repub-
lics should excite itself unduly about
so poor :1 foe.

“The Americans should remember
that,
their capability to deal with Spanish
lmpsrtinence, we are fully occupied
with far greater troubles, threatened or
active-in various parts of the world.
l‘hey have our full sympathy at a time
when France, Germany and Russia are
backing Spain as fully and almost as
openly as théy are opposing British
efforts for the freedom of foreign trade
throughout the world. .

“But there is no occasion now to talk
of an offensive and defensive alliance.
i‘he disproportion betweeh our mission
and America’s makes one impossible.
There will be time to propose this way
of recementing the race when Amer-
lca is ready to face the splendid re—
sponsibilities it entails.”

 

"iiruger Theatcns War.
Johannesburg, March 21.—The Stand—
ard and Diggers’ News in a. seemingly
inspired article says: “War is almost
nevitable unless England abandons her
claim to suzerainty."

 

Food for Starving Cubans.

Kansas City, March 21.—A relief fund
of $9,033 and twenty-one carloads of
provisions and clothing, collected in
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma for
the starving Cub-ans of Matanzas were
forwarded from Kansas City. yesterday.
I‘hese supplies are being carried free
on a special train over the Memphis
road to Memphis, thence over the 1111-
1ois Central to New .0rleans. The
United States Government has guar-
anteed the transportation from New
Orleans to Matanzas. The principal
articles of food sent are wheat, flour,
corn meal, rice, potatoes, rolled oats,
zondensed milk and soup extracts. The
contributions of clothing include a.
great number of calico dresses for
women and children made by church
sewing circles.

 

Clioynski on the Sick List.

San Francisco, Cal., March 21.—“Joe”
Choynski, a pugilist, is suffering from
blood poisoning, and though his physi-
cians think there is no immediate dan-
ger, his illness is serious, more partic-
ularly as the doctors say the fighter’s
heart is affected. It will be some time
the physicians say, before Choynski
steps into the ring 'again, and they
think it a miracle that he could have
fought Sharkey at all with his heart in
such a condition.

Bank Robbers Get 85.000.
Hutchinson, Kan, March 21.-The

. Bank of Nickerson at Nickerson, Kan,-

‘ near here, was robbed Saturday night.

Five men required four or five hours
to blow up the safe. Citizens who were
passing the building were held up and
forced to go inside, where they were
rcpt until the safe was blown open and
the money obtained. About $5,000 was
:aken. The robbers mounted horses and
fled.

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8PANISH TORPEDO FLOTILLA.

Washington Authorities Keep Themselves
Informed as to It. Movements.

Washington, March 21.—There is no
doubt that the authorities here are
keeping themselves fully advised as to
the movement of the Spanish t01pedo
flotilla, now en route from Spain. Up
to last night the official advices were to
the effect that the flotilla had not left
the Canaries, where a stop was made
to await the arrival of a Spanish
cruiser.

Persons acquainted with the facts
say that the stop at the Canaries is
only temporary, and that there is no
purpose on the part of the Spanish
Government to turn back the torpedo
boats because of the removal of the
Texas and Massachusetts from Key
West. On the contrary, the purpose.
as made known in' Washington, is that
the torpedo flotilla will continue its
trip to Cuba and Puerto Rico.

It was stated by a person high 1n naval
authority that no steps had been taken
toward intercepting this flotilla or
warning it away. There has been con-
siderable conjecture in this line by
naval officers, based on the idea that
if an emergency was in fact near at
hand it would be inexpedient to allow
a large torpedo flotilla to rendezvous
on this side.

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SAUERKRAUT AND PICKLES.

Legal Opinion as to “’liether They Should
Be Sold by Dry or \Vet llIeasm-c.

Washington March 21.—The Sealer of

. Weights and Measures for the District

 

of Columbia recently submitted to the
attorney for the District for his opinion
the question as to whether sauerkraut
and pickles should be sold by wet or
dry measure. The attorney has de-
cided the vexed point in the follow-
ing opinion:

“The well-known German prepara-
tion of cabbage, known as sauerkraut,
from the methods of its manufacture
contains more or less of liquids, but
the greater part of the preparation is
solid. My opinion is that it should
be sold by dry measure. As to pickles,
the customs, as I am informed, is to sell
both by dry and liquid measure. If
the pickles are not drained they are
sold by liquid measure. If the brine
or vinegar is drained off, they are sold
by dry measure. My opinion is that

sauerkraut should be sold by dry meas- .

ure and that pickles should be sold by
dry and liquid measure, according as
they are drained or not.”

Set-Back for Wanamaker.

Lancaster, Pa, March 21.—The incur-
sion of ex-Postmaster-General Wan-
amaker into this city’s Quay preserve
does not seem to have been a shining
success, gauged by the result of Sat-
urday’s hotly fought Republican pri-
mary election. In fact his visit here
has proved a boomerang, for every
Quay candidate in sight has come out
ahead as far as heard from. Included
in the slaughter is State Senator C. C.
Kauffman, the anti-Quay leader in the
last Legislature, who is beaten by J. A.
Stober, an out-and-out Quay/adherent,
who has a majority of 800 or so, re-
assuring a similar plurality of four
years ago.
the next Legislature, seven all told, 13
also chosen; likewise :1 full contingent

THE FUTURE MRS. ’AWKINS.

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of 3. (Inch Quay‘ delegates to the next.
State Convention.

Big Order for Projectiles.

Pittsburg, Pa, March Zl—The Wheel-
er-Sterling Projectile V‘Corks ' of Mo-
Keeport, Pa., has secu. ed contracts
from the United States 2 .-overnment for
over a million dollars u .11 th of projec-
tiles. They are to be of all qualities
of the armor-piercing kind, from four
inches up to thirteen inches, the larg—
est made for use in the United States
Army and Navy. The contract calls
for $551,900 worth of projectiles for the
Navy; $300,000 for the army, and $200,-
000 for both departments. It will re-
quire at least a year, working conin-
ually on the contract day and night.,
Sundays included, to complete the con-
tract.

Mrs. Burnett Seeks Divorce.

Washington, March 21.—Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett the well-known nov-
elist has instituted proceedings for di-
vorce against her husband Dr. Swan
M. Burnett. The papers in the case
are withheld from publication. The
grounds on which the decree is asked
are understood to be desertion, aban-
donment and failure to support. The
last named, however, is only technical,
as Mrs. Burnett is believed to have an

independent fortune.

 

“’ix‘ow Found Dead in the River.
Newark, N. J., March 21.—The body
of Catherine Hogan, a widow, was
found floating in the Passaic River off
Kearny last evening. A bottle which
had contained carbolic acid Was found-
in her pocket and from marks on her
lips and in her mouth it would appear
that she had first taken carbolic acid

and then thrown herself in the river.

 

Panda Rumor Untrue.

Havana, March 21.—The report that
General Pando, the Spanish comman—
der in Cuba has been captured by the
insurgent General Garcia, is untrue.
According to the latest advices Gen-
eral Pando had left Ciego de Avila and
was proceeding to the eastward, prob-
ably with Puerto Principe as his des-
tination.

“Ti'i Go in Search of Andrea.

Berlin, March 21. —Theodore Lerner,
with an expedition aided from State
and private sources, will start on the
steamer Heligoland next May in search
of Herr Andree, the missing aeronaut,
and to prosecute scientific investiga-
tions.

W. M. Taggart Dead.

Philadelphia, March 21.—William M.
Tag'gart, editor of Taggart’s Sunday
Times, died in this city Saturday night
of a. complication of diseases. Mr. Tag-
gart was 46 years old and was .well
known to the newspaper fraternity
throughout the country.

Penson Attorney Fees.
Washington, March 21.—From a,
statement prepared. by the Pension Of-
fice it is shown that $10,110,104 has been
paid to pension attorneys for legal fees
by pensioners within the past seven
years.

 

. Hoyt & Co., a big wholesale grocery
firm of Chicago, has revolted against
the Sugar Trust, and other concerns
are following.

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SURE GUARANTEE OF PEACE

 

statesmen Realize That Closer Bonds oi
Friendship Would Lead to Great Mu-
tual Advantages—Situation: nus Served
to Awaksu Race Feeling. I

London,March 21.—Remarkable unan-
imity of the approval by both classes
and masses of the mere suggestion of
an Anglo-American alliance compels
belief in the sincerity of the desire of
the British public for an entente with
the United States. The fact that most
of the cable dispatches from America
have proclaimed that the suggestion
has been seriously discussed is heartily
welcomed here and is regarded as ex-
tremely important and gratifying, as
evincing a friendly spirit.

“They are,” as a diplomatist put it,
“inspiring hope that the differences of
the past will be buried and that Anglo-
Saxons in the near future will be found
issuing identical notes to all opposed
to their common interests.”

“It is not any stretch of imagina-
tion,” the diplatist continued, “to say
that such a union has been longed for
by the best men in Great Britain for
many years, not only because of the
genuine wish for closer bonds of friend-
ship, but because it is a known fact
that all the statesmen of Europe real-
ize that a. close alliance between Amer-
ica and Great Britain would constitute
not only the surest guarantee of the
peace of the world, but would afford
proof that the reign of law and individ-
ual liberty is to be extended for the
benefit of mankind, in spite of the ef-
forts to extinguish it made by reaction-
ary rulers and governments."

Weekly newspapers pay considerable
attention to me subject. The Speaker
says:

“It is impossible for the statesmen of
either country to find a nobler object to
which to devote their energies and their
lives. Whatever the actual relations in
which the governments of London and
Washington regard the matter, the
American people may be assured that
if they wish for an agreement the peo-
ple of Great Britain also wish for one.
We do not wish to ask the Americans
to fight our battles, just as we feel con-
vinced that they are too proud to de-
sire that we should fight theirs. But
what we do wish and what wise men
on both sides must earnestly desire, is
that each nation shall feel that it has
the other a. friend and a brother, on
whose sympathy it can rely in time of
need.”

The Speeker noting the good feeling
expressed in the United States says:

“The Americans are quite right in as-
suming that they will have the sup—
port of the Britisher should a Contin-
ental alliance attempt to oppress them.
If our people once realize the condi-
tion of Cuba, half of England would
be calling America hard names be-
cause they ‘had not intervened earlier

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Cambridge >Mass March 21. —A tele-
gram has been received at the Harvard
College Observatory '
Schaeberle, at the Lick Observatory,
stating that Dr. Perrine has just dis-
covered a bright comet. Its position
on March 20, d. 0374 (Oh. 53m. 525.)
Greenwich mean time, was as follows:
Right ascension, 21h. 18m. 36.63.;
clination north, 16 degrees 43m. 23s.;

daily motion in right ascension plus 8m. -

44s.; daily motion in declination plus
1 degree 1m. The comet is 2m. in di—
ameter, of the seventh magnitude, has
strong central condensation and a tail
1 degree long.

Jo Interference by Germany.
London, March 21.——The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Times confirms the
statement that Germany has no incli-
nation to interfere in the Cuban ques-
tion. He cites the Berlin Post as say-
lng that Germany’s complex commer-

'cial interests, as well as her regard for
the German residents

States, forbid such an interference. The
Daily Chronicle this morning repeats
editorially its declaration that Michael
Davitt’s attempt to show that England
hates America has been “ludicrously
unsuccessful,” and challenges him to
obtain half a dozen votes in support of
a. pro-Spanish resolution in any open
meeting in any town in England, Scot-
land, or W'ales.

Sheriff Martin to be Tried Again.
Wilkesbarre, March 19.—-Sheriff Mar-
tin and six or seven of the fifty-six
deputies who were recently acquitted
in the Lattimer cae will once more face
a. jury on the charge of murder. This
was determined at a meeting to-day of
the Prosecuting Committee and Attor-
neys Garman, McGahren and Scarlet.
The attorneys suggested that a.
change of venue would be desirable and
that it might result in the admission of
much of the evidence ruled out by
Judge Woodward in the_recent trial.

There is some evidence to present.

Giadstone’s Health ‘Critteal.

London, March 21.—The Pall Mall
Gazette asserts that Mr. Gladstone’s
physical condition is appreciably worse.
Intense pains whether neuralgic or due
to a. malignant growth, have caused
him extreme suffering, and the result
is that his physical "powers and the ac-
tion of his heart have become gravely
enfeebled.

' Old Star Route Cases Killed. .

San Francisco, March 21.—The As-
sistant United States District Attor-
ney says that telegraphic instructions
have been received from Washington
to dismiss the Star Route cases. These
old suits were begun by the Govern—
ment to recover about half a million
dollars, with interest, from the year
1882. .__________
May Shut Out Our Meats.

Berlin, March 21.—Officials of the
Brunswick Government report that
they lately discovered trichinosis in
several packages of American meat,
and the Government of Brunswick has
asked the Bundesrath to issue a decree
prohibiting the import of American
meat.

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3 She wears a. artful bonnet,
Feathers stuck upon it,

“Just yer mind wot you’re about;" Coverin’ a fringe all curled;

’Er pretty ’ead she throws up,
Then she 1111 ns ’er nose up,
Sayin’, “ Let me go, I’ll shout!”
"I like your style,” 392 Lizer,
Thought as I’d surprise 'er,
Cops' er round the waist like this!
" Séz she, “i must be dreamin’,
- Chuck it, 1’" start screamin’;
' If yer do, ” sez I “ I’ll kiss.”

8 ken 07 Sun ) “Now then .”
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liver d1e an old maid you’ll’ ave only yerselr to blame,

D‘) "ear, Lizer? Dear L1zer '

The Future lira. ’AWKTIIS.—3.

'Ow d‘yer lancy 'Awkins for you: other name?

She’s just about the sweetest,
Prettiest and neatest

Donor in the wide, wide world!
And she'll be Missis ’Awkius,
Missis ’Enry ’Awkins;

Got 'er for to name the day;
Settled it last Monday,

- So to church on Sunday
Oil we trots the donkey sbuyi
(.S'iioken m- Sung. ) ‘Now then: '"

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if yer died an old maid y'-0111‘l are only yerselfto blame.
D'y'ear. Lizer‘! [Mn Lizr-r!
llissis ’Enry ’Awliius 13 a lust-class name:

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