We had a concise example a few days ago of how the Indemnity is being used to prejudice people against foreigners. A tax of 5 levied on all coal. offic was' opened in this city and here all con! from the hills had to be brought for sale. Instead of being able to take their ox-carts of coals wherever there was a all the coal men found led to take an ext xoing first to the office where jected and thence to the house purchaser. After the first: morning, no coal came into the city. There was a general coal strike. The rumers and Wofticials in charge of the business excused themselves by telling the people thw gathering this extra tax to pay the foreigners, and then began the trou: ble, By and by a day was fixed. On Christmas Eve there was to riot. Seving how matters we T called on the Prefect. and told what I know. Ho disliked the coal tax very much, part! use No pickings of the tax were to come into the pockets of the ordinary local offi 1 think he was rather glad to have the ex cuse that the foreigners were likely to xet into trouble. At any rate he put his foot down and stopped the tax pro tem, Now the pendulum. is swinging the other way and we are given the credit for deliver: ing the people from a much-hated tax.
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