It is reported from Nanking that Viceroy Chou Fu has requested the Chi-nose Minister at Tokio to engage for the Lunghua Powder works, near the Kisngnan Arsenal, a first-class Japanese expert on smokeless powder. It appears that on his Excellency's visit of inspection to the powder works Last year the Viceroy expressed considerable dissatisfaction at the way things were dobe there, even going so far as to order the works to be suspended until further orders. It is bered that the Japanese expert will, on ed to. take over entire of the Lunghua smokeless powder von and a new regime will be inaugurat The Proposed Chinese Exclusion Treaty.
A telegram, it is stated, has been received by Chinese merchants here from ILE, Sir Chéntung Liang Cheng, Chinese Minister at Washington, in reply one sent him commending his Excellency's stand re the proposed Chinese Exclusion Treaty and asking him to remain firm, in which the Minister declares that he will never sign any treaty conning clauses allowing the unjust treatment of his fellow-countrymen entering the United States.
Looking for American Deserters.
The Waiwupu has been asked vy the American Charge d'Affaires at Peking to notify Chinese officials in Poking and vicinity that three members of the U. 8. Legation Guard had failed te reters fprebende Gat thre men bad yoarters on expiration it bei
10 three is a sergeant aged thirty.
hile the other view of this act of the desperadoos favourably reported the matter to the Governor of the province. In order to encourage other bandits and desperadoes to turn over anew leaf in the same man. ner the Governor promptly ordered the sum of Tls. 1,500 to be paid to the des-paradoes as a reward, coupled with the hope that whitewashed bandits would use their influence with their friends that were "still out" to follow their example—and gain " reward.
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