A short time ago a draft for $3,000 was received by the Boycott Committ. here from San Francisco with a letter until such time as the said Treaty be revised in accordance with the desire of justice and the wishes of the Chines nation. high time that Viceroy Chou Fu issued a proclamation pointing out that the Chinese are now doing themselves more harm thin good by maintaining the boycott, and that it is condemned by the Central Government cod 23rd August.
The "Tele" Prayer Coverlet, which, according to the Imperial. decree published in this column yesterday morning, was bestowed upon tie lately deceased Prince Yi Mu by command of the Empress Dowager, is a piece of white tinct, feet by six, on which are from the donors that the money was Pai inted, in Tibetan gold letters, prayers intended to assist the Committee with for the dead and absolution for sins, the sinews of war to conduct the cam-'These prayer coverlets are made by paign of protest against the proposed Minas and are supposed to have been new Exclusion Treaty. It was further blessed by the Dalai Lama, or Buddhist added that, if needed, there-was plenty Pontiff, before being presented to the more forthcoming, from Chinese from all Emperor through the Imperial Resident parts of the United States, Canada, an1 at Lhassa, who sends them for safe keopthe South American States. As there ing to the Department of the Imperial no lack of funds here we understand that Household until required for presentation the $3,000 was sent back to San Francisco to some deceased prince, noble, or high by the Committee with a letter of official of the First grade, who alone have thanks and appreciation. the privilege of using these coverlets as From Wuhu their shrouds. In Buddhistic lore the possession of the " Tele" prayer coverlet en-comes the nows that there was another ables the spirit of the deceased to enter meeting—the second since the inangura-Hades without being molested by wicked tion of the boycott there—of merchants spirits who in the Nether World, like the and gentry, some five hundred or so in loafers of the Upper delight to squeeze" all, on the afternoon of the 13th inst, and impose upon a greenhorn or tendor-'The assembly was addressed by H.E. Tsui, foot first entering the confines over former Chinese Minister to the U. S., which they hold their sway. For all Spain, and Peru, who resides in Wuhu, devout Buddhists bel in which he exhorted his hearers to stand
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