The late Major Morgan Palmer's farm has been sold by his mother and brother, who are liquidating all deceased's affairs before returning to the United States for good. The purchaser is Tuchun Wu of Heilungkiang, a very rich man, Nevertheless he has hed to pay a mere song compared with the amount of gold dollars that has been sunk in the enterprise. Apperently he bought it to stop any possibility of a claim being made against the Chinese Government for Mr. Palmer's untimely death, which took place in his province. It is unlikely now that Mrs. Palmer senior will apply for any compensation, especially as fidence shows that the attack on the Hunghutze was made first by Mr, Palmer.
Now that it has fallen into Chinese official hands the farm is hardly likely to be heard of again; it will be absorbed by the surrounding country and no doubt the chief crop will be the poppy which grows wel this outpost of the Republic, for ray from the gaze of busybodies,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.