Reports received from Hapkow yorterday by telegraph stated that on the evening of December 3 the Imperialists arrested a German on a charge of espionage and banded bim over to Consol, who promises to deport It is stated that representative eight provinces announce that at a meeting at Waohang a draft was comploted of the articles of federation of the United States of Chios. They expect to get Yuan Shih-hsi's consent to his election first President.
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