A Bank President Hold for Ran-com of $1,000,000: Drought Causing Anxiety From Our Own Correspondent Treliateing, See, April 19, The political situation hero hax boon much cleared in the Jast couple of weeks, twenty to twenty five thousand men moving off to: ward the south—apparently to make sare of the Southern army, getting well oat of the province, has been accomplished with but) ud according to reports this cut!
Tithe Rghtmng. Daring the crowd gxcopaton thre was bul ile rear spirit 0 selion the '0h 10 by Kueichow men and were less mi the average.
Tt ig said the President of the branch of the Bank of China here is being held for $1,000,000 ran som. Th volves" the Salt belle as this bank handles all funds. One of the generals said to be belli \d_ this. move, April was ushered with a] three Tater, with the, result heat wav of 8 which fell to 49
that wany caught cold. To-day the thermometer is back to 80 and very dry and most of the public
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