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Show I CHINA APOLOGIAS TO GERnm. rilmCliH Krii tf t asparor Slllllaa la aillv Maaarr. Emperor M illiam a reception of the rbineae mission of expiation headed by Print Chun, which took place Wed- Desday at Potsdsm, was aurkfil stun all the severity consistent with an audience au-dience nominally friendly. The Cbi-uw Cbi-uw Imperial eovoy. on entering' tbe palace u not accorded a salule by tbe garde du corps. Tha emperor received re-ceived him seated. The bnttona and epaulette of bia majesty's white uniform uni-form were enveloped in crepe. i'rince Chun bowed thrice on enter' ing and leaving. Emperor William remained aealed duriog tba reading of tha Chinese sddreaa. Afterward, however, how-ever, ba relaxed hia atera demeanor and welcomed tha envoy courteously and subsequently, accompanied by bia adjutant, ba called oa Prince Chan at the Orangery. Later in tba evening tba emperor. Prince Cbua and a dozen member of tba expiatory mission took tea on an ialand in tha Spree. The emperor bad evidently arranged the entire ceremony with a view of impressing im-pressing Prince Chun with the feeling-that feeling-that the ceremony meant expialioa for a foul crime and that only through expiation bad Prince Chun acquired lb right to be treated with princely honor. hon-or. Not until after the ceremony did the atmosphere change. Then, tba troops outside haviug saluted and the band having played, Hussar escorted Prince Chun back to tbe Orangery. I'bince Chun, in delivering the message of the Chinese emperor aaid: I am in a position to asaure yonr majesty that tbe emperor, my moat grac-ioua master, stood aloof from these eomplicationa which brought misfortune mis-fortune upon China and less and care opon Germany. Nevertheless, in accordance ac-cordance wilh the customs of thousands thous-ands of years, the emperor of China haa taken tbe blame on his own sacred person. I have, therefore, the task of expressing to your majesty tbe most cordial feeling of Die cujperor, my Illustrious Il-lustrious master, ton art! yonr imperial majesty and the whole imperial family. I hope the passing cloud will only Intensify the succeeding sunshine snd mutual friendship of the two great einpirea nbeo they understand the value of each other belter. I The Big iioru Canal company has been formed for the purpose of con- i structing a canal to irrigate '-H..V acres of land in the vicinity of Basin, j Wyo., the company !eing composed of 1 farmer aloog the Big Horn river who I own land to be watered i A cloudburst at Gelo, Mont., did tio.ooo damage last week. Hail fell to the depth of a foot and drifted four or five feet in places. A baby was drowned, over 1,000 feet of Northern Pacific eidetrack waa washed away, and telephone lines were prostrated j and trains delayed. Naval Cadet Emery S. Land of Wyoming stands at the head of the cadeU at the Naval academy, and wiil lie the ranking cadet otlicerduring the current academic year. His title is ; J lieutenant commander of cadet. The appointment was based on efficiency during the recent practice crnise of the cadet corps, standing in hisstudies and general conduct. James McArthur was hanged at Deer Lodge, Mont , last Friday for the murder mur-der of Captain Oliver Dotsoo last February. Feb-ruary. McArthur kept his nerve to the last aud made a speech on the scaffold scaf-fold declaring hia innocence, and then launched into a torrent of abuse of the men who had been instrumental in sending him to his death, when tbe trap waa sprung. . |
