| Show T prominent chinaman is en route to washington san francisco aug 15 among the as sengwa on the steamship mou olla which basar here from the orient la wong kal ah chinese imperial trade commissioner accompanied by his secretary he is going to washington atts stated that the object of his trip as to discuss the boycott and the proposed new exclusion treaty the mongolia brings news that the boycott is stated in honolulu lo 10 have had its origin there where it was urged among chinese as long ago a february 1901 chang am editor ot a local chinese daily paper which haa boane circulation in various ws ot china claims to have been the originator jot the movement A year and a halt ago he urged euch action upon bis countrymen on the ground that was not stans enough to resist the treatment being given by americans to Chine 50 hatling a right to travel in the steamer mongolia which waa in amoy on july 19 had some culty in getting chinese coolley to work on her cargo the boycott was to have been de clarca the following day NEW STEEL sohrab goes to germany to make n new york aug 15 charles M who returned to this city from braddock pa yesterday revealed for the first time that his trip abroad Is tor the purpose of investigating in germany a new and secret process for the manufacture of steel which may have an important bearing on the future of that industry 1 I ahall be gone tor three weeks and the only country I 1 shall visit Is germany said mr im going to inspect several steel factories for the purpose of investigating a new process I 1 am going to see what it Is like he added that there was a possibility of his visiting andrew carnegie before he returned aad refused to discuss his rumored contracts to con wharves in russia and for russian armor plate MECHANICS LIEN LAW bolac ida aug 14 the supreme court has handed down an opinion in a balse case brought by tho pacific states savings loan building company against J K dubois in which the mechanics lien law Is construed in a manner that Is of great importance to all interested in euch sub ejects in this case the balding bul ding was being done by the owner no contract being let numerous liens were attached subsequently to the filing of two mortgages by the loan company aggregating gre gating the lower court held that all the liens took precedence over tho mortgages tout tbt supreme court by divided decision holds that the liens arising for work bayun subsequently to the recording RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK headquarters of japanese urmy in manchuria aug 13 5 pm via buean aug 15 delayed in transmission A japanese re con in force along the line of tho railway on the road from the Chan gluf line drove in the outposts on lt august 12 eleven russians were killed and ten captured in a counter reconnaissance in the direction ot klayton the russians were driven back by the japanese outposts of the mortgages or tor materials delivered or which was begun subsequently to the recording of the mortgages do not take precedence over the mortgages A distinction between liens under the circumstances ot this case and those that might attach in v aich a building was being erected by a contractor Is suggested justice dissented in a very vigorous opinion in which ho scouts the reasoning ot his associates on the bench STEAMER WITH MUTINOUS CREW fian francisco cal august 15 with her mutinous crew the british bark dundee has arrived at singapore java according to a telegram received here the dundee was bound tram bremen to anjer and in the jalaa port her crew refused to do further duty several of the ringleaders ring leaders were placed in irons and with these men out of the way he set sail for singapore with the intention of prosecuting the men |
