, 1870-04-01
THE CHINESE IHDEMHITY FUND.
1fccttnE of Prominent CItixcns to
Consider What Had Hest be
Done with the Surplus OF
About 1iUQ,OOOs

4 Ameattng was held yesterday afternoon at The
rooms ct The Merchants aud Isavetcrs' Coxnrnctc.t
Association No. 50 Dearborn street, for the pnr.
pose OF considering what disposition 1houid be
made Of the surpius Of the tnnd paid by China in
1s56, To Indemnity Americans for losses then sur
1eEen- Mr. Richards, p1esidcnt Of tie Board Of
Trade, vas called to the chair.
Professor Jones' late Consul 1t Amoy and Can.
Ton, #ho acted Is Secretary. ststed the circun,-
stances Ehlch led to the creation VI this indemnity
fEnd: d., Among the slatms made were some Il
Iected, and the sum paid BY the Chiuese Gosern-
ment, 10 ~ taets, wns not exhausted there being
an excess Of o,ys over al lust claims PresiJens
ssa! 81 sasf ness ssas''2S F=sss sssa assa at
sfnsssf snstsq Butsas ins Is as m
for ths founding VI a s4hooi ii Peksn. tbs mvurT
could not be returned directly to the Chinese i,
simssed hat sne wod Gecin 10 seeps &c Segh L A
4 was contrary to custom. and might luVol1ts
then1 tc EMBELLISHMENTS, they p1eiel7ng the using
Chinese Foregn Beard had expressed itsef In
favor Of schools to teach the Western rrts asti
sciences, e. and the Emperor had g1Tea the measure
Nj, Duri,ugatue's idea Of an Institution rss opa
where Americans could learn the Chinese Isu-
guage, customs, &C., 70 qualify them Tor Inter-
and Western sciences. It was proposed to have
rye u st1 professors, who could gtye instruction
couiI upen W The ulnes q coal, &c, now len M
touched. Ar. Bur!lnsane had hoped to Intro
dpce railroads aud the telegraph In Chlna and ns
associates had Il DIST douetsi him, Int at.efwsss
beam, . sonstnse,,. whsn tesy saW the treaties he
sucn sshoot II a. INC 'aa,s oac fefer1rd q
was needed, since trade could not accom~
p;hsh i. 1as desired object, as the ralns
matter had been bsupRhs trtese Congress for some
tune, and Mas row in The hanAs Of the House Cum
tnttse oh Foreign Affairs, who believed the money
should bt Used IS suggested By Mr. ButlnGaule
some members Ut the uouse md Senate thought,
however, that IN official tender OF the moueJ to
the Chinese Government should nsst be made
Professor Haven WAS decidedly In faror Of Z
mutual college, md hoped that the subject woulI
he referred u committee To make an expression
Of optn!ou-
The Rev. Dr.. Hague wanted To know about the
university already existing at Pekn, md Professor
Jones stated that that made provision for t. rh-
simply to provide themselves xtth inserpretess far
their OWL Customs seTFtce+ The INSTITUTION was
now under Or. Aa1sh, who had q class Of one
French, and WHOM, he hoped to lasauc, Il ATS and
sciences No colteKc which was sole3J under
Chinese control wou1d answer the purpose.
he psePsi & the p'fSsst GSna ua,ouaSeP r 5ssP
using only the interest,", Which wonld maintain iss
Or az ch pn9iessosS T. buings sls needed
TcTe numbers OF yacltt buildings which could he
psoenEea, doubtless fsotn The Chinese Government,
Professor Fisk urged the appointment Of CON-
mittec OF fifteen to lake the Wnole subject uuder
consideration, and act as might seem most ad-
Visible, OF Menortal1ztps Congress, or otherwise.
President Richards, and several other gentlemen
Present. expEesstt themselves strongly In favor Of
The establishment oi school, deemllg 1t 4
measure fsarght with Advantages 10 China and
the Enifed States
The appointment of comminee was decided
uren. nla tho following gentlemen were se1ecseds
Governor Brpss, Judge Drummond, j. II. Rlchasus
]. E. Mclean, DEf3nGeou lMnt, 8. Slckef3ons
General Julius White, Colonel L. Mason, Dr.. E
9. naren, Dr. J. {. Burroughs, Dt. y. $. Davis, r.
g. WEIGH, 7. 3. hlacsstout, E ". BlatcnfoEd, ana
J, v FAr~el-
The meeting then adjourned. ........
Among THO Gentlemen present at the meeting
were II. J, II. McCneeneF- Or. Powers, Dr,
Burroughs, and Professors flsk and Haven, and
Aessss ". A. Epsters, aud George S. Bowen wcrc
rrpIeSeHSeti