The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
Japan News.

SAN FRANcnco, Jan. 16.-YokohamS
advices OF Dec, sth, state that Harabuss
Yoshmato, one OF the under Secretaries
OF the foreign office and recently Envoy
to Corea, has been commissioned to repre-
sent Japan at 81, Petersburg, and will
start Tomorrow for his post. He Is espel
clally entrusted with the Ssghalien ques,
ton. The arbitration OF the Maria Suez
case will not come up for discussion until
Q year hence, when other agents will be
dispatched In the interest of Japan.
Harabusa's rank Is First Secretary oI
Legation. The office Of Envoy left vacant
By Sthe death OF Saua, remains untitled
The Japanese Foreign Office has received
an interesting dispatch from China In re.
Iation to Garcia, the Peruvian Emperor.
The Chinese soy he will be received with
the courtesies and attention due a Minis.
ter, but they will make no treaty with
Peru until that nation shall have released
and sent back every Coolie now held BY
them, and pledged itselft to discontinue
the Coolle importation In the future.
Considerable discontemnt Is expressed
In JapAnes official circles over the fact
that Garcia was allowed a favorable treaty
BY the late head Of the foreign Office,
Sayeztme. Charles Walcott Brooks re-.
turns to San Francisco BY the China to
resume his functions as Consul Tor Japan.
Z. N. Wilson, Esq, formerly Britiah
Charge D. Affairs, and more recently the
first Secretary Of the Legation at 7 eddo re.
turns TO England next week, having been
transferred to Copenhagen He carriesw!th
him the most comprehensive treatise
upon education in Japan that has vet
been prepared TO be presented to the pub.
Usher by his government.
Considerable speculation has arisen
among foreigners over rumors OF seri.
ous disagreement between the Ministers
OF various nations and the Japanese Gov.
eminent. For once these reports are not
wholly without foundation. The exact
circumstances are as follows: Soon after
the return Of the Embassy, the question
Of treaty revision being brought up, an
effort was made to secure promise that
the whole empire should be thrown
open 10 foreigners. This was 4 met
BY a proposal that the foreign govern.
ments should surrender the privilege of
exterritorial Jurisdiction. It was declar.
ed that this would not be conceded un.
der the circumstances, whereupon the
Japanese government only declined 10
entertain the project OF opening the coun.
try, but began gradually to withdraw
certain liberties, which they voluntarily
permitted some time ago. 1t Is supposed
that this was done to show that the un.
yielding temper Of the foreign represen-
tation could easily be combatted by
a strict adherence on the part OF the jap.
anese to the letter OF the TERRITORY reeula.
tion: Although their right to restrain
foreigners within the prescribed limits
cannot be disputed, their action is loudly
complained OF, and as sort of retaliatory
measure, the claims for the balance of the
simonoski indemnity has been pre-.
sented by some OF the ministers,
and pressed with unusual earnestness.
They will be met next week by
an offer Of immediate payment.
a result which Is neither expected nor al.
together desired. This advantage will be |
Tor while on the side oil the Japanese.
Exterritorlal jurisdiction is now the only
important subjectof debate. The foreign
Ministers are all instructed 10 enforce It's |
continuance here, notwithstanding the
fact that the British Government after
consideration has unqualifledly condemn.
ed the principles in the case Of China.