Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-02-19

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9-The follow
| ing is II summary Oh the news ieeoi'eN
| by the VaSco I'll CANA:
| YoKoMoMA, Jan. Is, lSI4-unth re-
..ntIy the ,Japau.S Sc nave ivund II eA-
ueuleut 10 Conceal the actual couultioi'
,,I tueir tiuauces, on account of both
,or.iyn and internal coinplicatlons, Dut
ir faS nov, been determined 10 publish
! Statements ot their resources, The hfSt
| an \, men VIII ue Issued III about Two
months. FROM this ii III 'ppear tsiat
the auuunI Ill tile natlonai eesuiy 40
| no less Juan twenty-five mil -on uoi-
| laIs, lucluulng the last EhsiiSii io.,n, 1aHa
and tnat the surplus revenue Vi 1910
| was nearly tive .mlillons. -.
The japanese government Is eAui.-
ant over the uecree oil fortuoai, sup
| pressing the coolic trade in Macoa.
The small detaenn+ens OF Fft ncil
troops stalIoueu at Yokohama are about
TO be Withdrawn. The English SOL
diers. some 400 Ii number, will RENAL
i'm defiance of the wishes of the Japan
ese government.
Prime Minister SaDjio has recovered
! from his dangerous illness and resumed
| his duties. oa .h;s
'eeonu uecree A. recalling AL
time peremptory one, 4he ex.
students now residing abroad al =.
pense OF the government, except thos.
whS nave given the very highest
proofs %f advancement.
The great temple of Tenshig Dalton.
at Shiba, in Yeddo, was DESTROYED bv
hre on the morning of January Isl.
This was the most imposing structure
OF its kind in the capital, though not
one of the most sacred. The huge bell.
ten feet high, was so injured as to
be worthless.
The relations between the govern
ment Of Japan and foreign ministers,
excepting The representative of the U. |
States, are becoming more and more
inhalmonious. Japan still resists the
pleas for opening the country, and re-
quires strict enforcement of the trea-
ties as they stand, until revision shall |
have beeu agreed upon. Mr.. Bingham
acquiesces, and the other envoys are
vehement in opposition at the new
course.
Mr.. Bingham was absent from the
by the Mikado by reason of
illness. Other members of the diplo.
matte corps presented an address which
has Occasioned great irritation in high
quarters. 1t directly urged the remo-
val of all rest ictions upon free inter-
cutT-e and trade. When first received,
the question was seriously discussed
" neither it should not lie returned as
The decisive step was
not, however, taken.
A German in Kabe was fined by his
consul for transgressing treaty bounda-
les. The German Minister instructed
,he Consul to rescind the Judgment,
md notified the government to that eff.
eet. The japanese have therefore in
ormed Mr.. Van Brandt that unless
ust penalty be enforced, they will de-
line further communication. with him 8
md make the necessary representation
o the Prussian government. This
means, of course, that they will ask for
lis recall. In precisely similar case
he punishment of an American for I
.Oiug beyond treaty Limits, outside of s
4okodadi, the United States Minister
las fully approved the Consurs action. |
'he demeanor of certain ministers has G
low become so aggressive that it will S
'e Dtcssary for few moderate foreign |
nvoys to cease to act with them as |
hitherto in united way.