The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-21
.TELEG RAPHIC
CHINA AND JAPAN
La.. ). New. rr m the orient.

). Late Sc News IN m the OTIeRt
San Francisco, 10. - Arrived, tn
steamer Oceanic from Hoyg Kong, rit
Yokohama.
. Hong Kong, July 24.-No change il
Russian prospects. Opinions continue
. equally divided as TO the chsnces Of wal
ur peace. The Chinese ministry are
evidently annoyed by the congregation
Of foreign diplomatic agents, charged
with missions Of more or lees aggressive
charsc er, and o,,enly express daconient
at the VI usually formidable pect OF
the delegation from the United ctaies,
which ia now awaited with jeep ana 10
ereasing interests. Tsung Ii Yamen
stubbornly refu.eS to disclose his inten-
tons respecting the Kujs affair. He
listens to all representations from western
ministers, wko unanimously urge q
pacific settlement, but gives no sign OF
assent or dissent. 1t is believed By the
bsst qualified observer that the ultimate
decision depends upon events yet 10 come,
and viii he largely Influenced by reports
| now awaited from Central Asia, and BY
the altitude of The diplomatic corpse
| when all mem oers are resssembled at
| PekIrR. At the same time it il by no
! means impo, sible that desperate intrigues
OF the war party which now COM
mends the sympathy OF the Empress,
may precipilAte hOstiiIies at any mo-
meat. hence the extreme Emergencies of
native and foreign judgment, concerning
the result. There arc prospects Of visits
TO Cores by ships of several western
nations. The United States ship 1icon-
derG is still hevsriDg in that vicinity
The station ship Vittor Rsdni, COM
manded by the Duke of Geneva,
contemplates an approach, and the report
OF similar intention on the part of
a German vessel with Prince Heinrich on
board. The idea prevails that the Corezn
government might be sooihed by advau-
ces from members Of European royal |
families. Nothing public respecting
Gordon's Intentions. He travels north |
ward to visit ST Hung Chang, with whom |
be was intimately associated during the |
Tai Ping rebellion. The relations were |
broken of, however, after the revolt had /
subdued, owing to Sis treacherous viola
ton of pledges for the safety Of the |
inEurgsnt leaders, 1t is COM
monty believed thst Gordon is willing 10
enter the Chinese service even as against /
Russia, provided certain vigorous con-
ditions, such as conducting hostilities
on civilized principles, are strictly
guaranteed.
Yokohsms, Aug. 4.-The Mikado
to Toxic on July 23rd, f. ON
tour through tho southern and central
provinces. a Diplomatic agent from
Corea will arrive in japan this month to
adjust outstanding questions connected
with the ope1ing Of additional Corean
ports TO the japanese trade. Notice is
-QpniunH fhat tho x.xfll eoni- /
counsel from the japanese government
recent and impeding efforts
Of western nations to establish intercourse
with Corea. Angel, new United States
envoy to China, left Yokohama on July
10th, in the United States ship AShuelOt,
accompanied by his family and a cor
of the New York Herald.
He proceeds first to Shanghai, thence
north ward, touching at various ports,
10 reach Picking about the end
Of August. Commissioners Swift and
Prescott sail in the United States
ship Richmond, intending to Join
Angel before arriving at Peking.
The Iron Duke, flag ship of the British
Asiatic fleet, Was wrecked on small
sland OF the west coast of Yezo. Japanese
for new treaties were laid
before the diplomatic representatives and
transmitted to the various powers. Slight !
changes are suggested IN the system of
extra territorial jurisdiction, apparently
with the view to holding foreigners
guilty OF offenses against the ST. to more
strictly to account, than heretofore, but
10 interference with the general extra
territorial principle is yet contemplated
notifications of existing
commercial regulations are demanded
Japan asks for the exclusive control of
he coaiting trade, and for the augmen-
alton of custoras duties, on certain
lrticles of import, the new duties in no
.ase to exceed 80 per cent. of the original
1slues, the average to be about IL per
'ent.; the treaty TO remain in force ten
years, after the exchange of ratifcations
welve months notice being thereafter
'equisite on either side in csso of an
Intention TO sbrogste. The propositions
ire universally admitted 10 be moderate
md reasonable, yet strong opposition Is
anticipated from British officials, who
earnestly oppose every measure calcu-
ated to check British importations in the
lightest degree, regardless Of Jspan's
Imperative needs. The French and
German legation follow the English.
Americans warmly favor the projected
Iltei ations, together with the Russian
md Italian. Russian naval reinforce
nents are arriving in considerable num-
osrs,
Chung How, who concluded the
2uldj1 treaty with Russia, was i'm
oritoned and threatened with death for
(, has been released.