The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
RUSSIA TO STAND BY CHINA.
THE CZAR OPPOSED TO CEDING
TERRITORY TO JAPAN.

The Japanese Armies TO be Pushed on
to PeISin if the Present Pence Ne
gotiatiOns FaiI-China AIIege to
Be Again Trying to Secure Europe
an InterventiOn-Advices Received
at Washington Represent a Treaty
of Peace as Probable.
London, April l2.-The Morning Post
learns from Yokohama that unless peace
be concluded during the present arms
tice the Japanese armies will advance up
on Pekin as soon as the armstice shall
expire
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says:
selma regards Japan's conditions of
peace as impossible, and is again taking
4 diplomatic steps to obtain European in
I terventon. She will make a special APP
. peal TO Russia, and it is stated upon ex-
cellent authority that Russia Is firmly
resolved TO oppose Japan's plans TO an
mex territory on the Asiatic continent.
4 The increase of Russia's naval and mill
tary forces in the east was made to en-
force respect of this determination"
Washington, April u, 10 p. m.--Careful
inquiries both at the Chinese and japanese
legations and of officials of the state de-
paTtment and officers of the navy, who,
"
tries, have become familiar with their
customs ana currency, seem TO indicate L
strong probability that the indemnity to
be paid by China TO Japan will be paid
N silver and not in gold, though no defin-
ne oihclal statement to the effect has yet
been received here. Silver is the measure
4 ot value TO great extent in both coun-
Ntrles. Japan has not been called upon
NJ negotiate any European loan payable
"A gold for the prosecution Of the war
therefore she has experienced no espe-
cal drain of gold. China, on the other
81 hand, being heavily In debt to England
ana other Europeans nations, has ex-
ported within the past few years large
quantities of gold, and the national treas
uy does not now contain any consider
able ambount of this metal. Moreover
. slFer is the only medium Of exchange in
The Chinese empire and this being the
case it would be much easier to pay the
Mlemnity in that metal than in gold
Some misunderstanding exists as TO the
meaning of the word ''tael, in which the
ldemnity will be paid. The ''taer' is not
coin, but weight. 1t varies In value
ceordlng to the price Of silver. In Pc
KIN at the present time one tael is equal
10 Sl.50 in Mexican silver dollars, or rs
Cents in American gold. The silver is put
p in the form OF bullion or ingots, each
lgot containing silver to the amount of
= Prom ~ to 50 taels.
81 Beyond the fact that strong grounds
e1st for believing that the indemnity will
be paid in silver, and that at no time has
gold been stipulated in the negotiations
Fl lime The "tael' which viii be used as
me measure of value, will be no doubt
NE Hal kwan tael, in which customs
dGties are paid, and whose value is as
above stated. 1t is believed that one
In the Japanese armies now on Chinese
OIL viii be retained there until the in
ennity shall have been partially, If not
llly paid. The other armies will be re-
lrned 10 Japan and disbanded as rapidly
f possible.
Washington. April p. = Official ad-
les received here to-day from
apan indicate that an un-
rstanding has been reached between the
apdnese and Chinese plenipotentiaries
nd that news of a definite conclusion of
ace may be expected at any moment
ne exact particulars of the proposed
rms OF settlement could not be learned
w II is understood that in response to
sent ana repeated requests of the Chin
pienlpotentiary for an abatement of
le demands originally made the Japan
sc pienlpotentiaries have granted i'm
VI tdIit concessions.
Great satisfaction is expressed here at
lloIlnauon that the peace negotiations
IINe Deen practically concluded. Eight
edys before the termination of the time
4aAeu Tor the termination of amnesty. So
ol ds can be learned, a formal treaty
- - not peen signed, and may not be be-
-I.Gs. tomorrow. Meanwhile, however,
~ rs Is a possibility that Ii Hung Chang,
t7 Chlnese representative, may object
Il Vie last moment and another post
80 U-siheht occur. This is regarded, how
"a hi1i,-- Cllly d possibility ana not a PROP
,oonly lnasmuch as the plenipotentiaries
- devoted a fortnight to their work
f ~ lhe conclusions have been reached
zfai;l, most careful consideration. 1t is
gi-5TEed that among the concessions made
~ Japan has been a decrease in the
~ nv qht OF indemnity demanded, and that
IL Is Jhelr principal compromise, When
e Signature of IA Hung Chang shall
6oee 9eeu affixed to the treaty peace will
Len De formally declared. The Chinese
H,-LSSIoy was clothed with plenary powers
1sA ne went to Shimonoseki, and any
ri, ion taken by him, therefore. is defn-
london, April ia dispatch to the
IN 1ttal News from the Pescadores under
uate of April says that cholera
@9@55 ing at Making, where there are
olu cases, 28 new ones and "a deaths.