New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
SEARCHING ENGLISH SHIPS.
.p,v on THE WATCH FOR MORE CON
TRABAND OF WAR

,,, yIKSANG on WHICH CARTRIDGES WE'RE
ro,.>D. TAKEN TO PORT UR-INDIGNA-
r1ov AT THE SHIPPERS FALSE DECLAR-
ATIoNs-II HUNG CHANG WELL
AGAIN - WHAT THE EIGHT
PEACE CONDITIONS ARE
BELIEVED TO BE.
london. April 1O-A dispatch from shanghai
.,vs that the British steamer Yiksang. which
as seized bv the japanese near Taku while
.,ve,ing large quantity Of cartridges, mas
heon taken TO Port Arthur. The greatest in
airnation is felt against the shippers of the
cartridges for falsely declaring the character Of
the vessels cargo. 1t is regarded as disgrace
.,,l too that the customs officials who examined
tho cargo should have passed them. and from the
fact that they did so it is supposed that they
ora implicated in the affair The owners of the
vessel are held blameless. English vessels are
hsing strictly searched. but German vessels are
The standards" Berlin correspondent says:
learn from, a Chinese source that there IS reason
,p doubt the present optimistic expectations or
peace. Japan mas NOT apa'tu ntt eNoFSSe, ar, f
Wsnchura. TO which China on no account VIII as
The Central News correspondent in Simonosek
save that there was conference lasting two
to,,,rs between the Chinese and japanese peace
Commissioners to-day. Ii Hung Chang. who has
o,tirelv recovered from his wound. was present
with all the other members of the Chinese mis-
sion OF TIE japanese negotiators only Count
Wntsu Minister Of Foreign Affairs. was absent
He has the influenza.
Washington, April 10-The cable announce
roont that seven of Japans eight conditions have
beon accepted by Ii Hung Chang is gratifying
n diplomats here who no longer have any doubt
that A peace proclamation will speedily result.
.s understood in Washington, the eight con-
ditions were as follows:
Independence of CoreA. . Cesson Of For
roosa 8 Cession Of Liau-Tong peninsula. in
cluding Port Arthur (. War indemnity. =. Ad-
mission of machinery into China and permission
n foreigners to establish factories. 6. Modfca-
ZION Of the Iikin tax and extension Of the system
q, transit passes for imports. ! Opening certain
Chinese rivers &C. commerce. including the Yang
Tse-Kiang t. Chung King. the Slang from
uankoy on the Yang-Tse Kiang 10 Siang-Tan-
Kiang. tn, Canton River to Ouchow and the
Voosung. and its canals as far as Suchow and
uang-Cbow. Railway privileges and similar
concessions to Japanese and foreign capitalists.
In addition 10 these conditions il = believed ina
certain promises have been OF VIII be eNaclcH
from China, the terms 81 WiIch "'' - remain
secret. , go,
The condition which il is thought has not yet
been accepted by Ii Hung Chang IS that provo
ing for the occupation OF portion OF the 1rIII-
,ory known as the Reg nt'S SWOld, or Llau-l OhS
Peninsula. and the citadel Of Port Arthur. & ina,
This would be most strenuously opposed by emma
has all along been undoubted, and 1t has been
predicted that il might prove a stumbhhe- DOCK
- Sncb dimensions as to prevent peace. unless
some compromise could be agreed upon as t. the
length OF the occupation, the Chinese beng lk"IE
10 insist that it should not be permanent
All the other conditions except that of IN
damnity have been the subject Of diplomatic con-
sideration for many years. and all the tfedty
Powers are as deeply interested in them as japan
has been. The United States has been parucu-
larlv active in urging the abolition OF the L1Kih
fax which is not unlike the oftroi OF France
though less reasonable ana .ess hihl'el man w
rrsnoh system The United States has firmly
maintained that Corea should be treated as an
ndenenden. nation. since her Minister at Wash
inyton was recognized ten years ago.