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Japan Secures Nearly All OF Her DO
mands. Including Port Arthur.

mands. Including Port Arthur.
LONDON. April ls.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says that
peace ratiflcations will be exchanged
within three weeks and that the armis-
tice has been extended 20 midnight on
May 3.
WAsmSeroN. April is.-The Chinese
imperial edict sent Tuesday night from
Tien-Tsin Is accepted among officials
and diplomats here as setting at rest
the conflicting reports as 10 the final
terms of peace. and as showing that
the first reports via London were mac
curate in their details.
The indemnity of zoe. 900. 600 taels is
a compromise. Japan first demanded
500, 100000 taels, but ON the So
licitation of Prince III threw off
100. GOO. 900. At the Chinese lega-
tion IL Is stated that the tael
varies in value, but that the present
value of the customs or treasury tael,
which is undoubtedly the one in which
payment will be made, is si.50 in Mexi-
can silver, or about seventy-tive cents
IN gold
The Central News (London) corre-
spondent In Toxic learns that the Chi
nese indemnity 90 japan is TO be paid
in silver in five yearly installments
The edict that Japan Is 20 occupy
the Lao Tung peninsula up 20 the
40th degree OF latitude settles the inn
portant point that she is TO
have the great fortress of
Port Arthur and the Immediately
surrounding territory, as fore
Swallowed in these dispatches. The
Lao Tung peninsula Is small
point of land jutting southwark
into the gulf of Pechili, with
Port Arthur at its extreme point. The
10th degree of latitude cuts across
the main land where the little PENN
sula broadens into the mainland OF
Manchuria.
The edict does not state whether
Japan gets this acquisition permanent
ly or until the indemnity is paid.
She has contended on having 1t
permanently, as IL would give
Japan command OF the Gulf of Pechili
leading 20 Picking. II the occupation
is temporary il will give Japan a mill
tary command over China as long as
the occupation lasts The duration of
the occupation is most important, and
on this point undoubtedly viii depend
any action European powers may take.
The permanent occupancy OF the
island Of Formosa has been settled for
some time. The opening OF Picking
and four new ports OF com
merce, marks the Introduction Of
modern methods in the interior OF
China Japan has gained the privilege
OF establishing her cotton and other
factories in China, but il remains TO be
seen whether Japanese capital will in
vest in the enterprises, or the Chinese
will buy these modern fabrics.
The edict makes a significant omis-
sion as TO the reported Japan-China al
lance offensive and defensive, which,
il consummated. would have given the
Orient 60 the Orientals' The Japanese
and Chinese officials in Washington
have never credited the report OF this
alliance.
LONDON, April is.-A Central News
dispatch from Toxic says the Chinese
peace enjoys started for Tien-Tsin
Wednesday afternoon and that the
Japanese plenipotentiaries will return
TO Hiroshima Thursday.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says it
is expected there that a revolution
against the rcigning dynasty win be
begun on Friday, The leading Chi
nese OF Canton are coming 90 Hong
Kong in large numbers
BERLIN, April is.-Thc ST. Peters
burg correspondent of the Frankfurtcr
Zeitung telegraphs that the French and
Russian governments are about TO con-
woke a meeting of the powers for the
purpose Of revising the terms Of peace
agreed upon by the Chinese and Japan
csc representatives.