The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-29
Previous Rumors of a Grave
Crisis Confirmed.
RUSSIA AFTER PORT ARTHUR
HAS FOURTEEN WAR VESSELS AT
THAT POINT.
Ubiquitous Official High in Au-
thOrity," Retails News-Considers
America Russia's Friend in Eu-
rope and Enemy in Asia-Rus-
slams Said to Be Surveying in
Manchuria.

LONDON, Oct. 28.-In spite of the
statement made by the Graphic today
that a high official in authority says
the alarming dispatch of the Times
from Hong Kong regarding important
concessions made by China to Russia,
bears no resemblance to the actual
facts" the news seems to be confirmed
today from two sources. Mr.. G. e.
Morrison, who recently Travelled
through China, writes that as far back
as August last, the Chinese newspapers
outlined a scheme by which China pro
posed to reward Germany, France and
Russia for their intervention against
Japan. Germany he says, was to have
concessions of land at the treaty ports
of Kankow and Tien Tsin, France was
to be granted certain privileges in
southeast China and Russia was to be
allowed to extend her railway system
to Port Arthur.
The second ground for believing the
report may be correct is found in a
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Vienna, published today, giving an out
line of an interview with a we'll known
Russian statesman who practically ad-
mits the truth of the news telegraph
from Hong Kong to the Times.
Referring to the Americans the Rus
sian statesman is quoted as saying:
'"The Americans are our friends in Eu-
rope They are specially jealous in
espousing our cause when we need no
outsiders help. But in the far east
they are our enemies or rivals"
AT the Russian embassy here, how
ever, the statement is made that there
is absolutely no foundation for the an
nouncement made by the Times. 1t is
asserted by the Russian officials that
no such treaty has been concluded be-
tween the governments of Russia and
China and it is further asserted by
them that the Russian government is
not animated by any anti-English feel
ing in its policy in connection with
the far east.
Russians Surveying Manchuria.
The Times will tomorrow publish a
dispatch from Hong Kong which says:
Speaking at a public banquet at
Vladivostock on Sept 81, which was
given in honor Of the occasion of his
departure for Europe, General Douk-
hofsky, governor Of eastern Siberia,
referred to the newM anchuria con-
cession and strongly urged that the
community be not alarmed by it, for
Vladivostock must remain the head
quarters though a portion of the fleet
l.
nor and port admiral of Vladivostock
spoke in the same strain.
Three missions with an escort of
100 Cossacks each started respectively
from Nertchinsk, Blagovestichensk and
Nikolsk to explore and survey certain
portions Of the interior Of Manchuria.
"a Shanghai telegram states that five
Russian warships are inside and nine
are outside of the harbor of Port
Arthur
An Odessa dispatch to the Times
says that another cruiser of the Rus
sian volunteer fleet has started with a
contingent of sailors, ammunition and
war material, to join the Russian fleet
cruising near Japan.
The Times says in an editorial this
morning: The official denial of our
Hong Kong dispatch is given in a form
leaving no doubt that at least as re-
CARDS the double approach to Port
Arthur, our correspondent at Tien Tsin
was misled. Yet if he erred it was in
good company, the governor of Siberia
having been under the same impress
sion.