The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-29
Three Parties Now Surveying Pos~
tions Of Nnnchurfs and Fourteen of
the Cxar's ships at Port Arthur.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IN CHINA
EXTENSIVE RISING AGAINST FoR-
EIGNERs EXPECTED At CANTON.
Another Massacre OF Armcnian~-Ncn
and Women FASTENED to stakes
by MussuImans and Burned.

LONDON, Oct 2S-In spite Of tie state
ment made by the Graphic to-day, that a
high official i'm authority says the alarm
ing dispatch OF the Times from Hong Kosg
regarding important concessions made by
China TO Russia, bears no resemblance TO
the actual facts" the news seems 10 be
confirmed to-day from two sources Afr.
G.. +. Morrison, who recently Travelled
through China, writes that as far back as
August last the Chinese newspapers out
lined scheme by which China proposed 10
reward Germany. France and Russia for
their Intervention against Japan. Germany.
he says. was to have concessions OF land
at the treaty ports OF Hankow 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 re-
port may be correct is found in a dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph from Vienna. pub
lished to-day giving an outline of an inter-
view with well-known Russian states
man who practically admits the truth OF
the news telegraphed from Hong Kong 10
the Times. Referring 10 the Americans.
the Russian statesman is quoted as say
ing: The Americans are our friends la
Europe They are specially jealous in
espousing our cause when We need no out
sider's help. But. in the far East. they
are our enemies or rivals"
At the Russian embassy here. however.
the statement is made that there is abso-
lutely no foundation for the announcement
made by the Hong Kong correspondent OF
the Times. 1t is asserted by the Russian
officials that no such treaty has been con-
cluded between the governments OF Russia
nd 20 ft tfrff ffar EI Ixr
them that the Russian government is not
animated by any anti-English feeling In
its policy in connection with the far East.
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Hong Kong which says:
Speaking at a public banquet at Nladi-
vostolx on Sept. p. which was given in
his honor on the occasion OF his departure
for Europe, General Doukhofskoy. Cow
ernor-general Of Eastern Siberia. referred
to the new Manchuria concession and
strongly urged that the community be not
alarmed by 1t, for vladivostok must remain
the headquarters. though a portion OF the
feet would be at Port Arthur The Gov
ernor and Port Admiral Of vladivosiok
spoke in the same strain Thrse missions.
with an escort OF one hundred Cossacks
each. started respectively from Nertchinskf.
Bagovestichenski and Nikolsk TO explore
and survey certain portions OF the interior
of Manchuria.
A Shanghai telegram states that five
Russian war ships inside and nine are
outside OF the harbor of Port Arthur
An, Odessa dispatch TO the Times says
that another cruiser of the Russian volun-
teer fleet has started with a contingent
of sailors ammunition ead war material
to join the Russian fleet cruising near
Japan.
The Times says in editorial: The
official denial of our Hong Kong dispatch
is given I'm a form leaving no doubt that.
at least as regards 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 impression"
The Standard Conservative says In an
editorial this morning: Russia has got her
answer and her intended treaty with China
is torn up before IL came into existence"
Kfng Of Cores Chooses a Queen.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 2s.-According
TO a dispatch from Seoul 10 the Soyoe
yremya, the King OF Corea has chosen
another Queen and assumed the title OF
Emperor. 1t is also stated that the heir
apparent is being sent as an envoy 20
America and England with the object OF
getting him out OF the country and pre-
pairing the way to the throne for a prince
who, 81 udS higher favor