The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
RUSSIA AND THE CELESTIALS.
ONE OF THE CARS EMBASSIES
DENIES THE TREATY STORY.

The DeniaIs Made at Berlin Received
with InereduIity-The Dispatch
believed TO Outline Desires For
muIatcd by Russia which China
VIII Not Refuse to Comply with.
The Decoration of Russian officials
by China's Emperor Also COnsid-
cred Significant
London. oct. 26.-The officials OF the
Russian embassy here say they attach
not the slightest Importance to the Hong
Kong dispatch published in the Times
yesterday asserting that an important
treaty Of great advantage to Russia had
been concluded between that empire and
China. At the embassy the statements con-
tanned In the dispatch are credited TO an
English source.
St. Petersburg. oct. 25.-The Emperop
Of China has conferred the order of the
Double Dragon of the First Grade Of the
Third Glass upon NJ. shishky, the for-
elgn minister. Count Kaplist, director oe
the Asiatic department, receives the same
order IN the first class'uf the second grade
and NJ. Lissowsky, director Of the Asiau0
department, the Double Dragon CT thd
Second Grade. third class.
Berlin, Oct. 26.-The dispatch from the
hong Kong correspondent Of the London
Times announcing that Russia had ac-
CURED the right by a treaty recently cons
Guided with China TO anchor her fleet ae
Port Arthur, and connect Nladivostoch
with that port by railway, as well as se-
curing other military and commercial adj
Vantages, was cablcd here and attracted
considerable attention. Although the Rus
sian and Chinese embassies here deny any
knoWledge OF the alleged treaty, in well
informed circles IL Is maintained that tho
dispatch outlines the substance Of desires
formulated by Russia, which China will
al
Moreover, 1t Is contended that the re-
port received from st. Petersburg to-day
naming several officials of tho
Asiatic department of the Rus
sian foreign office who have
Just received honors and decorations at
the hands of the emperor of China, clear
~ indicates that diplomatic transactions
OF some kind have recently been concluded.
Although the alleged treaty contains
provisions that are certain to operate
greatly to the disadvantage Of the COM
merce Of Germany. II is very doubtful
whether the emperor would intervene as
his greatest desire now Is to be on good
burg. So strong. Indeed, Is this desire, that
his majesty consented to be reconciled to
Prince Henry. his brother, when he learn
ed that the latter and his wife, formerly
Princess Irene of Hesse, were on the eve
OF starting for st. Petersburg and this, too,
without Prince Henry's apologizing IN any
way for his part In the quarrel which took
place between himself and the kaiser on
the occasion of the ceremonies at Kiel in
celeDfhtlon or the opening or the North
sea-Baltic canal, the emperor being mind
ful Of the fact that Prince Henry's wife
Is the faVorite sister Of the Czarina and
has great influence with her.
On the other hand the kaiser ia known
to be In sympathy with the All-Deutsehe
Association, which this week sent a mem
orandum to Chancellor Won Hohenohe,
complaining of the prevalent grabbing OF
Chinese territory by other powers to the
detriment Of Germany's interests. Ger
many's settlements in Tien-Tsin and Han
kow, the memorandum says, cannot be
regarded as an increase of power such
as all German patriots expect, and the
empire must secure suitable footholds in
the Chinese empire, especially for the
sake Of preserving her commercial inter-
ests. The association requests that tho
chancellor take steps to obtain a terri
torial acquisition washed by Chinese wat
ers and suggests the Chusan Islands as a
desirable possession. The association, with
startling frankness, advises the adopting
of the course suggested regardless Of the
tll-will Of any or all of the other powers.
and concludes its memorandum by quot
ing a Bremen merchant who has settled
In Shanghai as saying that II Germany
does not take possession Of Shanghai
the trade Of Germany I'm Eastern Asia
has no future. When the memorandum
was Issued IL was regarded as being too
extreme. but the reported conclusion of a
treaty between Russia and China fur
nishes very strong argument in favor
Of the All-Deutsche Associations con-
tention.