The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-17
YERMSOr THE PEACE TREATY
DETAILS OF IHg PROTOCOL HfalgID.
The Signing OF the agreement o0sia1'y
Confirmed. But Ne RsrsieuiasS aFo
Giver-Gsssip In oAsial Circles.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April lathe
reported signing Of the treaty Of peace
between China and Japan is confirmed
by a cabIegram received this morning
from Hon. John W. Foster. adviser a
the Chinese plenspc;entiary. II 10 datse
shimosenki. April 18th, and sayv:
Everything settled satisfactorily. Treaty
signed to-day" No particulars are
siven. the cable being a private one. but
It is assumed that the details publishsa
tais morning are correct.
Nr. Foster viii probably remain in
Jspan a short time. until all details are
settled. and he then MAJ accompany IA
Hung Chang 10 fekin. but this is not at
all certain. In sny event, his family ex-
pect him 10 return home by the first OF
June
Official advices were aiso received this
morning by Minister Yang Yu. the Chi
nese representative in the United StatsA
from Shlmonseki. Japan. confirming the
news that the protocols OF peace be-
tween China and Japan had been stsneA
The cable message read simply: Peace
regotiations have been signed" No
particulars were given
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April lS--ferns
OF peace agreed upon between China
and japan. as cabled from London.
while corroborated by information here
tofore known officially at the State De-
partment. as the propositions considered
by the plenipotentiaries. are thought %
be, in some particulars. Inaccurate, nota-
bly, in regard TO Japan's reteation II the
already conquered portions Of the Man
churian territory. and the fortincstions
OF Port Arthur and Wel-Hai-Wei. II. BY
retention, Is meant permanent occupe-
ton. Washington officials have all along
conceded that the independence OF Co
rea. cesslon OF Formosa. payment OF In
demnity and temporary control OF Port
Arthur could not be successfully resisted
BY China. The amount OF indemnify.
which latest dispatches fixes al tl00ooo.ooo
comedies with the 100000 gold yen,
with practically a value OF no.oo.0D
Haizwan taels OF silver. which, Il wac
reported several days ago. had been
agreed upon by Jap an's withdrawal Of
100000 taels OF the demanded indem-
nifty.
The provision for an alliance between
China and Japan Is now heard OF for
the first time. IL IL not considered i'm
probable. nor II II regarded as surprising.
that IL should have been kept secret.
inasmuch as the mass of population In
both countries would oppose Il. however
cordial the understanding was between
the two Governments. The advantages
OF such an alliance. II only for the PRE-
vention Of foreign encrachmenss on
caina, are clearly recoss.,<eSas u Z
IMPOSSIBLE. SAYS i. IoSDox a E-sE-
LONDON. April 1.-THE Globe. COM
menting on the terms OF the treaty OF
peace. alleged 20 have been signed by the
japanese and Chinese plenipotentiar1es
In ShlmOnoseki. yesterday. says: Pro-
visions two. three. four and six. re-
spectively. allowing Japan to retain the
conquered places 10 retain the territory
east OF the Lao river. ceding Fornosa
permanently 70 Japan. and making an
offensive and defensive alliance between
japan and China. are simply impossible.
Europe. the Globe declares, will not as
sent TO any conditions which place
China's latent resources under japanese
control, no matter whether In war or In
commerce. A dispatch 10 the Globe from
Yokohama says the Peace Conferences
sat five hours yesterday. ard IL Is be-
heved to have been the final sitting.
The Chinese plenipotentiaries are pre-
pairing 10 leave for home.
cHTSo-JAPASEsx ALLIANCE
LONDON. April l6.-The Daily News.
| referring TO the Chino-Japanese alliance.
which is sad 20 be cne 0f the conditions
of the treaty OF peace, VIII say to-mor-
| row that under the new conditions such
! an alliance would be so much more TO
the advantage OF China that II can scarce
| ~ imagine Japan proposing IL. Japan
\ s-ys the News, has emerged from the
conflict a great power. There Is no pre-
else parallel In the history OF the world
10 her marvellous adsptabllity ana imita-
| tive genius
The Graphic is inclined TO believe In the
| reported alliance. IL says: The Japani-
| zation OF China would be the death OF
1 the European power IN Eastern Asia
and tho ruin OF western industry
MINIsrKR DUSs's TKLxoBAM
WASHINGTON, April is.--Lafe this af-
| ternoon Secretary Gresham received a
cablesram from Minister Dunn, at Toxic
| Japan. confirming the press dispatches
| that peace treaty bad been signed by
| Japan and China. The message WAS
terse. and simply stated that peace no
gotiations between Japan and China were
concluded to-day"