The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
SEIZURE or TIVE YIKsANG.
The steamer Taken 10 Port Arthur
by the Japanese.

London April IA dispatch from
Shanghai says the British steamer Yik-
sang. which was seized by the japanese
near Taku. while conveying large guam
tity Of cartridges, has been taken to Port
Arthur.
A dispatch from Shimonoseki says Ii
Hung Chang has completely recovered
from his injury and viii personally re-
sumo the negotiations with the japanese
plenipotentiaries to-day.
A Central News dispatch from Shanghai
says the greatest indignation is felt there
against the shippers Of the cartridges,
which were seized on board the steamer
Ytksang for falsely declaring the charac-
ter Of the vessels cargo. 1t is regarded
as disgraceful, too. that the customs Off
Gals who examined the cargo should have
passed them, and from the fact that they
did so 1t is supposed that they are impli-
Gated In the affair The owners Of the
vessel are held blameless English YES
sells are being strictly searched, but Ger
man vessels are not.
The Central News correspondent IN
Shimonosek says there was a twO-hours'
conference between the Chinese and Japa-
nese neSouators to-day. Ii Hung Chang
was present with all the other members
of the Chinese mission: OF the japanese
negotiators only NJ. Mutsu. minister Of
foreign affairs, was absent He has the
influenza.
The Times correspondent in Hong Kong
says that Chinese robbers are plunderlng
in Formosa, and several foreigners have
gone ashore at Tai Wan to help the Chi
nese officers punish them.
The Central News correspondent In
Shanghai says that during the practice
firing in the Woo Sung forts to-day T.
magazine accidentally exploded. Forty
men were killed and many more injured.
Washington, April 1O-The cable an
nouncement that seven of Japan's eight
conditions have been accepted by Peace
Commissioner Ii Hung Chang is very
gratifying to disDloniats here who have
no longer any doubt that a peace procla-
nation will speedily result. As understood
In Washington, the eight conditions are
as follows: ID Independence Of Korea ;
90 cession of Formosa go cession of the
Lao Tong promotory, including Port Ar
thur; Cd war indemnity; 90 admission
OF machinery into China and permission
to foreigners to establish factories; 90
modification Of the lilSen tax and extension
OF the system of transit passes for i'm
ports; % opening certain Chinese rivers
TO commerce, including the Yangtse-Kiang
to Chung; the King Slang from Nankil
on the Aang-tse TO Sang Tau kiang; the
Canton river to Suchow, ana the Woo
Sung and its canals as far as Suchow
and Hang Chow eight railway privi-
leges and similar concession to japanese
and foreign companies. In addition to
these conditions 1t is believed certain
promises have been, or viii be, exacted
from China, the terms of which are to
remain secret The condition which it is
Ii Hung Chang is that numbered three
above, providing for the occupation Of
a portion of the territory known as the
Regents sword and the citadel of Port
Arthur That this would be most sire
niously opposed by China has all along
been undoubted, and 1t has been predicted
that 1t might prove stumbling block
of such dimensions as to prevent peace,
unless some compromise could be agreed
upon as to the length of the occupancy,
the Chinese being likely to insist that
il should not be permanent.
All the other conditions, except that
of an indemnity, have been the subject
of diplomatic consideration for many
years, and all the treaty powers are as
deeply interested in them as Japan has
been. The United States has been par
ticuiarly active in urging the abolition
of the lySen tax, which is not unlike the
octroi Of France, though less reasona-
BILE and less limited than the French
system. The independence of Korea has
always been a contention and the United
States has firmly maintained that Korea
was to be treated as an Independent
nation since her minister at Washing
ton was recognized, ten years ago.