The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-16

panied the inquiry with a strong remon-
STRANGE against the manner In which the
Franoo-Russlan entente was accom-
plished.
nrssIA's COURSE,
The German banking firms having inti-
mate relations With the far East nave
learned. upon indsputaoie authOrl.y, tndt
fne Russian Government advanced 10 the
government at lCSiu during the time
that the war hctwcel China and Japan
was progressing various sums OF mois
ogrecgatng "a suflic.e nt amount 70 cover
the loan Of 100000 pounds which the
81. Petersburg Government guaranteed.
lt is alleged that upon the FIRST occasion
Russia advanced 20 China 50J0.oyD pounds,
ard shortly afterwards 3oo"D pounas,
and followed these loans WITH smaller
loans, which make IT appear that the
eO-caned Chinese loan raised IN fafls Is
merely a cancellation in a rcundaoOut
way OF the indebtc lnsss OF emma 10
Russia.
TiNANctEs DUPfD.
The pretty fully verified news thai the
St petersbIrg Government has Tor the
last six months been conducting trdnsdc-
tons in an underhand way Wlth thiua
has greatly added 10 the irritation wnich
is felt in Government as well as IN hiau-
cial circles here. This fceiing is efp' Slai- il-
lv strong among nndncicrs, VINO nnNt
been awakened TO the cOnscl0iSness indt
they have been duped and boiooled mo
n long and useless series Of nes0t.a.l loIls
with. Paris, lekin, ana ~. rex SUI W
caDitaliets and bankers Ia rcgaiu 70 We
loan which France and Russia eVentuaiity
captured, and the result is ina. btliiiit
bankers, and for that matter lhe i'tiiin
Government entertain n feeling OF Ken
resentment over the manner III Wnien
they have been treated. Dhe kuss,ss sssn ~
National Bank, which has taken ooy<Vy
OF the Chinese loan, mas Deeh e H"r,In ,,,''.,,
tN the Berlin Distonte GesselscA Aeit ufo., ,
%
issue in Berlin. and has received - o"Sc
g0rlcai refusal 10 comply WIN 1nt H.
quests made, although the Compton ugs
Compte of Paris which is lnlnna'nHlz -
connected in business way WIN '..c
Dlstonte Gcssclscheft rec0mmeneS ~ ~
the Russian house that the German Daih-
ing association be allowed to Joih'
ACTION or TIE CHINESE EMBASSY
with q view OF abaung the feeling OF
soreness which prevails mere tho Nills,esc Nil.ls',e
embassy was inspired yesteIuay 10 iin,,ao iil"i,o
an explicit contradiction o4 tle az IA
t.ops that any financial adNhhctS ~ "a
been made by Russia to emma uuilHs ,ar s',0
,,ro0rcss of the Chincse-J apahese wa o
Among the semi OFFICIALLY lhspHc cH ~ a. a.
uapers. the Hamburg torrespohoene - 49, ~
only one that is outspoKeh iorad Oh .' mat
ierf The Correspondent ceclareu i,so ti,se
tha Puseian coup Will undOnDttuiS Ce'r. C
"a feeling of lack OF conildehc n,s i,
the mowers which Will be as laSllls "t,, a., =.
will be disagreeaple, az. dinlornatic
The Vossische zeitung assailS CP2nG9i gor his
lor von Hohenlohe svasnts@e visUious' Of the cir
eumstance 1qoS for tho fqreign position yis@e in in
Germany. If Prince Bismarck W.. v,,..ould
nowcr. the Zeitung says, 1eIila"s bae
powSi ,'o,'er have , been 20 deceived as she mas
been I'm the far East. .,o c..,,.e. ,-
The Krcuz zeiuag urges me soi1 Ipfv Tn5n M
mont to Vet assure Germanys hoou "fon ~.
ihels irohie ~ poct in the north Of CHINA as as
The hasis of a German gio4lno ,o, II J,,, he
witch the movements of Russia can D'
fn repard TO the greater chinese lo',l, ~
which the Berlin syndisates s ere Russla ssI,"S and
noht 70 ~ ',,9,,, bo said that the pegot-d-
iions rT'e are progressing fav)rably aga syn. Una.
sbe London fnanciers are ThqPily v, Piyy,,n IN 3rbe
nathv with the capitalists ol ~, i .eIo,odicate
vgiI0C viH control the great loan from sN'''
fcrre Of circumstances.