The evening times., 1895-09-19
Sent from Washington.

-One too soon, according TO recent advices.
There are said TO be matters at the state
Department requiring the presence of q
guiding hand having no uncertain grasp,
| and being sure of support from headquar-
ters Matters have been running along
| there in the usual dtlatory channels. But
matters are now pressing which require
something definite TO be dine, especially
on the declared policy of making a lingo"
record with view of obscuring financial
shortcomings before the meeting OF the
next Congress.
Not most of the difficulties now arising
relate to our intercourse with China. Dis
turbing dispatches have been coming for
some time which seem to prexage disin-
tegration OF that gigantic empire as a re-
suit o. the Japanese war and the naval am
billions OF European powers. These mani
fcstations have been brought cdnspicuously
TO the front in connection with the so-caiied
vegetarian attacks upon foreign mission
aries and the inability and upwiliingness
of the governing powers to interpose for
the protection of those attacked OF the
punishment of their assailants.
One OF the great dangers which the
shrewd European advisers attached to
Japanese legations abroad feared from
the japanese war on China was that
the success OF japan might pierce the
empty eggshch OF Chinese autonomy and
disclose the fact that the people Of this
great empire were divided by numerous
divergent and hostile religions, and gov
erDed by foreign dynasty, which. in a
greater OF lees degree, was repugnaDt to
all OF them
The partition OF China. 1t is said. was
one of the grave problems debated during
.he war. When that event happens, asW
is believed it must very soon, the probabH
tiles seem to be that Great Britain, Rus
sia and France win be the chief bene-
ficiaries and the Administration of Mr..
Cleveland, which arrogated to itself SO
much credit for its Intervention in the in
terests of peace as between China and
Japan, will either have to stand silently
aside or must confront the alternatives
of backing down from its contemplated
lingo policy or becoming entangled In
Eastern complications of immense import
ance and unknown depthfs-E. b. Wight in
Boston Journal.
Secretary Of State Olney has been greatly
annoyed to-day by Etory in circulation
criticising him for having settled the Mora
claim upon the payment by Spain OF the
principal The compromise arranged by
Mr.. Olney is said to embarrass people inter
ested in the case. who had calculated upon
receiving the accumulated interest, which
amounted to betw cen $500, 900 and $780,
900, ard to have called forth protest from
Nathaniel Paige, one of Mr.. Morals attor-
neys.
The Secretary of State " ould not diecuss
the story, but DIR. Jose 1. Rodriguez, who
has been the attorney OF record in the claim
since 1870. and upon whose recommenda-
tion Mr.. Paige was employed. denied that
protest against the Secretary's action had
been filed b, Mr.. Paige or any one else.
DR.. Rodriguez says that Mr.. Paige has for
mally requested the Secretary to withhold
payment of any part of the claim until he
Paige) can reach an amicable settlement
with the claimant upon his demand for ex
ira compensation To cover travelling and other
expenses, amounting to about $65 5,OOO.-J.
s. Henry, in Pitteburg Dispatch.
Notw outstanding the con fideut feeling
pervading the Treasury Department, there
are many in the close circles which sur
round the Secretary who believe that some
definite understanding has been arrived
at between the Government and the syndi-
cate in regard to a future issue Of bonds
While il was thought a day or so ago
that a bond issue seemed imminent, the
feeling is that the President has once more
issued ali ultmatum. and 1t is TO the ef-
feet that nothing shall be done in the way
of new bonds until after the fall cleo
tons. The Treasury officials. who ought
to know, have been boasting within the
last twenty-four hours that bonds will not
be issued this month or next. even IL the
gold reserve ran down to S50.OOO,OO
Following these assertions come the
hints that they are based upon the fact
that the President could not afford at
this time TO have another issue of bonds
no matter how small. before the Novcm-
Der elections. If he did. the Democratic
party would lose even the small chance
1t now has Of carrying some Of the Statess-
J. s. Shriver in Cincinnati Times-Star.