Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06
LONDON POLITICAL GOSSIP
England Still Hunting for Trou-
BILE in China.
HER MINISTER CALLED HOME.
Sir Julian Pouncefote May Be Transferred From
Washington to France.
FRANCE IS OUT OF THE SUGAR MARKET
None Is Being Exported From
France at Present-Much
Talk in the Market.

London, Oct. 5.-{Special Gable Letter }
Though the foreign office processes to
be satisfied with the full and prompt ac-
ceptance by the Pekin government of
the ultimatum awarded by the British
demanding the degradation of Liu Ping
Chang, viceroy of SEE Chuen, for his con-
nection with the SEE Chuen riots, the
trouble growing out of the overt hostility
of the Chinese to British subjects is
not over. The movements of the Brit
ish squadron in the Yang -Tiang show
that the tention in the relations between
Great Britain and China has hardly been
lesseaed by its punishment of Liu Ping
Chang. Vice-Admiral Butler, instead of
ceasing to demonstrate the pressure that
is being brought to bear on the Pekin
government, keeps under orders the Brit
ish warships at every point where they
were stationed before the tsung II yamen
apparently conceded the British de-
mands. The warship Aeolus has gone
to Wuchang, where Vice-Admifal Butler
is charged to present to Chang Cheh
Tung, the viceroy, the demands relative
to the inquiry into the Kucheng mas
sacre. Chang Cheh Tung Is notorious
hater of foreigners, and Wuchang, as the
center of the production of the PAM
phlets and placards melting the popula-
tion to the murder of Europeans. No
overt act of hostility that would justify
Great Britain in demanding his dismis-
sal from office can be traced to him de-
spite his known antipathy to foreigners.
The exact nature of the demands that
will be issued to him has not yet trans
pired. strong feature of Vice-Admiral
Buffers mission is that he Is directed
to deliver the British dispatches directly
to Chang Cheh Tung, instead of negotiat-
ing through Pekln. 1t is expected by the
foreign office that the viceroy will con-
cede the demands
Prime Minister Salisbury has directed
Sir Nicholas OConnor, the British min
lister to China, to expedite his return to
London. Sir Nicholas will go to ST. Pc
tersburg as ambassador In room of Sir
F. c. Lascelles. He will be In London in
November, when a new minister to China
will be appointed. 1t Is evident that
Great Britain is determined to conserve
and expand her trade and other interests
In China. In order to effect this demand
some changes will be made in some du-
ties of the members of the legation at
Pekin. Besides the secretary of the le-
cation special commercial attache will
be obliged to make an annual tour of the
treaty ports. The secretary will visit the
chief consulates and the commercial at
tache will receive the British residents.
learning their grievances and watching
the course of the day. As Sir Nicholas
Ing will be done In the matter until Lord
Salisbury personally confers with Sir
Nicholas. --s l.
1t is rumored in diplomatic circles that
Sir Julian Pauneefote. British ambassa-
dor to the United States. will succeed
Lord Duffern as ambassador to France
Sir Jullan's preference, for Washington
over some of the British European posts
is not concealed, but If he should be Of
fered the blue ribbon of the British diplo-
tain to accept it. .s.s.
A clique of old time liberals mostly
members of the Reform club are resent
ing the proposed transference of the con-
troll of the party TO, that democratic
hand.
The National Liberal club, backed by
interested wire pul1ers, is trying to
squash the projected conference on party
reorganZa ton. The political committee
of the National Libedal club is deslrous
of avoiding internal squabbles, and is in
clined to abandon the conference, but in
the face of the demands of every liberal
and radical association in the country ii
will be obliged to proceed. The confer
ence will be held at the end of October
1t will concern itself solely with plans for
party reorganization.
Inquiries made in Mincng lane today
ELECTED the Information that France is
now practically out OF. the sugar market
exporting littleo or no sugar. This is due.
1t is said, to a. corner in beet sugar. The
absence of the French product has had a.
sympathetic action on the markets and
has been a factor in raising the price TO
II shillings per 100 weight. an advance of
Is Cd within a. few weeks. A larger corner
than that of the French syndicate was
1t is supposed, recently attempted. A
great insurance company of London was
approached with proposition that it in
sure sugar in different parts of the world
to the value Of f1.0O0,600. This company
canyassed other companies with a view
to getting them to cover part of the risk
Inquiries. howevr. rendered doubtful
with the quantities of sugar had been
actually purchased, and a question arose
as to whether specuIa tors meant to on
crate on this insurance. The proposal.
therefore. fell through, but 1t caused
much talk in the sugar market