Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18
JAP N-CHINA VAR IS over
An Agreement Reached by
the PeacemakerS.
DETAILS ARE NOT YET AT HAND
The Victors Said to Have
Made Concessions.
A settlement Of All Details Looked for in
Few Days-Japan May Give Up the
Demand for the Occupation of Port
Arthur.

WAsmNdToN, April 12.--The recep-
tion Of official advices that an under
standing has been reached between the
Japanese and Chinese plenipoten tiaries
marks the close OF tho Japan China war,
barring tho possibility, OF course, OF
some unexpected hitch ut the last mo-
meat. The announcement of the exact
terms Of peace is yet to come, but from
what Is known Of the negotiations. thus
far, the general nature of the peace
terms is evident. II was officially an
nouncod yesterday that the terms being
insisted on were as follows:
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Corea.
Second = Permanent cession OF the
Island Of Formosa 10 Japan.
Third-Indemnity of 800, DOC, 900 taels,
Chinese money.
Fourth = Permanent occupation of
Port Arthur and the immediate sur
rounding territory
Fifth-A new Japan China treaty
opening China to commerce.
The two torms which have caused
trouble of late days are the permanent
occupation of Port Arthur and the pay.
ment Of 30O,000,00O taels. While no
official information is available, and no
statement whatever regarding the terms
of peace can be obtained, II is probable
that 1t is on these conditions that the
Japanese plenipotentiaries have yielded.
Just how much they have yielded on
the occupation of Port Arthur MAY
prove of vital consequence. II they
have yielded it entirely, it removes
Japan from all occupancy OF the main.
land and from the strategic command OF
the Gulf of Pechili, leading to Pckin.
At one time Japan was willing to oc.
cupy Port Arthur for term of years,
and this may be the middle ground of
agreement, although it is necessarily
c0niectural for the present.
Minister Kurino Of Japan, said con-
corning the Japanese China peace under
cable from Toxic to-day: 1.-THE cable
gram is quite brief, and does not recite
the terms, nor does it say that peace as
yet has actually been agreed upon. but
that an understanding has been reached
between the ENJOYS by which peace
seems assured. have no doubt from
this that we will have treaty Of peace
within a few days, 1t undoubtedly will
be concluded within the nextseyen days
as the armistice expires at the end of
that time. Should it not be arranged by
that time, there probably would be no
difficulty in continuing truce, now that
d peace understanding has been detin-
itely reached. There may be some de-
lay in arranging the details of the new
Japan. China treaty, as it will cover all
of the commercial interests Of the two
! countries. One of the most essential
items will be that of the tariff. Here
tofore the Japanese duty has been per
cent on Chinese goods, and under the
favored nation clause all other countries
were entitled to the same rate. But
with Japan's new treaties with the
United States, Great Britain and other
countries, all of which contain the
favored nation clause, it will no longer
be possible to give China the 8 per cent
rate
Mr. Kurino said that in the absence
of definite word from his government,
as 10 the terms of the peace under
standing, he did not wish to speculate
on the terms. He regarded il as set.
tied, however, that the Island of For
mosa would be permanently coded tC
Japan. That much had already pro-
coded beyond the stage of contention
He also considered the independence
of Korea as settled. This would leave
the question OF indemnity, of Por
Arthur's occupation, and of future treaty
arrangements, as the subjects on which
the Japanese plenipotentiaries may
have granted some concessions. These
concessions may apply to one or thu
; other of the three terms, or to all o.
them. The Minister is hardly prepared
to believe that there will be no occupa
ton of Port Arthur. II is possible thu
term OF years may be conceded in
stead of permanent occupation, or elst
that the extent of the surrounding ter
ritury may be more restricted than wa
first contemplated.
OBJECTIONS OF RUSSIA.
ST.. Petersburg, April l2.-It |
stated on excellent authority that Russi,
has determined to make diplomatic OPP
position to the annexation by Japan o
any portion of the Asiptic continent
The Russian army and navy in the ia
East are being reinforced, with the view
of supporting this decision. The Rus
sian government has also resolved no
to interfere in Armenia, in order to hav
free hand in the far East.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April lG.--Airs
John w. Foster, wife of the exSecretar
of State. to-day received a dispatch from
her husband, who is confidential advise
to the Chinese peace envoy, confirming til
report that articles of peace had bee
signed between China and Japan. 'rh
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