New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
BLACK DRESS GOODS
JAPAN DEMANDS GOLD.
WILL NOT ACCEPT 4OOOooOoo YEN IN
SILVER.

HIGH OFFICIALS SAID TO HAVE MADE COM
PACT WITH BEARS OF THE WHITE METAL
SIZE ALSO WANTS PORT ARTHUR PERMA-
NENTr.Y-THE IMPERIAL GUARD DIS
PATCHED TO THREATEN PEKING.
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
San Francisco April "A correspondent In Toxic
under date ~ March u sends the important news
that the indemnity which China must pay Will be
400 oOo 900 yen in gold. This is from an authentic
source and il puts end 10 reports that the pay
m.ni 81 this indemnity in silver will give great
boom - the white metal. The general impression
among those on the inside in Toxic is that the h'gh
Japanes, officials have made a compact with bank
or. who are bears" on silver to insist upon the
pavment Of this huge indemnity in gold; or II Sill
yer IS accepted the white metal will be taken at a
heavy discount This information has been kept
secret as it's publication will be sure to affect the
ir.ce OF silver disdstrously.
The same corres pnndent also sends word that he
has II from high authority that Japan will insist
on the ceeslon u Formosa. Por; Arthur and one or
tw, other strategic points. The cession OF Port
Arthur must be permanent as Japan Is deter
mined never t. renquish this great stronghoid
and naval station. the finest in the Orien' japan
Will also insist N the complete indep andence OF
Corca.
In order to impress Ii Hung Chang with the
importance 81 speedily coming To Japans terms
the Imperial Guard has been dispatched To Shah-
Hai-Kwan with orders - push on rapidly into
Chinese territory and the feet has also received
orders t. bring all Formosa promptly under
Japan's control. The Imperial Guard Is the
crack corps OF Japan. $1,000 strong. but mas mad
no active part the because 1t was re
taiaed as an escort to the Emperor IN case he
should take the field in person. The officers have
grown FESTIVE and the War Department mas been
forced to give them a chance 10 win laurels.
The frat detailed statement made by the
Chirese II their casualties in the war shows that
from the sinking Of the kow-Shing 10 me pat'e
OF Kang Wa Sal. on December Il. 6,6oo Chinese
were killed $500 wounded and l.l6i taken pris-
onors The same account puts the Japanese loss
at 4lS killed and LIE wounded. These hgures
are not accurate. but they constitute a remark
abe admission. coming as they do from the
Chinese side.
Washington. April THE japanese Legation
has received a cable message confirming the re-
port that peace negotiations have been resumed
between the plenipotentiaries on the part OF
China and Japan. The dispatch contains no de-
tails but it Is presumed that Ii Hung Chang has
practically recovered from the assault upon him
ten days ago by koyama.
should the Observation-Disclosures not have concluded
their pcacc negotiations by April 20. when the ar
mintcc expires the japanese Army ana Navy VIII
at once resume active hoS;illtics against emma,
and nothing il is said will check the march on
Picking This will be the more practicable In view
Of the fact that the severity Of the winter months
has passed which will make military operations
In china much easier for the invading forces than
has been the case for the last few months.
London. April THE Standards" Berlin cor
respondent says:
The Emperor Of China has instructed II Hung
chang TO ask for an audience with the Mskado to
thank him for the armisce II Ii should he TOO H.
his son-in-law will deliver the message. l.. prob
obly will ask that his assailant be pardoned or his
sentence mitgated
4 dispatch from Shanghai says that 5000 Volun-
teer recruits are being gathered in Canton Tor
the defence of the KwangTung Province
house tax has been levied for their support.