Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-06
BRITAIN IN CHINA.
More Demands, and These Made With
0ut Reference TO Ptkins.
JOHN BULLS TRADE INTERESTS.
These Are 20 he Carefully Preserved
and Extcndcd--Proposcd Liberal
Conference I'm England OpPosed-A
Corner I'm Sugar.
Special London Cable letter.

Especial London cable Lottery
LONDON. October Though the For
oign Office profo sses to be satisfied with
the full and prompt acceptance by the
Picking Government OF the ultimatum for
warded to ii by the British Government,
demanding the degradation OF Liu-Ping-
Chang, Viceroy OF the Sze-Chuen District,
IL is believed that the incident is not
over. The movement Of the British squad
ron In the Yaps-Tse- Kiang shows that
the tension in the relations has hardly
Ping Chang.
Nice-Admiral Butler. instead Of ceasing
TO demonstrate the pressure that Is being
brought TO bear on The Picking Govern
mcnt. keeps under orders the British
warships al every point where they were
stationed before the Yamen apparently
conceded the British demands.
The warship Aeolus has gone to WI
Chang, where V!ce-AGmiral Butler is
charged to present 20 Chang -Cheh-T ung'
the NicerOy, certain demands relative 10
the inquiry into the Ku-Cheng massacre
Chang Cheh-Tung ~ notorious hater
OF foreigners. and Wu-Chang Is the cen
tire of the production Of pamphlets ana
placards inciIng The popniace to the muir
der of Europeans No overt act OF hos
tiiity that would justify Great Britain IN
demanding his dismissal from office can
be traced TO him. despite his known an
tipathy to foreigners The exact nature
of the demands that VIII be presented
TO him has not tianspred
PEKING IGNORED
4 strong feature Of Vice Admiral Bu
Jers mission is that he il directed 10 de-
liver the British dispatches directly to
Chang-Cheh-Tung, instead OF negotiating
through Picking. II Is expected 10y the
Foreign Office that the Viceroy will con
cede the demands
Prime Minister Salisbury has directed
Sir Nicholas O'Connor. the British Minis
ter TO China. to expedite HIS return TO
London. Sir Nicholas will 60 10 ST. Pc
tersburg as Ambassador in place of Sir
l.. c. Lascelles. lie will be in London in
November, when new Minister 10 China
Will be appointed
TRADE INTERESTS.
II is evident that Great Britain is de-
termned to preserve ana expand her trade
and other interests in China In order
10 effect this end important changes VIII
be MAZE in the uutles OF the members
Of the legation al Pehng. Besides, the
secretary of the legation, special at
tacne VIII be Obliged 10 MAKE an annual
tour of the treaty ports. The secretary
Will visit the consuiates, and the com
merclal attuchse Will receive the British
IesluenIS. IeaTnlng men grievances anu
watching the course Of trade.
As Sir Nicholas OCOHuOr suggested
these changes. nothing viii he done in
the matter until Lord Salisbury person
ally confers with Sir Nicholas.
II
L. is rumOred in diplomatic circles that
Sir Julian Pauncefotr, British Ambassa-
dor 20 the United States, will succeed
Lord Dufferin as Amba ssador to France.
Sir Juhan's preference for Washing
ton over some of the better-paid Euro
pean posts is not concealed, but if he
should bc offered the blue ribbon of the
British diplomatic service be would, II
T. said. be certain to accept ii.
LIBERAL CONFERENCE.
\ clique of old-time Liberals, mostly
members Of the Reform Club. are re-
senung the proposed transference OF the
control of the party to more democratic
hands The National Liberal Club. back
cd by interested wire-pullers. is try
ing to squash the projected conference
on party reorganization.
The present committee Of the Matte IL
Liberal Gun - QetliOQS OF hNOlilHS "a
tcinal squabbles, and is inclined TO
abandon the conference; but. in the face
Of the demands of every Liberal ana
Radical association In the country. it will
be obliged to proceed.
The conference will be held at the END
OF October 1t will concern Itself soieiy
with the plans for party reorganzation
CORNER IN SUGAR.
Inquiries made III Mincing Lane today
elected the information that France IS
now practically out of the sugar market
eNportins little or no sugar. This IS Que
il Is said, TO corner m beet-susar
The absence OF the French product has
had a. sSInpa thetic action on the market,
and has been a factor in raising the price
10 Il ahillinrs per hundred weight. al
advance OF Is. Cd. within few weeks.
A larger corner" than that of the
French syndicate was. Il is supposed. re-
Gently attempted. 4 great insurance
company Of London was approached with
a proposition that il insure sugar in diff
fercnt parts OF the world 10 the value OF
100000
This company canVdssed other conipa-
MES. with view to getting them 10
cove. part Of the rsk. Inquiries. how
ever. rendered doubtful what quantities
Of sugar had been actually purchased, and
n question arose as toiwhether specula-
Tors meant TO operate on THU insurance
The proposal therefore fell through but
IL caused much talk in the sugar market.