The herald., 1896-12-13
Russ0-Chinese Treaty ROuses
English Jealousy
CHINA'S PRIDE PROTECTED
While Every Material Advantage Accrnes
Solely to Russia
Thrifty Councilmen Break Up Druidical
Remains to Mend Roads-Per-
sonal Gossip.
Associated Press Special Wire

| reproduced here from the North China
| Daily News, has aroused considerable
discussion on all sides and it is regarded
as matter of the greatest Importance.
Some of the newspapers refuse to be-
lieve it authentic, as it would be such a
victory for Russian diplomacy. The
| Spectator says today, however, it be-
| lieves it to be exact and says:
"No forger would have tried so elab-
orately to protect the pride of China.
While securing every Russian object
nothing is ceded openly. Russia is per-
mitted to run railway to KILN and
is expressly authorized to keep all the
troops she pleases to protect the Man
chura stations, and she is also to forti-
fy Port Arthur for China
No glass is required to interpret phras-
es like these, which completely invest
Russia with military control of Man
churia and the Lao Tunb peninsula"
| Continuing. the Spectator says it
thinks the arrangement threatens Japan
more than Great Britain, (which can
resist when her commercial rights are
threatened.
| Sir Charles Dixie, in a speech, has ex-
pressed the opinion that the treaty
will place Northern China at the feet
! of Russia and that it is wholly incon-
| sistent with the promises which China
made to England when she left Fort
| Hamilton He favored the re- occupation
| of that fort.
| Sir Arthur B. Forward. member of
| parliament for the southwest division OF
| Lancashire, Conservative. in a speech
| yesterday evening, said that probably
| China would become to Russia what In
| dia was to England, and that English
| thrade in China would be superseded
| by Russian manufactures. In regard to
the doubts expressed as to the actual
completion of the treaty, the speaker
said he happened to know that the Rus
| sian government engineers were now
| in Manchuria studying the proposed
| railway.
| The French government apparently
| has at length decided to abolish the pen
| al establishment at New Caledonia,
which the Australians have so long de-
| manded The convicts will be sent to
| Madagascar instead.
| Great Indignation prevails in antiquar
ian circles at the news that number OF
| Druidical remains at Dartmore have
been destroyed. notably a stone avenue
and several hut circles on Sherburton
common. II appears that the rural
council contractors broke up the ruins
| to utilize the pieces of stone in mending
roads
! Edwin A. Abbey. the American ar
tist. is one of those who have been COM
missioned to paint the frescoes of the
| vacant spaces in the royal exchange.
The announcement that a foreign par
| eel post will be re-established in pur-
suance of the recent act of the con-
| gress of the United States is warmly
| received here; but there are unpleas-
| ant remarks on the alleged narrowness
| of the policy of combining the transmits
| sion of parcels to American vessels
| The Daily Telegraph claims to see
in this characteristic example of "a
narrow protectionist spirit" but ex-
presses the opinion that it will be found
difficult i fnot impossible in actual ex-
perience to limit the post in the ''strict-
ly patriotic fashion its promoters de-
| sire
Sir Edward Lawson, the principal pro-
| prietor of the Daily Telegraph and
! large and distinguished shooting party
met the Prince of Wales at Sir Edwards
| country place, Hall Barn, Beaconsfeld,
Buckinghamshire, during the past three
| days. The party included Baron Russell,
| Sir Henry Irving, Sir Edwin Arnold, Sir
Frank Lockwood, Mr.. William Waldorf
Astor and the Duke of Devonshire.
| ryl..z H. y;., VI,
| Sutherland, chairman of the p. &. o.
Steam Navigation company, to the
stockholders of that concern, has at
tracted attention and is generally in
dorsed in shipping and mercantile cir
cles. London is declared to be still the
leading port of the world but it is los
| ing its prestige as a distributing center
and goods are being taken direct to
continental ports. The two chief rea
! sons given are the exhorbtant dock
/ charges AMI the nearness of London Ia
| Dor.
The trouble with the Northwestern
railroad was partly settled yesterday by
the intervention of the board of trade
| The Northwestern employees have been
agitating for improved conditions, hint
ing at a. strike Wnlcn would pafdlyZs
| Christmas traffic unless ther demands
| We're conceded. The railroad authori-
ties, however, took the bull by the horns.
After they had engaged numbers of re-
! liable men they dismissed several of the
| most disconnected, who admitted they
would strike if they were called out by
| the union. This caused general outcry
from all the Northwest employees and
the situation became critical. until the
| railroad chiefs submitted the matter to
the board of trade, which arranged an
amicable settlement involving the re-
instatement of the dismissed men and
the recognition of their union, which the
company has hitherto ignored. The
men claim to have won the victory; but
the question of the improvement of
their lot is still unsettled. Special inter-
| est and Importance is attached to the
arbitrary attitude of the railroad Off
Gals and their subsequent change of
front, owing to the personnel of the
companys stockholders. which includes
the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Rose
berry, the Duke of Norfolk and other
prominent people.
DIR. STANFORD DEAD.
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