Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
JOHN BULL VS.RuSS|A
Movements on the Chinese Coast
Bring Thsifinterests Into
Sharp Conflict.
BEAR PUTS A PAW DOWN IN OoREA.

And the Lions Claws Immediately Snow
Themselves - Protest That Il an Ulti.
.satum Delivered to the Corean Govern.
oent-Japan and the Britain Acting To-
sether-seventeen of Her Majesty's Ships
or Chemulpo.
London. Dec. ia special dispatch
from Shanghai says: 1T is reported
that seventeen British war ships are of
Chemulpo. Corea, southwest OF Seoul.
supporting the British consul's protest
really amounting to an ultimatum-
against the king practically yielding the
government Of Corea into the hands of
the Russian minister The protest is
specially directed against the dismissal
OF McLeavy Brown, British adviser To
the Corean customs. in favor of the
Russian nominee. The news has pro.
duced CONSERVATION at Seoul. which is
heightened by the knowledge that ia
pan has fleet of thirty warships await.
ing the result Of the British representa-
ton, that Japan fully supports. Japan
Is irritated by the arrival Of Russian
troops in Corea, and it believed that she
will oppose them.
British Force Lands at Chemulpo.
According to advices from Toxic IA
pan has offered to assist the officers at
Pekin In drilling the Chinese army, and
10 consent to a postponement Of the
war indemnity. Many of the viceroys
and Pekin officials favor the proposal"
according to dispatch to The Daily
Mail from Shanghai, it is reported there
from reliable sources that a British
force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday
and caused the reinstatement of Nc
Leavy Brown. The same dispatch re-
fers to "a native rumor that the union
jack has been hoisted on an island in
the mouth OF the River Yangtse-
Kiang."
China Threatens 10 Favor Russia.
The Pekin correspondence The Times
says: THE government refuses to place
he "likin' under foreign control as Sc.
curity for the loan proposed by the
Hongkong and Shanghai bank, and a--
serts that unless the loan Is procurable
without this condition arrangements
will forthwith be made for a Russ. IN
guaranteed per cent. loan of 1CO, 900. 900
taels. to be issued at 80 net The secur-
ity would be the land tax, which would
remain under Chinese administration.
China in return would give Russia a
monopoly of the railroads and mines
north OF the great wall, open a port as
terminus of railroad Grams Siber-
ian). and would agree that a Russian
should succeeded Sir Robert Hart as
director Of Chinese imperial maritime
customs. II these conditions should be
permitted British trade interests would
suffer severely"
Goes to Join the British Squadron.
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
Times says: THE sloop Phoenix sailed
yesterday under orders to join the Brit
ish squadron. The utmost secrecy is
preserved with regard to the latter's
movements, but gossip here suggests
that its destination is Ta-Lien-wan."
Germany to Lease Kiao-Chou.
Berlin. Dec. 27.-An inspired Chinese
organ published here says that the Chi
nese emperor, in order to avoid the re-
proach Of having lost territory, will
lease Kiao-Chou to Germany in per-
petuity at a low rate with all the rights
of sovereignty that England exercises
at Hongkong.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-It is asserted
that the newly formed Russo Corean
bank will organize a company to extend
a railway to Port Arthur. The Russirn
vice president Of the Eastern Chinese
railway will start for Manchuria in
February to inspect proposed variations
OF the route and to make q final de-
cision as to other matters.