The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-27

London, Dec. pa speciaE dispatch
from Shanghai says:
'It is reported that IL British war
ships are off Chemulpo, Corea, south
west of Seoul, supporting the British
consurs protest, really amounting to
an ultimatum, against the kings prac-
tically yielding the government of Coz
rea. into the hands of the Russian min
lister.
'The protest is specially directed
against the dismissal of McLevy
Brown. British adviser to the Coreau
customs, in favor of the Russian nom
inee. The news has produced conster-
nation at Seoul, which is heightened by
the knowledge. that Japan has a fleet
of 80 warships awaiting the results OF
the British representation that Japan
fully supports Japan is irritated by
the arrival of Russian troops in Corea,
and it is believed that she will oppose
them
According to advices from Toxic, Ja-
pan has offered to assist the officers at
Pekin in drilling the Chinese army and
to consent to a postponement of the
war indemnity. Many of the officers
| and Pekin officials favor the proposal
UNION JACK .HOISTED.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
| Mail from Shanghai, it is reported
there from reliable sources that Brit
| ish force landed at Chemulpo on Satur-
! dav and caused the reinstatement or
| McLevy 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 Yang Using.
| The Pekin correspondent of the
| Times says 1.-THE government refuses
\ TO place the Lii Kin under foreign con-
I troll as security for the loan proposed
! bv the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank
and asserts that unless the loan IS pro-
| cIrable without this condition, ar
rangements will be made for Russian
guaranteed 4,per cent loan of one hun
bred million taels, to be issued at "
ssThe security will be the land tax,
| which would remain under Chinese adj
ADMINISTRATION. China in return would
| give Russia a monopoly OF the railroads
| and mines north of the Great Wall,
i omen a. port as a terminal to the trans
Siberian railway, and would agree that
/ q Russian should succeed Sir Robert
Hart as director of the Chinese impe-
rial maritime customs. II those eondl-
tions should be permitted, British trade
+ interests would suffer severely.
UTMOST SECRECY.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Times saws: THE sloop Phoenix sailed
today Sunday under orders to join
the British squadron. The utmost Sc
crecy is preserved with regard to the
latter's movements, but gossip here
suggests that its destination is Tae-
Lien Wan"
RUSSIAN RAILWAY.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-It is assert
ed that the newly formed Russo-Co-
rean bank will organize a company TO
extend a railway to Port Arthur The
Russian vice president Of the Eastern
Chinese railway will start for Manchu-
ria. in February to inspect. proposed va
riations Of the route and to make a
final decision as to other matters.
AVOID REPROACH.
Berlin, Dec. 26.-An inspired Chinese
organ published here says the Chinese
emperor in order to avoid the reproach
of having lost territory, will lease
Kiao-Chau to Germany, in perpetuity,
at low rate, with all the rights of a.
sovereignty, the same as England exer-
cises at Hong Kong.
Melbourne, Dec .26.-The government
of New South Wales is arranging to
supply frozen meat to the Russian au-
thorities at Vladivostock-