Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
Reported Ultimatum to the Little Asiatic
Monarchy.
BATTLESHlPS ARE THERE TO ENF09C: IT
OBJECTS to surr3ndering thu Govornm mt Of
Oor,a to Russia.
ALSO PROTESTS ON SOM: OTHER MATTERS
Large japanese Fleet is Said to Be in
Waiting N arb7.
CONSERVATION REPORTED At SEOUL
Chinese Affairs Take New Turn In
This Opposition to Russia
STRENGTHENING Itself In
the Fnr East.

LONDON. Dec. ga special dispatch
from Shanghai says; 1T is reported that
seventeen British war ships are off Che
mulpo, Corea, southwest Of Seoul, supporting
the British consul's protest really amounting
to ag ultlmatum against the kings practically
yielding the government of Corei into the
6ands of the Russian minister.
"The protest is specially directed against
xte dismissal of McLeavy Brown, British ad-
wiser to the Corecn customs, in favor of the
Russian nominee. The uews has produced
CONSERVATION at Seoul, which ls heightened
by the knowledge that Japan has a fleet of
thirty war ships awaiting the result of the
British presentation, which Japan fully sup
ports. Japan is irrltated by the arrival of
Russian troops in Corel, and 1t is believed
that 1t will oppose them.
According to advices from Toxic Japao
has offered to assist tie officers at Pekin in
drilling the Chuese army and to consent to
postponement of the war indennlty. Many
OF the vlceroyp ana Pekin officials favor the
proposal"
According to dispatch to the Daily Mail
from Shanghai 1t is reported there, from re-
liable sources, that a British force landed at
Chemulpo on Saturday and caused tle rein
statement of McLeavy Brown. The same dis
patch refers to "a native rumor that the
unou jack has bcC1 hoistel on an island in
the mouth of the Yang-tse-Ktlng."
GO TO RUSSIA FOR MONEY.
The Pekin correspondent Of the Times
saws: "The government refused to place the
Likin under foreign control as security for
the loan proposed by the Hong Kong and
Shanghai bank, and asserts that unless the
loan is procurable without this condition
arrangements will forthwith be made for 8
Russian guaranteed per cent loan OF
100 900 900 taels, to be issued at 93 net
The security would be the land tax which
would remain under the Chinese administra
tion. China in return would give Russia
monopoly of the railroad and mines nortf
of the Great Wall, open port as ter
minus OF railroad-Transsiberian-
would agree that Russian should succeed
Sir Robert Hart director of the Chines'
imperial maritime customs. II these con
ditions are permitted, British trade interests
would suffer severely"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Timst
SAYS: "The sloop Phoenix sailed today Sun
day. under orders to join the british squad
ron The utmost secrecy Is preserved wit
regard to the latters movement, but GOSSIP
here suggests that its destination Is Tia
LisnWan.'
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.-It is as
serted that the newly formed Russo-Coreai
bank will organize a company to extend
railway to Port Arthur The Russian vice
president OF the Eastern Chinese railwa
will start for Manchuria In February t
inspect proposed variations in the route an
to make final decision in other mattsrs
BERLIN Dec. 26.-An inspired Chimes
organ published here says the Chinese EN-
peror. in order TO avoid the reproach o
having lost territory, will lease Eiao Cha'
to Germany in perpetuity at a low rate, wit
all the rights of sovereignty that Englan
exercises at Hong Kong.
MELBOURNE. Dec. 26.-The government
OF New South Wales is 1rranging to suppl
frozen meat to the Russian authorities a
Vladivos took.