The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-25
President Mckinley and Cabinet Con-
slider the Chinese situation and
Define Their Policy.
WILL QUIETLY WITCH EVENTS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF GUARDING
INTERESTS OF AMERICANS,
But Will Not Enter Into Any Alliance
with Britain or Japan-Lat-
est Developments.

LONDON, Dec 25.--The reported decision
of the United States Cabinet to take no part
in the Chinese trouble viii please the enemies
of Great Britain on the continent, who never
lose an opportunity to point out the 'isola-
ton of Britain. For several days the news
papers of Berlin, Paris, Vienna and st.
Petersburg have been discussing the posi-
bility of an observation-disclosures alli-
ance against the powers which are seeking
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of China, and now they
will have chance to give vent to their
jublatlon. The Berlin Post reiterates its
statement that the United States has no in
terest in the present territorial changes in
China, and adds that England displayed
surprising naivete" in expecting American
sympathy. The Viennese papers comment
with ill-disguised joy on the rumor from
Berlin that England's confidential inquiries
at Washington regarding common action in
China have failed of the desired result.
The Daily Mail publishes a dispatch this
morning from Toxic which it claims evaded
active censorship. The dispatch says: Eng
land and Japan, without entering upon an
actual alliance, have arrived at a complete
understanding which will probably result in
a joint naval demonstration at the entrance
of the Gulf of Pe-Chili. In diplomatic circles
garded as extremely distant"
The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya adj
vises England to come to an arrangement
with Russia, France and Germany, but
says it does not expect Lord Salisbury to
accept the advice, because, under such an
agreement Highland would not get the ZION 5
share of China"
Russia, according to a special dispatch
from Shanghai, is preparing temporary
headquarters for 10000 troops at Port Ar
thur. She has obtained a half promise from
the Grand Council at Picking to dismiss Sir
Robert Hart, director of Chinese imperial
maritime customs, and other high customs
officials, in addition to the British railway
officials and the German officers and IN
| structora Fifty of the latter, the dispatch
| says received notices to-day (Friday) that
| they would be paid off at the termination
| of their contracts. Contrary to general re-
| port, the dispatch asserts that there is good
| reason to believe Great Britain will actively
| oppose the kussianization OF Corea and
northern China
The weekly Journal Zukunft of Berlin,
| denies the statement that Prince Bismarck
| porter of the Chinese expedition, and that
! during his recent visit to FREDERICKSBURG
| Emperor William confided to the prince his
m0st seeret Plans s rc did
| a syllable as to politics. and the Chinese
! policy is solely the Emperor's. 1t is the in
| tereSt of both men that this fact should not
| be obscured, and those yea ious persons who
| are always trying to represent Prince Bis
marck as a secret collaboration in the
| changing experiments of a new course will
assuredly get no thanks, either from Pots
| dam or FriedrichSruhe."
| The Neuste Nachrichten, of Berlin, says
| that since the occupation of Kiaochau bay
| the Chinese government has engaged Ger
man military instructors and is now ar
| ranging for fitting receptions of Prince
Henry of Prussia at the different Chinese
ports he will visit.
A special dispatch from Paris says the
French cruiser Pothau had been ordered to
prepare for sea in Chinese waters. The
Pothau is a first-class cruiser of over 5000
tons displacement and 10000 indicated horse
power. She carries two 7.6-inch guns, ten
5.5-inch quick-firing guns and eighteen
small Quick-firing guns
The statement contained in a special dis
patch from Rome, published in London yes
terday to the effect that Cabinet meeting
China was pure invention. There has been
no Cabinet meeting since Dec. 20.