, 1898-08-17

al ne I!uus7 OF lOmlnOnS. prcNl0uS to the
p~ror0gaton. numerous questions regarding
the governments EastrIm policy wore asked,
but nothing decisive was made KNOWN. MIR
A. j. BtIfour declined to pledge the Govern.
mentS action against the Prkin and Hankow
railway hut promised to supportany British
concession or other Legitimate ENTERPRISE III
the Yangtsekimg Valley.
A telegram from the correspondent Of the
Daily VI NJ at Shanghai diyulges the ex.
lStrnce Of a secret treaty couStiturino i
Russo Chinese alliance. China. it states
recognizes ltISSia's rrcpouderating Influence.
and that Russia will finance Chino's de-.
veloping resources and support her against
the Open Door" demands.
The French, German, and Austrian presses
discussing the Chinese question. are gleelul
in tone.
The London press resent the absence Of
responsible officials just now.
The "Graphic' states that if the present
situation continues, guns will explode Of
themselves.
Washington news reports that President
Mckinley has proclaimed the signing of the
Peace Protocol. All blockades are 10 be
raised and most OF the w~arships to be ordered
home. The Protocol follows the language
OF the original proposals of the United States.
except with the addition of a clause re.
curing an armistice forthwith, and the crea.
ton of military commissions upon details
OF the evacuation to be appointed within
ten days, and to meet ut Havana md San
Juan within q mmth. The Philippine Com.
mission is to IN 'et in Paris within q month;
no time Is limited for the completion of any
Of the Commissions work.
Inc Madrid press generally express salts.
faction that the war has terminated. and
the moderation of President Mckinley rem.
derlng q C0nvoCAtiOn of the Cortes un-
necessary.
1t is reported TINT Senior Sagasta has
assured the G Ieen Regent that no serious
Carlist rising is to be feared.
London news reports that the Pekin cor.
respondent of the London Chimes" saws
that Baron DeVaick, the Belgian Minister.
sent q despatch to the TsuDg Ii Yamon
asserting that M. PavloH, the Russian Min-
lister, and M. Gerard, the French Minister.
had joined him in urging the Tsumg Ii
Xamen to d sregard the attempts of the Bri-
fish Minister to prevent the mtificltiOn Of
the Pekin and HanI)w contract. 1t is ex.
peoted that notwithstanding the British Ell.
desyour to obtain a revision Of the contract
an imperial edict will forthwith be issued
r0tifying it.
The "N9voe Vremya" Of St. Petersburg
CNIIOlLdHy eulOBtEoS LOTV Dall9Oury 1Or Keep
ing in check the Russophobe outburst
amongst the members of his party and his
prudence in ~endeavOuring TO obviate all
pretext for a misunderstanding between
Great Britain and Russia.
A Bombay telegram reports that the press
OF India welcomes the appointment Of Mr..
Curzon, 0s Viceroy, as eminently satisfactory.
New York, Aug. l6th.-The Shanghai
Gazette reports that Russia has Prince
III Hung Cha"g's promise to place the
Chinese customs under Russian control when
ever demanded. 1t also asserts that Prince
III favors the appointment Of M. Pavlof as
Inspector General Of customs and posts,
vice Sir Robert Hart.
kilograms from Pekin state that tho
Emperor has issued several DEGREES for q
rev navy, to be under foreign instructors,
the adoption of the Western method Of
government by the Viceroys, and The develop.
ment Of China's resources according to
European ideas.
Advices from Berlin state that the Kaiser
while ont riding at WILLIAMSBURG on Sunday,
met with a slight accident. It appears that
some ladies, who we're Offering the Kaiser
some flowers, caused his horse to be Brighten.
cd, and on rearing unseated him heavily. He
was shortly afterwards able to remount
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