Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-27
WAR TALK.
British and Russian Ambassadors
at Pekin Said To Be Using
Very Sharp Language.
FLEET MOVEMENTS ARE OMNIBUS.

Another Correspondents Says john Bull Is
Z Putting Pressure ON China, Not Russia
salisbury Changes His Policy from
"0pen Door" TO sphere of Influence
Chinese Rebels Put American Mission
aries ia Great Peril.
London, Aug. "a special dispatch
, from Shanghai says: Violent scenes
are reported to have occurred between
Sir Claude Macdonald, the British min
lister. and NJ. Pavloff, the Russian
charge d'affaires, owing to the latter's
commanding the tsung Ii yamen to
break its agreement with the Hong
Kong bank under pain of the cars
strong disDleasure. The Chinese are
inclined to obey VI. Pavloff. seeing that
the British confine themselves to verbal
protests. The position is now worse
than ever. AL the Russian ships have
returned to Port Arthur. while the Brit
ish vessels are assembling at Wei-Hai-
Wei and Che Foo. Extreme activity
prevails ashore at Port Arthur. The
action OF the Russians at New Chwarg
indicates an intention en- their part to
remain there in strong force whether
they build the Ticn Tsin railway or
not"
The Pekin correspondent Of The Daily
Mail says: THE situation has sudden
~ become acute. The relations between
the tsung1li-yamen and Sir Claude
Macdonald, the British minister, are
strained to the point of rupture. Sir
Claude Macdonald has intimated that
any failure by China to observe Great
Britain's wishes will be accepted as a
casus beili In support of Sir Claude
Macdonald the fleet has been concen-
trated at Wei-Hai-Wei and Hankow,
and all the warships under 5.000 tons
have been modified in the Yangtse riv-
er. The naval demonstration is solely
directed against China. as it is semi
officially stated that the existing rela-
tioEs with Russia are cordial Lord
Salisbury has abandoned the policy OF
the open door, substituting for it n poH-
cy Of spheres of influence.
Point That Salisbury Insists Upon.
"DipIom,.tic conferences have been of
constant occurrence in the last few
days. Lord Salisbury insists upon the
recognition ~ the other powers inter
ested in Chi7a of the boundaries OF
Great Britain's sphere CT influence
In the same instrument whereby Great
Britain recognizes Russia's position in
Manchuria Russia is required to ac-
knowledge the paramouncy of England
IN the Yangtse valley and guarantee
that our territorial requirements shall
be permanently respected. Gyeat Brit
ain is willing to drop her protest in
respect to the new Chwang railway,
but Russia is required to cancel her
agreement with China that the country
having the largest financial interest
should arbitrate in disputes connected
with the Pekip-HaniEow railway. The
negotiations are confined to Pekin. The
British ambassadors at st Petersburg
and Tckin are in close communication"
Think the Above Sensational.
With reference to the sensational
Chinese dispatches to The Daily Mail
and to a news agency here it should be
observed that The Times Peiin CORE
spondent, Dr.. Morrian. who has been
conspicuously alert throughout. always
getting information of the foreign office,
has thus far teleETaphed nothing en- the
subject.
The Copenhagen correspondent of The
Daily Mail asserts that he is in a posi-
ton to confirm the statement he re-
Gently made that compromise has been
arrived at between England and Russia
in accordance with which Russia gets
her way OF the railway questions and
England gets concessions in other di-
recticns. The relations between Eng
lane and Russia the correspondent |
says. ARE very satisfactory. the Rus
sian concessions fully meeting English
wishes"