Evening star., 1898-08-27
CRISIS IN CHINA NEAR
Relations Between Tsung-Li-Yamen and the
British Minister Are Strained.
SioIcnt scenes Reported Between the
Russian Charge d'AEaires and
Sir Claude Macdonald.

The Pekin correspondent of the London
Daily Mail says:
The situation has suddenly become
acute The relations between the Tsung-
Li-Yamen and Sir Claude Macdonald. the
British minister. strained TO the point
of rupture. Sir Claude Macdonald has in
timated that any failure of China 20 OBJ
serve Great Britains wishes will be ac-
cepted casus beili
In support OF Sir Claude Macdonald the
fleet has beer concentrated at Wei-Hai-
Wei and Hankow. and all the warships
under 5000 tons have been mobilized in the
Yeng-Tse river. The naval demonstration
Is solely directed against China, as It is
semi-officially stated that the existing re-
latioLs Gith Russia are cordial. Lord Sal
iSbury has abandoned the policy of The
open door. substituting for it a policy ot
spheres Of influence. Diplomatic confer
ences have been of constant occurrence
within the last few days. Lord Salisbury
insists upon the recognition by the other
powers interested in China of the bounGa-
ries Of Great Britains sphere OF in
fuenCe. In the same instrument. where
by Great Britain recognizes Russias posi-
tion In Manchuria, Russia is required to
acknowledge the. paTamountcy of England
In the Yang-Tse valley, and guarantee that
eur territorial requirements shall be per-
marenIly eSDected.
Great Britain is willing to drop her pro-
test in respect to the New Chwang rail-
way. but Russia is required to cancel her
agreement with China, that the country
having the largest financial interest should
arbitTete in disputes connected with the
Pekin Hankow railway.
The negotiations are confined to Pektn.
The British ambassadors at st. Petersburg
and Pekin are in close communca tion."
A special dispatch from Shanghai says:
Violent scenes are reported to have oc-
Cured between Sir Claude Macdonald the
nj Sfa and Do -IATS -
sian charge d'affaires. owing to the latter's
comma nding the Tsung-Li-Yamen to break
Its agreement with the Hong Kong Bank
under pain of the czar's strong displeasure
The Chinese are inclined to obey NJ Paw
lon, seeing that the British confine them
selves to verbal protests
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
London Daily Mail asserts that he is in a
position to confirm the statement he recent
ly made that a compromise has been ar
rived at between England and Russia in
accordance with which Russia gets her way
on the railway questions and England gets
concessions in other directions.
The relations between England and Rus
stl, the correspondent says. "are very sat
lSfactory. the Russian concessions fully
meeting English wishes
The London Times Pekin correspondent
says that NJ. Pavloff, Russian charge daft
faires in China, has been appointed Rus
sian minister to Corea.
Another London dispatch says that with
reference to the sensational Chinese dis
patches to the Daily Mail and to a news
agency there. it should be observed that the
Times Pekin correspondent, DR.. Morrison.
who has been cOnspicuously alert through
out, always getting information ahead of
the foreign office. has thus far telegraphed
nothing the subject.
The appointment of NJ. Pavloff as Russian
minister 10 Corea would seem to indicate
better relations between England and Rus
sia. since n. Pavlof has been the active
agent on all Russia's advances in China