The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30

{ native soldiers are very turbulent, and.
I coupled with the anti-foreign riots at
/ Canton, the situation has caused great
Tneasiness among the foreigners. who
number about $50. In response to the
demand of the diplomats, the Tsung-li-
! famen has promised to remove the SOL
diers, who are mostly Mahommedans,
and who openly declare their intention
of driving out the foreign devils" But
the fulfillment Of the promise of the
Tsung-h- Yamen offers considerable diff
ficulty, as the only force capable of
overawing the Chinese troops at Pekin
is the fOreign-drilled force in the neigh
borhood of Tfen-Tsin, commanded by
General Yuan Shek Hal, who, however,
is dreaded by the palace, and may be
regarded as practically holding the des-
TIMES o. China in his hand.
The dowager empress of China seems
to thoroughly recognize tie Importance
of having modern organized army and
navy, and is said to have informed the
Tsung-li-Yamen that urgent reforms
are needed, and that progressive meas
ureS in other departments are i.nDr2e-
ticable until the government is backed
up by powerful army and navy.
The convention providing for the
lease of Wei-Hai-Wei to Great Britain
is published today 1t provides that
Chinese troops and warships may use
the leased territory. Some of the Brit
ish newspapers imagine this implies an
arrangement by which Great Britain
viii recognize Chinese military forces.
In connection with the summoning of
a French doctor to examine the en-
peror of China, the Saturday Review
says it sees in this a ruse upon the
part of the empress dowager, and adds
that it would have been an easy matter
to palm off a sicklyyouth of 20 on the
European physician, as the emperor IS
scarcely ever visible to foreigners.
RUSSIAN SYMPATHY FOR DREYFUS.
An article in the National Review. writ
ten by l.. ]. MaXse, who has previously
shown himself to be well informed on the
Dreyfus aair, has caused some stir. He
aftiirmS that the car has now become
convinced Dreyfusard, and is taking
sympathetic interest in the prisoner of
Devils island. The National Review adds
that there has been great astoniShment
and Indignation in French ministerial and
the higher military circles of France by
the publication of too frank outspoken.
articles by NJ. Zakrowsli. president of
the Russian appeal court. declaring the
Dreyfus court-martial amounted to a re-
turn to the lettres de cachet and the
days of the baStile. and also scathingiy
crlticiSing the prosecution of Emil lola.
1t is asserted that the Russian govern
ment received remonstrances from Paris
forts being made to have NJ. ZakroWSki
Silenced or removed. But ii is added. the
attempt failed. This is looked upon as
being evidence of a remarkable change
of opinion in Russia.
1t is announced from st. Petersburg
that all the powers have now accepted the
cars invitation to send delegates to the
proposed disarmament conference. Each
power will be represented by three dele
gates, and it will be a record diplomatic
assembly in point of numbers. Count
the Russian minister of for
eign affairs, is going to L4ivadia, where he
will confer with the car on the outlines
Of the programme which will be sub
mitted to the delegates of the powers. |
The Russian minister is very optimistic |
as to the result of the conference.
The Daily Chronicle prints letter from |
correspondent who alleges that the |
various American typewriter companies |
which do business abroad have formed a |
trust which controls the prices of all the !
leading machines sold in Great Britain |
The writer adds that although the cost |
IF production of a typewriter is said to |
De considerably below flo, the retail price |
lere is f23
General Wesley Merritt and Mrs. Mer-
lit are still in London, Mrs. Merritt suf-
'ering from typhoid fever. Although her
condition is not serious. her sickness will |
lecessitate her remaining here for some
line.