The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
GENTLY PREVENT THEM"


Liverpool, January 1S.-The Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce gave banquet
this evening to the Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies. Lord Strathnona and. Mount
Royal was also present. Mr.. Cham ber-
lain, in the course of vigorous and inn
portant speech, said:
"Looking to the certainty that we sre
likely to be excluded by hostile tariffs
from any country where the British flag
does not float, our present policy is TO
take very firm attitude and maintain
free markets. What the foresight of our
ancestors has done for US in building
great empire we must continue to do for
our successors. This is not the policy of
aggression or lawlessness. We have
three-fold duty; First, 30 keep what
rightly belongs to us; second in Lord
Roseberry's admirable words to peg our
claims for poaterity; and third, II any one
tries to rush those claims, gently to pre-
vent them"
Mr.. Chamberl reviewed at length
the West Indian question and the report
Of the royal commission thereon and EN-
phasized the great injury of the bounty
system, which while running the West
Indies, brings gain estimated at 2,000-
600 pounds yearly. The government he
said believed the country generous and
just enough to remedy this crying in
justice.
GERMANY GETS WHAT 1T WANTS.
Washington, Jan. 1S.--A cable des-
patch has just been received at the Chi
nese legation from the Using Ii Yamen
Pekin, to the following effect:s
A settlement of the difficulty with
Germany has been effected, Kiaou Cnau
bay is to be leased, belt surrounding
the bay extending about so miles to be
the boundary. All the German troops
outside the prescribed limits are to be
withdrawn. Two of the culprits
charged with the murder of the mission
aries are to be punished with death and
the rest with imprisonment. Permission
will be granted for the building of
churches in the cities of Tsi Ming, Tsao
Chow, Flu and Chu Yeh, and dwelling.
houses for the missionaries in the seven
places in the districts of Tsoa Kien and
Shan Hen will be erected for which pur-
pose sum OF. 225, 900 taels will be al
lowed. This amount is to be taken also
as a compensation for the killing of the
missionaries. The sanction of the throne
to the above mode of settlement has
been secured.
RUSSIA IN COREA.
San Francisco, January 1S.-Oriental
mail advices state that Russia is keeping
up her policy of aggression in Corea.
The appointments of new Russian min
lister to Corea was taken advantage OF by
the Czar's government. First the mill
tary power OF Corea was assumed; next
the finances of Corea brought under Its
superintendency, then in addition TO the
coaling station she now possesses Rus-
sia is making efforts to obtain another
on an island opposite Fusau. A penin-
ctrI Iar. int Of he
cupied by Russia which she will make
eithor "a settlement or coaliny depot
1t is also said that Russians are going
to be engaged shortly as customs offic-
ials, and there is to be great Russo
Corean bank. Further, it is stated that
the Russian minister is employing
Coreans on the Russian frontier in yari-
Gus situations.
RUSSIA WILL RESTORE PORT AR
MsE THUR.
snLondon, January 19.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Mail claims
to have excellent authority for the state
ment that the Russian minister, Count
Cassiui, has informed the Isung LII
Yamen that Immediately after the Ger
man affair is settled, Russia will restore
Port Arthur to China and withdraw her
troops without demanding indemnity.
In return, however, the correspondent
says China must employ Russians ex-
clI,sively to drill her troops and TO con-
troll her customs and railways. Russia
now has three war vessels inside and
four outside Port Arthur while she has
5000 troops on shore.
SEIZE ANOTHER PORT, WILLIAM.
Berlin, January 1s.-A telegram re-
ceived here from Canton, says that a
German missionary named Homeyer, be-
longing to the Namjung station, has been
robbed and wounded near place called
Langthen. The despatch adds that the
Chinese governor, on the interve ntion OF
tho German consul at Cantol. tele-
graphed orders to take the measures neo-
essaIy to deal with the matter.
GERMANY WANTS SUPPORT.
Vienna. January 1S.-It is reported
that Germany is urging Austrian Hun
gary and Italy to send war ships to China
with view of obtaining their support
GERMAN EXPORTS.