The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-08
China Feels Uneasy.

China Feels Uneasy.
PEKING. March Much uneasiness IS
felt in Chinese circles in consequence of
The Russian demands. The Russian minis
ter OF finance. however. is reported 20 have
urged these demands pereuptorily. and 20
have complained that the Chinese loan
was settled in spite OF the disapproval Of
Russia.
All kinds OF spectators are fiocklng here
for the purpose of securing concessions
for electric lighting. street railroads and
regular railroads. The Chinese merchants
are showing great eagerness 10 participate
In the enterprises.
Has No Oncial Information.
LONDON. March 7.-Replying in the
house today TO Sir Ellis Ashnead Bartlett.
Conservative. Mr.. Curzon. the parliament
tary secretary for the foreign office, said
the government could not confirm the
message TO the London Times from Pc
king. published today. saying that Russia
has demanded that China surrender TO
her all sovereign rights over Port Arthur
and Talienwan. for the same period and
on the same conditions as in the case OF
Germany at kiaochau bay. besides de-
manding important railroad concessions,
giying five days within which TO receive
a reply and threatening to move troops
into Manchura in the event OF non-com-
pliance With her demands. Mr.. Curzon
also said the government had no confrma-
ton OF the report that Russia had occu-
piei Deer island Korea nor could the
government confirm the reports setting
forth that Russia was Strengthening the
forts at Port Arthur.
''BObs" Makes n speech.
The house OF lords was unusually crowd
ed today. The peeresseS' gallery was full
and there were many members of the
af sh.ay- I n
Roberts commander of the forces in Ire
land. made his expected speech in favor
OF \ forward policy on the Indian from
tier. putting forward the Russian peril
and declaring that the policy of non-in-
reference with the frontier tribes had
been a complete failure.
The speaker advocated the advance Of
British rule across the mountains, and
traced the advance of Russia, saying that
If she once crossed the Hiudoo K0osh. an
attack upon India was only a matter OF
time.
Russia Has begun the Partition.
All the morning papers comment on the
menacing aspect of affairs in the far East.
The Daily Chronicle. in strong editorial,
says:
''As a rebuff to- Lord Salisbury. nothing
could be meaner and more painful. Rus
STA has simply begun the partition OF
China. IL anybody asks what China Will
do. the answer is simple there is no such
a thing as China. The real questions are:
What will England do and what Will
Japan do?
IF ever Great Britain needed a strong
man it is now. and the country will learn
with dissatisfaction that again at a mo-
ment OF ecute crisis, the premier's health
compels him TO go abroad. Thus both
the queen and the prime minister are TO
De absent when their presence is pecu-
llarly needed"
A dispatch from Nagasaki 10 the Daily
Mail says: The Korean cabinet, with the
exception OF the foreign minister. Ming
Chong Monk. has resigned because Ming
signed the Deer island concession to Russia
without the consent OF the cabinet.
Thirty Russian Torpedo Boats
ODESSA. March THE Russian govern
ment has ordered thirty new torpedo boats
to augment the Russian Pacific squadron
al Nladivostok and Port Arthur.