The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-06
JAPAN WATCHING CHINA
Marquis Ito Advises II HUNG Chang to
Adopt Reforms.
JAPAN ASKS FOR FIVE NEW SETTLEMENTS
II rhtrn u TO he rSrtttioned the
laps want Their shnre--Russis's
HsEb-rIsndcd Actions.

press OF Japan Indicates thao japan h"S
watched with jealous eye 1taly's recent at
tempt to get a lease OF San Nun bay The
Japanese press yeceptly circulated a report
that the United States was demanding
concessions also.
Marquis Ito. Japau's greatest states-
man. was interviewed on the subject, but
said he was not much concerned about The
reported American demand, contending
tbnt nothing need be feared, as all conn
tries held the same rights as far as set
Elements were concerned. Marquis Ito has,
however. been IN direct communication
with Lii Hung Chang and has advised va
rious reforms. He says a partition OF
China would be inevitable should China
persist in her present course OF action. In
the San Nun affair. the Japanese are say
ing that their government must abandon
the hold. aloof policy hitherto adopted and
demand some substantial grant OF land
from China.
The government musk induce China to
rely solely on assistance of Japan Tor their
independence. The first measure TO be
adopted for that measure should be TO en-
courage the dispatch OF Chinese students
10 Japan for study. II the situation should
compel Japan to take final step u VIII
be absolutely necessary for her TO hold
Annoy and the railways between that place
and Han Kow. 1t is, however, too early
10 consider this phase, which can only en-
ter into Japanese calculation when the
maintenance OF China's integrity is en-
tirely despaired OF.
In the meantime MIR. Yalu, Japanese
minister at Pekin, has applied TO the Chi
nese government for five new settlements
for Japans exclusive use, to be opened
tNl, Ngw ~
hal and Chung Kiang. in addition To T'en
Tsin and Han Kow settlements. which
have been conceded already. II Is said that
the Chinese government has decided TO u
terrain these demands with the exception
of Shanghai aud Chung kiang.
Tire Russians are adopting inhunap
practices to spread their influence in Man
churia. At one place. some twenty lnile2
from Lao. Russians attempted to take
possession OF a house and an old woman
who resisted was killed The Russian eX.
PLANTATION was that the woman attempted
to burn the house and got hurt and died,
After paying a few dollars the Russans
kept possession Of the house
At another place twelve miles from
Lao Yang, they commenced TO take forci-
Bile possession Of a house belonging 10
well TO do Chinese. Tho Chinese held
their own and the Russians are now put
ting In claim for compensation.
correspondent OF the North Chins
Gazette gives some remarkable lnforma.
ton regarding tina Russian progress II
Hanchuria. He points out that whereai
the only British subjects who are permit
ted by treaty 10 own land outside treat.
limits are missionaries Russians in Man
churia are acquiring land 80 they pleas
and are already working mines. The rail
way, too, Ia obviously a military one an
he asserts that there Sre 10000 Russiai
troops at Port Arthur and Russian soldier
are all over Manchuria. They are 20 b
met With even here. In Hal Chat Chem
he Russians have taken shop and for
tined II by mounting guns, At Lao YAM
they have site 200 yards SQUARE. wber
they are building barracks. At l<irin tn
Russians have possession OF the Chimes
barracks and 800 soldiers with twenty Of
hoers and mining engineers are quar-
tered there Outside the city they are pur
chasing land and intend to occupy house
for the summer The Chinese officials an,
people are much afraid OF The intrudere
who do Just ee they like and square an
remonstranoe with few dollars
Visitors TO the locality can not NOV
without being Swallowed by Russians
there Is no railway at Kirin and III
branch line which Is projected will NO
reach there for two or three years III
presence OF soldiers appears unnecessary
The Russo Chinese bank has opened
branch in kirin, worked by Chinese, wit
one foreigner. who Is British bur llttl
beyond poilticN work appears TO be done
AT iaipien. where the railway wil
branch off from the main line TO viadivo
stock, there are Russian settlements vii
10000 soldiers. IT. is Instructive ia rom
pare this military occupation with IN
railway IN which British capitalists hav
thelr money, a good road with stone EN-
bapkments and workshops along the lin,
where carriages and bridges ne brin
built and yet not one British soldiar /
protect tho property
The agricultural and industrial resource
OF Manchuria are Immense and the Rus
Sans are working so as to exploit thel
Tor their sole advantage Land Is hsin
compulsorly acquired at the rate Of Il
NOW and in tho event OF Chinese r,
sistance telegram TO the Russian mir
lister at Pekin is sent
Korea is In trouble with Russia over II
recent seizure OF a whaler A Seoul dl,
patch says that the Russian minister SCI
an official note 10 the foreign Office sta
ing that the text OF the agreement vii
regard 70 whale ishing concerning viii,
negotiations had been going on betwe,
Count Kereking and the Korean rover,
ment for some time was drawn up sever
weeks ago, and was 10 be signed with
hve days. The Korean government faile
however, to fulhll its promise, and ii
agreement stu remains unsigned. TIL
proves that the Korean government h
ignored It's friendship with Russia
The Japanese government Is dlspatchii
several judges and public procurato
abroad to study foreign judicial system
They will visit America and England.
Bangkok. Siam, reports that the murde
Gus corclaye OF the Cantonese secret s.
ciety Is again at work and those who
net obey the laws Of Its leaders are a
rested, punished by mutllation and 10
OF membership and even assassnated. III
authorities arc powerless in the face
this formidable confederation which pu
thu tenor NJ fta usay ne wa
the only government In Slam. Recent
onssof the Cantonese members OF the s.
cefy had his ear cut off at Bangkok