The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-06


from the far East brought by the Empress
of Janan Indicate that japan has watched
with Jealous eyes Isaiy's recent attempt
10 get a lease OF Sanm,n, and attempts
being made 20 bring the United States
into The grab. The Japanese press mas
circulated the report that America was
demanding possession also. A thssea
States legation official dlscredited the re-
port. and declared that the news was
quite surprising to him. Suppossng the
news To be correct. IL was not nj all aston
fishing. as u demand for n settlement WAS
totally different in Its nature from a de-
mand for cession or lease az land.
Marquis Ito. Japan's greatest statesman.
was interviewed on the subject but said
he was not much concerned with the re-
ported American demand. contendins that
nothing need be feared. as all the conn
tries held the same rights, as far as set
Elements were concerned.
Marquis Ito has, however. been In dt-
rect communication with Ia Hung Chang
and has advised various reforms. He
says the partition of China will be In
evitahie should China persist In her pres
ent course of action.
In view Of the sanmun affair the Japa-
nese are saying their government must
abandon the hoid-aloof policy hitherto
adopted and demand some substantial
grant OF land from China. probably .
port In Fokien.
Count Okuma, ex-premier. advises the
government to SO conduct itself as to In
iuce China to rely solely upon the 'gai-
lant' assistance OF Japan for a main-
tenanee OF independence. The first meas.
ure To he adopted for that purpose Is to
drii several hundred Chinese soldiers by
Japanese officers: secondly. To encourage
the dispatch OF Chinese students to Japan
for study. II the situation should compel
Japan 10 take a sinai step. II will be abb
soluteiy necessary FOR her 10 hold Annoy
and the railway between that place and
Hankow. IL is. however. too early to con-
slider this phase. which can only enter
into Japans calculations when the main
tenance of Chinas Integrity Is entirely
dcspaired OF and there Is no hope OF pre-
venting partition.
In tho meantime Mr.. yano. Japanese
minister at Pekiug. has applied to the Chit
nese government for ive new settlements
for Japan's exclusive use. To be opened At
Fooehow. Annoy. Inkaw tSewchangl.
Shanghai and Chungkiug In addition to
the Tants!n and Hankow settlements
which have been conceded already. 1t is
stated that the Chinese government has
decided 10 entertain the demands, with
the exception of Shanghai and Chung kinx.
Alleged Russian brutality.
Russians are adopting inauman practices
80 spread their influence In Manchuria. AT
one place come twenty II from Laaoyang.
Russians attempted TO take possession ue
a house aud an old woman who resisted
was kicked to death. The Russian ex-
PLANTATION was that tbs old womsn attempt
ed TO scr fire 10 the house and In prevent
ing her ''she got hurt and died After
paying a few dollars the Russians kept
possession of sse house.
Al another place. Twelve II from Lao
tuug, they commenced 10 take forcihle
possession of house belonging 10 a well
to-ao Chinese. The Chinese held their
own. ani the Russians ere now paiisng in
a claim for compensation regarding the
recent ARRAY. To the cast OF kincfaoa II
appears ,has an unnamed dsspulasion. car
rying a position Tor reduction ~ ne new
land tax Of & per u,ow, which Russians
are collecting, was fred upon by the Rus
sian soldiers, 100 being killed angs wgsinaet,
Russian Progress In Manehuria.
A correspondent a tho North fsatnA
Daily News gives aGsae remarkable ingar-
nation regarding Russian progress IN
sanrharia an4 the northern provinces.
lie points out saaf wheraas The only Hrft-
ish Subjects VITO are permitted by treaty
10 Own ian9 outside of the treaty limits ara
the Russians Ia M3neharsA
are acquiring lard rs they pleas and are
already working mines. The railway. too.
IL a5sloasiy "a military aus. and ns a~serts
that tnsr. are a1sa Russian sroo9s at
Port Arthur, 900 az Tatisuwan. 800 at
kincheu - AZ IancAou. - At Iafangiieu
sg at Sawth~anr. 1ee a. Haiebenv. 30 at
iAauyang zp AZ kris. ssssa at Hzifysen.
north OF Kirin and ia fact Ensssan sob
agerH ali ever daneAarta- They are 70 -
nes wfsh even waere the railway sfii nnt
foaeh Ia HAiesarg The Russians havs
taken a pasrsfo4 and fortified n by
mounting guns, A. f4aoyang ssey have =
sire 1sl square yar8s. shere they ars
aaiisinx barracks.
A. KiYln sAe Russians have ,o~Hesssca
AZ the Chinese narraeks. AM 10 soldiers.
with tstsn1y officers ana mining engineers,
are asArfrr.d ttefe. ousstss tae city they
ar@ purchasing lard ard iaisuf erecting
houses for the summer. Officials ans peo-
Pic are much atsa.1 " tas .nsrsders. Xha