The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-09
ONHER PRAYER bones
Goes China Before Italy, Ac-
cording to italian Stories.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN GRADERS
Resume Business at the Old
Stand Views.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN GRADERS

Rome, March s.-The TrTbuna says II
learns that the Chinese government has
offered to send to the Italian minister.
Signor MARITIME. a written apology through
Sir Claude Macdonald, British minister al
Pekin, for the terms in which the Tsuns
Ii Yamen couched China's refusal 10
grant the concession recently demanded
by Italy of San Nun bay. province Of Che
Kiang, to be used as an Italian naval base
and coaling station.
Pekin. March S.-The italian minister
here regards as an insult the manner in
which the Tsung Ii Yamen. or Chinese
foreign Office, has treated Italy's demand
for coaling station al San Nun bay. and
a rupture OF diplomatic relations between
Italy and China is probable. 1t is believ-
ed that Russia has reiterated her protest
against the British railroad loan in order
to make the contract ground for the COM
plant against the Chinese and thus seek
compensation, territorial or otherwise. Sir
Claude NJ. Macdonald, the British minis
ter, has informed the officials of the Chi
nees foreign Office that any attempt to re
pudiate the railroad contract viii be re-
garded as a breach Of faith meriting re-
tributive measures. At the same time the
minister recalled Lord SaIisbury's assur-
ances Of support for China IL another
power attempted TO force her 10 repudiate
the contract.
New York, March S-A special from
Washington says: The Russian ambassa-
dor, Count Cassini, who was for many
years the cars representative at Pekin.
and who obtained from China the first
important concessions regarding the ST.
berian railroad, speaking of the Chinese
situation. says: "Russias attitude is not
changed by Italy's action in China. We
have never opposed the open door, and
consequently we can take no other atti-
tude than that which has been officially
announced from our foreign Office many
times. But we are wondering what our
great neighbor to the west the United
States, Will do in this emergency. II
would seem onw that the United States
will be forced by the necessities Of the
case to take part in the deliberations of
the nations concerning China's CONNER
cial existence. As in Russia, there are in
the United States tremendous interests at
stake, world in itself, where the wealth
Oh large part OF the country seeks an
outlet. OF course, 1 can speak only for
Russia, but there seems a similarity OF
interests to guard and 10 promott. For
this rtason. Russia would welcome tbe
United States as factor in the councils
OF the nations that must Of necessity gov
ern the east"
London, March s.-The Pekin CORE
spondent of the Times says the Chinese
are discussing the advisability OF making
San Nun an open port, so as TO evade
ltaly's demand for a concession.
The Shang Hal correspondent of the
Times says: The viceroy Of Nankin
has informed the British. American and
German cOnsuls. who on Sunday declined
to hold further negotiations with the
Taotai Of Shang Hal regarding the ques-
ton of the extension Of the foreign settle
ments, that the TOatai, whose evasive
and obstructive tactics were the cause
Of the consUPs complaints, has been su-
perceded."