The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
THE LION AND THE BEAR
England and Russia Agreed as to Each
Ones Rights In China.
A FRIENDLY UNDERSTANDING IS REACHED
Russia Supreme In Northern china
and John hull in the Yang Use
Kisns Basin.
tcopyrighted. 1885,, by Associated prsss.)

| London. April 20. The announcement that
! England and Russia have signed n self-deny.
! Ing agreement regarding Chinn. which is in
tended to put an end to tho contention over
( railroad and other concessions In that ec,in-
! try. " the most important news of the dav
/ II 10 officially confirmed here this AFTERNOON.
/ and the PAPERS are running 1t with big head
lines, The news comes on top OF Mr.. George
I j. Goschen's sDcech on Wednesday last, In
the course Of which, after taking an optmis-
tic view Of the political future, and. with ref
ercnce 70 agreements arrived at with Ffapca
and Germany. he said:
! "A friendly understanding with Russia is
also on the eve Of conclusion
Tho present agreement puts an end to the
Anglo Russian struggle in China and IL tanta-
mount to settlement of the questions OF
spheres Of influence Of tho two countries. IN
der the agreement Great Britain has under
taken not to press railway or other concos-
sions In North China while Russia agrees
to the British demand that no part of the
basin OF tho Yang TIE Kiang snail be al
loied. Russia also recognizes explicitly that
British commercial Interests arc supreme A.
tho Yang Tso Kiane basin
! Everything has nonted to Russia desire
4 for a settlement. In order to allow the sue.
ceBgtiil eNplothtion Of the siberian railway
/ hu0 also Win Wow 10 raising money IN
/ Great Britain for the development Of the in
/ dustries Of Russia. The activity OF Russian
! bankers and agents OF the Russian ministry
OF finance has born testimony TO the financial
end that Russia has in view
strong PROOF OF the anxiety AZ tho Russian
government TO tap English capital appeared
IL the publication In the London Times Of u
secret memorandum recently submitted to a
committee Of Russian ministers by NJ. Dc
! Wlttc, the minister OF hnance, who frankly
states therein that Russia can not dispense
I a. allsft loft Vt. - 4uul
! agricultural depression NJ, De Witte pointed
ont that free trade England Is the only mar
! ket m which Russia can find relief England.
he said, Is the largest buyer OF the agricul-
tural produce OF the world yet up TO the
present time Russia has had hardly any foot
ing Ia the English market. NJ. De WHO
adduced statistics Of English imports OF cat
te, sheep, wheat and nour, showing that In
each case, except that OF sheep, thf United
States Overwhelmingly headed the imports,
while Russia was ~ the bottom OF the list
4 trade with England and then enlarged upon
/ the importance Of England as market for
/ ? dcihg Russian FUNDS, and the necessity
| Of attracting British capitalists by the sta
! bilily OF the agricultural region Of Russia and
otherwise Inspiring confidence.
Icday's announcement OF the Chinese set
! tlemcnt Is one of the first fruits OF NJ De
Whites policy, and It VIII undoubtedly have
an Important bearing upon the future rca.
items OF the two countries
~
Letters from tho famine provinces Of Russia
tell narrowing story Of distress. 10 the
province OF Hazan. the center OF the fnmue
( district, the Red Cross society nlonc rs feed.
| iut l30o0 people The relief delegate in tue
I plovinco Of Una reports that peasants ran
aitr him and begged for food on their knees
] IT, the snow
Tho ST. Petersburg skyya vieaomosu. In a
vivid deserlption of The misery aud dsrsso
prevalent IN kas9n. SAYS Crime. mortality
and the number Of stlllborn infants have Ia
crcaied and now scuryy and typhus arc de-
vourlns the popuation Ike u condensation
tanned by tho wind hut this is = case MOI Of
honsee npd, barns, but Of human lives beng
Lord Cbares Bcr, aford came forth this week
as warm adyo-pte ot the automobile cars
liopftributes the congestion Of Londou streets
10 The use Of hors aud fa'd white was
~ New York was supplied with met
car. which had the apneafance ~ rBb and
The manuers Of kangaroo. hut It always
Eoi me safely TO my destination"
His luidshin also pointed out how mut h
Great Britain IA behind tho times I'm the
use u electricity He WAS amazed ne said
10 sec how much work was done 10y cleo
uioin ON board American warships where the
English use steam.
Tho decision Of the government to hnan-
cially support the Pacific cable project has
given great satisfaction and Is warmly ap.
proved hy an aoctious of tho press. In which
Il is suggested that Il cable be laid COZ
Meeting tho Samoan RrGup OF islands The
homo rs also expressed thai Groat Britain has
taken caro- 10 resolve for the VI tn Hand tno
chance for profits. The government arrange
ments limit the liability TO G21.O00 ana notu-
ins tx to bc paid until the end OF the hrSt
years workng Of the cable II Is expected
20 reduce tho rate from shiircs siXpeuee
10 . shillnss word between Esgllnd aad
Australia