The true northerner., 1900-10-19
AMERICAS POSITION
YrRegard to Arbitration at The
Hague Attracts Attention.
RUsSIAs ATTITUDE INDICATED
IL Is In Keeping With Her Former Ac.
tion-oerman newspapers Recognize
the Seriousness of the Situation and
Change Tone.

Change Tone.
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE action
taken by the United States in desig
mating ex-President Harrison and ex'
Senator Gray as members of The
Hague court of arbitration. is attract.
ing the attention of foreign govern
ments, which are making inquiries
through their representatives here as
to the steps taken by this country. the
indications being that the American
initiative will result in general action
by the other powers interested. AS
far as can be learned none of the for
ehgn governments has yet named its
members of the tribunal 1t is under
stood, however. that Nj. Maertens, the
distinguished Russian publicist. is like
ly TO succeed M. Struve as Russian
minister to The Hague, and at the
same time be designated as one of the
Russian ministers of the arbitration
court.
Causes no Surprise.
The cable dispatch from st. Peters.
burg, indicating that Russias attitude
in China will be independent Of the
concert of the powers, caused no sur.
prise among officials here. 1t was
noted when the aggressive military
movement was begun by Germany and
the expedition against Paoting.fu
started, that Russia was among the
powers which did not join in the move
ment The dispatch from st. Peters
burg is looked upon as merely another
step similar to that taken when Rus
sia withheld support from the Paoting-
fu expedition and other aggressive
military moves. Moreover it is regard
ed as quite in consonance with the pa
cific tendency of this government
which has desired a settlement by di'
plomatic mans rather than by the
Id Nothing New at Berlin.
Berlin, Oct 1.-THE Frankfurter
Zeitung prints a telegram from Shang'
hal today which says that Emperor
Kwang Su has arrived at Sian Flu. The
foreign Office has no official informa-
tion of the whereabouts of the Chi
nese court. A high official of the for
eign Office discussing the situation
this afternoon said.
There is absolutely nothing new in
the diplomatic situation. We have re-
ceived no information as TO the al
legged difficulties encountered by Count
yon Waldersee in getting all the allies
to recognize his authority but it lies in
the very nature of the case that he
would meet with some trouble in
bringing them all under one hat
No credence is given the statement
from the Upited States by way of Lon
don that Emperor Kwang Su is going
to Pekih under American protection.
Sudden Change of Tone.
The German papers which until now
have been treating the reports of in
creasing ferment in southern China as
English exaggerations, have suddenly
changed their tone recognizing the
seriousness of the movement there.
The recall lof Marquis Ito to the pre-
miership of Japan attracts attention.
since he has always represented the
idea of an alliance between Japan and
China and is known to be friendly to
China. The KreutZ Zeitung discusses
the matter at considerable length go
ing on the assumption that he will re-
sumo his attempts to bring about such
an alliance. Inquiry was made regard
ing the probable effect of the appoint
ment and the officials replied that
there was nothing to do but wait and
see.
Official reports say that a severe tor
nado did great damage on Sunday at
Using Tau, in the province of Shan
Tung.
Military Movements.
Tien Tsin, Oct Is, via Shanghai,
Oct 17.-The expedition against Pao
Ting Flu had met with no opposition
up TO October IA.
Reports received by courier say that
a column of five hundred French,
marching TO Hsien-Hsien to relieve
party of French priests, met with no
opposition in the six days march TO
the south.
The Fourth brigade of the British is
now arriving.
The Americans have evacuated the
arsenal which has been turned over
to the provisional city government.
Shanghai, Oct. 17.-Official confirm
alton has been received of the report
that the Russian southern army has
occupied Fieh-Ling, the terminus of
the Shan Hal Kwan railway. The oc.
cupation was effected Oct. 4.