Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-14

Washington, July 13.-Mr. Wollant,
| the Russian charge d'embassy. called
at the state department, today. to talk
over the Chinese situation with Secre-
| tary Hay. He stated that he had ad-
vices from his own government touch
| ing the latest developments at Pekin.
| 1t is understood that the state depart
ment is basing its repeated atfirIna-
tions of the Willingness of Russia to
permit large operations by Japan in a
military sense in China. on represen-
taticns made by Mr.. Wollant. The de
| partment is much gratitied at the
statements attributed to Count Won
Buelow in the outline Of his note to the
| German state published in The Asso
| ciated Press dispatches. this morning.
In the absence of the full text of the
| note. the officials here read in the abb
stract a complete re-affirmation of the
| principles laid down by See. Hay as
| guiding the policy Of the United States
| toward China. Some of the declara-
tions of the German chancellor nigh;
be almost regarded as paraphrases of
the United States note on the subject
The state department anticipates no
difficulty in effecting trans s-shipment of
| ltoOpS anu diillildlS liltllueu LOT tIle
army in China at the japanese port
of Nagasaki.
The point raised in some quarters
that the use of Nagasaki as a base in
this fashion would be violation of in
ternational law. constituting a hostile
| act against China in the absence of a
declaration of war is declared by the
| officials here to be absolutely frivolous.
AS Il matter Of fact. the war depart
ment has been freely aVailing itself
Cf Nagas2ki as a point for trans-ship-
ment and a port of rest since the end
of the war with Spain and the Jap
anse government having made no OBJ
lection so far is scarcely likely either
to make Il protest itself or to enter
tain one from any other nation under
| present conditions.
| Japanese officials here expect that
Marshal Nodzu will accompany the
Japanesr expedition about to sail for
China. The rank OF marshal probably
| Will be superior to that of any other
foreign commander. military or naval.
in China. Under the japanese system.
the rank of marshal corresponds with
that of field marshal in the French
system. As result of the China
Japan war. three marshals Were Great
ed by Japan. namely. Yamagata, who
made the remarkable march into China
from the north: Oyama. who entered
China further south and seized Port
Arthur. and Gen. NodZu. who had the
| honor of being the first japanese Off
Ger to score an important triumph on
Chinese $ H. Yamagdta is now prime
minister and Oyama is chief of staff.
! leaving NodZu as the available one of
this distinguished trio of soldiers He
is beyond middle life. a stern disciple
MARIAN and has the reputation of be-
ing an impetuous fighter. He is
4 strong believer in cavalry.
London. July 13.-In the House
of Commons, today, replying to
questions on the subject. the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office. Mr.. VIM. NJ. st. John Broderick.
said that little news had been received
from China. Her Majesty's govern
ment. he explained. had been unable to
communicate with the British naval
officers in China. as the land lines be-
tween Che Foo and Shanghai had
been cut. a dispatch purporting to
have been sent from the Emperor of
China to Her Majesry's government
was received. yesterday. but the secre-
tary said he was unable to promise to
make its contents known.
An attempt has been on foot for
some days past to arrange between the
powers now operating In China for an