The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-07
PROPOSALS
OF CHINA
Only an Apology and an
Indemnity.
BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS
Instruction in Korea is Gain
ing Strength and is Aimed
Against Foreigners.

following proposals as a basis of peace
negotiations
| /. That as the attack on the Foreign
Legations was a manifest violation of the
law of nations, there can be no question
about Chna's obligation to apologize.
| 2. That China is bound to pay a proper
Indemnity.
3. That the amount of the indemnity to
be paid to the Powers collectively shall
be fixed first and subsequently, the in
IDENTITIES to each Power separately and
that so soon as an arrangement is arrv-
ed at on these points, the allied forces
shall be withdrawn.
A. That If any revision or supplement-
ing of existing treaties or any concluding
OF new conventions be contemplated, the
present opportunity should be taken.
). That as the allied forces were put in
motion solely for the avowed purpose of
succoring the Legations. armstice
should commence simultaneously with the
opening of peace negotiations.
These proposals amount simply to an
apology and an indemnity. 1t is farther
plain that the Chinese plenpotentiaries
desire to utilize the occasion for revising
the tariff, so that they shall be able to
carry out the old project of converting
the lkin into customes dares. Such a
change would give an additional revenue
of about 25,0OO,0OO taels which would go
far towards paying the contemplated in
IDENTITIES.
OF course the proposals advanced by
the Chinese plenipotentiaries do not by
any means represent what they are pre-
pared to yield. Their omission of any ref
erence to the outrages in the interior is
fg.fy ,ts II T,N.
London, published by the Jill Shimpo, al
leges that they have rejected the propo-
sails set forth by the Foreign Representa-
tives for the replacement of the Tsung-li
Yamen by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs
according to Western models, the dis
mantling of the Taku forts and the es
Establishment of direct intercourse between
the Emperor and the representatives of
treaty Powers.
But it may be confidently affirmed that
this is incorrect. No proposals can have
been formally submitted yet by the
Foreign Ministers. There has not been
any news as to definite concord between
the Powers with regard to a basis, and
since the German and Russian Ministers
had not left Tien-Tsin at the date of lat
est advices, it is plain that no program of
negotiations can have been formulated on
the part of the Powers collectively.
The submarine cable from Chefoo to
Tsing-tao-in Kiao-chow Bay-has been
completed.
INSTRUCTION IN KOREA.
News from Korea is to the effect that
an Instruction of the Pedlars and the
Tonghaks has taken place in the neigh !
borhood of WiJu: that is to say, in Ply |
onyang-do, in the north of Korea. Their |
leader is said to be L man named Chang |
kwi-myong, who enjoys much popularity |
and wields great influence. The rebels |
TO-, sy
Yongchhon and Chholsan, and
they are believed to be acting in collision
with a number of fellow-thnkers in the
southerly province, Hwang-
laido. their plan being to unite and
march against Phyong-yang and Seoul so
con as the Tadong river becomes frozen.
eleven of these men were recently ar
'ested at Win. but it appears that the
Korean troops in that region are not suf-
iciently numerous to deal with the emer-
yenCy, only 200 of them being properly
equipped The citizens of Phyong-yang
ire forming a corps of volunteers and
preparing to resist the insurgents whose
resent dynasty and the expulsion of
oreigners. They have already destroyed
Christian church, and murdered some
native converts. Rumor represents them
Is acting in collision with the Boxers,
,ut probably II would be more correct to
d them.
FINEST BATTLESHIP.
The Asahi arrived yesterday at Yokosu-
IA. Japan has now the honor of possess
ng the finest battleship In the world. The
lsahi is the second of the battleshps or
ered under the post bellum program, the
II st being the Shikishima. Her tonnage
$ l5,44S, and she is thus 400 tons bigger
han her sister ship. the Shikishma.
'hprp rpmliD 10 arrive the HltslSR aud
he Mikasa, which will be sister ships
ach l5,2iS tons displacement Japan VIII
hen have six tirst-class battleships. The
Nsahi's horsepower is l5,2O7, and her
peed is is knots She has four l2-inch
uns, fourteen l5-cent. quick-tirers,
orpedo tubes. Her bunker capacity is
400 tons.
A HERO'S SUICIDE.
Sergeant Full Fusakichi, who dlst.r-
uished himself s. greatly at the capture
e Tien-Tsin, committed suicide In Htro-
hma on the morning Of the 10Th instant.
he outer gate of Tien-Tsln was blown
~ by party of sappers under the cont
nand OF sub Lieutenant Inouye, who fr-
d the fuse with his own hand under elk
instances OF great danger The gate
'as found clOseG, ana as no provision
lad been made for blowing Il up. there ,
vas moments check, Sergeant Fun ,
ron scaled the wall, ana with the assist ,
nee of TWO priyutos who followed him
Lcceeded In opening the gate on the
ith instant he returned with his battll-
IN 10 Hiroshima ana received an enthu-
iantiC welcome, But apparently some
hing preyod ON his mind for AT 0 a, m,
N the 2Oth he placed the muzzle OF
lurata rifle 10 his throat and destroyed
mself The Tokyo newspapers alude
D the event In terms Of great regret
pEs1 or KOBE
The Japanese troops have made an at
lck upon Formusan bandits al Iyorn
Z the neighborho0d ~ Taipeh, ANA klllst
~ 20 hand
case ~ pest, woman, IL reported
rom Kobe, u ended fatnlly on the lgih
lsiani
Alias s Kim II Honolulu "A a guest