The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-13
DOWAGER
MUST co
Powers Will All Insist
On This Point.
SHE CAN'T STAY At PEK|NG
Tsung-li-Yamen To Be Abolished
and indemnity Fund To Be
Created,

WASHINGTON, Nov. at was
stated stated today in quarters well
yersed in Chinese affairs that outside
of the questions of indemnity, punish
ments, etc. now under negotiation Al
Picking. there are three vital and far-
reaching questions to be determined,
viz: First, the removal of the Empress
Dowager, personally and through tie
influence of her advisers, from all par
ticipation in the Chinese Government;
second, the creation of an indemnity
fund By the increase of China's Gus
toms, either by the payment of the du-
ties IN gold instead of deprecated sill
Yer as at present, or else by doubling
the present silver duties from pcs
cent to 10 per cent ad valorem; ahc
third the establishment of Minister
of Foreign Affairs, in place of the Ola
and cumbersome system of the TSunS
li-Yamen.
Tha demand for the retirement OF
the Empress Dowager is said to result
from tie conclusion, now generally &C
ceptsd. shat the Imperial Government
of China was responsible for the Box
er uprising. AS the Empress Dowagcr
was tire ruling authority of the lmpe-
rial Government during the uprising,
rectly to her. There is understood 20
be no purpose, however, to visit upon
her any personal punishment Or m
dignity, hut merely to so form the re
constructed government as to EXCLUDE
her from all participation in 1t. 1t Is
deemed advisable for that reason thai
she should remain permanently away
from Picking, and that her advisers
also should be kept away from the seat
of government.
The plan of doubling China's customs
duties has arisen from the need of
finding source to pay war indemni-
ties, which the various powers demand
1t appears, however, that the Increase
of duties has heretofore been brought
to the attention of the United states
Government by Ii Hung Chang. This
was during his visit to Washington
few years ago, when it was repl eSent-
ed that the per cent was fixed in 1858
by the treaties with the United states
and other countries and was payable in
silver, at which time silver was worth
as much as gold. But with the changed
value between silver and gold, Ii Hung
Chang pointed out that China's pr
cent duty in silver actually Melted only
about ~ per cent judged by the pre-
vailing gold standard The matter was
not pressed at the time.
China'S present customs revenue are
said 10 be already pledged to meet IN
teres. aud principal OF Chinese loans.
so that it will require some entirely
new source to meet the indemnitieS
In case the enlarged duties are deter
mined upon, it is understood thar their
collection will be placed under the SUI
perviston of the powers at leas. until
the inGemnities are paid.
The plan of substituting a Minister
of Foreign Affairs in place of the
Tsurg-h Yamen has long been coz.
,,,t.
have found it very difficult to deal
with this mixed body and to locate re-
sponsibility upon it, particularly dur
ing the Boxer troubles
OFFICIALS DOOMED TO DEATH
PAO TING Flu, Friday Oct 26-Tne
Commission of Inquiry into the OUT
RACES on missionaries here has sem
tenced to death Tien Yang, the pro.
yncIal Judge; Wang Hung on, the
military commandment; General Kiu
and TWO other officials. German and
French troops will garrison Pao Ting
Flu for the winter. The preparations
are complete for destroying on October
u the most venerated temple in the
city.
FRANCES REPLY.
PARIS, Nov 1.-The Politiquc Co.
lonille makes to following announce
ment' The French ambassador 70
Great Britain, Paul Cambon, has re-
ceivea instructions to reply to the An
gio-cernan agreement that France
adhcres TO the principles of the integri-
ty Of the Chinese Empire and the
open door, and that with regard to
article g. she reserves the right TO act
in such It manner as to safeguard her
interests
LONDON, Oct. 31.-The japanese
Minister here informed a press repre-
sentative today that he had delivered
n note to Lord Salisbury in which
Japan Internationally assents to the
AnSlc-GeIman agreement on China.
BERLIN, Oct. 31.-The formal reply
of Japan unreservedly acceding to the
terms OF the Anglo German agreement
has been received at the German For
eign Office.
Emperor Williams long conversation
yesterday with the British Emrassa-
dor, Sir Frank Lascelles dealt with IL
number of interesting topics. His
Majesty expressed satisfaction at tie
favorable reception given the Anglo
German agreement by all the powers,
whicn he called a good prognostica-
ton of the Chinese imbroglio."
POWERS ARE ALIGNED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The alignment
OF the powers on the British German
agreement Is now practically completed,
Russia being the only Government re-
naming to be heard from Aside from
Italy and Austria. whose adherence to
the agreement was expected owing to
their relations with Germany, Japan is
the only one of the powers who has given
unconditional assent TO the agreement. As
the matter now stands, five of the powers
are united In all the terms of the agree
ment viz: Great Britain, Germany, Italy
Austria and Japan. two of the powers,
United States and France. accept the
clauses relating 10 the open door and the
territorial integrity OF China but withhold
action on the Inird clause relating 10 fu-
ture procedure In case any power sezes
territory The course OF Russia IL not
known 80 far as officials here are advised,
as neither the State Department nor the
Russian Embassy has received informa
ton OF any Russian answer, II has been
their opinion that the Russian response
would be similar % that Of the ualted
States ana France, although this View
haa been somewhat Hlaken by tha DeFs