The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-09
ROCkHILL
SAW Il
Further Importa Mt Hitch
Not Likely.
AGREES TO FINDING
A Sentence Of Banishment
Placed Upon an Aged OFF,
cial, commutsd to De-
privatIon Of Office.

privatlon Of Office.
Pekin, April s.--Mr. Rockhill, Unit
ed States special commissioners in
Pekin, had q long interview with Ia
Hung Chang, who satisfied him that
there was not likely to be any further
important hitch in the negotiations
for q settlement between China and
the powers. China has agreed to tho
list Of punishments submitted by the
ministers of the powers, asking only
one. concession. namely, deprivation
Of Office. instead Of Punishment. In
the case Of man who Is 10 years
Of age. To this the ministers agreed.
Ii Hung Chang said the court lie
extremely anxious to return to Pekin
rs soon as the foreign troops evacu.
ate the capital.
Some Of the ministers Of the pow.
ers began to think that so large
force as 1000 troops acting as lega.
ton guards In the city proper would
be a great mistake. Such BODY
would have to remain In space Oh
one square mile. The troops couiu
nat be allowed outside the legation
quarters armed, and 1t would proDa-
bly not be safe for them to go uh'
armed. ,,
It was thought by some OF the min
isters that If the encampment Were
made from IL to Is miles away, win
the necessary stores, this arrange
ment would be much preferable, as
a telegram could bring the troops
into the city Immediately.
Moreover, several ministers were
ins,,lted by troops Of other nations.
Mr. Rockhill and Sir Ernest Mason
Satow. the British minister, were re-
turning from dinner in Sedan chairs
when the chairs were stopped by Ger
man soldiers, who proceeded to beat
the bearers. The ladies OF tho party
were greatly frightened.
The ministers almost generally
feared that the presence In Pekin OF
a considerable force Of troops OF vari-
ous nationalities might be q source OF
international friction.
They were not entirely pleased
with the military proposals Of the
generals, as they failed to see the ne
cessity for the demolition Of all forts.
Washington, April S.-The admin
istration was perplexed over a cable
dispatch received Saturday front Mr.
Squiers, now in charge Of the Ameri-
can legation in Pekin. This dispatch
according to publication Sunday
said that the Russian minister re-
fuses to receive official communica-
tions from Chinese commissioners,
which carried the inference that
diplomatic relations between the two
countries interested would be broken
of, The officials were very reticent
about the matter and declined to af-
firm or deny whether it Is correctly
stated. They went far enough to
admit the receipt of dispatch, whose
purport was not clearly understood,
for which reason 1t was not given to
the press for publication. Another
cablegram which reached here Sun
day from Mr.. Rockhill, the special
commissioner Of the United States
engaged in conducting the peace ne.
gotiatiOns, made no reference to the
alleged refusal Of the Russians to
receive Official communications from
the Chinese commissioners. AS Mr..
Rockhill Is in position to know
promptly what develops between the
ministers and the peace commission
ers, 1t Is believed he would be prompt
to report step of such far-reaching
importance as the published dispatch
from Mr.. SQuiers would indicate. At
the Russian embassy no information
on the subject was obtainable last
night. It was said there that no COM
munications had come from the for
eign office at st. Petersburg since the
Russian note Of several days since,
which declared that governments in
tentions regarding Manchuria, copy
Of which was handed to Secretary
Hay, The impression of the officials
at the embassy was that no special
significance attached to the Squiers
dispatch. According to them 1t sim
ply meant that the Russians had dis
continued further negotiations at
this time on the Manchurian question
alone. which for the time is held in
abeyance. This was in accord with
the spirit OF the official publications
Of the government on this matter,
which asserted that remaining faith
ful to its original and olt-repeated DO
itical program regarding Manchuria,
1T will quietly await the further
course Of events"
LonuOn, April 6.-Tne Yokohama
correspondent Of The Daily Mail,
wiring yesterday and dealing with the
attitude Of Japan toward Russia's
Chinese policy, says:
"Shipping companies nave been or
lered to hold their vessels in readi-
ness for transport service. Cruisers
on the reserve list have been commis-
stoned for active service. All leave
has been recalled, and officers Of the
first reserve have been warned for
service. There is much popular ex-
element"
Washington. April S.--"All the war
like news" said Mr.. M. Komatz, sec
retary OF the Japanese legation, In an
Interview which was expected to be
published In the Washington Post to-
day, (which have been sent out from
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