The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-13
CANNOT SIGN IT.
China Notifies Russia to That Enecs
in Regard to Manchurian
Convention.

Picking, April A. The Chinese gov
eminent has formally notified Russia
that China, owing to the attitude OF
the powers, is not able to sign the
Manchurian convention. 1T is China's
DESIRE" says the formal notification,
"to keep on friendly terms with all
nations. At present she is going
through period which is the most
perilous in the empires history, and
1t is necessary that she should have
the friendship of all. However much
she might be willing to grant any
special privilege to one power, when
others object, il is impossible that,
for the sake of making one nation
friendly, she should ALLEVIATE the SYM
pathies of all others"
Ii Hung Chang says this letter set
ties the matter definitely, and that
Russia was informally notified to the
same effect March 20.
Prince Ching asserts that every
Chinaman except Ii Hung Chang was
against signing the convention.
Washington, April 5.-Gen. Chaffee
was on Thursday directed by the pres
ident to take no part in razingN the
Chinese forts and establishing chain
of fortified posts by the powers from
Peking to the coast.
London, April 5.-"The italian min
lister in Picking telegraphs,' says the
Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail,
"that NJ. de Giers has threatened that
Russia will leave the concert If the
powers continue to oppose the Man
churian convention"
London, April 6.-"Japan is taking
measures with view to hostilities
with Russia" says the Picking cor
respondent of the Daily Express.
"She has entered into an arrange
ment with Liu Kin vi, yiceroy of Nam
king, who is acting on behalf of the
other friendly viceroys and governors,
regarding the course they will pursue
in the way of aiding Japan against
Russia. 1t is understood that they
have promised to place the tele-
graphic communications and trans
port facilities at the service of ia
PAN"
Washington, April 6.-The United
States government has received a
communication from the government
of Russia of unusual Importance. 1t
bears on conditions in China, and par
ticularly those relating to Manchuria.
The document created profoundly
favorable impression, and at the state
department it is looked upon as the
most salutary development that has
occurred for many months in the
eastern situation. Secretary Hay re-
ceived the communication from Count
CasSfni Thursday night, and COM
inundated it to the president. Al
though the terms of the Russian
communication are withheld, it is
known that Russia takes occasion to
give strong assurances of her disin-
terested purposes throughout her
dealings with China.
AS to Manchuria, it is stated that
Russia's course never has varied in
the determination to leave that prov
ince as an integral part of China, and
to retire the Russian troops as rap
idly as safety will permit. But, as a
more signal evidence of Russia's pur-
poses, and as an evidence of the en-
peror's devotion to the principle of
peace, assurances of definite and
satisfactory character are now given
as to the execution of these pur-
poses. The belief is held in official
quarters that the assurances of Rus
STA are so sweeping as completely to
avert the threatened crisis in Man.
churia.