Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-11
ACROSS INSULT
By Chinese Minister Promptly
Punished by Russian.
Another Tale Of Yang yu's Injuries
at St. Petersburg.
Foreign Ministers Will. To-Day. Confer on Ar.
iiclcs Of Joint Note.

Paris. April 10.-The Patrie. today.
publishes dispatch from st. Peters
burg which says the Chinese minister
there. Yang Yu. grossly insultcd Count
LamsdOrff, the Russian minister Of for
eign affairs during n discussion of the
Manchurian question. whercupon the
count ordered his lackey to put the
minister out and Yang Yu was thrown
down stairs and fatally injured in the
head.
Berlin. April 1O.-Prince Ching and
Prince Chun. according to special
dispatch from Pekin sent to Count Won
Waldersee precious birthday gifts and
Prince Chun, accompanied by his
younger brothers, called upon the count
and personally congratulated him upon
the anniversary.
The same correspondent asserts that
the reports of the outbreak Of rebel
lion in Mongolia and Shen 81 headed by
Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang, are not credited
in Pekin.
England is intriguing in Pekin."
says a dispatch to the Frankfurter
Zeitung from the Chinese capital, ito
secure the substitution of Prince Su for
Prince Chin in the journey to Berlin
to express Emperor Kwang Su's re-
grets for the murder of Baron Won
ketteler. and she wishes to combine
Prince Su's trip for that purpose with
the Chinese special embassy to London
to tender Emperor Kwang Sus con-
gratulations to King Eward on his ac-
cessiOn.
"A perceptibic GOODNESS has arisen be
tween Count Won Waldersce and DR.
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein. prin-
cipally because the commander-in-
chief has refused to order the troops
to render the minister military honors,
as to do SO would be contrary to Ger
man army instructions"
Pekin, April 10.-A meeting Of the
ministers of the powers will be held
tomorrow. to consider the report of tn"
generals upon Article VIII and TX Of
the joint note. referring respectively tn
the destruction of the forts which
might obstruct free communication be
tween Pckin ana the sea and the milf
tary occupation of certain points. in
order to MAINTAIN communication b.
tween Pekin and the sea.
The Belgians who have missions il
the disturbed districts Of Mongolia say
they do not believe the rebellion will
make much Roadway.
st. Petersburg. April 1O.-The E;la-
sian press is abandoning the resolve
with which it first discussed the GOV
crnment declaration on the subject OF
Manchuria. 1t now declares that thc
JOY with which the British press greet
ed China's s refusal to sign the MdnCht-
rian agreement, has merely postponed
the signing Of Z new understanding
understanding with China since the
convention would be advantageous to
China. One paper says: Our London
friends overlooked the fact that inAiis-
suading the signing of the aCreeuSH
they did not hasten the evacuation 6f
Manchuria, but strengthened Russia s
position.
London. April I'm. DeCiers de-
mands the return of all communica-
tions to the Chinese authorities
from the Russian legation re-
garding the Manchurian negotiations
says DR.. Morrison. wiring to the Time:
Hung Chang that. instead of being. as
heretofore. an advocate of the Chinese
cause in the conference of the minis
ters of the powers. he will henceforth
support the policy of the utmost Sc
verify.
Russia has still ample means to in
dulge this spirit. The report is cur
rent but l believe it is premature that
Russia has already prepared a fresh
form of convention. Doubtless. how
ever. when the process of intimidation
has been carried for enough. a fresh at
tempt will be made to recover the lost
ground"
DR.. Morrison. wiring to the Times
from Pekin. Tuesday. draws a gloomy
picture of the situation there and
urges the necessity of withdrawing
troops before the hot, rainy season sets
in. adding that unless orders for with
drawal arrive before May it will be al
most impossible to move before au-
tumn.
Neither the Chinese nor the minis
ters of the powers" says DR.. Morrison
ARE responsible for the slowncss of the
negotiations but rather the home gov
crnments. whose apparent indifference
and dilatoriness provokes much ad-
verse comment among the diplomatic
body.
Competent observers believe that
the anti-fOrcign feeling in the province
Of Chi Ii Is more prevalent than ever