The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
CHINESE COURTS RETURN.
FOREIGN MINISTERS WANT No
ELABORATE CEREMONIES.
Opposed To Maxnif,inE the impertance Of
kwanG-su's Return In the Capital
Question ef Paying Duty on Goods
Brought From Tcutsin Raised In rekin

Htftukut Fssn w
sp.,,si 40, D,,pa,sA 10 the sus.
PtKIs, Oct. Chou fu. this Provincial
Treasurer. has begun tho payment OF nearly
syooo.Oco taal- ~ indemnity 20 native con
ver,s on account Of the Boxer uprising
and the los OF their property.
pinc~ Ching and "a Hung Chang. the
Chinese ENJOYS. are anxious a. To the atti-
tuds Of the foreign Ministers in receiving
the Court on its return here. They have
endeAvored 20 get al "xpre-sion Of opinion
from The Ministers on this point. but the
latter are Indifferent. The foreign repre-
sentatives are opposed to magnifytng
tho Importance Of the return Of the Court
and prefer that the ceremonies attending
IL should be i-nconsequentiAl.
The cour.s n considered to be best.
as. while tho presence Of the Court would
facilitate relations with foreign Govern
ments. tho responsibility II solely with the
Chinese. Ths Ministers nil simply await
overtures and a plan Of action will bs dis
cu<sed while the Court IL stopping at kaifeng'
fu. All tho new foreign Ministerswill have
To present new credentials whom the Cour
arrives here. This. OF cour~ will not
Affect Mr.. Conger. the American repre-
sentative.
The reoent comforting Of the yellow
Jacket on the members 81 the Grand
Council and high court officers because
OF their ability and faithfulne-s when the
Court was IN desperate straits, and the
negotiation OF a loan OF 0sO. 900 taels by
II Hung Chang and Pnnoe Ching for the
expense Of the preparation for the recep-
ton OF the Court IN the province OF
which IL rapidly progressing. have in
creased confidence In the early return of
the Emperor aud Dowsger Empress. The
Ministers will TOO able 20 unite on a policy
Of the treatment to he accorded To the pill
grim Court. unless pressure In required
To foroe it, departure from kaifeng-fu.
In that case IL IL doubtful II the Ministers
can come To an agreement.
The Foreign Once has addressed a note
~ ths Ministers asking for the restoration
Of the restrictions on merchandise i'm
ported by way Of Tientsin. which now
pays no duty, It being alleged that 1t Is
for the Use Of the legations and the foreign
guards remaining here.
FORMERLY merchandise for the legations
was admitted free Of duty when declared
Al Tientsin. but the provisional govern
ment in charge there now does not collect
duty on any impOrtations. which have been
increased 10y the fact that where there
were formerly only three foreign ner-
chants in Pekin there are now nearly thirty
For this reason Prince Su, who has charge
Of the collection Of the octroi at Pekin.
wishes TO tax all merchandise brought into
the city. Yesterday he seized forty-eight
cases Of goods belonging 20 the oldest
merchant In he city for the yment
Of the octroi tax. and a test case will be
made Of the matter.
There are many presidents in favor 81
the merchants assertion that they are
exempt from the tax. The Ministers ron
ccrned favor Prince Su. Though P-kin
IL not an open por, IL Is probable that the
merchants will not be molested hereafter
n they pay the tar.
Admiral Kemph called on Prince Ching
and Ii Hung Chang yesterday. lie leaves
tonight for Tonku 10 inspect the gunbost
Monocacy.