The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-28
FAR EAST HAPPENINGS.

The committee of the ministers met in
feking yesterday TO decide on the general
easfS or the indemnities to be discussed
at the meeting of the ministers tomorrow.
The British have completed the taking
over of the Picking Tien-Tsn Railroad
from the Russians. They have found that
the reports of wholesale footing of work
shops by the Russians We're exaggerated.
The German War Office has received the
following from Count Won Waldersee.
Gated Picking, Feb. 20: "a patrol of eight
Germans repulsed an attack by 100 Chinese
Imperial troops at Suling Pass, killing
twenty
The accounts of the fearful famine in the
province of Shen-Si. where horses are said
TO be dying for lack of food and water.
are not believed at Picking. 1t is thought
the Chinese court ordered the publication
of these reports in order to brighten off
the exposition threatened.
Germany will indorse the proposition of
the United States, Great Britain and
France for the punishment of the guilty
provincial officials, and will support the
same in the conference of the ministers
of the powers in Picking. This statement
is made on the best authority at Berlin.
The report of the suicide of Wing Lien and
Chao Shu Chiao is officially confirmed at
Berlin, but the report that Count Won Wal
dersee has ordered a discontinuance of
punitive expeditions is not confirmed al
though 1t is regarded as very probable.
1t is an open secret in Berlin. says a
dispatch from that city, that the declara-
ton made by the United States to the For
eign Office against the land-grabbing of
foreign powers in China, and in favor OF
awaiting the joint action of all the mowers
concerned. and then taking simply what
land is necessary for diplomatic purposes
was especially well received by Baron Won
Richthofen. secretary of foreign affairs.
when Ambassador White presented the
subject, and that the imperial government.
after a full discussion of the American
declaration and proposal. returned to the
United States embassy i'm writing a cordial
acceptance thereof
The Picking correspondent of the London
copy of the draft of the Manchurian con-
vention. He says: Russia requires China
to sign a convention consisting of twelve
articles. The first says the Car Is willing
TO forget the recent hostiities in Manchuria
and consents 10 allow China TO resume the
civil government. The other articles yir-
tually place complete control in Russian
hands. They exclude Chinese troops and
forbid the importation OF arms They de-
mand the degradation of high officials i'm
plfcated IN the recent disturbances and ex-
clude persons OF any other nationality from
holding official positions I'm Manchuria or
drilling Chinese soldiers or sailors any
where In northern China"
THE Japanese House OF Peers having in
dicated an intention to reject the gov
ernments taxation bills, which have al
ready passed the lower house, says the
Toxic correspondent of the London Times
the Emperor has ordered a propagation OF
Parliament FOR ten days. The opposition of
OF the Constitution. The Cabinet is in
dilemma, which will probably be solved by
an imperial rescript recommending the
bills.