The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-02
INSISTING ON TEE TREATY
Russia Demands That China Sign
the Manchurian Convention.

The Cars Government Threatens 20
Revert to Its Original Conditions
Unless Celestial Authorities Yield.
De GIers Awaiting instructions.
PEKIN, April Russia is insisting
that China shall sign the Manchurian
treaty on the ground that it was modi-
fed by Yung-yu, the Chinese Minister
at St Petersburg, and was accepted in
that shape by the Russian Government
afterward Now Russia says that Chi
ma must ratfy the modified treaty or
else she (Russial viii revert TO her
original demands.
NJ De Giers, the Russian Minister, is
awaiting instructions from St Peters
burg before making any further move.
Meantime, the Chinese are closely
watching the other Powers to discover
whether they intend tC stand by Rus
STA or assist Japan.
Sir Robert Hart, the Imperial Com
missioner of Maritime Customs, has
had a conference with the committee
appointed by the foreign ministers on
the indemnity question and explained
his plan by which China could raise
the money to pay the various claims.
His scheme is that each Power shall
accept Chinese bonds for the amount
due TO it. and that these bonds shall be
say fifty years.
The security for the redemption OF
these bonds shall be the revenues of the
Chinese Empire-the Likin, the tax on
opium, and the regular tax OF house
owners. These views were approved by
q majority of the committee Of minis
ters- Germany, however, still prefers
that China shah raise a loan to pay off
the various indemnities- 4 loan Of this
would naturally sell below par. say at
about 50. This would increase China's
Indebtedness and make it harder on her
10 pay the indemnities-
It seems doubtful now that the Con-
cert Of the Powers viii be maintained
on this indemnity question.
BERLIN, April 2-It is learned from
a reliable source that the question of
additional Chinese punishments. which
has so long occupied the attention Of
the foreign ministers in Pekin, is soon
to be settled so far as the representa-
tives of the Powers are concerned, and,
after they take the action which has
been mapped out, there are likely 10 be
interesting developments in the CeIes-
tial situation.
Within day or two, two ministers
a- 7
Chang and Prince Ching, the Chinese
peace ENJOYS, a note from several of
the Powers. This note will define dis
tinctly the conditions imposed on the
Chinese Government, and it is believed
that the punishment Of provincial Off
Gals concerned in the recent Boxer up
rising viii be demanded.
It Is said that Russia viii refuse to
sign this joint note, however, on the
ground that her mission in China is po-
IiticaI and not religious. and that her
church does not attempt to proselyte.
While the nature of the conditions TO
be imposed on China and to be pre-
scented by the ministers have thus far
been kept secret, II is thought that they
will probably include the degradation
of the Afandarins in the provinces
where the Christian missionaries We're
butchered by the Boxers.
According 10 a despatch from Pekin
10 a London news agency, the Russian
Foreign Office, on Saturday, instructed
NJ De GIers, the Russian Minister to
China, not to allow the Russian flags 10
be hoisted on the disputed territory at
Tientsin while the quarrel with Great
Britain over the land in question is be-
ing discussed. This was due 10 the
British protest against the hosting Of
the Russian flags after the withdrawal
Of the English troops
4 news agency despatch from Tien-
tsin of yesterdays date, says that on
Sunday night seven French men as
saulted and sabred Captain srnett, Of
the Thirty-first Madras Regin ent. The
English officers wounds are not serf-
Gus. however
An Indian sentry. who was shot in
the thigh Saturday night, says that he
twice returned the fire of his assaiI-
ants. who are believed to have been for
eien soldiers.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS