Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-13
CAN RAISE $500. .9CO 900.
China Can Find that Amount Without Injuring
hcr Resources.

Pekin, April 12.-The committee Of
ministers which is considering china'S
financial resources has learned from
the information thus far obtainabic.
that $300, 600 900 in gold can be raised
without injurirg China'ss resources.
The examination by the committee into
the subject is thus far Incomplete and
it will probably subsequently learn that
other Chinese resources for indcmni-
ties are available.
The discussion Of politics has. this
week. given place to amuscmcnts.
commencing with the German races,
Monday last. The remainder OF the
week was devoted to the international
races, an assault at arms and tent
pegginS at the Temple of Heaven The
Russians particularly are celebrating
the Easter holidays.
The ministers openly express their
desire that the foreign troops leave re
kin. They are seemingly as anxious
for the departure as were the oesleSe"
ministers anxious for the arrival OF the
troops.
Tien Ts:n, April 12.-Traie prospects
are extremely gloomy. 'hihesc I'M
porters and wholesale dealers are rear
full, owing to the disturbed state OF the
country and the uncertainty as to the
future The customs collections for the
| March quarter were $500 ticlS against
1cO coo for the same period of 1900.
Berlin. April 1c.-According to a dis
patch from Pckin. dated yesterday, to
the Kolonische Zcitung. Il robbcr band
of four Americans and four Chinese
was recently captured by German
outpost at Tung kia Flu. west of Ticn
Tsin.
Berlin, April 12.--Sevccal articles in
the ins pircd press. this evening, deny
three points in the latest pronounce
| mcnt of the Official Messenger of st.
| Peters burg. In the first place they in
sist that Emperor NichoiaS asked In
percr William to designate Count Won
Walderscc for the chief commend oI
| the allied troops in China and that il rs
no. true that the suggestion from the
| Kaiser to the Car.
| In the second place they assert that
| Count Won WaldcrSc never harhorcd
| the idea Of bringing the Chinese coul
| by force tn HCkin. but that he. with the
| full assent of the commanders of the
| allies. merely made such a threat
which had a favorable effect.
In the third place they challenge the
| declarations of the Russian official or
gan regarding the punishment of prom
| incnt guilty persons.
| The Nossische ZeitIng, commenting
upon the Official Messengers utter
| ances. says: 1t i evident from bctA
the form and substance Of the latest
| Russian publication that from the out
set differences existed between RuSs II
and Germany
| IN high official circles in Erflin th2
reports published in the American Pres,
! to ,ho effect that tie Washington %cN-
eminent Is opposing Germany $ claims
| for Chinese indemnity arc decc.l0cl
| IS erroneous.
Tho American government knows
| pCfectly we'll" said an important off
c:al. today. that the claims fiicl bJ
| Germany ana Great Britain are much
smaller than those III somc other pow
| ers 1t is also understood that Dr.
Steubel director of the colonial depart
mant Of the German foreign Office et-
| fectcd an agreement during his recent
| visit in London. whereby both govern
| mentS will lump the claims uf their
citizens. carefully examine thcm "na
then apportion the totai amount ii@ons
the claimants"