The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-25
MINISTERS TO AGREE
Upon the disposition of the Province
of Manchuril.
SETTLING CHINESE QUESTIONS,
The Part Which Russia Claims Now
Open-Complications Are Likely to
Result.

Washington, D. c., Spec:l-It Is IN
derstood TO be the desire of some CT
the great powers that the disposition
Of Manchuria should go before the
ministers az Pckla and be finally de-
tcrmined by q joint agreement aucns
the powers. although 10 definite
sfe9 Las been taken in that direction,
it is he:I,S Glscl ssed by foreign repre-
sentatives stationed here. who fully
expect that the plan vii. Ja adopted.
Russia, it is expected, will be reluc-
tant 10 agree to it.
Attention has been directed to the
matter By reports that Russia had re-
surued direct negotiations with China
concerning Manchuria, and also by
yesterdays cablegram stating that i
Russian proclamation was about to is
sue establishing Nu Chwarg as Rus
sian port AS TO the lrr0!t that Rus.
sia will proclaim Nu Chang to be L
hussian port. il Is rcin'eI out IN Of
fetal diplomatic quarters that Nu
Chwarg is a treaty port end as such
is open to the commerce Of the world,
under the existing tariff regulations
with China, and foreign merchants
have the right to trade and to conduct
establishment I; there These rights
of trade could not be diTested, in the
opinion of diplomatic officials, by a
Russian proclamation unless the pow
ers had previously given assent. Thus
far there has been no request from
Russia or China for any change In the
status Of NJ Chwang as one Of the
treaty ports.
In a spirit which has aroused the
keenest admiration Of the State De
partment, the Japanese government
has met the difficulty growing out OF
the preference of her request for al
increase of her indemnify, owing to
depreciation in selling prices Of ia
panese bonds, by withdrawing that re-
quest. The result Is substantial
loss to Japan. She asked originally
for S23,0O0,000. This figure was more
moderate than any OF the powers
which took any prominent part in the
Chinese campaign and represented
the barest expense Of the undertak-
ing. It was fixed upon the idea that
the payment was to be made in cash
by China, Confederated with the bond
payment the Japanese asked that tho
allowance be increased to S27,000,000
in bonds to make good the loss she
would suffer through the sale Of the
bonds. AS soon as sCme Of the other
nations found that the allotment as
originally fixed was in danger OF be-
ing disturbed they came in with
increased demands and thus it is that
japan, finding that insistence upon
her demand would blockade the ne.
gotiations at this phase, has with.
drawn her request for the present
at least. 1t is safe to assume that the
United States government will &C
what it can to secure compensation
lot japan.
Mr.. Rockhill, Our special commits
sicner ct Pekin, has been instructed
to give the assent of the United States
to the proposition to increase the
Chinese customs dues ir order to pro-
vide means for the payment Of the
international indemnity. Our govern
ment is still opposed to this project
and the instruction is sent only in
Difference TO the universal wish for
speedy conclusion Of the negotia.
tions at Pekin. 1t is learned that the
hitch in these negotiations. the Eost
batting that has yet occurred, is due
c-tir"lv tn the issue raised as to tho
Increase of customs