The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-02
THE INDEMNITY FIXED
French Minister Presents the Report
Of the Committee.
AMOUNTS TO s273,OOO,OOO.
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II Is Not Yet Determined How II
Shall Be Distributed,
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BUT THE MINISTERS ARE HOPEFUL
Of Being Able to Settle Division by Dis.
eussion al Pekin.
POWERS DIVIDED INTO TWO FACTIONS
On Question of Raising the Funds by
Increased Taxation--Non Waldersee
Has Made Report.

Paris. May 1.-The foreign office has re.
ceiyed dispatch from Pekin announcing
that NJ. Pichon, the French minister pre-
sentcd today the report OF the committee
on indemnity. The amount has been fixed
at 1885,, 100000 francs. How u Is pro-
posed that the indemnity be distributed
among the powers Is mot set forth, hut as
the dispatch does not meition The Hague.
ii is thought that the minister's are hope
full OF heing able to. settle the proportion
to be received by each power by dlscB
sion at Pekin.
Official advices received here from Pa&ix
say the ministers atc divided into two
parties In the discussion TO decide how
China Is to raise the Indemnity. France
Germany. Russia and Japan arc in favor
OF raising the customs duties, which can
he relied upon to produce considerable
part OF the required sum, and the imposi
tion of a duty on junks, which will consti-
tu,e tax on internal navigation and the
taking over of some of the likin provincial
transit duticsl.
On The other hand, the United States
and Great Britain decline 10 agree 10 an
Increase Of tue customs duties, but they
do not appear to have presented counter
proposition. The. fact that the United
OH this question has caused surprise here,
II was supposed that the United States
would stand with France and Russia. The
result win he to greatly protract the ne
gotlations
Pekin, Tuesday. April ao.--Fcd Marshal
Won Waldersec, in Fie letter which he sent
to the ministers To-Day as the reply Of the
generals to the views Of the ministers
regarding the military questions discussed
yesterday by the generals in conference,
Gays a garrison q GOO men should he left
g Great eB Britain sn a%a nf a snG n 81 eas
tgibute 1870 men Guch, aud, ltaly TO con.
ttihute 400 men, T2 garrison shan Hal
Gcrmany are to contribute 900 men each
and Italy one company until the fouetl
ars raised. So long as any forces Of
ereise their authority Of civil adminstra
tion according TO The Hague commission
OF 1853. The Chinese may remain in Of
ice MS In the case OF Pao Ting Flu and
Besides the 5000 mon In the Tlen Tslu
district warships, which must always be
| in the Pei Ho viii preserve communication
with tho international fleet at 1aku.
10 allow their administration to depend
in any respect on the Mandarins would be
arise Immediately which would lead 10
different conflicts which will be better
avoided. The placing of the civil admin
great advantage. 1t would be inconyenient
| to the Chinese government y hich would
! therefore cndeayor to get rid of II speedily
| by the settlement Of peace conditions.
| When the troops at Tien Tsin are reduced
/ to 1000 by the payment of possibly u
quarter OF the concession. then the ques.
! ton of an absolute Chinese admnlstra.
| ton may be considered, The creation of
n chief command IS desirable for purely
military reasons as In cases of disorder
! or troubles of any kind military measures
| win BE- required These measures must
take place whore these troubles occur and
| the authority Of the commander of chief
must also extend TO the legation guard
at pakin.
Count Won wildersee thinks the min
! isters' statement that there had never
been n military administration or per
I mansnt military organization in PelSIn as
4 troops With banners could not hs con.
4 sidefed as such. TO lie in consequence as
MIS- investigation showed TINT . strrxs
garrison of troops was al Pckin with the
latest modern arms.
Concerning the question Of evacuation
oniniorA We're divided The British Japa
nesc ana German commanders were Of the
opinion that the evacuation would moi
commence until China had accepted III,
prescribed conditions and paid the totn
indemnity The French commander would
commence by Withdrawing 5000 in n fort
night and completing the withdrawal 81
tho troops IN six weeks. leaving only cole
NAL troops here on account Of the china III
conditions. The italian and Austrian com
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