The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-01-25
JOINT NOTE OF
POWERS SIGNED
China May Be Divided-.-The
Troops are Armed With
Rifles.

PEKING, Jan. l3.-The joint note of
the powers has finally been signed by
the Chinese peace commissioners.
Prince Chang signed yesterday, and LII
Hung Chang, who is better. signed 1t
today. 1t is understood that the mala-
dy from which Ii Hung Chang is sur
fering is Brights disease. He was
feeling worse yesterday, and therefore
postponed the affixing of his signature,
but Prince Ching was hopeful that he
would be able to sign today, which
proved to be the case.
CHINESE MUST PAY.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-A cable to the
sun from Peking says: Although no
/ official announcement has been made,
it is generally understood that the
powers will demand $500, 100000 from
China as damages due to the Boxer up
rising. 1t is believed that $50 200
will cover all the private, religious and
railway claims. but the national indem-
mites are what will swell the bill 1t
costs huge sums to transport troops
and maintain them in China. Germany
wants $75, 100000 to $50, 900 900, England
/ $50 900, 600, France $25, 100000. RussiaS $
claim will be about $lO,OOO,OOO Japan's $
/ bill will be under Germany or England,
while the United States will let China
off with 81. 900, 600 The demands of the
! other powers are comparatively insiG-
nificant.
MAY PARTITION CHINA
LONDON. Jan. 12.-The Daily Chron-
icle makes the following important
statement From IA trustworthy source
we learn that Lord Salisbury has
agreed to cede to Russia the railway
from Newchwang to Shan Hal Kwang.
! 1t is not known what compensation
will be received for the concession"
! Leading tinanciers, Versed In Chinese
affairs. who were interviewed yester-
day by "A representative of the Daily
Mail, appeared to think that If the
news was correct II indicated that Lord
, Salisbury recognized the impossibility
of preventing the partition of China,
and that Russia would get the north
and Great Britain the Yang-tse valley.
The original prospectus of the railway
company stipulated that the bondhold-
ers, mainly British could be bought
out any time at Ine rate of G12O per
( G100 bond.
CHINESE ARMY DRILLING.
PEKING, Jan. 10.--A Chinese from
Singan-fu, where the court is at pres
cnt, says that within the city $1,000
Chinese troops are drilling continuous
ly and the majority of them are armed
with modern rifles. He says that the
feeling of the people there Is bitterly
anti-foreign. and that they believe that
they can meet the allies in open fight
and defeat them.
| IIRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES.
NEW YORK, Jan ia dispatch to
the Herald from Peking says The
news that the proposition made by
Secretary Hay to transfer to com
mission part of the negotiations had
not been accepted by the other powers
caused disappointment and pessimistic
predictions among the legations, and
/ in every quarter where the end of eX-
listing conditions is desired
Japans objection is notoriously friv-
! olous, because Sir Robert Hart, who
/ is charged with matters under the
! commercial treaties pertaining to In
IDENTITIES would represent China in the
conference II the Chinese envoys make
good their promise to deliver to the
legations on Wednesday copies of the
/ joint note with the imperial seal, thu
meeting between the plenipotentiares
and ministers cannot be longer post
poned The ministers granted Prince
Ching's request for "A meeting for the
purpose of discussion of the conditions
The subjects to be broached must pre-
viously be submitted in writing
Prince Ching answered. Il would
like To ask when the powers will stop
sending out expeditions"
should a meeting take place the ir-
reconclable differences among the
powers will be apparent, and the con
cert VIII be openly disrupted, as il is
now IN TACT upon the Interpretation OF
every important demand