The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-09

China what amounted to an ultimatum
or the signing OF the Manchurfan
course of ultfmatums ana fixed a def
mite limit OF days In which China could
act. II also conveyed the clear intima-
ion that aufairarable action by China
would lead to a severance of diplomats
&c relations between the two countries.
The limit of time fixed is believed to
have been one week ana to have ex-
pired last Wednesday China did not
sign within the time limit and the
next day, Thursday. Russia addressed
her note TO the powers. which. has
been accepted as removing the pressure
over the Manehurian agreement. This
at. first seemed TO be d waiver of her
prior lntimation of an interruption of
diplomatic intercourse, and yet there
was no such explicit waiver and the
latest advtces from PelSin reporting
that an interruption has now actually
occurred seem TO be directly in line
with the threat previously conveyed
The peculiar state of diplomatic re-
!ationS between the Russian foreign Of
nee and the Chinese minister at St
Petersburg give further evidence that
friction has occurred The illness of
Yang Yu was the cause OF the failure
to sign the agreement. There is good
reason TO believe that the Russian at
thorities did not regard this sickness of
Yang Yu as occurring in good faith,
but looked upon it as a device to avoid
action.
The St. Petersburg DISPATCHES now
state that Yang Yu's sickness has SO
increased since his last interview with
Count Lamsdopff that he may have to
withdraw. This is accepted here in
wei posted quarters as a delicate in
timation that thu Russian government
has expressed its disaDproval in such
a way that Yang Yus withdrawal will
follow in consequence.
But there appears to be an outward
avoidance Of any rupture. 1t is said
tat Yang Yu's term ended about a
year ago, and that ne then asked to
return to Pckin- The government ac-
coded and Quai Chun was appointed
as his successor owing to the Boxer
uprising, Csuai Chun did not go to st.
Petersburg. but remained TO become n
member of the tsung ii yamen. Should
Yang Yu retire now it viii be claimed
that it is in accordance with the prior
programme.
In case there proves 10 be On inter-
ruution OF the relations between Rus
STA and China it is not expected to
disarrange the negotiations between
the powers and China or between Rus
STA and the powers. It probably would
be confined TO a termination Of the
close entente long maintained betweeg
Russia and China
A brief dispatch from General Chat
fee was received today but beyond the
record of a casualty to private sol
der, its contents are withheld from
the public. 1T is believed that the un-
published portion of the dispatch re-
fcrS TO the Discrimination Of the foreign
military commanders to reduce the
number Of fortified posts and the
strength Of the garrisons between Pc
kin and the sea 10 the proportions
suggested by General Chaffee under
direction of his government.
Mr. Rockhills advices to the state
department regarding the negotiations
at Pekiu are more hopefll in tone than
they were a week ago, bat 1t is still
apparent shat the subject of indemnity
is bound TO consume much more time
This is owing to the original difficulty
namely, the excessive demands of at
least one Of the great European pow
ers. n MINIMUM claimed by one ma
ton FOR indemnity TO the amount of
$40 .o00.9 600. with conditions attached
that might swell if to stO0. 600 0OO
wSuld. If allowed leave all the other
powers in the aggregate about an equal
sum for division between them.
The ministers have been assured by
the best technical authority that Chi
ma s ability TO pay n money Indemnity
Is limited to the sum of about $500 OOO.-
600 Or $3.50, 900 900.