30th December.
Tu view of her coming conflict with Jay Russia, evidently alive to the trouble China could cause her should the Intter lola Japan ing to oust the invader om Mauchuria. and Corea, has, according to late dispatches from Peking, decided to concilinto China by making certain concession in regard to Manchuria. This news was the other day seat by the Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg, Hu Wei-te, to the Wai-wuhu, the Ministers of which reported the fact o the Empress Dowager, who seized the Muscovite olive branch with undue avidity and immediately commanded Prince Ching to open negotiations with Lessar, the Russian Minister at Peking. The wily Prince, however, refused to accept the responsibility of doing s+ and accord ingly asked to he excused on the score ut chronic ill health. The result has been that the impress Dowaxer has selected Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai for the task and it remains to. be seen what that astute official, who is a strong pro-Japanesy, will do. Should Chiva devour the Russian bait, there is no doubt that the former will remain neutral and leave Japan to fight Russia alone. ig The Case of Chang Yen-mao.
News received from Peking confirms the news that Chang Yen-mao, ex-Director of the Kaiping mines, has been cashiered through the denunciation of the Viceroy of Chihli, as stated in these columns on Monday, and further states tha' the Throne has ordered two high officio's to proceed to Yientsin to verify the charges against Chang. There is, however, a report that Chang has at considerable expense secured the help of the notorious eunuch Li Lien-ying, in-which case things may be made much lighter for the cashiered official.
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