Show M RE THAN DEr AND Curious Discrepancy Concerning Con-cerning the Indemnity DISCOVERY MADE IN PEKING China Has Agreed to Pay ThirtyFive Million Taels More Than United Demands of the Powers Question Now Arises as to What Is to Become Be-come of This Largo Excess Which Amounts to 824500000 Another I Problem to Amount of Bonds to Issue to Japan 1 I Washington June 28A curious discrepancy dis-crepancy concerning the amount of the Chinese Indemnities has developed by which it appears that China has agreed to pay about 35000000 taels or 24500 000 more than the united demands of all the powers Just how this occurred is not clear to officials but It appears to have been an error of calculation at Peking in the first place by those making up the Indemnities and later by the Chinese In their hasty accept I ance of the total As finally made up this total was 150000000 taels but the present calculation after taking in all of the demands that are known makes the total only 115000000 taels In the meantime China has agreed to pay the larger amount so that the question ques-tion now arises what will become of the excess of 35000000 lads Another question which has arisen In this connection Is as to the amount of bonds which shall be Issued tp Japan Ja-pan as that country has drawn attention atten-tion to the fact that Its share of Indemnity In-demnity cannot be negotiated on as favorable terms as come of the other powers can make It is understood that the matter has been considered of sufficient Importance as to bring It to the attention of the President with a view to learning the general attitude of this Government on the matter |