Show china accepts taie stipulations arsin aar apr 1 16 an imperial edict has been issued authorizing li hung abang to sign the terms of deac in accod dance with the japanese ultima turn the indemnity to ba paid by china ie toe edict fo uither authorizes autho rizos li hung 0 lang to graat of liao rima peninsula on the f degree of alti tudo and the island of to the japanese also to consent 10 the opong ing cf ackin and our new ports to commerce aad giving the japanese power to open cotton factories aad other industries in chiba the decree farther provides that the import at the open ports ahall not exceed 2 per cent another imperial edict grants sick leave to the viceroy of canton and orders his retirement to his native pro aiice april 16 official con fir mation of the press reports of the digging of a treaty of peace between the of japan end china was received by secretary greaham lata today to day it came from minister buu to tokio and was deiy brief merely agatine that a treaty of peace had been finally concluded today the cablegram gave no information respect ine conditions on which the terms of the agreement between tho powers had been aniced at this ass upon are in con with those already published gave the amount ef the indemnity which was reduced probably oro bably to an amount estimated to be sufficient to cover all japans war it ia doubted though whether it has beba brought down as low as ir gold bar h as japan ia to possess in addition to formiga For moga which is absolutely ceded will be subject oula to temporary occupation probably until all of the indemnity haa been paid abig would leave japan in temporary possession of the entire lao rung deain bala port arthur at the southern extremity clear up to the capital of manchuria on tho north and from the liao river on which new chan is situated oa the west to the korean border on the cast this amounts to abbot square bailee the report that a condition of the treaty is an offensive and defensive treaty between china and japan ia not credited in japanese circles and ia not bei eed to have been even suggested li hung obana however ia said to have entertained entertain ad strong convictions which he haa concealed for prudential motives as to tha wisdom of such ft combination believing that by a closer alliance with janan china would se cure in return practical control ot the comia erca of the greatest trading people of the east it is noted by the way anat the reported ported ra agreement is not final in all reap ecta ant is a preliminary agreement on broad linea the terms of the definite throaty of peace which may not be perfected for months to come |