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Show Chios .tire.. In I'ajr Store Thsn I'ooers Demand. A curious discrepancy concerning the amount ot tho Chlneso Indemnities haa developed, by which It appeara that llilua ha agreed lo pay about 33,000,. 000 taels, or JJI, 500,000 mora than tha united demand of all tho power. Just how this occurred Is not clear tooftl-clals, tooftl-clals, but It appeara to buve been an error of calculation at Peking, In lie Orst place by those making up Iho Indemnities, In-demnities, and later by the Chlneso In their hasty nreeplnncu of Hie total, Aa finally msdeiip, thl total wa 430,000,. 000 tads, but the present calculation, after taking 111 all (if the demand that Ufa known, make the total only 413,-000,000 413,-000,000 taels. In the meantime China ha ugrrwl to pay the larger amount, so that tho question now arise what will bvtiimo of the excess ot 33,000,000 taels, |