Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1895 — TERMS OF PEACE. [ARTICLE]

TERMS OF PEACE.

They Will Ro Very Burdensome on China. A Washington special, April 11, says: An authoritative statement of the terms )f peace negotiated between Japan China has been secured from official sources. They are as follows1. Independence of Korea. 2. Permanent cession of the island of Formosa to Japan. 3. Indemnity of 330,003,000 taels (Chinese, co_inworth SL33.L. 4. Permanent occupation of Port Arthur and contiguous territory. 5. A new Japan-Chinese treaty opening up the interior of China to commerce. The actual value of the money indemnity is estimated at $220,00>.000. The fifth term opens up all the Chinese rivers to trade. '