Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04
CoycER is ADVISED.
The American Minister Posted on
the Chinese Question.
COyCER TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS.


department of the substance of tn,
replies made by this government last
Friday to the governments of Ger
many, Russia and China respecting
China, which clearly indicate to hin
the general nature of the instruction.
he is to receive. Moreover, by this
time he is informed of the orders
issued to Gen. Chaffee to reduce his
force to legation guard. The note
to China specifically pointed out the
lines on which this government will
issue its instructions to its minister
The document itself is in course OF
final approval, Acting Secretary Hill
having completed the draft some days
ago and forwarded it to the presi.
dent. 1t was the belief of the state
department late yesterday afternoon
that the actual Transmission of the
instructions would be carried out very
soon, probably within the next IL
hours. 1t is said that the text of the
instructions will not be given public
ity at present for diplomatic reasons,
but there is no concealment of the
general scope of the document, which
is on the lines laid down in the three
notes. In this connection, it is said
at the state department that Mr.. Con-
ger will put these negotiations in mo-
ton without any purpose of acting
for any government other than the
United States, although the govern
ment steadily keeps in mind that the
United States is but one of several ma
tions mutually interested in obtaining
n common end, and it ishoped that the
effect of Mr.. Conger's making a be-
ginning toward negotiations may be
to induce other powers to follow. At
the same time the government has
never assumed to lay down any man
date as to the course to be followed
by all or any of the other powers.
1t is believed that the state depart
ment already has taken steps through
Minister WI to impress upon the Chi
nese government the undesirability of
the appointment of Prince Tuan as
grand secretary and the painful i'm
preston this appointment has created
throughout this country. The effect
of his appointment, If persisted in, it
is said, might be to retard seriously
the final negotiations, or in fact any
negotiations at all
The government feels that it is
much reinforced in its present posi-
ton by the note from Ii Hung Chang,
in which he gaze positive assurance to
the United States that he had suffi-
cient authority to protect all Ameri-
can interests and would see that this
authority was exercised. The govern
ment now looks upon this assurance
as a guarantee which must be faithful
ly performed as condition precedent
to even the establishment of relations
with Ii and Prince Ching If the APP
pointment of Tuan promises to OBJ
struct the performance of this pledge
in any manner, then it would be clear
ly viOlative of the guarantee laid
down and would warrant the imme-
diate withdrawal of Mr., Conger from
further relations with the Chinese en-
voys. So it appears that much more
depends upon what Tuan does than
what he has done.
Dlpatch to the LOndOn Times.
London, Sept. 2S.-The only dis
patch of special interest from China
this morning is one from DR.. Morri-
son to the Times, dated Pekin, Sep
TENDER 81. 1t says: "The recent
punitive expeditions have had an ex-
cellent effect in increasing security
and facilitating the entry of supplies,
but nothing can be counted as effect
i've until Pao Ting Flu has been RACED
and the foreigners and refugees at
Cheng Ting and other places known
to the generals are rescued. NJ. de
Giers has addressed memorial to
the empress dowager offering her the
protection of Russia and requesting
her to return to Pekin. Forty chief
Chinese officials have sent a memorial
to the emperor and empress dowager
beseeching them to return"
German Press Blames United States
Berlin, Sept. 2s.-The German press
and foreign Office continue to deny
that Great Britain has rejected Ger
many's proposal. They also continue
to blame the United States for the
recently revived Chinese obduracy and
the renewed evidence that the Chinese
intend to resume hostilties on large
plan. The Beriner Tageblatt alone
advises Germany not to expect IA
vorabe answer to her proposition
from Lord Salisbury, "as his wish to
carefully nurse intimate relations
with the United States forms the key
note of his policy"
strength Of Allied Forces
Vienna, Sept. 25.-The admiralty
has received a dispatch from Taku
giving the strength Of the forces
landed there by the allied powers, as
follows. Austria, 494; German, SITS;