The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-11
THE ministers AGREE
The Note Was Altered to Suit the
American Idea.
The German Government StiIl In
sists Upon "the severest. Adj
missabIe Punishment," as
the Note Puts 1t.


London, Dec. z.-The Daily News
publishes the following from Naga-
sal1i dated December f.: The order
to send 5000 Russian troops back to
Odessa has been countermanded.
They viii remain in the far east I'M
til further orders.
Negotiations for the peace settle
ment have not yet been opened, says
the Picking correspondent of the
Morning Post wiring yesterday. The
French, German and Japanese minis
ters are awaiting instruction and
Princes Ching and Ii Hung Chang
are awaiting a more satisfactory
edict. The impressions is growing
among men of all nationalities that
peace is impossible, that a resump-
ton OF the campaign in the spring is
inevitable and that partition is the
only solution. Two American mis-
sionaries complain that the Germans
at Che Chau loot converts equally
with other Chinese.
Berlin, Dec. S.-With reference to
the news communicated from London
at Picking, high official of the Ger
man foreign office, who is empowered
to speak in the name of Count Won
BueiOw, imperial chancellor, said Fri
day evening:
Z "The report is correct, but there
are still some minor points unset
tiled. 1t was clear from the first that
the note formulated by the foreign
ENJOYS in Picking would not be ac-
cepted, inasmuch as the United States
disayOwed Mr.. Conger instantly and
Russia raised some formal objections.
Now that the ENJOYS are agreed, and
the note is acceptable to the United
States, there should be no eXultation
as if the other powers had been bowed
TO the will of one nation. All were
free to take whatever course they
cnose. and they chose in the interest
of peace and harmony. They altered
the note to meet the views of the
United States. It is to be hoped that
the fact that Germany has gone SO
far in complying with the wishes of
the United States will meet with rec
ognitiOn in America"
Referring to the question of punish
ments, the official in question pointed
out that Germany still insists upon
the severest admissible punish
ment," as the note puts it.
Iii Hung Chang has informed Gen.
Chaffee that he and all the people of
the province of Chi Ii are extremely
pleased and gratified at the behavior
of the American troops toward the
Chinese. This is considered no light
matter. From all sections of the por-
ton of the city under American SUI
pervision come words of praise,
thankfulness and commentator re-
garding the behavior of the Ameri-
cans.
Washington, Dec. 1O-The next inn
portant>s in the Chinese situation
viii be the formal presentation to
the Chinese plenipotentiaTies of the
agreement arrived at between the
representatives of the powers at Pc
king for reparation for the Boxer
Outrages. In just what manner this
viii be done Mr.. Conger has not in
formed the state department. all
though the probability is that the
document viii be handed to the Chi
nese by the direction of the diplo-
matte corps. AS has been stated al
ready, the agreement is simply a
statement of the terms upon which
the powers will negotiate with China
for final settlement, and it is laid be-
fore the Chinese officials as "a matter
of form.
The negotiations for final settle
Inent will come later after the Chi
nese have been given reasonable OPP
portunity for the consideration of the
conditions laid down by the powers.
The complete agreement, .deciphered
from the code, is now in the hands of
THE president. officials decline to
make its text public in advance of the
receipt of information that it has
been formally accepted by the powers,
although the advices which have here
tofore come from Mr.. Conger leave
no doubt that this will he the case.
The essential features of the agree
ment already have been outline in the
press dispatches.
WeII-KnOVvn Artist Killed