The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-30

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The United States gunboat Marietta,
rom swatow. arrived at Hongkong. coal
ec and proceeded for Canton.
IMPERIAL 'EDICTs FORGED
fEkiNG, Oct. n.-It Is regarded as GER
,ain tnat all the Imperial eticts ordering
sn ne punishment of high officials were
go and were concocted with the idea
rince Ching and Earl LII Hung Chang
deny It's authenticity.
rive here soon. ~
small marauding bands have become
Diesome In toe vicinity OF the summer
ass.a.' anu punitive expe-.tion is being
organized to proceed against them
CONCENTRATING NEAR CANTON
HoNGkONG, Oct. 17.-Rebels are con-
Sentrating in the district SURROUNDING
canton An important movement IL ex-
ptcteu within week which win either
~. 81 ASH the rebellion or give II new power
ne chinese authorities urgently need re-
|intorcements. The whole movement is d.
Iecteu AGAINST the Government officials.
Du' the chinese and native Christians are
nteing from the region and are being
fans
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1s-For the first
time In three days. Minister Conger was
neard from at the State Department to-
oay. lie communicated by cable the sub
stance OF certain positions advanced by
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang as a
oasis for the conduct OF negotiations for
settlement Of the Chinese trouble. The
Nhinese Government already has prepar-
ed the way for these by a preliminary ac-
ton looking toward the punishment OF
chinese officials guilty of completely In
Boxer h.. ~
MT. Conger's communication Is not made
pubic, IL Is believed that the last Chinese
advance Is addressed to some Of the prop
os.tions confined In the French note. be-
ing In the nature of counter-proposaIs
and proceeding upon the theory that what
nas oeen done In the matter of punish
nlents is sufficient to meet the demands
from the powers In that respect. Minister
We called at the State Department today
10y appointment and had a long conference
with Secretary Hay
/ The Secretary previously had spent ar
hour with the President at the Whit.
| House. presumably In connection will
Is believed that Minister wu was eallet
to the Department TO throw light upor
some Of the detailed propositions.
There is reason to believe that the Gov
lerDment will take favorable action on tn,
latest proposition of the French Govern
1 French Charge d'Affaires. NJ. Thiebaut
This contemplated the opening of peac
lnegotiations on those points which tn
lpowers are agreed upon, leaving the Min
| isters at Peking the details of workin
ort further agreement on those point
which the powers made reservations up
Oh. The basis of the negotiations woul
D. the French note delivered on Octobe
T. together with the replies of the othe
!pc wcrs.
This would make practically two negc
tiations going on at the same time on
concerning the points OF agreement, whic
would have to be adjusted with China
, and the other by the Ministers at Pekin
With view to securing agreement
previous to submitting IL to China. Their
Is felt TO be no Inconsistency I'm havin
this double work proceed concurrently
and II has the advantage of getting peac
Negotiations actually under way.
In case OF favorable reply to Franc,
lit is probable that steps would have to b
taken to designate plenipotentiaries fc
the powers, for up to this time Mr.. Cor
ger Is acting only as Minister and NJ
Rockhll as Commissioner to make inquil
les and there Is no authorization TO eitf
er OF them to conduct peace negotiation
Whether special plenipotentiaries woul
be named OF additional powers would I
given to Mr.. Conger or Mr.. Rockhill,
,.Istin undecided. About the most seriol
" obstacle which stands in the way of in
i mediate peace negotiations is the absen'
4, Iof the Imperial family from Peking. ar
the doubt this creates as to full approv
being given to the work OF Chinese plen
: Irotentiaries. While the latter claim
: lhave full credentials. yet the powers ha'
= looked upon the presence of the Emper
! lat Peking as an almost indispensab
d requisite toward giving the negotiation
Il complete efficacy. In this connection q
Ipresence OF the Emperor might have
N Significance considerably beyond anythii
p thus far brought out in the way OF firm
Is Ire-establishing his Imperial authority a
,s freeing IT from the intrigues and anti-fo
eign influences which have for the Ia
m two years practically nullifed his rule
c. As TO DEL. CASSE'S NOTE.
l. PARIS, Oct 1s.-Russia, Austria. Gt
, many and Great Britain having alrea
~ replied affirmatively to NJ. Del Cass
" note. he IL notifying the powers of the a
l. ceptance Of the first note. and Is aski
n each OF them to instruct their Ministt
.. at Peking to begin peace negotiation
te Favorable replies are expected from q
W. Pinchon. the French Minister at I
=. king. therefore, has been instructed
l. place himself with the Ambassadors a
s. Chinese emissaries for the purpose
ne opening negotiations at the earliest n
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