The sun., 1900-11-07
THE REPLY OF RUSSIA.
Gar Favorable to the Anglo-Gernan
Agreement.
MANY GUNBOATS AT CANTON
Rumor There That the Germans In
tend to Obtain a Concession Ow-
ing 10 the Crowded cOndi-
tiDns of Shamen.

St. Petersburg. Nov. G.-1'he text OF
the Russian reply To the Anglo-German
agreement note is published.
The first point, providing for open
ports on the rivers Of the Chinese littor-
nj. is fnvorably received, as it does not
| alter existing treaties.
The second point is all the more in
| harmony with RuSSia's intentions. as the
integrity nf the Celestial empire is the
fundamental principle of Russian policy.
AS regards the possibility OF IL viola
ton Of this principle, in the third article
| Russia refcr$ To her note of May 2S and
| repeats her declaration that such VIOLA
| tiun would compel Russia to modify, as
circumstances might require, the attitude
She has taken up.
| The presence of 1 gunboats at Canton
| causes continued speculation. The ac
tiun of a German vessel reported to be
sounding IN The vicinity Of Ilonnn and
| l'aii has caused Il riimor that III" Ger
lnu1s ii,tonG 10 81 tain concession ow-
iaS "a !hn increasing trade and crowded
eagi.tidts D" >hataeA,
a'r.o.,.' ;rHi Meeting.
4 - lsU: ui~pttch says:
"Ir G,ina!eY4 til hold another meet
ing o. NV. II %f.nr thcr last meeting
t6vy hH'y" nid rn,Y informal talks CON
corning i Is. lfpA 4 FoPostiuns Unless
satueia'n-. unforeseen happens nh agree
lrr:@ ru ilp main demands viii he reucb-
81 rrlE SOON, possibly next week, and
the minister's viii then hc ready 10 pro
sent their demands, which will probably
| iacirac mGai " thc French propositions
This act OF the united powers will
have the effect % nu ultinntum but
whether tim" limit will he set in which
the Chinese ni,sl comply or whether
there will hc Il threat in the event Of
noncompliance remains to he seen. Those
WHO know tho Chinese say that If no time
limit for compliance accompanies the de-
mauds sent IL the throne, which is still
surrounded by powerful antiforcigners,
there will he dilly dallying and attempts
to evade meeting the issue squarely.
ION the other hand, the proforeign
Chinese say that the condition of the em-
pire is such that the throne is anxious to
secure peace as quickly as possible. The
court knows the unrest prevailing, and
after the recent coup d'otat OF the EN-
press dowager, which was due to the fact
that she feared the progressives would
secure control Of the government through,
the emperor. she summarily beheaded six
| ~ pEtftHt tnell lTOill ndhlnH
confessions duplicating others and thus
exposing the wi,le extent of the reform
movement. She is. ii is said. az anxiou.
now as then to check the progressive,
and to strengthen her own power, whicl
cannot he done until peace is rr-estab
lishcd with the powers. The revolt il
the ncighhnrhood of Canton and the dis
turbances III other parts of the empr,
are evidences of the reform Movement.
German 1liarulc In PclsiMg.
"Ihp reports sent ont by the German
as 70 ihg lurbllcnl conditions nrcyailin
heraNhral arr uuGUcstionnhlr cXHggcra
tioa.. 'l'l.u GTnnns urc continual
aalin% auiaiin that their boats ~
,irFa III ht@ vN iuagl4ua nttd i,une
CN0N i.n tCr,iiHn E'l'Tds reply i.
si"aii.r@ namlar NJ laiiycs. ,inra III
s.., 5'ii t.G' ~" Hii.l tfnols 10 the rt.!T
al r. has ahA Aaatmei have iron ,in
te 'eflla. is erHlGa thu
ns ar ihi+ Ai~ Ircu nnia' ''ialo.
"fAtl i. .4rW7 tp h- itfe w mas.
. ca-n.. An E,Asi 1ear ,ias ui5cG,,'
runllafe,i VI THO pro@iyta"J- >Aoat'nl
ty tiN 81 f'''n;,Is ri. .H- r. rseer, ~
,i Il peei'.r ea%ea Wilerg i!A. reiG llM@
,uva U4se Uacn R}"d. MA .rl.s Il,
generals cf tlr ai!us - prvaet dy
mani 10 'oawaadar ii Chiof yun Nai
,l'ssrn hat t..;S aart OF Wuik be Stopped
: "Whi.a liH Ciorsnuu4 r2ppa tbal then
boats hAvo tccn ii.cd on repatt"ilr. no
Il sngip ensN has been reported Of attack,
on III. vessels Of the Emitted States Eng
land or Japan since The relief Of pcking
The people appear 10 be very friendly
and work whenever they are permitted Il
do So.
'"rhc same conditions prevail in Pc
king The only shooting that has been
reported has been in the German section
In the American and Japanese sections
which are overcrowied, there has been
no trouble. and business is being trans
acted without any restraint. On the 9TH
or hand, the German section is nearly de-
serted. AMI the Chinese have not opened
their shops. They say they have tried
to resume business several times. but the
moment their places are opened they are
looted by the soldiers, who steal every
thing they can lay their hands on. The
| Chinese are therefore utterly helpless"
Sentence Impresscs Chinese.
''rhc condemnation of the fantai, or
provincial treasurer, of Pao-ting-fu by
the international commission and the ap-
prnval Of the death sentence by Field
I Marshal Count von Waldcrsec has clus Il
1 Consideration ameng the Chinese III
! Hung Chang il making unofficial repre-
4 scntations 10 some of he foreian ma-
listers. IN which he ASK, them to rsp lh,ir
4 iuNrGH,e with the commander in chiei te
| have the sentence suspended. Tie MS
~ionaricS assert that tie fantl WIS
! chiefly responsible for Ill the horrors III
lhut SECTION ot the country daring to
ioXcr outbroak. and while Il is @navn
that ceriaiu ministers think thr cXecsi-
ton Of this official might in,crfrrn with
the ponce negotiations. there il l;ti!e
probability that Earl lis request w.i le
granted.
Ii Hung Chang has received protests
from The officials nf towns between pa0-
tng-fu and Pcking against the condUct
of the troops who took part in tho expo
dition TO the former city. These officials
declare that the villages We're looted and
burned, the people killed and the country
tcrrorized. They add that if such ac-
tions are not stopped the country will be
dcpopulated for Il distance of 40 Ii (about
24 niles on each side of the routes of
the columns. Ii Hung Chang has for
warded the protests to the ministers, to-
gether with a statement that such con-
duct was not warranted by the rules of
war or by martial law where no opposi-
tiOn was offered to the trooDS He prnyS