The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
A FRENCH Proposal.
The Questions Presented Will Be
Considered by the Cabinet.
Our Government VIII Not Consider
Seriously the Proposition Look
ing to Prohibition Of ImpOrta-
ton OF Arms Into China.

ton of Arms Into China.
Washington, Oct. 8.-Deyelopments
of any consequence in the Chinese
situation are not looked for until
after the return of President McKin-
ley to the capital. He is expected on
Tuesday morning, and on the after
noon of that day cabinet meeting
probably will be held, when the ques-
tion presented by the French note
will be gone over in an informal way.
The French note, which recently has
been addressed to the powers, is not
regarded as just now of pressing ne
cessity for action, as several of the
nations interested already have in
structed their representatives in Pc
king to ascertain whether the impe-
rial edict completely names the per-
sons deserving of punishment, and
other features of the French propo-
sal contain propositions which can
remain in abeyance.
The government may not consider
seriously the propositions which look
to the prohibition of the importa-
ton of arms into China and the dis
mantling of the Notifications. Inter-
est meanwhile centers in the report
which Mr.. Conger will make regard
ing the adequacy of the punishments
to be melted out by the Chinese gov
eminent to those persons who were
instrumental in the Boxer revolt. and
the future course of this government
may depend largely on what the in
designations now being conducted de-
velop. No advices have come as vet
from Mr.. CCnger on this subject, but
this is not surprising, as the work to
be undertaken is of considerable mag
nitude.
The war department officials ex-
pect that all the American troops
which are to be sent from Pel1ing to
Manila will be out of China by the
21st inst.
Such efforts as have been made by
the state department urging the re-
turn of the imperial family to the
capital city seem up to this time to
have been Intellectual. The last Off
cial advices of Minister WI, now
about a week old, indicated their in
tention of going to Sinan-Fu, in the
province of Shensik, which is further
to the west than they are now. The
fact that the acting governor of the
province was directed to refrain from
all extravagant preparations in MAX
ing arrangements for the imperial
family is, to Mr.. Wu's mind, an in
dication that their sojourn at Sinen-
Flu is to be but temporary.
Conditions respecting the question
of food and telegraphic communica-
ton were unsatisfactory in Tai Yen,
in Shansi province, where the court
has been located since its departure
from Peking, and these essential re-
quisites will be improved in their new
abode. Mr.. WI believes that Earl Ii.
the principal peace negotiator, al
ready has started for Picking, as a
message of several days ago indicates
that it was impossible to reach him
by telegraph at Tien-Tsin, as he had
started for the capital.
Tien-Tsin, Saturday, Oct. Eli
Hung Chang, whose visit to Picking
had apparently been postponed in
definitely, left this morning for the
Chinese capital.
The five Belgian engineers and Is
missionaries who had been kept pris-
oners for many weeks at Pao Ting
Flu, but were recently released under
orders from Ii Hung Chang, who di-
rected that they have safe escort to
Picking, refuse to start, fearing
treachery on the part of the escort
Peking, Oct. 3, via Tien-Tsin. Oct.
g. via Shanghai, Oct. s.-By an impe-
rial decree issued at Tai Yuen Flu.
capital of the province of Shan ST.
dated September 25, Emperor Kwang
Su denOunces the Boxer movement
and designates for punishment nine
ringleaders. He acknowledges his
own fault and rebukes himself: but
he places the chief blame upon the
princes and mobiles who participated
in the movement and protracted it.
Prince Tuan, Prince Chung, Prince
Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai Wing, Duke
San Kang, Ying Men, president of
the censorate, and Chao Shu Chiao.
president of the board of punish
ment, are all deprived of their titles.
removed from office and turned over
to various trial boards for further
penalties. Prince Tuan, by the terms
of the decree, is to be tried by the
board of clans.
Copies of the decree have been re-
ceived here.