Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-07
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The weeks developments in China do
not encourage the belief that the Chinese
imperial government is ready to listen to
the mands of the power and 20 con-
sent to a final treaty of peace. 1t Brit
true that negotiations of a cursory sSesi-
are proceeding at Pekin between the Egers
dent ministers representing the po6ang
on the one side and Earl Li-Hung On Ii
and Prince Ching on the other. Eal3fye
has, as reported last week, advanced &go-
tentative proposals as basis for mum
tiation. These proposals have been IS adj
marily rejected and counter proposal md
vanced by Germany and France denfi six
ing the heads OF Prince Iuan aAbs an
other prominent Chinese statesmen Iunon
evidence that China Gas entered 5yious-
the negotiations in good faith. OH II is
", China will reject this proposal emand
asking much when the powers .5esl inn
the execution of seven of the higf Fmnire
perial dignitaries of the Chinesex ;,dica-
In the meantime there are nanF govern
tons that the Chinese imperial | serious
ment is actively preparing for ab1ies OF
military campaign. Large pI in the
tr. ops are continually marching imperial
direction of Sian-Fu, the new il ammu-
capital. Immense stores of arms, bstantly
milton, money and food are co8 Prince
being forwarded Earl III andiee their
Ching persistently refuse to prod1ence To
credentials, and there is no eyia govern
prove that the Chinese imperial kepo+ia-
ment is sincere in the so-called y hand
tons for peace. On the otherton that
there is room for the lively suspicv reiect
China is preparing to eventual Indemnity
all demands of the powers for il the ma
for recent outrages and to defH When
tions of Europe to do their worss taken IL
this attitude is finally taken, albany who
will be, in the judgment of Ants in the
have followed the course of eve, the alter
far East, the powers viii face 10 the in
native of sending IN army intwith their
terror to enforce a compliance kes by the
demands, or of paying themsel1 Looking
seizure of ports aud territory. h point of
at the Chinese question from AMI
view, it wears an ugly aspect
the week
The oversbsdowing event of cemen. Of
in foreign politics is the annoursitain and
the treaty between Great B1 gers agree
Germany by which the two povfity of the
to preserve the territorial intebyers three
Chinese Empire. The treaty cd
points: her on tbe
1. All ports in China, whet'to be kept
rivers or along the coast, arqe com 1erce
free and open to the legitimap
of all nations. to take ad.
. Both nations agree Notifications in
vantage of the present comhyantage for
China to obtain territorial ae
themselves. J. power at
8. In the eyena of anothei adyanta pe
tempting to obtain territorias reserve to
the two contracting partiel to a preliu-
themselves the right 70 coming tho stems
mary understanding regarection of their
to be taken for the pro
own interests in China. ,terested in the
All of the powers tited to subscribe
far East have been iIaty. Most of them
to the terms of the tied their willingness
have already express
or purpose to do so.-.
messed the resignation
The week has Ministry and the construe-
ofAthe Spanish NY new cabinet, under cir
ton of an entire peculiar interest to the
cumstancss ofJnited States. The minis
| people OF the seems, without consulting
| ter Of war, il appointed Gen. Weyler OF
| his colleFg uezy, Captain General of Mad
| Cuban iufamlpon two members of the
| rid. 11ereared their purpose to with
| cabinet decl\the appointment of Weyler
/ draw uDless Premier Silvela was I'M
was recalled the quarrel and carried il
| able 10 settlh Regent, who promptly &C
| to the Investigations OF the entire min.
cepted the rcalled upon Gen. Azcarraga,
| tStry. She ister of war. to form a new
| FORMER MINI he did SO. FIVE Spanish gen
| cabinet, aiming portfolios The crisis L.
| erals acceJe Of couiict between the
the outco1d military elements in Spanisl
| civil and
| politics. -
reports are that during July
MoscoTst the Russians captured IA
| and AugEuns. $4,000 pounds of gun.
Chinese Id twenty-six flags.
| powder 80
ben and thirty-six women were
F~ur | o death BY the failing Of the
cruShedka monastery n Russia during .
floors o, festival.
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