The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-09
1t Is Known, However, that Germany
Is Opposed to Withdrawing
Troops from Peking.
GOD WITH EMPEROR WILHELM
HE EXPECTS THE ALMIGHTY To
HELP HIM THROUGH IN CHINA.
Lord Salisbury Expected to Announce
Britafn's Policy This Week
France In a Quandary.
Lcopyright. 1900 by the Associated rress.l

BERLIN, Sept. S.-The number OF cable
grams arriving seriatim imputing to Ger
many compromise propositions in answer to
the Russo-American proposals appear base
less. The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns authoritatively that Germany.
replying to the request TO withdraw her
troops from Peking, has sent Russia de-
tailed reasons why this seems inopportune
and calculated to prolong instead of short
en- the war. The arguments cited in sup
port of this contention were those already
given to the Associated Press by Foreign
Office official recently, and appear identical
with the arguments advanced by several
other powers.
The situation in China still continues diff
ficult in a diplomatic sense rather than
from military standpoint. The question
of doubtful credentials in the case of Ii
Hung Chang and other would-be negoti-
ators continues to play an all-important
role. 1t is understood that DR.. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein, the German minister to
China, reported from Shanghai to the For
eign Office here that he does not believe
Ii Hung Chang is properly authorized,
judging from repeated information which
the minister received there on the subject.
A Foreign Office official, answering ques-
tions OF the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press to-day. said: There are no
signs that Russia means to repudiate her
proposition. But 1t Is already clear that
the entente of the powers will not be af-
fected thereby. Germany gave Russia a
formal answer to her proposition, but am
unable to state whether this answer
amounts to a rejection. / cannot give an
expression on the subject. The Foreign
Office knows that the recent very contra
dictory news cabled from Washington is
most unpleasant to the United States gov
ernment. The doubt regarding Ii Hung
Chang's credentials remains strong. He
has not been recognized by the powers as
China's peace plenipotentiary. DR.. Mumm
Won Schwarzenstein, who is still at Shang-
hai has not made visit to Lii Hung
Chang, nor did the latter visit the minis
ter. If Ii Hung Chang is plenipotenriary,
as he claims, it is business to approach
representatives Of the powers first If DR..
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein went to Ii
Hung Chang first the Chinese would have
used this to show the hated foreigners
came and kotowed' before Ii Hung
Chang"
member of the United States embassy
told the correspondent of the Associated
Press that ''all the powers, with the excep-
ton of Germany, are anxious to. make
peace with China, and that they will prac-
tically recognize Ii Hung Chang as China's
representative"
A dispatch from Shanghai. dated Sept. z,
says: 1.-The staff surgeon of the German le-
CATION announces that an examination
shows the cause of Baron Won Ketteler's
death to have been bullet through the
neck, which must have been instantane-
ously fatal At the funeral, Mr.. Conger
made a stirring speech to the diplomatic
body. All the foreign detachments were
present.
Another dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Sept. z says: 'It is reported here that Gen.
Lung Lu, with his troops, returned from
Pao-Ting-Tu to Pai-Ting-Fu. Sept. 5. Ching
Sing, the Manchu president of the Ministry
of Finances. is reported to have committed
suicide Chang Si Lungs efforts to secure
loan of half million taels from Chinese
merchants at Hang-Kow is believed to
have failed. The Chinese papers publish an
edict, dated Aug. 10. ordering the presi-
dents and secretaries Of the ministerial de-
partments to proceed to Tai-Yuan-Fu with
out delay in order to assist the Emperor in
dispatching the affairs of state.".
dispatch received here to-day from
Annoy, under date of Thursday, Sept 6,
announced that all the foreign marines
landed there and at Kulang-Fu had been
withdrawn.
The official text of Emperor Williams
remark, yesterday. in replying to the bur-
gomaster's address of welcome at Stettin,
gives the concluding passage as follows:
'I slave no anxiety whatever for the future,
for God is with us, and He will help us
through"
The Tageblatt tonight says IT is certain
that Germany. Japan, Great Britain. Aus
tria and Italy will leave their troops at
Picking, those of Russia, the United States.
and probably France Withdrawing to Tien-
Tsin.