The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-20
PEACE negotiations.
Situation is Favorable to Beginning
a Preliminary Settlement.
Military Operations in the Orient
Are Virtually at "A StandstilI-
German and Italian Expe-
ditiOns Were UnOppOsed.

Peking, Nov. il, via Shanghai, Nov.
19-The belief that the note of the
powers to the Chinese commissioners,
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang,
will be completed soon is strength
ened by the results of the recent in
formal conferences of the ministers
of the powers.
Mr.. Conger, the United States min
lister, said to a correspondent Sum
day:
The situation is apparently very
favorable to the early beginning of
negotiations for the preliminary set
Element. L believe that the next
meeting of the foreign ENJOYS will
virtually settle all points of difference
between the representatives of the
powers who will lose no time in pre-
senting the demands.
What the result will be it is i'm
possible to foretell. Even this has
placed China in a very critical posi-
ton. Whether she will be able to
preserve her integrity and to save
her trade relations with the rest of
the world viii depend upon what
the powers demand in the final settle
ment and upon her willingness to ac-
cept promptly the conditions pro-
posed.
1T is quite unlikely, if not impos-
sible, that the Chinese court will re-
turn to Picking before next spring
but l do not anticipate any serious
delay in the progress of the negotia-
tiOns with the Chinese commission
ers as they are in telegraphic COM
municatiOn with the court"
Military operations are virtually at
a standstill. The German and Italian
expeditions northward passed the
Nan Kau pass unOpposed.
Picking, Nov. Is, via Shanghai, Nov.
19.-Sanitary conditions here are be-
coming serious. Since the foreign
occupation many Chinese died of
smallpox and other infectious dis
eases Fearing that their funerals
would be interfered with, they have
kept most of the collins containing
their dead in their houses and court
yards
The question of removing garbage
has become one of great Importance.
AS the natives are forbidden to de-
posit refuse in the streets, there is
now an enormous accumulation in
their dwellings and yards, which
threatens a serious epidemic In
view of the large number of troops
in and near the capital the conse-
quences of such an outbreak would be
frightful. Smallpox, which is always
prevalent, is much more malignant
during the winter season, and the
danger here is now alarmingly in
ereasing.
Paris, Nov. 19-The following adj
vices have been received from Picking,
dated November II:
"M Pichon (French minister in Pc
lling) visited Ii Hung Chang, who
handed to him imperial DEGREES de-
priving Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang of their titles of nobility
and directing that they be impris-
Oned at Mullden until death. The
DEGREES assert that Prince Wing has
already been degraded and impris-
oned, that Prince Lien has been or
dered not to leave his palace, that
Duke Lin and Wing Men, president of
the censerate, and others, have been
degraded and that Yu Hsien has been
exiled.
Another decree says it is impossi-
bic to arrest Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang
al present because he is in possession
of the troops, but that he will be
punished later"