Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-27
AMERICAN ACTION
PUZZLES POWERS
No NOt Understand Withdrawal from China
and Strengthening Fleet Russia
AnneXeS ManChuria.

washington, Sept 27.-The state de-
..,,m.nt has been advised by shens'
'.,tal OF Shanghai, Of the appoint
.,, of Prince Tuan. the former heir
r.,,r.rt Of China, as grand secretary
,sa EMPEROR He says nothing Of the
,.o9rt.l designation Of Tuan as presi-
,.., or "a member Of the prlvy council
s,, e. is believed here that It is en-
,.rsly according TO Chinese forms for
o. prnce OF Tuans rank to hll both
4 pos.s simultaneously
FOREIGN PRESS is OFF"
Tho tone OF the foreign press com
-, respecting Tuans appointment
4 s,s zone FAR 10 convince the officials
w.. hat the course Of the Unlled
st,tes iu this matter Is being criticised
mn nm entire misapprehensiun Of the
4 GHs Thus. for instance, It has been
Z escorted with great energy In some OF
~ Continental papers, that the course
N ,ba United states In rejecting the
& German proposition relative to the sur
j ,.rI.r of Chinese officials directly IN
soirad the empress dowager TO the APP
2 roirtment of Tuan 20 be- grand secre-
isry in defiance OF the powers
UNCLE SAM IS ALL RIGHT.
Asa matter Of fact, the records Of
i ,ba stst. department show that Tuan's
monument was publicly announced
4 ssntamber %. having occurred several
DAYS previously. On the other hand the
i stofa department did not make public
4 Vs answer to German note until sep
tambar l8 and 1t could not have Deen
4 received In China, and particularly az
Il the imperial court IN the Interior Iol
= at least one or two days thereafter. IN
& the opinion OF the officials TINS Is con-
4 yncIng that the action or the Chlteu
& States 10 this particular case dl0 not
4 influence the appointment OF luau.
4 The state department has not YET Deen
made acquainted with the character OF
4 the reply 90 be made byGreat Britain 70
4 tba German note. but confidence Is telt
4 mat n will like this governments re-
4 riv eXceut 10 the leading feature
1 al that proposition. namely. the de-
4 mand for the surrender Of the perpe-
4 traitors OF the Pekln outrages as q pre-
lImInary to the negotiations.
4 IN view OF the answers ALREADY re-
/ caIved from other powers In the same
4 line the officials are az q loss 70 ac-
count for the statement IN some Of the
European papers that the United states
stands isolated" in respect to this Ger
man note.
FRANCE SUGGESTS NOW.
Paris, Sept 27-The practical dead
4 lolk In the efforts to open peace nego-
tatlons with China has given ar I'M
ietus to the suggestion that the minis
;er az Pekin be instructed 10 hold
meetings for the purpose OF drawing up
The terms Of the treaty of peace. The
fact that the powers. through the eN-
change OF Views between their respec-
tly foreign officers, are unable to reach
any agreement has, Il Is claimed
clearly emphasized the difficulty Of set
ting on terms regarding occurrences
az SO great a distance, and IL Is added
A has shown that the ministers on
the spot are the persons most fitted and
capable OF working out a common
ground OF settlement General instruc-
tons only. 10 Is further suggested, have
been given 10 the ministers, the de-
tails 10 be left largely to their dlscre-
ton.
AMERICA DIsCONCERTS POWERS.
An official Of the foreign Office here
expressed the hope today that such m
/ structi0us would be forthcoming With
IN @ week and that general instructions
would be under three hcads-trst, pun
ai,hment OF the consplrators; second,
4 compensation for losses sustained ana
third, guarantees for the future.
j 90 cd
States 90 withdraw her troops from
China while at the same time increas-
ing the strength Of her fleet IN Chinese
waters. Is rather disConcerting 10 the
powers But the Interpretation put up
on 10 10 official circles Is that the United
States is resolved 20 protect the policy
Of the open-door TO the extremity, and
IS therefore preparing a feet for the
purpose Of maintaining that policy by
show Of force
RUSSIA ANNEXES MANCHuRIA.
The publication Of an alleged Russian
etict announcing the annexation Of
Manchura has caused a decidedly UNI
easy feeling but no one seen here was
able 20 definitely affirm or deny It's
tutnenCIty. In discussing this point the
''-'N i"I"iAN NltNF NillNlAl NuNNNA NHH''
4 expressed emphatiCally q desire that
ne United states should know that
France has no sympathy with any
movement towards the partition Of Chi
na, and that she win lend all her inilu-
ente towards aycrting what she concld-
eng would be q mistake and a wrong.
Eumors are plentiful In diplomatic
circles. The latest is that Great Brit
am had acQuiescod 10 Germany's posi-
ton
a representative Of the Associated
fress has learned that France has not
teni formal note 10 Germany. her ac-
uon being told verbally 10 Gemany's
oaatge da0alrs az call he made here
Ut lhe foreign office
HUNTING WINTER QUARTERS
Ten Ts.n Sept. "a, via Taku Sept. 25.
-l,oYrrht 1900. the Associated Press)
utneia. Chaffce has arrived and con-
ielIld with the stan officers Of different
apartments with a view Of establish
,e winter base IN the vicinity Of
Ilen Ts.n. Tie paid a visit 20 Tong Ku.
making o. general inspection. The pres
'n' Plan Is understood % be tentative