The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-18
.PEA|jE REENS N GHNA
LII HUNG CHANG AND PRINCE
CHING TO ACT IN NE
GOTIATIONs
POWERS ARE IN AGREEMENT
DEMAND STABLE CENTRAL Gov
ERNHIENT AND PREPARATION
FOR INJURIES
STAY THROUGH THE WINTER
Preparations Are Made to Sustain
the Forces of the Allies at
the Storm Center If
Necessary.

LONDON, Sept. Is, 4:3O a. m.-There IS
no additional news from China this
morning. The Daily Graphic asserts
that all the powers have accepted TT
Hung Chang and will probably accept
Prince Ching as negotiators. 1t says
also that the powers have agreed to in
sist that central government. salts
factory to the powers, shall be establish
ed in China and that full retI4butien
shall be exacted for the attacks upon the
legations.
No communications, however, have yet
passed between the powers concerning
indemnities, and a Berlin dispatch says
it is believed there that DR. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein, the German minister,
will purposely delay negotiations until
Marshal Won Waldersee has arrived.
MAY STAY ALL WINTER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I7.-The passage
of the day without any event bearing
upon the Chinese situation went to con-
firm the prediction made last week by
the officials that there would be no inn
mediate important developments. Sever
al cable messages were exchanged and
there were some consultations, notably
between Acting Secretary Adee and tie
Chinese and Japanese ministers and tine
French charge d affa res. but these were
without visible results The general I'M
preston is that nothing can be done un-
til the Chinese themselves have pro-
gressed further toward the restoration
of the government at Peldn. Meanwhile
the military preparation for a winter stay
in China goes on without cessation.
though the officials are careful to point
out that these are only precautionary
measures and are not te-be taken as an
indication of final determination on the
part of the government.
CABLE IMPROVEMENTS.
Gen Chaffee's dispatches show a de-
eided Improvement in the cable communi-
cations, and. notice having beer g1ver
| today to the state department. that the
cable from Shanghai to Chefu, connect
ing 1T that place with the Taku cable
has just been completed it is hoped that
it soon will be possible to get messages
through on the date of dispatch.
Count Waldersee. Who will command the
allied armies, is expected to arrive at
Shanghai next Wednesday or Thursday
There have heen 40 announcements of his
purposes, but it is expected that these
Will be developed as the result of In
structions which he will receive ON ar
rival. Although a military commander,
it is the understanding among officials
that he probably will exert considerable
influence or the diplomatic situation, as
he is diplomat as well as a soldier.
THE CHINESE CAPITAL.
The suggested removal of the Chinese
capital from Pelxin to Shanghai is now
practically abandoned The main r1ason
given is the difficulty of communica ton
between Shanghai and PelSin during the
inter months. But aside from this waa
the strong feeling in certain quarters
that it would be undesirable to establish
a seat of government where British in
fiuence is so strongly dominant The de-
cision has led to the general understand
ing among officials that Tlen Ism offers
the greater advantage outside OF PeAln
for purposes of negotiauUn, and 1t is
likely to be the headquarters, military
and diplomatic, IF the toreign establish
ments not maintained at Peidn.
The state department has received a
dispatch from the consul at Fuchau, CHI
ma transmitting a copy of an agreement
entered between the viceroy Tartar gen
eral of Fuh-Kien province and the 1or-
e.gn consuls at Fuchau, which provides
in substance that the Chinese authorities
will do everything in their power to p,o-
tect the lives and property of foreign Of
ficers, merchants and missionaries re-
ding in Fuh-Kien and at Annoy; that
Central and Southern China shall not be
attacked by the foreign powers so long
as the local authorities maintain order,
and that the admirals of the several ma
tions will be informed that it is not ad-
visable that a number of naval vesse-s
should visit Flu Chau lest the people be
alarmed.
The agreement is signed by the Rus
sian, United States, Japanese, British
and French consuls, and by Viceroy Hsu
Ytng Kuei and Gen. Shanlien.
The police guard which has been main
tanned at the Chinese legation for several
weeks is about to be withdrawn, as no
longer necessary. The matter was the
subject of a conference at the state
department this afternoon between Act
ing Secretary Adee and the local chief of
police.