The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-10-26
Received With Military HOnOrs
and Escorted to the Palace.
EARL Il DICTATES PEACE TERMS
COnger Cables Department the
Substance of the Propositions
Advanced for a Settlement.

patches from China, the Pekin column
Of the Pao Ting Flu expedition arrived
at a point six miles south Of Chi
Chow without encountering opposi-
ton. They found tho heads Of four
teen boxers on the walls at Chou
Ghoon, and they killed seven of the
imperial troops.
Field Marshall Count Won Waider-
see has arrived in Pekin and has been
accorded full military honors. He was
accompanied by an escort of interna-
tional troops to the palace of the dow
ager empress.
III DICTATES TERMS.
The Havas Agency at Paris has re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Pekin:
"The diplomatic corps has received
joint note from Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching, saying that it is time to
end the present situation and to treat
for peace and that the princes and
ministers who we're accomplices OF the
boxers will be handed over to the
courts to be judged and punished &C.
c0rding to Chinese law.
Gin their capacity of plenipotentia-
ries Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
offer to treat for peace and accept the
principles of indemnity for the lega-
tions destroyed. The losses are to be
estimated by delegates of the powers.
European nations can be accorded
fresh commercial advantages on the
old treaties modified; but as the re-
quirements of the powers vary, each
power must formulate its own.
''The plenipotentiaries demand an
immediate cessation of hostilities be-
cause of their offer, and request an in
terview with the tsung Ii yamen for
October 21st.
Replying to the note, NJ. Pichon,
the French minister, said that China
having recognized that she had Yio-
lated the law of nations, was bound to
accept, for that very reason, the re-
sponsibilities involved. Consequently
he demanded that exemplary punish
ment be inflicted upon the principals
guilty, namely, Prince Tuan, Prince
Chwang, Kang vi and Tung Flu Ksiang,
adding that as long as their heads had
not fallen it was impossible to cease
hostilities.
"Owing to the arrival of Count Won
Waldersee, General Veyrhring, COM
mander of the French forces, has de-
ciaed to not prolong his stay in Pekin
until he receives fresh orders"
DISPATCH FROM ooNGER.
A Washington special says: Minis
ter Conger was heard from at the state
department Thursday. He commune
Gated by cable the substance of certain
propositions advanced by Prince Ching
and Ii Hung Chang as basis for the
conduct of negotiations for settle
ment of the Chinese trouble.
The Chinese government had pre-
pared the way for these by prelimi-
nary action looking toward the pun
ishment of Chinese officials guilty Of
completely in the boxer uprisings, aud,
while the text of Mr.. Conger's com
munication is not made public, it is
believed that the last Chinese advance
is addressed to some of the PROPOSE
lions contained in the French note,
being in the nature of a counter propo-
sition and proceeding upon the theory
that what has been done in the matter
of punishments is sufficient to meet
the demands of the powers in that re-
spect
1t was learned at the state depart
ment that Mr.. Conger's previous in
structions fit him perfectly to deal
with the new phase of the Chinese sit
uation developed by the general ac-
ceptance of the French note as the
basis for present action.
NJ. Thiebaut, the French charge,
called at the state department and
proposed to Che secretary the imme-
diate institution at Pekin of negotia-
tions for settlement, and it appears
that the secretary agreed to do his
part, His promise was made verbally,
and it may not be reduced to writing
at all, but Mr.. Conger is already acting
in conformity Herewith.
Most Of the powers have accepted
the French note with reservations, but
it is said that they all agree upon a
sufficient number Of points of the first
magnitude to warrant the assembling
of the diplomatic body at Pekin to
the work Of formulating objects ofcom'
mon desire, and reconciling divergent
views. It is probably that to this
body will be referred the latest
/ Chinese counter-propositiou received
from Mr.. Conger.