The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-09-21
AHEAW ENGAGEMENT.
The Allied Forces Attacked the
Petalg Forts on Thursday.
Emperor William Wishes to Reach
IN Agreement With the Allies
Regarding the Guilty and
Their Punishment.

Talm, Sept. 2O.-The allies attacked
Petalg forts at daybreak. Heavy cam
nonade is going on.
Berlin, Sept. 2O.-It is understood
that the immediate cause for the is
suing by Germany of the circular
note to the powers regarding the Chi
nese settlement was the fact that Ii
Hung Chang, during his recent inter-
view with DR.. Mumm Won Schwartz
senstein, the German minister to Chi
ma, mentioned a number of names of
alleged high mandarins hitherto Who'll
~ unknown as those responsible for
the Peking Outrages, and said that
China was willing to punish them.
This explanation seems to be borne
out by the following statement made
by the German foreign office Wednes-
day to a correspondent in Berlin:
what we want to avoid is an OPP
portunity for allowing China to i'm
pose any sham concessions upon the
powers by delivering up for punish
ment of persons who had nothing to
do with the Peking atrocities. Hence
it is advisable for the representatives
of the powers in China to designate
beforehand all who are VIGOROUSLY
guilty Germany does not wish to
PREJUDICE the case in any way. She
wishes to reach an agreement with
the powers regarding the guilty and
their punishment
Russia, in my opinion, will not
now withdraw her troops from Pc
king, inasmuch as Germany and the
other powers remain. She will de-
eide that circumstances have chang
ed and that she must remain also"
The German papers, with scarcely
an exception, approve the circular
note. The Lokal Anzeiger says:
"Mere righteousness does not suffice
for the assumption of guilt. The
ministers at Peking must produce
proofs against each person charged"
Washington, Sept. 2O.-With the
German proposition to postpone
z peace negotiations with China until
the persons responsible for the Pc
king outrages are punished, and the
French and Russian notification Of
the purpose of those governments to
begin such negotiations at once,
awaiting him, the president found
much matter of Importance to dis
pose of upon his arrival in Washing
ton from Canton Wednesday morn
ing. He lost no time in notifying
the officials he desired to consult on
his return, and the day was largely
given up to private discussion. Al
though it was stated that no answer
would be ready to the German note
Wednesday, it appeared that the
president, after talking over the sit
nation with Attorney General Griggs,
Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant
Secretary Adee, had arrived at con-
clusion as TO the nature of the re-
Spouse that should be made. Mr..
Adee spent the afternoon consulting
Acting Secretary Hill and in drafting
the note of response, but all infor-
nation as to its nature was refused
at the state department. 1t was said
that the note is to be gone over care
fully at a further meeting between
the president and such of his advisers
as are in the city The German gov
eminent apparently is anxious for a
speedy answer, as Baron Sternberg
paid two visits to the state depart
ment after the German note was de-
ivered. The Chinese minister was
also twice at the state department
Wednesday. seeking to influence the
government not to agree to joint ac-
tion suggested in the German note.
The conclusion reached in Wednes-
days developments is that the pow
ers are dividing as to China and at
present Germany and Great Britain
stands aligned against France and
Russia, while both sides are ardently
seeking the adherence of the United
States government. The issue APP
pears to be made up in such shape as
to dismiss further hope of obtaining
that harmony of action respecting
China that the president has been
seeking so far, and the point appar-
emily has been reached where the
United States must take sides or at
once proceed to act entirely independ-
ent of other powers in reaching a set
Element. The Chinese government is
urging the latter course upon the
state department, but thus far there
has been a restraining force in the
desire TO avoid making the United
States the first of the powers to
break the solid front that has been
maintained up to the present time.
Hong-Kong, Sept. 2O.-An imperial
edict received at Canton appoints Ii
Hung Chang, Prince Ching and Sheng
to be peace negotiators.
Town Marshal Shot.
Mystic. Ca, Sept. 2O.-Town Mar
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