The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-12-13
1t Will Be Formally Presented to
the Chinese PlenipOtentiar-
les by the Enjoys.
1T SIMPLY A STATEMENT Of TERMS.
Negotiations for a Final Settlement
Will Come After the Chinese Have
Considered the Matter.
The Conclusions Arrived nt BY the
Rcprcse Of the Powers
Are Now In the Hands of
the President.

London. Dec. THE Daily News
publishes the following from Naga-
saki dated December A.: The order
Odessa has been countermanded.
They will remain in the far east un-
til further orders.
Negotiations for the peace settle
mcnt have not yet been opened. says
the Peking correspondent of the
Morning Post wiring yesterday. The
French. German and japanese minis
tcrs are awaiting instruction and
Princes Ching and Ii Hung Chang
are awaiting more satisfactory
edict. The impressions is growing
among men of all nationaities that
pence is impossible, that a resump-
fion of the campaign in the spring is
inevitable and that partition is the
only solution. Two American mis-
sionaries complain that the Germans
at tho Chau loot converts equally
with other Chinese.
Berlin. Dec. S.--With reference to
the news communicated from London
hat an agreement has been reached
1t Peking, high official of the Ger
man foreign office, who is empowered
10 speak in the name of Count Won
Buelow. imperial chancellor. said Fri
day evening:
The report is correct. but there
are still some minor points unset
tied. 1t was clear from the first that
the note formulated by the foreign
cnvoys in Peking would not be ac-
cepted. inasmuch as the United States
disavowed Mr.. Conger instantly and
Russia raised some formal objections.
Now that the ENJOYS are agreed. and
the note is acceptable TO the United
States. there should be no eXultation
a. if the other powers had been bowed
to the will of one nation. All were
free to take whatever course they
cnose. and they chose in the interest
of peace and harmony. They altered
the note to meet the views of the
United States. It's to be hoped that
the fact that Germany has gone so
far in complying with the wishes of
the United States will meet with rec
ognition in America"
Referring to the question of punish
ments, the official in question pointed
out that Germany still insists upon
"the severest admissible punish
ment," as the note puts it.
III Hung Chang has informed Gen.
Chaffee that he and all the people of
the province Of Chi Ii are extremely
pleased and gratified at the behavior
Of the American troops toward the
Chinese. This is considered no light
matter. From all sections of the por-
ton of the city under American SUI
pervision come words of praise,
thankfulness and commentator re-
garding the behavior of the Ameri-
cans.
Washington. Dec. 10.-The next inn
portant step in the Chinese situation
will be the formal presentation to
the Chinese plenipotentiaries of the
agreement arrived at between the
representatives of the powers at Pc
king for reparation for the Boxer
outrages. In just what manner this
will be done Mr.. Conger has not in
formed the state department, al.
though the probability is that the
document will be handed to the Chi
nese by the direction of the diplo.
matte corps. AS has been stated al.
ready, the agreement is simply IA
statement of the terms upon which
the powers will negotiate with China
for final settlement, and it is laid be,
fore the Chinese officials as a matter
of form.
The negotiations for final settle
ment will come later after the Chi
nese have been given reasonable op
portunity for the consideration of the
conditions laid down by the powers
The complete agreement, decipheret
| from the code, is now in the hands o.
| the president. Officials decline tt
make it's text public in advance of the
receipt of information that it ha.
been formally accepted by the powers
although the advices which have here
tofore come from Mr.. Conger leav,
no doubt that this will be the case
The essential features of the agree
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