The Bourbon news., 1900-11-27
THE DIPLOMATS AGREE
The Powers Must Approve Before
the Negotiations Begin
Punishment of Guilty, Indemnity,
Retention of Legation Guards
and Occupation of Certain
Territory Will Be Required.

Peldng, Saturday, Nov. 24.-The
diplomatic body held a final meeting
this morning and agreed upon the
terms of the preliminary treaty.
Nothing now remains except to secure
the approval of the respective gov
ernments before definite negotiations
with the Chinese peace commissioners
are begun. The precise terms of the
settlement have not yet been made
public here, but it is believed outside
the diplomatic corps that the main
points are in substantial agreement
with those contained in the French
note to the powers, namely: punish
ment for the guilty, indemnity to gov
ernments and individuals, retention of
strong legation guards and the occu-
patton of certain places between Pc
king and Tallu.
A party of American cavalry went
Saturday to disperse a band of ban
dts in a village 16 miles from Pc
king. The village was found strongly
fortified, but the Americans attacked
and captured it, killing seven Chinese.
A secret edict from Sian Flu to the
provincial viceroys and governors or
ders them to cease the manufacture
of modern arms and to revert to the
old type of weapons, because modern
arms "have proved utterly useless
against the foreigners"
London, Nov. 26.-Dr. Morrison,
wiring to the Times from Peking Sat
urday, confirms the report of Rus
sia's decision to retain the railway
until her troops are withdrawn from
the province of Chi Ii. "This
change" he says, sis coincident with
the arrival of Prince Ukhtomsky,
whose mission avowedly concerns the
railway. The Chinese believe Russia's
assurance that she is retaining the
line in their interest.
"The German expedition to Kalgan
is encountering no opposition. The
other expeditions which Count Won
Waldersee has dispatched to harass
the neighborhood of Peking are main
ly expeditions in search of loot. They
are incorrectly directed by the Ger
mans as important military opera
tions."
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times telegraphs that advices from
Peking say that the United States
has refused to join in the demand for
the execution of the princes and other
high officials.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The state de-
from Mr.. Conger concerning the "im-
passe" reported to have been reached
by the foreign ministers Wednesday
at Pel1ing. In fact, save a brief ex-
preston respecting the insuficiency
of the punishments proposed by the
Chinese government to be inflicted
upon the responsible leaders of the
Boxer movement, Mr.. Conger has not
communicated with the department
for more than a week.
An interesting problem is suggested
by the possibility, which to-day is
almost a probability, that the min
listers representing the powers at Pc
king can not reach an agreement If
Russia, France and the United States
should refuse to accept the German
idea, as seconded by the British rep
resentative, very much would depend
upon Japan, and even some of the
lesser powers represented at Peling
by ministers might have great power
swaying the proceedings of the coun-
Gil. The impression seems to be that
if majority of the ministers, or per-
haps even one of the representatives
of a great power withholds assent to
the agreement, then the whole un-
dertaking falls, and there must be
either fresh negotiations directly be-
tween the home governments in the
effort to agree upon new bases of ac-
ton, or the powers must proceed to
deal with the Chinese situation sing
ly or in groups, the latter contingen-
cy having been provided for in the
German-British agreement.
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