The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-19
CAN SHE SAVE HER INTEGRITY AS
A NATION AND HER COM
MERGE
PRODLGa A SERIOUS OaE
o MINISTER CONGER SUGGESTS TO
4 CORRESPONDENT AT
pEkIN
ENJOYS ARE NEARLY AGREED
As to the Demands Which They Will
Make Upon the Imperial Gov
ernment in Settle
naent,

PEKIN, Nov. Il, via Shanghai, Nov.
lS.-The belief that the note of the pow
ers TO the Chinese commissioners, Prince
Caing and Ii Hung Chang, will be COM
.pleted soon is strengthened by the re-
suits Of the recent informal conferences
of the ministers Of the powers.
Mr.. COnger, the United States minis
ter, said to correspondent of the As
-ociated Press today:
''The situation is apparently very fa-
vorable to the early beginning of nego-
tiauOns for a preliminary settlement I
believe the next meeting of the foreign
ENJOYS will virtually settle all points of
differences between the representatives
of the powers, who will lose no time
in presenting their demands. What the
result viii be it is impossible to fore
tell. Events have placed China in a
very critical position. Whether she will
be able to preserve her integrity and to
- save her trade relations with the rest
of the world will depend upon what the
powers determine in the final settlement
and upon her willingness to accept
promptly the conditions proposed.
1t is quite unlikely, If not impossible,
that the Chinese court will return to
lPekin before next spring, but 1 do not
anticipate any serious delay in the prog
ress of the negotiations with the Chi
nese commissioners, as they are IN tele-
graphic communication with the court"
ARMIES AT A STANDSTILL.
Military operations are virtually at a
standstiIl. The German and italian ex-
peditions northward passed through Nan
kau pass unopposed.
Sanitary conditions here are becoming
serious. Since the foreign occupation
many chinese have died of small pox
and other infectious diseases. Fearing
that their funerals would be interfered
with, they have kept most of the cof-
fins containing their dead in their houses
and court yards. The question of re-
moving garbage has become one of grave
Importance. AS the natives are for hidden
to deposit refuse in the streets, there Is
an enormous deposit in their residences
- and yards, which threatens a serious cpl
demic. In view Of numerous bodies of
troops in and around the capital the
consequences of such an outbreak would
be frlghtful. Small pox, which is al
ways prevalent, is much more malignant
during the winter season, and the danger
here is now alarmingly increased.
CHINESE ABANDON TSHA TAU.
BERLIN, Nov 1S.-A telegram receiv-
ed today from the German Headquarters
In Pekin says:
Col. York's column on Nov. IA reached
Tsha Tau, on the great wall, northwest
nese cavalry had just evacuated the
place"
THEY ARE LOOKING AHEAD
LONDON, Nov. 19.-"It is rumored. :"
- says the Pekin correspondent of the
Morning Post, wiring Saturday. that a
spring expedition to Sian Flu is already
being discussed as the outcome of the
probable failure of the peace negotia-
JiOns.
THE United States would probably re-
tuse to take part in such operations"
CHECK ALLIES ADVANCE
SHANGHAI, Nov. Il (saturday.)-It is
reported that Gen. Ma, with 10000 men.
Gen. Fang, with 5000, Gen. Yu. with
1900, are marching toward the borders
of the province of Chi Ii to check the
advance of the allies westward. Lii Hung
Chang and the Yang Use viceroys, it is
SAID, have guaranteed the empress dow
ayers personal safety if she will return
to Pekin, but she believes they are in
league with the allies to capture her
The French force which went to the re.
nef Of the Catholic priests besieged al
Ehen Ting, in Chi Ii province. succeeded
IN rescuing them. Tao Tai Sheng de-
MES that Prince Tuan and Gen. Tune
Fu HsIanS have joined the Mohammedar
rebellion.