The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-11
SecretaryStillCOnf
ers Will Adopt II.
BRITISH OBJECTION ne
xy..hIastsn Diplomats scar
Understand Why Nesssintid
DELAYED By n siiaor Point
Raised By sir Edward -atd
said 20 BE in Favor of , 4
-Loet frem China to be :
A long instruction was

n AUilk AA2tt HNttAtf 70"
Canger yesterday inf0TmIT
10 his course. lie already
cried TO sign the agree 4
stated that this fresh iuslr|
clear the way Of 0bstal
% make IL probable that lll
lures OF the Ministers Ca.
once. This statement even
British Minister, Sir Edv L
has been the last to CON 4
Such reports as the s,ate
has had from Mr. COnger
ent fail 10 develop a sat. /
for TIE insistanCe OF the Il
ment upon amending the
meDt on the one hand, OF n
ton OF the foreign Minis
10 the amendment on the q
perusal OF The British 81.
fails to show that Il
material As already sta.-J
on its face 70 be nothing 70
elimination of an eXpi.r
which in no degree affect .i
POSED In the section Of tus
which the amendment app.i
action is left 20 stand by it
statement of reason which
even qualify or limit the ac'
this case relates 10 the pu
the Boxer leaders. Con-.
believed there that this disa
be merely temporary, aul
Gus consequence that can
annoying delay al "a mon
worst phase Of the negUlll'l
have safely passed.
Tive Points Raised by
London. Dec. 1S-"Great Hr
Sir Ernest Sat0w.
says the Pekin correspondent
Mall, wiring Sunday. TO 1851
ton In the joint note OF I'D
and the inclusion il
the declaration Of that until
government has fulfilled ths
the powers. Pckin and tIN
Chill will not bc cYacuatrl
troops
III is rumOred that Germ Z
supporting the British pr0pu
.ieye a majority Of the pow
bly, all Of them. will eventual
proposal, which is hailed a
light"
A press dispatch from
With the exception OF 0n0.
ign ENJOYS believe that th-
yill agree upon the text %.
iaTy joint note England Is
'Oint with Japan. and lt o. IN
whether thg meeting that had
or tomorrow viii take place i"
A dispatch received al J..
'ekln, dated December ~. say
hang is suffering from trf
ilspatch also denies that
Empress Is going 10 Cheng
II SZe-chuen.
ChafIee I.oaking for Ho
Pekin. Dec. I7-Gen. Cha ~
thorough investigation Of IN.
.iO-sl-wu as 10 Boxer activN
.rict. has sent a troop " tha
States Cavalry and nfty mem
)any +, Of the Ninth Infar %
Instructions to explore thr
thoroughly, and 90 render a
necessary TO quell any dis 4r1
~ Boxers or bandits.
Neither Gen. Chanee nor
iasslee. the British c0mWau
hat there is a large body yf
8here near under arms. I'D
'eports represent the CsrUI
Boxers every day.
A meeting was held to, q
iisiOnal government. inCiu lH
lent Chinese. whose assist. u
The Russians have pure
Eorth OF rice. which e. Del
destitute Chinese. Gen.
American commander. s.
arge amount OF rice issuel
"a logs are displaying liberal
N, De Glers, the Russ.a1
bet Russia Is making 10
tav0r OF Christians, begaI
have the least needs.
While a number o. German
they narrowly eEep
isphyxiation IN the fumes fE
stove. -Four out 0t seven
'ensible for more than ha.f
.nnately all recovered. IT,.
'Uuntry are a constant 50. "a
The railway from Pekla 'g
completed To make the
niles generally takes tWeuBI
The French are issuing au j
ln excursion b. train to Pad
iary Is,
Loot FROM China 10 be !
Paris. Dec. l7.-By order
nent. a number Of cases q
.ess loot, sent 10 President
.thers by Gen. Frey comm
french marine force in Ct.nt
.argoed a. Marseille8 wEsH
hlpped,
This action of tha goyeFTl
? evidently a. outcome a. a
ten. Chanse against lDyt'-
.i-ention 10 the fact -
ofces were dssy9lllug CHING
-. THs gov 1rHmeHt here
he conclusion hat tss 4
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