Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-11
TEEN TSIN RAILWAY OPEN.
Ministers Considering Credentials of
 Chinese Plenipotentiaries

Pekin, Dec 1O.-The ministers met today to consider the matter of the credentials of the Chinese plenipoten- tiaries. There is every prospect that definite steps will be taken for the ar engagement of q preliminary settlement within a measurable distance, and this prospect greatly relieves those who realized the danger of prolonged delay in opening negotiations.
 The railway between this city and Tien Tsin is now open and train con sisting of four carriages arrived here without accident yesterday. Regular traffic will be resumed December b.
 Some of the ministers stated that they were authorized to treat with them as representatives of China. while others. including the German minister, had not received instructions ill the matter.
 All decided. however. that as soon as Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the Brit ish minister. shall receive word to agree to the joint note. they will begin negotiations with Iii Hung Chang and Prince Ching unless otherwise in Structcd by their home governments.
 Count Waldersee has turned over S63000 as the British share of the re- suit of the Pao Ting Flu expedition to General Gaselee. who, in turn. gave the money to Minister SatoW to be used for the benefit of Chinese who may need help during the winter.
 Ii Hung Chang visited General Chaffee to-day. He says that his pow CTS to negotiate with the foreign en- voyS. though conferred by telegraph, are absolute and complete.
 At the meeting of the provisional government, held to-day, the United ,tn nI 1,I- l liv, Dodds of the Ninth infantry. All of the governments have entered into the plan except France, whose represent tativeS insist that the French territory shall be excluded from the rule of the commission appointed. A number of Sub-committees were appointed.
 several high Chinese officials 1 being asked. expressed q desire to as siSI. Though army officers have been appointed members of the commission il is the desire of the generals to make the rule civil as far as possible" Japan Was placed on the charity committee on account of the amount of rice she communicated in August, most of which she has now.
 Berlin. Dec 11.-Thn morning papers discuss rather f;lvorably the speech ill the ReichStag of Count NOn BueloW. the imperial chancellor. in reply tu ;l question on the subject cf Mr kruGer'S failure to be received by Emperor Will liam: but they complain that he did not indicate his internal policy. The National Zeitung. despite it's sympathy for the BocrS. says the German people will approve Count Won BueloW's out lined Boer policy. The Tageblatt says Count Non Buelow did not answer the question why it was necessary to af front MT Kruger. even admitting that Germany could not help him. The Bossische Zeitung says the chancellor furnished documentary proof that Ger many. with Holland. had repeatedly had paid no heed to them.
 Berlin. Dec 11-2 D. m.-Thc Ger man foreign office authorizes the -tS- Sociatcd Press to make the following statement regarding the WalIerSee- Chaffee incident, based upon q cable dispatch just received from Field Marshal Non Naldersee: General Chaffee wrote Field Marshal Non Wal dersee a letter in q rough tone. Iieih Marshal Non Waldersce refused to receive it. returning the same to Gen cral Chatfee. The latter then wro1n Il second letter apolo@iZin@ for his oD- iCctiOnab bic concessions. WhercuDOm Field Marshal Van Naldersee invited General Chaffec to breakfast and the incident was amicably cloSeil.'