Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-04
PLEDGE HIS BEEN k[PT.
Gen. Chaffee Instructed to Reduce
the American Forces in China
to a. Legation Guard.
TROOPS ALREADY LEFT FOR MANILA.

Minister COnger Requested to Conn
s5 mence Peace NegOtiations-The
strength of the Allied Forces
Russia Orders Troops and LeEs-
ton to Leave Pekinx-
I Washington, Sept. &c. The United
States government on Tuesday took
the first step towards the redemption
of its pledge made to the Russian gov
eminent August % last, by cablegram
instruction to Gen. Chaffee to reduce
the American forces IN China to the
proportions Of legation guard.
Alarmed.
# Washington, Sept. s7.----The admin
istration is alarmed lest Germany's
rush into war may turn all China
against all the powers, but it will
go on with negotiations. Events as
surely the disruption Of China. Italy
and Austria are said to be the only
two powers which have assented to
Germany's note on China. Great
Britain takes the same position as the
United States.
Conger Instructed.
Washington, Sept. 49,. Minister
Conger has been instructed by the
government to communicate with Ii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching with
the object of starting peace negotia-
tions. Great Britain's terms in reply
to Germany reject the proposal to
punish prior to negotiations, but OBJ
ject to Earl Ii. :f;i '.5 5s:s
Strength Of Allied Forces.
Vienna, Sept. 2S.-The admiralty
has received dispatch from Taku
giving the strength of the forces land
ed there by the allied powers, as
follows: Austrian, 494; German,
SITS; British, 1888; American, 5,60S;
French, 6,576; Italian, 2,541; Russian,
2O,934; japanese. 1850. Total, 6S,-
1853. e
Troops Leave Picking.
Washington, Sept. 29.--Gen. Chaffee
reports that a portion of his army il
already en- route to Taku, where;
transports will be taken to Manila.
Germany is reported to have receded
from her radical proposals respect
ing negotiations with China and to-
have agreed with Russia and France
on modified plans.
Lacks Omcial Advices.
Il The state department. has not been
advised officially Of any Of the events
of more or less Importance which are
l. -
cording to various European reports,
within the past "a hours. IF Tuan has
been degraded, and if Russia contem-
plates blockade Of the Chinese naval
ports, the department does not know
| the facts.
Russian Treeps withdraw.
Washington, Oct. The most inn
portant news from China is the an
inouncement of the withdrawal of the
Russian minister and troops from Pc
king to Tientsin and the accord of ac-
tion shown between the United States
and Russia by the orders sent to the
American troops to also withdraw.
Americans Preparing to Leave.
Tientsin, Sept. 20, via Shanghai, Oct.
Orders from Washington directing
| the withdrawal of the bulk of the
American troops were received this
afternoon and prepare lions to comply
were begun immed iately. Gen. Chaffee
is here directing the movement.
| Orders Sent to Conger.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The instruc-
| tions which have been sent to Minister
Conger relative to the negotiations
with the Chinese ENJOYS are kept secret
/ by the state department for reasons
best known to President Mckinley and
Acting Secretary Of State Hill. It is
known, however, that they embrace
five propositions. as follows:
l. That Prince Tuan be removed from of
fee and someone acceptable to the powers
! be appointed in his place. .#
1 2. That Minister Conger represents the
/ United States as plenipotentiary and has.
4 no connection whatever with mediation for
China. SO
g. That any reasonable programme out
i lined by a ma ority of the powers, the stipu-
1 lations to be less severe than those Of
4 Germany, may be accepted by Mr.. Con-
i ger. a 95s 1919
a. That in the event of a continued disa-
4 greement among the powers and China,
4 Minister Conger is to proceed to, nego-
tiate with Earl Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, solely with regard to American In
4 terests. and with view to determining the
attitude Of the United States as to future
4 action. ;5 as 81 KS #5ss.
s. That Minister Conger is to plainly In
i form the representatives of the powers
4 that the United States intends to guard
Annoy and Niuchwans with a large naval
4 force, solely in the interest Of trade rights,
4 and that, aside from the legation guard in
4 Picking, no American troops will be per-
mitted to remain In China,
How the Powers Stand
Washington, Oct. 1.-The align
4 ment of the powers on the German
q proposition to make the punishment.
Of the Chinese ring eaders q condi tion
4 precedent to negotiations may now be
stated as follows:
il Great Britain, Russia and France
stand with the United States in regard
\ ing this proposition as inexpedient.
Japan occupies q middle attitude;
4 she is willing to follow the German
4 lead il all the other powers are agree.
able, but only for the sake Of preserv-
ing harmony among the powers, and
4. 4 ~