The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-09-28
ENGLAND'S ANSWER.
Salisbury Asks for Time to COnsid-
er Germany's Proposal.
The Berlin Papers FIatIy Deny That
Great Britain Is Arrayed With
the United States Against the
German Proposal.

eminent August % last by cablegram
instruction to Gen. Chaffee- to reduce
the American forces in China to the
proportion of a legation guard.
| Nearly a month ago the Russian gov
ernment was told through NJ. de VOL
LENT, it's charge here, that if the Rus
sian forces and ministry were with
drawn from Peking ''we shall give
instructions to the commander of the
American forces in China to with
draw our forces from Picking after
due conference with the other COM
manders as to the time and manner
of withdrawal
That time has now come, and Tues
days action marks the beginning of
the disappearance of the American
army from China, for, although some
military foce is TO remain, it will not
be of the character of an army, but,
under the conditions laid down in the
order to Gen. Chaffee, and especially
under its official designation as a ''le-
cation guard" will be rather of the
nature of civil guard. This small
force will not be included in any mil
itary operations which may be con-
Quoted by the allied armies, and so
will not fail subject to the direction
of Field Marshal Count Won Valdez
see, who is the COMMANDMENTS
chief.
Berlin, Sept. 27.-Late Wednesday
afternoon a press correspondent in
Berlin showed the German foreign
office private dispatch from London
asserting that Lord Salisbury had in
formed Count Won Hatzfeldt-Wilden-
burg, the German ambassador to
Great Britain, that the reply of the
British government to the German
note would agree with that of the
United States.
The foreign Office thereupon reiter-
ated the statement that this asser-
ton was positively false. Upon at
tention being called to the fact that
the dispatch in question did not
claim that the allied information had
been received from Count Won HAITI
feldt, a high foreign Office official
1SdO NllC duNlCCS lIOlll Tie
bassador, and then said:
lord Salisbury has asked for
few days in which to consider the
matter, desiring to procure certain
information before giving a final re-
ply No answer has yet been given,
at least no formal answer. There has
been some oral discussion between
Lord Salisbury and Count Won HAITI
feldt. but it is not true that Great
Britain has finally replied in the same
tenor as the United States
This repeated emphasizing public
~ of the non-receipt of formal an
swer has deepened the impression
that the London advices concerning
the matter are correct, the opinion
being that the German foreign office
still clings to the hope of winning
England over.
The evening papers, taking this cue
from the foreign office, fatty deny
that Great Britain is arrayed with
the United States against the German
proposals to punish the leaders of the
Picking Outrages.
For the most part the influential
journals follow the lead of the Co.
logne Gazette's inspired article, blam-
ing the United States for China's re-
newed exhibition of hostile inten-
tions. The Berliner Post. referring
to rince Tuan's latest edict, says:
ut would be a sad spectacle to see
Mr.. Conger negotiating for peace in
Picking with Ii Hung Chang, while
the Boxers in the immediate vicinity
were fighting with the troops of the
other powers"
Washington, Sept. 27.-One belated
dispatch from Gen. Chaffee relative
to the conditions in Peking on the
21st inst. was made public Wednes-
day. 1t is apparent that our govern
ment is again in a waiting attitude,
after having made an important move
toward the reduction of the Ameri-
can troops in China announced Tues
day. Gen. Chaffee had not received
the departments instructions when
he sent his message, made public !
Wednesday, but without doubt has it
now in hand. His offer to escort Lii
Hung Chang was in conformity with
the expressed purpose of the state
department to facilitate in every
proper manner the journey of the
Chinese viceroy to Picking. Still, il
is now regarded as just as well that
the offer was declined and the re-
sponsibility for LIS safety left with
the Russians.
Hong-KOng, Sept. 25.-Advices from
Canton say that a boat load of ma
tive Christian women at Kun
Chuk (?), on West river, was fred
upon, and that the women were then
taken ashore and butchered in cold
blood.