The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20
CONCER NOT SAHCUIHE
Result of the Negotiations at
Pekin Clouded in Doubt.
HINT THAT CHINA WILL RESIST
Uaifed States Minister says the Enveys
viii shortly Present Their Demands. but
ills Net Clear that a Settlement VIII Re
Reached On the Basis 10 BE Proposed by
the Powers-Abseace OF the Emperor
Is Not a Serious Drawback.

Pekfn. Nov. Il. via Shanghai. Nov. IS.
The belief that the note Of the powers
10 the Chinese commissioners, Prince
Ching and II Hung Chang, viii be COM
pleted soon Is strengthened by the re-
suits OF the recent informal conferences
OF the ministers OF the powers.
Mr.. Conser. the United States Minister,
said today:
The situation is apparently very IA
vorable 70 the early beginning Of negotia-
tions for a preliminary settlement. l be-
lieve that the next meeting of the foreign
envOys viii virtually settle all points of
difference between the representatives of
the powers. who will lose no time in pre-
senting the demands.
What the result viii be it is impossi-
BILE to foretell. 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 demand in the final settlement.
and upon her willingness TO accept
promptly the conditions proposed.
Accommodation with Emperor.
cit is quite unlikely, IL not impossible,
that the Chinese court will return TO Pc
kin before next spring. but | do not an
ticipate any serious delay i'm the progress
of the negotiations with the Chinese com
missioners. as they are in telegraphie
communication with the court"
Military operations are virtually at a
standstill. The German and Italian ex
petitions nOTthwaTd passed through the
Nan Kau Pass unopposed.
Sanitary conditions here are becoming
serious. Since the foreign occgE y..
many Chinese have died of smallPc Ia,
other infectious diseases. Feari1E .na. :.
their funerals would be interfered with
they have kept most Of the collins con
tanning their dead in their houses and
cOurtyards.
The question of removing garbage has
become one Of grave importance. AS the
natives are forbidden to deposit refuse
IL the streets. there IS now an enormous
accumulation in their dwellings and yards,
which threatens serious epidemic. In
view of the large number of troops in
and rear the capital the consequences Of
such an outbreak would be frightful
Smallpox. which is always prevalent, is
much more malignant during the winter
season, and the danger here is now alarm
ingly increased.
Preparing 10 Renew the WaT,
London, Nov. 19.-"It is rumored," says
the Pekin correspondent of the Morning
Post, wiring Saturday. that a spring ex-
pedition to Sian Flu is already being dis
cussed as the outcome of the probable
failure of the peace negotiations. Even
if Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang are
absent from the present seat of the Chi
nese court, Emperor Kwang Su is still
helpless, as he lacks the aid of strong
and progressive adviser. all such officials
having been beheaded.
Gen. Tung Fuh Hsiang master of the
military forces, is dreaded even by the
Empress Dowager. The new cabinet min
lister, Lu Chuan Lin, is reputed TO be an
other Kang vi There is danger, tnere-
fore, that terms accepted by the Chinese
commissioners in Pekin will be rejected
at Sian Flu.
''Should the court prepare for further
resistance, it would be necessary for the
allies 10 declare war. but to discriminate
between the court and China. The Unit
ed States and Russia would probably re-
fuse to take part in such measures.
''Since the occupation of Pekin the Ger
man commander has shot more than JOG
guilty Boxers. Gen. Chaffee's orders do
not provide for dealing with cases of
crimes committed before the relief of the
legations. The American plan is TO leave
such matters to tile Chinese, which means
nothing"
There is considerable commotion here"
says the Hongkong correspondent of the
Daily Mail, lin consequence of a report
that Great Britain intends TO send out a
flying squadron"
Reported Movement of ImperiaIs.
Shanghai, Nov. H-As the outcome of
the protest OF Great Britain against the
transfer of Yu Chang to the governorshio
of Wu Chang, this official will be replac-
ed by a governor who is pro-foreign In his
sympathies.
1t is reported that Gen. Ma, with 1000
men; Gen. Fang, with $500, and Gen. Yu,
with 5000, are marching iowa I'd the bor-
ders of the province of Chi Ii to check
the advance of the allies westward.
Ii Hung Chang and the Yangtse vice.
rOys. il is said, have guaranteed the En-
press DoWager's personal safety If she
VIII return 10 Pekin, but she believes that
they are in leaugue with the allies 10
capture her.
The French force which went to the
relief Of the Catholic priests besieged al
Chen Ting. in Chi Ii province, succeeded
in rescuing them.
Toatai Sheng denies that Prince Tuan
and Gen. Tung Fuh Hsiang have Joined
the Mohammedan rebellion.
Berlin. Nov. 1S-A telegram received
to-day from the German headquarters in
Pel1in says: "COl. Yorks column. or No
vember II, reached Tsha fau. on the great
wall, northwest Of the capital. a large
force Of Chinese cavalry has just evacuat-
ed the place"
Carrying 0uI the Chinese Decree.
Paris, Nov. 19-The following advlces
have been received from Pekin. dated No
vember Il: VI. Piehon Freneh Minister
in Pekin) visited Ii Hung Chang, who
handed to him imperial DEGREES depriving
Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang Of their
titles Of nobility, and directing that they
be imprisoned at Mukden until death.
The DEGREES assert that Prince Ying mas
already been degraded and imprisoned,
that Prince Lien has been ordered not 10
leave his palace. that Duke Ian md
Ying Men, president Of the Censcr .te,
and others have been degraded, and that
Yu Hsien has been exiled.
Another decree says IL IS impossible 70
arrest Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang at present
because he Is in possession OF the trOJDg
but that he will be punished later
The foregoing dispatch. with the sp-
tiOn Of the reference to Tung Fu Hsiang.
cOrrOboraIes the text OF the cablegram
from Director Sheng 10 Minister Wa, at
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