The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-08
CONFERENCE is HELD
MINISTER WI nURRIEDLY SUM
M0NED TO WASHINGTON.
NO AGREEMENT YET REACHED.
POWERS HAVE NOT SETTLED on
COURSE TO PURSUE.

Attitude of Most OF the Powers q.
Known. and the United states May
soon Issue Another Note Effort
Made to Learn Something of Those
who VIII Represent China-Thcrc
u No Recent News From PeLin.
Washington. Sept Minister wu ar
rived IN Washington from Cape May late
;his afternoon and proceeded directly TO
the State Department.
II Is understood that n had received
an lntimation that the department OFF,
cials were deslrious OF comforting with
ham For nearly an hour the minister was
close ed behind locked doors with Acting
Secretary IAN and Assistant Secretary
Adee None Of the parties to the confer
ocne was communicative as 20 the con
ference but at lis conclusion. DR.. HIN
repair5d 20 the White House with port
folio well filled with papers.
For several hours preceding the min
ister's visit Acting Secretary HIN and
Assistant Secretary Adee had been en-
gagged In short conferences. and II was
gathered that the negotiations relative 10
China were approaching another phase
and that another pronouucement OF some
kind was in preparation.
When the Unitd States made its re-
eponse 20 the Russian note On the 9oth
ultimo the officials here expressed the be-
lief that abouF a weeks time would be
required 10 determine upon the next step.
and az the end Of that time Il would be
-. "a
were TO be Withdrawn from Pekin. That
period Of time has now elapsed. The re-
ports from the European chancellors in
dicate that. Officially az least. this import
ant subject IL being treated with the
greatest deiiberation and az least another
week. and probably even more time. may
be consumed ia framing the last OF the
answers 20 the Russian note.
Their Attitude L. known.
Meanwhile our government has pretty
Vyep satisfied itself as 60 the attitude to-
wards this last proposition n each and
all Of the Powers interested in the Chi
Nose problem. Il m0y be that this kaowl-
edge is regarded as safhcient upon winch
20 base another forward. ana perhaps, IN
th.s casc. an independent movement by
che United states towards the ultimate
vlthdrawal Of the troops. ana the settle
ment with China which the government
has had In mind since the beginning OF the
trorhie.
The consultations with Mr.. WI 7re be-
nevcd TO have been inspired by desire
20 learn something Of the personality Of
Chinese notabies. whose names have been
suggested as proper 10 constitute the Chi
nese side OF any commission which may
bc named to arrange a settlement Of the
dinicultles Mr. wu Is an ardent adher-
snt ot Earl Ii.
There Is much speculation here as 10
tho personnel Of the American commis-
sion. IN case the peace negotiations should
be entrusted 20 such bcsiy, and the
nnmss Of men prominent in international
affairs in recent years. al have been can
vassed. Included in the list. is the name
OF Gen. John ". Foster. but q = regard
ID az much more probable that II he ap-
rears al all in these negotiations. Il VIII
be- in hts Oh place os a representative
of the Chinese government.
There was dear,A OF oftcial informa-
ton from China to-day. Gen. Chanee
got through a dispatch. datei sep> !. at
Pcsin. Indicating that couriers are siiii
employed 70 close the sup in the line OF
communication between Tien Tsin and
Pekin. This dispatch made no mention
OF the military situation. and Il was in
ferred that AFFAIRS In Pckin remain quiet
Tne dispatch warmly commented Col.
Aaron $. Daggett foe gallantry IN China.
and urged that he be made a brigadicr
general before his retirement nine years
hence.