The sun., 1900-12-22
7RUCTED.
A the Agreement
sHI1h Peking.
OWING IN CHINA.
9tTING IN CHINA.
Bel,sI Nv. Elis, Uncle Sam Takes
Cous3 sough the Agree
&sue a!5Ih thees Not Quite Rep
Secent His views.

y ~ asIi gton, Dec. 21.--An instruction |
Y mas again gone out to Mr.. Conger at |
7eking to sign the agreement which, ac-
s eorsling to Peking advices already has
Y i1een signed by all of the other ministers
y Al the Chinese capital. This instruction
Y ~ seIt with some reluctance, because the
& agreement as it now stands does not
\ completely represent the view of the
United States government, but it is be-
lieycd to be the most favorable compro-
mise that could be reached unless the
negotiations are to be drawn out to q
dangerous length for all reports indicate
a growing spirit of unrest in China, ow-
ing to the absence OF any form of native
government in Chill and the adjacent
provinces. So the United States accepts
the "irrevocuble" condition imposed upon
the Chinese government, though, after
4 all, this expression is rather matter of
form than of substance, for diplomacy
knows no such thing as an '.irrevocable"
\ agreement.
AS to the British condition that the oc-
cupation Of PelSing and Chill is to CON
\ tinue until China has given satisfactory
proofs Of her intention TO comply with
the conditions laid down in the agree
menf, it is said that this viii not affect
the status of the United States. Mr..
Cpnger has, by direction of his govern
ment, notified the other ministers that
the United States forces will not again.
n be called into China for the purpose of
3 occupation, that nothing more than
a legation guard is to be maintained by
q us, and the powers have accepted his
conditions 1t is therefore expected here
that the agreement will be signed before
the end of the week.
a dispatch to Berlin from Field Mar
shal Won Waldersee dated Peking, Dec.
10. says:
"Guendell's column, marching from
Shan-IIai-Kuan, successfully encounter
ell a force of Boxers Dec. IA ut Yung-
Ling, near the eastern imperial tombs
Fifteen Boxers We're killed. One thou
sand Chinese regulars, under Fang-do-
Ling. have been driven out of Lu-Tai.
They fled to the mountains, Northwestern
", on Guendelrs approach"
The situation In Peking.
A dispatch from Peling dated Dec. 20
says:
"A place for the joint meeting has not
bsen selected The Chinese ENJOYS still
think it should be held in the great tenn
pie Of Buddha, while the ministers insist
ii shall take place ut one of the legations.
.'Ihe English modification of the pre-
liminary note is to the effect that that
government cannot agree to the evacua-
ion Of Peking and the province of Chill
\ by the allied forces until the Chinese gov
elnment has satisfied the powers that all
r. the terms of the note will be complied
- with.
There has been some question as 9ts
what will satisfy the powers short OF
compliance with the entire demands. Per
sons familiar with the Chinese say there
win be no serious opposition to any Of
the demands but that Chinese commits
sioners will have to make a show of oppo
Z %sition to Save their faces"-a Chinese
frm really meaning to save their heads
Renee it is probable that Ii Hung Chan,
ID Prince Ching will make counte
Propositions. The wording of the pre-
iminary note certainly invites dickering
"The killing of Cinnamon is still fash
~ ionable in Peking. Today the German
beheaded IS for some trivial offense
which in the United States would be pun
ished with short terms of Imprisonment
The Germans appear to have no regar,
whatever for the lives of Cinnamon. TIL
N English also put three Cinnamon to deat
today.
"a Catholic native who has visited til
Villages near here returned to Peking tC
Gay. He reports that the native Chris
ans are levying blackmail on the CHI
nese everywhere and committing deprt
dations of all kinds. The effort to SUI
press gambling and opium joints in tn
american district has afforded the nativ
christians a splendid opportunity fc
ewing blackmail. They knew the loc;
ion of these resorts and visited the pre-
orietors, from whom they forced none
for protection. These natives are :
shrewd in covering up their tracks thu
IL has been found impossible to prevel
them from carrying on this sort of worl
and the officers in charge of the distri,
are seriously considering the advisablit
Of legalizing vice."