Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-07
TO REMAIN At PEkING
This Seems to Be the Intention
of the Great Powers.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROGRESSING


hHotHt5 NDts-iti huuE tffaHK.s Move.
inents VIII Not BE Interfered With
Cen chaffee Preparing For Winter.
Washington, Sept. THE LATEST ok
preston as TO the attitude of the pow
ers OH the evacuation Of Picking comes
from the United States ambassador al
Paris. General Horace Porter. who
has advised the authorities here that
the attitude Of the French government
IL favorable to the position taken by
Russia. Almost simultaneously with
this dispatch from General Porter
came another from the American
charge d'affaires at Berlin, giving The
attutfde of Gernany OIL Russias'S pro.
posal. This, in substance. states that
Germany, while anxious to ays id ans
friction between the powers. regards
tile conditions at Picking such as to re.
auife the continued presence of Ger
man forces there. Neither General Por
ter nor Mr.. Jackson give the text Of tile
answers, but only the substance OF
the positions taken by the two govern
ments.
These two highly important com.
munications bring the Chinese negotja
tons to Il very advanced stage, though
they are not yet concluded. as all of
the answers are not yet i'll. Tie Ger
man and French answers. however
clearly Indicate that Germany's att
tlde III favor Of remaining at Picking
will be eoncurred III by Italy and Aus
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Germany on political question of a
general nature. Moreover. definite
word has been received here which
clearly foreshadows Austria's position
III favor of remaining at Picking.
Great Britain VIII Follow Germany.
AS TO the purposes of Great Britain
there Is IN absolute lack of official in.
formation. though little doubt is en-
tertalned that since Germany has tax
en- the initiative Great Britain will
follow suit in favor of remaining at
Pektng The position of Japan like
wise is lacking detiniteness. although
1t is believed in the best-posted quar-.
tiers that if other nations remain at
feklng. Japan will deem 1t expedient
to remain there also
1t would seem from this that France
is the only government to give con
eurrenee to the Russian proposition. al
though the United States has EXPRESSED
a purpose Of following RuSsia.s posi-.
ton. Thus far Russia has not OK.
pressed any purpose Of modifying her
original position. 1t was stated au.
thofitatiyely yesterday that Russia
has not ordered the departure of her
minister tFnn14l
this time. so far as the United States
government is advised 1t is stated
also that no new proposition has been
presented, but that the question is
practically the same as when first
overwhelmingly, as to whether the
troops will remain or be withdrawn
from Picking.
The receipt of the communications
from Berlin ana Paris brought about
numerous conferences between the
president. Secretary Root and Acting
Secretary Of State Hill. and also be.
tween Mr.. Hill and Mr. Adee. It was
gathered from these meetings. that an.
other note was being prepared by the
United States. but the authorities did
not feel disposed to give any inkline
as to its nature, and it is quite prob
able that its final form will await the
consideration TO the cabinet today.
Demonstration at Palace For Effect.
Aside from the general question the
French government is again consider.
ing the status of Ii Hung Chang, and
this subject was also brought to the at
tention of the authorities here yester-
day. There have been reports Of pros.
pective detention of Earl Ii in case he
proceeded north. but the eommuniea-
tons Just IN hand Indicate that there
will be no interference with his move.
ments. His acceptability as Il peace
commissioner also continues to be a
subject of discussion, there being a
strong desire i'll certain quarters not to
include him on the Chinese commits
sion.
General Ghaffee'S messages make it
clear that he for one is proceeding
upon the understanding that the Amer
lean troops are to winter in China. and
he and General Barry speak of the
comfortable arrangements that have
been made for the soldiers. The Amer
lean contingent in the parade through
the imperial palace was small. proba-
bly, in conformity with an arrange
futIlt btiNttll tit various tpIiuidHUeFS
in Picking that tie force selected to
make the demonstration should be linn
tied in numbers Ill order to reduce the
chance of footing 1t is supposed here
that this demonstration was made to
impress the Chinese people as Il whole
and not from any present military nee
eSsity Some action of this kind APP
pears TO have been necessary in order
to offset the stories which were afioat
in the southern Chinese ports. to the
effect that the allies had been com
pletely oyerthrown by the imperial
troops and the Boxers. which stories
were calculated to cause further upris-
ings. Besides the demonstration at Il
palace may reduce the i'll effects of any
Withdrawals of troops from Picking as
a result of the present negotiations.
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