The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-12
OUR REPLY TO FRANCE
It is Completed and in the Hands Of
the French Government.
A General Rising in the Southern
Provinces OF China Has Been
Planned for the Month of
November.

IL is reported that there are 12,-
600 Chinese imperial troops at Pao
Ting Fu
Gen. Chaffee has returned here.
Peking, Sunday, Oct. z, via TEN
Tsin, Monday, Oct 8, and Shanghai,
Oct. 9.-Trustworthy Chinese reports
say that the dowager empress is seri-
ously i'll at Tai-Yuan-Fu province of
Shan-SD, and the free hand Of the
emperor in affairs of state of late
is regarded as confirmatory of these
reports.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE reply of
the United States government to the
| latest note from France Offering sug-
gestions as to the settlement of the
troubles in China was completed late
Wednesday and delivered to M. THE
baut, charge d'affaires of the French
embassy. By him it was forwarded
Immediately to his government.
No official statement of the con-
tents of the answer was obtainable.
Following its inlexible rule, the state
department declined to make public
the text of the communication or to
make any statement of the nature
of its contents until opportunity had
been afforded for its reception by the
French foreign office.
1t is believed however, to take a
favorable view of the suggestions sub
mitted by the French government in
a general way, although. it does not
commit this government to all of
them.
Hong-Kong, Oct. lit is said
that the authorities here have re-
ceived information that a general ris-
ing in the southern provinces have
been planned for the month of No
vember.
Ten thousand more troops from
India have been requisitioned for
Hong-Kong. The 10th Bengal Ian
GERS and the Hong-Kong regiment
have been recalled from the north to
Hong-Kong. The present indications
are that there will be a Boxer rising
similar to that which has occurred in
Northern China. The whereabouts
of the rebels in the Hinterland is not
known, but it is believed to be ten
miles north of the British borders.
A detachment of 1000 Chinese
troops took up position at San
Chung Tuesday and / 900 more arrived
there Wednesday.
Tien-Tsin, Oct. 8, via Shanghai, Oct.
1O.-The American marines from Pc
king have arrived at Taku where they
will be joined Thursday by the Tien-
Tsin battalion and sail on the Indiana
for Cavite.
Picking, Oct. 5, via Tien-Tsin, Oct. 9,
and Shanghai, Oct 1O.-The British
are planning a small expedition to
the coal mine district in the western
hills to investigate the supply. 1t will
leave here Wednesday, October 10.
Chinese who have arrived here from
Tai-Youan-Fo assert that Gen. Tung-
Fuh-Sian took large force of his
troops when he left there. His pres
ent whereabouts are unknown.
Berlin, Oct. 11.-Great Britain's an
swer to Germans second note was re-
ceived Wednesday morning. 1t is an
unreserved and unconditional accept
ance of the German position. A high
official of the foreign Office made the
following statement on the subject
Wednesday afternoon:
Great Britain is following the ex-
ample of the United States. At the
same time she has directed her rep
resentative in Picking to proceed in
accordance with Germanys second
note. The answer makes no mention
of the German note of September. but |
there was no necessity for any refer
ence, because the September note
merely laid down certain general prin-
ciples while the second note devel- |
oped them into practical sugges-
TONS
Wednesday evening the papers did |
not comment upon the British reply. |
Few of them, indeed, mention it at all, |
Shanghai, Oct. 1O.-The Chinese as
sert that the governor of Shan-Tung !
and the Iang-Tse viceroys have sent |
Joint memorial to the empress de- |
claring it to be impossible to guaran-
tee the dispatch of money and provis-
ions to Si-Ngan-Fu and threaten to re-
sign unless the court returns to Pc
king.
1t is believed that Emperor Kwang-
Su is anxious to return and the dow
sger empress wavered until she heard
of the expedition to Pao Ting Flu.
Ii Hung Changes secretary reports
that foreign troops supposed to be
British have already arrived at Pao
Ting Flu.
1t is said that Ii Hung Chang has
advised the emperor to return to Pc
king on the ground that the powers
can stop supplies from reaching the
province of Shen-Si
WeIIand Canal Navigation stopped.
Toronto, Oct. 1.-THE ocean steam
ship Wacca Man. bound down, dam
aged two of the gates of the Welland
canal Wednesday night so seriously
that navigation on the canal will prob