The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-14
Chimes Warned That Heads
Must Fall or No Peace.
full Account of ENJOYS Demands Tel
egraphed to the Dowager Empress
and Her Reply Is AnxiOnSly
Awaited at PekiH.
Awaited at PekiH.

fielals makes the situation an anx-
ions one. at least until Bile Empress
Dowager replies to the I2essagsS sent .
to her by Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang. the Chinese peace commits
sioners.
The ENJOYS have teleoraphad her
full account Of their meeting with the
ministers and OF the Indictment read
by the foreign representatives THY
have also sent her u report 70 a vl-sr
they made TO Dr. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein, the German minis
,er, after the Adjournment OF Tia
joint meeting with the ministers.
During his visit Dr.. Numm yon
Schwartzenstein informed Earl Lii
aud Prince Ching that China must
give the heads asked Tor or there
would be no peace This. iu come, :
ton with the similar statement made
| by an attache of the British legation
last Sunday. has had the effect of
worrying the Chinese ENJOYS consiG-
erably.
This matter OF puuishments is ole
for which it is practically impossible
for the Chinese commissioners TO as
sumo the responsibility, rs they have
made no recommendation on this
point themselves, although they have
| So lal al hn tlr..,ta do ~
the foreign representatives. They
freely state that they are afraid the
court will refuse to comply with ths
demand for the beheading OF certain
Princes and officials, i'll which case
the situation must Immediately be-
come grave indeed.
| However, as stated above. nothing
can be definitely predicted i'll regard
to the outcome until the Empress
Dowager answers the kilograms OF
her ENJOYS. Ii she offers TO compro-
mise by giving a few minor heads it
will show that she is frightened, and
her ultimate compliance with all the
demands may be looked for. If,
however, she is defiant and refuses,
then the powers will probably force
matters. In such an event, the pcs
sibilities are too serious for specula-
ton.
The appointment of Chang Pc Hsi,
as special ambassador to England
: to bear the condolences OF China to
, Victoria and to attend the corona
tion ceremonies of King Edward VII
I will displease the people OF England
He is now the literary chancellor O
2 the province of Kwang Tung, anG
was formerly the compiler OF HanliL
b., University. He is an old man and 4
g rank conservative, who has never
had any connection with foreign al
fairs, and practically no one eversaV
him.
: One of the high hereditary Prince.
/ was the man chosen to 20 on thii
: mission. He WIS anxious to 90 too
and his appointment would hav'
been acceptable To England. Thi
e appointment OF Chang 20 H-i wa
7 made without consultation with tn
u / Chinese peace commissioners, and !
: has annoyed them.
The work OF compiling the Amer
T can claim for indemnity ON accoun
l. of the uprising in China has bee
practically completed The tota
y amount of privateclaimsi is sS01 90
n gold. With the exception OF th
r claims of II few business houses
:. which amount to about $500 0t
e this sum is all for the mi-,iouar
< bodies. Claims Of these societies I
/ the amount OF about S25o, 600 ar
distributed as follows:
Women Foreign Missionary II
ciety. SIS. 296: Presbyterian Boar
Of Missions, S3I.135. America
Board Of Foreign Missions for Mort
China. S64.I1o: Presbyterian Mi
sion at Dao Ting Ia. SI1.~3o Mort
China Methodist Mission. S15,1z,
and the Young Mems Christian Il
: ISOLATION, SLIGO
This does not represent al II
: damages claimed by these soeietie
: a. the missionaries have ben -ollee
= inc large iulemnirie> from Cline>
villages
The Rev. :. Araen-, 0f 7he An-
lean Board of Foreign Mission
IT whose arrest ~ fHoH Chou uT q
French AMI Germans caused tr5aa
= 4 4av or - ago, taIe-rag-s r5la- Z
g. has heen released ans a~ Poop