The Portland daily press., 1901-01-11
PROPOSITION WITHDRAWN
For tho Transfer of Chiuese Ntgoti-
stions 10 Warrington,

For tho Transfer of ohiuese Stgoti-
ssions TO Warrington,
Washington, January 10.--The propo.
sition submitted by the President to
transfer the negotiations OF the ques-
tions OF Indemnity and revision OF COM
mercial treaties to some other place than
Pekin, was designed to facilitate the
conclusion Of the Chinese negotiations
as whole by separating those still re-
quiring considerable deliberA tion from
those already determined. AS some
OF the powers do not look with favor up.
ON this separation and othars hesitate to
decide the question, the President has
proposition and has directed the diplo-
matlc representatives OF the United
States SO 20 inform the governments 10
which the proposition was addressed.
At the same time, desiring above all
else to avoid delay In the progress of the
negotiations, the President has directed
Mr.. Conger to urge forward their COM
pletlon at Pekin. The other governments
also have bsen urgently requested to
avoid all unnecessary delay in complet-
ing the settlement OF the Chinese ques-
tion.
The foregoing gives In authoritative
form the important action determined
upon ana carried ont today. AS special
ly stated, the action was brought about
because some OF the powers did not look
with favor upon the proposal. while 9TH
ers held back IN giving their decision
Under these circumstances, 1t WAS mani
fest to the officials here that unity OF
action was impossible and as long IS
even one power declined to accspt the
proposition, there could be no effective
agreement for removing these two sub.
10 cts OF negotiations from Pekin.
Now that this phase of the negotiation
is closed, the officials here fsel that It
would be ungracious to disclose just
what powsrs did not look with favor up
on the removal plan and thsy decline
to confirm the current speculation into
the effect that considerable of the oppo-
sition has come from Berlin.
The Instructions to MIR. Conger to urge
forward the completion of the negoti-
ations at Pakin. were forwarded iasa In
the day. Mr. Conger was not heard from
during the day.
OBJECTION WITHDRAWN.
Berlin, January 10 "A special despatch
from Pekin TO the Lokal Anzeiger late
this evening says:
"The Chinese court has abandoned its
objection to the joint demands OF the pow
ers, and it is believed that Prince Ching
and LII Hung Chang Will sign in a few
days. 1t Is expected that telegraphic
authorization will reach them from Sian
Flu to use the imperial SEAL which is un-
der guard in Pskin."
SUMMONED 10 PEKIN.
Shanghai. January 10.-It is reliably
Chang have telegraphed the newly an
pointed treasurer CT the province Of Chi
LII, Chung Yu Shan, to hasten TO Pekin
to assist In the negotiations.
MODIFICATION WANTED.
Shanghai, January 10.-A despatch
from Sian En- (where the Chinese court
Ia located) to native newspaper, says:
as olne OF the clauses OF the conditions
consequently the emperor and empress
and the much troubled court have tele-
graphen to Liu Kun vi. the viceroy OF
Nankip, and Chang MI Tung, the vice.
10y of Hankow, to proceed Immediately
to Pekin ana confer with the foreign
ministers and Chinese commissioners in
an attempt to secure q modification OF the
obstructive conditions, They have been
instructed, IL they are unable 60 nroceed
to Pekin, to propose q suitable meeting
place for the ministers elsewhere.
POWERS DECLINE.
Paris, January 1o.--The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press learns
on good authority that the suggestion of
the government OF the United States to
change the seat of the Chinese peace me-
gotiations to Washington will be declined
by the Powers.
CHINESE PREPARING 10 FIGHT.
Pskin. January GA Chinaman from
Sian Flu, where the court is ut present,
says that within the city s8s. 900 Chinese
troops are drilling continuously, the
ma jority of them being armsd with mod
ern rifles. He says that the feeling of the
people there Is bitterly anti.foreign and
that they believe that II they can meet
the allies In open fight they can defeat
them.
TIE HEIR SWITCHED.
Shanghai, January 10.-Liu Kung vi,
viceroy of NankiD, has memoriaiised
Emperor Kwang Su to abolish the dis
tinetion between Manchus and chi nese
Zen Wen Pao, heir apparent, was
given forty bamboo strokes for not pay
ing due respect TO the emperor. The
empress dowager acquiesced in the pun
ishment.
NOBODY OFFENDED.
London, January II --''There Is no
reason TO believe that the American pro-
posal to transfer the Pekin negotiations
TO Washington has given uTbrags In any
quarter" says the Vienna correspondent
OF the Times, ''since the suggestion does
not appear 60 have been prompted BY sell
fish motives; but the European powers
have had more experience OF diplomatic
conferences than the United States, and
| know that these tend to reveal and em-
phasize difference OF opinion, which In
the case OF China they are particularly
| 0esirous OF avoiding
PRESIDENT IMPROVES.