THE MOTiNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900.
REICHSTAG OPENED
Mild Tone of the Speech From
' the Throne.
EXPENSES OF CHINA EXPEDITION
Laclc.of Time Prevented the Co-operation
of Parliament With
the Emperor.
BBRXrIN, Nov. It The. Reichstag, re
assembled today. The speech from the
throne dwelt at length oh the events In
CMna -which have excited emotion anions
civilised people, saying:
"Eanatjcal. hate and dark supsrstltlon.
Incited by unscrupulous advisers of the
court, have driven misguided masses of
Chinese to acts of atrocity against the
outposts of "Western civilization and
Christian worship, dwelling peacefully In
thettr midst.
MMy Minister died at the hands of an
assassin, in a courageous attempt to over
come the rising peril. The foreigners at
the capital saw themselves threatened,
life and limb. These things, of horror
united the civilized community, where
otherwise there was a divergence. All na
tions against which the unparalleled on
slaught was directed, drew closer. Their
sons fought with one mind, shoulder to
shoulder, even as" yonder standards float
side by side. So the Governments show
themselves In council, united with the
sole wdsh to restore an orderly state, of
things as speedily as possible arid, after
the punishment of the chief culprits,
avert a recurrence In the future of such
a disturbance of peace of the world.'"
In announcing that the relations of Ger
many -with all the powers are good, the
speech recalls His Majesty's sorrow at
the assassination of King Humbert, of
Italy, saying he was "my ally and dear
friend, who fell a victim to a damnable
outrage."
The speech then proceeds:
"I would sooner have consulted the
Reichstag on the measures in China, but
for the necessity of prompt action and
the difficulty of furnishing reliable infor
mation. Whenever the Reichstag could
form decisions or estimate the expendi
ture the Government felt confident that
the representatives would not refuse their
subsequent sanction to the necessary ex
penditure." Turning fo domestic affairs. His Majesty
said that in consequence of the natural
growth of the revenue and the Increased
taxation voted last session, abundant
funds were available in almost every
branch of life in the Empire, "especially
for measures for the benefit of workers
and the defense of the country. Customs
tariffs, he added, would probably be laid
beoro the Bundesrath during the present
session. The speech commenced by announcing-
various bills which -would be In
troduced The ceremony of opening h'e Reiolistag
occurred at noon in the Knights Hall, of
the Schloss, in tho presence of the Em
peror. At the conclusion of the speech
from the throne Emperor "William was
"warmly cheered and Count von Bulow,
the Imperial Chancellor, formally de
clared the session opened.
Several of the evening papers announce
that the German financial bill submitted
to the Federal Council shows that to
balance it the sum of 2.240,947,301 marks
will be required. The bill empowers the
Imperial Chancellor to raise a loan of
S7,2S6,3S4 marks and to issue treasury bills
to the amount of 175.000,000 marks to
strengthen the ordinary working capital
of the Imperial Treasury.
X bill providing for a third supple
mental"? credit on account of the Chinese
expeditton will be submitted to the
Reichstag. A' memorandum accompanies
the bill, explaining that the uprising' in
China was- at first such that Its sup
pression could be left to the Chinese Gov
ernment, but M assumed a form menac
ing to the -whole foreign community. Its
object was then clear namely, the exclu
sion of the whole foreign element by a
reign of terror. Jt added that the Chi
nese Government, if not unwilling, -was
at least Incapable of controlling the move
ment, and the powers had to protect their
subjects, the military forces of all the
powers participating to an equal degree
In the restoration of order. To stop in
ternational military action now -would
bring a "fresh sacrifice of time and- the
lives of peaceful Inhabitants. Neverthe
less, the object of suoh action was solely
the restoration of tranquility in China.
Its task did not go beyond the suppres
sion of open hostilities, and all attacks
on the inner life of China not necessary
were being avoided. The supplementary
credit bill asks for 162,750.000 marks, it
being assumed that China will eventually
pay all the costs incurred by Germany.
Political circles generally are disap
pointed at the colorlessness of the speech
from the throne. The opening session
this afternoon was tame.
The cost of the China transportation up
to October 27 by the North German Lloyd
and Hamburg-Amerioan lines was more
than 27,000,000 marks. Another item of the
government proposals is a provision to
pension invalided soldiers who render
service in China, or their relicts, at double
the allowance made In the regular army.
The Liberal newspapers express dissat
isfaction with the reasons adduced In the
speech from the throne for the Emperor
not obtaining the sanction of the Reichs
tag before sending the Chinese expedition.
The Krauz Zeltung, the organ of tho
Prussian Junker squirearchy, while approving-
the speech, asserts that the right
will not be able to support the govern
ment on every kind of question during
the session. The National Zeltung says:
"Parliament, of course, will grant the ex
penditure demanded, but it must clearly
give the government to understand that
In future it expects different treatment"
All the papers point out that the speech
from the throne contains no surprises.
Many, including some government or
gans, admit hat the explanation for the
delay In calling the Reichstag 1b weak.
The Berliner Neuste Nachrlchten says:
""We do not believe that the explanation
offered will prove acceptable to the
Reichstag. An appropriation for a pre
liminary credit eoild have been carried
in -three days without apposition, and
the government would thus have secured
the approval of the Reichstag in advance
for Its unavoidable action In China. In
that way Its position would have been
Incomparably stronger."
Even the Krettz Zeltung- admits that
the criticisms of the government's course
"axe not without a certain justification."
The Cologne Volks Zeltung, the leading
Centrist organ, will say tomorrow: "The
explanation offered is not convincing.
Admitting that the Reichstag could not
have been called Immediately upon the
breakitrg out of the China troubles, still
nothing prevented calling it months ago.
In order to add -weight to Germany's ac
tion." Bat even the papers which criticize ad
mit that the Reichstag will vote the cred
its asked. The Frelsinlge Zeltung points
oat that the speech from the throne
failed to mention that the budget fore
casted for 1901 will necessitate a loan of
87 009.000 marks to balance.
Centrary to the usual practice, admis
sion cards to the press and visitors at
the opening of the Reichstag by the Em
peror -were not Issued. This Is explained
as due to extra precautions now taken
for His Majesty's safety.
"Von Bulovr and the Tariffs.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-The Tagltche
Rundaseh's Herald's dispatch from Ber
lin says it learns that Count von Bulow
has declared himself against the system
of maximum and minimum tariffs de
manded by the Agrarian party, because
a deubfe tariff -would render the passage
of a commercial treaty -with the United
States extremely difficult, and the Impe
rial Chancellor is very, desirous of arrlv-
Ins at a positive result-" -The Berliner
Tageblatt declares that this decision Is
irrevocable. r
t THE DAY'S RACES.
Close of the Fall Meeting at Lake
side, Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. 14. Racing for this
year on Chicago tracks has ended. Lake
side wound up Its Fall meeting today.
Goebel burned up a barrel of money for
his admirers today In the first race, be
cause the-old horse wanted to stop and
play. Emma R. beat him out a head at
the "wire. Algaretta and Money Muss have
had many battles lately, and the latter
always came oat victorious. Today, how
ever, the-2-year-old tried to go half a fur
long further than usual and -was beaten
in the second race by the mare. Algaret
ta was forced to clip a quarter of a sec
ond off the track record, going the dis
tance In 1:07 flat. "Weather cloudy; track
fast. Summary:
Five and a half furlongs Emma R
wonr Goebel second, Olckma third; time,
1:07 3-5.
Five and a half furlongs Algaretta
won Money Muss second. Sly third; time,
1:07.'
Owners handicap, seven furlongs May
Beach won, Flaunt second, Peaceful
third; time. 1:27 1-5.
Mile and an eighth Aloha II won, Flor
lzar second, Moroni third; time, 1:54 4-4.
Mile and a quarter, selling Major Man
sir won, Frangible second, Strangest
third: time, 2:08.
One mile Brownie Anderson won, Ox
ford second. Hoods Brigade third; time,
1:42 -2-5.
Rneea at Aanednct.
NEW YORK, Noy. Ill Results at Aque
duct: About seven furlongs Bastlle -won,
Trumpet second. Imp third; time, 1:25 3-5.
Five furlongs Orienta won, Annie
Thompson second, Mesatfa third; time,
1:51 3-5. ,,
Mile and 70 yards Toluca won. Double
Dummy second, Tension third; time,
1:46 3-5.
Mile fend a sixteenth Philippine "won.
Knight of the Garter second, Sir Fltzhugh
third; time, 1:49 1-5.
About seven furlongs Queen Carnival
won. The Pufltan second, Billionaire
third; time, 1:27 1-5.
Mile and 70 yards Maple won, Mon
mouth Boy second. Give and Take third;
time,, 1:49 2-6.
Races at Latonia.
CINCINNATI, 0.,'Nov. 14. Summary at
Latonla: .
Six and a half furlongs Horse Shoe To
bacco won. Lake Fonso second, Brulare
third; time, 1:20.
Five and a half furlongs Prima won,
School tor Scandal second, Barbara M.
third; time, 1:0SL.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Sauber
won, Eilholln second, Reana third; time,
Five furlongs Sevoy won, Master Mari
ner second. Earl Fonso third; time, 1:02.
Six furlongs Ethel Wheat won. Duelist
second, Jim Winn third; time, 1:44.
Mile and 70 yards Left Bower won, Et
ta second, Saguenay third; time, 1:47.
Races fxt Oakland.
SAtf FRANCISCO, Nov. 14. Weather
at Oakland" line; track fast. Results:
Six furlongs, selling Daniel won. The
Singer second. Bessie Lee third; time,
1:141.
Five and a half furlongs Diderot won,
Scallywag second, Laura Marie third;
time, 1:0S.
Mile and an elgth Rosormonde won,
The Bobby second, Locochee third; time,
1:52.
Six furlongs, selling Donator won.
Tirade second; Alee third; time, 1:13ft.
Mile and a sIxteenth-rHortpn won. Dr.
Bernais second. Ed Caxdo third; time,
1:47ft.
"Mysterious Billy" Itost on a s'bal.
SAVAKNJQH. Ga., Nov. 14. "Mysteri
ous Billy1" Smith, of Ner York, lost his
fight tonight with. Jim, Judge, of Sranton,
Pa., by fouling his man In the eleventh
round. The fight, was fast and fdrlous
up to the point of conclusion. Smith's
ring tactics were condemned by the au
dience. EDUCATION FOR FILIPINOS.,
Yale's Offer to Commissioner Taft
University Matters.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 14. Yale
will educate free of charge five Filipinos
provided young men of exceptional fit
ness and high character bo selected by
Judge Taft, of the Philippine Commis
sion. This announcement came from tho
secretary, the Rev., Anson Phelps Stokes,
Jr., after the Yale University Corporation
adjourned Its Autumn session. It Is
hoped that those selected will be on hand
at the beginning of the next college year.
The corporation, hopes by this pioneer
work to induce- the Civil Service Commis
sion" In Washington to make an effort to
obtain the co-operation of leading Amer
ican colleges in a general plan to do for
the Filipinos just what was done some
years ago for the young Chinese and
Japanese who were educated at Yale.
The Influence of Judge Taft, who Is him
self a Yale alumnus, class of 1S79, Is seen
In this movement.
Surprise was occasioned by the an
nouncement of the resignation of the
Rev. Dr. George Park-Fisher, an emi
nent theologian and historian. Profes
sor Fisher is in point of sen ice the old
est member of the Yale faculty. For 46
years he has given Instruction at Yale,
His resignation will take effect Imme
diately after the close of the bl-centen-nlal
celebration. In -October. 1901. He
was graduated from Brown University In
1847. He studied theology In Yale and
abroad, and In 1854, became professor of
divinity at Yale and pastor of the col
lego churoh. -He was born in 1827, and
still enjoys vigorous health.
Tho report of Morris F. Tyler, treas
urer showed that for the fiscal year
ending July 31, 1900, the permanent funds
of the university have been Increased by
the sum of $427,337. Tho general univer
sity funds have received $210,9SS of the in
creases, the principal additions being from
the estate of the late Cornelius Vander
bllt, 5100,000; from Miss Caroline Phelps
Stokes and Miss Olivia E. Phelps Stokes,
for tile erection of Woodbrldge Hall. 540,-
000, and $30,000 from William J, uoage
for a specific course of lectures.
End of the Silver Republicans.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 14. Charles
A. Towne. chairman of the Silver Repub
lican National Committee; George -H.
Shlbley, Illinois committeeman, and E. B.
Corser, of this city, treasurer of the com
mittee, have been in conference here over
the party's future. It is understood they
have decided to issue an address In -which
they will express the belief that the time
has come for the giving up of tho party
organization and the merging of Its members-
into the Democracy. All Silver and
Lincoln Republicans will be urged to be
come Democrats In good standing.
Fire In a Bridge Plant
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 14. Fire which
started In the engine-room of the De
troit Bridge & Iron Works early Joday
did between 585.000 and $75,000 damage.
Five hundred men are thrown out of em
ployment. The loss Is covered by insur
ance. Repajrs will be begun Immediately
and the works started again as soon as
possible.
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Girls' College Burned.
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 14. Fire today to
tally destroyed Virginia College. Tho
young lady students saved practically
nothing of their effects. . No lives were
lost. The loss Is about 575,000, partly
covered by Insurance.
i
Stops the Couch and "Works OS the
Cold.
I-axatlvo Ilrorop-Qulnlne Tablets care a cold
J la on dur. No cure no dst... Price. S3 cents.
BOTHA WILL SURRENDER
UK SEXDS ROBERTS A STATEMENT)
OF. HIS TERMS.
Oom Paul Arrives at Suez Mlclinel
Davitt on the Boer Presi
dent's . Trip.
LONDON, Nov. 15. Commandant-General
Botha, according to a dispatch to the
Dally Mall from Pretoria, has sent to
Lord Roberts a statement of the terms
on which he will surrender.
Davitt on Kruger's Trip.
NEW YORK. .Nov. 14. Michael Davitt,
M. P., has cabled from Paris to the Jour
nal and Advertiser in part as .follows:
"It is unique testimony to the great
individuality of President Kruger that
his voyage to Europe is watched with
more Intense interest by the continental
press than Is the progress of the war In
China. The dally calculations of the speed
of the Geldorland. with its illustrious pas
senger have two- main inspirations, name
ly, curiosity as to what the Indomitable
THE SAD NEWS IN LUZON.
President may say for his people, and
against England when he lands at Mar
seilles, pnd the probable effect of this
on the attitude of tho European powers
and the military policy of the British in
the future prosecution of the war.
"All speculation agrees upon two points:
There are to be Important revelations.
In one well-Informed quarter It is asserted
that Mr. Chamberlain will soon have an
opportunity of reading private letters
found in Johannesburg that will place the
active complicity of the Colonial Office
In the Jameson raid beyond further dis
pute. Proof will also be adduced that
Kruger purchased the ammunition for the
Boer armies from Birmingham firms In
which friends of the Colonial Secretary
have a large, direct interest.
"The Gelderland will stop at Port Said
only to receive dispatches and will pro
ceed in a few; hours to Marseilles where
she Is, expected to; arrive on .the l9th.
Kruger ls not Hkelvjto publlshany state
ment "until fter consulting o members
of the Boer Government already in
Europe, all o whom ho will meet on land
ing." Transvaal Consul Out of a Job.
LONDON. Now 15 "The Portuguese
Government," says the Lisbon corre
spondent of the Daily .Mail, "has cabled
depriving Herr Potts, Transvaal Consul
at Lourenco Marques, of his exequateur."
Jlore Work for Roberts' Army.
LONDON. Nov. "15. "We understand,"
says the Dally News, "that Lord Roberts
has Intimated that It Is Impossible to with
draw more troops from South Africa."
Kruger at Port Said.
PORT SAID, Nov. 14. The Dutch
cruiser Gelderland, with Mr. Kruger on
board, has arrived here.
JOURNEYED ACROSS SIBERIA.
Rongh Trip of Professor "Wright and
His Son.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 14. Professor
G. Fred Wright, of Oberlln College, and
his son, Fred Bennett Wright, have ar
rived here after a five-months' Joumey
In Siberia and Central Asia. They sailed
from San Francisco on the same steamer
that carried Mrs. Conger, -wife of the
United States Minister to China, and Mrs.
Wlllard, spending a, month in Japan and
reaching Pekln about the end of last
April. Mr. Conger prpcured for them a
permit to travel In the Interior of China.
They spent a week on the Mongolian
plateau and returned to Pekln, May 25.
When going to Mongolia, they observed
Boxers drilling and practicing contortions
outside of Pekln with wooden swords and
speara. Upon their return they heard
Chinese gun practice 15 miles distant
from the capital, which was ridiculed In
Pekln. While in Tien Tsln they wero
stoned by the mob until they bribed the
police to Interfere. The Russian Vlce
Admlral Allexeff forwarded them June 4
by a construction train and wagon under
Cossack Guard to Harbin, crossing part
of the Siberian Railway where American
material is brought up by way of the
Amur and the Sungarl Rivers. Professor
Wright observed Cossacks burning Chi
nese villages and he passed through a
burning city of 10,000 people. He counted
100 bodies In the Amur River within five
minutes. ,
Ultimately, he managed to secure a boat
going up the river to the. railway at
Vrollnsk and reached Oask a fortnight
later. At this point, Professor Wrjght and
his son left the railway, taking the
Iritlsh River to Pavlodar. Thence they
proceeded 403 miles by wagon to Tashkent
making 7Q miles a, day and one day cov
ered 132 miles. Tomorrow, Professor
Wright and his son will call upon Pro
fessor Nitlkln, the Russian geologist, who
w,as able to facilitate greatly their work
of exploration.
ATTACKED JAPAKESE EMPRESS.
Lunatic Threw His Purso and Shoes
at Her.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 2. via Victoria, B.
C, Nov. 14. The chief sensation of thft
week has been the attack by a lunatic
upon the carfiag6 of the Empress, as the
latter was being escorted through the
streets of Toklo. The Incident -was notable
only from the extraordinary character
of the weapons used, and also from the
additional evidence It furnished. If any
thing were needed to testify to the great
reverence and affection in which Her
Majesty Is held by the ipeople. Mere ru
mor of the attack before the actual facts
were known, caused a tremendous amount
of excitement In the -city, out of all
proportion to the Importance of the affair
Itself, . y
The crary assailant, having- brooded
over his lowly birth until he Imagined
himself of the imperial lineage, had ap
plied In vain at the Imperial household
department to have his claims5 recognised.
Ha . determined .to .attract publlc atten-.
tion in somo way, which he succeeded. in
doing' most effectually by first throwing
his purse and then his wooden clogs at
the passing procession.
The perils accompanying the use of the
kodak by foreigners In Japan, as well as
advantages of belonging to the Harvard
Club of this empire, were amusingly Il
lustrated by a recent Incident Among
the first telegrams received by Baron
Kaneko, the newly appointed Minister of
Justice, on his accession to office, " was
one from Shimonosekl, announcing that
fwo young men, named Burden and "Win
throp, belonging to Boston families of
the highest respectability, had been ar
rested at Shimonosekl in the act of tak
ing photographs in the vicinity of the
fortifications there, and asking for in
struotions as to what should be done
with them. The Minister of Justice, "who,
as president of the Harvard Club, had only
a few evenings before entertained th
Bostc-nlans at dinner at the club, and
could therefore vouch for their not being
foreign spies, at once wired orders for
their immediate release. '
Tire new Ministry Is looked upon with
the greatest Interest and favor by for
eigners, as It Is -without doubt far more
favorably disposed toward the latter than
any wh!ch has been In power for some
years past.
The new regulation of the Home De
partment, In regard to the management
of the social evil and famous "Yoshl-
1 '
St. Paul Pioneer Presi,
waras," is having . such extraordinary
and unexpected effect that it is confi
dently predicted that this particular fea
ture of Japanese life- will soon disappear
from the larger cities.
Remarkable Murder Trial Ended.
VIENNA, Nov. 14 A remarkable trial
for murder has just been concluded at
Pizk, Bohemia, after lasting two years
and being the center of a bitter conflict
between the ariti-Semlte party and tho
Jews. Leopold Hllsner, a Jew, who In
1S98 was charged with the murder imme
diately before the Jewish Passover of a
young1 peasant girl, whom it was alleged
hetrwaylaid In a lonely forest on the
road from Kuttenburg to Prague, was
found guilty today of being an accom
plice In the crime and was condemned
to, death by 'hanging. The Jury, by the
terms of the verdict, declared that the
ltftlm'WVas' nofa. ritual murder.
t Spanish-American Conprress.
MADRID. Nov. 14. Tha .Queen Regent
today received the delegates to tho Spanish-American
Congress (and their fami
lies, "Senor Zanidvar, the representative
of Salvador, expressed Jn behalf of the
Spanish-Americans" their love for the
mother country, "whose glories and suf
ferings they shared."
The committee of finance met again
this "afternoon and decided to urge
Spain .and Latin America to -adopt a
conimon standard with the object of so
during mpnetary unification.
Sweden Relieves Her Poor.
'WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Sweden'8
solicitude for her poor Is set forth In a
communication to the State Department
from United States Consul-?eneral Wins
low at Stockholm. In 1898. States Consul-General
Wlnslow, 241,977 citizens re
ceived relief from the poor funds. Those
latter aggregated- 13,00,000 crowns, or
52,618,0000.
( Bank "Wreckers Convicted.
LONDON, Nov. 14. The directors,
manager and auditors of Dumbell's Bank,
of Douglas, Isle of (Man, which recently
failed for over. 100,000, were found guilty
today of falsifying the bank's books.
Sentence was deferred. The jurymen
-were cheered by tho assemblage of
ruined depositors.
Military Servlco in Scamllnnvta.
STOCKHOLM. Nov. 14. A bill was in-
j troduced In Parliament today fixing the.
terms of service in the army and navy at
245 days for the first ear and 35 days for
the third, fourth and fifth years. The
yearly expenditure wllljte 45,000,000 kroners
for 12 years.
Accident, at a Bullfight.
ALICANTE, Spain, Nov. 14. During
tho progress of a bullfight given by
wxraien toreadors -at Pedrageur, near
this city, yesterday the benches col
lapsed and eight persons wero killed
and 200 injured.
To1 Drain Entire Zuyder Tee.
NEW YORK, Nov. It The Dutch Cab
inet, according to a Herald's dispatch
from Antwerp, has submitted to tho
enStates-General a new bill proposing to
drain the entire, Zuyder Zee.
. Exodus of Finns Cease.
T PETERSBURG, Nov. 14. Reports
frohtf the Vlborg district say the exodus
of Finns to the United States has ceased
and that the emigration agents have
left that district.
Vote of Want of Confidence.
JdELBOURNE, Nov. 14.-Jn the Legisla
tive" A.ssejnbly at Victoria today, a reso
lution expressing want of confidence In the
goyernment was adopted by 51 votes
against 42.
Old-Ase Pension In Australia.
,BTTNEY, N. S. W Nov. 14. The Leg
islative Assembly of New South Wales
today passed tho old-age pension hill to
a second reading.
Fire In Seoul Palace.
YOKOHAMA. Nov. 3, via Victoria, B.
O., -Nov. 14. Fire destroyed a conslder-
able, portion of the Corean palace at Seoul
October 14.
- Official Connt of Delaware.
WILMINGTON, Xel.. Nov. 14. The com
plete official count of Delaware for Presi
dent is:
McKlnley ." , 23.457
Bryan, , , 18,856
McKInley's plurality 3,601
Fpur yeara ago the plurality for Mc
Klnley --was ST16. The Prohibition ticket
received 5S7 vnti5 .nnil fh Sn.nT T.tWa-
icrailc.ticket67. Total vote,i41,9ff7. - -
WILL REfURN,IO;PEuN
CHINESE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
ACCEPT MINISTERS' itfVTrATIOX.
Tae Allies Are Sending Another Col
umn to the Interior to Pro
tect Missionaries.
TIEN TSIN, Nov. IS. It is. reported that
an Imperial edict has been issued an
nouncing that Emperor Kwang' Su and
the Empress Dowager will return to Pe
kin. A Russian column of 330 men, with four
guns, which left here November 4, 're
turned November 9. having engaged tho
Chinese. At Hslatsln, the Russians fought
2000 Chinese troops, dispersing them and
killing 200. The Russians had no casual
ties. Tho population of Tien Tsln now reaches
600.000. cninese and the allies are.
strengthening the garrison as against a
possible surprise. It is supposed that one-
L third of the inhabitants are Boxers.
THE PEKIN NEGOTIATIONS.
Proposals Are Not All Satisfactory
to Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. It Is said that
the details of the proposition before the
-council of Ministers at Pekln, as set out
in the London special dispatches, aro
L substantially correct. However, they are
not included in any note so far received
here officially, but are rather comprised
In a series of notes and telegrams that
have been exchanged between the State De.
partment and Minister Conger day by day
as the negotiations proceeded. The State
Department has regarded several of these
propositions as extremely unwise or un
desirable, but has not felt that that fact
justified the United States in withdrawing
singly from the concert of the powers.
The rather severe criticisms of the
English press upon the attitude of the
United States relative to the Chinese com
plications, based upon the advices of their
American correspondents, have naturally
attracted a good deal of attention here.
With a view to ascertaining what basis
there might be for these criticisms, an
Inquiry was made today in an autnorlta
tlve quarter, with the following results:
"The comments of the London press on
the attltudevof the United States In the
pending negolatlons In China are found
ed on a complete misunderstanding. So
far from the Government interposing any
obstacle to an Agreement among the
powers at Pekln, Mr. Congee has been In
structed frequently and in urgent terms
to do .everything possible to bring about
& speedy agreement. This Government
took no part In the expedition to Pao
Ting Fu, but It made no protest against
it, and has given no ;xpression of opin
ion to the other ponera as to its pro
priety. "This Government is in agreement with
the powers in demanding severe and ade
quate punishment of the principal wrong
doers, Indemnity for tho past and security
for the future. It does not, however, at
this time and distance, presume to decide
who are the most guilty, what punish
ment must be inflicted In each particular
case and what sentences are possible of
excutlon. These matters, as well as that
of indemnity, are left to the negotiators
on the spot. It Is to be presumed that
they will not exact a reparation, either
personal or pecuniary, which it would be
beyond tho power of China to carry out."
Quartermaster-General Ludlngton Is in
formed that the transport Sumner sailed
from Nagasaki today for Manila with four
troops of the Sixth CaValry and four
batteries of the Third Artillery. It also
Is reported that four companies of the
Fifteenth Infantry left Taku today, bound
for -Manila, The troops mentioned com
prise tho last of the United States Army
In,, China withdrawn for service In the
Philippines. The only, troops of the United
State now in China are" the legation
guards at Peklrt, in command oir General
Chaffee.
Admiral van Reypen, Surgeon-General
of the Navy, has received a report con
cerning the wounding of Captain Mlers,
the ranking marine officer at Pekln. The
wound proves to have been most novel,
being made by a Chinese spear, and Is
one of the few wounds from such a wea
pon that American surgeons have been
called upon to treat. It also evidences
the Close quarters at which the Amerl
can commander at Pekln was engaged
with-' the Chinese spearmen. The wound
had healed to some extent, arid Captain
Mlers Is convalescent, although It has
been deemed advisable to remove him to
the naval hospital at Yokohama.
The New Orleans has sailed from Taku
for Che Foo. The Zafiro Is docked at
Hong Kong. The Saturn has left Cavlte
for Che Foo.
REBELLION AMONG MOSLEMS.
General Tuner Fu Sinner Mny Start
One In "Western China.
liONDON, Nov. 15 Dr. Morrison, 'wir
ing to the Times from Pekln Monday, and
referring' to the German expedition to
to the tombs of the Min dypasty and to
Kalsran. savs:
"Opinion here condemns the looting of
tombs, although no punishment could be
excessive for the cruelties recently Re
vealed. One English missionary had his
eyes burned out of the sockets with In
cense sticks. He survived his agonies for
36 hours.
"A loyal Chinaman today discussed with
me the probability of General Tung Fu
Slang raising a rebellion among the dis
contented Moslems In Western Chlni."
"The Ministers are discussing1 compen
sation for converts," says the Morning
Post's Pekln correspondent, wiring Sun
day, "and France and Germany are in
favor of demanding' It. Japan and Russia
oppose the Idea, and Great Britain and
the United States have taken up a nega
tive attitude."
"It Is pleasing to learn," says the Times
editorially this morning, "that the Amer
ican Government deem their attituae mis
conceived. The explanation emanating
from Washington would be quite satisfac
tory, were it not for a further qualifica
tion which seems to be implied by the
presumption entertained that the Minis
ters will not exact reparation beyond the
power of China to 'carry out. We are no
advocates of extravagant demands, but If
the Chinese court Is to haver any voice
In settling anything that Is within Its
power to execute, then the execution of
the real criminals becomes a farce."
RUSSIANS ARE ALARMED.
Fear an Invasion of tho Yellow
Horde.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 14. The Ros
slya has made tha original discovery that
the Chinese troubles "threaten to ruin
the Russian Empire." If the powers. Jt
Is added continue their present policy
China will be unable to pay a money
Indemnity, and consequently the powers
wljl demand and secure mining, railroad
and commercial concessions, which rwiil
result in the division of China Into
spheres of Influence and, ultimately. Into
the partition of China, In Bplte of the
assurances of the powers to tne con
trary. The Chinese, It Is further asserted.
Indignantly will emigrate to Siberia, and
the "yellow hofde" will again "precipl
ta'te Itself toward European Russia,
which will sink to the position of a
second-rate power. The other powers
probably wijl be satisfied with this event
uality, their Interests being solely com
mercial." ' .
The Novoe Vremya finds the, situation
worse, and saya the powers 'must, act
Independently. Henceforth, It asserts,
each power must bear the responsibility
of Its own army: Tho paper adds: "While
the Ministers' wetfe In danger there was
some excuse for a Commander-in-Chief,
but after Russia freed; Tien Tsln and
planted the first fiaff on the walls of Pe
kln. she wisely withdrew a. majority of
i net ; "troops -from. Count vqh WalderseeXL
command. The other powers should close
ly define Von Waldtrsee's- functions."
Continuing- the Japanese-Russlau dis
cussion, he Novoe vremya says:
The, English journals In the Japanese
ports arc convinced the Japanese can eas
ily vanqufsh the Russians. However, the
English back-down In the case of Port
Arthur has opened Japanese eyes. The
present campaign gave the armies of the
two powers an opportunity to leaa and
esteem each other."
Several of the papers take their cue
from the Novoe Vremya and follow up its
argument In the same strain. The Boerse
Gazette observed that "all the nations
are seeking a Japanese alliance, but Rus
sia's alone Is valuable." The paper adds:
"Russia and Japan will dictate the fu
ture of East Asia."
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
Allies Start for the Interior to Pro
tect Catholics.
BERLIN, Nov. 14. Thq War Office has
received the following dispatch from
Count von Waldersee, dated Pekln, No
vember 11:
"The former Chinese garrison of Pekln
Is now between Hualhal and Ksuen Hua,
52 and 89 miles respectively northwest of
Pekln. On this account and also because
of a request from "Bishop Favler for pro
tection for Catholics threatened in that
district, an expedition has been sent un
der Count von Wartenberg. consisting of
the FlrstBattallop, First Regiment, Col
onel Jaeger commanding, a company of
the Second Squadron, a train of mounted
artillery, a company of Austrlans, a bat
talion of Italians and a mountain bat
tery." The Frankfurter Zeltung prints a dis
patch from China saying that discord pre
vails In Pekln between the military and
the diplomats, and that the latter are also
at loggerheads among themselves.
The Voerwarts, the Socialist organ,
says: "We are informed that the Kaiser
is Indignant over the letters from soldiers
in China, showing German atrocities
there, and has ordered an Immediate In
vestigation. An array order of this char
acter Is in preparation. It Is incompre
hensible, however, .that, such letters
should cause displeasure In army circles,
since they only show that the soldiers
correctly execute the orders given by their
superiors."
The Berliner Tageblatt expresses a fear
that some considerable time will elapse
before the powers are able to obtain the
.signatures of Bmperor Kwang Hsu and
the Empress Dowager, but thinks that
they will ultimately yield. The Vosslsche
Zeltung denies the statements of the
English papers that Count von Waldor
see's authority Is not respected by the
Russians.
The aspersions cast by the French yel
low book on Germany regarding her at
titude In China are challenged by a num
ber of papers.
The Foreign Office publishes reports
from the German Legation at Pekln,
dated from May 31 to Augusts. The late
Baron von Ketteler's dispatches describe
exhaustively the progress of the Boxer
movement, demonstrating the guilt of the
Chinese Government Secretary of Lega
tion von Bulow. dealing with the dis
turbances at Pekln from June 12 to June
30, says that with the appointment of
Prince Tuan to the presidency of the
Tsung 11 Yamun, notification of which
was given June 10 to the foreign Min
isters, the Chinese Government "let fall
the mask." He adds that It was equiva
lent to a declaration of war. A drago
man of the German Legation, in these
reports, narrates the murder of Baron von
Ketteler. He saya it was a carefully
planned act of vengeance upon, the part of
certain high representatives of the Chi
nese Government whom Von Ktteler had
repeatedly accused, even to their faces,
of double dealing.
CONFERENCE OF, ENVOYS.
Good Progrresi Betas Hndo Toward
Settlement.
PEKIN, ,Nov. J2. via Shanghai, Nov. 14.
protracted conference. p the foreign
Ministers, was hejd today at the conclu
sion of which there was a general expres
sion of gratification at tne progress made
toward reaching .a settlement. It was
stated, that most of the minor points had
been disposed of and that anagreementhad
been reached upon several essential ques
tions .The- meeting, disclosed fewer diffi
culties over important points than were
expected, which Is largely due to the fact
that tho .Ministers have received definite
instructions fr6m their home Govern
ments. United States Minister Conger
said he was encouraged to believe that the
proposals would be ready to be submitted
to the Chinese Plenipotentiaries at an
earlier date than he had heretofore hoped.
The Ministers will meet again tomorrow.
Reliable information from New Chwang
Indicates a disturbed Condition of' affairs
there. Robbers and pirates are harrying
the -region and paralyzing commerce. The
Russians are .making an effort to suppress
the troubles except along the railway.
The weather Is becoming colder, with
nightly frosts, but tho supply of fuel i
good and the troops are not suffering.
Belgium's Intention lu'Chlno.
BRUSSELS. Nov. 14. In the Senate to
day the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M
de Faverau, made tne iouowing state
ment with reference to the intentions of
Belgium in China:
The government does not contemplate
military operations In China, nor the for
mation of a gendarmerie. We are seek
ing to acquire a piece of territory, but
as a simple settlement only, and without
political Importance. The acquisition will
bo made. at Tien Tsln, or perhaps else
where, but it -will not give rise to mili
tary action." '
Austrlans Join an Expedition.
VIENNA. Nov. 14. The commander of
the Austrian squadron at Taku cables
that an Austrian detachment of troops
left Pekln November 12 with an expedi
tion to the Northwest, which watj expect
ed to be gone three weeks. A company of
Austrian bluejackets, It Is added, with 16
German cavalrymen, recently engaged a
force of Boxers six miles west of Fekln
and defeated them. Three of the Boxer
leaders were shot.
Advice From a Cnlneae Minister.
PARIS, Nov. 14. The Matin publishes
an Interview with Yu Keng, the Chinese
Minister, In the course of which he says:
"The Princes will never be executed.
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