Show FOLLOWS UNCLE SAW John Bull at Last Acts on the Chinese Problem I MAC DONALD IS INSTRUCTED Directed to Enter Into Negotiations With Chinese Officials Just as the United States Directed Minister Conper British Envoy is Given Discretionary Power to Pus Upon Sufficiency of Credentials of Chinese Chi-nese Plenipotentiaries Roeldiill Instructed to Cooperate Washington Oct 5The British I Government has followed In the footsteps foot-steps of the United Stales ln the Chinese Chi-nese negotiations I has authorized Sir Claude MacDonald the British Minister at Peking to enter into relations rela-tions with the Chinese officials Just as our Government In the case of Mr Conger I has left to its Minister discretionary power to pass upon the sufficiency of the credentials of Li I Ilung Chang Prince Ching and the other Chinese envoys Although the formal response to the last German proposition lias not been returned by Lord Salisbury the United Stales Government has been informed that though such an answer may not be made all being unnecessary In the light of recent developments yet Sir Claude MacDonald will be instructed in-structed to make the same Inquiries relative to the punishment of the Chinese Chi-nese ringleaders that have been committed com-mitted to Mr Conger COOPERATE WITH CONGER The first practical outcome of Special frst Commissioner Roclch Ills Investigation has been an instruction to him by the State department to cooperate with Minister Conger In the Inquiries with with that official Is now charged relative rela-tive to the character of tho Chinese envoys and punishments The next step toward the final settlement of the Chinese troubles must come from Mr Conger and his brother Ministers They arc charged now with Inquiries into the matter of punishments which certainly will occupy some time and It is not expected that much headway will be made in other directions until this phase of the case has been passed LATEST FRENCH NOTE I The latest French note Is a distinct movement toward the initiative of jic gotfatlons for a setnlementr hUe this question of punishments Is still pending queston ing I is probable that exchanges will take place with the French note as the basis while the Ministers at Peking arc at work under their instructions I upon the subject of punishments but oven though some advance Is made with the French note It Is not likely In the Judgment of olIlcIalB here that all of the complex questions Involved therein can bo agreed upon by the powers before Mr Conger and the other Ministers arc ready to report upon their branch of the case CHINESE WILL OBJECT Touching tho French proposals the officials here have already received Intimations In-timations that the Chinese Government Govern-ment is preparing to offer strenuous objection to some of them notably to the proposition looking to the razing of the Taku forte and the Interdiction fort cton of the Importation of firearms I Is believed however that the Imperial Government will make an earnest effort to meet the demand of the flowers respecting re-specting the punishments The news that Yung Lu IB not to before be-fore upon IhA peace commission Is well received here as Indicating the readiness of the Chinese Government to heed any reasonable remonstrance from the powers I |