| Show WANT SATISFACTORY EDICT Envoys Give Chinese Authorities Eight Days to Prepare One Peking Fob 19The foreign envoys have given the Chinese authorities cght days in which to issue satisfactory edicts Tho eight days given cannot the foreign Ministers say bo considered I as an ultimatum as the notice only refers re-fers particularly the cessation of examinations ex-aminations and also to the liability of the Governors of the provinces whore outrages may be committed MILITARY ASK QUESTIONS The military Ofllclals fall to HCC the difference a scries of Ultimatums or a single ultimatum covering the cntlrd demands and ak if the Chinese refuse to agree to any points during the number num-ber of days given what the Ministers Intend to do PREPARATIONS FOR EXPEDITION In the meantime the military continue preparations for tho expedition the Intention being to send out six columns of troops two columns leaving Peking Tien THII and Pao Ting Fu respective ly I Field Marshal Count von Waldersce believes that eight days rations will be ample for the columns to take with then as the lines ot communication I will be open and fresh supplies will be obtainable I I MAT SEIZE PORTS It In reported on some authority tliat It the present negotiations prove un succcsBfuU warships some of the powers will seize Che Foo Canton and other placesas soon aa the winter Is overAll over-All the troops arc being put through I a severe course of drill especially the Germans from daylight until dark I WHO JOIN IN EXPEDITION I Count von Waldcrsees expedition to i Sinn Fu will comprise 15000 British Germans French nnd Italians It la understood that if the expedition starts It wljl act as a guard of honor to the I Emperor on his way back to Peking It Is rumored that the allies will simultaneously simul-taneously operate In the Yangtsc Klang valley ChINA WILLING TO COMPLY Prince Thing anti LI Hung Chang I have received a telegram which virtually virtu-ally means that the Chinese will com J the demand of the J ply with all powers although hwy still desire Information I 191 u ftt minor detail The foreign j envoys look ahead confidently to absolute abso-lute compliance by Thunqdrfy ut thc I la bat I CHiNCh AND LI WORRIED I Prtnci Chlrur and 11 Hung Chang 1 have bt n greatly worried by the pre par 14n8 for the expedition Into the In tenor and they have strongly urged the court to yield pointing out that othN wise the dismemberment the empire was probable 1 CHAFFEE CALLS ON LI Gen Chaffee signalized the Chinese Chi-nese new year by calling upon LI Hung Chang who seemed to be in much better bet-ter health < It Is f now asserted that the Germans I will turn the railroad over to the En I gllsh at the end of the month I I |
