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TKS-COLFAX GAZETTE
TWENTY-THIRD TEAR.
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*L> *-Tl *%?'&/ 1/1 J.T mous purchase of Ladies'Topsy Kant Black
DCS! UKmlf 'HB.QC * Hohp, direct from the mill and now own
W 'hem ho «h to be able to sell them for
* * 8 cents per pair
U/YOTp'rjW <.)thers offer this quality as a bargain at 20c.
£..**«.,**.*** See Display in Window
Men's Shirts
Made from Blackhide Twills, double back and front, every
scam is double stitched and felled; considered good value else
where at 75c each. Our price,
44 cents each.
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Money back if goods are not satisfactory.
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The Place to Save Money.
WAITE BLOCK, MAIN STREET, COLFAX, WASHINGTON
M id-Summer f!!^ Bargains
The cleaning up time, when all Summer Merchandise goes
regardless of its mil worth, to make room for Fall Goods.
We mast make a quick clearance of all the odd lots, broken lines, remnants,
and Summer goods, and turn dull days into busy ones. On Saturday, July 14th,
the following special offerings, with hundreds of others, will be on sale and con
tinned until all are sold, to make room for Pall <Joods now on the way, and give
you an opportunity to pick up merchandise at remarkable prices.
A. Few of Them.
■200 Corsets in odd sizes, chiefly <;. D.'s, at sOc, formerly .'JI.OO and $1 25
150 Leather Belts, at . . . lOe, " 50c
Childrens'Muslin Bonnets and Hats at lOc, 15c, 25c, " :!sc, 50e, $1.00
Ladies'Sliirt Waists at.... 25c, " 50c
Ladies' Shirt Wants at sOc, " §1.00 to SI 50
Ladies' Neckwear at 5O , or half price
No. 2 all Satin and Silk Ribbons at.. . 15c pc of 10 yds, formerly 25c
15 inch all Silk Velvets at 25c yard, " 50c
54-inch Turkey Bed Table Damask 2Oc " " 30c
54-inch White Table Damask 25c " " :;.v
18-inch Toweling, :>0 yards for $1 OO
30-inch Summer Crapoos at .. Be, f jrmerly 12hc
30-inch Crash SaitioßS for skirts or saits.. lOc, " ' 15c
30-inch I ras-h Suitings for skirts or suits 15c, " 25c
There are bipger values here than you would believe for the price. A2O per
ct nt discount is not in it when you can get 50 per cent, but the goods must tro
even at that startling discount.
Respectfully. QHAS. PLATT.
HURRY UP!
TWO MORE WEEKS OF
The Great Slaughter Sale
CLOSES AUGUST 14.
Don't miss the opportunity—one in a lifetime—to get GOOD
GOODS REGARDLESS OF COST.
Ladies' Tailor Suits!
jj("sj\ ' \ ?•'?. Pi l l'l* 1 last shipment having just arrived,
Xy*Sft'* :, - we nre showing a complete line of Ladies'
Yy, v^*^v 4 Tuilor Suits. We guarantee them to be
rfj -~T£ _/^^?^^<o 'lit "4 the best values in this market and of the
1 *~ MftfiiC latest styles. Kton Jackets and SkirtH
1 £JSWjI itW'SsvW/^ c? with double box plait-
\^^V:y^ i f^, We also offer some excellent bargains
) ''^^\'pij ' '■'"^T'f '^' ''JyM in Ladies" Shirt Waists, from 50 cents
X. y*^3^^ \j £{%* I >'| -^H "Special" for this week we have the
/} '^OdSH^ celebrated "Hudson Boys' Ribbed Hose"
/ f<^ at ;> »Bta per pair, sold for 2"> cents at
'< \ ; Jafci. «i.J*^' other places.
JULIUS LIPPITT,
Pioneer Merchant. Colfax, Washington
drsn A WatcJi worth Having
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Va^i/rsx X prices are reasonable.
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U] v/ >^i *^'P^yi^ Roger Bros- B
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OOl^lf COEY MERCANTILE CO.
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COLFAX, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1000.
THAT WAR IN CHINA
Allied Forces Kan Up Against
the Chinese.
liOKt a Dozen Hundred Men, But
the Yellow Boys Took to
Their Heels.
The American and British forces be
gan the advance on Pekin lam Thurs
day, according to a dispatch dated Aug.
'2 from Tien Tsin to the Daily Express.
"The main body of the allies," con
tinues the correspondent, "marched July
;{(). General Cbaffee was delayed by
difficulties of disembarkation. General
Dorward (the British commander) had
no such obstacles and his delay in in
explicable.
"The other foreign troops are now
half way to Lofa. The forces include
20,000 Japanese under General Yam
arhuchi, and 10,000 Russians. The
British force totals 9000, and the other
foreign troops are TOGO. We are weak
in artillery.
"August 1 a strong force of Chinese
from the native city attacked Tien Twin.
By a series of brilliant charges our
troops drove the enemy from their posi
tion. The native city is still defiant,
and the allies are unwilling to march
troops through its streets, as this would
mean an immense slaughter. When the
Chinese saw so large a body of troops
marching westward, they apparently be
lieved they would have an easy victory
over those who were left."
A message to the same paper from a
correspondent in Pekiu dated July 22,
says:
'"The w.omeu have borne all the hor
rors with marvelous fortitude, and even
with eheeriullness. The Chinese wanted
peace when the arsenals at Tien Tsin
were captured, and the negotiations
bade fair to be successful. I'nfortuu
ately, Li I'ing Heng and Kang Yu ar
rived here at the critical moment and
overthrew the peace party. Food has
been short, but not terribly so, though
we have had to be very careful."
A Shanghai dispatch dated August 4,
says:
"The first overt attack upon foreign
ers occurred this morning. Three Chinese,
supposed to be soldiers in disguise, fired
at a well-known English resident while
he was lying asleep on the veranda of
his house. lie had a narrow escape.
"From various sources comes state
ments that a large body of Boxers, some
estimating them at 30,000, is gathering
south of Tien Tsin aud threatening com
munications. "'
Headless and Butchered.
Charles Mclntosh, a Toronto, Canada,
man but an American citizen, who was
Dr. Diffendorfer's assistant in the woolen
mill, said: "1 think 1 must have spent
about 15 days in the tower. 1 was doiniz
Bharpshooting most of the time. We
got Lee-Metford rifles from the arsenals,
and how many Mongolians they brought
to death Ido not know. 1 tried to run
three engines out of Pekiu, but did not
get far. I think we must have got half
way through. Bodies of Chinese were
lying all along the track, headless and
butchered. It was the work of the Box
ers. They fought with spears and knives
until they got in with the imperial
troops, and would not use foreign guns.
Now they have a lot of them and the;,
shoot well.
"The tower commauded a view of the
entire situation for miles, lv the tower
part of the building the marines and
soldiers were holding the position
against the attacking party. They had
loopholed the building by removing the
bricks, and it was necessary that they
should be kept posted on the movements
of the enemy so as to be prepared for
the charges. We signalled to them from
the tower and arranged to let them
know exactly where the Chinese were.
'"These are the kind of bullets we
used," said the speaker, as he drew sev
eral cartridges from his pocket. "They
are dumdum bullets, and we got them
from the Chinese arsenal. They tear a
man to pieces, and were probably in
tended for our fellows, but we gaVe the
Chinese a dose of their own medicine.
'The Chinese had three guns in all
trained on the mill. They shot the
dwellings into ruins and damaged the
mill considerably. In all we had 100
marines in the mill. The American sol
diers that came to our rescue while we
were in the shot-riddled tower filled our
hearts with emotion indescribable. The
marines were the fi-st to come around
the bend near the tower, and they made
a magnificent appearance with the flag
Hying at the head of the column. The
people went wild with joy at the sight of
the reinforcements. The best fighters
among the allies are the Americans,
British and Japanese. The Japanese
have earned a most enviable reputation
for discipline and bravery. Their army
seemed to be made up of men of exactly
the same size, and their equipment was
perfect. They are brave and patient,
"The American soldier has earned a
great reputation for fighting qualities.
Every man of them is a soldier of the
best quality. The boys seemed to have
the dash and energy that was lacking
in some of the European commands."
ESCAPED FROM PEKIX.
Seven American Missionaries Safely
Crossed the Desert.
New York, Aug. 3. —A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Troitzko
sawski, Transbaikalia, Siberia, says:
Seven American missionaries from Pe
kin with their families have arrived here.
They escaped from Pekin and were
chased across the sand and mountains
of the Ciobi desert for 400 miles, suffer
ing fearful tortures from the hot sand,
exposure and lack of food and water.
The Russian governor of Transbaikalia
sent 500 Cossacks, who galloped south
400 miles on the desert and rescued
them. The cavalry gave them food and
shelter and brought them to Troitzko
eawski, where they are receiving care at
the hands of the authorities. Thous
i ands of Christians have been massacred,
; they report, and thousands more will
die at the hands of the Boxers unless
the powers send large reinforcements.
The Chinese troops have been ordered to
kill all Christians and burn ail their
property.
Foreigner! are safe in Mongolia, where
all in quiet.
Japs Were Under Fire.
Washington, Aug. .3.—The uavy de
partment this morning received the fol
lowing cablegram from Admiral Remey:
iv "k"' ■^ lv?' 2.—Bnreaa of Navigation.
Washington: Chaffee reports that 800
Japanese scouting toward IVi Tang lost
three men killed and 2.j wounded.
Enemy entrenched in loopholed bouses."
Send Foreigners Under Escort.
Paris Aug. s—Cheng, director general
of railways and telegraphs, has junt
communicated to the consuls at Shang
hai, according to a special dispatch to
the Temps dated Aug. 5, an imperial de
cree, dated August 12, authorizing the
foreign ministers in Pekin to communi
cate without restriction with their gov
ernments and ordering their departure
for Tientsin under a good escort.
A FIRM STAND TAKEN.
Administration Ijaiil Down the Law
to China.
Washington, Aug.—The state depart
ment has made public the following cor
respondence between Li Hung Chang and
the department regarding the abandon
ment of the campaign on Pekin:
"Telegrams sent to the United States
embassies in Berlin, London, Paris,
Rome, and St. Petersburg, and to the
United States minister to Tokio:
"Department of State, Washington,
Aug. I.—ln reply to a suggestion of Li
Hung Chang that the ministers might
be sent under safe escort to Tientsin,
providing the powers would engage not
to march on Pekin, the secretary ol
state replied on the 30th of July:
" 'The government will not enter into
any arrangement regarding the disposi
tion or treatment of legations without
first having free communication with
Minister Conger. Responsibility for
their protection rests upon the Chinese
government. Power to deliver at Tien
tsin presupposes power to protect and
to open communication. This is insisted
on.'
"This message was delivered by Mr.
Qoodnow on -July ."51 to the viceroy, who
then inquired whether if 'free communi
cation was established between the min
isters and their governments it could be
arranged that the powers should not
advance on Pekin, pending negotia
tions."
. To this inquiry the Following reply
was sent on the first of August:
Absolute Right, Not a Favor.
"Goodnow, Consul (jenera!, Shanghai:
I do not think it expedient to submit
the proposition of Karl Li to the pow
ers. Free communication with our rep
resentatives in Pekiu is demanded as a
natter of absolute right and not as a
favor. Since the Chinese government
admits that it posesses the power to
give communication, it puts itself in an
unfriendly attitude by denying it. No
negotiations seem advisable until the
Chinese government shall have pot the
■lij>lomatic representatives of the powers
ia lull aud free communication with their
respective governments and removed all
danger to their lives and liberty. We
would urge Earl Li earnestly to advise
the imperial authorities of China to
place themselves in friendly communica
tion and co-operation with the relief ex
pedition. They are assuming a heavy
responsibility by acting otherwise.
"Hay."
"You will communicate this informa
tion to the minister of foreign affairs."'
Killed All Foreigners.
Chefoo, July 2G, via Shanghai, Aug. '2.
—The latest reports from Pekin were
brought by disaffected officers of the
Chinese army. They are considered re
liable. The officers left Pekin July 15.
They say anarchy had reigned in Pekin
for months, and the streets ran with
blood, the Chinamen fighting among
themselves. Jung I,u, commander-in
chiel of the Chinese forces, and Prince
Cliing, espoused the cause of the foreign
ers and endeavored with that part of
the army loyal to them to expel the Box
ers. Later, with the majority of the im
perial troops under anti-foreign leaders,
General Tung Fu Siang and Prince Tuan
were victorious, and Jung Lv and Prince
Ching, with their followers, wore prison
ers in their yamens when the bearers of
these reports left Pekin.
Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu
Siang appear to control the government,
according to the officers, and issued
edicts, printed in the Gazette, exhorting
the Chinese to kill all foreigners and na
tive Christians. One of the officers says
there are 10,000 troops in Pekin, includ
ing Tung's army, and 8000 more at
Yung Tsun. The soldiery hold all the
streets within a mile of the legations.
The foreign troops when the officers left
Pekin, had burned and abandoned the
Chemnen gate. Their amunition ap
peared to be failing and their quick-tire
guns had been silenced some days before
July lii, and they were using their rifles
only when hard pressed. The officers
said every foreign bullet kills a China
man. The reports state the American
and English troops defeated General Ma
in a night battle on July 10. There
ports from Chinese sources are to the
effect that all of the legation forces were
kiiled. Chinamen caught a messenger
who was trying to leave the legations on
July 10 with the following message:
"To Any Foreign Commander: Make
all haste if you intend to save us. We
can hold out but a few days.'"
Tried It on the Shah
Paris Aug. 2.—Muzaffer Ed Din, shah
of Persia, who has been a visitor at the
exposition since Saturday as a guest of
France, narrowly escaped an assassin's
bullet this morning. It had been ar
ranged for h.'m today to visit Sevres and
see the national pottery works, going
afterwards to Versailles, and it was just
after he had left the sovereigns' palace j
on his way to the Seine to go on board
a yacht placed at his disposal for the
trip, that the attempt upon his life was j
made. Only five minutes before the pis- j
tol was presented at his breast he was
the recipient of a letter which warneJ
him that his life was in danger. No
serious thought, however, was given to
: the contents, so numerous had been
1 former warnings of the same character.
| As he was seated in the landau before
leaving the court of the palace his secre
tary brought a letter dated Naples but
! posted in Paris last night, signed with a
■ name bearing an Italian termination.
llt eaid: "Today you shall meet the
I same fate as Humbert."
WHAT SHERIFFS COST
Commoner Conveniently For
gets Several Dollar Marks.
An Honest Comparison of ShertrT'N
Expense Is Decisively In
Canutes Favor.
The Commoner during the past year
and a half has been engaged in drawing
what it is pleased to think in n deadly
parallel in the matter of expenses be
tween the county officers under populist
and republican ruk —not democratic.
Tilings have not gone entirely to the
satisfaction of the democratic booster,
however. Some way or other the
general average has been against the
populist officials, and the Commoner ap
parently tries to make even by a false
system of investigation and publication
in regard to the expenses under Sheriff
Sims and Sheriff Ciinutt. Here the Com
moner can at least make the fignrer lie,
even if the figures don't. The Com
moner's showing has been uniform.
The monthly expenses under Sims was
less than under the present incumbent,
in some months a considerable amount
li?ss. The Gazette has not always felt
satisfied of the correct ness of the Com
moner's figures, but has not hitherto
taken the trouble to prove up on them.
Hut persistent lying \h irritating to the
hearer, and a few miuutes spent looking
over the warrant register for the first
six months of 1N')8, and during a like
period in 1900, brought out the follow
ing facts:
In January, 1898, Simw reported on
the pay roll seven men, whose salaries
were $518 58; personal expenses were
1312.03, a total of $830.61.
The warrant register for January,
1900, shows Sheriff Canutt reporting
six on pay roll; salaries $404.*):!; per
sonal expenses $121 90, a total of
J589.43.
February, 1808 — Salaries, $420.38;
expenses, $140 00; a total of $566.38.
February, 1000—Salaries, $506.33;
expenses, $200.25; a total of $706.58.
March, 1898—Salaries, $626.43; ex
penses, $171 25; a total of §707.05.
March, 1000—Salaries, $458.33; ex
penses, $126 90; a total of $585.23.
April, 1898—Salaries, $643 38;' ex
penses, $129.40; a total of $772.78.
April. l'JOO—Salaries, #4")8 IV,\; ex
penses, |79,05; a total of $537.38.
May, 1898—Salaries, $530 44; ex
penses, $120 SO; a total of $057.24.
May, 1000—Salaries, $458.33; ex
pense's. £104 75; a total of $623.08.
June, ISO*—Salaries, $308.33; ex
penses, $68 65; a total of $376.98.
June, 10011—Salaries, $468.08; ex
penses', $102 40; a total of $571.48.
What the Figures Show.
The total expenses of the sheriffs office
during the first six months of 1808 (far
salaries aud personal expenses) were
$4071 67 — an average monthly expen
diture of $078 01. <>f this total expense
§;{(>l7.r>4 was paid to the sheriff and his
deputies, special deputies, constables
doing sheriffs work, etc.
The total expenses of the sheriff's office
during the first six months of 1900 (for
salaries and personal expenses) was
$."Jol.'i 18—an average monthly expen
diture of $602 20. Of this total expense
$2814 93 was paid to the sheriff and luh
deputies, special deputies and constables
doing work for the sheriff.
The Gazette does not think the record
a discredit to either Sheriff Sims or
Sheriff Canutt. It certainly does not
show any extravagance on the part of
the latter.
In its populistic zeal the Commoner
conveniently forgets to add the populist
column of expense. It seems entirely in
capable of recognizing a populist bill of
expense. The Commoner has not only
been caught at this with its alleged com
parisons as to sheriff's costs, but The
Gazette convicted the great "reform"
sheet several months ag<> of the same
tligrant offense against the auditor. It
would pay ''reformers" to be occasion
ally honest.
ANARCHISTS (JETTING SAUCY.
Widow Parsons and Her Crowd
Fought the Police,
Chicago, Aug. s.—An anarchiHt riot
occurred this afternoon at the corner of
Twelfth and Halstead streets, in which
2fi people were bruised in a struggle
with 4-~> policemen. Five persons were
arrested, among them Mrs. Lucy Par
sons, widow of Albert E. Parsons, who
was executed November 11, 1887, in
Chicago for aiding and abetting the
bomb-throwing in the Haymarket riot.
She was charged with disorderly conduct
and resisting an officer. Her bail was
fixed at $1000.
A mass meeting had been called at
Westside Turner hall, at which speeches
were to be made by Mrs. Parsons and
others on ihe topic, "The Execution of
the King of Italy.''
The call concluded: "Workmen: Come
in crowds and show that the feeling of
brotherhood is strong among you."
Mre. Parsons was on her way to the
hall, when, finding it had been closed by
the police, she stepped into a doorway
across the street. Soon a crowd formed
and a policeman, pushing through the
throng, caught a glimpse of Mrs. Par
sons. Thinking she was making an
anarchistic speech, he endeavored to dis
perse the crowd, but failed. He sent in
a call for reinforcements and additional
policemen arriving immediately, a gen
eral fight was precipitated.
Fists and clubs were used and the
police, finding themselves being worsted,
sent in a riot call. The number of
police was increased to 45, and they
Tuehed into the throng. Mrs. Parsons
was ee'zed. Bricks were thrown, cluDs
wielded and a tierce struggle ensued be
fore the crowd was finally dispersed.
After the affair numerous email cards
beaiing the heading: "Workingmen—
Emancipate yourselves," were found.
The police assert that these cards were
printed in San Francisco and received
by the anarchists several days ago, and
have been secretly distributed. A large
quantity of literature advocating an
archy and a book containing the names
and "addresses of several anarchist sym
pathizers were secured by the police.
PRICE I l\i: CENTS.
CAPTURBD A PBW BOLDIKRI
Pillplnoa AinltiiHlird a Small Ainori-
oaa Coiiiniand.
Manila, lag. s.—Then baa ban aa
increase ol insurgent activity daring the
InHt three weeks, especially in the way <»f
ambushes ami attaeka upon hiiimll par
ties. Fir-Ht Lieoteoant Alstetter <>f the
engineer eorpa, with an escort <>f 15 men
waa taken in ambasfa in the province ol
Nni'vu Eocija, Luzon, by s large force.
rheAmerieana rough t until their a&>
maoition «aa gone, and an tbej w.t.
■unrounded there waa nothing to do bat
aorrender. One man waa killed and
three wonnded. General Lacuna, who
wan in command ol the insorgenta n>
ttirnf.l the wounded with a letter prom
ising to treat the priaonwa well.
Lieutenant Hufeaburg waa amboabed
and kilted near Santa Crui, province ol
l-ayuna.
Five men of the Twentj-foartb infan
try were captured in N.'iiva Eocija hut
Sergeant Schmidt of tbeTwelfth infantry
with beven men, trailed Hi.M-HptMrsar.il
killed five.
Captain Lara (,f the Manila native
police was dangerously shot by an un
known assailant yesterday while on the
street. II- had been effectively enforc
ing regulations and had made enemies
among the Filipinos, some ol whom have
long threatened vengeance. Lara had
been generally accused of gross corrup
tion in office and specific charges were
tiled against him by an American officer.
"All Well: No Fighting Sincp Kith "
Washington, Aug. 5 —A belated met
aagefrom Minister Conger was received
today at the state department. It came
through Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai. The advice., are the same as
those received a day c.r two Bgu by the
state department from Consul Fowler at
t befoo. Mr. Adee, acting secretary of
state, later in the day issued the follow
ing statement:
"Consul General Goodnow, in a cable
gram dated Shanghai, August 5, which
was nceived at the department ol state
at 4 o'clock this (Sunday) morning, re
ports the receipt by Consul Ragsdale at
Tientsin of messages from Minister Con
ner and the secretary of the legation
llr. Squires, dated July 21, to the fol
lowing effect:
" 'All well; no fighting since the 10th
by agreement. Enough provisions. Hop.'
for speedy relief.'
Mr. Goodnow adds that Director of
Posts Sheng had on the stb made to
him an imperial edict dated July :s(>, or
dering Jung Lv to provide an escort for
the ministers to Tientsin, when the min
isters tix the date. The edict nayH the
ministers can receive messages not in
cipher, bat, notwithstanding this, plain
messages were returned to some consuls
on August 4.
While the messages from Minister Con
ger and Secretary Sqnirea hear the date
of .July 21, the belief, founded not only
upon them, but also upon collateral anil
later information, is that the legationem
are yet safe from immediate harm. At
present there, is no mean* of knowing
whether the miniate™ will accept the
offer of the Chinese imperial government
to provide an escort for them to Tien
tsin, but it in surmised that they will
prefer to remain with the Kritish lega
tion at I'ekin until the arrival of the
allied forceH. Should they leave for
Tientsin, in all probability it would be
because they regarded it* as the safer
course to porsne.
It is thought to be not unlikely that
the Chinese government may be very in
sistent upon the departure of the rnin
istersinthe hope that if they can be
gotten to Tientsin in Hafety the Htorm
inL r of I'ekin ma\ be averted.
The inhibition of cipher dispatches to
ministers, which in a seriouH breach of
diplomatic usage, is not retarded here
with apprehension. The Chinese gov
ernment, it is pointed out, is saspiciOQi
of the actions and intent of the powers
and probably has adapted this precau
tion io prevent communication to the
ministers the details of military move
ments. It is evident from the adoption
of this measure that the imperial gov
ernment regards itself as antagonistic
to if not actually at war with the pow
ers. Thus far no inhibition has been
placed upon cipher dispatches pausing
between the various yovernmentH and
their consular representatives in China
outside of I'ekin.
Chinese Are Kvanive.
Washington, Ang. .'s.—Another move
was made today in the diplomatic nit im
tion by the return of an evasive answer
by Li Huug Chang to Secretary Haj'i
peremptory demand of August 1 to be
put in communication with the foreign
officials at I'ekin. Li's anHwer in noc
final and leaven the matter open to diplo
macy, but Li's action as reported bj
Consul OeoeraJ Goodnow is anqaestion
ably sincere, and will amount to a final
rejection of the American proposition if
persisted in.
Mr. Goodnow's dispatch contains
some further information bearing on the
question of the responsibility for I'ekiu
conditions in the statement that the
commander of the Chinese troops, by
inference answerable to the Chinese gov
ernment, ordered the I'ao Ting massacre.
It is learned, however, that Li ling
Hong, the commander, is well known to
all Chinese officials as one of the most
rabid anti-foreign leaders in China. He
is a close friend of Prince Tuan, and the
association of these two in I'ekin affairs
with the power behind them to cause the
ignominious death of two high officials,
is regarded here as a bad sign.
One Battle Expected.
Simultaneously with Mr. (ioodnows
dispatch came a characteristically diplo
matic message from Yuon Shi Kai, the
governor of Shan Tung, repeating the
story of two days ago, that the Chine3e
government was arranging to deliver
the ministers safely at Tientsin. No
reference is made to reconcile that state
ment with Earl Li's refusal to allow
communication with the ministers, (ivn
eral Chaffee's messages as to the unex
pected resistance offered to the Japanese
reconnaissance is regarded by military
men here as forecasting a greater degree
of opposition to the international ad
vance than had been anticipated, and
they are now satisfied the Chineene
troops will furnish material for at least
one severe battle before the way is clear
to Pekin.
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