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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
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ST. LOUIS. MO.. MONDAY. JULY 23. 1900.
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CHINA
REME TEST.
D1SHEARTENED BY
TIEN-TSIN'S FALL.
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-WTHP-FT TTTE ALLIES I3ST
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Chinese Said to P.o Seeking Terms
of Peace From the
Allied.
CONCERNING THE MINISTERS.
Report That Chinese Officials Are
Sworn Not to Iteveal Details
of the Massacre Situa
tion Kevicvvcd.
Louden, Julr S. I a. m.-Sir Chin Clion
Loh Tens, the Chines Minister In London,
took the unusual step yesterday, of paying
a Sunday cill at the Foreign Office. As
I.Td Salisbury was absent, the visit was
without sp-cial result.
Accor JiiK to the Che-Foo correspondent of
the Daily Mall the fall of Tien-Tsln has so
disheartened the Chinese that they arc
peeking terms of peace. He fays that sev
eral attempts have been made to send mes
sage to Fikln, Imt so far without any
l.nown results, and adds tint minors aro
again current that the Russians are reach
ing Pekin from the north. It is Impossible
to conllrra or deny tbeso stntemrnts; tut
either ono might explain China's efforts to
gain tlme-
1.1 Hun? Chang's visit to Shanghai seems
to Iw a complcto failure Except the Clilm ye
customs officials, no one has vi-lted him.
Fheng. the Taotal (CNef Magistrate), save
the Consuls a cordial invitation to meet l.im
at luncheon, but all declined.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally
Express pretends to have authority for the
rr-serticn that Great Britain will repudi
ate ony credentials LI Hung Chang may
bring from tho Empress PowJgcr. and ho
adds:
"Russia, however, I willing to rr.nko
term with Lt Hung Chang, whoso real
mission is to 'ow dIsenslon among the
Powers. The British. German and Ameri
can representatives were rcsoluto against
reeclvir.fr h'm."
Miorn to Serrecy.
Tyy c?.f.il j.ni-rTviTirteTlt Ci? tho Daily
Mail declare that tho Chinese officials are
"thoroughly frightened by tho fall of Tien
Tsln and desiro to open negotiations.
Therefore." b' continues. "altho-.igh all
nro awaro of tho horrlblo PEkln massacre.
every official down to tho humblest retainer
has been sworn to secrecy upon tho penalty
of ivholesalo executions should tho details
leak out. They hope. If tho Powers enco
begin negotiations, to stop tho military
operations, and that matters might cool
Tho decision to keep tho Indian division
at Hor.g-Kong is supposed to bo duo to
tha di3-iuictlng proceedings of tha Black
nags at Canton. It is reported that
tho Rogue forts nro being rearmed by tho
Chinese with oulck-llrlng Krurps and large
stores cf ammunition, and that the Chinese
aro mounting gur.3 and laying torpedoes
at various ndvantagiu3 point3 between
tV-ooSuun wl AVit-Chanc-
Tho foreigners and Japanese traders have
evacuated Ne.w-Chwang, where the roads
aro now guarded by Jaranese marines.
All foreign women and children have
been advised to leave tho ports on tho
Yang-tse-KIarg.
Slight skirmishes ara reported from Man
churia between the Russians and Chinese.
AGLO-.MERICA. E.VTEXTE.
r.EruBi jc special
Washington, July 21 Tho United States
are ncting In strict accord with Great Brit
ain on tha whole Chinese situation, and tho
policy of tho United States Is absolutely
dominated by tho British Foreign Offlce.
Secrotary Hay and Lord Salisbury aro to
day in correspondenco as to tho unity of ac
tion in tne nnai aujusunei-.v ui (.mucu "i
falrs. Tho correspondence of to-day Is large
ly directed from Canton, where has been
transmitted from Minister Wu a rojal letter
from the Chineso. Emperor, diplomatically
asking the mediation of the President In the
present troubles of tha Empire.
Secretary of Stata Hay, of coun with tho
advice and consent of the President, has
been not only In this but in all other mat
ters In constant communication with Lord
Salisbury ever ilnce news from the foreign
Ministers at I'ckln was (.hut off.
Tho only note of discord between tho
United States and Great Britain at this
moment, and that is a mere question of de
tail. Is that the United States aro la favor
of an advance on Pekin at tho closo of this
month, while the British Foreign Office ap
pears to believo the advanco should ba de
layed until a large force, fay KM.J men, can
be got together to form tho column of ad
vanco. " Tho accord between Great Britain and tho
United States In tho Chinese crisis Is the
result of entanglements In which the United
States allowed themselves to bo enmeshed
by Grsat Britain under Secretary Hay. be
ginning substantially with tho Joint high
commission's negotiations on tho Alaskan
boundary.
On July 3, the United Statc3 Government
sent out a note to tho Powers Indicating
its objection to the partition of Ch.lr.a- Thl3
was a mere tcntattvo policy, but In entire
accord with the policy of Great Britain as
against that of such nations as Germany.
Russia and France.
Russia appears to havo become awaro of
tho alliance between tho United States and
Great Britain and has changed her tone of
hostility to the Brltl.-h demand that Japan
ehall have the sole mandate in China. This
Is proved by the dally news that Japm Is
constantly increasing her force In China,
notwithstanding the original protest of Ilus
sla. This recess-on of Russia Is explainable
on r.o other theory than tho alliance be
tween tha United States and Great Britain
with Japan as tho secret ally of Great Brit
ain and, therefore, of tho United States in
assisting Great Britain to retain control of
affairs in China.
"The policies of Great Britain and tho
United States have been shown to bo so
identical in all matters for the past two
years that the accord In the Chinese crisis
Is indisputable. For the time belns, at
least, enough Is known to assert that tho
policy with regard to China as to mediation,
the advance on Pekin, tho prevention of
rremature Russian occupation of territory
around Pekin and the measures present and
future for tho nialntenanco of the opn door
are common bstli to the British Foreign
Office and tho United States Slato Depart
ment. CHICAGO CHINESE WORRIED.
Boycott Against
Laundries
anil
Truck Farms Started.
Chicago. 111.. July n Tho Chicesc popu
lation of Chicago Is perturbed over tho re-j-orts
from tho various parts of tho city
that, becauso of Caucasian antipathy
rousod by tho troublo in the Celestial Em
pire, a boycott has literally been instituted
against Chinese laundries and truck farms.
Wu Sung Lee, a. banker In Chinatown and
probably tho richest Mongolian In tho city,
tays four laundries hae been forced to
suspend business during the past week, njid
Chinese laundries nenerally report a fall
ing oft of CO per cent In their business. Bank
er WW said to-day:
"The white people think wo are in sympa
thy with the Boxers anil that they have our
moral support. Nothing could bo further
from tho truth. Every Chinaman In the
city regrets the trouble and hopes that tha
foreigners have not been murdered. Soma
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G&y riyWIl ' ih K fT,
mi. PRIVATE: "I DO XEEI
KOREANS CLASH
WITH CHINESE.
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Yokohama. .Tuly 20.-Tho
Korea u flnvonimi'iit ooutlmios
tt send troops to tlu frontier, a
collision with intrutlins Chinese
havinu alreaily occurred.
The Japanco papers oppress
Fj-mpathr with the unfortunate
Emperor of China, but are un
anlinoiw and emphatic In declar
Jnc that an alliance lienveen
China and Japan is quite im
li
possible.
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LEADING TOPICS
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TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
For Mlssonrl flpnrrally fnir Mon
lny ami TtiPMlny; nmtlirrl- wind.
l'or IlllnoU I'ttlr llnndny and Tncs-lnj-;
lifclit to freull miutliesterlr
lv lull.
Fnr '- rfcnn i.4i t.ocn I raln nud
(Inin.leritorm Jlondnyi Kcm-rally
fair 'InriiU 1 enti-rly lnd.
Page.
1. An Appeal to tho rresld'nt.
Ilussla Cable.-" Iteserves to Arms
CasualUes Sustained at Tlcn-Tsin.
I. Chinamen Tight About Boxer War.
"Dewey Promised." Said a Filipino.
3. Dived and "Was Seen No More.
Hallway New.
Notes About Town.
u. Sermons and Services at th" Churclu s.
Itiver News.
Strike at Dallas.
Bushing Itccrult".
Texans Hold Their Wool.
4. Americans Handicapped.
Entries for To-Day.
Germans Win Prizes at Ir!h Ticnlc
C. Editorial.
Summer Amusements.
John Greaves After Imaginary Unemles.
Cruelty of the Chinese.
Colonel Sconccr"a Command Parades.
Agulnaldo Will Draw Up a Ileply.
Silk Industry Blighted.
South African llarkeu
7. Governor Tanner's New Beard of
Health.
Brlk rvmand for Zinc.
He Wanted to Move In.
Dil Whllo Drinking Beer.
Automanla Contagious.
5. Bepublio Want Ads.
0. Republic Want Ads. Continued.
Movement of Grain. Cotton ai.d Liva
Stock.
10. Death Claims a Veteran Officer.
Goes Unidentified to Hl3 Grave.
Strength of Stockb Occasions Surprise.
Itusslan Cruiser.
Nw Bus Line Committee.
To Discuss Campaign Plans.
Delegate Madera's lx?3.
of us havo even authorized thn Chlnesa
Consul at San rTar.cIco to offer to tho
Chinesa Government our services and our
property to the end that the foreigners, and
especially the Americans In China, may be
saved."
DESTINED FOR CHINA.
Two Companies of the Eighth Regi
ment at New York Already.
New York, July 2. Companies H and I of
the Eighth United States Infantry moved off
tho trarj-port McClellnn thiH morning and
Etarted for Fort Snelllng, Minn., over tho
New York Central Kailroad. The men wilt
wnlt for the members of tho regiment who
are coming North on another transport and,
after the recruiting of the organization to
Its full number, will be sent to China.
The two companies number about 2-10 men
and officers. Tho men have been In Cuba
clgbtjen months, bat they seem to be In flna
condition. About 2.M0 persons wero at tho
dock to meet the soldiers, and the Young
Mea'fi Christian Association provided coffee
and other refreshments for thetn.
It was said that the other eight companies
of th$ regiment, which are coming North on
a transport, were delayed by a storm oft
Cape Hatteras. These men are expected to
morrow morning. They will at once follow
their comrades to Fort Snelllng.
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND.
Passengers ou the Paris Subway
Itailroad Alarmed.
Paris. July S,3a. m. About noon yester
day tho first accident occurred on tho under
ground railway, causing great alarm among
passengers involved. It was due to the in
attention of au engineer who had Just
passed Do Ville Station. Stopping too sharp
ly, a short circuit ensued, the lamps wero
extinguished and the train remained in dis
tress for ome time. The engineer's face
was severely Iwwl Itt kfr&rks.
A COM.MANDE1I. IF THIS THING
IN THE COFFINS
OF GRANDEES
Eighteen Members of
China-
-List of the Casualties Sus
tained at Ticn-Tsin.
Ccrjrisfct. V l-r tl.e A'socliteJ rrcs.
Tlen-Tsin, July 15. Midnight, via Cho
Foo. July :, and via Shanghai. July
Eighteen members of the Ninth Infantry
were burled near the barracks this (Sun
day) evening. Tho regiment paraded.
Chaplain Marvin officiated, and the lxtdlcs
were inclosed in grandees" coffins taken
at Ticn-Tsin.
Following is a list of the casualties suf
fered by the regiment:
KILLED.
Company A.
JOHN A. POTTEi:.
GEOUCU II. BUCKLEY.
Comimtiy II.
corpohai. uiciLvnn n. fl-vtek.
riUVATK JOHN McPAHTLAND.
PltlVATH GOTFRIKD SVKNSON.
Company C".
BAUNEY GONYEA.
r.OBEUT 11. GOHDON.
Compaii' D.
JOHN H. POBTEli.
Company r.
OSCAR OI.SUN.
JOHN J. DREHER.
ALEXANDER SYOGHBERG.
casper x. wertfi:geu.
JA1IES B. TAYLOR.
Company G,
CLYDE B. JAMISON.
WILLIAM L. PARTLOW.
JOHN P. SMITH.
FREDERICK F. RIErFENNACHT.
DEWEY ROGERS
WOUNDED.
Comiiuny A.
ARNOLD TERNZZY.
JOHN J. PIMOND.
MARTIN DUNPHY.
GEORGE F. MURPHY.
JOHN SEYMOUR.
Company n,
CORPORA1 MYRTLE CONROW.
CORIORAL JOHN GALLANT.
PRIVATE ARTHUR W. RUGGLES.
PRIVATE ROBERT CRAWFORD.
PRIVATE HENRY E. ST1LLINGS.
PRIVATE HARRY VAN LEER.
PRIVATE PATRICK COX.
PRIVATE FRANK W. SOUTHWORTH.
PRIVATE WILLIAM S. ROWLEY.
PRIVATE CLARENCE a McBRIDE.
Company C.
SERGEANT E. OJIET.
SERGEANT T. PERRY.
SERGEANT JOSEPH A. DORY.
SERGEANT ADELBERT WALKER
CORPORAL JAMES It. BURTON.
CORPORAL FITTER SAVAGE
MUSICIAN HARRY K. ELLI3.
PRIVATE SAMUEL F. WHIPPS.
PRIVATE RICHARD W. WEBB.
PRIVATE CALVIN MATTHEWS.
PRIVATE JOHN D. CLOSSON.
PRIVATE ULYSSES JAMPER.
PRIVATE JAJIES J. O'NKIL.
PRIVATE HENRY J. SCHARER.
PRIVATE ROBERT H. VON SCHLICIC.
Company )
SERGEANT GEORGE BAILEY.
SERGEANT EDWARD GORMAN.
CORPORAL SHERMAN E. JACKSON.
CORPOO.VL SHAS A. CimiSTENBER
KY. THEY SANG HYMNS.
Church People Bid Good-By to
Marines Starting for China.
itEi'unuc srnciAL.
Annapolis. Md.. July 21 About E5 Unlt'd
States marines In command of Captain Dut
ton and Lbutenants Lay and Schwable.
went to Washington this evening to Join
tho battalion which will go to-morrow to
San Francisco, thence to China.
Church people accompanied the soldiers
to the derot and the choir sing appropriate
and patriotic hymns, including, "My Coun
try, "rii of Thee" and "Onward, Christian
Soldiers." They expect to reach San Fran
cisco a week from to-d.iy.
FIVE HUNDRED MARINES.
They Depart From Washington for
China Service.
Washington. July H Five hundred United
States marines started from this city to
day direct for China. They wero placed on
a special train bound for San Francisco,
where they will cross the Pacific on an
army transport. This Is the largest body of
marines that has yet been dispatched to
the East, and the departure was made con
spicuous by the presence of General Hey
wood, the Commandant of Marines, and the
full Marlre Band. Major Dickens commands
the detaciimwiU
KEEPS UP I'LL GO DAFFY,
Ninth Infantry Buried in
TRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
THOMAS L. MALONEY.
JOSEPH MUNCH.
FRED 11 NEWHALL.
DAVIS KENNEDY.
CARROLL L. GINGREE.
WILLIAM MURPHY.
JOSEPH RYAN.
Company II
WILLIAM GILBERT.
JOSEPH MacMAHON.
PATRICK J. MURPHY.
Company I.
CORPORAL FRANK M. LEONARD.
CORPORAL GI'STAV HARTZ.
I'RIVATE FRANCIS J. 1IAGEI1
l'RIVATE FREDERICK 11 SHOE
CRAFT. i
I'RIVATE EDWARD WRIGHT.
PRIVATE ARTHUR ARLES.
PRIVATE ORIX C. WESTON.
PRIVATE DAVID H. IIAJIlIl'SI)
I'RIVATE HARRY A. NORTON.
PRIVATE JOHN P. D1MOND.
I'RIVATE GF.ORGE MURPHY.
Company
CORPORAL 1U:XXI3 MOIHARITY.
CORI'ORAL STEPHEX OPA.
CORPORAL THOMAS II. CURREX.
PRIVATE IXDA B. KING.
PRIVATE PHILIP WUB1XG.
I'RIVATE WALKER F. COi.E.M X.
C4intinn II.
WESTLEY BECKHART.
CORI'ORAL ALBERT JFIIT..
CORPORAL JACOB MEXGEU
CORI'ORAL GERHART HECKERMAX.
COIU'ORAL GEORGE HOAR.
PRIVATE AXDREW RODEX.
PRIVATE WOSS (ROSS?) WESTER
VELT. I'RIVATE LEWIS IRISH.
PRIVATE JOHN McIWEEXEY (Mc
SWEENEY?). l'RIVATE CHARLES RILEY.
I'RIVATE RALPH RICHARDS.
I'RIVATE DAVID MORRIS.
SIIS.MML
Compuny II.
PRIVATE MYRON C. MILLER.
Following is a lift of the casualties in
the ranks of tho marines:
Klllrd.
SERGEANT CHARLES J. KOM)CK.
CORPORAL THOMAS KELLEY.
PRIVATE J. E. McCOXKEY.
PRIVATE ISAAC W. PARTRIDGE.
Wonndrd.
SERGEANT FREDERICK T. WINTERS.
SERGEANT JAMES MURPHY.
CORPORAL J. Ml DONALD.
CORI'ORAL JOSEPH W. HUNT.
PRIVATE A. S. CHAPMAN.
l'RIVATE J. COONEY.
PRIVATE ROBERT DESMOND.
PRIVATE F. T. EOLESEEN.
PRIVATE P. J. KELLEHER.
I'RIVATE LAUR1X LARSSOX.
I'RIVATE C. II McIVER.
PRIVATE C. D. MILLER.
l'RIVATE CALVIN J. MATTHEWS.
PRIVATE J. C. McCONEGAL.
TRIVATE E. B. I'EXNY.
PRIVATE HENRI A. REIKERS.
PRIVATE JOHN STOKES.
TRIVATE J. VAXHORXE.
TRAIN WRECK AVERTED.
Obstruction Removed in the Kick
of Time.
Three Lake", WK. July H Some tlmo
during last nlsht eighteen ties wero pile I
on the railroad tracks f.vo miles south of
this station. Alex. Swan, a laborer, coming
to town t-arly to-day, removed tho obstruc
tion Just in time to prevent passcrger train
No. 27. due hero at 423 a. m.. from striking
it. Swan also removed a number of largo
rocks from a bridge a short distance north,
his action possibly saving tne lives of thirty
members of the Three Lakes Rod and Gun
Club, who wero oa tha train.
THROWN OUT OF A VICTORIA.
Exciting Early Morning Hunaway
on Grand Avenue.
A horse attached to a Victoria driven by
Frank Tlmmers ran away at Grand and
Washington avenues about 4 o'clock yester
day morning. It turned east on Ollvo street
and ran to the middle of tho block, where
iv ran miu a iihuv .. ...t .uc tnnvio
was overturned. A man and woman, who
were the only occupants, wero thrown out
In the ""treet, but were not Injured. Tlm
mers was bruised about the arms and the
right knee. The horse broke loose and ran
cast on Olive street for thrre blocks, where
It was caught. The Victoria belonged ti.
the Watkins Livery Company of No. 1C24
araaitetea avenu.
Asked to Deliver Conger
Into American
Hands.
MUST ACT QUICKLY.
That Is Hay's Repty to
Appeal for Media
tion. WU ACCEPTS TASK.
Says He'll Try to Prove
the Minister Is
Alive.
Rnrunuc srnciAL.
War-lilugtou, July . Then i reason
li believe that Secretary Hay lias noti
lieil Minister W11 that n- a condition
precedent to mediation by this Govern
ment to end the war in China, Minister
Couser, as well as his staff be delivered
Kifely Into tiie hand of Admiral Kemey
uHhln a period limited to tho liuie
necessary lor the journey from I'ckiu to
the seaboard.
Moreover, it Is understood that the
Secretary of State has informed Min
ister Wu that it will be Impossible for
tills Government to make any progress
in negotiations with other Powers until
all foreigners in I'ekiu are similarly de
livered into the custody of the Admirals
at Taku.
Tliis demand is the supreme test of
China's pootl faith in appcalim; to the
1 nitrd Slates to intercede with the
Powers. Failure to deliver Mr. Conser,
his asvociates and all other foreigners
now in IVkln will render abortive any
efforts which may be made by this Gov
ernment to restore peaee, and unless
the American demand is complied with
within the period specified, the Towers
will redouble their efforts to reach
I'ekiu and the imllcy of the United
States may iindeis-'o 11 radical clianse.
WU ACCEPTS TASK.
RcrrnurspKcixu
Xew York. .Inly IT!. A Washington
spcciul to the Pre-s May-:
".Minister Via places uch conllder.ee
in the aeiiulneiicps of Mr. Conner's dis
litch and Mich faitli tliat the Cbiifse
Government is protecting the foretell
Ministers in I'ekiu. that lie has agreed
to iry another plan to demonstrate al
solutely to tliis Government that the
American Minister Is alive.
'it i nothing short of delivering Min
ister Conger into the hands of Admiral
Kenii-y at Taku, that he may in his own
peis.ou speak for the integrity of the
Imperial Government anil tell the world
the truth regarding the situation in
Pekin. The Slate Department has been
so won over that it now ha- coiitidence
in Minister Wu and Ids friends that
they can accomplish what ordinarily ap
peals to be the impossible."
RUSSIA SENDS ARMY CORPS.
Ixraidon. Julv S. The St. Petersburg cor
respondent of th' Times sas:
"Tho United States Government has com
muntcated to the Russian Government for
its Information that Emperor Kvv.mg Su
wn living and In full poets-ltm of his im
perial functions on July 3.
"A" soon ns the Russian General, I.lne
vitch (reported from Vladivostok to bo
marching to th reen of hostilities, with
nn army ccrjs and 11 complcto artillery
brigad'O. arrives at TIen-Tssn tho advance
on IVkln will begin."
PRESIDENT RECEIVES APPEAL.
REITIII.IC STKCIAL.
Canton. O.. July 2. Kwang Su. the young
Emperor of China, has appealed to Presi
dent McKlnley to mediate with the Powers
to bring alMut a restoration of peace la
China and a renewal of regular diplomatlo
Intercourse. The request is similar to that
snt to the French Government, but th
Emperor d.v not suggest Joint action.
Technically, it ! the policy of tho United
Ptntes to act Independently of the oth-r
Powers in the operations In China, but
actually the American force are oo-op"-
ratlng. by direct instructions from Wash
ington, with the allied forces. Tho policy
of the United States In respect to tho
preservation of tho Chines. Empire Is Iden
tical with that of Great Britain and Japan,
but tho administration would prefer not to
havo this fact emphasized for reason of
domestlo politics, hence tho expedient of a
policy of technical independence of action
In China.
An Interesting ftdo light on the larger
phase of the Chinese question may be af
forded In the r.cxt few days l.y the vWt of
Ambassador Tower, who comes from St.
Petersburg with valuable Information as to
tho Czar's attitude. It Is understood tint
jlr. Tower will rlace before the President
news of special importance bearing tiron
Russian policy In the Far East, ai-d that
he will offer some timely advl:e in con
nection therewith.
APART FROM THE POWERS,
Washington. July H President McEInley
has received what purports to be a direct
I appeal from the Chinee Imperial Govern
ment to use nis goou unices 10 extricate tnai
Government from the difficult and danger
ous position in which It has been placed as a
result of the Boxer uprising and the nu
lng hostile attitude of the great Power
Although the exact text of the appeal made
by the Emreror of China to France, as out
lined In the cable dispatches of yesterday,
has not been made known here. It la be
lieved that the address to, the President is
similar In terms to that communication.
In our case the communication was mado
through Minister Wu to the State Depart
ment. Thus far a final answer has not been
returned. The French Government answered
at once, but that answer will not serve us.
The United States Government Is conscien
tiously proceeding upon iin entirely dlffi ten
line -'f policy In the U-atment of tlte c se
Continued uu Vattt Tiro.
CONSULS AT SHANGHAI DECLINE TO ENTER
ANY NEGOTIATIONS WITH LI HUNG CHANG.
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SPECIAL- I'.Y OVULE.
Shanshal. Julv --(C pr'it. - . by W. R. Hearst -IJ Hung Chang Is
taking every precv.t in to rrt t r. mri' ! -ation between his guard and the for
eigners or Chinese of the town. ... dm from his ship was allowed ashore jes
terday. Prince Sheng went t Woo-sJung earlv jeslerday morning in a special
steanrcr to meet Li Hung.
When Lord LI landed here Iw received a icry coot reception, very different
frem that at Hong-Kong. Nevertheless he was not at all disturbed, and ap
peared characteristically cheerful. He cracked jokes and a-keU questlors In his
usual manner. Ho Is evidently bale and hearty.
Iird LI was accompanied by a few foreigner. No Consuls were at tno
winrf LI clenrly rercclved that he was boycotted The usual decorations and
welcoming crowds wero absent.
Ho proceeded under n police escort tv tho Foreign Affairs Bureau. The Con
suls were greatly annoyed by his presence, which was regarded as Inopportune,
and rtfu-ed to negotiate with htm.
No trouble is anticipated. There aro no Chlneso troops In the vicinity of
Fhangbai. while there are ten gunboats In the harbor, comprising two Japanese,
four British, un- Unltid States, una German and oac Dutch, and tho volunteers
jiumlxr over l.o).
Every precaution Is made to meet any outbreak. The natives are quiet. It
is tir-dtrstwd here that suggestions have been cabled from London that foreign
trooiw 1 bnrf-sj to protect Shanghai. The sugE'Stion Is premature, tho Consuls
s ly. Un!vs there is actual danger such a landing would constitute a breach of
tl.e agrcmcnt with the Yans-Ts-- Viceroys, whereby the Viceroys havo under
taken to fres rve ordir at the river pons.
The An.plng. on which LI came, having munition of war en board, violated
the harbor regulations by entering, and was comriled to leave the limits.
The Consuls have decided not to call uion Li Hung Chang officially.
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Three Great Military Districts in State of Siege
Provisional Government at
Ticn-Tsin
St. Petersburg, .Tilly 22 Au imperial
ukase issm-d to-day order that a state
of si-gL lie proclaimed In the unitary
distrhts) of Siberia. Turkestan and
Semiretchiusk and that all reservists in
those districts be called to the colors.
EMPRESS A LEAVES PEIvIX.
SPECIAL BY CABLE
Ijndon. July 23. (Copyright, 1K, by tho
New York Herald Company.) TIiIh dispatch,
from Its special correspondent, dated Shat.g
lial, Sunday, Is published by tho Dally
Telegraph:
"A trustworthy correspondent in the In
terior writes1:
" 'I have seen the contents of a private
Ul.gram from Vls.roy Chang Chung to the
Governor of Shan-Tung, sajlng that Mm
Empress Dowager and court aro. moving to
Hsi.m-Fu.
" i also know that for several months
past the attuck of the foreigners has been
arranged and the Boxers have b?en encour
aged to take the initiative.
" TIio Boxers would never have dared to
draw blood against absolute and determined
opoItion from Ptktn.
" 'Rice N now being brought up on lha
Haw and Tan Rivers to Htlan-Fu for tho
lmier!al needs."
Tho American Consul here 13 pressing
tho Chinese to supply direct proof that tho
Ministers aro still alive. I believe Minister
Congvrs messago was really written about
June 10."
Ct.M'IIEVr WHITES ARE SAFE.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
iAimlon, Monday. July 3. (Copyright, 1?00.
by the NVw- York Htrald Company.) Tho
Daily Telegraph this morning publishes the
following:
"Wh'n Yap, the secretary of thn Chinese
Legation, vvus shown a ulegram from U10
Shanghai correspondent of the Telegraph
announcing that the Govirnor of Shan-Tung
had witnessed that all the Ministers la Pe
kin were safe and that tho authorities wero
Inking measures for their relief and protec
tion, he rvcelvcd It 33 further proof that hia
optimism en the subject was Justified.
"it semn to have been wholly over
looked.' he said, 'that there h.is been no
official confirmation of the massacre. In tho
absenco of that wo could not accept imag
inative stories and did not bellve what J3
cnllcd news. I think the Americans havo
taken tho most common sense view.
"'Having once more Etatid that I believo
tho Ministers arc alive, let me sincerely tell
jou that our Government Is doing Its best to
overcome the present difficulties. When tho
wirts ara repaired thero will be freo com
munication betwitn all th.j Ministers and
thtlr countries. Tlw messago from Mr. Con
ger Is first; the others will spefdlly follow.
"in explanation of the long silence, I
would suggtwt that tho wires have been
broken and that tho rebels havo blocked
tho road and messengers could not rasa.
" 'Since the lith things hav cleared up
uml the rebels are quieter. It will not, I
think. Iw long beforo tho other Ministers
are directly heard from.
'Vou ask me why one Minister should b
able to communicate and not another. I
should think tho circumstances among other
condition. have been largely influenced by
that state of rebellion which we are daltK
our It'Ht to I rroin.-. and as I have al
ready tcld y 1. I lii-ve that diminished
disorder on I ti- roue lias aided that com
munication. 'May I r. mind you that the Emperor's
edict ar all Courhvd In a tone of earnest
instruction to the Viceroys to keep down
the turbulence and protect all fortign.-rs
within their Jurisdiction?
" 'With referents to the prospects In the
South I think tho South Is safe. There
may perhapi be one or two small outbreaks,
but your people are In no danger. So long:
as they keep within the treaty ports thcy
are entirely safe. I do not look, for any
serious outbreaks in the South.' "
.MIT WAKIU.VO ITOX Cill.NA.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Chc-Foo, Friday, via Shanghai. Saturday.
July . (Copyright, I'M. by the New York
Herald Company.) Rail communication be
tween Tong-Ku and Tien-Tsln has been re
established. The fighting which has taken place slnc9
the capture of the native city resulted In
tho recapture of the arsenal. The Russians
have taken Lutal. occupying the railway
from Tung-Ku.
A provisional Government has been es
tablished at Tlen-Tsin. A proclamaUon
was issued by the allies declaring that they
ar not warring upon China, but aro sup
pressing rebels.
I Just visited Port Arthur. The general
opln'on there Is that the Russians are In
iispcsed to spare more troops for the Tlcn-Tsln-Pekln
cxps-dition, but will reservo
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them for the occupation of Manchuria and
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tho Llao-Tur.K' peninsula and for tho do
fenso of their Korean Interests.
A bitter persecution of native Christiana
is on foot In this Province.
COXFLICTI.Xn REPORTS.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Chc-Foo, SaturJay, via Shanghai. Sunday,
July ZL (Copyright, liXX), by tho New Yorla
Herald Company.) The Captain of a Brit
ish steamer, who has Just arrived front
VCew-Cliwang. reports that thero arrived;
thero on Thursday a Chinaman, professing
to 1) a foreigner's rervant who escaped from,
Pclcln on tho 12th. on which dato tho Brit
ish Legation was distrojed and the for
eigners butchered. His etory la credited la '
Nevv-Chwang. I
Another telegram camo from the Gov
ernor of Shan-Tutu, Yuan Shi KaU last
night, lie says: ,
"I have received deflnlto Information from) ,
I-, kin that all tho Ministers are well and 1"
there U no Illness among them. Th
proper Chlneso authorities oro devlslnj I
means for their rescuo and protecUon."
EMPERORS lllltTllil.VV.
SPECIAL BY CABLE
Hong-Konir, Sunday. July 2. (Copyright j
lO'O. by Mm New York Herald Company.)
The decision to re-enforee tho garrison hcra
by Zfiti men removes tho sollcltudo as to tbo,
defense of tho colony.
Tho Chlneso celebrated the thirtieth
birthday of the Emperor to-day with mora
interest and enthusiasm than have been seen
for years. Threo hundred and fifty mea
of the Third Madras Regiment arrived to
day.
AtIERICAS IX RATTLE. v
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Cho-Foo. July S).-(Copyrlght. 1DW, by W
IL Hearst.) A brilliant dash ngalasl a ;
largo force cf Chlneso nt Tien-Tsln was
made thin mcrclns by a detachment ot
American troops, assisted hy fwme English! '
fusiliers. Tho oblect was to capture a bat
tery of largo caliber cannon which had
been doing great damage. I
Tho Anglo-American troops charged a
large fort across an open space, and wera
exposed to a hct but poorly directed flra
from the enemy. They dashed Into the fort ,
uml after engaging tho Chinese In a sharp) ,
hand-to-hand tight, put them to flight and,
remained masters of tho fort.
Eight largo modarn guns were captured. '
togothcr with carts and all the accessories,
Tho battery Was Immediately turned upon
tho fleeing enemy, who under tho well
directed tiro suffered heavy loss.
Tho victory wa3 won In an tncredlblj;
short tlmo against on overwhelmingly BU-.
perlor force, and, despite tho charge undca
flro and tho fight In the fort, neither tha
Americans nor the British lost a ilngla
man.
Tho Chlneso army Is now retreating to
ward Pekin.
Hi:sMA.NS NEARIXG PEKI5. 3
SPECIAL BY CAELE.
Che-Foo. July I'). (Copyright, 1D0O, by "W
R. Hearst.) Information has been received
here that tho Russians ore advoncJajr upon(
I'ckln and wUl soon bo in possession of tha
Chlnexe capital.
All the foreigners in Pekin are reported
safe with tho exception of tho C-eramn Mln-(
lstcr. They are all under the protection ot
tha pro-foreign General, Jung- La. (
BELIEVES FOREIGNERS DEAD. '
American Engineer Who Una
Spent 33 Years in China.
Chicago. 111., July 21-sJobn r. Roberta
of Shanghai, an American civil engineer,
w ho has Bpent thirty-eight yeax in China,
and who left Shanshal last May, paseeel
through Chicago to-day on his way to New,
York, to visit his old home.
"Knowing the Chinese as I do." uald Mr.
Roberts to-day, "I have IltUo doubt butt,
that all the foreigners In Pekin were mur
dered long ago. The Government is weaM
and the mb undoubtedly got the uppeit
hand. I know too much ot what Chinese
mobs have dona in tho past to doubt that
they murdered tha foreigners.
"An army of tO.ttri regular troops is all
that is necessary to take Pekin," he con
tinued. "The wories to the effect that tho
Chlncaa have an army of SCO.OO) men aro
ridiculous. There aro not more than 30,00)
drilled troops In China. The rest are poorly,
organized and poorly armed. If they baa
modern arms they would not know bow to
use them, and they do not constitute an ef
fectlve fightiDff force."
TO AID FOREIGN MISSIONS. -
Christian Alliance Subscribed Ten
Thousand Dollars.
Cleveland. July K. At the mectinr of tha;
Christian Missionary Alliance to-day lULMf
was subscribed for foreign labilaafe - p-
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