The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-10-28
70 SCARE CHINESE
ENGLAND TO MAKE NAVAL
DEMONSTRATION.
Sudden Move Of the British Fleet
Sails Under Sealed Orders, Sup
posedly to Take a Hand in Sup
pressing Russian Influence.

battleship Centurion, flagship Of Vice
Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, the
commander of the British fleet in Chin
csc waters, sailed suddenly yesterday
under sealed orders, accompanied from
Chee-Foo by the battleship Victorious,
the first-class cruiser Narcissus and the
second-class cruiser Hermione, the tor
pedo boat destroyer Fame, the torpedo
boat destroyer Hart, and the dispatch
boat Alacrity. 1t is supposed that the
destination is To-Ku, at the entrance
of the river leading to Tien-Tsin, the
port of Picking, for the purpose of max
ing a naval demonstration there.
REFUGE ON BRITISH GUNBOAT..
Shanghai, Sept. Pitt is reported that
Kang Juwei, the Cantonese reformer,
who is accused by the dowager empress
Of being implicated in designs on the
emperor's life, and who recently fled
from Picking, arrived at Woo-Sung, near
here, today, and took refuge on board
a British %gunboat.
CHANGE PERPLEXING.
New York, Sept. 27.-Lord Salisbury,
who has remained in close touch with
the foreign office during his vacation,
returns to find the Chinese puzzle more
Intricate than ever.
The deposing of the emperor of China,
after exciting a suspicion of foul play,
Is now accepted as proof that the conn.,
binations Of interests hostile to Eng
land has again ~triumphed. 1t implies
the restoration of Ii Hung Chang to
power, a great increase in Russian
prestige and a corresponding decline in
British interests.
The retreat Of the emperor behind
the petticoats Of the shrewish, hot
tempered empress would be regarded as
Englishmen felt sure that they could
afford to laugh over it. They have an
academic interest in the reforms which
the emperor has been encouraging by
his liberalizing edicts, but they under
stand the practical significance of the
triumph of reaction which restores their
arch emmy in China as the power be-
hind the throne. 1t involves the COM
plete Ru%ssianizing, of Chinese diploma.
cy and administration.
FRESH DEFEAT FOR ENGLAND.
London, Sept. 27.-The dramatic de-
velopment of the Chinese puzzle comes
as a disagreeable shock to the people
Of Great Britain, and their chagrin is
intensified by the fact that they were
reveling in their apparent diplomatic
triumph in the disgrace Of Ii Hung
Chang and the wane of Russian influ-
ence. Not only in Great Britain, but
abroad he queen dowager's proclama-
ton is interpreted as a fresh defeat for
British policy, and as an act Of revenge
upon the part of E ngland's arch enemy,
Ii Hung Chang.
1t is generally believed that the mis-
sion Of the Marquis Ito, the Japanese
statesman sent to China for the pur-
pose of attempting to bring about an
offensive n defensive alliance be-
tween Japan and China was the last
straw which aroused the. tigress in the
empress dowager and enabled the Rus
sian party, led by Ii Hung Chang, to
regain its influence. 1t is we'll known
that the Chinese, in spite Of their de-
feat in the war with Japan, still regard
the Japanese as inferior beings, and
the intense hatred Of the dowager en-
press for anything Japanese Is also an
acknowledged fact.
Advices received here from the Eu-
ropean capitals indicate that political
circles anticipate the reinstatement If
Ii Hung Chang in power and that the
reactionary wave in China will lead TO
a closer understanding between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan,
resulting in combined pressure in favor
Of reforms. The Frech re-
joice% at the prospect of Ii Hung Chang
being returned to power, simply be-
cause 1t would be unpleasant for Great
Britain.
The Temps, referring to the reform
edicts Of the emperor Of China, says
Ellis reforming ardor was marked
by more zeal than discretion. To sug,
gest that the mandarins publish their
accounts Of receipts and expenditures
was like plucking out their souls"
Rome. Sept. 27.-Within "a hours Great
Britain, Russia, France and italy will
append their signatures to an agree
ment for the p~acifcation Of the island
Of Crete, including q plan for coercion
Of the sultan into submission. The
scheme has been for some time
drafted, but its enforcement was de-
layed to invite the participation Of Ger
many. which country declined.
At the beginning Of the week the four
powers will send an ultimatum ,totthe