Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-28
EARL II IN DURANGO
To Be Held on Allies Ship Pending
Negotiations.
DISPATCH FROM FRENCH ADMIRAL
Emperor and Empress Dowager
Located at Tai-Yuan-F Flu.
TROUBLE EXPECTED AT AMO4

PARIS August 2S-Admiral Courrejolles,
the French commander in Chinese waters,
has cabled to the Navy Department here
that n council of the admirals has notified
the foreign legations at Pekin that 1t has
been decided to hold Ii Hung Chang on
board ship until the opening of negotiations
between the powers and China.
Not known by state Department.
The State Department has heard nothing
of any intention to interfere with the move
ments of Ii Hung Chang. The report from
the French admiral at Taku to the con-
trary is believed to refer to an incident Of
the past and not to the situation as it
stands today. When Ii Hung Chang con-
templated visit to Pekin by way of Taku
and the Pei-Ho, the foreign admirals at
Taku, at that time the ranking representa-
tiyes of their governments, held a consul
tation of war to determine the question as
to the amount of freedom to be allowed to
Ii in communicating with the authorities
at Pekin.
1t then announced that the admirals
had decided, in view of the fact that hos
tiities were actually in progress that sound
military practice required that Ii Hung
Chang should be kept under a strict
veillance. BY imputation this carried the
idea that Ii might be kept, not on board
foreign warship, but aboard his own trans
port in the harbor at Taku at the pleasure
OF the foreign admirals.
Neither Admiral Remey nor Admiral
Kempf gave his sanction to this project,
and ii is Is said here that when Ii aban-
doned the Pekin trip by water the project
was dropped. Now, therefore, the officials
here say either the French admirafs COM
munication is nothing but a belated account
of schemes that were in contemplation at
that time, or the project has been revived
by a fresh determination on the part of
Ear Ii TO proceed to Pekin by way of the
sea and the Pei-Ho river.
LIS Whereabouts Unknown.
II Is a singular fact that Ii Hung Changs
whereabouts are not known here At last
accounts he was at Shanghai; not in the
foreign quarter, but away back in the Chi
nese arsenal. Even with the aid of the
foreign naval force now at Shanghai it
would be difficult to prevent his escape in
land if Earl Ii should determine to retire
from Shanghai. Nothing has been heard
from him by our government since the 10th
instant, nearly ten days ago. 1t is said al
the Navy Department that Admiral Remey,
who is watching matters closely at Taku,
has not communicated with the department
today, and it is presumed that an event
of the Importance of the decision said to
have been reached by the admirals would
be promptly reported to the department by
him. The Chinese embassy is also ignorant
OF the whereabouts of Earl Ii
Chinese Court Located.
LONDON, August ga special dispatch
from Shanghai says the Chinese officials
there have informed the foreign consuls
that the emperor, the dowager empress and
Prince Tuan have arrived in the neighbor-
hood of Tai-yuan-fu.
Tai-yuan-fu is the capital of the province
of Shan-sf, adjoining the province of Chilli,
and and is 2iO miles southwest of Pekin
Trouble Threatened mt Annoy
HONG KONG, August 2S.-Gen. Goto,
from the Island of Formosa Japanese ter
ritory), commands the Japanese forces oc-
cupying Annoy. Large bodies of troops have
been landed and Nordenfeldt guns have
been mounted. commanding the city. Many
Chinese are leaving
The British cruiser Isis sailed from here
today under sealed orders. 1t is thought
probable she is going TO Annoy
canton Is quiet. The large merchant
guilds are feeding the poor, in order TO pre-
vent a disturbance.