The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-06


have been ordered to transmit all posi-.
BILE revenue to the north for war pur,
poses and that all pay of officials from
viceroys downward has been stopped
during hostilities.
The Vienna correspondent the Stan
dard says he has learned through a good
source that the Germans, Austrians and
Italins will remain in Pekin aver should
the Russians withdraw.
Shanghai dispatches express the great
est astonishment at the idea of the evaC-
uation of Pekin. !
The Daily Mail says editorially that
Russia may have made secret treaties
with China behind the backs OF the
powers.
The Standard expresses qualification
at the explanation that the United
States government does not approve of
Russian proceedings.
The Daily Express publishes an inter
view with a New York Cinnamon, Liu
Chan, now staying in London, who ad-
mits ali Hung Changes duplicity and
his rooted antagonism to western Ideas"
Berlin, Sept. 3-Negotiations continue
between the powers respecting the Pre-
posals of Russia. It appears that the
portion OF the proposals which contem
plates the removal of the legations to
Tien Tsin, drew no opposition, but the
proposition that troops should vacate
Pekin will not be acted upon until after
a thorough examination of the case by
the other powers with a special view to
the question of military ~advisability.
Germany's program is, in a way, the
action of the other powers. Count Won
Buelo, the German foreign minister, has
made a communication to this effect to
the Russian ambassador Osten Sacken.
A high official of the foreign office said
today in defining Germany's position:
Germany has not answered Russia for
mally, though she has notified her con
identially as to the views of the German
government. Certainly we do not ex
pect to object to the removal of the
legations temporarily to Iien Tsin, as
this would enable the members to re-
cuperate from their recent hardships,
So far as to the answer Of the United
States to Russia is concerned we now S e
it to be a substantial agreement with
Germany's position"
When asked whether, if the troops
were withdrawn, the empress dowager
and emperor would return to Pekin, the
foreign office official in question replitd
that he could form no opinion worth
stating on that subject.
Most OF the German papers are of the
opinion that it is very doubtful if Ger
many can adopt Russia's suggestions
and they &c 2lore the evidence of a threat
ening split in the European concert.
One leading Berlin journal asserts
that Emperor William, while conversiDg
with a group of officials last Saturday
evening said: "Under no circumstances
shall we give up Pekin. not even if every
army corps has to be modified"
Pekin, Tuesday. Aug. 21.-Prince
Ching is e~ndeavoring to open negotia-
tons with the allies. Yu Hsian, gov
n of Shanghai, sent a memorial to
the throne, asking for a reward for hav-
ing invited 50 foreigners under his pro-
lection and having afterwards killed
them. In the provisional government,
established here each nationality admin
listers to it's section of the city according
to it's W ideas.
There is a possibility of the Pekin dis
Patch being somewhat in error as to the
identity of the Chinese official who IS
asking for a reward of numbering 81
foreigners. A dispatch to the Associat-
ed Press from Che Foo, dated Aug. 20,
said Yu, the governor of the provice of
Shan ST, was reported to have invited
the foreigners in that province to come
under his protection. 1t was added that
about August q so foreigners accepted
an invitation and were m~assacred.
Probably Yu, the governor of Shan ST, is
Identical with the Yu Hsian who is re-
ferred to the Pekin dispatch as "gover-
nor of S~hangal."
Co.