The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
The Indications Are that He Has Re.
gained His Influence,
DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE ALLIES
British Promised Protection 10 Certain
Chinese Who We're Killed by Russians. y,
THE EXPLOSION OF MINES AT PEI TANG
Was the Cause of Most of the Losses
TO the Attacking Forcesi Cas-
uaities Numbered 300.

London. September $3.50 a. m.--The
morning papers are too fully occupied
with the general election campaign to
bestow much attention upon the Chinesa
problem. The Standard. which discusses
editorially the replies OF the United
States government. says: "Thc policy
thus laid down implies the existence at
Washington Of very exaggerated esti-
mate OF the good will of the Chinese
rulers. 1t is 10 be feared that the action
of the United states will tend 10 weaken
the more Influence OF the allies and for
this reason 1t is to be greatly regretted"
According TO the pekin correspondent
of the Daily News. wiring September l6.
the Chinese declare most positively THAI
the empress dowagcr and the emperor
Will IN no case return to the imperial pal
ace in Pekin az they hold that 1t has
been desecrated by the intrusion or bar
barians. This lrreconcilable attitude re-
/ ceiVes continuation in many reports
emspating from Shanghai. One Of these
Is that a reply to the denunoation OF
Prince Tuan and others by the Yioeroys.
an Imperial cdict dated September a..
deals more leniently with the Boxer
movement and reminds the people that
both the Boxers and Chinese Christians
are Cinnamon who shall receive imperial
protection IL they quietly dispense TO
their homes The ediet points out that
IL Is impossible Tor the imperial govern
ment 10 distinguish between good aud bad
Boxers II says, however, that II the
rebel boxers stin continue TO assemble
/ they viii be dealt with sunimarily.
/ Another report says that the ediot
! frankly declares that no executions can
be sanctioned until an adequate inquiry
1 has been made.
Further indications thRt Prince Tuan
has resumed mis- former aseendanoy are
found in the Shanghai reports of his pro-
motion ana IN the statement from the
same quarter that General fung Fun
| Slang has been appointed generaiiSsimo OF
the Northern Chinese armies. and Prince
/ Chwang. deputy commander In chief OF
the Boxers. mas been made a grand ooun-
cillor
IT is also reported that Lob. formerly
governor OF Klang Su province, a Man
1 chm. and bitterlw anti-foreiRn, has been
appointed to succeed III Hung Chang at
/ Canton
According TO various accounts of tho
Pei Tang affair. the Chinese had nntici~
| pated that the allies would attack inHorce.
The Brltishers and others who LETT Ten
Tsin with the intention OF cutting off the
retreat OF the Pei Tang garrison, arrived
too late. They were only half way 10
their destination when the forts were eap-
tured
The Tien Tsin correspondent OF tho
Standard explains thW the Russians Te-
fused TO provide trains for this force, but
gave the Germans and Austrians ample
notice and railway accommodations.
Adyices to the Standard from Shang-
hal place the Losses OF the allies before
Pei Tang as 800, principally due 10 the
explosion OF mines, one of which, 2lo
! Yards long exploded like au earthquake,
killing and wounding large number ana
literally blowing two mounted officers TO
pieces.
The standard publishes belated tele-
gram from Tien Tsin, giving an illustra-
ton OK the international diiiieui.les. -
anucsrs that the British at Teng TAI guar
anteed safety to the natives Il the railway
nronerty WAS restored. Accordingly the
men returned, but few days later the
Russians arrived and killed those CUISINE
the British lines.
DR.. Morrison, the Pekin correspondents
OF the Times. wiring September ~, pro-
tests against what he calls an unworthy
act OF vandalism on the part OF General
| Wilson'S expedition" namely. the at
tempt TO destroy the superb white pagoda
IN the temple grounds at Pei Tai Gnu.
Fortunately says the correspondent. the
masonry was too solid, DR.. Aorrison
] adds: at Is expected that the orders
sent to NJ Piehon the French minister,
10 withdraw. will he countermanded.
"Communicat!ons are still deplprably
baa. Many kilograms ars never sent at
ali. some being destroyed after they
have heen accepted.
General Yung In Is returning here 10
assist 10 the peace negotiations. althougn
the foreign minister's have protestea
against his participation
r,ha Shanrbai pOrrpSpOn1ont OF lnt