The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
FEAR ORIENTAL ALLIANCE.
FOREIGN POWERS SAY CHINA AND
JAPAN MAY JOIN FORCES.
Suspicion OF Chino-Japanese Agree
ment Has LED Russia to Moboiixe
Force Of 100000 Men mt odessa
prepared for Any Emergency.

Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.
PARIS July 2S.-Yu keng. the Chinese
minister here. says he is convinced the
legations in Picking are safe and sound.
although some buildings have been de-
stroyed. While this conviction is not
shared by the official and political world
here, dispatches regarding the far East
during the past week have raised renewed
hope that some, IL not all OF the mem
bers OF the legations are still alive. Min
lister Yu Keng thinks the silence OF the
ministers at Pekiny not so ominous as it
is considered abroad, and he asks that
China be given another five days credit
to produce authentic and satisfactory
news of the legations or perhaps OF the
ministers themselves. He himself is still
in ignorance OF the actual situation I'm
Picking. but concludes from dispatches he
has received from the provincial viceroys,
and from kilograms asking for mediation
OF France, that Emperor Kwang Hsu
and the empress dowager have the upper
hand, and that Prince Tuan has been
definitely mastered.
Happily for my country and for the
foreigners" he said. "Yung Lu and
Prince Ching are. believe. now in power.
and this leaves me hopeful. even though
the presumption OF the ministers may
prove correct. that the iegationers are
still alive"
The feeling obtains here that this may
not solve the situation. and that, though
alive, the ministers are still probably held
as hostages. The equivocal declarations
OF La Hung Chang have served to deepen
the Keeling of distrust regarding all Chit
nese affirmation and information
The Associated Press learns that the
foreign governments intend to disregard
Ii Hung Chang's ecommendations--
which they believe are made in bad faith
not TO march on Picking. On the contrary,
ine international expedition will start
soo s't me middle Of next week, following
doubt is felt that the Chinese government
VIII hold the surviving European minis
ters as q lever to secure better terms in
the fnal settlement, but In this they viii
be disappointed, for the powers will exact
TOT this violation OF international law
even a higher indemnity than they would
nave demanded II the ministers had been
lition. " "
Meanwhile. negotiations are actively
proceeding between tho powers, and the
situation which will succeed the entry OF
she International troops into Picking will
De awaited with the greatest anxiety All.
ready things do not appear to be going
aItogether smoothly at Tientsin. and
mav dsss,a are ,n pesinnins to pop out that
oetore long. The relations between Japan
and CHINA which may eventuate from the
present trouble, are being discussed in the
minister here scouts the Idea Of any al
lance between China and Japan the nos
sioility or such a development Is taken
INTO consideration BY the foreign repre-.
sentatives. The ambassador of one OF the
great powers. alluding to the jealousies
said: T~eP"o'e'
.srhe moment 4. n cr,t,ca, an. ,o- -.
white races in the far East. To win thew
must stand together. Japan. at the pres
ent moment, Is apparently with the West
ern powers. but II must be remembered
tnht aIthouGh Japan, rs a result OF the
Carbohydrates war. and BY reason Of hep
acquired civilization, looks down unon
the Chinese, still their many race afYini-
ties and other ties between the two ma
lions, with Japan's ambition, NAV lead
TO q coalition OF the two great members
or the yellow race. which would be
fraught with peril to the Western world.
Cnina' under Japan's tutelase, would be-
ropsan nations might have graver prob
lens than the parceling out OF her terri
tory among them. which has chiefly oc-
cupied them up TO the present As indf-
eating the Russian suspicion az such an
eventuality. II Il known hero that Russia
Is fhobilizing 10000 men at Odessa for
any emergency"
The conflict between the Paris munici-
pal council and the ministry OF NJ wal
deck Rousseau IL becoming serious Presi-
cent Loubet Is now involved. NJ he was
oo"Ero w IeluSe an invitation to attend
series OF fetes TO be given ut the Hotel
de Vile. because the ministry was moi
invited also. The protocol DEGREES that
NJ. fSoubet shah not participate ofIiclally
unless ne Is accompanied by the cabinet.
The Nationalist councillors and marty or
gans are furious against M Loubef a.
spite the fact that he is helpies~ in tha
matter. This deadlock between the PARIS
council. the cabinet and the F,yxee must
eventually lead to difficulties and in view
OF the Incorporating attitude OF both
sides, " Is not easy to foresee the end
Paris lis stiil situated In a torrid zone.
Cured in the north freshened the air
slightly toward the end Of the veex. The
heat sent the death rate soaring esrec-
tally among children. Many sunstrok e
occurred daily, and the hospitals ne
oNercrowded with this class OF pati. MA
though l.20 cots were added TO ;hs va.
ious hospitals. Horses suffered terrible
the street car companies alone Iosirx 1 40
animals. Owing 20 the shorta-e IN IN.
water supply. the house service IN Paris
Is cut on between II O'Clock NJ night ana
s o'clock In the morning while many rts.
idcrtS % upper stories are fnconvenfcrerd
by the Intermittent service during sne dav
which Is insufficient 10 meet the demands
and many restaurants are unable to an.
tain sufficient for their needs rhs hot
weather has driven the American co,anv
% the seashorc and mountains. Nearly
all the national commissioners 20 The ex.
position and their families have left Paris
for A couple % months
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer ar. at 8.
Morits. Mr., and Mrs NJ r. Dsynunq
have gone 20 Oherammergau AMI sill az
terward visit the Scottish lakes and Az
and Mrs. Thomas y. Walsh, OF Colorado,