Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-06
CHINESE CRISIS
Uncle Sam Wants the Powers to
Show Their Hands.
The Longest Cabinet Meeting Ever
Held During This Administration
Results In the Sending of
Very Important Docu-
ment to- European
Governments.

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yet been occupied The allies. when'
the last message left. were refraininsl
from aggressive action, pending in,
structions from their governments.
An attack from 10000 Boxers was
anticipated, and to meet this, the
whole American force and the British
artillery were moved to the outer city.
wall. The I:oXers were reported as
coming from the south
Gen Dorward, in his report of the
engagement outside Tien Tsin, Au-
gust 10, when the Americans, British
and Japanese defeated a large force
of Boxers. killing over 800, says, in a
dispatch dated August 25:
The lines of communication near
| Eien Tsin are now free from danger.
The villagers are now focking to
| Tien Tsin at the rate of about 1000 d
day. AS there is not more than i
months food supply, there is every
prospect of famine shortly"
Mr.. Morgan. OF the China inland
mission, who has arrived here from
| Si-Ngan-Fu, reports that - foreign
missionaries and 80 converts have
been massacrcd at Tai Yuen-Fu.
Washington, Aug. aO.--A special
meeting of the cabinet lasting all of
Wednesday and broken only by u
short recess for luncheon marked the
| intense interest the administration
feels in the Chinese problem. 1t was
the longest cabinet session OF the
present administ ration. The diplC-
matte and not the military phase of
the situation in China was under con-
sideration.
The cabinet meeting eventuated in
| the formulation of 4 document for
transmission abroad. That this docri-
ment is of supreme Importance in de-
fining the position of the lited
States is assumed from the I refui
attention with which it was prepared,
| but no glimmer of light is led upon
| its exact chara cter. All etfoAS to as
certain whether it was in the natur..
i of a. reply to Germany or Russia or p
collective note to the powers outlin-
ing the policy of the United States
under the new conditions which have
developed since the rescue of the lc-
| cations were futile.
The st. Petersburg dispatch to
London cont,i ling the assertion that
Russia will lotify the powers that
| she considers the relief of the Pekiu
legations as the final accomplishment
of the military task of the allied
forces. is the phase of the Chinese
situation which is attracting the
most attention from this government
at this time. That assertion infcren-
ially carries with it the impression
that the Russian government is of the
opinion that it should withdraw its
military forces from Pekin and thinks
| the other allies should do likewise.
| No official information along these
| lines, however. can be obtained here.
Che Foo, Aug 30.-Yu, governor OF
the province of SheDsi, is reported tn
| have invited the foreigners in the
province to come under his protec-
| tion. About August 81 fifty accepted
the invitation, and all were massa-
cred.
Berlin. Aug. 3O-The Frankfurter.
zeitung has received a dispatch from
| Shanghai saying a plot has been dis
| covered there to burn the whole city,
| TT is added that the Europeans con.
slider the streets unsafe after night.
| fall and the general situation is de.
scribcd as critical.
Hong Kong, Aug. 3O..-Two hundred
bandits raided the Tartar city OF
| Canton Monday night. Several
| houses were looted. 1t is believed
| that the motive of the raid was the
Cantonese hatred of the mort hernerS.
1t is rumored at Annoy that 1900
| japanese troops are coming there
| from Formosa.
| London. Aug. 31.-The Russo-Amcr.
| fcan ''Surprise," as it is called, is the
| chief feature of the morning papers,
| While Russa's part in the proposal
is regarded with considerable suspi'
cion, it is generally recognized that
| the flight of the empress dowager and
| the emperor renders the situation ex-
| tremely difficult and, therefore, that
it might be wise to adopt the Russo
| American program as the best soh-
tion of the problem. At the same
| time very strong feeling is display
| ed in favor of 4 more vigorous line OF
| policy.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The United
| States government having accepted
| the Russian proposition as to the
Withdrawal OF troops from Peiin, is
| now waiting for responses to the
| notes which have been sent to our va
rious representatives abroad for pre-
| scntatiou to the powers. Judging by
| the rate of progress made in the pre-
| cedino negotiations, several days and
| perhaps a week may pass before all
| of these replies are received. Ac-
| cording to their formal expressions,
| al of the powers are agreed upon
| this one point: they do not desire to
| enter upon a formal war upon China
| The United States government is try
| ing to bring about this result.
pekin, Aug. IA, via Tien Tsin.-A
| medal will be struck commemorating
| the siege of Pcllin. 1t will bear the
| legend Men. not walls. make q city"
Guida Must DO Back.
New York. Aug. 29.-'The Italian,
| Guida. who arrived in this country
two weeks ago in company with the
alleged anarchist Mares sea, another
| Italian, was yesterday ordered OK
cludcd on instructions from the treas