The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-06-30

30 reting Admiral SEYMOUR cxpr-
| dittnn is returning ia ficptsin Ills
| force has suffered greatly
! 1t Is estimated tuat from 10000 10
6n,o00 Chinese troops nre now before
Picking BoNers from all sections are
swarmine there
Reports ministers with seymour.
Washington, June ~ Minister WI
called at the state department. Thurs
day afternoon and exhibited the fol-
lowing cablnFram 10 Secretary Hay;
canton. june a. The legation ministers
having LETT Picking are now ~ mites from
Tiontuin with Admiral seymour
tsiRnedl II HUNG CHANG"
The minister explained that the
cnbleRrnm reached him from the Chi.
nrsc minister IN London lie believes
the dispatch 90 be accurate. but the
state department officials are inclined
to doubt II as yet
Meneus the AhKtsty.
Washington. June ~ "Wednesday
ihe officials here felt sure that the
foreign ministers go china were safe
with Admiral SEYMOUR column.
Ihufsday morning that confidence
wus shaken. The ouit official dis
patch received over night from the
scat Of trouble oae from Admiral
kemptf Was "a barren Of the infdr.
nation 30 earnestly demanded here
As ia cause severe criticism ~ the nd
mral's expense His dispatch makes
no mention Of the ministers welfare
nor Of seymour column. Taken In
connection with the omiHous press
dispatch from thcfoo. via Shanghai
relative to the return Of SeymoUr's
broken column 30 Ticntsiu the Off
cials feel that they have good ground
for renewed apprehension aa "a the
fate Of the foreign ministers.
The conclusion drawn by navy de.
partment officials from Admiral
krmpffs dispatch ~ that he T. not IN
communicate with Ticntsin, and
that notwithstanding the cable com
pany's notics ~ Wednesday there IL
stiil no news route open Ia that city
cave by runners. who muRt pass
through 81 country besei ~ i'o&srs 10
reach Chrfoo
Csn Act Independently.
An explanation waA had 81 the
state department Tbufsday Of the re-
port from shanghai that the consuls
there we're negotiating with the Chi
nese uorrots respecting the pfotec,
ton 81 the city HecauAe they wefe
eh on from communication With MiR.
isier longer. from whom they should
receive instructions ia normal eandi.
tl0ns the American eouAula ia China
bad bern embarrassed ia dealing Bith
thr local 1hiusEe authorities bY rea
tou Of the Necessity ~ securing In.
ttruetiona from Washington at every
point There fore Secretary Hay
wednesday, sent a general instruction
"a ai Of the AtnetieHn poBauis III
China nho could be reached by cable
and wire, authorizing them 10 deal
directly Nfth tile Chinese tiesfuys and
a0tia in framing measures for the
protection 81 american litea aud prop.
ertg shanghai has heretofore beeu
made neutral port during time ~
war rs such agreements between the
foreign eonHais there and the Chi
neae officials. and IL IL probable that
similar arrangement viii be made
nov The only condition Il that be
fore withdrawing their nasal forces
from the treaty ports the foreign con
tuls must feel assured that the chi.
nese officials are not onir willina but
are perfectly able to insure the safety
Of the Foreigners iu the l8ss ns
The Ninth infantry which il re-
ported tn have cleared Wednesday
from Nauiia. should reach faka shout
"wednesday neat the Fourth Of July
The var department already has an.
tieira'ed AdAlral Kempifa saggss.