The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-12
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stIil CiiHRinE Ia the HRs Of Hope
that some Are alive.

sun CiiHRlnR Ia the HRs Of Hope |
that Somc Are Aiise,
Washington, July s.-An important
dispatch to the state department iiom i
Consul General Goodnow has revived |
hope ia n measure that the lecp lion |
ers, or at least some of them, arr still |
alive IN Pekin. Having survived ai
least two weeks longer than was sup
posed To be possible and certainty he
ing alive five days ago. the unfortunate |
ministers and their stats and guards |
may he still holding out. In fact, IL |
the only active enemy they have now |
to face in starvation, rs Consul ten |
rral Goodnow indicates, the officials |
believe there Is substantial ground for |
the hope that they may hold out. aud |
that the horrible stories Of the last few |
days from Shanghai ofnamrlcss crimes |
aud maSsaCrcg committed upon the le. |
gationers are at least premature. OnC |
certain effect of Consul General Good |
now's dispatch will he to cause the Of |
icials here, and without doubt. the
European governments. 10 rcdpublc |
their cxcrtions 10 push forward a !
force 10 Pckin.
The Hope is In Japan.
The main hope for speedy action 10
still In japan. According TO the Japa
nese legation here, which has late AL.
vices from Toxic, 1900 Japantsg sol.
diers are now ON Chidrsc soil. II this |
report is true. then the Japanese gov.
ernmcnt has accomplished more than
was expected, and the officials here see
no reason why the advance on Pek,n |
should not begin immediately. IL it
said Japan is not expected to make |
this campaign single handed The In
ternationnl forces nt Taku and lien. |
Tsin will cooperate 10 the utmost |
with the japanese army corps a. the |
movement on rekin. What form that |
cooperation shall take Is not known !
now, such details arc left TO the com
mandcrs IN the field.
Japan WIN he Compensated.
II is said that Japan is - be com. |
peBsated for the work she Is about &c |
undertake in the common cause. ilcI |
aii!itary preparations are very rNtcu. |
I've and the campaign is certain TO IN |
yolye heavy cost. II would bc ~. Just |
90 expect Japan To meet this herself |
She has no missionaries in nina. md |
consequently IL perhaps less Interested |
seliishiy than amy Of the powers ~ the |
terrible happenings In Shan Tung and |
Pekin. IL is conjectured that this ques.
has caused the apparent delay in the |
resumption Of the campaign aga INST |
Pekin, but II is believed that this hny. |
Ing now been adjusted, military opera
tions will progress rapidly.
II the powers have Fgrred upon the |
form japanese indemnity is To- assume |
the facts can not b. ELECTED here. The !
impression. however. ~ there will lie |
money indemnity, the relief being |
based On the fact that such is the cnly |
form Of indemnity 40 far suggested |
thnt would be the least likely 60 ARGUS, |
international jealousics Either China |
itself or the powers collectively |
would haze 10 provide fer the payment |
81 this indemnity, though even in the |
first ease Il Is probable that the pow
trs' contribution would he IN the ma. |
tuTe Of loan, and In the end China |
would bc obliged 90 make good the |
advance through some forn Of taxa
tIDn.