The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-19
SPLIT AMONG POWERS
Deplorable Lack of Har-
mony to Meet Growing
Danger in China.
RUSSIA SHOWS HER HAND
Il 1NT1GONIZES GREAT BRITAIN At
THE VERY START.

81 N1A UONILEo GhEHI DHIIdIN Il
THE VERY START.
Refuses TO Hand Over Restored Taku-
An Entente Between Russia, Ger
many and Franco Regarding Future
Action-Japan's Good Intentions
Ballsed by Russia's and Germany's
Opposition.
London, July 19-4 a. m.-While evil
dence accumuates daily that China has
long been preparing a formidable mill
tary organization in anticipation of the
present conflict, and that the area Of re-
bellion is continually extending, harmo-
ny among the allies, which is necessary
to meet such grave situation, Is still
deporably lacking. The Russians have
refused Admiral Seymour's request to
hand over the restored Taku Tien Tsin
railway to the English company, and
1t is rumored that Germany purposes
taking a serious Independent step,
namely, to patrol the Yang Use Kiang
WITH German men-OI-WaT.
Such a step would be greatly resent
ed by England. Still more alarming
news has been conveyed to the Daily
Express from Toxic to the effect that
the apparent reluctance of Germany and
Russia to consent to a japanese COM
mander for the army corps has led the
japanese government to delay the for
warding of the division already mobil-
lied
The Standard in an alarmist editorial
says: 1T is useless any longer to hide
from ourselves the fact that China has
declared war on civilization and has
plunged into the conflict with rabid
frenzy. 1t is equally futile to discuss
whether the hostilitits are being waged
by the Chinese government, nasmuch
as it is evident that an administration
of some kind exists and is directing the
anti-foreign movement. Unless unmis-
taxable evidence exculpating the Pekin
government is promptly forthcoming,
the powers should treat China as a bel
1igerent state and act accordingly.
A similar line of comment Is taken by
the other morning papers. All applaud
the course of Count Won Buelow, the
German foreign secretary in stopping
cipher kilograms from the Chinese lega-
ton in Berlin, and all urge that the
other powers to follow Germany's ex-
ample.
The Russian general staff denies the
report that the Chinese have cap
tured Blagovetchsek, capital of the
province of Amur, and it is reported
from Irkutsk that the Russians have
taken Aigun.
A special dispatch from Tien Tsin dis
tributes the number of those killed at
the capture Of the native city as fol-
lows: Russians, 100; japanese 81, Brit
ish 40, and Americans 81. The corre-
spondent who sends this asserts that
thousands of Chinese were killed and |
that fighting was still going on when |
his dispatch was sent in various parts |
of Ten Tsin.
With reference to the rumors that |
Europeans were seen working the Chi
nese guns at Tien Tsin the Standard |
learns that eight Russian military in.
etructors, forcbly detained by the Chi
nese, were compelled to work the guns. |
One escaped and reached the Russian
lines with his hands bound.
A special correspondent of the Daily |
Express at Tien Tsin contrasts the
'spendid work and perfect equipment
of the Japanese with the inadequate
supplies of the British, German and
American contingents, which are ter
ribly lacking in the most obvious neces-
saries"
The first Boxer proclamation has
made it's appearance in Shanghai. 1t
declares that Kwan, the war god, de-
sires the blood of foreigners and threat
ems ten plaques if the Boxer tenets are
not followed and spread.
The governors of the provinces of
Huan, HUI Pi and Ho Nan have now
openly Joined Prince Tuan and are
marching overland with their armies to
Pekin.
A German relief column sent into the
interior of the province of Shan Tuan
to endeavor to rescue party of thirty
missionaries German, American and
English, have returned without having
obtained any \tidings of their where
abouts; and it is feared that all have
been slain.
A special commission is sitting in st.
Petersburg daily to arrange for the dis
patch of troops to the far east.
1t is announced from Shanghai that
General Mich has been killed but there {
is no confirmation of the rumor from
Tien Tsin.
The consuls at Shanghai have agreed
to regard the viceroy of Nan-kian as ]
the chief authority, so far as the col {
lection of revenue is considered. When
the vieeroy was informed Of this atti {
tude he appointed Mr.. Taylor, statisti-
cal secretary of customs, to be inspec-
tor of customs ad interim in succession
to Sir Robert Hart