The sun., 1900-07-04

washingtou Gets serious News From Consul
GoodnoM- Relief Force TO Start So0a.

"ssn'nsto" "es' serious news from Sonso'
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WASHINGTON, d. T.. july s-From the trust
worthy information. offictl and private. in It's
possession the Government has been forced to
the conclusion that the chances Tor the relief OF
its Minister the other Americans and all for
eigners In Pesin before they are forced to sur
render are very poor indeed, Painful "a Il an
admis Ion OF that character the Government
does not hesitate to make II, for 1t sees no rea-
son TO rai~e false hopes among those who have
relatives or friends among the besieged men
and women battling desperately against a SUI
perior forcepf fanatics who look for a general
massacre OF the foreign devils"
The British legation. where all the foreigners
have taken refuge is commanded by the city
wall. structure overtopping the buildings In
side the legation compound. Mr.. W W. Rock
hill. the director OF the Bureau of American
Repuoics. who was formerly secretary OF the
United States legation in Pekln. has Informed
the state Department that the British legation
Is too small to accommodate all the foreigners
now IN the apita' Tor any great length OF tine'
and the Government officials have learned from
trustworthy sources that resistance to the
Chinese cannot be maintained for more than a
ress nearly If not quite that long. Another
forces can reach Pekin.
Advices received by the State Department
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to-day from John Goodnow the United States
Consul General at Shanghai. who makes IL .
,v,i,, 70 ssrd only ra,,ab,a information sbow
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desperate on June q. six days ago. Two
d,,snotches came from Mr. Coodnov Thu
a., 81. ,a,, ., Which w.s ,,,,,aiS
giving news brought by a runner sent out
nv Sir pohert Uar, tho Imnar,s, D,rac-
=, C,,s,a,,. =, 81. Ch,u.. nav.,.
This runner left Pekin on June rs. In his
message Sir Robert said that only three lesa.
' 80, S' ' o' 80
hohs. the nriush' herman ano i'anah' were
hrouoh, hy a prscedIng ,unns, from vhom
,sr,,'at V.,,,,r on,.,nas ,,,, ir,.,a,io ,sa.
aa,rai hehapn ou,a,nea hSS me tne 'horna"Sn tnas
French establishment was standing Mr. Good
now saia aIso 'sas on 'ns .Ian ,ne Innese were
had artillery trained on II, but had no, AIRED the
na' al e.'e'' ''"'> W. ~ ''' nav NV '' '" "''
big guns .,,.
,,or, NJ Cood,oyy.
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SHANGHAI 'u,y S-oh ue z'th Oh june
rba Emnsror and Emnress Dowaoer are pris-
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nns y run sne and his ore. o BoIer ARE
trol q evety'hins. Sompiee oohdiuoh OF
anarchy n 'he streets ~. p., n..
~ was tne nope tna' ~ 're ranp,Sss ,, ,uoWaser
would besur herseii 10 protect the iorelgners
that encouraxrd the uoverhment u believe
Yesterday thai me Ives oi the lorelsn MINISTERS
ana thoss u tneii care "o.au oS prseesveo,
nj Eooonow teesrain prsenosny oeyroys
this hope but the government Is satlsned from
hl> despatch ana from othet aovices mat u
was correct IN assuming ust tne Etinre.s
obligatons OF the Empire ana tnat the recos,,
nized chinese Guverhinent was nov concerned
IN the attacK. on ionel9nesr LUIS cieM Y. me
probably backed by Chinese Imperial troops OF
number large enough 10 ,ntlinidate mat pnr-
ton OF the Imperial forces Loyal 10 me
In this conditton OF sdsirs the ohisidi1 here
derive considerable comic from the hnowiedge
that III hung thong IS opposed 70 the anu
n2ivatn army ove wrnSabIv 10 assist he inter-
nat!onal forces In relieving Pekn. LIS strong
stand against Iqan ana the Boxers makes !.
spread SPREAD to the YsnS Use valley and the southern
provinces fehe, nrsrya reans s,me neTs n
aneps bis w sIS' he sa'e T from m
"Canion-viceroy Ii Hung Ch9n! has today
assured me that he will lmmsdiatey issue
walton OF peace and order IN ms provinces ana
VIII take the necessary measures l3t ,ne pr9,
largely Increasing the force OF MS army.
with Ii lung Chang holdlnS the soutnern
provinces loyal 70 ine lnhperiM % MO'eau,nen, =, rn
ano the internato.Ma M aintS c9n5ihuhe I 70 ~oIA
harmoniously Tor the reliei oi PeRln ana mere
establishment OF order thr9ushout we per-
turoed portion OF the EmpEe. the sltuarpn
xives some comiors 10 ,ns vGyeIi1 W.n nen, ne
speech made oy emperor Niniani 'o.oaE -
Interpreted here "a an indlca'lon OF the En-
Peror Intention not 10 oecare war aSalnst ihe
Chinese toNernment on account OF ihe niprHer
o. Baron Won ketteer. put TO woIk WIN the
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