The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-14

characterized BY the foreign Office es
"bloodsinnings fidioticl, since Germany is
the one power which all along has been
urging action against them. The state
ment IN the English press that the pow
ers have reached an understanding in al
the circumstances TO maintain the pres
ent Chinese dysanty and It's officials Is
characterized as untrue.
LITTLE EMPRESS WILL BE GOOD
Shang Ra, June 13-Extraordinary
rumors are current here 10 tie effect
| that the mowers have settled the Chinese
question by agreeing 70 forgive the dow
ager empress and her Manchura advisers.
providing they promise TO amend their
future conduct.
AN ACUTE DIPLOMATIC PHASE
washington. June 13-On1cial dis
patches received IN diplomatic quarters
| in Washington show that the Tioting in
Pekin has reached an acute stage. with
the rioters directing 8 number % their
assaults against members OF the different
| foreign legationA there. One OF these dis
| patches states that the secretary OF the
/ Belgian legation was attacked two sue
eessive times on Monday and escaped
after being maltreated by the mob On
the same day two officials OF the British
legation. serving as student interpret
| ers. were attacked by a large crowd OF
roughs. The young Irishmen held the
1 attacking party back for time. but when
the mob threatened TO close In on them.
/ they drew reviewers, and BY show 81
/ force made their retreat without bodily
/ injury About the same time the British
summer quarters four miles from Pektn,
were burned down. These quarters were
quite extensive and had just been com
pleted. They belonged 10 the British gov
eminent and not TO Sir Claude Mac
donald, the British minister At Pekin,
which gives added significance to the de-
! probation.
MOST SERIOUS PHASE OF ALL
| The killing OF the chancellor OF the
japanese legation at Pekin. sugiyanns
| Akira- is not referred 20 IN official dis
patches received here. but full credit IS
given to this report by the japanese Of
| fcials who are personally acquainted with
Mr. Aktra and with many OF the eircum-
stances detailed. The killing OF men,
Der of the diplomatic body. aud the fore
going assaults upon the officials OF for
eign countries are regarded as presenting
the most serious phase OF the situation
that has thus far occurred. The Japan
| csc charge d'anaires in Washington. Mr..
KeIzero Nabeshima, said today: We
have no official confirmation OF the kill
ing of our chancellor at Pekin, but there
appears 20 be no doubt of the fact and
II present a most serious condition. The
chief offense is against Japan. but aside
| from that, IL Is against the entire diplo-
matte body at Pekin, for II any one OF
them Is subject 70 such assault, they all
shared in the same danger. I was per-
sonally acquainted with Mr. Akira. as he
served under me in the foreign office at
Toxic. while / was chief OF the division
of protocols He was a bright young
man, about 80 years old and had wife
and four children. He was one OF the
most expert photographers in japan. and
this gained him the post OF chancellor at
Pekin. where he went about three years
ago"
BIZ THE EMPRESS TROOPS TOO
Mr.. Na5eshima said the Japanese gov
eminent had pursued the utmost reserve
up to this time, not wishing to be open
TO any suspicious. but he felt that II this
tragedy had occurred there wouldl be
energetic action taken. One OF the most
significant features OF the affair. in his
ported to have been done by the troops
of the empress dowager. and not by any
lawless mob. While there might be some
excuse for mog depredations. Mr.. Nabe-
shima said fl would be difficult TO take
any favorable view OF an attack by Chin
csc soldiers on the officials OF foreign
governments
BURNING OF BRITISH LEGATION
quarters is considered an attack upon an
official institution, which is quite differ I
emit from an attack upon private citizen (
or private property. For some time there /
has been difficulty IN securing the nsces- /
sary permit to put up summer quarters I
in the hills outside Of Pekin. but this 4
finally was granted and the quarters were
made large enough TO accommodate tho 4
entire British establishment In China. j
These included the minister and hts stan /
OF secretaries and attaches; also seven (
student interpreters. who had gone out 4
from England TO learn Chinese and 1T I
themselves FOR the post Of Interpreter. I
have been occupied within the next few /
days ard during the summer would have
constituted the British legation.
OEBN DOOR NAY he NJ 6DOD
New YORK.. June I3-wbis they admit I
that the open door negotiations srs rot 4
as conclusive az Secretary Hay desired. 4
officials Of tho administration point ont /
that a long step toward the preservation 4
Of American treaty rights IN the spheres
Of influence IN China. has az least been +
taken.
Secretary Hay declined 70 discuss the (
doubts cast upon me success ~ the uego-
tiations in an article ~ Robert A Yer
bursb. II. p. A European diplomat veil .
informed OF every stage OF tire negotia-
tions and thoroughly acquainted vi;h
Chinese affairs. said TO-DAY that ths gen
eraf Conclusions reached ~ Mr.. Terbufg
were practically those of every diplomat +
who has taken pains 20 study the notes
exchanged. That the agreement reach
I'd IS not 'fronciad' vas apparent not
only 20 members % re dtpisnstf- corps
bat 70 ADMINISTRATION ofie!a,s. after ths
receipt Of the replies q foreign govern
n7snts 70 the American representation
The assertion has been made ;nzt Great
Britain compiled IN every respect wfth the
wishes o. Secrefsry Hay. Tbs dlplonst
who discussed The matter points os1t that
This is not he case. Il havs ugch pieas-
u-e n informing your e1ceiIencT.~ Lord &
ssiis55ry's nete aaid. that her rssts4fy'z
government Viii 1e prenare3 r. make .
declaration 81 The sense desired ~ Yoar
govsrnueni s. relation % iss lssssi tss-