The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-27
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down they will remain unchanged, it is
said here. If the belligerent power or
powers seize upon Pekin, the American
Minister will still remain there and Gen
eral Chaffee's legation guard will stay
with him. but take no part in the war.
The power in possession can find no valid
objection to the presence of this legation
guard.
CHAFFEE GOES TO TEN TSIN.
Washington, Sept. 26.-The following
has been received from General Chaffee
"Taku. September 25th.
"To Adjutant General, Washington.
September 21st, No. 53-Acknowledge
your No. 40 Leave for Tien Tsin this
afternoon. Will be absent several days.
General Wilson remains here. Ii Hung
Chang at Tien Tsin. Understand starts
here soon. have offered him escort, de-
clined; country very quiet; good order in
Pekin.
(Signed) "CHAFFEE."
The dispatch from General Chaffee has
no date showing that it came from Pekin,
but War Department officials are salts
fed that it was sent from the Chinese
capital.
BRIGANDS BURN VILLAGES.
Hong Kong, Sept. 25.-The German
Transport Gera and three German torpe-
do boats have arrived here. Advices
from the West River report that piracy
and brigandage are increasing, and it is
considered probable that the river will re-
lapse into it's old state of insecurity dur
ing the winter unless active measures are
taken. Several minor piratical acts are
reported, and it is also stated that viii
lagos near Kun Chuk have been burned
by brigands.
PEPLIES OF THE POWERS.
Paris, Sept. 2G.-It is asserted from ex-
cellent diplomatic sources that Italy and
Austria are the only powers which have
replied favorably and Internationally to
| Germany's note. It IS certainly a fact
! that the replies of Russia and France are
| almost identical, advocating the punish
ment of the originators of the anti
foreign assaults. but not making their
surrender an absolute condition of the
peace Dreliminaries.
| Japan takes a middle course, leaning q
little more strongly towards Germany,
| while Great Britain declines.
| b
many's position was it's establishment of
1 the precedent that it would permit the
powers IN future wars to demand per-
sonages considered by them to be guilty
| leaders, and that their punishment be
deemed fit before peace negotiations are
| undertaken.
ULTIMATUM STORY FALSE.
London, Sept 26.-The British authori-
| ties discredit the report that Germany
will present an ultimatum to China and
| intimate that it was probably concocted
at Shanghai with the object of causing
| friction between Germany and Great
Britain and thus delaying united action.
The officials of the German Embassy
declare the ''ultimatum story" to be abb
solutely groundless.
| HOPES TO WIN ENGLAND OVER.
Berlin, Sept. 26.-Late this afternoon the
| correspondent of the Associated Press in
Berlin showed the German Foreign Office
private dispatch from London asserting
| that Lord Salisbury had informed Count
Won Hatzfeldt-W Wildenburg, the German
Ambassador to Great Britain that the re-
ply Of the British Government to the
| German note would agree with that of the
| OAICSu OldleS.
The Foreign Office thereupon reiterated
| the statement that this assertion was
positively false. Upon attention being
| called to the fact that the dispatch in
| question did not claim that the alleged
| information had been received from
| Count Won Hatzfeldt, a high Foreign
Office official reread the advices from
| the German Ambassador and then said
Lord Salisbury has asked for a few
days in which to consider the matter, de-
string to procure certain information be-
fore giving a final reply. No answer has
yet been given, at least no formal an
swer. There has been some oral discus
sion between Lord Salisbury and Count
Won Hatzfeldt: but it is not true that
Great Britain has finally replied in the
same tenor as the United States''
This repeated emphasizing publicly of
the non-receipt of a formal answer has
deepened the impression that the Lon
don advices of the Associated Press con-
corning the matter are correct, the opin-
ion being that the German Foreign Office
still clings to the hope of winning Eng
land over.
REIGN OF TERROR
London, Sept. 26.-(Thursday)-Th
Times prints correspondence from Min
Chwang declaring that the Russians have
killed indiscriminately between fifteen
hundred and two thousand Boxers and
Chinese civilians. men. women and chill
dren, both inside and outside the walls. |
The correspondent adds that from all
sides come reports of the violation of