The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20


DISGUSTING THE TRUTH
Washington, July l6.-Such news rs
,amc to Washington yesterday from
China was distinctly bad. 1t consist
ed CT cablcgram To MinisterWu, from
Sheng, the imperial dictator OF posts
md telcgraphs ut Shanghai, and. nc-
cor,ling 70 the minister, was in reply
to the urgent message he himself bad
sent Saturday TO that ofiiciil asking
him 10 try 10 secure some news from
TIE Chinese capital. This cablegram
Minister Wu rega rded as OF sufficient
importance TO carry in person directly
TO Secretary Hay. who was waiting al
his home for news The message, NJ
evolved from their cipher, was rs FOL
lows:
Legations and Government.
"Pekin news of July 9TH says that
Cen Tuan Frh Slang. in disobcdicnce
of imperial orders was about 10 use
runs. Legations and the government
will be in peril"
CorrobOratixc of Goodnov.
This news is corroborative OF that
contained in a recent cablegram from
Mr.. Goodnow. although the consul
generals dispatch gave his rekin news
The date of the 9th. saying that the
final attack upon the legations with
guns was about TO begin on the sew
cnth Of July.
Ii is surmised here that Mr.. Good
now got bis news from Sheng. who is
certainly in position to secure the hrst
1cws from 1ekin-
The significant Feature.
| Aside from the gloomy forecas; ! w.
IN Of the situation and of The terrible
struggle Of the legationcrs against The
| inevitable. the significant feature cf
the message is the coupling of the fate
oil the imperial government with that
OF the foreign ministers. Officials here
ret some satisfaction from this por-
lion of the dispatch. as Il sus'ains
them in the position they hav" held
frcm the first, that the Chinese govern
ncnt is not at war with Christenuom,
hut is confronting formidable insur.
rec,ion.
breaking the News Grnduntiy.
There still remains n suspicion that
while Mr.. WI is undoubtedly acting
with perfect sincerity. that Sheng. who
is represented TO be a clever and adrui'
man, may know more of the actual
happenings Mt Pekin than he j. Hlll.
ms. 10 reveal at once. Ii Is feared that
lir is trying to prepare the way icl
the disclosure of terrible news. hop
inc that by letting i, come out g'adu'
lilly the blow will not fall with such
severity, and perhaps with such dis
sstrous results TO his own peop'r Is
might be the case IL the whole s;ur,
were impaired "a the world ~ once.
This news. II may be noted, cvins
entirely from Chinese sources.
The Inst Authentic News.
II Is now q days since worl ha.
a,rnc directly from my of the rnfor
tnnates bcsieged il the legations a
l'ckn. The last message from .hnr,
was from Sir Robert Hart. the English
man i'm charge Of the Chinese cust'in'
ser,icc, and was Of undoubted auihen
ITCHY. II represented the situation o
the lcgationcrs as desperate. ami i'm
plored help.
Unprecedented nnd ImI.sobnhic.
The last word from Minister Congo
came to the state department from
pckin under date of June H. a; tha
time he asked that Seymour's irtcrna
tional relief column, which was ever
then doomed to fail. should signal IL
approach when near Pelin.
Chimcre In America Friendly.
Minister Wu feels natural ir"ita
ticn 1T the statement printed in sorn
quarters that the Chinese IN the Unit
ed States nrc making ready TO rctur
a. China and that they sympa,hiz
With the Boxers and are lending Their
financial aid. He declares in the mos
! earnest manner that there is not
", rd of truth in these statements. IL
gays that all of the Chinese w III
: United States come from southcr
CHM, and are altogether out OF syn
pathy with the northern Chinese.