The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-18
IN CHINA.

fetal sources has been received 10 the
effect that the Empress has resumed
the reins OF government and appointed
Yung Lu PRIME minister. IL is said
ebe sent dispatch to Marking by a
courier, thanking the vlceroys OF the
Yang Tse Klaug provinces tor Their
loyalty and recommending that they
protect the foreigners at any cost.
WASHINGTON, July IL The secre-
tary of the navy this morning received
a despa CHI from Admiral Remey. an
nouncing the arrival of The Ninth in
fantry al Taku and Colonel Meade's
advance on Tien Tsiu. The despatch
follows:
CHE Foo, July 10 Two batallions
of the Ninth infantry and one battalion
OF marines under Colonel Meade landed
today 10 proceed to Tien Tsin. The al
lied forces at Ten Tsin are engaged in
maintaining their offences. They are
ordered to take The sick and wounded
to Yokohama hospital. The Oregon
proceeds coon to dock at Kure. She
was towed by chartered steamer and
conveyed by the Nashville. l have
just learned from Admiral Seymour at
Tien Tsin that foreigners there are
hard pressed. (Signeu) REMEY.
WASHINGTON, July 11,-Chiua will
have TO pay huge cash indemnity to
the powers when the present disturb
ances have been put down. This is the
real significance of the note sent by the
United States TO the powers, the text
of which was published yesterday.
When the Boxer troubles began Secre-
tary Hay urged upon the powers that
there could be no equity in the distri-
button of territorial indemnity and that
the indemnity TO be demanded should
be in cash.
Germany, Great Britain and Japan
agreed, and this principal Las low ap.
parently been accepted by ell the pow
ers. This agreement is regarded in
diplomatic circles as the most impor-
tant in assuring peace, and Secretary
Hay is being congratulated on the sue
cess which his plan has met.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Minister
WI handed to Secretary Hay this
morning copy of the imperial decree
issued through the privy council at
Pekin June 20 and forwarded via
Shanghai. 1t disclaims imperial re-
eponslbiity for the Boxer uprising,
stating that the legation guards in
Pekin did not devote themselves exclu.
sively to the protection of the legations
but provoked the resentment of the
people.
Lawless persons took advantage of
the situation to do mischief and il was
finally decided 10 request the foreign
ministers to retire 10 Tieu Tsln for
safety. While discussion of this prop
osition was in progress the German
minister was assassinated by riotous
mob. The decree states that the Uni
ted fleet demanded the surrender of
the forts at Taku, but the commander
was bound by the duties of his Office
not TO surrender. The forts were OPP
ened upon and returned the fire. Thus
the conflict began and certainly the in
iniative did not come from our side.
NEW YORK, July 12-The Meth
odist Missionary Society received a
cablegram today from Rev. Frederick |
Brown at Che Foo, in response to
repeated inquiries by cable. 1t is
the most cheering news received |
lately. Mr.. Brown cabled simply the
word: 'Safe," followed by the list of
names OF various missionaries.
LONDON, July II The Chinese
situation again bears most omin ous
aspec-. Eeighteen days ago Sir Rob-
ert Hart despatched his last message,
declaring that the situation was des- |
perate and since then no word has
come from the Europeans in Pekiu.
According to the Daily Mails Shang. |
hal correspondent Lii Rung Chang has |
received an imperial decree ordering
hs immediate departure for Pekin,
presumably to break the news of the
Pekin tragedy 10 the European powers
and in his usual role of negotiator with |
Europe in difficult matters to eudeavor
to act as mediator and to avert the |
vengeance of the powers.
LONDON, July ia terrible veil OF |
silence enshrouds Pekin; and there is |
nobody but believes the worst has hap
pened. 1t is taken for granted that all |
the powers have exhausted every meaps |
to get direct news from their legations,
and the fact that their efforts have
been in vain leaves but one interpreta-
ton.