The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-07-21
MINISTER'S ALIVE JULY :
Ii HUNG CHANGES STATEMENT
Said He Had Received Definite News
That Foreigners Were Alive Ex-
cept Won ketteler - Boxers Are
Moving south.

ceDt Won ketteler Boxers Are
Moving south.
New York, July 2O.-A dispatch to the
World from London says:
Great bodies Of Boxers and regular
Chinese troops are known to be marching
southwark from Pekin, numbering all
Christians they find and destroying their
possessions.
| 1T is feared that same of the viceroys
who, as whole, have hitherto shown
themselves most friendly disposed toward
foreigners are now wavering in their sup
port and with the government of several
provinces are going over to the rebels.
Many people regard Ii Hung Changs
eagerness for his present journey from
Canton to Pekin with suspicion and urge
that he be detained when the steamer car
rying him reaches Shanghai.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the Lon
don Express cables:
"The consuls acting as representatives
Of the powers have unanimously agreed
that Liukanyih, the viceroy of Marking,
shall be regarded as the emperor of China
SO far as the collection of the revenue is
concerned. Liukanyih has always been
friendly toward foreigners and the consuls
believe they may place implicit faith i'll
him."
The Express correspondent at Toxic
J cables:
"The Japanese government is now seri-
ously discussing whether in view of the
attitude Of some of the powers it would
be advisable to dispatch the division Of
, troops already modified. It is feared
that Russia and Germany may not accept
the command Of the japanese senior Of
ficers who would necessarily take charge
of the army corps. Japan desires assur-
, ances on this point before giving orders
) for the embarkation Of troops. This may
mean further delay of several weeks.
E Baron Murdoch, the agent OF Pritchard
Morgan, M. p, in Corea, who has just
= reached London after 60 days journey
by way of Valdivostock over the trans
e Siberian railway to Moscow, says Russia
> even before he left, was actively mobiliz
3 ing troops in central Russia and west 81
IBERIA. The Siberian railway is con
: veying close on to 100000 men to Man
: churia or its borders. In diplomatic cir
cles in London tonight the fate OF the
e legations is no longer considered of first
8 importance The perilous international sit
! uation is looming on the horizon.
At War With the World.
, London, July 2O-The action of Coun
won Buelow, the German minister OF for
eign affairs, in informing the Chinese lie
CATION at Berlin that all telegraphic mes
sages must be in plain language and sub
mitted for approval by the censor, and thu
suggestion of M. Delcasse, the French min
: lister of foreign affairs, that the exporta
ton of arms to China be prohibited, which
are generally regarded here as long Step
in the direction of treating China as Q
state engaged in war, have been supple
mented this morning by the official an
nouncement from st. Petersburg that Ger
tain portions of the Amur territory, in
{ cluding parts of the KhabarovZk district
and the coast territory, as well as the
towns of Blagovestchensk, Khabarovzk and
Nikolskussuri, have been declared in
state of war since July II.
Russia's announcement is regarded il
. London as at least foreshadowing a speedy
unconditional recognition of the fact tha
j condition of war exists between Chini
and the civilized world, and the genera
. opinion seems to favor such recognition a
: the best means Of meeting the barbarian
upheaval, while at the same time endeavor
: ing to isolate the Independent viceroy
from the general confagration.
The revelation of the ability of the Chi
: nese forces in the north to stand thei
ground against the internationals is pro
{ ducing the inevitable results in the south
u At Shanghai it is announced officiall,
that the foreign women and children hav
u been requested to leave the ports alon:
' the river.
Serious rioting has occurred at Pc Yam.
lake, near Kiu Kiang. Several mission
u aries have been killed and chapels burned
! The telegraph between Kiu Kiang ant
. Hankow is interrupted.
In connection with the story that Prince
: Tuans forces have been ordered to marcl
. to Wei Hal Wei, it is considered as sig
! nificant that Indian troops arriving al
Hong Kong have been expected to pro
ceed to Wei Hal Wei.
A Shanghai dispatch also reports that
Russia has been in secret negotiation
with Prince Tuan's government with the
connivance of Ii Hung Chang.
In dispatch from st. Petersburg it is
stated that Russia's anxiety to minimize
the alarming nature of the news from
; Manchuria is dictated by fears of the in.
jury the confirmation OF such news might
/. cause in the matter of arrangements al
legged to have been made in the United
Estates for money with which to complete
the Manchuran railroad.
A dispatch from Shanghai received here
reports that the losses of the Chinese in
the fighting at Tientsin was upwards OF
1000. 1t ia understood that Tieufenanf