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pers are calling for the postponement OF
the service until all doubts are set al rest
The Daily Telegraph. in an editorial
congratulating the Washington govern
ment upon its energy, says:
Unless the Powers are capable of re-
spending Immediately to Mr. Hays appeal
by ordering their united forces TO face
and risk all for an immediate advance. the
days. no, only Of old chivalry. but of mod
ern humanity are dead together"
Sir Halliday Mccartney, Counselor and
English secretary to the Chinese legation
in London, who was interviewed yester-
day admitted that the legation was in re-
ceipt Of news which il was not yet able
10 disclose He added
"You may take II mat on July is, the
date of the Conger message. all the lega-
lions and Europeans in Pekin were safe
cannot say why the other ministers are
not able to communicate with their gov
ernments, but there is no reason why they
should not use the same channel as Mr.
Conger employed.
perhaps supreme effort was made for
Mr. Conger's message and possibly the
Chinese do not realize the anxiety exist
ing in Europe"
Dispa tches from Yokohama announce
that another division of japanese troops
is embarking for China, accompanied by
a siege train for the reduction of Pekin.
The Attitude OF japan.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Daily
Mail asserts that Emperor Kwang Su
telegraphed to the Mikado an expression
of regret for the murder of the japanese
chancellor of legation, Suglyama Akira,
and pointed out that the community OF
interests between China and Japan in the
East against the ambitions of the West
ern Powers should lead the japanese En-
peror to make common cause with China
and to assist in the restoration of peace.
The Mikado according 10 this correspon-
dent, replied that the action of the insurg-
ents was in complete violation of
international law and that the
murder of Baron Won Ketteler
was a grievous offense. The Mikado ad-
ded that the Chinese government should
suppress the disorders and rescue the
ministers. thus disarming the hostility of
Europe.
His Majesty's dispatch concluded thus:
Japan is cordially friendly and is only
sending troops TO rescue the foreigners
in Pekin and to restore order. She has no
Interior objects hostile to China, and if
proper measures are taken she is prepar-
ed to use her influence to conserve the in
terests of the Celestial empire"
LII Hung Chans's Mission.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says he learns on good authority
that Ii Hung Chang has undertaken 20
proceed north in order to negotiate upon
three conditions:
First That a oonciliatory attitude be
adopted forthwith.
Second. That the Boxers be energetical-
ly suppressed.
Third. That he himself is not to be
held responsible, even if he fails to OBJ
tain satisfactory terms.
The cor espondent adds:
4 have been informed by a native Of
fetal that the Viceroy of Nankins yamen
believes tldI a majority OF the Foreigners
in Pekin escaped destruction on July 8.
and that although a portion of Gen
Nieh's troops Joined the Boxers at Tfen
Tsin. a large number followed Gen. Mich
to Pekin where they have been success
full in assisting Prince Ching and Yung
Lu to protect the legations. This official
regards the appointment of Ii Hung
Chang an indication that the
Empress DoWager realizes the futility of
I1r3t, .le;,v For
eigners into the sea and that she was at
tempting 10 take and hold the members
of the legations as hostages.
Il believe this view to Be bona fide.
Anyway, il is quite certain that, since the
capture of Tien Tsin, the Manchus are
beginning to doubt the wisdom of the anti
foreign policy. The governors of HUI
Nan, HUI Pei. and Kiang Su, who were
proceeding north with bodies of rowdies,
on the plea of saving the dynasty, now
appear disposed to move slowly"
Operations of the Russians.
St Petersburg dispatches show that the
situation in Machuria is improving Gen.
Grbski, after relieving Blagovestschensk,
capital of the Amur government. received
further reinforcements and bombarded the
Chinese village of Sakhalin, which was set
on fire. The Chinese however continued
to receive reinforcements and maintained
Such an obstinate resistance as to con-
vince Gen. Gribski of the necessity of oc-
cUpying Aigun, where 1000 Chinese with
artillery We're in position.
The Russian troops advanced from the
direction of the town of Nismennaja. The
Chinese massed their troops in large bod
les at various points and made a stout re-
sistance, but they were finally overcome.
The town of Aigun was partly destroyed
and the Russians occupied all the i'm
portant defensive positions on the right
bank of the river, driving the Chinese out
of them. The Russian operations We're
carried out with great brillancy and slight
loss. The Russians captured seventeen
guns and killed 1900 Chinese.