The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-16


II sustains them in tho position they
have held from the FIRST. that the Chi
nese government Is not at war with Chris
tendon. hut is confronting formidable
insurrection.
Smoothing Way for Worse News.
There still remains n suspicion that,
while Mr.. WI is undoubtedly acting with
perfect sincerity, Sheng. who is represent
ed TO he clever and adroit man, may
know more OF the actual happenings at
peking than he Is willing to reveal at
once. II is feared that he Is trying TO
prepare the way for the disclosure Of the
terrible news. hoping that hy letting II
come out gradually the blow win not
fall with such severity and perhaps with
such disastrous results 10 his own people
as might be the ease IL the whole story
was impaired TO the world at once This
news. II may he noted. comes entirely
from Chinese sources.
Last Message From Foret9n~rs.
II Is now twenty-one days since word
has come directly from any of the un-
fortunates besteged in the legations at
Picking The last message from there was
from Sir Robert Hart. the Englishman
IN charge of the Chinese customs service.
ana was OF undnub,cd authenticity. II
represents the situation of the legationers
as desperate and implored help. The last
word from Minister Conger came to tho
state department under date OF June ~.
At that time he asked that seymour's
international relief column, which was
even then doomed to fan. should signal
It's approach when nearing ieking. That
was Just one month and three days ago.
and u would he an unprecedented de-
Tense for such an inadequate and llt-0t-
ted and improvisi0ned force ne was AT
the command of the foreign ministers
TO hold out for that length Of time.
No Answer 10 Was Gable.
Minister Wu's cabesram from shenw.
above given. should not he taken as an
answer 20 the cipher message he forward
ed al Secretary Hays request to China
tn the effort to get Il through 20 Me.
ConEcr. That message went 20 Yo Nan
snik the governor ~ the province Of
EhautuuR That official has replied that
hr haS no news himself but q Ia assumed
that he VIII take prompt steps to forward
the cipher message HIS status at THIS
critical juncture Is unfort rtuna{oly opcn
10 suspicion. though sic wa retains fun
confidence in him
CsbteRram 20 Secretary Io.E.
Secretary Long had two oablegrams to-
day from China. huf he was inclined 20
set . negative value upon them because
they made no rnentipn a. massacre ~
the leRatlonsrs IN PekinF. lie frsssnra
that Admiral Heuey ~as iu a position 10
grt as cstFiy news aE anyone. The Hduif-
ais advices were from Chcfea ~ todag 3
date, though ar he Is supposed hinself
SO he st Taku. H is assumed that ~ wsss
sent from that rlsra yesterday. Tse ad-
uiral stated that re had ordered the Eaf-
fAto go Taku. she was corning out 10 ere
Orient by way - saez ana was fo fot,aft
Tor orders q, Singapore. where enc wac 90
te directed 90 rroCeea O. Manila ot b. de-
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