The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-21

Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai
says:
The boxer rebellion is spreading to
the northwest to Shansi Shensi and
Kansu provinces and southwest to the
province of HOnan.
In conjunction with Tung Fuh Siang's
troops the boxers have endeavored to
recover their lost ground in Shan Tung
originated and was fostered by Yuhsien.
then governor, but since transferred to
Shensi-
The boxers suffered a severe reverse
on July from Yuan Shikai at Chan
goow.
On the southern border of Chilli, ad-
joining Shan Tung, the boxers intended
overrunning Shan Tung and crossing
the yellow river into Kiang Su.
All provinces south of the Yellow
river are SO far undisturbed; The
Shansi, Honan, Kansu and Shan Tung,
the last two only slightly.
Viceroys Ii YunYi and Chang Chitung
are pro foreign and maintain order from
the Yang Use valley to the eastern pOr-
tion of the Yellow river.
Gen. WILSON GOES TO CHINA
Washington, July 21.-Favorable ac-
ton has been taken upon the application
of Brigadier General James H. Wilson,
United States volunteer. for active SER
vice in China. An order was issued to-
day relieving him from duty in COM
rnand of the department of MatanzaS
and Santa Clara, Cuba, and directing
him to proceed without delay to Taku,
China, and report to Major General A.
r. Chaffee, United States volunteers
commanding the military forces in
China, for assignment to the command
of one of the brigades of his division
HAYS FAITH UNSHAKEN.
Washington, July 21-After "a hours
deliberation, and after giving due con-
sideration to the incredulous criticisms
of the European authorities as to the
COnger message. the state department
remains unshaken in it's first cOnclu-
sion; that the message was authentic
and that Mr.. Conger was alive on July
IS. CorrOborative evidence came to the
department this morning through Min
ister WI from two widely removed
sources, the one from Sheng at Shang-
hal and the other from the viceroy of
Nankin. They make it clear that an
edict certainly has been issued relative
to the condition of the foreign ministers
and containing other matters of infor-
nation of value and interest 1t may,
however, be mentioned. and that con-
sideration was duly discussed by Sec
retaries Hay, Root and Long, this
morning, that all of these communica-
tions from Pekin, at two points passed
through the same channel At Shang-
hal, ,Sheng receives everything, in Wash
ington, Mr.. Wu is the medium. The
point of this is that this additional evil
dence is deprived of a good deal of its
corrObOratiVe value.
knowing this fact, our government is
proceeding upon the presumption that
these communications are authentic. 1t
has not been Influenced in this attitude
by European criticism. but convinced
that it had everything to gain, and
nothing to lose by repOsing confidence
in the Chinese minister here. the state
department has felt it to be, not only
good policy, but a duty to make use of
the friendly disposition of the pro-for-
eign Chinese officials, to alleviate the
condition of the legationers, if they are
still alive. 1t certainly has lost nothing
by acting on this plan, for, so far from
abating the execution of it's military
programme, the government has sought
to lnfuse additional energy into the
commanders of its forces in China, as
was exhibited in Secretary Longs ca
blegram yesterday to Admiral Remey.
Therefore, the Shanghai report that Ii
Hung Chang is to be detained, and pre-
vented from going to Pekin, is received
here with foreboding of evil 1t cannot
be conceived how Ii could materially
add to the boxers strength even if he
were disposed, by going to Pekin. On
the other hand it cannot be doubted
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