The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-21
Yung Lu a Prisoner.


of the Shanghai correspondent Of the
Standard, is definitely announced to
be a prisoner, by orders of the en-
press, in the Imperial palace.
This, perhaps" says the correspon-
dent, is a good thing. as detention in
the capital viii enable him to negotiate
with the allies commander, which he
would do as Prince Tuans enemy"
The Chinese minister in London, Sir
Chin Chen LO Feng Luh, on being asked
as to the whereabouts Of the empress
dowager and emperor, replied:
They have gone westward to the
old capital, HsianFu, and 1 think they
are cutie safe there"
Trouble Impends Near Canton.
Serious trouble is now threatened in
the neighbOThOOd of Canton. The
Americans at Swallow, according to the
Daily Chronicles Shanghai correspond
ent, have applied for a warship in con-
sequence of the serious riOting. ana the
Hons Kong correspondent of the Daily
Mail says that warship is on the way
there now.
Queen Victoria has sent the following
message to the cOmmandant of marines
at Pelcin:
II thank Cod that you and those
under your command have been rescued
| from your perilOus situation With my
people l have waited with the deepest
anxiety for good news of your safety
and the happy termination of your he
/ roic and prolonged defense. I grieve
| for the losses and sufferings experience
| ed by the besieged."
A japanese warship has left Yoko-
/ hama for Shanghai, according to the
| Daily Mail, to land troops and to pro-
| tect japanese subjects. The Daily
Mail also announces that Germany will
send a detachment to Shanghai.
Germany and Russia Distrusted.
Further Yokohama advices to the
| same paper declare that Germany and
/ Russia are objects of distrust to the
/ japanese press, which urges that
| Japan having borne the chief burden
of the operations, must see to it that
! the future of China is not determined
merely for the pleasure of the western
] powers.
1T is felt" said the correspondent,
| that determined action on the part Of
/ Great Britain. the United States and
/ Japan viii avert any danger arising
| from the ambition of continental Eu-
/ rome
The semi-Official organs say that if
occasion arises Ja1an can send $4,000
troops on short notice, and that if the
powers are inclined to play a selfish
/ game, special measures will be neces-
sarv.
Sir Feng Luh, interviewed by the
Daily Chronicle, is represented as hav-
| ing said:
The present disturbances are only a
temporary outbreak. We do not de-
spair of peace. Everything depends
upon the conduct of the allies, who are
now in Ppkin. Subsequent questions
| rest with them for solution. You may
be cutie certain that it is not the an
tagonism TO western ideals which is at
| the root Of the troubles, but rather
| the difficulty Of governing a great and
ancient people.
! The Chinese native press, according
4 to the Shanghai correspondent of the
| Times, asserts that Yu HsiOn. governor
of the province of Shan 81, with a force
of Boxers. is marching toward Kali
! gan, or Chang Kia Khou, to meet the
! empress dOWager and escort her south.
The Times, dealing with the dis
/ patches from Washington, says:
| This proposal Of Ii Hung Chang,
| as it is reported. DOGS not afford pos
! sible basis of negotiations of any kind.
Until we have definite information as
/ 10 the political situation in Pekin, we
cannot be sure that the first duty of the
powers may not be to set up a govern
ment with which they can subsequently
! treat
THE time for negotiations has not
yet arrived. When It does arrive they
must be opened on different basis
from that suggested in the Washington
/ kilograms. and must be conducted by
different neg0tiator than Ii Hung
Chang, if they are to have any good
results