The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-30
Will Assume Part of White Mans Bur-
den. but the Yellow Man Must
Not Dictate Its Nature.
EARL Ii STILL IN SHANGHAI
USUAL BATCH OF RUMORS FROM
YELLOW CORRESPONDENTS.
Conflicting Reports Of n Battle in
Which 1,5OO Boxers and Prince
Tunn Were Killed.

LONDON, Aug. sO.-Amid the growing
difficulties of the Chinese imbroglio. Mr..
Broderick's emphatic declaration at Thorn
combe last evening proves that the British
government does not yet see any cause to
depart from the line of policy originally
decided upon, namely. to take no response
bIlity for the administration of China. Mr..
Broderick said he hoped it would not be
supposed that the government was pusil-
luminous in this respect. Its object was to
maintain British interests. 1t was quite
ready TO take its share of the white mans
burden. but could not admit that the nature
of that burden should be dictated to it by
the yellow man. Here the Morning Post
observes, lis where the difficulty of select
ing policy comes in. We cannot decamp
and leave the powers to settle the matter
between them
Mr.. Broderick further said that the
situation in China was considerably in
volved, because there was no Chinese gov
ernment with which TO negotiate Great
Britain continued the under secretary,
while prepared to support the loyal vice
roys of South China. who have stood aloof
from the insurrection, and while prepared
also TO preserve British trade with China,
will claim some penalty or indemnity for
the damage wrought. Nevertheless, we can
not undetake to govern China ourselves, or
with the assistance of other powers
Sir Chin Chen Lofengluh, the Chinese
minister in London, asserts that he is in
constant communication with Ii Hung
Chang, who is still in Shanghai. Dr.
patches received this morning bring no
news.
A Shanghai telegram says Ii Hung Chang
has sent memorial begging the Empress
dowager to appoint Prince Ching, General
Yung Lu and the Yang-Tse viceroys as
joint peacemakers with himself.
There are conflicting rumors of a great
battle, In which 1,50O Boxers and Prince
Tuan were killed.
The reform party, under Kang Yu Wei.
is said to be actively preparing for rebel
lion.
General Creagh, in the presence of Vice
Admiral Seymour, reviewed. three thousand
troops of all nationalities at Shanghai
Wednesday. 1t is reported from Han-Kow
that twenty-five reformers have been ex-
ecuted, their heads being exposed.
The Taku correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, wiring. Aug. 26, says that the
country around Taku and Peking is de-
vastated, with the result that the Boxers
are most unpopular and are being attacked
by the peasantry. The Boxers who were
moving north from Shan-Tung are now re-
turning hastily to their homes.
Beated dispatches and the stories of
refugees arriving at Che-Foo continue to
describe terrible conditions of things in
Peking. One of the worst incidents is the
shocking desecration of the foreign ceme-
terry outside of west wall. The details are
too revolving to be described. Hundreds of
bodies of Chinese. lying in the streets of
Peking. are supposed to be those of traitors
TO the cause of the Boxers. The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times says native
official telegram from Pao-Ting-Fu an
nounces the arrival of the court, last Sun
day. at Tai-Yuen-Fu.
A German firm is negotiating with Chang
Chi Tung. the Wu-Chang viceroy, TO lend
him one million taels on the security of GER
tain vice regal Industrial undertakings.
A correspondent at Newchwsng says that
the Russians at Hai-Cheng are awaiting re-
inforcements. whose advance is delayed by
the impossible conditions of the roads to
Leao-Yang and Mukden. Meanwhile the
native population of the district is being
treated with the utmost severity. Eyewit-
nesses report an indiscriminate slaughter
of noncombatants and the reduction of the
country in the vicinity of Port Arthur to
state of utter desolation.
The Hong-K Kong correspondent Of the
Daily Mail. wiring yesterday. says he un-
derstands that General Gazelee, the British
commander with the allies. has counter
manded his order summonng more troops
to the north. and that probably the Brit
ish troops will go to Annoy.
dispatch from Che-Foo says: "Yu. gov
ernor of the province of Shen-Si is reported
to have invited the foreigners in the prov
ince TO come to his protection. About Aug
q fifty accepted the invitation, and al
were massacred.'
one thousand Russians left Tien-Tsin for
Peking on Aug. IS. The country then was
quiet.