Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01
TIRE OF THE LONG DELAY.
Washington Officials Disguised
with the Diplomats.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS SLOW.
Desire for Personal Revenge by tho
Ministers Retards Negotiations-China
willing to Decapitate All Rebels Mem
toned by Powers.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 29.-There
can be no longer any concealment of
the fact that the American government
is thoroughly dissatisfied with the at
titude displayed by the diplomatic
corps at Pekin toward the negotiations
for peace, and particularly in regard
to the punitive measures which the,
corps deems necessary to instituted
against Chinese who participated I'M
the recent anti-foreign uprising. To-
say that the authorities here are dis
gusted with the Pekin diplomats
would not be expressing the matter too.
strongly. The feeling Of dissatisfac-
ton with the cry of reprisals set up
by the official representatives of the
powers who suffered the terrors of
two months siege of their legations,
has been steadily growing, and the re-
ceipt within the last few days of de-
tailed reports of what the ministers,
desire has thrown new light on the
character Of their demands, and has
served to impress the Washington Off
1t is claimed here that the ministers
at Pekin are the principal obstacles
to the arrangement of peace terms.
The assertion is made that they have
pursued policy which leads to the
conclusion that they are more anxious,
to secure revenge for the wrongs they
have suffered personally than to bring
about an arrangement which will re-
store normal conditions in China and
remove the menace of the Chinese
main allegation against the diplomats
Is that they have failed to agree on
any definite list Of persons to be pun
ished for participation in the anti
foreign crusade. The Chinese govern
ment, officials here assert, has been
brought to its knees, and is willing to
decapitate every Chinese, no mat
ter what his position, who is named
by the powers for that punishment
Suicide by Gold Leaf
Washington, d. c., Oct. 29.-The
Chinese minister has received a dis
patch stating that Kang-Yi, a men,
Der Of the cabinet with Yung-Lu and
one of the intense anti-foreign lead
ers whose punishment was demanded
by the powers, died of illness on the
18th inst; also that Yu-Hsien, the late
governor of Shansi, who Is said to
have been responsible for the death Of
many missionaries, has committed
suicide by swallowing gold leaf. Min
lister WI regards this act as the re-
suit Of the disfavor which the high
officials have received from the throne.
The death of Kang-Yi is an important
event, as he was one of the ringlead-
ers whose punishment was demanded
by the powers. He held the position
of assistant grand secretary and presi-
dent of the civil board and also was
one of the six Chinese statesmen
making up the privy council of cab
met, which is the body nearest the
throne.
Allies Are at Paotingfu.
Tientsin, Oct. PA runner who left
Paotingfu Oct % and arrived here to-
day reports that the allies are encamp-
ed there, the British contingent being
outside the walls of the city. The sit
uation is unchanged. Looting is for
hidden and all supplies used by the
allies are purchased.
The Green family Of missionaries
are safe, except three-year-old girl.
who died Oct. 10. Mr.. Green is Sc
riously i'll.
Chinese Refugees Arrive.
Seattle, WASH, Oct 27.-The Nip
pom Yusen Kaisha liner Kinshu Maru
has arrived here from Japan with the
Rev. and Mrs. V. Reinus and the Rev.
and Mrs. S. Bergstrom and two chill
dren, missionary refugees from North
China, aboard. The missionaries were
far in the interior when the riots
started and made their escape down
the Yangtse in houseboats. The Kin
shu has been under charter to the ia
panese government as a troopship for
several months. She reports the war
excitement in Japan as dying out,