The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-13

time customs Office in London. Comment
ing upon it, the Morning Post says:
1T would seem to indicate that the Chi
nese government is anxious for the safety
of the foreigners or, at any rate, anxious
to get them safely out Of Peking. while
Sir Robert Hart evidently expects that they
will get out sooner or later
Sheng. director-generaI of railroads and
telegraphs. according to a Shanghai dis
patch to the Standard. expresses grave
fears for the safety of the members of the
legations when the defeated Chinese troops
return to the capital.
The Austrian naval commander reports
to Vienna that the allies deciaed to rest
for three days after the taking of Yang
Tsun.
A dispatch to news agency from Tien
Tsin says: "Junks and stones block the
river beyond the advanced posts of the
allies, for a considerable distance but the
dryness continues and the country is in
good marching order, subsidiary dykes
having made the enemys damming in
effective
'It is believed that some 500 have been
added to the expedition by the increase in
the numbers of the British naval brigade"
Korea, according to a Seoul dispatch,
consents to japan sending troops there to
provide for emergencies.
General Grodekoff reports to the Rus
sion War Office the occupation of San
Tchau and the passes across the Chingan
mountains. Orders have been issued for
the formation of two additional Siberian
army corps. semi-official Shanghai teIe-
L. - De-
the sending of British troops to Shanghai
as without the least necessity"
The reception of the message from the
Italian minister in Peking effectually dis
poses of the report that he had started for
Tien-Tsin.
The Daily Mail publishes an interview
with the Chinese minister in London. Sir
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, and quotes him
as urging the foreign ministers to leave
Peking. ''Some people say remarked Sir
Chih Chen, that the Europeans are still
besieged. 1t is not When you are be-
sieged you are not allowed communication
with the outside world, but here you are
receiving messages-cipher messages-from
Sir Claude Macdonald"
Commenting on the various propositions
made by China to the powers, the Daily
News we'll expresses the predominating
British opinion as follows:
what the Chinese authorities say in
effect is this: Stop your advance on Pek-
ing and We will give your ministers a safe
conduct to 1ien-Tsin. If you do not at
once instruct them to leave Peking we
| cannot answer for the consequences
ITO this abominable and not very thick
ly yelled threat there can be only one
answer; and NJ Deloasse has given il in
very cogent terms. The ministers cannot
leave except under absolutely convincing
guarantees of safety. In the speedy ad-
vance of the allies lies the only real hope
of saving the ministers"
In the same vein the Daily Telegraph
says: American statesmen take up what
seems the only logical attitude when they
tell Mr.. Conger that they never for mo-
ment entertained the idea of his placing
himself at the mercy of Chinese official
pledge
Cheng Yin Huan, the Cantonese who was
the special ambassador of China at Queen
victoria's jubilee. and who is in ban-
ishment at Iii, has been ordered according
| to Shanghai dispatch, to commit suicide,
an imperial edict having been issued TO
/ this effect.
| The Shanghai correspondent of the
| Times, referring to the fate of Cheng Yin
| Huan, says he was executed, and that no
reason is given for this barbarous act. The
| same correspondent understands that Ii
| Shan, vice president of the board OF rev.
enue. has been imprisoned on a charge of
rendering assistance to the members of
i the foreign legations.