Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-31
London, july 31,-Lively satisfaction

London, July 31.-Lively satisfaction
was manifest at the Chinese legation
last night owing to the late news from
China. Sir Chih Chen Feng Luh, the
Chinese minister, spoke with enthusi-
asm tinctured with bitterness when he
said: The British newspapers must
shortly confess the injustice they have
done Chinese officials in CHASING them
as a confederation Of intriguing liars.
AT last we have some encouraging
news. 1t does not come from Chinese
sources, but thru the Germans. Rus
slams and Japanese, who now unite in
reporting that the legations STATS We're
safe and comparatively free from dan-
ger July 81. 1t is ALSO added that fewer
of the legation buildings have been de-
stroyed than the world was led to sup
pose.
II still maintain that the Conger mes
sage was genuine. 1t istrue that it rep
resents the legations as having been un-s
der fire July IS, while later official in
formation declares that the attack
ceased July IS, yet the apparent dis
crepancy is easily accounted for. Mr.
Conger wrote briefly and hastily, and
evidently wished to convey a vivid idea
of the peril in which the foreigners
stood.
I'm this endeavor he fell somewhat
! short of accuracy when he gave the
impression that the attack was proceed
ling July 1S and that he probably was
lexpecting a renewal of hostilities at any
moment. He regarded it as practically
true that the legations We're under
Continued fire 1t will be remembered
that he did not say that they were un-
der continuous fire
4 Il learn that the Boxers never as
sailed the legations with anything like
1.-The ferocity attributed to them. Their
attacks We're sporadic, tentative, unor-
! gaEized; they We're compelled con-
lstantly to give attention ito the loyal
soldiers of the empress dowager, who
never ceased to do what she could to
4 prevent a. massacre.
Prince Ching's troops gained the
mastery and drove the larger propor-
tion of the armed Boxers out of the city.
The latter then took up positions along
the road to Tien Tsin and forced a post
ponement of the transfer of the minis
ters to the lines ofjrtfe allies.
4 Unless unforeseen things happen
think no more danger to the foreigners
In Pekin can arise. However. l think
ital after giving the most formal assur-
ance that they mean only torescue their
kinsmen. China all along has been act-
ing honestly, on the theory that she was
Z not at war with the powers, and she
hopes that that theory may never have
4 to be abandoned. The revolving stories
{ which have reached London purporting
to set forth the details of an alleged
i IPekin m r.ro ro s,fesr acac of fh,
Il art which the Europeans seem to imag-
inc is known only to the Chinese
MESSAGE RECEIVED IN CIPHER
This Is sp1ncicnt 10 Fully Estnblist
Its Gcnuinencss.
London, July 3l.-Sir Claude Mac,
: Donald's welcome dispatch, dated Pc.
kin. July q, and received in cipher, 1:
accepted on all sides as dispelling any
doubts that might still have existed
regarding the genuineness of the dis
|spatch. Owing to an error in transmits
sion the message fails to show the mum.
Der of wounded. David Oliphant ant
Warren are two student Interpreters
The message fails TO mention tht
. other legations and other matters o.
J, pressing Importance to know, but i
must be borne in mind that the British
minister may not be aware that all hi:
previous dispatches have been sup
, pressed. He may be under. the inlpres
! sion that the government is fully post
!. ed regarding all the recent occur
!. .rences Apart from this dispatch ther,
is practically no fresh news, altho
u special from Tien Tsin asserts that th
: British and American forces are get
I ting ready to advance within forty
: eight hours. Ii Hung Chang remain
K at Shanghai. He says the great llea
prevents him continuing his journey t,
!. Pekin.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. chancello
i of the exchequer. explained to parlia
q ment yesterday that the British gov
r ernment had incurred no financial liza
g bility to Japan for military assstanc
e in China. The proposed guarantee
] depended upon Japan sending large
: number of troops than she sent and a
4 an earlier date. and the offer was no
n accepted by the japanese government,
VIII Kfllthc siinistcrs.
Berlin. July 31.4'rhe Chinese legatio
d in Berlin received a message fror
Sheng. director general of railways an
teleSraphs, saying he had received
dispatch from Pekin announcing tha
= Gen. Tung Fuh Slang threatens 10 XII
= all members of the legations if the in
= ternational forces advance upon Pekir
= Evidently the legation is embarrasse
Z by the receipt Of this dispatch, as tn
= Chinese minister has not communicate
: 1t to the German government. The le
cation has cablcd the viceroy of Mar
kin. requesting him to try to get info,
nation as to whether the widow
e Baron Won ketteler, the mu-dere
! German minister, is still alive.
y
. Mexican Mine Disaster.
Monterey Mex. July 31.-The go,
ernment authorities have been notifie
of q terrible catastrophe at Matebuad
II Il thriving mining camp south of Nor
IL. terey. in the state of San Luis Potos
r Fire broke out in the La Pas mine an
1t before the miners could reach ths. sui
lie face many of them We're entombed an
either burned to death or suffocate
The fire ragged fiercely for sever;
hours.
Eleven persons have been taken o,
= and others are known to be in the ri
1t is thought the loss of life will reac
thirty. There Is great excitement