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READJUSTMENT OF CHINESE GOV
ERNMISNT PRESENTS MANY
DIFFICULTIES
RUMOR OF DEFEAT OF BOXERS
Japanese Said to Have Slaughtered
1900 of Them, Including Prince
Tuan-What Powers
Are Doing.

A@O@NOO4NB aug. OO.J Os4O a. III. <AAillN
the growing difficulties of the Chinese
imbroglio, Mr.. Brodericl1's emphatic de-
claration <, the Holcombe last evening
proves that the British government does
not see any cause to depart from the
line of policy originally decided upon,
namely, to take no responsibility for the
administration of China. Mr. Brodericlx
said he hoped it would not be supposed
that the government was pusillanimous in
this respect. Its object was to main
tain 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 die
tated to 1t by the yellow man.
Here" the Morning Post observes, as
where the difficulty of selecting a policy
comes in. We cannot decamp and leave
the powers to settle the matter between
themselves"
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.
Dispatches received this morning bring
no later Pel1in news. A Shanghai tele-
gram says that Ii Hung Chang has sent
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to appoint Prince Ching, Gen. Yum Lu
and the Yang Use viceroys as joint peace
makers with himself.
1t is rumored at Shanghai that the
Japanese gained a great victory over the
Boxers and Chinese troops between Peit-
sang and Ho Wun 81 last Thursday. The
story says that 1900 Chinese were killed,
including Prince Tuan, and all the Chi
nese wer9 driven back into Chi Lii
The reform party, under Kang Yu Wei,
is said to be actively preparing for re-
beIIlon. Gen. Creagh, in the presence
of Vice Admiral Seymour, reviewed 5000
troops Of all nationalities at Shanghai
Wednesday. 1t is reported from Han
kow that twenty-five reformers have
been executed, their heads being exposed.
The Taku correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, wiring Aug. g. says that the
country around Taku and Pekin is
devastated with the result that the Box
ers are most unpopular and are being
attacked by the peasantry. The Boxers
who were moving north from Shang
Tung are now returning hastily to their
homes.
Bclated dispatches and the stories Of
refugees arriving at Che Foo continue
to describe the terrible conditions in Pc
kin. One of the worst features is the
shocking depreciation of the cemetery
outside the west wall The details are
too revolving to be discovered. Hundreds
of bodies of Chinese are found in the
streets Of Pekin, supposed to be those Of
traitors to the cause of the Boxers.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Zines says that a native official tele-
gram from Pao Ting Fling announces
the arrival at III Yuen Fen of the court
last Thursday. Communication between
Pekin and Tien Tsin is interrupted, prob
I.
road unsafe for couriers. The country
north Of Yang Tuan is said to be flooded.
A German firm is negotiating with Chi
Chang Tang, the WI Chang Viceroy, to
lend him 100000 taelz on the security
of certain viceregal undertakings
A dispatch says that the Russians at
Hal Cheng are awaiting reinforcements.
whose advance is delayed by the impa5-
gable condition of the road to Leao Yang
and Mul1den. Meanwhile the native pop
ulation Of the district is being treated
with the utmost severity. Eye witness IS
report an indiscriminate slaughter of
non-combattants and the reduction of the
country in the vicinity of Port Arthur
to a case of utter desolation.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphs that he under
stands that Gen. Gasalee, the British
commander in China, countermanded his
orders summoning more troops to the
north and probably the British troops
will go to Annoy.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug 29.-Orien-
tai adviceS per steamer Empress of In
dia state that the Russian authorities
at Vladivostock have interdicted the sale
of canned goods in that city, but those
required for military use These goods
had all been imported from the United
States. The exports of all food STUFF
except fresh Shad is also being forbid
den at Vladivostock
1t is reported that two Russian coasting
steamers on the river service between
Khabarovsk and Blagovetchensk were
sunk, a Russian church in that locality
being destroyed by the Boxers 1t Is
reported from the same source that 15,O00
Chinese troops are at present encamped
on the frontier.
1t is also stated that two British men
of war visited Ningpo on Aug II and
that the commanding officer Informed
the authorities that a British officer
would land at each of the ports In the
South for the purpose of concerning with
the local officials for measures for the
protection of foreigners.
A japanese paper says that Great Brit
ain has had thousand transport wag-
Ons manufactured in Kobe and that they
were dispatched to Taku on Aug. IA.
HONG KONG, Aug. 29.-Two hundred
bandits raided the Tartar city of Cam
ton Monday night. Several houses were
looted. 1t is believed that the motive
of the raid was the Cantonese hatred If
the Northerns. 1t is rumored at Amov
that 1000 japanese troops are coming to
Formosa.
CHEFOO. Aug. 29-Yu, governor 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
all were massacred.
TEN TSIN, Aug 23 (via Chefoo. Aue
zs).-One thousand Russians left TIen Tsin
for Pel1in today. The country here is
quiet
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-OficiaI DISPATCHES
from Shanghai announce the arrival tbay .
of the new German minister TO China.
DR.. Mum Schwarsnstein.
The Frankfurt Zeitung has receives a
dispatch from Shangba. saying a pi,t
has been discovered there to burn the
whole city. 1t is added the Europes rs