The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-28
MESSENGER FROM pEK1E.
Ching Defesds MInisters-Engiana IL
HOpefaL

London, July 26.-Another version Of
the story which reached General Ii, com
handing the Pa Tan forts, BY a runner
from Pekin, who brought to him yester-
day report Of anarchy in the Chinese
capital, says the British legation was bonn
baTded when the messenger left PeIin.
July IA. Prince Ching, this report says.
was assisting the ministers, and his palace
was protected by 10000 Chinese troops.
Prince Ching, according to this report,
considered himself able TO cope with the
situation.
According to a dispatch from Chefoo
received here today Admiral Seymour has
started for the Yang Tse river to arrange
for the protection Of the local ports, which
are threatened with attack.
The Austrian warships Kaiserin Eliza
beth and Aspern have sailed for China.
Hope L. Revived.
London, July 26.-The tone of the
European press with regard to the message
dated July 4, received here from the Brit.
ish minister AT Pekin, Sir Claude Mellon
aid, continues pessimistie, and the endless
and extraordinary succession Of Chinese
dispatches Purporting TO describe the sit
nation at Pekin only serves to bewilder.
However the earlier unquestiOning belief
that massacre took place has to some
ca tent been shaken, and it is now admit
ted, despite the heavy load OF evidence
supporting the reports of the massacre,
that as SIR Claude McDonald's letter dis
posed Of the first story alleging that the
crime occurred June 30, so Minister Con
gers dispatch and other stories reporting
the legations safe July 10, Il and Is, give
some ground for assuming the possibility
that the second reports were also un-
founded.
There is some fear in London that the
Russian claim TO control the railway from
Iaku TO Pekin will delay the proposed
advance of' the allies 10 Pekin. 1t is
thought that this claim is in pursuance
OF Russia alleged fixed principle to pre-
vent any power but herself from penetrat-
ing to fekin, and TO procure for herself
sose occupation, either As a conqueror or
peaoemaKer.
Special dispatches received here today
from Berlin eounterAct the replies Of Pres
ident Mckinley and the German minister
oil foreign affairs, Count Won Buelox, to
the Chinese emperors appeal, from the
standpoint obtaining at Berlin, that the
object of all Chinese assurances is TO gain
time for military preparations and under
mine the unity Of the powers. The
Morning Posts Berlin correspondent as
serts that the attitude of the United
states government is regarded as a de-
cided triumph for Chinese diplomacy,
while the Daily News says the attitude
of the Washington authorities is regarded
IN Berlin as a regrettable error Similarly
the London morning papers regret that
the president of the United States has
taken line that can hardly fail to en-
courage the Chinese TO further duplicity."
The British premier and minister of for
eign afitisirs, Lord Salisbury, today mott.
fed the United States ambassador here
Joseph H. Choate, that it was i'm.
possible TO accept the evidence So far sub
mitted by the Chinese or transmitted by
the United States regarding the safety of
the foreign ministers at Pekin. and that
until their safety was fully established
the British government would be unable
to discuss any question of mediation OF
kindred matters,