Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. july 20, 1900


WASHINGTON. D. c.. july 90, 1900
Chinese diplomacy has enjoyed
a reputation for thickness for
many years. Hence the general
disposition to regard the long
statement the Chinese govern
ment, which was presented to
Secretary Hay this week by the
Chinese Minister and at once
made public, with suspicion. If
the statement is all it pnrports
to be, it should have been accom-
panied by communications from
all the foreign ministers alleged
by it as being safe i'll Pekin when
it was sent out. Among other
suspicious things the statement
alleges that Baron Ketteler, the
German Minister, practically
committed suicide by attempting
to make his way through an in
furiated mob to the Chinese for
eign Office, and that the guards
at the foreign legations provoked
attack by their own actions.
The whole statement is regarded
as more of an attempt on the
part of the Chinese government
Ito escape responsibility than any
thing else.
/ Japan dosen't like the idea of
being credited With sending an
army into China for pay. and the
following statement was made
/ public by the japanese legation
in Washington: ''It cannot be
too plainly understood that Ja-
pan is not acting as a broker in
this emergency. 1t is an emer-
gency and Japan has simply
come forward with an offer to act
+ in crisis when the lives of the
foreign ministers in Pekin are
/ |ieopardizsd.
4 Brigadier-General Ludlow,
who is president of the board
charged with the duty of estab-
Fishing a war college for our
| army officers, has been ordered
to Europe to gather information
from the great military schools.
1 The need for an institution of
8 this sort was keeniYfelt during
i the war with Spain.
Judging from Information re-
4 |ceigea at the treasury department
it may be necessary for the gov
ernment to go to the relief of the
crowds now throhging to Cape
fSu1ue th s5iiff
starving next winter. Captain
Roberts, commander of the rev
enue cutter Manning writes
.There are 10. 600 people on the
] beach with no prospect of seeur
ing a paying claim or Of obtain,
ing employment outside of me
chanics, such as carpenters
builders etc. 1t appears imbos
sible for the vast throng that ha
been and is being thrown int
< Nome ty the numerous transporta
e ton companies, which use ever.
e mean, possible to induce trave
el to Cape Nome fields, to fnt
: mines or work. Many of tn
0 people have but little above thei
e pass age money and outfits, AM
( depe nd upon finding gold to kee
n ther1 gong after landing. It
1.-THE opinion of those fro.l tn
J; INNING district of Nome and vi
II
Il cinity, from whom I have sough
! information. that large numbe
: of py.ople will be stranded befor
= the ,snd of the season, witt, n
mears of getting out of the cour
), try without assistance from Som
source. The revenue cutter.
: crowded to their utmost, coul
: ftake, but a small fraction Of ii
i number, and the problem of ho'
) they will survive tt,c. .rigors IF 4 !
!, arctic winter is one that require
,e serious attention.
is II is assumed that Secretan
ID Hay has been promised SON
ID Imodlfcation Of the restrict.o,
n. on American meat products, as.