The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-21
MINISTERS ALIVE JULY !
Ii HUNG CHANGES STATEMENT.
Said lie Had Received Debate News
That Fereigners Were AIiye En-
erDt Vsa ketteIer - Boxers Are
Moving south.

New York, July 20---A dispatch to the
World from London says:
| Great bodies Of Boxers aud regular
Chinese troops are known to he marching
southwark from Pekin, murdering all
Christians they find and destroying their
possessions.
1t Is feared that same Of the yieerOys
who, az a whole. have hitherto shows
themselves most friendly disposed toward
foreigners are nov Nayering ia their sup
port and with the government Of several
provinces are going over 70 the rebels
Many psstsle regard Ii Hung Changs
eageTness for his present journey from
Canton 10 Pekin with suspicion and urge
that bs he detained when the steamer car
!ing him reaches Shanghai.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the Lon,
don Express cables:
The conslils acting as representatives
q the powers have unanimously agreed
that lAukanyih, the viceroy Of Marking,
shall be regarded az the emperor Of China
20 far ~ the collection Of the revenue is
oonoIned. Iiukanlia has alaays been
friendly Toward foreigners and the eonsuis
believe they may place implicit faith IA
hini"
The Express correspondent at Toxic
cables:
The japanese government is now seIi-
ously discussing whether in vie@ of the
attitude Of some Of the powers IL would
lie advisable TO dispatch the division of
IToops already modified II IL feared
that Russia and Germany may not accept
ihs command ot ths japanese senior Of
horn Aho would necessarily take charge
II the army corps japan desires assnT
aRres ON this point before giving orders
iuf the emtaIkation II Troops. This may
ussan further delay Il several weeks"
lhron MuTdaoh, lhr agent oi PIitekard
Morgan, n. T., in CoreA, who has just
reached London after a ~ days journey
by way II NaldiNSp,ek OVER the Trans.
Siberian railway TO Moscow. says Russia
r,rn hriurc he left, Was actively mobiliE
ing lrouI,s IA central kns.is and aesi M
lefi.- The trans Siberian railway IL con-
Vsying clos~ on 10 10000 men Ia Man.
chBriA 90 hs boEderN la diplomatic car
eles in IDsndon tonight the fate OF the
legations - TO longer considered Of hrst
iu,f ortAnc. The pcfilons international sii
tAai.un is looming On thc horizon
- Mar WIIh the Moria.
London. July ~ The action ii Count
NVon Buelow, the German minister Of Tor.
eign affair. in informing the Chinese he
Cation at Berlin that all ;elegraphic mes
sagos mus, bc in plain language and sub
Hlit,nd iuT approval by the censor. and the
snggr.,ton Of NJ. Drlcassc, The French MIN.
/ ister III foreign affairs, that the eXporia
tSan Of arms to China he prohibited. which
are esnerslly regarded here a. long stcPs
in the diIrc;inn Of treating UhinA a. a
state engaged IN WaT. have be-n supple
n.euied this morning by the official an
nouH,-1ncui from -. Petersburg that Ger
tain portions Of The Ainnr territory, in
clading parts Of the khsbarovzk dis;rc,
and tho coast territory, well a. the
towns oi Hlaguvestchensk. khabSroSnk and
lNskolskussnn. have l,een declared in
state Of Nar since July IL.
Russias announcement is regarded in
l1andon a. at least forcshadoWing a specify
Unconditional recognition Of the fact tina,
a condition Of war exists between China
and the civilized world. and the general
opinion seems TO favor such recognition a.
the bcst means Of meeting the barbarian
luphcAval while at the same time endcavor.
ing 10 isolate the independent viceroys
from tho general conhsgration.
The revolution Of the ability Of the Chi.
ne~s forces in the north TO stand then
ground against the intcrnA,ionsls is pro
ducing the inevitable results in the south
At Shanghai Il is announced officially
, that the foreign women and children have
bccn requested 10 leave the ports along
the river.
Serious riotinR has occurred \, To Yang
lake. near Kin kiang. Several mission
The Telegraph between kiu kisug and
lIankoW is interrupted.
In connection with the story that Prince
Tuan's forcrs have been ordered Ia march
ia Wei Hal Wei II is considered a. sig
= niacant that Indian troop arriving at
Hong Kong have been expected TO pro
|, c,csl to Wei Hal Wei
A Shanghai dispatch also reports that
Russia has been in secret negotiation
with Prince Tuans government with the
e1nnivance Of Ii Hung Chang. ...
= In dispatch from 1t, Petersburg II l.
I stated that Russia's anxiety to minimize
! the alarming nature Of the news from
A Msnchuria is dictated by fears Of the in.
i Jury the confirmation Of sich news might
c cause in the matter Of arrangements al
G legged TO have been made in the United
+ States for money with which to complete
l. the Manehurian railroad.
i A dispatch from Shanghai received here
a rrports that the losses Of The Chinese in
the fighting at Tentsin was upwards ol
{ $500 II Is understood that Lieutenant
e General Sir Francis Grcnfell will have
7. command Of the British flnes in { hina.
Suspicious Of Ii HuRE Chang.
Hong Kong. Wednesday, July al.
Hung Chang and his suite have 'auiNct
c, here. The Chinese were received with
o salute Of II guns, and with guard o
= honor from the Welsh iusileers, and I
is band. proceeded to the government house
70 where he was received by the governor, 81
10 Henry A. Blake, General GaEele, DradoV
and other officials. Ii Hung Chang ~
Extremely reticcnt. lie stated that h
a had received definite news that the min
d isters and foreigners at Pekin, with tn
laNcention of Raron Won Kptteier. the Gal