Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-10
Conflicting Reports Are Current
in Regard to the Chinese Sit
uation-The Empress
Still Relens.
THE JAPs TO ATTACK PEKlN
They Expect to Send 10000
Troops. international Troops
to HeIp-America Sends
Forces.
POSITION OF UNITED, STATES

London, July 10.-Chinese oficia
sources furnish another surprise today
in announcing that the dowager EN-
press, who had been reported within
two weeks dead, fed, poisoned and
hopelessly mad, has resumed the reins
of power.
Shanghai, July 10.-News from off
cial sources was received last night tc
the effect that the empress had, on
June goth, resumed the reins of gov
ernment and appointed Yetng Lu prime
minister 1t is said she sent a dispatch
to Nankin by courier at the rate of 10C
miles a day, thanking the viceroys OF
the Yang Use Kiang provinces for their
loyalty and recommending that they
protect foreigners at any cost.
Washington, July 10.-The secretary
of state received dispatch from Good
now, United States consul at. Shanghai
stating that it was given out by the
governor of Shan Tung, that the lega
tions were still standing July 5th
and the outlaws were disbursing. Good
now adds that this statement does not
obtain general credence.
Japanese officials assert that the
Japanese propose to advance on Pekin
the present week. Their military au-
thorities express the opinion that 90
900 of of their troops in addition to the
international forces, already available,
will suffice to force an entry Into the
Chinese capital
Tien Tsin, July 10.--It is reported
from Chinese sources that the foreign
ers at Pekin have taken possession of
one of the Princes palaces opposite
and commanding the British legation,
and native Christians have been in
stalled therein.
Washington, July 10.-General Mac
Arthur cables the war department that
the fourteenth infantry and fifth artil-
lery leave Friday for Taku. Other
troops are being sent to replace these
Washington, July 10.-The state de
partment has made public the identi
cal note recently delivered by the pow
ers defining the position of the United
States respecting the Chinese troubles
1t is as follows:
Department of state, Washington, D
c., July 8, 1900. 'In this critical pos
ture of affairs in China, it is deemed
appropriate to define the attitude OF
the United States as far as present cir.
cumstances permit this to be done
We adhere to the policy initiated by us
in 1857, in regard to peace with the
Chinese nation, of furtherance Of law
full commerce and the protection of the
lives and property of our citizens, by
all means guaranteed under extra-ter-
ritorial treaty rights and by the laws
of nations.
II wrong be done to our citizens we
propose to hold responsible the auth
ors to the uttermost accountability
We regard the condition at Pekin as
one of virtual anarchy, whereby the
power and responsibility is practically
devolyed upon local provincial authori
ties. So long as they are not in overt
collusion with the rebellion, and use
their power to protect foreign life and
property, We regard them as repre-
sentiRg the Chinese people with whom
ship. The purpose of the president is
as it has been heretofore, to act con
currently with other powers, first il
opening up communication with Pekir
and rescuing American officials, mis-
sionaries and other Americans who are
in danger; secondly. affording all posi-
BILE protection everywhere in China tt
American life and property; thirdly
In guarding and protecting all legiti
mate American interests, and fourthly
in aiding to prevent the spread of dis
order to other provinces of the em
pire, and the recurrence of such disas
tiers. 1t is, of course, too early to fore
cast the means of attaining this las
result, but the policy of the govern
ment of the United States is to seel
the solution which may bring about
permanent safety and peace to China
to preserve territorial and and admin
istrative entity to protect all right.
guaranteed to the friendly powers, b.
treaty and international law and safe
guard for the world the principle o
equal and impartial trade with al
parts of the Chinese empire. You vii
communicate the purport of these in
structions to the minister Of foreigl
affairs. HAY.
No answer from the different pow
ers was required or expected to circu
late, but it is understood that It ha
been everywhere favorably receives
and no objections have been made t
It in any quarter