Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-26


Cartney, counsellor and English sec
rotary to the Chinese legation, assert
ed last evening that the Pekin Iega-
lions were safe and were about to pro-
coed to Tientsin.
Rioting in Ho Nan.
London July 24-Telegrams from
Shanghai report all mission stations
In the province of Ho Nan have been
destroyed by rioters. The mission
aries are safe.
Probably Not Tuan.
Washington, July 24-The officials
Of the state department, after consid-
ering Consul General Goodnow's dis
patch that Prince Tuan announces
the safety of the foreigners, expresses
the belief that a mistake has been
made in the transmission of the mes
sage and that the name Tuan should
have been Yuan, governor of the prov
inCe of Shantung
Paris Has Good News
Paris, July 24.-M Delcasse, minis
ter Of foreign affairs, has received
telegram from the Chinese consul at
Chefoo, dated July q, saying: The
governor informs me that according
10 reliable news from Pekn all
foreign ministers are safe and the
government is taking all necessary
steps to deliver and protect them"
Berlin Doubts the Truth of Reports.
More Rumors of Murder.
London, July 24.-The Chinese min
lister has communicated the following
dispatch from Sheng, director general
of Chinese railway telegraphs, dated
Shanghai July sd: Information
from Pekin, dated July 18th, says the
tsung Ii yamen deputed Won Jul, I'M
der secretary Of the department, to see
me foreign ministers and ne found
every one well, without any missing,
the German excepted. Gen. Yung Lu
is going to memorabilia the throne to
send them all under escort to Tientsin
n hope that ,ilitar3 operations viii
then be stopped. A Shanghai CORES
pendent telegraphing July % says: "A
letter from a Chinese official in Shan
tung has been received by a native
functionary here containing the fol-
of the month the foreign missionaries
made several attempts to send mes
sages to Pekin but, thanks 10 the
strict watch kept on the city, bearers
were all caught and executed. July
4 only 400 foreigners, much exhaust
ed, were left alive in Pekin, and, one
night when the big guns were inces
sanity fired, it was known all lega-
tons and foreigners were fin
ished, although pretended tele-
grams contradict these facts"
A St Petersburg correspondent
asserts there were differences of opin-
ION in the Russian council of war.
Minister Of War Gen. Kouopatkin.
wishes to send 100000 men to clear the
rebels of Manchuria.
There is nothing further this morn
ing that throws any light upon the
situation. Two urgent dispatches
were addressed yesterday by the Chi
nese minister to the Pekin government
and to the director of telegraphs
strongly advocating the necessity o.
restoring Geographic communication,
with view of enabling the powers to
obtain proof of the safety of the for
eign ministers. Until such proofs are
secured. no one here is inclined to altG.
his opinion that the Chinese are mere
" juggling to gain time. Rumor CT
culates briskly concerning Ii Huns
Chang. He is credited with mission
to offer to cede to the allied powers two
provinces as indemnity for the Pekiu
outra ges. also to offer to restore order
and give facilities for trade with the
outside world on condition of the sur
render Of Kiao Chou. Wei Hal Wei, and
Manchuria by the powers and the with
drawal of all missionaries. Little at
tention, however. need be paid to am
Of these runners.