The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-07-09

| I'm China. The terms of this consent are
summarized in the subjoined. dispatch
from st. Petersburg, under date of July
| 9Th In reply to an inquiry from the
Japanese cabinet. regarding the dispatch
| of Japanese troops to China to render
aid to the foreigners in Pekin, the Rus
/, sian government declared on May Hth
| that 1t left the Japanese government full
| liberty of action in this connection. as
the Toxic cabinet expressed its readiness
to act In full agreement with the other
| powers.
IT is in consequence Of this no doubt
| that Japan is preparing to embark 10000
| more troops. Political considerations that
| were thought to have been numbing the
| action of the powers are thus laid aside.
| for a moment at least, by the govern
| ment supposed to have the clearest pur-
poses respecting Chinas future. Japan's
| sending of troops now can have little
| bearing on the tate OF the Foreigners III
| Pekin.
| Baron Hayashi. the new Japanese min
| ister who arrived In London on Friday.
| said that ten days would probably be
| required for the carrying of troops to
| China His dictated statement contains
| these sentences:
| ''If all the conditions Japan has asked
| were conceded, l see no reason why ia
| pan should not undertake the task OF
| suppressing the trouble. The powers are
/
rebels. but it does not seem that they
| are agreed on the means"
From these authoritative utterances 1t
| is inferred that Japan does nominate
| conditions and that the concert OF the
| powers is n little jungled.
q Pekin Reeks with Carnage.
Details of further horrors In Pekin
| are gathered by correspondents at Shang-
| hal from Chinese sources. especially OF
| clio in no Tartar
| city of thousands of native Christians so
| that the capital Teeks with carnage. The
| ruthless thirst for blood Is spreading In
| all the northern provinces and wherever
there are native Christians the scenes
| enacted In the capital are reproduced In
miniature. From these provinces moth
| ing further comes regarding the lega-
! ton forces, except a repetition of the re-
| port that they are all dead. The corre-
| spondents aver that If the Chinese off,
Gals in Shanghai wished to throw light
| on the real state of affairs In the capital
| they could do so. and. therefore. these
| reports are accepted as true.
Prince Tuan's coup d'etat is described
| by the Shanghai correspondent of The
| Daily Mail as a sequence to the grand
council of ministers at which Yung Lu
| advocated the suppression of the boxers
| promptly. The dowager empress gave
| her whole support to Yung Lu and
| scene OF disorder ensued. Prince Tuan
passionately interviewed backed by Kang
Yih. They rushed from the council and
| their partisans raised the cry down
with the foreigners" The effect was cleo
| trical. The eunuchs. palace officials of
| all sorts and most OF the populace, took
| up the cause of Prince Tuan and his
agents Immediately put the emperor and
dowager empress under restraint
Fears for Safety of Russians.
The Che Foo correspondent of The Ex-
press, telegraphing on Thursday, says
there is no longer any doubt that disas-
ter has overtaken the Russian force of
1900 men that left Tien Tsin for Pekin
on June 1lth. The Russians had a full
field gun complement and carried their
own transports. As nothing has been
heard from them for twenty-four days
II IS assumed that they have been over
whemed. Trustworthy news is received
TO the effect that all the country TO the
northeast of Pekin Is covered with the
corpses OF men and horses of the western
garrisons Fighting of a desperate char
acter took place In the immediate neigh
borhood Of Tien Tsin on June Both. Taku
dispatches say an attack In great force
is expected at any moment. The Chinese
commanders are awaiting the arrival of
moro guns and re-enforcements before
making an effort TO retake the city.
A dispatch from Shanghai TO The Daily
Telegraph. dated July 9Th says the losses
OF the allies up to June 10Th totaled 900.
According to The Daily Telegrapa's cor
respondent, in a dispatch dated Thursday.
United states Consul McWadc has great
influence with Ii Hung Chang and has
pursuaded him TO issue a procla CATION
containing detailed instructions to pre-
fccts sub-prefects and magistrates. III
orders them to detect. behead and other
wise punish boxers. These officials. me
proclamation says. will be held RESPONSE
BILE for the safety OF the missionaries and
native Christians.
Beheading Is Threatened. E.
The governors of two Quongs join IN
this proclamation. Another proclamation
issued by Ii Hung Chang directs that
persons starting any uprising shall be AT
once beheaded and that those spreading
false rumors shall he severely punished.
This latter phase. in Chinese sense.
means slow strangu,a..o1 by means of a
wooden collar. Wholesale executions are
expected TO follow these proclamations.
Official DISPATCHES from Port Arthur to
the Russian government. bearing date or
July I'd, show that the country to the
north Is in a state of disturbance ana
that bands are destroying property. SIX
pirate ships have been captured bv Rus
stan naval vessels at the island of EIlions
The Hamburg-American Steamship
Company has placed at the disposal of
Emperor William their steamer Savol due
at iIongkong today Saturday for use
as a hospital ship for China. The emperor
has accepted the offer with warm eX-
presslons OF thanks.
A missionary who has returned to Ber-
lin says that while in China he learned
that hundreds of Mauser rifles had been
brought in collins supposed To contain the
bodies Of Chinese who had died abroad
A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Friday, says the position OF the allies
al Tien Tsin is becoming Increasingly
critical. owing to lack of sufficient sup
plies hut only as a last resort VIII the
town be evacuated in favor of centrailza-
ton of forces at Taku.
Foreigners Are Helpless.
Tien Tsin, June 90. VIA Che Foo. July
l. and Shanghai. July 5.-(Copyright. 1900.
Associated Press )-Those best informed
in Tien Tsin consider the position OF for
eigners In Pekin as almost hopeless. 1t Is
hopeless to attempt to force the way with
the force available. Commanders are
willing 10 resort to desperate means, but
to attempt a forced march from Tien Tsin
with the forces at hand means certain de-
struction to the army. besides slaughter
of the civilians left at Tien Tsin. Enough
soldiers are necessary to defeat the Chi
nese army, maintain communication with
the base of supplies and guard the hos
pitals en- route. The water supply is an
important problem. the country furnish
Ing none except the river. the wells hav-
Ing been poisoned. The Chinese are COM
hitting atrocities upon the wounded.
They are mutilating all the dead which