The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14

WASHINGTON. July is-T'he depart
ment of state has received dispatch
from Consul General Gooanow. at ShanE-
hal. saying that the governor OF Shan
tung wires that the Boxers and soldiers
were bomberiing the legations for finai
attack upon the 9Th OF July. lie Is ex-
tremely anxious for the safety OF tho
ministers and friendly Chinese In Pc
kinR. The consul adds that fears for
the worst are generally entertained,
The state department also has received
dispatch from Consul Mcwade. at Cam
ton. saying that the vicerny. II Hung
Chang, has engaged quarters upon tho
Chinese steamer Anping. but that the
date Of his departure for tho North is
as Yet Undecided.
onsctsis Terribly Depressed.
A short eablegram received at the state
department today from Consul General
Goodnow. at Shanghai. announcing the
beginning of the final attack on the le-
cations at Peking terribly depressed Of
ncials here. All along they have sais-
pected that various Communications re-
ceived from various Chinese sources hasa
been preparing the way sor the an
nOuncemenf OF the oxterminaticn OF the
foreign ministers. their wivr. and chill
dren, dependents. attaches and guards.
The consul generals message. Il IL under
stood. Is but repetition Of the latest
press reports from Shanghai. but ths
state department haa come 10 place u
high estimate on Mr.. 0oodnow's advices.
II appreciates the fact that he does not
send every piece Of unreliable gossip
afioat IN the sensational news center at
which he Is stationed. but uses good fude-
ment IN sitting out the probable from
the other kind ~ news Moreover. HIS
advice this time 81 from the Chinese gov.
az Va
IL situated, and u II hard to conceive of
an adequate reason for the falsincatinu
OF the facts by that official In the direc-
tion of this particular report. Therefore,
the state department, which has all along
been hopeful of the ultimate rrscus- or tho
ministers at peking. has now Joined Eu-
ropean chanceiorics in tho belief that
they have all been killed
~ uunG Chaws's Movements.
The department officials nnd 1t hard
10 estimate the value of the statement
of the consul at Canton that Ii Hung
Chang has again onSagcd paseaEa north
ward, owing 60 the lack ~ a date On tho
cable message. and u lr suspected that
the press dispatches stating that he has
abandoned the trip 10 Pckiug - of later
date than Mr AcQuads's ustire. should
the great vicsroy 40 northward, his conn
ing 20 Taku and Tiruisln would rsiss nj
once question as 20 the conditions un-
As
and incidentally the decision ss TO whsth@
cr or not he should be permitted 10
pass the lines would Involve the decision
OF the other question as 90 whether sr
not a state II war exists.
Hew Russia stands.
Mr. woilant the Rusdau caarxe og ern-
hassy. called AT the state department
today 20 talk over the Chinese stfNa-
ftou with Secretary Hay He stated
that ne had no aaviccs from his own
government touching tns latest esssIcp-
rnents al Feklhg ~ - Understood that
the state department is nast,E ttN ts~
peatcd nfnrmatious - me willingness -
Russia to psrHNt large operations ~
Japan 80 . military nenFe, In FtiBS, On
representations made ~ Mr.. woAant
son Bu.iow'- Note swtI.fae,.rr.
The department IL rnurh nraug.a 81 rho
statements attributed % Count son ifne-
low en- the line of hes note 90 the fier-
man states puhlisha3 iu fua Associated
Press DISPATCHES This morning ln fhs
absence % the fuii tcxt of the note sha
officials here read In the rntract cstn-
pleie resfnrmati1n ~ She rriRriplss laid
down hy Secretary Hay 80 EllfIns the
policy - the United States toward China
Soma - the declarations 81 The GER
man chancellor miEht be almost FsKsF4-
- a. uaraphfases 81 fho United States
note 8n the saaieci
rrs..-hipptng Troops In Jsnss.
Tns state department anticipates no
afniuulfy SIS ereetihE traHARhipsnerg =
tfr.nt.s aud sulHsEts tntenaed far the army
IN China AZ ere Japaneae port - Maya
sakl The point raised 90 some quarters
that ths Ite - SaEasakI - a hsse ln
thts fashinn No@id sss q vloisusn 90 ia-
ternastsBAG Las. constituting q hostile Ref
aKainst Chlaa i1 the stnence az declare
ihon - waf. - ieelsscd hF the s'tciais