The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-07-09
BET1ER FEELING IN WILMINGTON
Importance Attached to Prince Chtns's
 Connter M0vemcnt

COnnter Movement
 Washington, July S.-A slightly more hopeful feeling for the safety of the le- gationers in Pekin is apparent in off cial circles tonight. The hope is not founded on any official dispatches which have reached the state department as nothing has been received during the
 day from the consular representatives of the United States in China. The cumulative statements, however which are daily printed from various portions of the 0pire reporting the diplomatic corps !, A the exception of the German minister as safe up to within specified time, together with the absence of any corroboration of their murder, is par tially responsible for the slight hope which prevails that the ministers are yet alive The statements purporting to come from Sir Robert Hart, the Eng fish Chinese inspector of customs, are regarded as the best information which has been received. While showing that conditions were desperate the dispatch es have not been entirely without hope. MT. Wu, the Chinese minister, contin- ued optimistic in spite of the alarming statements which have appeared. Such communication as he has had with the officials of the southern provinces leads him to believe that up to a very recent date the lega tioners were still safe.
 Considerable importance it attached here to the teegraphic announcement that Prince Ching is leading a counter revolution against the rebels in Pekin. The prince is the head of the Tsung Lii Yamen, the Chinese foreign office, and the commander of a garrisoned force in the capital. His influence said to be considerable, and the fact, if the report be confirmed, that he has espoused the cause of the government of the empress and that the loyal troops are with him, it is said, he may prevent further mur- der and pillage by the rebels and in this indirect manner be the means of aiding the foreigners.
 The prince is member of the reform party. Now that the powers are satis- fled for Japan to supply the major DOT tion of the troops which are to be sent to Pekin for the relief of the foreigners, the expectation Is that the onward movement of Japanese soldiers to China will soon begin, if, indeed, it already has not done so. MT. Nabeshima, the Japanese charge d'affaires here thinks that this is probably the case as his dis patch from the imperial government re- ceived here several days ago announced that the movement would begin at once A full corps of men is to be dispatched which will bring Japans army footing in China up to about 22000 men. The part of the army to be sent is to be known as the Fifth corps and thirty five ships each of more than 5000 tons are to be used in the transportation l MT. Nabeshima fondly believes that within ten days the relief corps will be in Pekin. The march to Pekin he | thinks can be made in three days without great difficulty. His opinion is that the allied forces will remain at | Taku and at Tien Tsin to guard the | forts and keep open the line of com- 1 ton and that to the Japanese ar | my will be delegated the duty of fore 1 ing the relief of the foreigners in Pekin. | Of this however, he had no official in- | formation If the allied forces were to | make the attempt they would want to | carry with them rations in large quan- | titles peculiarly adapted to their mode of living which might embarrasS them | in their progress while the Japanese, | whose diet consists in part at least Of