The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-10
Prince Ching, With 10000 Troops,
Opposing the Usurper Of the
Throne, Prince Tuan. y
NINTH U. S. INFANTRY ARRIVES
at Taku-Letter Received From the
British Minister - Princess
Dowager Still Alive.

with the powers united and their forces
constantly increasing. the outlook In
China is now rather more hopeful than
has been for month past. 1t appears
from the cautious statement given out
by Taotai Shens in Shanghai that the
reason the heavy guns bearing on the
legations at Pekin were not used were
that Prince Ching. who is served by
10000 troops, seized all the artillery am
munition. sheng likewise intimates
that Yung Lu, commander In chief of
the northern army, is associated with
Prince Ching In opposing Prince Tuan's
ferocious designs and dictatorial ambi-
ton. Sheng, who appears to be the
sole Shanghai conduit or Pekin news,
cheers the foreign consuls by these
confidential communications, but takes
excessive precautions to prevent the
Chinese from thinking him friendly to
the foreigners.
Unrest Continues in the South.
The feeling OF unrest in the southern
and central provinces continues. The
members of the official class In those
provinces strive to remain neutral with
leaning toward the foreigners until
they shall see whether the moderate or
extreme factions will win In Pekfn.
Prince Ching seems to be standing for
the dynasty and the old order against
Prince Tuans inordinate ambition.
From foreign view point the cap
ture Of Pekin Is the key to the situa-
tion as there is fear, according to the
Daily Nails Shanghai correspondent
that delay now means one hundred
recruits for the boxers for every SOL
dier Of the allies in the land.
Two couriers arrived at Tien Tsin on
July /. from Pekln. One brought let
ter from Sir Claude Macdonald. the
British minister, to the same effect as
previously received from Sir Robert
Hart The couriers confirm the reports
OF the death Of Baron Won ketteler.
They say that Prince Ching. Is doing
his utmost to protect The foreigners.
but that the native feeling against the
whites is strong. Two high officials
opposed to the boxers are reported by
the couricrs to have been assasslna-
ted.
Princess Dowager Not Dead.
Sir Claude MacDonald's letter Is
dated four days earlier than that Of Sir
Robert Hart's.
a dispatch TO news agency here.
dated Tien Tsin, July 2, says:
1.-THE empress dowager, SO far from
being dead. is actively striving to pre-
vent the factions fighting. Prince Ching
has informed her that he would rather
lose his head than be constantly Oblig-
ed to warn her Of the consequences OF
the prolonSation Of the present an
archy. Prince Tuan is quite willing
that Ching should be decapitated. but
the dowager empress will not allow
this. Prince Tuan has decided that he
will take full responsibility. He pur-
poses to rc-take Tien Tsin and Taku.
Outside of Pekin. except in the Pc Chill
and Shan Tung country, the people are
supremely Indifferent
Having Rough Time.
However all this may be, the allies at
Tien Tsln are having an exceedingly
unpleasant time. Theflast engagement
of which news has come through. oc-
CURED on July C. The Chinese artillery
opened ut dawn. Their fire was more
accurate and their ammunition better,
the shells exploding with precision and
setting fire to several buildings. Her
Majesty's Ship Terrible's guns again
quirtcu the Chnpse, who, shifting their
artillery, reopened the attack In the af-
ternoon. but. j thunder storm breaking,
the Chinese suddenly quit. The allies
Immediately attacked and drove the
Chinese from their works, but lest thir-
ty killed or wounded In so doing. The.
are leaving Tien Tsin
md the opinion of n minority favors
tho military leaving also. Stories OF
colossal Chinese armies gathering con-
tinuc to worry not only the rank and
file, but the commanders. who admit
the uncertainty of "Reminiscences npd
thr complete absence of an effective In
tcllIgcncc department. Chinese lnfor-
mutton is received with extreme dis
trust.