Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-21
WI MAKES EARLY CALL.
Chinese Minister Visits State De-
partment in Search of News
from Home.
A DISPATCH FROM CoN6ER RECEIVED.
Not Made Public-Understood That
Conditions Remain Unchanged at
Peking-Ne Word from Russia That
She Has Changed Her Plans Re-
enrding Evacuation of Picking.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Nfinister WI
was again an early caller at the state
department Saturday and spent nearly
an hour in conference with Acting Sec
rotary Adee. He notified Mr.. Adee YER
bally OF the appointment of Yung Lu
as an envoy, but had no further infor-
nation to communicate. He was
rather in search of news himself, and
was much Interested in short dis
patch from Minister Conger describing
the conditions in Picking. The state
department, while declining to make
this message public, authorizes the
statement that the dispatch indicated
that no change had taken place in po-
litical conditions in Picking.
No Word from Russia.
Russia has not yet officially notified
our government of any change in its
programme as to the evacuation of
Picking. In fact nothing has been
heard from Russia on this point since
the United States reply was returned,
save one short note explanatory OF
some obscure points in the first Rus
sian communication. 1t is probable
that this absence of further COM
nunication on this subject is to be ex.
planned by the fact that the Russian
government does not confess to any
change in its original programme. 1t
merely gives different interpretation
to the details of that programme from
the understanding that obtained
abroad. The United States govern
ment is forcing precisely the same
course as to its own note and reply, SO
that the effect of these diplomatic ac-
lions is to leave the military COM
manders of both the United States and
Russia at Picking practically free to de-
termine for themselves the propriety
of evacuation, according to the condi.
tons of the agreement.
LIS Trip to Picking.
Since the first manifestation month!
ago of disposition on the part of thu
naval commanders of some of tn.
powers at Taliu to interfere with thu
movements of Ii Hung Chang, ,ou,
government has been advised of nc
further opposition to his projected
trip to Picking. Consequently officials
here are puzzled by certain press dis
patches indicating that he may be de
tanned through international jealous
les at the mouth of the Yangtse. L
this report should prove true, it would
only go to confirm the fears of the ad
ministration as to the possibility O
an international conflict at almos
any moment.
German Minister Sees LII.
London, Sept. ia special dis
| patch from Shanghai, dated Friday
September IA, says that prior to tn
departure of Ii Hung Chang for tn
north the new German minister, Dr.
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, ex
changed visits with the Chinese states
man.
The dispatch adds that it is re
ported at Shanghai that the sugges
ton that Russian cruiser escort L
Hung Chang to Taku was dropped ow
ing tos the decided objection of Vic
Admiral Seymour.
The statement is reiterated tina
Hsu-Tung, the emperor's tutor, re
Gently hanged himself.
Causes CONSERVATION.
Shanghai, Sept. 1.-THE news o
the contemplated withdrawal of tn,
allies from Pekiag has caused grea
sensation and is regarded here as /:
great mistake, which is likely t.
-eSentuate in disturbances in Other
parts of China, where the people are
certain to attribute the evacuation t.
defeat of the European forces. Ever
here the Chinese, as whole, do no
believe that the allies ever reached
Picking. They think the story fab
rication concocted for the purpose o
imposing upon the officials.
Competent observers believe that
lesson must be brought home to Chin,
now in order to prevent serious out
breaks in the future.
Fail to Find Boxers.
Taku, Sept. 12-All the Boxers
against whom an expedition of allie
was sent to the westward had lief
the vicinity of Tu-Liu four days previ
Gus to the arrival ofsthe troops.
The German and American Legation
guards have returned to the ships.