The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-19
WORKING TOGETHER.
And the Dfsmemberment of China Said
to be Certain.

moves. LIE 1lueS udS uO lutSISSG-
ing dispatch from Pekin dated Sept.
4, which says in part.
s'Russia has decided to withdraw
her legation from Pekin, leaving a
purely military command. An Off
cial announcement Of this is expected
today. The other powers, will also
presumably withdraw their legations,
leaving Pekin under the military
control Of the allies during the win
ter at least.
"At a meeting of the generals the
Russian commander announced that
Russia will maintain $4,000 troops
during the winter. The German
commander said that Germany
would keep the same number and
the japanese commander announced
that Japan would have $4,000. The
British general was not in position
to make an announcement.
"There every indication, how
ever, that Lord Sails bury has decid-
ed that our present subordinate POSI-.
ton in Pekin must become still hum
bier. In the best informed quarters
the opinion is expressed that Russia
and Germany are acting in accord,
Russia seeking the definite a]iena.
tion of all territory north Ct the
great wall and Germany the appexa-
tion of Sang lung, Kiang Su and
the Yang Use provinces. Russia
seeks also to festore the power Of
the empress dowager and the en-
peroa in order to be enabled to WELD
her influence through them over the
remaining provinces; The dismeu-
berment of China seems almost in
evitable.
"The empress dowager has retain
ed Prince Ching's son as hostage
for his father"
The Shanghai correspondent Of
The Times, wiring Wednesday, con-
firms the reports of the uneasy feel
ing there concerning Garmany's in
tentions toward the Yang Use
provinces, and especially the Kiang
Min forts.
FIDDLING wI1H WI.
Washington, Sept l3.-Minister
WI has received cabhgram from
Ii Hung Chang answering the hope
expressed in the American note Ct
few days ago that his powers are
sufficient to protect American lives
and interests in China. Earl Ii says
he has that power and will see that
the protection is given.
The response came in reply to the
effort of the State department to
secure the use by Ii Hung Chang of
any extraordinary powers he might
have for the protection of American
life and property in China, pending
a final settlement. The department
asked Ii without further delay to
give assurance that the life and
property Of Americans will hence
forth be respected throughout the
Chinese empire"
The victory has given the assur-
ance asked for. His word came in
the shape of a cable dispatch to
Minister WI dated yesterday at
Shanghai. Mr.. WI called at the
state department this morning and
presented this answer to DR.. Hill.
He in turn sent it forward to the
president. 1t will be for the latter
to decide whether Lis assurance is
sufficient to meet the needs Of the
case.
Ii lungs message removes, per-
haps, the last obstacle to the speedy
beginning of the peace negotiations;
and the only doubt that exists is as
to his ability to redeem his pledge to
protect American interests and stop
the outrages upon the missionaries
and native converts. II he can do
this and thus manifest the existence
of a defecto government there is no
reason to doubt that negotiations
will be Immediately in order. The
notice that Russian troops will not
evacuate Pekin until some arrange
ments have been made for the in
stallation of a government to take
charge of affairs is directly in line
with the object which the state de-
partment has been pursuing in the
exchanges with Ii Hung Chang, and
if this Russian decision is adhered
to, it will certainly facilitate the ulti-
mate withdrawal of all the foreign
forces, in the opinion of the officials
here.
THE L. 5 INDEFINITE.
London, Sept. l4-According to