Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-21

protection was necessary. The enemy
were in strength and fighting was still
proceeding when the message was sent
to Toxic. The main body Of the Jap
anese was then al An Ting Man gate,
the Tartar city. with headquarters at
the Japanese legations.
Reports of the Empress Dowager are
still contradictory, but Gen. Yang Lu,
on the authority of the Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Standard is definite
ly announced to be a prisoner by the
orders If the Empress in the imperial
palace.
This, perhaps" says the correspon-
dent, is a good thing, as detention in
the capital will enable him to negotiate
with the allies commander. which he
would do as Prince Yuan's envoy"
The Chinese minister in London. Sir
Chin Chen Lofeng Luh on being asked
as to the whereabouts of the Emperor
ana Empress Dowager, reploed: "They
have gone westward to the old capital,
Hsinan Flu. and | think they are quite
safe there
Serious trouble is now threatened in the
neighborhood of Canton. The Americans
at Swaidown. according TO the Daily
Chronicles Shanghai correspondent. have
applied for a warship in consequence OF
serious rioting. and the Hong Kong CORE
spondert of the Daily Mail says that 4
warship is on the way there now.
Queen Victoria has sent the following
message to the commandment of marines
al Pekin: II thank God that YOU ana
those under your command have been res
cued from your perilous situation. With
my people | have waited with the deep
est anxiety for good news of your safety
and the happy termination Of your heroic
and prolonged defence. | grieve for the
losses and suffcrings experienced BY tne
besieged.'
A japanese warship has left Yokohama
for Shanghai, according to the Daily
Mail, to land troops and to protect Japa-
nese subjects The LSily Mail also an
nounces that Germany will land detach-
ment at Shanghai. Further Yokohama
adviceS to the same paper declare that
Germany ana Russia are objects Of dis
trust To the Japanese press. which urges
that japan. having borne the chief bur
den OF the operations, must see TO it that
the future Of China Is not determined
merely by the pleasure Of the powers.
1T is felt" says the correspondent.
that with determined action on the part
Of Great Britain ana the United States,
Japan will avert any danger arising from
the ambition of continental Europe.
The semi official Japanese organs say
that il occasion arises Japan can SEN,
$1,000 troops on short notice, and that il
the powers are inclined TO play selfish
game. special measures will be necessary.
Sir Chin Chen l-ofeng Luh, interviewed
by the Daily Chronicle. is reported as
having said: The present disturbances
are only q temporary outbreak. We do
not despair OF peace. Everything depends
upon the conduct Of the allies who are
now III Pckin. All subsequent questions
rest with them for solution. You may be
certain that it is not the antaEonism to
Western ideals which is at the root Of the
troubles. but rather the difficulty of gov
erning a great and ancient people
The Chinese native press, according to
the Shanghai correspondent of the Times.
asserts that Nu HSien, governor of the
province Of Shan 81, with a force Of Box
ers. is marching toward kalgan or Chang
kia khou to meet the Empress Duwager
ana tn escort her south
The Times. dealing with the dispatches
from Washington, says:
This proposal of Ii Hung Chang. as it
is reported. does not afford a possible
basis Of negotiations Of any kind. Until
we have definite information as to the pO-
litcal situation in Pekin. We cannot be
sure that the first duty of the powers
may not be TO set up a government with
which they can subsequently treat.
The time for negotiations has not yet
arrived When il does arrive they must
be opened on a different basis from that
suggested in the Washington telegram
and must be conducted by a different
ncg0tiator from Ii Hung Chang if they
are to have any good results