The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-09

the state department, as nothing has
been received during the day from the
consular representatives in China OF
the United States The cumulative
statements, however. which have been
printed from various portions Of the
empire reporting the diplomatic corps.
with the exception of the German min
lister, as safe up TO certain specified
time. together with the absence of any
Sorroborative proof of their murder. is
partially responsible for the slight hope
which prevails that they, the ministers.
are yet alive.
The statements said to come from
Sir Robert Hart, English inspector OF
customs, are regarded as the best in
formation which has been received
While showing that conditions were
desperate, the dispatches have not been
entirely without hope.
Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister, con-
tinues optimistic, in spite of the alarm
ing statements which nave appeared.
Such recent communications as he had
with the officials of the southern pro-
Vinces lead him 10 believe that up to a
very recent date the legationers were
still safe.
Ching Has Wide Influence.
Considerable importance is attached
here 10 the Geographic announcements
| that Prince Ching is leading a counter
| revolution against the rebels in Pekin.
/ The prince is the head of the Tsung-
/ Li-Yamen, the Chinese foreign office,
and the commander of a garrisoned force
in the capital. His influence is said
/ TO be considerable. and the fact, if the
report be confirmed, that he has es-
pOused the cause OF the government of
the empress and that the loyal troops
are with him. il is said. may prevent
| further murder and pfliage by the reb-
els, and in this indirect manner be the
means of aiding the foreigners. The
prince is a member Of the reform party.
| Now that the powers are satisfied
for Japan to supply the major portion
of the troops which are to be sent to
Pekin for the relief OF the foreigners,
the expectation is thar the move
ment of Japanese soldiers to China will
soon begin, if indeed she has not al
ready done So
Mr.. Nabeshima, the japanese charge
( d'affairs here, thinks that this is prob
ably the case. as his dispatch from the
| imperial government received here sew
eral days ago announced that the
movement would begin Immediately. A
full corps of men is to be dispatched.
which sill bring Japan's army footing
in China up to about 1000 men. The
| part of the army to be sent is known
as the Fifth army corps, and thirty
five ships, each of more than $500 tons,
are TO be used in the transportation.
Hopes For Relief in Ten Days.
Mr.. Nabeshima fondly believed that
! within ten days the relief corps will be
( in Pekin. The march TO Pekin, he
thinks, can be made in three days with
out great difficulty. His opinion is that
the allied forces will remain at Taku
and at Tien Tsin to guard the forts
and to keep open the line of communi-
cation. and that to the Japanese army
VIII be delegated the duty of forcing
the relief of the foreigners in Pekin.
OF this. however, he has no official in
formation.
II the allied forces were to make the
attempt they would want 10 carry with
them rations in large quantities pecu-
liarly adapted to their mode of living.
which might embarrass them in their
progress, while the japanese whose
diet consists in part at least of rice,
would not be hampered and could sub
sist largely on the country through
| which they pass For these reasons he
inclines to the opinion that the Japan
ese will undertake the relief work
Nothing came to the navy depart
ment today from China that was made
public. Late tonight a dispatch was re-
ceiVed from one of the naval officers
but as it was in cipher and did not con-
Germ the legations in Pekin, the deci-
sion was reached not to make it pub
lie until tomorrow.