Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-16

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| tC1rrespondence Of The Associated Press
Pekin. Sept. Prince Ching. who
visited the foreign minister's yestoray.
! did not receive that cordial reception
ne seemed to EXPECT. At the British
! legation. the first one he visited. the
| demeanor If Sir Claude Mcdonald was
| chilly in the extreme. ana the visit oc-
cupied no longer than five minutes.
Prince Ching was in his sedan chair,
| borne on the shoulders IF eight S0r-
geously appareled servants. preceded
/ by four Chinese officials Of high rank,
/ each wearing the insignia of the pea
| cock feather. y troop Of japanese cav
/ airy acted as escort and guard. From
I the British legation the cavalcade Went
/ 10 the German legation. but We're re-
4 fused admission to tho grounds. being
( informed by the Chinese Interpreter
4 Of the legation that the representatives
u his imperial majestv. the Emperor
4 If Germany. We're not receiving calls
at present from Chinese officials.
At the Spanish legation. where also
1 the French minister resides a his res
/ idencr was destroyed. the call only
| lasted Il minutes ana q, thu Austrian
! hardly as long.
! At the Russian legation over an hour
was spent. From here the American
legation was visited. Here the Prince
was received ~ Mr Congor ana the
members Of the legation. The Prince
! told Mr.. COnger that he felt ashamed
to look him in the face. bu; that per
| sonaly he had done all in his power
| to prevent the catastrophe that had
/ occurred. but the force of events had
proved too much fur him. ching said
that he had merely come To pay a visit
u respect to an Ola friend.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
at the japanese legation Ching was
informed that Japan was utterly OPP
posed to any division IF China BY the
powers. and that both England and
America would stand by her in this
demand: that china would have To pay
very heavily for the trouble she has
caused but it would not be in loss Of
territory.
1t is now believed here that the set
tlement OF the situation will De made
by an international commission. either
III The Hague Or Washington. at which
China will not be represented. II the
opinion or high officials here can be
taken as guide. Russia. Germany.
France and possibly Italy are in favor
OF a division Of China with a merely
nominal Chinese empire. while Eng
land. America and Japan will demand
the omen door policy. a heavy indem-
nifty and for 4 long period the policing
Of the country by an international
force.
The general concensus of opinion Of
the American and British ministers and
generals is that seldom If ever in the
history of the world. has any city been
more completely looted ana gutted than
Pekin, and il is mainly due to the in
fiuence Of Gen. Chaffee and the British
General Gaselee that the sacred city it
self has not suffered the same fate In
fact. most Of the members Of the EN-
bassies. their families and even the
missionaries think that a great mis-
take was made in not looting it and
burning il to the ground They argus
that if all the property Of the mer-
chants. bankers. pawn brokers ant
even the houses Of the very people VIII
have looted and burned, why SHOULD
: the property Of those mainly RESPONSE
: BILE be saved and held sacred for thei1
future use
: It is an everyday sight TO see sol
! diers. camp followers ana members o,
> The riff raft that is following the army
selling all sorts Of things articularly
l the silver shoes which We're used a
! cash valued at s. s13 $50 and so. ac-
" corting tn weight. Hundred dIlla'
watches We're selling for $. but now