The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-08-02
ADVANCE ON PEKlN.
Forward Movement Will Begin in, Two
Weeks.

Forward Movement Will Begin in Two
s-t .-< Weeks.
london, July 28.-All the powers
appear to have received an identical
Chinese appeal for mediation, but. in
the absence of definite news regarding
the fate of the ministers and Of any re-
liable indications OF the real origin Of
the appeal, it seems that Lord Sails
bury, the premier, considered it was
not even necessary to publish the fact
that the appeal had been received or to
do anything beyond formally acknowl-
edging it, with perhaps an intimation
that nothing could be done until news
from Pekin had arrived.
If it could be ascertained beyond
doubt that the reports of massacre
at Pekin were unfounded, and there is
disposition here to believe that the
ministers may. after all. be held as
hostages, Lord Salisbury's policy would
probably incline more toward the con-
ciliation attributed to Washington
than to the revenge attributed to Ber-
lin. But while there is no cessation
of the deluge of rumors, it is beginning
to be believed at Shanghai, Canton and
other points that the viCerOys are as
completely in the dark as to affairs in
Pekin as the. Europeans themselves.
Meanwhile the doings of Ii Hung
Chang are regarded with ever increas-
ing suspicion, while the situation in
the southern provinces daily grows
worse.
With the report that the allies will
begin to advance on Pekin in fort.
night, and in view of Admiral Sey-
mour's visit of inspection to the Yang
tse river, the feeling is that no great
time will elapse before matters assume
q more definite shape. The viceroy OF
Nankin still processes to be able, with
the aid of the other viceroys, to keep
order. but he declares that If Europe
sends warships this will assuredly lead
to an anti-foreign outbreak. If it be
true that the Japanese have started .
campaign from Shang Hal Kwan, that
also will precipitate matters. but the
report to this effect lacks confirmation.
aG VIII Realise Prisoner.
San Francisco. July 28.-Under in
stfuctions from the war department,
General Shafter has appointed q board
of officers which is ordered to meet on
| Alcatraz island today to examine all
general prisoners in confinement at
that station and submit recommenda-
| tionSs looking TO the release OF such
prisoners as deserve clemency. The
board is instructed to make careful in
uuiry into the merits of each case, 90
|. far ss can be done with the light of the
records on file. When possible the
statements will be taken of any wit
nesses, be they prisoners or others. cog
infant of the facts. The report OF the
board is to be rendered rs soon as POS
| sible and in the recommendations spe-
cial consideration is to be given to the
conduct of prisoners since confinement.
and TO cases Of young men convicted OF
purely military offenses. There are
about 500 military prisoners on the
island, many of them, it is said, bav.
ing been convicted of trivial of1enses.
rffl A San Domingo Plot.
San Domingo, July 28.-A plot =
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assasinate the governor of Santiago,
Ramon Caceres, has been discovered.
and 25 of the conspirators have been
imprisoned. Several military officers
are involved. The accused will be
tried by court martial. President JIM
| inis is visiting the inserior. The coun-
try generally is quiet.
| SIX Thousand Roasted Chickens.
Chicago, July 28.-Fire which broke
out at noon today N the building at
| 225-227 South Water street, occupied
by the commission firm of III. L.
Brown d Co., caused damages esti.
mated between $4,000 and SIS. 900,
ana created . panic among . SCORE Of
girls, caused the death Of 5000 chick
ens, and for . time threatened the