The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-10
VIEWED WITH HOPE.
orTroOK IN CHINA IS NOT NOW 50
DIsCOURAGING.
CHING RISES TO THE RESCUE.
us EsPOUSAL HELPED THE CAUSE
OF THE FOREIGNERS.

ching Held Ammunition and Pre-
xented Big Guns Being Fired Upon
the LegatlOns-Fel@in the Key to
,be Situation-Empress Dowager
IL reported still AIivc-Allies at
Tiep Tsin Having an Unpleasant
Tjme-Advnncc viii BE Difficult.
London. July 10, 3:25 a. m.-With the
toregners in Pekin probably safe amid
civil war. with Prince Ching on their
eide with the powers united, and their
f,rsss constantly increasing. the outlook
IN china is now rather more hopeful than
q has been for month past.
If appears from the cautious statement
given out by Tao Tai Sheng in Shanghai
that the reason the heavy guns bearing
m the legations at Pekin were not used
is that Prince Ching. who is served by
,o0'0 troops, seized all the artillery ammu-
nition. Sheng likewise intimales that
wing Lu, commanders n-chief of the
r-rtbern army is associated with Prince
ching in opposing Prince Tuan's fero-
cjous designs and distatorial ambition.
sheng, who appears to be the sole Shans-
hal conduit of Pekin news, cheers the for
eign consuls by these confidential COM
nunications. but takes excessive precau-
lions TO prevent the Chinese from think
ing him friendly to the foreigners.
The feeling of unrest in the southern
and central provinces continues. The mem
hers Of the official class in those provinces
strive to remain neutral, with leaning to-
ward he foreigners until they shall see
whether the moderate or extreme factions
will win in Pekin. Prince Ching seems
10 be standing for the dynasty and the old
order against Prince Tuan's inordinate am
uluon.
From a foreign viewpoint the capture
Of Pekin is the key to the situation, as
there is a fear, according to- the Daily
Nails Shanghai correspondent, that delay
now means 100 recruits for the Boxers for
every soldier of the allies in the land
Two couriers arrived at Tien Tsin on
gulv from Pekin. one brought a lei
Ter from Sir Claude Macdonald, the Brit
ish Minister, to the same effect as that
previously received from Sir Robert Hart
TIE couriers confirm the report of the
death Of Baron Won Ketteler. They say
tha, Prince Ching is trying his utmost
10 protect the foreigners, but that the ma
tive feeling against the whites is strong.
Two high officials, opposed to the Boxers,
are reported by the couriers to have been
assassinated. Sir Claude MacDonaldIa
letter is dated four days earlier than that
OF Sir Robert Hart.
A dispatch to a news agency here, dated
Tien Tsn, July 2, says;
The Empress Dowager. so far from be-
ing dead, is actively striving TO prevent
the factions fighting. Prince Ching has
informed her that he would rather lose
his head than be constantly obliged to
warn her of the consequences of the pro-
longaton of the present anarchy. Prince
Tuan is quite willing that Ching should
be decapitated, but the Dowager Empress
will not allow this Prince Tuan has de-
cded that he will take full responsibility.
i He purposes to retake Iien Tsin and Ia
ku Outside of Pekin, except in the Pc
Chilli and Shang Tung country, the peo-
pie are supremely Indifferent"
However all this may be, the allies at
Iien Tsin are having an exceedingly un-
pleasant time. The last engagement of
which news has come through occurred
on July 8. The Chinese artillery opened
a, dawn. Their fire was more accurate
4 and their ammunition better, the shells
n exploding with precision and setting fire
guns asain quieted the Chinese, who,
NJ again shifting their artillery, reopened the
attack in the afternoon, but thunder
storm breaking, the Chinese suddenly
q Qui. The allies Immediately attacked
N and drove the Chinese from their works,
& but lost thir<y killed or wounded in so
doing The non-combatants are leaving
a Tien Tsin, and the opinion of minority
n fayors the military leaving also.
"A Stories of colossal Chinese armies gath
erng continue to worry not only the rank
81 and fle but the commanders, who admit
~ the uncertainty of reconnaissances and
VI the complete absence of an effective IN
teUisenoe department. Chinese intorma-
Il ton is received with extreme distrust
III 1t is obvious that. though there are
vi many thousands of Chinese canned by the
guns, nothing can be done at present, eX-
81 cept 10 await the arrival of reinforce
NJ ments The rainy season has set in, and
thls makes Going into the interior most
niHIcult The country between Pekin and
a Hen Tsiu in other years has been fire.
N quietly flooded. River transport is almost
impossible, and the railway is practically
non-eXistent, and must be- entirely re-
nll.t Military opinion is unanimous that
N the legations did not need relief 1t
VI would be foolish TO attempt to advance
beicre September