The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-27
SITUATION NOT IMPROVED
Kempf Says That Chinese Government
Sympathizes With Boxers.
ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTS HIS WORD
100 More Surgeons Are Needed. A Postal Ser.
vice Similar to That Of Spanish-Amer-
can War Has Been Prepared For
the American Troops.
The American Troops.
(By the Associated Press )

(By the Associated Press)
London, July 27.-(Friday, 4:30 a. ny
All the powers appear to have received
an Identical Chinese appeal for media
tion, but in the absence of definite news
regarding the fate of the Ministers and
of any reliable indications of the real
origin of the appeal, it seems that Lord
Salisbury, the Premier considered it was
not even necessary to publish the fact
that the appeal had been received or to
do anything beyond formally acknowledge
ing it, with perhaps an intimation that
nothing could be done until news from
Pekin had arrived. If it could be ascer-
tanned beyond doubt that the reports of
a massacre at Pekin were unfounded-
and there is a disposition here to believe
that the Ministers may, after all, be
held as hostages-Lord Salisburys poll
cy would probably incline more toward
the conciliation attributed to Washing
ton than 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 at
other points that Viceroys are as COM
pletely in the dark as to aairs in Pekin
as the Europeans themselves.
1t is reported from Tien Tsin that the
Chinese forces are concentrating at the
village of Getsang, ten miles north Of
Tien Tsin. where it is said large quanti-
ties CT rice are stored.
The Russian and Japanese cavalry are
keeping in close touch with the enemy.
The river is still low, and water trans
port would be difficult.
There is an unconfrmed Chinese report
that sixty Protestant and Catholic mis-
sionaries have been massacred in
Kiyuan Flu and the vicinity.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail describing the massacre at
Mukden, says:
1.-The Bishop had armed 200 converts to
defend the Cathedral and a body of Chi
nese troops had been sent to defend the
converts, but the soldiers were leagued
with the Boxers. While the Christians
were holding service, believing them
selves safe under the protection of the
troops, the signal was given, and soldiers
and Boxers surrounded and set fire to the
church. putting the escaping worshippers
to the sword. The Bishop captured
and taken to the Viceroys Yamen, where
he was diabolcally tortured and decapi-
tated His head now hangs in front of
the Yamen."
The Daily Mail explains that the Chi
nese employs Of the British Legation,
who, according to it's advices yesterday
escaped from Pekin to Niu Chwang and
reported there that when he left Pekin
most of the members of the legations
were dead and the condition of the others
was hopeless did not actually leave Pekin
until July Sth, and this goes to show, If
his statement is to be relied upon, that
a general massacre had not occurred on
July 9th as reported.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT PARALYzED
Washington, July 26.-There were no
developments today to warrant the as
sumption that there has been the slight
est Improvement in the Chinese situa-
ton. Indeed, the general tendency of
such news as found light was to add to
the steadily growing doubt as to the good
faith of the Chinese Government as man
ifested in its acts. Admiral Kempff's s
letter, given publicity by the Navy De-
partment today. made the direct state
ment that the Imperial authorities were
in sympathy with the Boxers, though he
added that the government was after
ward paralyzed and incapable OF controll-
ing the situation. This was the first Of
fetal declaration to reach our govern
ment has steadfastly and from the first
reservations that the Imperial govern
ment ha steadfastly and from the first
opposed the Boxer movement and our
government is bound to accept the word
of its own officer until that is overcome
by irrefragable proof Then the ex-
changes that are in constant progress
between the powers are tending more and
more to cast suspicion upon the genuine
ness of the many communications that
have come from Pekin through Chinese
governmental sources. If it should be
finally established that there has been
an attempt on their part to practice a
gigantic fraud upon the world, the fact
may call for change of attitude on
the part of the United States government
toward China This would not affect the
military policy already under way, but
merely the technical relations between
the two governments, which possibly
would closely approximate state OF for
NAL war.
The imperial edict promulgated yes
terday by Viceroy TAX at Canton, has
left disagreeable impression here. Des-
pite the Chinese Minister'S view to the
contrary, this edict is looked upon as
suspiciously like preliminary to for
NAL declaration of war, and as only one
step toward securing time to move Chi