The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-20
JEAL0USIES AMONG THE ALLIES
Prevent Vigorous Prosecution of Hos
tilitfes Against the Enemy.

Prevent Vigorous Prosecution of Hos
tilities Against the Enemy.
London, July 19, a. m.-While evil
dence accumulates daily that China
has long been preparing a formidable
military organization in anticipation of
the present conflict, and that the area
of rebellion is continually extending.
harmony among the allies, which is
necessary to meet such a grave situa-
tion, is still deplorably lacking. The
Russians have refused Admiral Sey-
mour's request to hand over the restor-
ed Takp-Tien Tsin railway to English
company and it is rumored that Ger
many proposes taking a serious inde-
pendent step, namely, to patrol the
Yang Use Kiang with German IN m CT
war. Such a step would be greatly re-
sented by England.
Still more alarming news has been
conveyed to The Daily Express from
Toxic, to the effect that the apparent
reluctance of Germany and Russia to
consent to Japanese commander for
the army corps has led the Japanese
government to delay the forwarding
The Standard in al alarmist edito-
rial says: 1T is useless any longer to
hide from ourselves the fact that
China has declared war on civilization
and has plunged into the conflict with
rabid frenzy. 1t is equally futile to
discuss whether hostilities are being
waged by the Chinese government, in
aSmuch as it is evident that an admin
istration of some kind exists and is
directing the anti-foreign movement.
Unless unmistakable evidence excul-
Dacing the Pekin government is
promptly forthcoming, the powers
should treat China as a belligerent
state and act accordingly"
A similar line of comment is taken
by the other morning papers. All ap-
plaud the course Of Count Won Bue-
low, the German foreign secretary, in
stopping cipher kilograms from the
Chinese legation in Berlin, and all urge
the other powers to follow Germany s
| example.
"A special dispatch from Tien Tsin
| distributes the number of those killed
at the capture of the native city as
| follows: Russians 100, Japanese 81
British 40, and Americans 81. The cor
| respondent who sends this asserts
| that thousands of Chinese were killed
| and that fighting is still going on
when this dispatch was sent, in va
! rious parts of Tien Tsin.
With reference to the rumors thai
| Europeans were seen working the Chi
nese guns at Tien Tsin, The STANDARD
| learns that eight Russian military in
| structors, forcibly detained by the
| Chinese, were compelled to work the
| guns. One escaped and reached the
Russian lines with his hands bound.
| ENTENTE BETWEEN RUSSIA
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
Berlin, July 1S.-F'rom two sources
| quite distinct, the correspondent of the
| Associated Press to-day ascertainet
| that Count Won Buelow has fully sue
| ceeded in allaying the suspicious o1
| Russia aroused by Emperor William:
| recent speeches and other facts, anl
| that an entente regarding future ac
| ton in China has been reached by
| Russia, Germany and France. Tn.
| foreign secretary convinced Russis
that Germany would in no wise inter
| fere with her plans in Manchuria ant
northern China, as we'll as Korea anC
| that Germany harbors no desire O
! territorial aggrandiZement.
| Russia, on her part agrees not to in
| terfere with Germany'S trade in Rus
| sia's sphere of influence in Chin:
after order has been reestablished.
WHO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MASSACRE.
The Shanghai correspondent of Tn
| Daily Express asserts that he has as
| certained from an unimpeachabl
| source that when the question of a.
alliance between China and Japal
! was under consideration last autumn
the empress dowager sent a commits
sioner to Toxic with secret proposal
to the mikado.
These proposals." says the CORE
spondent, contemplated the conclu
sion of a secret treaty, having the Oh
1ect of destroying all European an
American influence in both China an
Japan, the wholesale massacre Of fol-
eignerS, and the division of the Who'll
or eastern Asia from Burmah TO Sibe
r1a between China and Japan. Tn
| special commissioner took a code, pre-
pared by Ii Hung Chang and Shen
Tor secret communications between tn
empress dowager and the mikado.
The japanese emperor utterly dc
ciined to entertain the proposals.
A correspondent of The Daily Ez
press at Tien Tsin contrasts the spler
did work and perfect equipment" {
/ the japanese with the 'inadequaf
, supplies Of the British, German an
american contingents, which are terri
bly, lacking in the most obvious nece.
| SarieS"
) The first Boxer proclamation hs
made its appearance in Shanghai.
declares that Kwan, the war god, d.
slres the blood Of foreigners an
: threatens plaques if the Boxer tene1
? are not followed and spread.
: The governors Of the provinces I
} Hu Nan, Hu Pi, and Ho Nan hay
now openly Joined Prince Tuan and al