Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-16
THE ALLIED FORCES.
Count Won Waldersee Appointed
Commander Chief.
GERMANY TO SEND MORE TROOPS.
Gen. Chaffee Sends Cablegram About the
Fight At PeitsRng-The Japanese Loss
Considerable, English Slight
Americans None.

London, Aug. 9.-Beyond the Off
cial dispatches gwen out yesterday
morning, the papers contain no in
formation of Importance from China.
Thanks to the dispatches Of Sir Claude
Macdonald and Rear Admiral Bruce,
there is a general disposition to take
q more hopeful view of the situation.
The report of the appointment OF
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
as commander-in-chief of the interna-
tional forces meets with general ap-
proval.
The Rome correspondent of the
Daily Mail announces the reception
there of official dispatches from the
Italian minister in Pekin asserting
that he left Pekin on July 81, pre-
sumably for Tien Tsin. This, how
ever, is so utterly at variance with
the action and intentions of the other
ministers heard from that this seems
almost incredible. If true, it opens
up an interesting field of speculation
concerning the fate of the Italian
representative.
The text of the edict of August 2,
authorizing the escort of the minis
tiers from Pekin to Ten Tsin, given
out at the Chinese legation, says in
part: an view of the existence OF
hostilities between certain Chinese
rebels and foreign powers, caused by
the anti-C Christian feelings of the Chi
nese people, we have afforded reason
able protection to the foreign repre-
sentatives in Pekin, and the tsung-li-
yamen has sent to the legations let
tiers of inquiry and proposals for their
safe conveyance under escort to Tien
Tsin, in order to avoid apprehension
of further attack from rebels before
the complete restoration of peace
and order in the capital. We have
now, on the advice of Ii Hung Chang
and Liu Kun vi, to authorize Yung
Liu to escort them to Tien Tsin. II
there be any rebels EN- route trying
TO endanger the safety of the party,
the officials have to destroy the rebels
at once"
The Chinese legation believes that
the members of the foreign legations
have not yet left Pekin but that they
will do so, and declares that the edict
would not have been issued had not
the foreign ministers signified a will
ingness to accept the escort.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily News, wiring yesterday, says;
Omitted States Consul Goodnow
strongly opposes Admiral seymour's
intention to land 5000 troops, on the
ground that such an act would not be
warranted by the circumstances and
would be likely to create trouble. M.
Bezaure, the French consul, agrees to
the arrangement, but says that If the
British land forces, the French will
do likewise. The Austrians also will
land men. My personal opinion is
that the landing of troops here at
the present moment would be grave
mistake"
Germany to Send Another Fxpedition.
Berlin, Aug. 9.-Sir Frank Lascelles,
the British ambassador, who has just |
returned to Berlin from vacation in
England, takes q pessimistic view of
the Chinese situation. When inter-
viewed yesterday by a correspondent
of the Associated press he said IL
seemed to him that the complications
were growing more serious. 1t is
generally believed that Germany will
send another expedition. bringing the