Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-09-07
Il OFFERS A BRIDE.
Wants Russia to Secure Withdrawal
of Allied Forces.
HOLDS OUT PROMISE OF A REWARD.
Recent Proposals by Russia Fail to
Meet with a Ready Response
from the Powers-A Dis
patch from Cha1ee.


Shanghai advices, Ii Hung Chang
wired the Chinese minister in London,
Sir Chin Shen Lofengluh, as follows:
sour St. Petersburg minister has per-
suaded Russia to leave Picking. You
are useless if you cannot persuade
England" 1t is asserted. that Earl
Ii has promised Russia three Man
churian provinces if she secures the
withdrawal of the allied forces from
Picking and favorable peace terms
from the powers. Both the empress
dowager and Ii Hung Chang are said
to be lavishing money to attain these
objects.
No Decision Yet.
There is no sign yet of any decision
on the part of the powers regarding
the Russian proposals. The japanese
papers unreservedly condemn the idea
of evacuating Peking and hint that
there is a secret compact between Ger
many and Russia to the detriment OF
Great Britain and Japan.
Regarding the evacuation of Picking,
says the correspondent of the Times
at Toxic, the japanese government
will pursue the course approved by a
majority of the powers.
No Ready Response.
Washington, Sept. 5.-The cabinet
meeting Tuesday was without results.
No news of Importance, it was stated,
had been received from any source,
and nothing of public interest trans
pired at the meeting. Secretary Hay,
Secretary Long and Postmaster Cen
eral Smith were the only absentees.
It appears that whatever responses
are to be made by the powers to the
proposition of evacuating Peking are
expected to be directed to the govern
ment of Russia and not to our state
department.. The Russian govern
ment will in turn notify the United
States government as well as all the
other governments concerned as to,
the nature of the responses.
1t is stated that, up to the present,
less than a majority of the powers in
terested in the Chinese question have
responded to the Russian proposal so
far as our government is advised, and
cur officials here agree with the gen.
eral tenor of the European dispatches
Tuesday morning in the conclusion
that final action on the part of all the
powers may be had for several
days at least. Everything now de-
ponds on the action of Russia, the ac-
tion of the other nations being mega
tive, and if she does not hasten to
carry out her announced purpose to
withdraw the troops, the other gov
ernments probably will be content,
c%herishing the hope that in the mean
time some kind of a Chinese govern
ment can be reestablished in Picking,
with which the powers may negotiate
for a final settlement.
LII Hung Chang's Efforts.
Ii Hung Changes attempt to secure
imperial warrant for. the institution
of peace negotiations, through him
self and the Chinese notables referred
to in the European dispatches, is re-
garded here as a step in the right
direction, while on the other hand
some disquiet has been caused by the
report that the internationals in Pc
King have been arresting some of the
members of the tsung-li-yamen, who
were seeking to open negotiations and
reestablish the government. There
fl no disposition here to condone the
offenses of any of these Chinese Of
ficials which may have participated
in the outrages in Picking, but it is
questioned whether the present is an
epportune time to administer pun
ishment:
The war department received Tues
day a dispatch from Gen. Chaffee.
Although it is undated it bears evil
dence Of having been sent at a re-
cent date.
The haffee Dispatch.
Following is the dispatch:
.Taku (no9 date).-Adjutant General
washington: Written report of operations
up to relief of legations will be forwarded
as soon as possible. Present conditions are
that hostilities ave practically ceased.
only occasional shots fired from cover.
Small party repairing telegraph line and
foraging. No considerable body of Chinese
troops (Boxers) discovered here or along
line of communication.
1--WE hear Ii Hung Chang has full power,
but he is not here. Will United States keep
military force here until terms of peace are
arranged? Now in China, about 5000 effec.
IlVeS, 0lkCN cavalry, llSnL battery r, Firth
artillery, batteries Third, Ninth infantry,
Fourteenth infantry, 1000 marines. l think
ample force for United States unless polit.
zeal reason, not apparent to me, demand.
larger force. Shall take 5000 as basis of my
requirement for supplies. If troops remain
must winter in tents and conical.wall tent.
be required, one tent ten men, Escort wag
ons mentioned in-of 18th will be required
Immediately. Have mules for sam,
shipped. No more pack trains required
wagon transportation best Water falling
in river rapidly, must soon haul supple.
% miles. Satisfied railroad will not be re
paired before river freezes.
"CHAFFEE."s
All the transportation and tentag.
asked for by Gen. Chaffee has beer
anticipated by the department ant
has been shipped. Much of it is. a,
Taku and the balance is due ther,
very soon.
Not Ordered to Leave Peking.
It is stated that no order has beef
cent to Gen. Chaffee to leave Pekin,
as the result of any recent develop
ment. In fact, it would seem tina
the war department. is not able to in
struct him more specifcally on thi