The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-05
TELEGRAPH SYSTEM CONFUSED
THIS PROBABLY ACCOUNTS Fon DE
LAY or MESSAGES.
Russia Three Mnnchurinn Prov
inccs TO Evncunte.

! London, September s. i:15 a. Mo-
days dispatches from Shanghai and Ticn
! Tsn refer to the hopeless confusion and
mismansgement OF the chinese telegraph
! system, which may probably account in
part FOR the delay 10 getting news from
I Pekin. Another reason for the delay.
doubtless, is the anxiety OF the Chinese
authorities to procure she evacuation OF
the capital. No effort is being spared by
them 10 bring thu about. Their fdea ID
that should the foreign ministers in Pekin
be allowed free communication with their
governments the full extent Of the com
plIciIy Of the Chinese government in the
anti foreign outrages would be revealed
and would lead the allies to decide to re-
main until retribution had been enacted
All kilograms have 20 be handled by cou-
rler from Isl Nan Fu TO PClqD, and prob
ably all cipher dispatches have been
stopped.
According to Shanghai dispatches, Ii
Hung Chang wired the Chinese min sIer IN
LONDON, Sir Chi Lo ~ Fang Lun az Oi-
lows: oar 81. Petersburg minister has
pef5undcd Russia 10 leave Pefin. You
arc useless II you can not persuade Eng
land"
II IS asserted tina, Earl III has promised
Russia three Mauchur!An provinces II sac
secures the w,hdiABal OF the allied force
from Pekin and favorable peace terms
from the powers. Both the empress dow
agor and III Hung Cams are said to be
llaylshing money to obtain these objects.
There - no sign an ye on he part OF
the powers regarding the proposals. The
japanese papers unrest p,edly condemn the
idea OF eyacuatlng Pekn, and hint that
there Is secret compact between Ger
many and Russia 10 the detrlment "
Great Britain and Japan.
The Moscow correspondent OF the
STANDARD. referring to the horrible aG
counts Of Russian brutality at Blago-
, Vetachensk after the Dombardment. says
II Is fNnorted that the Cossacks merck
Iassly butchered men women and chill
dren in the villages on the Amur river
ana hung their c0rpses into the stream
These storles--s confirmed by an official
lpfder Just issued cOuched In a mild tone
admitting the massacres. which are liz
4, bcribed as caused by evaporation against
the Chinese for beginning hostlitles and
threatening the utmost severity OF mar
it'al law for any future violence 70 M.
armed, peaceful Cinnamon. at the same
time ordering the nolice through tbg
Alnur district to compel the town and
! country POPULATIONS to drag Chinese
corpses out Of the river and bury or
, burn them in order to prevent an out
break OF Infection"
The corresponicGT adds. This order
reads like free warrant for the mas
sacre Of any Chinsmen whom the Co.'S
p SACKS may provoke into quarrel or
prove to be in possession Of arms"
Proof that Bmperor Kwang Hau is still
under the thumb of the empress dowager
lfst hG t4rtF a 4
= cnt OF The Times who wires: An imperial
4 edtct dated August 10. while en- route for
= Tai Yuen Flu. addressed 20 Ii Hung
q Chang in the emperor's name. explains
lhat IN view OF The dangers Of foreign
i assault upon Pekln, tie emperor felt II
% his duty 10 comply with the views OF the
empress and accompany her westward
. NOW feaFlng that thO powers are incensed
A and unwilling 20 prQpose peaceful SET
: element, he emperor orders Iii Hung
70 Chang to use eyerY cndeayor 10 open
negotiations. lie praises Earl LIS faith
Iful sNryice' 10 tho dynasty and assures
him Of imperial gratitude.
Another imperial edict. issued from
shun Su August II, and more concilia-
)" tory. urges provincial yicerOys and gov
ornors TO sRfeRunrd their territory ana
= bids the Yang Use vlceroys to continue
X the work OF securing protection for mis-
sionarics and merchants and in maintain
i Hong kon- dispatches report persistent
ID rumors Of an approaching anti-forcign
rising and there IS much uneasiness
= thore
Ii Hung Changes prolegc. Ma KEN
Chang died at Shanghai Monday
Russian forces IN Manchuria are nov
le moving on KlrRn, an important strategic.
i Of position, where there Is Mrge arsenal
4, When Kiran has been captured they viii
10 occupy Muckden, capital OF L.olo Teng
q, "Six months rat!ons for the Brltist
a. forces" says the Tien Tsln correspondent
az Of the Standard, wiring August q. "arJ
being forwarded to Pekn"
% Newspaper correspondents are seriously
Of handicapped by the bad arrangement o
n the Chinese tolesraphs Messages hay
as been obtained and tempered with an
py nothing has been cafe unless mailed e
y; Shanghai.
A good deal of curiosity is felt here no,
in garding the fate OF the mail bag contain,
IA Ing official and press dispatches descrih
"A ing the entry into Pekln. which was sen
by an admiral TO Chee Foo In q Russian
gunhoat and reported to have been receiy
cd there.
The proceedings Of the Russians aroun,
ia Pedn are watched with some anxiety
The situation threatens to develop man.
complications. II Is said that the RUS
~ SLAMS Intend 20 take Shan Kll Kwan. Tho
G. have assumed complete possession Of tn
w Hal Ku arsenal az Ten rsin. and nlloy
q, admission to none but Russians. The ar
nj senal sim contains thousands OF pounds
al worth of guns and ammunition
a. Regarding the evacuation Of Pekin
rs sayr the correspondent of the Times at To
,e klo. tho Jlpancse government Will pur
~ sue the course approved by a maiort
~ 81 the powers"
=, - The empress dowager's anti-foreig
-. frenzy In June according to a dlspato
a, from Shanghai was due to tho presents
~. lion TO her by Prince Tuan OF an ultima
:" tpm which Is now known 10 have bee
= forged. IN which he powers demanded he
= ah1cation In favor Of Emperor Kwan
-. Hsu. the removal Of tho seat Of govern
ny ment from pekin, the placing OF Chimes
"a finances under European control and 9th
~ or sweeping concessions.