The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-05
ll0IIRDUNSATISfACTORY
,.mmlssIoners Appointed by China
a. lrs Against The Foreigners
~, S THEREFORE OPPOSED TO THEM
novnger Is Not Frightened
4. sin Trying to Keep Her
" country Intact.

vary September A dispatch to
ny ,snu, from London says; The Chi
m,Dister here has communicated to
'e' o,0ce an imperial edict dated
w..r Fu appointing commissioners to
~. terms OF peace In association
We pung Chang. Grave diseatls-
..su is felt a. the names of the com
s..l,r,rs. Earl Ii had asked that Vice.
Ia Kun VI and Chang Chin Tung
\, prince chins should be named. The
q, N. ignored his suggestion for the
' vii Of reforming yang tse vice
:, and appointed instead Prince Ching,
~, Ia and Hsu Tung. The two last
.,u.l are violent and reactionary Man.
hn
,sdo hone can be entertained of sue
.,..nl negotiations with board thus con-
s,p,ed and it is hoped that the powers
m decline 10 treat with the wo Manchu
,,slss II is clear that the southern vice.
,,a are to be prescribed and prosecuted
m declining 10 join in the recent anti
,.-eIrn movement, and unless pressure
IN be brought to bear in their favor By
N powers their lives and liberty may be-
h dagger This revelation OF the persist
1T anti foreign policy of the Chinese gov
snnent makes the Russian proposal seem
mare than ever impolitic.
50 far from being frightened into re-
,.rtanee. the empress dowager and her
h.,Icu are steadily engaged in carrying
!, The crusade against alien influence.
sors more striking measures may he re-
suisd 10 produce the requisite impression,
rsereis II the troops should withdraw
stn pekin, Chinese insolence and audaci-
n will receive a fresh impetus and re-
form viii be iniefDiately postponed.
Il Il possible that the replies OF Ger
many. Austria and Italy TO the Russion
proposal may take the form Of a statement
d the conditions under which those pow
rs will be prepared to conclude peace
With China, with reasons against with
drawing from Pekiu until the terms are
arranged
The edlct addessed to Ii Hung Chang
b the s.me OF the Chinese emperor and
titsd august 10. en- route to al Yuen Flu.
explains that although the foreign powers
hiys given assurance that their only OBJ
jttt IN bringing troops to the capital "a
he suppression OF disorder and that no
harm Is intended 10 the imperial house
he emperor has felt II his duty, in view
n the dangers apprehended from tho as
aut on Peklh. to comply with the wishes
II the empress dowager and accompany
Der westward after lnstructing Yung Lu,
am Tung and Tsung Chi to remain in
the capital and continue 10 carry on tho
IoyNnmtut.
The Tines, commenting upon THIS news.
shlch Is reported by it's correspondent In
Shanghai, Gays that II II be genuine 1t
incvs that the movements of the tltular
sovereign are still directed by the impc-
isus will Of the empress dowager. TO
whose initiative and support the outbreak
o. the Boxer movement Is attributed
The Standards correspondent in Tien
l''n sends an account OF the arrival OF
As first party Of refugees from Pekin,
Host OF them were American missionaries.
lsf journey TO Tlen Tsin by boat occu-
fsd four days. No hostile Chinese were
tntountered on the way but It was impos-
tsf for the refugees to take rest. and
" me party seemed completely worn out.
from the stories told by these refugees.
! would seem thai the reports which had
issn circulated regarding the sufferings
aihe inmates OF the legations during the
i'se, we're exaggerated. hoboiy actually
Mnt hungry, nd the chief strain on the
hseeed was the constant fear lesa the
eeuy shonh rush the defenses.