The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-02
SIMPLY TRYING TO
CONFUSE SITUATION.
Such Seems to Be the
Efforts of the
Chinese.
HOW EUROPEAN PRESS VIEWS IT.
sHENe DIRECTOR OF TELE-
GRAPHS. SENDS OUT NEW
MESSAGES.
Extracts From Late Letter Writ
ten By Mrs. conger TO
Friends In Dss
Moines.

London. july 25.-The tone OF TIE
European press with regard to the
message dated July 9Th received here
Yesterday from the British Mirister al
Peking. Sir Claude Macdonald. coz
tinnes pessimistic and the endless and
extraordinary succession Of chinese
dispatches purporting to deserioe the
situation at Picking only serves to be
wilder. However, the earlier uEquss-
tioning belief that massacre fosk
place is 70 some extent been shaken
and It Is now admitted. despite The
heavy load OF evidence supporting .he
reports Of the massacre. that as Sir
Claude MacDonald's letter disposed OF
the first story alleging that the crime
occurred on June Both, so MinisteF
Conger's dispatch and other stories re
porting the legations safe July -, u
and 18th give ground for assuming the
possibility that second reports we're
also unfounded.
Another version OF the stoTS which
reached General II. commando OF Tie
Pei Tang forts. by runner from Pc
King. who brought TO him yesterday
the report OF anarchy in the Chinese
capital. which General Ii conImunicat-
ed 90 the British officer commanding at
Tong Ku. SAYS the British Legation
was being bombarded when the mes
seneer left Peking. July Il. Prince
Ching. this report says, was assisting
the Ministers and his place was pre-
iected by ten thousand Chinese troops.
Prince Ching, according to this re-
port. considers himself able to cope
with the situation.
According to a dispatch from Che
foo. received here today Adm'':l Sey-
mour has started for the Yang Use
river to arrange for the protection of
the local ports. which are threatened
with attack.
The Austrian warships Kaiserin Eli
zabeth and Aspern have sailed for Chi
ma.
There is some fear in London thas
the Russian claim 10 control the rail-
way from Taku to Picking will delay
the proposed advance OF the allies to
Picking. IL is thought ;haj this claim
is in pursuance OF Russia's alleged
fixed principle TO prevent any power
but herself from proceeding to Picking
in sufficient force to be effective and
10 procure for herself sole occupation.
either ms conqueror of peaoemaker.
Special dispatches received today
from Berlin counteract the replies of
President Mckinley ani tue German
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. Count Won
Buelow. to the Chinese Empercr's APP
peal, from the STANDPOINT obtaining Il;
Berlin. that the object OF all Chinese
assurances is to gain time for mill
tsry preparations and undermine the
unity OF the Powers. Tho Morning
Posts Berlin correspondent asserts
that the attitude Of the United States
Government is regarded as a decided
triumph for Chinese diplomacy. while
the Daily News says The attitude Of
the Washington authorities is regari-
ed in Berlin rs regrettah,e aFta,r.
Similarly the London morning papers
regret tina, the President OF The
United States has taken a line taat
can hardly fail TO encourage the Cal
nese to further duplieitv"
The Pail Mail Gazette says:
Surely this Is not tho tins for ami
cable tes-tahle talk ahou, settlements.
President MoKinleY has merely sue
oeeded in conveying the impression 10 |
Picking that the United States will en-
ter half-heartedly into n campaign of /
reprisSls. His exuhsrlbt courtesy may
not, however. have much had resul; as
generals must soon take the conduct
Of Affairs out OF political hands
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