The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-28
gOREA. FREE FROM BOXERS
Official Denial of Report That the
Chinese Have Invaded
the Peninsula.
fHE AMERICAN MARINES ESoNERATED.
Hem"y says They Did Not rIIIaRe and
Hurn - col. Meade Condemned to
Hospital on Account of HheumR-
usm-MRI. Waller Succeeds Ia Conn
mRnd Of the Marines,

Washington, July 2T.-Mr, Ne. the
Corean charge here, took to the state
Thursday morning a dis
patch from his government denying
positively the published stories that
the Boxer movement had extended to
Corea, or that any Chinese boxers had
crossed the Corean frontier,
nid Not PIIlanc aud uurn,
Washington, July 27-The navy de
partment Thursday morning received
the following cablegram from Admiral
RcmeAt
"raku. July a. Chcfoo July Ct bureau
Navigation, WaahlnRtnn5 COL Meade.
condemned Mare Island hospital rhea-
mntism, Maj Waller succeeds command
First regiment MY obtamahlo lnforma-
tlan clears marines of any imputatlon
burning houses or footing Tientrln.
"REMES."
Causes No surprise.
The fact that Col. Meade. who was In
command OF the marines at Taku, has
been intalided home ON account OF
rheumatism has created no surprise
among his comrades of the navy. who
knew him best. While man Of in
iomitablc will. Col Meadc's vitality
has been below par aud II has been
an almost constant struggle for him
10 perform his duties. Col. Meade has
been the ranking marine officer a the
'uvite naval station since its eslah-
lishmcnt. Ills departure from Taku
will leave Lieut., Col. Coolidge, Of the
Ninth infantry, in command OF the
American land forces,
Ordered To Chiaa nj Onre.
Washington. July e7-Col. Charles
+, Robe formerly lieutenant colonel
IF the Seventeenth infantry, who suc-
seeeled 10 the command of the Ninth
infantry on the death of Col. r. H. Lis
tum. while calamity leading his forces
at 1'ientsin has been ordered to pro
ceed nj once 10 China for the purpose
OF assuming command of his reRi.
ment. Col Robe hns been ON active
field duty with his regiment In the
Philippines for several months past,
and IL now at Manila awaiting trans.
portation TO Taku
MuhIean 90 Go Ia china,
Vallejo, Cal. July q Orders have
been received at Mare Island to III up
the United states ship Mohicnn for
duty on the Chinese station and to
have her in condition 10 sail in seven
lays al the most II will take 72 days
Tor the Mohnchn To make the trip, and
ns she is one Of the very old ships Of
the navy, some surprise II expressed
nt her being ordered to take huch "a
long cruise
Hay Confrrs with mckinley.
Canton, O., July ~. secretary Of
State Hay reached Canton at it:43
Thnrsdny morning. lie WIS met NJ The
station by Secretary 10 the President
Cnrtelyou and driven direct 10 the
Mckinley home. whore ne at once be-
gan conference with the president
He took lunch with the president aud
Mrs. Mckinley at l2!43 and ut 1898
took "A lroln for Washington
R"eLhtiI Ia Lense saturday.
Washington, July 27s Special Com.
missioner Rockhlli will leavc Washing
ton Saturday with Mrs. Kuckhili for
San FraDciaeo, stopping a day or two
nj Chicago en- route. This will enable
him 10 reach San Ftancisco Ia time 10
take the Japanese liner America Naru.
which sails for iok ohama and Maya
snkt on the % Ut August. He has
received the fullest instructions from
the president already.
Task Made More DImc1It.
Mr. Hnckhil! appeared 10 believe that
bis task bad been made much more
difficult by The Developments Of the last
day or Two. particularly those Indicat-
ing the gradual drifting Of China into
a regularly established state Of war
with the powers. lie IL chafy about ac-
cepiLnR. without full confirmation. any
adsicca ~ 10 the situation al Picking
that pass Thorough the hands Of the
notorious yicer0y ~ Shan.TunR, Yuan
Shin -Kai Who il veil known 20 him.
Yuan WAS the Chinese governments
representative in Corea. In the period
inst preceding the Chiua.Japanese war.
and Il IL said here that be vas onr ~
the officials directly responsible for
that war.
The Chinese minister at London. IL
FuoR 10. is said 10 be one Of the most
Intimate II VI Hung ChanR'a peculiar
hiu.he circle lie was personally at
aehed to the great sieeroy's house.
lotd. az 4ag also Mr. wa. the present
70 Washington. and II In a.
stunned that the asesndaney Of Ii Hung
hang IN the Chinese councils ~ this
iuls Ut mean the free employment Of
Ihssss tao agents In the effort 10 re-
.sf a ltliail amiehble relations between
be Cblneae government and the pow.
,rs.
Allies Mast select n Leader.
London. July While the latest
derived from the array Of
telsarans from the far
ast IL that a portion 1T the foreign
sIeaY &C peking may have escaped
laughter. until recent date the gen
raj consensus ~ he bektfnfafmea
pinion Of Europe seems 70 continue
o favor The acceptance Of the worst |
.ews and prompt action thereon. the
entHnfiou being that the oHly posai.
tllity ~ definitely asr|ftAlnlng the
rufh Il by the allied commanders la-
nsriug Of PekibR. Judging from the |
ssst traH Tisutssq. however. record. /
* divisions amoBg she admitala there,