Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-27

London. Sept. 2~5.-Accordins 10 the
Pekfn correspondent OF the Dahs
News, wiring Sept. 16. the Chinese de-
clare most positively that the IMPRESS
dowager and the emperor VIII IN NO
case return TO the imperial palace IN
pekin. as they hold that II a oeeh
,aesecrted by the intrusion OF oaor-
fans This irreconciliable attitude re-
REEVES confirmation in many reports
rmanating from Shanghai. one OF
these is that, as a reply to the denan-
citation of Prince Tuan others -
the viceroys an imperial edlctt aaled
Sept. II, deals most leniently WIN lhe
Boxer movement, and reminos lne
people that both the X n Cni-
nese Christians are Cinnamon, VINO
shall receive imperial protection IL
They Quietly Dispense
IN their homes. The edict points
that II ia impossible for h imperlai
government TO distinguish between
good and bad Boxers. 1t says, now
ever. If the rebels still continue TO-
gether they will be dealt with sum-
marily. Another report says that the
edict frankly declares that no execu-
lions can be sanctioned until q settle
ment has been made. Further lndlca-
that Prince Tuan has resumed
his former ascendancy are found In the
Shanghai reports of his promotion ana
In the further statement that Gen.
Tung Fuh Slang a been appointed
generalissimo of the Northern chlnese
armies and Prince Chaung, deputy
4 ~r &la pn~arG has
been f
Made a Grand Councillor.
1t is also reported that Lob, former
of Kiang Su province, a
Mancflu and bitterly anti-foreign, has
been appointed to succeed Ii dung
Chang at Canton. According TO Varl-
pus accounts of the Pei Tang affalr
Chinese had anticipated that the
allies would attack in force. Inc
and Others who had left Tien-
tsin with the intention of cutting on
he retreat of the Pei Tang garrison
too late. They were only half
to their destination when the
forces were captured. The Tien-tsin
correspondent of the Standard explains
hat the Russians refused TO provide
for this force, but gave the Ger
and Austrians ample notice n
accommodations.
Allies Lose Three Hundred.
Advices to the Standard from Shang-
lai place the losses of the allies before
Pei Tang at 300, principally due to n
explosion of mines, one of which, 200
Yards long, exploded like an earth
1uake, killing and wounding large
and literally blowing two
mounted officers to pieces. The stan
publishes a belated account from
Tien-tsin giving an illustration of h
International difficulties. 1t appears
that the British at Fong Tai guaran-
teed safety to the natives If the railway
was restored. Accordingly
the men returned, but a few days later
the Russians arrived and killed them
all just outside the British lines.
VIII weaken Allies influence.
The morning papers are too fully oc-
with the general election cam
paign to bestow much attention upon
the Chinese problem. The Standard,
which discusses editorially the replies
Of the United States government, says:
policy thus laid Town implies the
existence at Washington of a very ex-
estimate of the good will of
the Chinese viceroys. 1t is to be feared
that the action of the United States will
TO weaken the moral influence of
the allies, and for this reason is to be
regretted"