New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
PARLSIAN POINTS OF VIEW.

WHAT CHINESE MINISTER THINkS.-fu
Keng the Chinese Minister here, says he is con-
yinced tbat the legations in Peking are safe and
sound although some Of the buildings may have
been destroyed. While this conviction Is not shared
by the official and political world here dispatches
received from the Far East in the last week have
raised renewed hope that some, II not all OF the
members Of the legations still alive. Minister
Yu Keng thinks the silence of the Ministers IN
Peking not so omnous as IT Is considered abroad
and he asks that to China be given another five
days' credit to produce authentic and satisfactory
news OF the legations or perhaps. OF the Ministers
themselves He himself is still in ignorance OF the
actual situation in Peking but concludes from dis
patches he has received from the provincial vice
roys and from kilograms asking the mediation or
France that Emperor Kwang su and the Dowager
Empress have the upper hand, and that Frince
Tuan has been mastered.
Happily for my country and for the foreigners.
he said. 'Yung Lu and Prince Ching are. believe
now in power. and this leaves me hopeful-even
though the presumption of the Ministers may
The feeling obtains here that this may solve
the situation and that though alive the Ministers
declarations Of Ii Hung Chang have 81 seTysd TS;I 70
It seems assured that the foreign Governments
intend TO disregard Ii Hung Chang reeoIaHienqa-
tions-which are believed to be made in bad faith
not to march on beKng m on tart re about the middle
of next week following closely as possible the
government viii hold surviving European Min
listers as lever to secure netteT TEN terms m am, IN oit Ie ned
for the Powers viii exact for this violation OF in
wod have ' demanded If the Ministers had been
allowed to leave Peking Of their own volition-
FUTURE OF CHINA AND JAPAN.-Meanwhile.
negotiations are actively proceeding among the
Powers, ard the situation which will succeed the
entry of the international troops into Peking is
matter affording subject for the greatest anxiety
Already things do not appear to be going alto
gether smoothly at Tien-Tsin, and jeaouses are
beginning to peep out that may develop into a
serious disagreement before long. The relations
between Japan and China which may result from
the present trouble being discussed in the dplo-
matte world. Although the Japanese Minister here,
KurIno Shirchiro, scouts the Idea of any alliance
between japan and China, the possibility OF such
development is taken into consideration by the
foreign representatives..
The Ambassador OF one Of the ereat Powers, al
luding to the jealousies which already have become
perceptible, said:
The moment is critical one for the white races
5ap WesIern al rue Pnwers bu{ IL must be remembered
that although Japan as a result of the Chino
japanese war and by reason of her acquired civ
many race aflntties and other. ties between the
Two raScnS TI'9 Japan a91Ion s may nf tb 5aT o R
race which would be fraught with peril 70 The
would become great Power, with whom the Euro
pean nations might nave graveT pToners Ihan {ne is
has chiefly occupied them up the present As
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100000 men at Odessa for any emergency
| COUNCIL. AND MINIsTERS-The conflict be-
tween the Paris Municipal Council and the Minis
| try of NJ, Waldeck-Rousseau is becoming serious
President Loubet is now involved as he was obliged
| to refuse invitation 70 attend a series Of
| fetes in connection with the Exposition, about
! to be given at the Hotel de VILE because the
Ministry invited also The protocol DEGREES
fhst ID LgSs5 sh2 not S eay s Se he
tionalist Counclors and party organs are furious
Helpless in the matter, fhs deadlock between the
| Paris Council. the Cabinet and the Elysee must
eventually lead difficulties. and, in view of the
! incorporating attitude of both sides II is not
easy to foresee the end.
DISTRESS DUE TO HEAT-Paris is stin situ-
ated in a torrId zone. although heavy storms which
have occurred in the neighborhood freshened the
air slightly toward the end of the week. The heat
sent the death rate soaring. especially among chill
| dren. Many sunstTokes occurred daily. and the
| hospitals overcrowded with this class of pa
/ tients, though 200 added the various
| hospitals. Horses suffered terribly, the streetcar
| companies alone losing 1900 animals Owing TO
] the shortage in the water supply the house ser
vice in Paris is cut off between II o'clock night
s of aP6 81 fs mST9 mea Te s b. I
sufcent to meet the demands and many Testan
| rants even were unable 10 obtain sufficient for
! their needs. The hot weather has driven the
| American colony to the seashore and mountains
Nearly ali the National Commissioners to the Ex-
position and their families have left Paris for a
eouple S OF m9nths. Mr. and Mrs Potter Palmer
have gone to Oherammergau and Will afterward
! visit the Scottish lakes, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f.
Walsh, Of Colorado. are visiting Ostend MessTs
William G. Thompson, of Michigan, and William II
Thornton, of Virginia, are at ObeTammergau, and
Alvin H Sanders, of Illinois, is making a short
European trip
DINNER TO ATHLETEs.-B their sailing
for home United States Commissioners General Peck
gave dinner in honor of the American athletes
who contested in The amateur championship games
| held in connection with the Exposition. The ath-
letc sports, in which the American participants
showed TO such great advantage will be followed
by continuous series of sporting and other COM
petitions, the list including gymnastics. revolver