The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25
THE JAPs WERE HEROES TOO


| treat last night the Japanese general
| said: When my men move it will be
forward This morning they charged
the breaches in the wall made by the ar
ttllery and fought hand-to-hand in the
streets. Their conduct after the fight was
equally good, as they refrained from loot
ings while some of the European soldiers
were having an orgie.
Dead Cinnamon covered the walls and
streets of Ten Tsin. Fifty guns we're
captured. The place was full of munitions
OF war. Many fires have been started
and most of the city will probably be
burned
The Chinese are retreating toward Pc
kin
MIR, ROCKHILL'S DUTIES
Washington, July H.-W. w. Rockhill
who has been selected as special minis
ter by the president to go to China, re-
turned to Washington this morning from
Block Island and began preparing for bis
long journey. He has decided to take
Mrs. Rockhill with him and sail from
San Francisco on the American-Maru OF
the japanese line. He will leave Mrs.
Rockhill at Yokohoma or Nagasaki, while
he goes to Shanghai. Al that point he
will determine in which direction to pro-
coed. Mr. Rociiiil does not underesd-
mate the extent of the task set for him
by the president. He is to act as the
eyes and ears Of the administration in
China, to make careful inquiries into the
existing conditions. to learn the exact
cause Of the present uprising. and report
the facts directly 10 the president for his
guidance In the ultimate settlement and
in framing his policy for the future. This
task will involve a large amount of travel
in China Mr. Rockhill is of the opinion
that It will not be sufficient to merely
look into conditions in Shang Tung prov
ince and pehraps in Pekin, if he can OBJ
tain access TO that capital. He also must
visit other provinces and cities where
there is disauiet and danger to foreign
interests and this will be frought with
perhaps some personal risks. But it Is
regarded as a necessary undertaking if
the president is TO be put into possession
Of a comprehensive understanding Of the
Chinese conditions.
It is expressly stated that Mr.. Rockhill
is going to China simply as an observer
for the president This is technically
will be entrusted with full diplomatic
powers later on If Il seems expedient and
in the interest OF an early settlement
of the Chinese problem to have directly
o. the fa'd an o-tho-ized aren't o. the
United States gov rnmant. 1t is even
rrohscle that he viii be he next United
States minister to Pekin if Mr. Conger
has persisted.
It is goathered here that the German
government has done something of the
same kind and although the assurance Of
the death of the German minister to
Pekin, Barn Won Kettler, are so strong
as to leave no doubt of the fact of his
death, ye. It is understood that the ere
dentfals of Barcor Muum Won Schwar-
zenburg, now on his way to Tien Tsin4
are as yet only those Of a diplomatic
agent Of the German government, max
ing his position thus correspond closely
to that OF Mr. RockhiH 1t ts also noted
that the British government has taken
similar action in Aispatching to China
Sir Walter Hillyer. He Is well known to
Mr. Rockhir, having been a British con-
sui at a Chinese port during the presence
OF the American commissioner in Pekin
| as secretary of the legation.
There is no reason to elieve that the
other European powers having direct in
tetrests in China viii follow these ex
amples. and thus it may happen that the
international commission idea originally
contemplated by the United States as a
means af settlement OF the Chinese
trouble. may take a form acceptable to
all concerned It would seem entirely
possible that The powers may decide to
take advantage Of TIE gathering in China
OF such an able body of experienced
grientalists and diplor1atists to commit
20 them the task of reaching a concord
which viii tremendously settle al OF the
differences that have arisen, not only
between China and the powers, but be-
tween the powers themselves, as re-
suit OF the Boxer uprising.
Mr. Rockhill will take no staff with
him, relying on picking Up in China
such help as he may need in a clerical
way During his absence in China. which
by the way. he says, will not be long.
the Bureau Of American Republics win
he under the temporary direction OF Sec
rotary Guzmen and Chief Clerk FOX
FAMINE THREATENS TEN TSIN
| Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press
Shang Hal. July 23.-The following dis
patch from the Associated Press CORE
spondent al Tien Tsin reacher here today.
having bee. delayed twenty days In
transmission:
-Tien Tsin. Tuesday, July 3-F1mine
ard pestilence are sure 70 strike The
region o, Tien Tsin. Hundreds u thuUs-
auds OF Cinnamon are leaving their
homes in the districts where frating Is
going OF, without means ~ supper.
"Lieutenant General Mallory q the
F3rty-first United state. infantry. Aas
arrived here u act Is military observer.
The American and British comm and
ers have established a censorship Of the
cogresp 0ndence OF these nationaIitiss %
prevent the transmission of news 1lat
might tend 10 kindle international anil
mosiues. The an,i-R1ssian prejE5ices II
certain OF the English correspondents
caused this action
LAST WHITE MAN OFT OF PENN
Detroit. Mich. July z-Ba-ou Paul
Merilng, German consul general % Pc
kin ard an intimate friend of TIE la.e
German minister. Baron Toa Kette.er.
passed through Detroit today 81 rute
% New York. whence Re vii. sal We'd
nesday for home Just before leaving Pc
kin na had along tax wish Minister
Coager. wso. he said. vas ysry sure hat
the Uprising would not amount g -9ch.
Il can ret believe" sad Ba-on Nerssnx.
s1szt a. the foreigners Asve been uzz.-
sacred I an quite certain that ire -
phe- message received ~ the WsxaIzro7
government from PeEtn :. genuine ans
va, w-zr.eu ~ Elrister Ce-r@E- ] have
several -easons for believing -. hut
can MT GRE ms reasons. Tor IT. sov
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