The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-25
IN CHINA.

the situation is diminishing here aud
business with the interior is resuming,
showing that the country is quieter.
WASHINGTON, July 81. - Admiral
Remey Cably as follows: "Taku, July
| 20.-Tien Tsin is quiet. The latest re
ports from Russian sources July ID, are
that the legations at Pekin are still
hol ling out. The reliability of this in
formation is uncertain. Major Regain,
Captains Noyes and Bookmiller and
First L'eulenants Lawton and Schoffel
we're wounded from the Ninth Infan-
try Ulcers. Second Lieutenant Jolly
of the Marine corps who is sick is now
thirty wounded men, will then send
them all to Yokohama hospital"
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Minster
WI This morning received from the
viceroy at Marking a royal edict dated
today as follows: "Accordiug to the
edct of July Is with the exception of
the German minister who was killed by
anarchi te, with regard to which vigor-
Gus measures are being taken to inves-
tigate and punish the guilty parties, all
other ministers to whom strenuous eff
forts are being made TO afford protec-
ton are fortunately unframed.
LONDON, July 2l.-The Conger dis
patch fails to carry conviction to either
the British press or public. Its gen
uin ness is not disputed, for as is
pointed out here, the Chinese must
possess q lite a sheaf of such messages
which the ministers fruitlessly endeav-
ored to get transmitted, from which
ih4y could easily select non-commit-
tai dispatch to serve the required pur-
pose. A slight ray of hope is admitted
in the fact that both Mr.. and Ms. Con-
ger are known to have been on very
friendly terms with the Empress DOW
ager; but the universal opinion here is
that, if the dispatch is genuine, the
date is falsiied.
To add TO The gloom occasioned by
the extremely serious import of news
showing the de lily developing strength
of the antl-foreign movement in the
south of China comes this morning
from Shanghai report that sixty mis-
sionaries and one hundred native con-
verts have been massacred at Tai Yuan.
Though the report is not yet corrob-
grated, it tends to confirm the belief
that the central and southern vice-roy-
altes would hold aloof from the Boxer
rising has never had much foundation.
The Daily Express publishes the fol-
lowing from Tien Tsin, dated July 49,:
"The casualties of the allies in the
three days fighting before the native
city of Tien Tsin exceeded 1000. It
is now certain that there were several
Russians and Frenchmen fighting on
the Chinese side. The Chinese killed
their own women wholesale to prevent
them falling into the hands of the Rus
slams. Yesterday the whole native
city was in flames and the stencil of
the burning corpses was unspeakably
horrible.
WASHINGTON, July 90. Another I'm
perial edict WAS received by Minister
WI yesterday and copy was delivered
to Secretary Hay this morning. Coun-
sci Fowler yesterday at Che Foo cabled
the text of the edict to the State de-
partment but the phraseology was 30
involved that its sense could only be
guessed at. Minister Wu's text recites
the present conflict between China and
the powers originated in long-stand.
ing antagonism, between the Chinese
people and Christian missions. The
subsequent fall of Taku forts precipi
tated the meeting of the forces in force
The imperial government having due
regard to the Importance of interna
tional intercourse, still refuses to go &c
far as to interrupt existing relations.
1t has repeatedly issued DEGREES fol
the protection of foreign legations anG
missionaries without fail. 1t deplores
the killing of Mr.. Akira, chancellor Of
the Japanese legation, and the German
minister shortly afterward, and com
mands the authorities concerned tC
cause the speedy arrest and punish
ment of the murderers. Local outlaws
and rebellious subjects have of late
given themselves up to burning. killing
and plundering in utter defiance of law
and governors and commanders arr
hereby commanded to take such meas
ures for punishment of the offender
and restoration of order as the peces
sites of the case demand.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Presiden
a Mckinley has received what purports
to be direct appeal from the Chinese
imperial government 10 use his goot
offices to extricate that government
from the difficult and dangerous posi-
tlOn III WHICH III uhs Dteu plaCeu as
result of the Boxers uprising and th,
ensuing hostile attitude of the grea
powers. Although the exact text o
: the appea. made by the Emperor Of
8 China to France, as outlined in the ca
, BILE dispatches of yesterday, has no
!. been made known here, it is believed
that the address TO the President is sim
7 liar in terms to that communication.
( SHANGHAI, July 23.-The following
D dated July Is has been received from
. Tein Tsin: eighteen members of tn,
Ninth United States infantry wer
Q buried near the barracks this Sunday
evening. The regiment paraded
Chaplain Ma-vine officiated, and tn
bodies were enclosed in grandees cot
fins taken at Tien Tsin."
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The STATE
: department has received a despatch
r from Goodnow, consul general a
8 Shanghai, dated today, saying tina
y Prince Taun wires that officer of thu
Tsung Lii Yamen that he saw all tn