The state herald., 1900-07-20

dispatches We're received today to add
to the knowledge In London of the
Chinese situation.
The Tien-Tsin correspondent of the
Express, telegraphing under date Of
July o, asserts that the Chinese are
daily driving in the allies. They have
| mounted, says the correspondent,
twelve fresh guns in advantageous po-
sitions, with which they are sweeping
| the streets of the foreign settlement,
the incessant fire rendering position af-
ter position quite untenable.
The Nails st. Petersburg corre'
| spondent says that in the last six
hours battle outside of Tien.Tsin the
Cossacks captured six Krupp guns and
killed numbers of fleeing Boxers. The
Chinese lost 5000 killed, including
Gen. Kek.
Washington, July 13-The short ca
blegram received to-day from Consul
General Goodnow at Shanghai, an
nouncing the beginning Of the final at
tack on the legations at Peiin. terri
bly, depresses officials here. All along
they have suspected that the communi.
cations received from various Chinese
sources have been preparing the way
for the announcement of the eNtermi-
nation of the foreign ministers, their
wives and children, dependents, at
taches and guards. The consul gem
erals message, 1t is understood, Is but
n repetition of the latest press reports
from Shanghai, but the State Depart
ment has come to'plaCe high estimate
ON Mr.. Goodnow's advices.
1t appreciates the fact that he does
not send every piece Of unreliable gos-
sip atloat in the sensational news cen
ter at which he is stationed, but uses
good Judgment in sitting out the prob
able from the other kind of news.
Moreover, his advice this time Is from
the Chinese governor of the province
wherein Shanghai is situated, and ii
is hard TO conceive of an adequate
reason for the Justification of the facts
by that official
Therefore the State Department.
which has all along been hopeful of
the ultimate rescue of the ministers
at Fekin, has now Joined European
chancellories In the belief that they
have all been killed
Berlin. July l3.-According to n semi
official telegram from Canton, dated
July II, Ii Hung Chang, July q re-
ceived written imperial edlct, dated
June II, and sent overland, in which
all the governors Were urged to dis
patch troops with the utmost speed to
help against the rebels, among whom
Prince Tuan was clearly indicated.
Acting on this edict, which is said TO
be undoubtedly genuine. Ii Hung
Chang is sending some thousands of
troops to Pekin, and the other gov
crnors are probably doing the same.
San Francisco, July 13.-Consul Gen
eral Iio Vow of China has sent TO the
Chamber Of Commerce a communica-
tion expressive Of his regret at the out
breaks in China which have broken
the cordial relations of the two peo-
pies. lie says:
Happening as the occurrence has at
a time when the United States showed
itself TO he recovering from past re-
verses In the trade of China. and when
the future was big with promise for an
immense business between this coast
and ChiAa, 1t is exceedingly unfortu-
nate that these conditions of growing
favorableness should be In any way
menaced by anything transpIring in
China.
This rapid and vicious onslaught in.
certain districts OF north China upon
the western peoples must for the mo-
ment stultify and stagger the trade
with those particular localities. but In
the turmoil IL is comforting to know
that the imperial government has at
all times been earnest Ia Its desire TO
suppress the assailants, has shown ut
terly no sympathy with the mobs. Its
NIaNKG mud it, .tsIlI
doubtedly. when order is again re-
stored. punish the offenders with the
severity which is their due.
THE government Of China. as much
ns II may be misrepresentcd In the
West, Is favorable 10 progress, and II
Is deslrous OF extending throughout the
empire the Hight Of western knowledge
and OF adopting and applying TO the
Industrial and strntegicnl advantages
Of the country those marvellous bcne.
fits which western thought Las wrcsted
from nature and brought under the
control OF man.
Let not our minds be diverted from
the great scheme Of commercial ncqul.
sltion nnd exchange by any acts which
Ignorant mobS may commit In any part
OF China. That which concerns us
here is the commerce OF what + prnc.
tlcally the Orient. No band OF robbers,
Of marauders, of anti -Caucnslnns or OF
fanatics should swerye MS IN this great
project We are dealing not with the
moment, but with the ages. We are
dealing not with units, but with popu.
lutlons.
'lt is my devoted hope that when the
atmosphere OF north China Is again
cleared Il shall be- found that no In.
luries have been inflicted upon Amer.
lean citizens"