The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-03
POWERS ALREADY RUPTURED.
Such Is an Opinion That Is Held In
England

England
London. Sept. 8. a. m.-The pubIi
cation of the text of the Russian pro-
posals has intensified rather than di-
mlnished the suspicious entertained bv
england of Russia's proceedings. %he
rupture of the European concert is con-
sldered an accomplished fact ODin-
IONS dllIer' however, as to the way in
Whlch the powers will now group them
selves. Some papers think that Great
Britain, Japan and the triple alliance
VIII stand together in refusing to leave
Pekin.
The Daily Telegraph, which expresses
regret that President Mckinley has
committed the United States to follow
the russians, considers, however that
Japan, whose consistent policy since the
war OF 1894 has been 60 consummate in
erect a rapproachement with China. will
throw her lot IN with Russia and will
be reluctantly followed by France. who
does not dare to risk divergence with
Russia.
Events have therefore conspired,"
says the Daily Telegraph, Ito throw the
balance of diplomatic power into Lord
SalisbUry's hands. for Italy and Aus
tria must side with Germany, who will
probabiy propose some compromise and
be supported by England
The Times feels perfectly clear, it
saws, That neither honor nor the inter-
ests of England viii permit her to fol-
low RusSta'S example. II trusts that
Germany also will refuse to leave
Pekln, and expresses the hope that the
report that the state department in
Washington disaDproves the Russian
suggestion may prove correct.
MOST OF the other morning papers
express similar views and decline to
believe in the sincerity of Russia's
promise to evacuate Manchuria.
No Confirmation of Battle.
There is no confirmation of the report
that the Chinese attacked the allies at
hang Chung, which is six miles south
Of Pekin.
Various dispatches from Shanghai
! confirm the reports of the failure of the
rice crop in the Nankin district. and
assert that foreigners are being mo-
Tested in Nankin. the British consul
having been insulted.
Ii Hung Chang had a long confer
ence yesterday morning with William
RockhiL, United States special com
missioner. Ii Hung Changes party is
Sald TO be Jubilant at the present as
pect of affairs.
1t Is again asserted that Prince Tuan
IS with the empress dOWager on the
borders OF the province of Shan ST and
that he was responsible for sending
Chao Shu Chiao. now president of the
board OF punishment, to investigate the
pro-foreign tendencies of Liu Kun vi.
the VicerOy of Nankin. The Shanghai
correspondent Of the Daily News says
Earl Lis manner has become ''objec-
tionable and clustering"
According to a dispatch from Tien
Tsin, dated Aug. % to the Standard.
an epidemic of suicides has broken out
among the Chinese in Pekin, where en-
tire families are hanging themselves.
Ii Is Told Kaiser Is With Gar.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times. wiring yesterday, says:
Lii Hung Chang has received a tel
egram from the Chinese minister in
Berlin, asserting that Germany is pre-
pared to act in concert with Russia
with view to a settlement, and that.
therefore, il is probable that Germany
will follow Russia and withdraw her
troops from Pekin.
Two American correspondents. VINO
left Pekin Aug. p with party of mis-
sionaries. arrived here yesterday. The
British residents at the time the AIn p
leans left, We're preparing to proceed
10 Tien Tsin. Fighting had entirely
ceased and hardly any Chinese were
met en- route
An official telegram from Ching Tu
Flu reports that Kwei Chun, viceroy
OF SEE Chuan. and the Tartar general
Of SEE Chuan, have both been dis
missed by imperial edict, showing that
the empress dowager is still guided by
vindictive reactiC naries''
News has been received in London
that Sir Robert Hart. director general
of the Chinese imperial maritime Gus
toms, was still in Peki4i on Aug. 90
1T is not doubted here" says the
Vienna correspondent of the Standard
that Russia'S proposals will in the
end be accepted by Germany. who can
not but shrink from a single handed
war with China. The Austrian news
papers, though at first indignant. are
now beginning TO realize the possibili-
ties Of an acceptance of the Russo
American solution"