The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-24

TWO MORE CABLEGRAMS.
Washington. July sl.-The Chinese
minister wu Ting Fang. communicai-
ed TO the secretary OF state this morn
ing. two important kilograms The
first is from Sheng. the director ct the
posts and telegraphS in Shanghai 3nd
says:
Fortunate that Minister Congers
telegraphic reply has come. Imperial
decree Of the 22nd. this moon. (corre-
spending TO July Isl stated that all
ministers were safe. Insurgents are
fighting and killing each other. Ii
Hung Chang in proceeding northward
20 suppress rio, will find Il difficult TO
60"
The second telegram IS from Ii
Eui VI. viceroy % Nankin. dated the
2lsi OF July and received by Minister
WI al O'Clock the same. l. is As fol-
lows:
According 10 edict OF 2end Of this
moon July lsth) with the exception
of the German minister. who was kill
ed by anarchists. with regard 10 which
rigorous measures are being taken to-
investigate and punish the guilty par
| ties. all the ministers, for whom siren
uous efforts are being made for their
protection. are fortunately unharmed."
Ii Yui ki, vicery OF Nankin, is one
of the great officers OF China an1
stands next in rank among the dipIo-
| mats 10 Ii Hung Chang.
| THE MINISTER'S SAFE ON FRIDAY
Brussels. July 3l.-The minister OF
| foreign affairs, NJ. Fabreaux. has re-
ceived the following telegram from
| Shanghai dated today:
"A telegram from the governor OF
| Shan Tung announces that the minis
ters We're safe July Goth. They were
under the guardianship OF the Chinese
| authorities. Ii Hung Chang has ar
rived at Shanghai"
Paris, July 2l.-Yu Keng. the Chinese
minister here. today handed To the
minister OF foreign affairs, NJ. del
| Case. an imperial edict dated July
| 18th, giving the assurance that all tho
| foreign ministers in Pekin, except Ba-
| ron Won Ketteler, the German minis
| ter were then safe and sound under
| the protection Of the irnperia! court
| The edict was transmitted by the vice.
roy of Nankin under date OF today.
| and as follows:
| For month past. with the excep-
| ton of the German minister. who was
! assaSsinated by rebels who are under
/ apprehension OF severe punishment,
| we have ordered all other foreign min
listers well protected by the court. ana
happily they are safe and sound.
(By Associated Press)
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
| July 2l-The Chinese situation takes
| on radically different shape from news
| which has reached here from Russi--
| What Europe hitherto knew about the
| troubles in Manchuria was what the
| Russian government choose TO let pass
| Now a number of reports. some OF
| them official, have reached here frOD
st. Petersburg which paint the situa -
ton in Chinese Manchuria and along
the 1.5O0 kilometres Of bor6erland on
the Siberian side of which the Amur
river forms a frontier, as much more
dangerous for Russia than has hither-
to been supposed The Associated
J Press correspondent has obtained at
the Russian embassy here a partial
though cautious confirmation OF the
above statement A military contribu-
tor to the Tageblatt says official Rus
sian news showed that Chinese regular
troops, aided by irregulars, in all num-
Dering about 10000 are in open war
mand the withdrawal. of the Russians
! from Chinese territory, but after the
Russian refusal To withdraw the Chi
nese assumed the offensive and drove
, off the Russians from railroad con-
struction and are undertaking hostile
Q o.Jerations against Harbin, Blago-
!, vestchensk and other towns. shelling
J, the last named place. What makes
the Chinese hostilities extremely dan
| gerous, however, is the fact that the
Chineses, by a series Of recently con-
structed forts and re2oubts, absolute
) | ly command the navigation OF the
Amur river for a distance of twenty
: versts, thus preventing Russian troop
transports on the only route open, at
7 least until those fortifications shall
} have been taken by the Russians.
= All reports agree that the Russian
: government now considers that Rus
e sia is actually at war with China; that
the shilly-shally policy heretofore
maintained will be dropped that Rus
sia is now hurriedly preparing for a
j serious campaign in north China. sep
arate from the other powers. and tha,
Russia will not be able nor willing
= under these altered circumstances, tc
G bear an adequate share in the TieT
eI Tsin-Pekin affa.r.
4 The Russian forces available ATOMS
j the border and throughout norti
: China are stated to comprise abou
r rs, 900 men.
= CHINESE POSITION ON RUSSIAN
2 BORDER.
st. Petersburg, July 21-The Chimes.
/ positions on the Amur have beer
cleared from Biagovestcke ensk as faI
: as Khaberofsk.
e Eight thousand japanese troops ar.
y rived at Tien Tsin from Taku Monday
: July 16, and 200 japanese troops are
= commanding the position at Che Foo
/, and l,SO0 at Shan Hal Kuan.
Navigation Of the Pei Ho from Taku
; | to Tien Tsin IS now easy and free from
| marauders.
Owing to the lack OF houses, COX
u tents have been pitched for the wound
I ed at Tien Tsin.
Z AGAINST GENUINENESS OF CON.
GER CABLEGRAM.
Shanghai, July 20.-Accordine Z,
!, Sheng, the administrator of telegraphs
: most of the kilograms received pre
v1ous TO the one from Minister Congo,
20 the state depa1 >ment at washfne
= ton. took "A week in transmission from
( Pekin- The date OF Minister Coneer,
: , message Is therefore regarded I'm hes
circles here as further proof OF Chimes.
e duplicity.
: TO SIEZE Ii HUNG CHANG.
Shanghai, July 2o.-The British cru,
ser Bonaventure left Woo Sung Ga n
this morning, IL is reported - ETC.,
me Au Ping with Ii Hung Chang o
board A triumphaI arch erected in +