Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-30
NEWS FROM CHINA.
American Flag Flying Over I'm.
perial Granary at Pekin.
OPINION OF A JAPANESE MINISTER.
II Thinks the Powers Must Como TO an
Uadssstanding Quickly = Omcisls Ex-
scuted by the EmpresG Orders-
Gen. ChafRss Congratulated.


Americans attacked the imperial pal
ace," says a dispatch to the Morning
Post from Pekin, dated August IL
"snd captured four of the courts
The American flag is flying over the
imperial granary, and the imperial
bank has been looted" Describing
events prior to the relief the Morn
ing Posts correspondent cables: "On
August l2 the tsung-li-yamen re.
Quested q conference with a view to
peace. No armistice was granted,
however, and that night we endured
the longest fusillade of the whole
siege. II lasted IL hours. August 10
the tsung-l-yamen begged to be ex-
cused from any conference, saying
that the members were too busy.
Later they wrote that they had for
bidden firing on us and would court
martial any who disobeyed. During
the evening many shells fell in the
legation compound"
The daily Chronicle publishes an
interview with the Japanese minister
in London, Kato Takaki, which repre-
sents him as having said. "The en-
press is the heart and soul of China.
So long as she lives, so long as she
remains in China, whether the su-
preme power is taken from her or
not, she will always be the greatest
force, the one above all Others to be
reckoned with. The difficulty will be
to get anyone who can speak for her
I fear that the influence OF Ii Hung
Chang Is now of extremely little
weight. The powers must come to a
Anal understanding quickly. Riots,
anarchy, bIoodshed and misery
throughout China will be the inevita-
bic result Of policy that does not
Immediately disclose itself. Tho gov
ernment must be re-established."
The Japanese envoy expressed his
approval of the reported American
suggestion regarding conference of
the powers and said he believed that
satisfactory pecuniary compensation
could be secured il the resources Of
China were properly developed, de-
spite the fact that her present reve-
nues are pledged.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee,
according to the Daily Mails corre-
spondent, expresses the opinion that
his labors in China will be of long du-
ration, "as pacfication will be diff
fcult undertaking."
Three hundred and seventy.five
thousand Russian troops are already
in the far east or on the way there
by land and sea or under orders to
embark. This statement is made by
the Moscow correspondent ,of the
Daily Graphic, who adds that mobil-
ization is in progress all over Euro
pean Russia, and that there are now
OF Odessa IA steamers chartered to
take troops,
According to st. Petersburg spe-
cial telegram has been received at
the Russian capital from Shanghai
announcing the departure of Ii Hung
Chang for Pekin.
Oaicials Executed by the Empress Orders.
Washington, Aug 23.--The Jap
anese legation has received telegram
dated August 81 from the foreign Of
fee at Toxic giving the following dis
patch received from the Japanese act
Ing consul general at Shanghai: "A
dispatch received here from Chi
nese official at Paoting-Fu says that,
by the empress dowager's orders,
Hsui-Yung-Yi, Li-Shan and Lien
Yuen were executed on the llth and
Yung-Lu, who was to have shared the
same fate, is now in Jail of the judi
dsl department, and that the EN-
peror and the empress dowager left
Pekin on the 13th escorted by Tung-
Fu-Shian troops for Wu-Taishan
Vie Chuchow and Tse-Chang-Kwan,
Kang-Ye, it is further stated, has
been appointed commander-in-chief
Of the Wu-Wei army, while Princes
Tuan and Chwang and Tsong-Chi
Kang-Yi and Psui-Tung have been or
dered to remain at Pekin."
C0ngrAtulAtoim Sent to Gen. ChafYee.
Washington, Adg. 23.-The war de-
partment has made public the follow
ing dispatch to Gen, Chaffee at Pekin;
"The president joins me in congratu-
lations to you aid the officers and men
OF your comm and on the brilliant
achievement, il, which the courage,
fortitude and skill of the American
forces in China have played so honor
able part. With mourning for your
fallen comrades, the whole country
10 proud and grateful for your great
success Elihu Root, secretary OF
war"
Washington, Aug. 25.-The Chinese
situation developed little of impor-
tance yesterday. 1t is stated frankly
by the officials in the state, war and
navy departments that no dispatches
have been received bearing on the
problem which has yet to be solved
namely, the disposition of Chinas af'
fairs at the hands of the powers. In
the absence of other food for specu'
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