The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
Latest Comes From Sheng, Director Of
TelelraphS at Shanghai
British Government Suspicious o. An sAs
Chinese Statements wont Accept Any a.
Confirmation Of the safety Of the ministers
tntii II Hears From a British ONhriai In
Pekin or Gets a Message In Its Own Cipher
Russia Seeking the Command Of the
Allied Forccs-h Remains in Shanghai.
Special Gable Dispatches 10 THE SUN.

LONDON, July 20 Sir hin chen Io renxLuh.
the Chinese Minister. has received the folio wing
despatch from Director of Teleqraphs sbenx.
SHANGHAI, July 3.-Information IRON
Pekin. dated July IS, has been received
to the effect that the 1sung-li-Yamep
deputed Wen jim Under Secretary Of the De-
rartment. to see the foreign Ministers. a.,
found every one well None was missing.
except the German Minister. Gen. Yung Lu,
commander of the northern army. is about to
melnorialize the throne to send them all under
escort TO finnish. in the hope that the mill
tary operations will then be stopped"
LONDON. July 25-The renewed official Chi
nese ASSURANCES Of the safety of the foreigner
In Pekin are still not regarded here as warrant
Ing their acceptance. Their vagueness and
their omission of certain points that are consid-
cred indispensable continue TO be urged against
them. and In some quarters they are treated a.
rendering the situation more doubtful and ha-
zier than ever.
A news agency this evening circulated a state
ment that 1t had received q telegram from Sir
Halliday Mccartney. councillor of the Chinese
legation in London saying: The Pekin lesa-
tons are safe and about 10 proceed to Tlen-
Tsin.'
1t Is needless to remark how much further
such a statement goes than those made by
Minister Lo FenE Luh. and II cren Ell more Of a
nutter than any Of the Chinese Assurances. In
reviewers sought Sir Halliday. but failed TO
see him. They only obtained a verbal message
through a servant that Sir Halliday had re-
ceived a telegram, and it was quite true that
the legations were safe"
The tory that they were going to TEN Tsin
remains unexplained.
There IL little direct news from China. The
Russian Col. vojak. at Tien-Tsin has trans
mitted to the Consul at Shanghai information
received from a good Chinese source that the
Ministers were alive on July 10 Against this
there IL a report from Newchane that they we're
massacred on July 10.
Some Of the Shanghai correspondents con.
tinue to warn tho public to dlstrust all Chinese
assurances. and they declare that all the 90
called Imperial edicts will be repudiated later
when 1t suits the purpose Of their authors. Il
IL asserted in Shanghai that there Is evidentlya
dual Government in Pekin. each having free
access 10 the world through c~ouriers.
Ii Hung Chang remains very quietly In hls
temporary residence on Bubbling Well road.
Shanghai. None OF the foreign officials or
residents has visited him, and II IL stated that
the Consuls, all Of whom Sheng invited 10
luncheon to meet the viceroy and to celebrate
the Emperor birthday. declined the Invitation.
1t Is reported that although III Hung Chang has
been al pointed yiceroy OF Chill that post haS
not been vacated by Yu Lu.
The Times's 81, Petersburg correspondent
says that he tried on Saturday to ascertain ~
opinion of the Russian Foreign ONCE on the
situation in Pekin. He was informed that
no kind of authentic information had been
received; nothing. indeed. which the officials
considered sufficient 10 enable q decided con.
clusIon one way or the other, They were. how
ever. inclined to believe that some OF The foreign
might still be alive.
The Russian Government, instead OF forbid
ding The chinese legation to use cipher In the
transmission Of it, messages, as Germany has
done, insists that all the legations teleeraphio
correspondence shall pass through TIE Foreign
ONCE.
The Timos's 81. Petersburg correspondent
says he learns from a good source that Gen.
Ko,ropatkin, Minister Of War, will probably be
Commandment in Chief of the Russian forces in
China and the Far East In which event he will
presumably command The International forces.