The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-08-31
TO SATISFY THE ALLIES.
United States Suggests q Plan to
Collect Chinese Indemnity.
Et Is for an international AdminIstration
Of the Customs servfee-Late Dispatch
from COngeE Which Contains No
Date-Othsr Chinese News.

washington, Aug. 2S.-It is said IN
administration circles that in the
event Of the ability of the powers to
agree upon a Chinese policy that VIII
preserve the integrity Of the empire,
the plan most likely to be adopted
viii provide for international admin
istratiOn of the customs service. IN
der this plan representatives Of the
several allied powers having forces on
Chinese soil VIII be stationed at all
the customs ports of China to super
wise or administer the service and
watch the revenues with a view to in
surfing the collection Of the enormous
indemnity that viii be individually
demanded by each of the govern
ments. 1t is understood that this or
some joint supervisory scheme of n
similar character viii be favored by
this government and, while other gov
ernments may make other proposals
for future policy Of a different ma
ture, there is no information in the
possession of this government to in
dicate inharmOniOUs action on such a
supervisory plan.
Chinese Are ButoherInE Our Dispatches.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Adjt. Gen.
COrbin has received a dispatch from
Gen. Chaffee saying that he (Chaffee)
had received no dispatches from Gen.
COrbin since August IA. This was
the date on which the allied army
attacked and entered Pekin. Many
dispatches have been sent by Gen.
COrbin since that date and the delay
IN their delivery is astonishing, even
he cAr f11
have existed in China. Like the Con-
ger dispatches, the one from Gen.
Chaffee is undated. The only explana-
ton that can be made as to this lack
of dates is that the dispatches have
been bUtchered en- route, probably on
their way through China
News has come from China within
that period Of time, and the fact that
nothing has gone forward to Chaffee,
and without doubt Minister CODger
Is In the same state, goes to confirm
the officials here in the conviction
that the wires are being manipulated
probably by Chinese agents between
Che Foo and Shanghai, the cable con-
nectiOn. The discovery viii certainly
tend to hasten the construction of the
projected cable connecting Shanghai
and Che Foo, thus placing the con-
troll Of the entire circuit from Wash
ingtOn to Pelin outside of Chinese
officials at any point. The subject
also may be made the basis of some
strong representations to Sheng, the
director of posts and telegraphs at
Shanghai.
VIII Hold Ii on Board Ship
Paris, Aug. 29.-AdmiraI Courre-
jOlles, the French commander in Chi
nese waters, has cabled to the navy
department here that a council Of
the admirals has notified the foreign
legation at PeI1in that it has decided
TO hold Ii Hung Chang on board ship
until the opening of negotiations be
tween the powers and China.
ChaRss says Fighting Is Ended
PeIin, Thursday, Aug. 10, via Shang-
hal, Aug. 26.-The allied troops have
surrounded the imperial city and sta
toned sentries at the gates. They
refrain from entering, pending in
structions from their governments.
Gen. Chaffee says the fighting is end
ed.
COnger Asks Aid for Native Christians.
New York, Aug. ga cablegram
from Minister Conger has been re-
eeived by the Presbyterian board of
foreign missions, which announces
that the native Christians Of north
China who survived the slaughter are
now destitute. He asks immediate
aid for them.
XII All Chinese Taken Prisoners
Berlin, Aug. 25.-A number of pa
pers publish letters from German sol
diers now in China. One of these
epistles, appearing in an Elberfeld
Journal, says that the German troops
during the fights at Tien Tsin killed
all the Chinese prisoners, but that
the Russians murdered everybody, the
women and children being bayOneted-
DOvager Empress at Tsi-Xuan-Fu.
London, Aug. ga special dispatch
from Shanghai says that the emperor,
dowager empress and Prince Tuan
have arrived In the neighbOrhOOd Of
Tai-Yuan-Fu. Tai-Yuan is the capt.
tai Of the province OF Shan-Si, adj
Joining the province of Chilli, and is
go miles southwest Of Pelzin-
Removing Wounded 60 TIen Tsin.
Rome Aug. 2s.-A dispatch re-
cefved here from Taku under date
of Sunday, August 20, confirms
previous reports that a convoy was
being formed at Pelin to conduct
under a strong escort the allies
wounded and the women and children
80 Ten Tsin-a
Gunboat Ordered 20 Annoy.
Washington, Aug. 2S.=The gunbOat
Castine, Commander Bowman, has
been order to Annoy, China, to report
on conditions there. The Castine is
* Shanghai
Beers Cozrsntratfns &C EaaE Taun-
E1riin. Aug. pa dispatch re-