New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

United States IN publicly declaring their inten-
tions and initiating Secretary Hays recourse TO
Chinese agencies TO get word 70 whatever foreign
survivors the Tartar city may hold. II was
speedily dispelled by the growing realization Of
the solemnity Of the tragedy which surpasses
all others OF modern times.
Having most reluctantly been driven TO aban-
don all hope OF ever efrecting rescue OF the
Ministers and their families. there is mani
tested among the higher officials dread Of the
horrible details which expected eventually
TO come 10 light. The narrowing tales OF the
rumor mongers. bearing every mark OF wild fc-
ton in every sentence, have already begun to
flow from utterly discreditable sources. and these
Will be ignored. When the Powers have authen-
tic information and the worst is known to have
occurred it will then be time TO pay attention to
mere insignificant details of the most terrible OF
crimes against civilization. Not until then will
the nations undertake to decide what shall be
done with China and how it shall be done At
that time it is promised that the United States
shall again take the lead in making its purposes
Enthusiastically clear.
NOT MENTIONED BY REMEY,
Secretary Long this afternoon received the
following cable dispatch from Rear-Admiral
Remey. commander in chief Of the naval forces
the AsIatic Station:
Che-Foo, July IL.
secret"Ty Of the N"Ty Washingito9. dTri%n5 to-d.
landed co1nn,nnder and - m&TiTf I;so FeEtment as
Chinese defcateG At two new positions com
Tien-Tsin. REMEY.
The Importance Of this dispatch in the opinion
Of Secretary Long. lies in the fact that it makes
no mention Of the reported massacre at Picking
which he believes would surely have been the
case had the story been heard by Admiral
Remey's ears.
A GOVERNOR JOINS THE BOXERS.
Secretary Hay to-day received an undated dis
patch from Consul General Goodnow. at Shang-
hal, saying that the Governor of Ho-Nan-Shan-
Sc has issued a proclamation favorable to the
Boxers. This news only goes to confirm the gen
eral belief that the situation in China is steadily
growing worse instead Of better. The Ho-Nan-
Shan-Se, IT is said at the State Department, are
two separate provinces Of vast extent in the
western and northern portion Of China. Shan
Sc, meaning Western Island. is the province
lying directly west of Pe-Chi-Li. in which
Peking is located. Ho-Nan adjoins Shan-Se on
the south The two might present an almost i'm
passable barrier IT, Mr.. Goodnow's dispatch
indicates. they are disafected and undertake to
oppose the northward march Of the armies OF
Ii Hung Chang and the other great southern
Viceroys on Pekng. The Consul-Generals mes
sage was undated and as this lack of knowledge
the dispatches of the Navy and State Depart
ment officials is embarrassing and even serious
in results. the Government to-day sent instruc-
tions to its representatives in China TO include
the date in the body of every dispatch sent by
them.
No confirmation has reached the State Depart
ment Of the report from St. Petersburg OF the
torture and death of the Russian Minister at
Picking. The report sent thrill Of horror
through the foreign establishments here. none Of
which. however were able to shed the slightest |
light on the subject. At the Russian Embassy |
the officials were neither able TO confirm nor !
denv the report saying that the Government |
was not in the habit OF forwarding news dis |
patches to It's diplomatic representatives. At
the German French Japanese, Chinese and all
other foreign establishments horror was eX-
pressed at the reported occurrence. although in /
none of these quarters was there any knowledge |
of the facts.
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