Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
THINK REVOLT WANING.
Authorities Inclined to Believe the
Boxers Rebellion Is Dying
Gut.
Chinese Government Is Apparently
Awakening to the Seriousness
Of the Situation.
Foreign Powers, However, Will Con.
tinue Their Preparations to
Meet the Crisis.

meet the CrlSlS.
London, July 11.-with the foreigners
lin Pekin probably safe amid civil war,
With Prince Ching on their side, with
the powers united and their forces con-
stantly increasing, the outlook in China
rs now rather more hopeful than ii has
been for a month past
1t appears from the cautious state
ment given out by Toa Tai Sheng in
Shanghai that the reason that the
heavy guns bearing on the legations at
Fekin We're not used is that Prince
Ching, who is served by 10000 troops,
seized all the artillery ammunition.
Shang likewise intimates that Yung
Lu. commander in chief of the northern
army is associated with Prince Ching
lin opposing Prince Tuan's ferocious de-
Isigna and dictatorial ambition. Sheng,
Who appears 10 be the sole Shanghai
conduit OF Pekin news. cheers the for-
|e!gn consuls by thssn confidential COM
ImInications, but takes excessive pre-
caution to prevent the Chinese from
thinking him friendly To foreigners
The feeling of unrest i'll the southern
and central provinces continues. The
members of the official classes in those
provinces 9triNesto remain neutral, With
a leaning toward the Foreigners until
they snail s'se whether the moderate or
extrenle factions Will wiz, in Iekin.
Prince Ching seems to be standing for
GYnasty and the Old order against
lPrnee Tuans inordinate ambition.
From a foreign viewpoint, : the capture
| of Pekin is' the key TO the situation. as
There is a fear. according 10 the Daily
A.ailfs Shanghai correspondent, that de-
lay now means one hundred recruits for
the Boxers foraevery soldier of the allies
i'm the land.
Two 8courisrs arrived at Ten rsin ON
July from Pekin, one brought a letter
from Sir Claude Macdonald. the Brit
ish minister, to the same effect az that
previously received from Sir Robert
Hart, The courers confirm the reports
of the death. of Baron Won Ketteler.
They say that Prince Ching is doing his
utmost to protect the foreigners. but
that native fseling against tie whites
Iis strong. Two high officials opposed to
Ithe Boxers are reported by the courie.s
10 have been ASA ssinatsd Sir Claude
EMacDonald's letter is dated four days
31ear!ier than thatof Sir Robert Hart
A dispatch to a news agency here.
dated Tien TEN. July 2. says The en-
press dowager. so far from being dead.
rs actively striving 10 prevent tho fac
tons from fighting. Prince Ching has
Uniformed her that he would rather lose
his head than be constantly Obliged u
\, f,f
lprolongation of the present anarchy
Prince Tuan 10 quite willing that ching
lshould be decapitated, but the dowager
4 Tuan has decided that he will take the
iful responsibility He purposes to re-
take Tien Tsin and Taku Outside Of
tTung8 country. the people are supremely
indifferent.
However all this may be. the allies ii,
| lien Tsln are having an exceedingly
/ uaRleasant3tima. The last engagement
.of which news has come thru occurred
! an July s. The ChineseSartiiler opened
at dawn. Their fire was more accurate
and their ammunition better the shell.
| exploding with precision and settins
6re5to several buildings Her ma tasty.
| ship Terribie's guns again quieted til,
sChinese. who, shifting their artillery
reopened their attack In the afternoon
i but a thunderstorm breaking the Chi
nese3 suddenly quit The allies immedi
] atelS attacked and drove the Chimes,
| from their works, hut lost thirty killed
and wounded in 50 doing The non
4 combatants are leaving 'rien Tsin. ant
4 the opinion Of minority fayors th,
/ military leaving also. Stories of colos
sal Chinese armies gathering continu,
|ato worry not only the rank and file
4 but the conmandess. Who admit tn,
Iuncertainty of Reconnaissance ant
i the complete absence OF an effectiv,
4 inteiligence department. Chinese sinfor
la,nation is received with extreme dis
4 gust
4 II is obvious that tho there are man,
i thousands 3t Chinese camped benin,
4 the, guns. nothing can be done at pres
I eilt kept 10 await the arriValnf rein
4 forcements. The rainy season has Sc
/ in, and This makes going INTO the in
4 terior difficult The country betwee,
4 Ioekin and Tien Tsinin other years hal
Il been frequently flooded. River trans
s|.port is almost impossible, and the rail
Iawav is practically non-existent am
4 must be entirely rebuilt. Military opin
lion is unanimous that If the legation
Ibid not need relief it would be foolisl
TO attempt to advance before septem
Der.
4 The Daily Nails Shanghai CORE
spondent under date of. July 9 sayO. II
1 is certain that if the powers make an,
movement elsewhere north they mus
be prepared to meet opposition. A Chi
nese official in high favor with Nicero
A liu Kun VI. in the course Of an inter
view. says the southern viceroys ar
only bound to neutrality as long a
they are not interfered with. The
have more war materials than they ca
use, and the military forces all owe
the provinces are increasing The Yam,
4 Use Klang is mined With torpedoes
4 The garrison at the Shanghai arsena
4 has just been reinforced by two newt
4 recruited regiments
George Wyndham. parliamentary Tin
der secretary Of state for war, said Il
the house Of commons yesterday tina
since 1889 English firms had sold tn
4 Chinese government seventy-one gun
of position, 1913 field guns and 297 ma
4 chine guns with anm,,nitinp fnr 90 -