Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-04
1t Would be Fatal to the Cause
of Foreigners In
China.
SOME HORRIBLE MAsSACRES
Peace Commissioners Appoint
ed-LlH Hung Chang and Prince
Ching Among Them.
CHAFFEE TO WINTER IN TENTS

Shanghai, Sept. 1.-The American
association here agreed to the request
Of special commissioner Rockhilt tc
ask President Mckinley not to con
sent to the withdrawal of American
troops from Pekin, to refuse to recog
nize the empress dowager and Ii
Hung Chang and lend his influence to
ward the restoration of the emperor
Copyright Associated Press).
Shanghai, Sept. 4-Dispatches an
nouncing the American government
refuses to agree to the withdrawal of
troops from Pekin before the salts
faction for outrages upon and losses
to its subjects is given, are applauded
by the entire foreign colony at Shang-
hal. Any other policy, according to
business men and missionaries, would
be vital blow to the prestige of for
eigners. Local English papers fierce
ly denounce the proposals to evacuate
Pekin and say the Chinese would
interpret evacuation as defeat. The
masses of Cinnamon now believe the
Chinese arms are victorious. The
European community continues to de-
mand the destruction of Pekin and
exemplary punishment to officials,
deeming indemnity and paper prom
ises of new treaties inadequate. I'm
doubtedly the information in detail
of the massacres of foreigners daily
received infiames this sentiment.
Ehe dowager empress is living in
the Yamen at Tai Yuan Flu, Shan Si
pFovince. Fifty missionaries have
been slaughtered in that Yamen un-
der orders, practically in the presence
of the viceroy. Their bodies were
thrown to dogs. The empress order
ed the commissioner to investigate
the conduct of the southern viceroys
who made a compact with the for
eign consuls and their degradation is
expected. The associated press rep
resentatives learns from official
sources the facts of the killing of sew
eral American women missionaries
who were led about the country naked
repeatedly outraged and finally killed
by a method too revolving to be des-
cribed. Such incidents make the len
lent policy unpopular, in Shanghai,
where all victims had friends.
Placards appeared today in ali pub
lie places exhorting foreigners to op
pose a compromise with the govern
ment, attacking Ii Hung Chang, quot
ing the remark to Consul General
Goodnow credited to Earl Ii that
foreigners in Pekin except minis
ters were of no account"
London, Sept. Shanghai reports
that the imperial edict issued at Tai
Yuan Flu appoints Ii Hung Chang,
Yung Lu, Hsu Tung, (tutor of the
heir apparently, and Prince Ching
commissioners to negotiate peace. Ac'
cording to special dispatch from st.
Petersburg dealing with question Of
Manchuria, Russian officials repu-
diate any intention to permanently
occupy or annex Manchuria. The dis
patch adds that Russia will claim no
territorial concessions provided 9th
er powers refrain from so doing and
expresses the hope that the question
OF indemnities can be settled by the
cooperation of the allied powers.
Paris, Sept. 4-The French consul
at Canton, under date of September
Sd, cables that the French gunboat
Comet arrived in Canton. The trip
to Swatow ended the agitation against
foreigners in the region north of
Kouang Toung. The consul reports
a missionary attacked and wounded
in the district of Fat Kong. 100 kilom-
eters from Canton.
Berlin, Sept 4-An. official dispatch
from Taku announces the receipt of
telegram from Pelxin dated, Aug.
25th, saying the German troops have
taken possession of the hill within
the imperial city The dispatch adds
1000 additional Italian troops reached
Taku.
Washington, Sept. Minister Con-
ger has been heard from again, his
last advice being dated Pekin, Aug.
sOth. The state department decided
to make no statement of the contents
of the message beyond a simple an
nouncement that it did not mark any
material change in the situation at
Pekin.
New York, Sept. 4-Rev. DR.. Dodd,
one OF the secretaries of the Metho-
dist Episcopal missionary society, re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Shanghai today, signed Central
China" Protest against government
evacuation Of Pehin and the Fecog-
milton OF 4 Hung Chang. Both are
disastrous = missions. Robert Z.
speer. Of the Presbyterian board Of
Foreign missions. received letters
from the Presbyterian missionaries Of
China today. One from Cochran. D.
D.. dated Arlma. japan. Aug. sth It