The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-27
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ARE SEEKING TERMS.
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CARNEY, secretary OF the O1lQeSe lega.
ZION here, admitted on Sunday that
comHpnication had been practically
reppeAed with Picking, and that mes
sagehtrom Sir Claude Macdonald, the
Rritik minister, and the other foreign
snyoS might be expected almost i'm
mediately. He said he hoped the
trouble would soon be over, since the
Chinese goyernment was doing it's ut
most 70, overcome the difficulties and
to cap troll the slawless element. In his
3opipion. the Americans had taken the
most cQmpon-sense view of the stu
alton, and he insisted that China oughtI
not TO BE misiudged. Against the sus-
picion that Ii Hung Chang had any but
a sincere pacific object in view, he pro-
tested warmly, declaring that all stories
about the perfidy and treachery Of
Earl Ii wers :.'ab5oluttsly bsseless."
stiNi Incredulo1s,
Thus, aecoEdfng,to the secretary Of
the Chinese legation, Few days more
sho uld bring g solution 7of the great
mystery. Nevertheless no one in Eng;
land believes that + the alleged dis
patchea~and edicts are anything but
suAterfuges to hide the real situation.
as long as possible, and TO avert retri-;
button by sowing discord among the
f s-.t, Il t.4%n:; !. u rs Peace.
<yAAecogdipg t9 tie Ghe1oq, correspond
ent of the Daily Mail, the fall of Tien-
tsin has 50 disheartened the Chinese
that they are seeking terms of peace.
He says that several attempts have
been made TO send messages to Pc
king, but so far without any known
results, and adds that rumors are
again current that the Russians are
reaching, Picking from the north. 1t is
impossible to confirm or deny these
statements, but either, one might ex-
plain Ghipas efforts to gain time.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Neil atslprey |that the Chinese
officials are thoroughly frightened by
the fall of Tientsin and desire to open
s@' IA. k...i ir M',.,o,.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express pretends to have author
ity for the assertion that Great Brit.
ain will repudiate any credentials Ii
Hung Chang may bring from the en-
press dowager, and, he. adds: "Russia,
however, is willing to make terms with
Ii Hung Chang, whose real mission is
to sow dissension among the powers.
The British, German and American rep
resentatiyes were resolute against re-
ceiving him."
Many R1nors.
There is the usual crop of Shanghai
rumors at hand this morning. One is
that Prince Tuan has been abducted
and that the empress dowager is again
supreme. Another is that the notori-
Gus Kang' vi, president of the board of
war, has been appointed viceroy of
Canton. -,
The Tientsin correspondent of the
Daily News says the allies have issued
a proclamation announcing that they
are not fighting China, but only the
rebels who have been guilty of attacks
upon the foreigners.
Ii Reaches Shanghai.
Shanghai, July :3.-Li Hung Chang,
who arrived here Saturday on the
steamer Anping from Hong Kong, was
coldly received. The native officials
sent an escort of 300 armed troops, but,
as the French consul objected to their
passage through the French settle
ment, they were withdrawn, and Earl
Ii landed under an escort of IL French
police. Once out of French jurisdiction
he was handed over to the Cosmopoli-
tan Settlements police, who escorted
him to his place of residence. The An
ping, having munitions of war on
board, violated the harbor regulations
by entering and was compelled to leave
the limits. The consuls have decided
not to call upon Ii Hung Chang Off
cially.
Safe July 20.
London, July 23.-An imperial edict
received at European capitals states
foreigners were in Picking July 10 i'm
der the protection of the imperial
court: Chinese officers says they were
safe July 20: -.
says They Will he Pa.i.hed.
Paris, July 23.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Temps says: It is as
serted in Berlin that the emperor, of
China has sent telegram to Emperor
William deploring the assassination of
Baron Won Ketteler by the rebels and
declaring that the murderers are being
actively sought and will be punished.
He expresses a:hope that the rela-
tons of China with Germany would not
suffer from this state of things.
Burled at Tientsin.
Tientsin, July Is (Midnight), via
Chefoo, July 20, via Shanghai, July
23.-Eighteen members of the Ninth
United States infantry were buried
near the barracks this Sunday even
ing. The regiment paraded. Chaplain
Marvine oficiated and the bodies were
inclOsed in prandee's coffine takar ~