The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-27


not the only recipient of Lord Sails
bury's views, Tuesday, for during the
usual foreign office reception, several
foreign representatives sounded the pre-
nier on Great Britain's attitude toward
the German proposal and they were all
satisfied Lord Salisbury's decision was
against Germany.
MISSIONS DESTROYED.
Hong Kong. Sept. 27.-The American
Presbyterian and Catholic missions at
Shek Lung, on the East river, have been
destroyed. The priest in the chief of the
Catholic missions escaped and was pro-
tected by a mandarin
Numerous anti-Christian disturbances
are taking place in the provinces of
Kwang 81 and Kwang Tung. The au-
thorities are employing active measures
to suppress the outbreaks and there
have been several executions. Native
Christians are f1ocking to China.
MURDERED BY BOXERS
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 27-Mrs. NJ.
D. Clapp, of this city. today received a
letter containing the Information that
her sister, Mrs. G. f. Ward, formerly of
this city, together with her two little
children, was murdered by Boxers in
China about eight weeks ago. Her hus-
band, who was an Englishman, escaped.
They had labored at the Chang Shan
mission in South China for years When
it became evident their lives were en-
dangered they decided to leave
Mr.. Ward placed his wife and children
on a boat on the river while he and some
native Christians started overland
When Mr. Ward reached the river at a
point hundred or more miles from
Chang Shan, he was Mortified to learn
that his wife and children and all others
on the boat had been murdered Their
bodies had been terribly mutilated-
SALISBURY STILL WATTS
New York, Sept. ga dispatch to
the Tribune from London, says:
Ruuors that Count Won WalderSee
would present an ultimatum demanding
the surrender of five leaders of the anti
foreign movement have not been ade-
uuately confirmed, and were without
doubt premature. No action of the pow
ers so aggressive in form and spirit
could be taken until reply of Lord Sal
isbury had been received at Berlin. 1t
has been assumed with confidence at the
German capital that Lord Salisbury
would support the German proposals
and the English press, with one or two
exceptions, has strongly Favored the en-
peror's circular.
Count Won Hatzfeldt is too expert
enced a diplomat to confide Lord Sails
bury's secrets to correspondents before
he communicates them to his chief in
Berlin and it will be a premature fore
cast of the scope and spirit of the Brit
ish answer until it has been delivered
and the text has been published
There are, however, strong reasons for
believing that both the Berlin and Lon
don press have been misinformed, and
that Lord Salisbury will not support the
German demand that certain leaders of
the anti-foreign movement, to be desig-
mated by the powers, shall be surrender
ed or punished before negotiations are
entered into for permanent peace He
has remained in the background. brood
ing in silence over the whole subject,
and will deliver his ssfaSWer after all 9TH
er powers have expressed their views 1t
is not probable that he will use phrases
identical with those employed at Wash
in 7cvf0 h1T+ nj l.
far removed from that of the state de-
partment with the single exception that
there will not be any intimations that
British troops will be withdrawn from
China. Lord Salisbury is too adroit a
diplomatist to cause irritation at Ber-
lin by point blank refusal to consider
the German proposals, but he will not
commit England to the impracticable
policy OF suspending all negotiations for
peace until the leaders of the campaign
of outrageS and massacre are surrender
ed by the empress
English and Continental journals.
which have been amusing themselves
with pleasantries over the amateurish
diplomatic methods of the state depart
ment, may find their gibes less numer-
Gus when an old diplomatic hand like
Lord Salisbury revertSs to a common
sense policy not essentially different
from the American plan
One point of which the leader writers
here have lost sight is the magnitude of
1oTll1Sll commercial Interests, which will
be paralyzed if the diplomatic demands
of the powers are based upon impossible
conditions and a settlement is deferred
thereby indefinitely. British diplomacy
always has its commercial side and
Lord Salisbury's policy will rot be re-
garded as well ordered unless it hastens
rather than retardS the normal resunlp-
tlon or trade relations with China.
The prolOngatfon of the transition per-
iod, moreover, by a demand that the
guilty empress shall present to the pow
erS on a charger the heads of the man
darins who obeyed her orders will inc
t...y Vltaoiy open the way for a partial par
tition of the empire. Russia is already
In Manchuria, Furnishing China by an
nexation and slaughter and Germany
ana Japan have their eyes fixed upon
the provinces which they are prenared fo
hold until their indemnity claims are
settled ImpracticabIe peacemalxiny
cannot be regarded as a natural or leg
ltlmate interest either in England or
America.
RUSHING INTO WAR.
New York, Sept. PA dispatch to
the Herald from Washington saws:
Grave apprehension is expressed in
official circles that Germany is rushing
into war with China
Kaiser Wilhelm has given unnistaI1-
able evidence of his purpose to retard a
settlement. of the trouble by strongly re-
inforcing his fleet and army in the far
east and in the proposals which he has
submitted to the powers It is further
known at the department of state that
the attitude of the United States is a
matter Of official criticism in Germany
and it is unlikely that the Berlin GOV
eminent will be willing to acoede to any
suggestion which this government may
make unless forced to do so by pressure
applied from other powers.
In view of the near prospect that the
United States will enter into preliminary
negotiations with Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang for peace, sincere regret is
expressed that Germany's representatives
should report conditions to necessitate
further military operations. Tt is point
ed out that to the Chinese there is little
or no difference between foreigners and
should the Germans assume offensive
operations Americans may be claSsed
with the enemy and treated accordingly.
Peace has been maintained in the
southern provinces only by positive as