The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-20
THE POWERS
NOT T@WORKENG'iii u
INs.CONCERT.
Jealousy Crops out Between Russia
and Japan, and the Former Is
Charged With Barharities, y
THE SENDING OF ROcKHILL
Commended by the English Press.
Yu Lu Said to Have Committed
suicide-Conaicting Stories.

LONDON. July 20. a. m.--"The
Washington Idea OF sending Mr.. Rock
hill to China says the Standard edi-
torially this morning ''ls an excellent
one and might advantageously be imi-
tated by the British and other govern
ments." fr5
The Standard then proceeds to COM
ment upon the great Ignorance preva-
lent in Europe, not only OF recent
events, but OF Chinese affairs generally.
The cabinet council convened by Lord
Salisbury yesterday, came day earlier
than usual, nnd 1t is expected that 1t
will be followed by a statement in par
Lament throwing light upon the sltua-
tion. The Chinese assertions that the
members OF the foreign legations are
still safe. have been 80 often repeated
that they are again beginning to raise
hopes In some quarters. According to
the Daily Telegraph's st. Petersburg
correspondent, however the; Russian
government is already in possession Of
definite news that all the foreigners in
Pekin were massacred on July 6:
NJ. Delcasse's circular. only goes to
prove that so far the powers have failed
to arrive at any concerted plan OF ac-
tion.
Very little further news Is available
this morning. The Yokohama cores
pondent of the Daily Mail, who repeats
his statements regarding the jealosy
felt among the allies OF a Japanese COM
mander in chief, and the lack OF unity
among them. adds:
Russians Charged With. Cruelty.
'The Japanese correspondents charge
the Russian soldiers with appalling bar
barIty toward the. Chinese. They de-
clare that the Pei Ho is full;of corpses
OF women and children. and that the
Russians loaded 300 bodies on Junk
and burned them"
Shanghai reports that three mission
gstntlons on Po Yang Lake have been
destroyed but It Is believed that the
missionaries escaped. All the mission
aries at A-She-Hc, KERN and Kuan
Cheng .Tzu. In Chinese Manchuria, have
arrived in safety at Vladlvostock.
tits rumored that Yu Lu the missing
viceroy of the province OF Chi LII, has
committed suicide. Various conflicting
stories are published OF the manner OF
General Nieh's death. It is stated that
when the allies entered the native city
OF Tfen fTsln they found the Chinese
dead piled breast high and It was feared
that this would result In an outbreak
Of pestilence. Sixteen Of the captured
guns are quite modern weapons
Signs of Wavering Among viceroys.
The! Shanghai correspondent OF the
Times expresses doab, that the south
ern viceroys will be able to withstand
the pressure OF the provincial officials
to Join the anti-foreign movement. He
thinks that already there are signs OF
wavering on the part of the pIceroy OF
Nan Kin. Llu Kun Ylh, and says:
1T is admitted Mt Nan Kin that LIS
authority Is now Insufficient to guaran-
tee the maintenance Of law and order
north Of the river. Hence the consuls
at the Yang Use ports are arranging for
the departure OF women and children.
1T is inevitable that the mandarins
ms body should sympathlze with
Prince Tuan's movements"
Weakness on Part Of Allies.
This correspondent confirms the
statement Of the correspondent OF the
Daily Express regarding the indigna-
tion caused by the British reception OF
Ii Hung Chang at Hong Kong. He
says It Is Interpreted by the natives as
weakness on the part of tho niles and
he asks why Ii Hung Chang could not
have been detained until information
had been received from Pckin.
The Times understands that The chief
representatives OF the Mohammedan
clergy in Constantlrople have Issued q
strong protest, based upon. tho koran,
against palace sympathy with the Chi
ncse mnssacrcs.
According to the Canton correspon-
dent OF the Daily Telegraph six Chi
nese soldiers have boon beheadod for
assaultlng an American rnedIcal mis-