The Portland daily press., 1900-08-30
Refugees Stories of Terrible
Conditions in Pekin.
Reported From Han KOu That % Re-
formers Have Been Executed.

London, August 80, 8 10 a. m.-Amid
the growing difficulties of the Chinese
imbroglio. Mr. Brodricks emphatic de-
cIaration at Tnerncombe last evening,
proves that the British government does
not yet see any cause to depart from the
line of policy originally decided upon,
namely, to take no responsibility for the
administration of China.
Mr.. Brodrick said he hoped it would
not be supposed that the government was
pusillanimous in this respect. Its object
was to maintain British interests. 1t was
quite ready to take its share of the white
mans burden, but could not admit that
the nature of that burden should be
dictated to it by the yellow man.
"Here, the Morning Post observes, sis
where the difficulty Of selecting a policy
comes in. We cannot decamp and leave
the powers to settle the matter between
them
Sir Chih Chen Lonfengluh, the Chi
nese minister in London, asserts that he
is in oonstanU communication with Ii
Hung Chang who is still in Shanghai.
Dispatches received this morning bring
no later Pekin news. A Shanghai tele-
gram says that Ii Hung Chang has sent
a memorial begging the Empress Dowa-
ger to appoint Prince Ching, General
Yung Lu and the Yang Tses viceroys as
Joint peace makers with himself.
There are conflict ng rumors OF a great
battle in which 1860 Boxers and Prince
Tuan were killed.
The reform party under Kang Yu Wei
is said to be actively preparing for re-
bellion.
1t is reported from Han Kow that 20
reformers have been executed, their heads
being exposed.
The Taku cores pondent of the Daily
Telegraph wiring August 26 says thatsthe
country around Taku and Pelzin IS
devastated, with the result that the Box
ers are most unpopular and are being at
tackled by the peasantry, The Boxers
who were moving north from Shan Tung
are now returning to their homes
Belated dispatches and the stories of
refugees arriving at Che Foo continue
to describe the terrible conditions in
Pekin. One Of the worst Incidents is
the shocking desecration of the foreign
cemetery outside the west wall. Hun
dreds of bodies of Chinese are found in
the streets of Pekin, supposed to be those
OF traitors to the cause of the Boxers.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says that native official telegram
from Pao Ting Fu announces the arrival
of the court last Sunday at Tai Yuen
Flu.
A German firm Is negotiating with
Chang Chi Tung, the WI Chang viceroy,
to lend him 1000, 900 taeIs ON the security
OF certain vice regal Industrial under
takings.
A correspondent at New Chwang says
that the Russians Eat sHai Cheng are
awaiting reinforcements whose advance
Is delayed by the impossible conditions
of the roads. Meanwhile the native pop
uation of the district is being treate d
with the utmost severity. Eye-witnesses
report indlscriminate slaughter of nom
combatants and the reduction of the
country and in the vicinity of Port Ar
thur to a state of utter desolation,
GREAT BRITAIN'S POLICY.
London, August 99.-Mr. William ST..
John Broderick, under secretary Of state
for foreign affairs, speaking this evening
at Therncombe SAID the situation in
China was considerably involved because
there was no Chinese governments with
which to negotiate.
"Great Britain, - continued the under
secretary, "while prepared to support
the loyal viceroys Of South China, who
have stood aloof from this insurreotion
and while prepared also to preserve Brit
ish trade with China, will claim some
pen atty or indemnity for the damage
wrought.
Nevertheless we cannot undertake to