Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-28

situation is perluus and a disastrous
crisis is near az hand We are besieged
and cut of from news at home.
M De GieTs has been requested by
the Chinese authorities 10 COuntermand
his appeal for Russian guards. Mr.. Con.
ger also has cabled FOR additional
guards Mr. Couger is active and brave
doing his utmost In protection OF for
eigners. il Chan and Su Yen, OF the
tsung-ll-yamen. have called az the
American legation and begged Mr., Com
ger TO prevent international detach-
ments from entering Pekin. but the
minister refused 90 lend himself 10 such
move and the other ministers Joined
him in this refusal.
"The anti-Christian societies are COM
hitting arson. robbery and murder, and
an manner OF atrocities. IncendiaTies
among them have destroyed 5000 Eu-
rOpcau houses in the Chinese quarter
besides twenty financial houses and nu-
merous shops and warehouses. The
houses of friendly Chinese We're pillaged
and burned. and many Chinese servants
" European and native Christians were
Oiled"
FEELS SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.
Washington, July 2S.-Comlng from
three separate directions, assurances
that the foreign ministers at Pekin
Were alive and well on July a had o
tendency 10 disslpate the pessimlstc
view which the state department has
been taking fOr the last few days as
90 the situation In Pekin IL Is true
that a comparison OF the various edicts
ana statements bearing ON this subject
appear 20 demonstrate the fact that
they all come from one fOuntain-head
either Yuan Shih III on il Hung Chang,
But the persistence with which these
stories Of the safety OF the ministers
are circulated undoubtedly shaking the
belief OF those who h ratOtore have been
satisfied that an of the ministers In
Pekin were dead.
TO days assurances came from Mr.
Fowler the American consul al Che
Foo. from Mr.. McWade. the
American consul al Canton
and from Minister WI. the Chinese
minister here The latter came 10 the
state department early expressly 90 de-
liver an ediCt received by him 90 Secre-
tary Hay IL Is similar I'm form 20 the
elict published yesterday IN London.
The minister says that the only differ
ences are those Involved IN separate
translations.
CHINAs SOLEMN DECLARATION
Mr.. Wus translation Of shengs dis
patch Us as follows.
"Edict OF 2Sth OF the Sixth Moon (cor-
responding To July 20. states that
fortunately all ministers. except Baron
Won Ketteler, are alive and unframed
They are now being supplied with yege-
tables. fruit and provisions by the gov
eminent to show It's sympathy for
them
II Mr.. Wa had any doubt as TO the
safety OF the ministers q seems 90 have
been dlssigated By this edict He la
bored earnestly with Secretary Hay 10
convince him that he was bound 20 ac-
Cept this official declaration Of the Chi
nese government
He pointed out that this last declara-
ton differed materially from most OF
the other statements that have eman-
ated from Chinese sources In the im-
portant fact that 10 did not represent
merely the belief OF minor official or
yiccruv. IL was the solemn declaration
OF the Chinese government. In making
the statement touching the ministers
the Chinese government therefore as
sumed a serious responsibility 20 the
world at large He declared that 10
could not be conceived that such re-
sponsibillty would be lightly assumed
and therefore. he, Mr., Wa. ala not hesi-
tate 20 assert his positive personal con-
viction that the ministers were alive on
July oath.
no WORD DIRECT
When his attention was called 20 the
apparent failure OF Yuan Shih kai To- /
accede 20 Consul FoWlers request that F.
the allied admirals be put In communi- /
cation with the ministers Mr.. Wa I
shrugged his shoulders In depreCa- I
tory manner. and merely replied that T.
the Chinese We're so different from
other people that the usual tests could I.
not be applied 10 them II would not I.
be possible % predict what they would /.
do under the circumstances
do under conditions that would be cas- /.
ily met by Europeans or Americans. IL /.
was possible. he added that Yuan was |
really undertaking to do what the adj /
mrals wished. only 10 would first be /.
necessary for him 20 consult the Pekin I
and that would take time. .
He could not say when an answer /
might be expected 60 his last message .
90 Minister COnger
ROCKHILLS INSTRUCTIONS.
Special Commissioner Rockhiu called /
no the state department this morning .
and had a final conference with Secre- |
tary Hay respecting his mission 20 Chi /
ma, II was not deemed proper 90 make /
public the exact instructions given 10 /
Mr.. RoCkhill but IL Is stated generally /
that he Is being sent out 20 ascertain |
The conditions In China for the guidance /
of the state department and 90 serve as
rs direct representative In that country .
In case IL should be necessary hereafter
TO conduct negotiations there instead .
OF Washington There IS also a posi-
oilty that q commissioner win be re-
luired on the spot In case anything In
the nature OF an international commits
sion Is created 10 deal with the Chin
zee question. Mr. Bockhlll leaves Wash
ngton az 1880 o'clock this afternoon FOR
me Pacific slope stopping az Chicago
Tor a day en- route
CHINAs ANSWER TO DEMANDS.
The dispatch from Consul Fowler con-
veylng assurances from Yuan Shi Raj,
NE governor OF Shan Tung that the
foreign ministers were well on July oath
ana had been provisioned IN connection
win constantly reiterated assurances
rom other Chinese sources OF The safe
y OF the ministers have raised anew
me theory at the state department |
Ahich is being speculated upon These
assurances have been given I'M answer
20 The repeated and urgent demand %
.he various European governments that
.ne! be placed In communication with
he ministers and the last assurance
" yuan was In answer % the specific
lemand OF the foreign admirals FOR d.
.ect communication Nuan's announce
nent That the imperial government az
.ekln not only asserts the safety OF
ne ministers. but declares that they
nave been provisioned II accepted as
rue, indicates that the ministers have