Willmar tribune., 1900-08-08
CHINA HELD GUILTY.
fCOrrespondent-Gu Of In
e fanny and Duplicity. /:

London, Aug. AT last the story of
Peking has been told. DR.. Morrison,
in the Times, holds. up the Chinese
government before the world as
guilty, and to degree of}infamy and
duplicity that exceeds the surmise of
its worse detractors. In the same dis
patch he gives more hopeful view of
the prospects of the besieged than has
been expressed by any of the others
who have been heard from. -...- 90
DR.. Claude MacDonald's latest letter,
while a strong Indictment of the Chi
nese government, is not nearly SO much
so asDr. Morrison s dispatch. That COR
respondent, with the imperial edicts as
authority, declares that as late as
July the imperial government urged
the Boxers to continue their loyal
and patriotic services in exterminat-
ing the Christians" He explains those
marvellous changes in the Chinese atti-
tude which have so puzzled the world.
It appears that all the appeals for in
tervention and all the protestations of
friendship have been due entirely to
NAN 'AAtoAJ VI 0lAlNS dL AlCAASlls
The ministers at Peking owed their
safety up to July 21 not to govern
ment protection, but to the scarcity of
Chinese ammunition and to the fear
which the TientSin vict cries inspired.
Brussels, Aug. An. DeFavereau,
minister of foreign affairs, hasreceived
the following dispatch, dated Shanghai
August / from NJ. de Cartier de Mar
chienne, secretary of the Belgium lega-
ton, now acting as charge d'affaires of
Belgium at Shanghai: "The allies are
marching on Peking. They are Is
miles from Tientsin and should reach
Pekingin eight days. Allthe Europeans
have taken refuge in the inner inclos-
ure of the imperial city"
Berlin, Aug. "A high official in the
German foreign office said that, in the
opinion of the foreign Office, all the mes
sages recently received from the mem
bers of the legations were allowed to
pass the lines by the Chinese govern
ment. From this the foreign office
argues that the Chinese government
is already cowed by the international
success at Taku and Tientsin. The
statement is made in a reliable quar-.
ter that more than 10000 men and 1850
officers of the German army have re.
sponded to the call for volunteers for
Chinese service.
London, Aug. 2.-There comes from
the Belgian charge d'affaires at Shang
hal an official statement that the allies
are expected to reach Peking in about q
week, they being 1s miles from Tien
tsin Wednesday,.
Reenforcements are reported to have
been sent to the Chinese at Yang
Tsun, where strong entrenchments
have been thrown up to bar the adj
vance of the allies.
Gen. Sir Alfred Gaselee is quoted as
saying on July % that he was ready
to advance, although lacking in ar
tillery. Col. Daggett, commanding
the Americans at Tientsin, is alst
credited with similar statement OF
the same date, although utterly with
out transportation, not even having {
horse for himself.
| Dali I1dHclsco, aug. 6.-lAe trans
port Meade sailed for Taku, China
Wednesday afternoon with 1000 sol
diers aboard. The troops sailing wer,
companies I, K, L and NJ, comprising
the Third battalion of the Fifteenth
infantry; troops B, G, and H, Thirt
cavalry, and company E of the bat
talon of engineers from West Point
The band of the Third cavalry accom-
panied the squadron. Besides the sol
diers and their equipment the Mead
carries $1,7oo,0o0 in currency for tn
payment of war expenses in China.