Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06

London, Aug. IA sensational
Shanghai correspondent still hints
that the Chinese are Juggling with
dates. but in the face of constantly ac-
cumulating evidence that the ministers
were safe July %, and despite the omis-
sion from all dispatches of the anxious
ly desired information regarding the
real situation, political and otherwise
at Pekin, there a very few in London
who do not believe the dispatches are
genuine and reliable. Allies are now
confronted by a most difficult and dan
gerous problem. Without doubt the
ministers are held by the Chinese as
hostages; and the outcome of the adj
vance on Pekin, which, in all probable
ity, is already begun, will be awaited
with intense anxiety.
Yesterdays dispatches show that the
allies, notably the japanese, have been
pushing their preparations with fever
haste. and organizing service OF.
pack-carts, trains and junks. 1t is re-
ported from Berlin that Lieut.. General
Won Lessel, commanding. the German
forces in China, whom Emperor
William has just promoted to the rank
of general commanding the army corps,
has been selected as COMMANDMENTS
chief of the allied forces. The Chinese
are strongly entrenched at Wang Tsun,
from which position, however, it is be-
lieved they can be elected without
great difficulty. The danger is that, II
defeated there, the Chinese will retire
on Pekin and put the remainder OF
the Europeans to death. It is also pos
sible that the advance of the allies will
be a signal of the Chinese authorities
to compel all foreigners to quit the
capital, in which event, they might be-
come prey to the fanatical boxers. The
feeling Of the newspapers here is that
nothing whatever should now delay the
advance, and no negotiations of any
kind should be countenanced until the
allied troops reach Pekin, and assure
themselves regarding the fate of the
foreigners.
United States Ambassador Choate
saw Lord Salisbury last evening and
ascertained his views with regard to
the changes in the Chinese situation
brought about by the direct dispatches
from Pekin. Salisbury assured Choate
that Great Britain had no intention OF
delaying the advance on Pekin, nor SO
far as he knew, had any other power.
Salisbury entirely acquiesced in Sec
rotary Hays desire that the advance be
undertaken as speedily as possible. lie
had no intention of bargaining with
China in any way, shape or form until
the ministers were safe under their own
military escort. The Associated Press
understands that China is making
strenuous efforts to come to some
agreement with the powers previous to
handing over the ministers, but THIS
is not to be considered for moment
Once Pekin has been reached and the
ministers regained their liberty, the
powers have agreed that aggression
should cease and reparation become a
matter of negotiation. Salisbury De
lieves it may still be proved that the
Chinese government is not responsible
for the attacks on the legations, except
in so far as all governments are re-
sponsible for the maintenance OF order
He expected that within few days
cree communication would be estab-'
lished with the ministers in Pekin
Berlin More Hopeful.
Berlin, Aug. Hope regarding the
security Of the foreigners in Pekin now
runs high in Berlin. The German for
eign Office no longer doubts the reports
from various quarters that the min
listers, with the exception of Baron Won
Ketteler, are alive The papers take
the same view and urge there should
be no delay in the advance upon Pekin.
The foreign Office is deeply mortified
over the failure to agree upon COM
manGer III chief Of the AIMED forces.
high official said: 'The civilized world
will look on with establishment if the
rescue of the members of the legation
is delayed, or perhaps frustrated by
such a trf1ing matter. Germany is
ready to march her troops under any
commander acceptable to the powers.
Chinese Minister Lu Hal Huan received
a dispatch purporting to have come
from the Pekin government saying the
foreign legations would be sent to
Tientsin whenever preparations for
their safe escort were completed and
open hostilities ceased. Meanwhile
permission would be given them to
communicate freely with their govern
ments.