Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-17
GLORIOUS SIGHT
FROM PEKIN'S WALLS
In,Orisoned LegatiOners Discover the Relief
Column-FreedOm Comes Quickly
Allied Force in Pekin.

that shanghai was some 500 miles from
Pekin. and BE- was surprising that in'
formation Ola not come from Tien lsin
Ur TuAu only about 100 miles from
Tekin. and the base of the allied forces.
Moreover the appeal of III Huns
Chang for am armistiCe was dated the
10Th. and showed that Earl il uil NOS
know at that time of the alleged retire
ment of the imperial party from Fekin.
lie, however. was disposed Go crelt
the reports. even in the absence of ot-
fetal Information. He regE1ned th1t
since the allied forces were at Iune
Chow, there had been ample time to
cover the short distance between that
place and peHn SO that the reports
Tailed with his own calculation ON
what was likely to have occurred
DOwAGER EMPRESS FLIGHT.
The Chinese have no knowledge OF
the departure OF the empress d0Hager
and the mpdal HOUSEHOLD from PekIn
on August e. as mentioned 10 the
Shanghai dispatches The place named
at the point which they took for refuge
is said TO De about 100 miles back from
PekIn 1t is not where the summer
palaces are located.
Rumors have heretofore reached
Chinese officials that a move out from
PeNn might be made but they have
never been borne out by official adj
vices. If The imperial party has left
pekiu, it is said % win make no change
In the prerogltiye OF the imperial gov.
eminent as the authority goes with
the emperor. wherever be may be 10
Gated
MOMENTOUs QUESTIONS YET
II it proves true that the legatloners
are relieved. the gravest crisis Is re.
moved But there remain many mo-
mentOus questions TO De determined IL
appears 90 be- accepted that at least
some OF the powers VIII keep their
military forces in China. az least until
an questions growing out OF the crisis
are settled This is expected Co in-
voye questions not only of money In-
demuity but OF territorial extension on
the part OF the European parties t0 the
controversy. IL is not believed that
the United states win Doe party 20 any
such territorial controversy. as the
declaration OF Secretary Hay made at
the beginning OF the trouble f1recasted
the purpose OF this government 90 seek
TO preserve Chinese territorial and ado
ministratiye entity.
CHINESE OFFICIALS APPREHEN-
SlNE.
Chinese officials are apprehensiye that
O long period Of diplomatic exchange
may follow the crisis. covering six
months or a year during which Ger
many France and some of the other
powers VIII keep their armies on Chi
nesa soil % reinforce any demands Of
money and territorial indemnity.
With ChIna's present iupotent condl-
ton, there appears % De no issue out
OF This long struggle but her eventually
yielding 20 the various demands
GOODNOW DOES NOT KNOW IT.
Al the close OF the cabinet meeting
today the statement was made that
excepting a message from Consul Cen
eral GOOdnoW at Che Foo dated the
18th, in which no mention was made
81 the reported arrival OF the allies at
p,kn. not "a word has been received
from Chinese official sources since the
meeting yesterday The President and
the members OF the cabinet are ankle
ously awaiting intelligence of occur
renCes which must have taken place
during the four or five days and the
fact that none has reached here SIS rec
garded az conclusive that the army has
passed on from Tung Chow 20 pekin.
RELIEF Is PROBABLE.
The reports that the relief force en-
tered the imperial city and effected the
release OF the imprisoned lcgutioners on
the 18th inst is accepted as probably
true by the President and his cabinet
although some doubt is expected as to
the date. as it is believed that news
from the front would take more than
two days 10 reach this country or Eu-
rope. In this absence of an lnlorma-
ton the officials are taking a hopeful
view OF the situation. and are inclined
10 the belief that the news received /
next win be 90 the effect that the min
listers have safely arrived In the camp |
OF the allied army.
During the cabinet meeting, Secretary
Root read a long letter from Judge
Taft. the head of the United States /
Philippine commission, in which he |
gives his views of the situation DO the |
archipelago. on the whole the letter |
is said 90 show "a satisfactory condition |
of things