The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Chinese Downcast
By Fall Of Tien Tsin.
Now Said TO be Seeking Terms
Of Peace.

Chen Lob Fsng. shs Chinese minister
10 London. took The unusual step yes.
,srdsy Of psyiog . Sunday call ct the
fersign Office Az Lord Salisbury wss
abssos. the visit wss without special
result, bat ito importance may bs
gathered from 90 isterview with tho
secretary Of The Chinese Legation. Sir
Halliday Mseesrtney 10 which The le.
cation officials seem to have assumed
.. lsss soasshiog like psrsoual rsspon.
sibility.
Sir Halliday admitted ,hss commupi.
cation had been practically rsopsusd
sish Pskin and that msssagss from
Sir Claude Macdonald. toe British mio.
lister, aud The other fossigo sovoys
might Be sxpsessd almost imw sdiatsly.
He said be hoped tho trouble would
5000 bs over. since the Chinese govern.
osos Va doiag ito utmost to over.
come The dif6eulsiss and TO control the
lswlsss element. Ia bic opinion the
Americas had taken The most commou
sense view Of the situation. aud be
insisted that Chins ought not bs mis-.
judged. Agsioss she suspicion that Ii
Hosg Chang had ssy but sincerely
pssi6e object 10 view hs protested
warmly, dselsrieg that oil stories abou.
the pssddy and ssssehsry Of Earl Ii
Wsrs absolutely bssslsss."
With regard TO the prospects 10 tho
southern provinces. the secretary I'd.
oitssd that there might be email out.
breaks bat he said there would be moth
Jog ssrioas and that Europssns would
b quite safe in treaty porte The long
silence he sxplaiosd % "dus probably
TO the rebels. who hsvs cot the wires
aud blocked che roads
Thus aeeordiug to the secretary Of
the Chiosse lsgasios, . few dsys mere
should bring . solution Of the great
mystery. Nevertheless 10 oos in Eug.
lsod bslisvss thss the alleged dispatches
snd sdiess are soyshiog but subserfuges
TO hide tho real situation % long %
possible aud to avert retribution by
sewieg dissosd among the powers.
EMPRESS DOWAGER MOVING.
From Shanghai eomss . report that
shs empress doWsger and the court ore
moving to Hsisu Fu %. 10 tho pro.
vince Of Shan 81, 70 which large stores
OF rice ere being scot. and that, when
these arrangements are completed. the
ss~sieing viesroys will declare sgainss
foreigners.
CHINESE DISHEARTENED.
Aseordioe TO the Chsfoo correspond.
sns Of che Daily Mail tho fall Of Tieu
Tsio hss 90 dishssrtsosd tho Chinese
that they are seeking terms Of peace.
He says that several attempts hsve
been made 70 send messages to Pekiu
bat 50 fer witbost Any known rssul.s
aod sdds that rumovs are again cur.
rsus that the Rassisns are rescbiug
Pskiu from tho north. Il 10 impossible
to ooo6fm or deny these statements ;
bat either one might explain Cbioa's
efforts to gain time.
The Shsoehsi correspondent Of tho
Daily Nail declares that The Chinese
of6oisls are thoroughly frightened By
tho iall Of Tiso Tain snd desire to open
usgotia.ious. Therefore" be oontin
ues, "sl,houeh oil are aware Of the
horrible Pekin massacre, every Official
down to the humblest rssaiser bas been
sworn to secrecy upon The penalty Of
wholesome sxseasisss should tho de-
tails leak oas. They hope. il the pow.
ere once bsgia nsgosistioos. to stop tho
military opsrssioos and that usttsrs
might cool down"
There 10 the usual crop Of Sbsoghai
rumors st hsod this morniog. Oos 10
that Prince Tasu hss been abducted
aud shat the empress dowsger 10 sgaio
suprsms Another 10 that the notorious
Ksug VI. president Of tho board Of
var, hss been appointed vioeroy Of
Caosoo.
FIGHTING REBELS ONLY.
The Tiso Tsio correspondent. Of The
Daily News ssys the allies have issued
. proclamation announcing that they
are not 6ghtiog China. but only the
rebels Who have been guilty of attacks
opon the foreigosrs.
Li Hong Chaog's visit to Shanghai
seems to be . complete failure. Except
the Chinese custom officials. 20 one has
visited him. Sbeug, the chief msgis
trate. gave tho oonsuls . eordisl uvita.
too to meet him st luueheoo. bat oil
declined
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
Daily Express preseods to bsve author.
i'y for the assertion that Great Britain
will repudiass any sredsotisls Lii Hung
Chang nay briog from the empress
| doRaRaI. and ha ada ..Rnaaia hnz.