Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-03
The Feeling of Doubt
Nearly Dissipated.
NOT LIKELY TO BE SLAIN.
The Beliefin Washington That
sCounsels of Southern Viceroys
Have Restrained Those in
Power at Pekln-Rumor
That the Advance Was
to Begin Yesterday.

washington, 1uly 3l-Doubt has
given way to a feeling aka to GER
tainty that the legislatioueis at Pc
KIN and the gallant marines who
managed to reach the Chinese capi,
tai just in the nick OF tine, were not
only alive on July 22pd, but in all
probability are still alive aud likely
to remain 80 until they are relieved
from their state of seige.
The officials here feel certain that
the attack by the Chinese on the
legations will not be renewed. They
are convinced that the counsels of
the viceroys in the great southern and
central provinces and the advice of
III Hung Chang have had effect, aud
that whoever is in power ia Pekin,
whether Emperor, Empress, Ching,
Toan, or Tung, now has been ,nade
t see the necessity for the preser-
votion of the legations.
The officials here, while anxio as
that the movement on Pekin begin
at once, do not attach credence to
the rumor mentioned by General
Chaffee that the forced rnnich was
to begin today. There are two reas-
ons for their incr, duhty. In the
first place. Chaffee's Lone, his ., len.
did cavalry and his battery of artil
lery, are exactly what are needed To
strengthen weak spot ia the iu;er
national column. la the second
place and Information on TIN, point
comes through Europ, AN ch uu, Is
some OF the foreign comman ieis II e.
sIill oil the opinion that Lhvy cInn~L
begin the campaign before the .ast
week in August, 1T the earliest.
AMERICA FAvoKs PRoMprAEss.
The United States gol urDm1nt
never has acceded to this view, and
ID relaxing no effort To DIing ao.ut
a Change OF plans on tins point.
But our representations have beei
met by the almost uaDswerablo ar
gument that the decision Of this i'm
POI tant question properly should be
left to the military commanders OIL
the spot, who must bear the respun-
sibility for the outcome Of the ex
pedition.
A rather startling PROPOSITION was
advanced today which, il adopted,
might put at once to the test the
Chinesd profession that the Boxers,
aud not the Chinese government. are
responsible for what has happened
i'll Pekin. This was to the effect
that the Chinese government should
be informed that the internationa.
force was prepared to take the gov
erDment at it's word and to Join
forces with it in crushing out the in
surrection. The kernel of such a
proposition is TO be found in the last
condition laid down by tho Presi-
dent in his reply to the appeal of the
Emperor Ewang Su, aid there may
be development in the direction
shortly.
London, August AT last the story
oil Pekin has been told. DIR. Morrison, in
the Times today holds up the Chinese
government before the world as guilty,
and to degree of infamy and duplicity
that exceeds the surmise OF it's worst
detrac.oes. In the same dispatch he
gives a more hopefHl view OF the pros
poets OF the besieged than has been
expressed by any of the Others who have
been heard from.
ALLIES Is MILES FROM TIEY TsIN.
simultaneously there comes from the
Belgian charge d'affairs Mt Shanghai an
official statement that the allies are ex-
pected to reach Pekin in about week.
they being Is miles from Tien Tsiu
yesterday.
BRITISH EATING PONIEs
Another letter has been received at
Ticn Tsin from the British minister, Sir
Claude Macdonald dated Jaly "a:
"We are surrounded by imperial
troops who ore firing on us continually
The enemy is enterprising but cowardIy.
We have provisions for about fortnight
and are eating our ponies.
NO TIMR TO nc Lot.
"Tim Chinesr government, il there be
one. has d,n. nothing, II the Chinese do
not press the aita'k we can Eold out,
for, say ten DAYS. So no tune shorid I'VE
Lost u terrible mn 'clc Is q, be
avoided"