The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-17
OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
Special CommiesionerRockhill
Speaks Hopefully.
he BRINGS HOME TIE PROTOCOL.
In an InterS<ew at Victoria, u. C.,
Mr.. Rockhill Describes the Condi-
ti0ns Prevailing Since the Chit
nese Assumed Full Control.


tions Prevailing Since the Chit
nese Assumed Full Control.
VICTORIA, r. c., Oct. 17.-Commis-
bloner Rockhilk arrived by the Royal
Mail steamship Empress Of Japan, en-
J. route from Peking to Washington to
hand copy Of the protocol signed be-
tween China and the allies Oh Sept. 7
to President Roosevelt. Commissioner
Rockhill was accompanied by Mrs.
Rockhill and Hubbard Taylor Smith,
his secretary.
In an interview given on board the
Empress of Japan the commissioner
stated that now the protocol had been
signed things would rapidly resume
their normal state in China. He hoped
there would be no further outbreaks In
the Chinese empire; but he said, Chi
ma was the land of surprises. and none
could say what was likely to occur
Ahere. The insurrections reported In
kansu, Manchuria, and In other dis
tricts Of late he believed to be nothing
piore than local disturbances. rioting
BY malcontents. which occurrences
havs been unduly magnified into in
snrrections by the press Of the far east.
Where were no serious disturbances
prevailing when lie left.
sPeking was taken over by the Chi
pese soon after the protocol was sign
ID. and the withdrawal of the troops
nk the allies began without delay and
bn the 18th Of September. after year
knd two days absence. the Chinese
troops. 800 In number, entered Peking
The Americans, however, retained the
Eouth gate Of Pcking, and the Japanese
held the east gate. No other troops
were left in Peking other than the le-
cation guards and the small detach-
ments at Shanhaik wan, Tientsin and
other points OH the Shanhaikwan-P
king railway.
The turning over of the Chinese capt
tal TO Prince Ching was carried out
with much ceremony. there being n
brilliant spectacle when the keys of the
palace were handed to the prince at the
south gate on Sept. II. The American
Ind Japanese troops were drawn up at
the south gate with the picturesque To-
tales, and brilliant gathering of Chi
nese dignltaries attended Prince Ching.
II WINS on Sept. 90 that the withdrawal
1f the foreign troops took place and
then the cxpeditionary forces evacuat-
sd all the points along the route to
Bhanhaikwan, leaving only the small
netaclments to guard the stations Of
khe railway, This line from Peltng to
the coast is controlled by the British.
The Russians complained some time
lgo of the station at Tientsin being in
their concessions. and the friction at
Ane time assumed serious stage. but
Ence then there had been no collisions
between the British and other forces.
The country Is being taken over by
- commercial interests since the pro-
tOcol was signed, and a commission
has been appointed to conduct CONNER
kial negotiations with China as prOvid-
ed by the provisions of the protocol.
This commission will revise the treaties
bf commerce and arrange NIL matters
ID connection with the opening of the
ports to trade. As a result of the work
bf this commission, Commissioner
Rockhill says. better things may soon
be looked for In China.
Commissioner Rockhill says that he
expects to hear shortly of the return of
tho Chinese court to Peking. When he
left China, he was Informed that the
Emperor and empress and retinue
would reach Picking by Oct. 8. While
in Japan he heard that they had post
poned their return, but he heard on the
pest authority that there was nothing
In the report published that the court
hid not intend to return to Peking.
Regarding the floods In Alanchuria
and the overtlOwing Of the Yellow riv-
sr, Commissioner Rockhill said he had
not heard any details Of those occur.
fences. He could not give details Of
khe disastrous famine reported from
Bhansi. There were many starving In
THAT district, In which is located Hsi.
knfl. where the Chinese court has been
kesiding The accounts sent to the Unit.
I'D States of millions starving and of
human flesh having been sold as food
ere much exaggerated, says the COM
missioner The famine is nothing like
ks serious as those of 1878 and 1870
| Commissioner Rockhill says that III
hung Chang Is declining fast, and the
hews of his death would not some as
, surprise. While retaining all his men,
Al vigoc, LII Hung Chang Is weakening
physically His digestive organs are
Rorn out, and as Ii Hung Chang re.
Ains the appetite Of youth he has
most severe attacks of Indigestion ac-
companled by high fevers. His death
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