Show CONDITIONS IN PEKIN ON JULY 14 I That Is Four Day Days Before MInIster M ge Wis WI Sent t O ouiE ME Qi Q t tr r Ilo lo Nh tnt 11 11 jhU jay he 10 Ue lIe rued Fl lh Ch CIte F Poe July U commend commendIng Ing the PIT fort neAr Taku r cc Pr ports to t the ofer officer commanding at t Tn Tong Xu Ku that a runner who If left Pr Pe Pek k kin on Jil July Uth reports that that waun a ate at 01 anarchy the regular Ir troops were the n Boxers ad and that ti the were get getting Un ting the beter better of t the that the Ibe ammunition of th the guards urd was waa and that the they were usIng their rUt cities that tb the guards luard recently rhe rushed th the wa an and len th the ChI I III II ties I and that a CI Clip nel I were wre d desirous ot of prote the t but were In the 1 It Ity t 1 14 is anxious to avoid f II lug ti the it t TI C OAI E EWa Wa July state J is again In In a waiting at ardIng China Chilla I It his bu pro and tul fully the Chi Chiese ese r appl appeal for tor mediation lad d t tbS correspondence given publicity loday likes It appear that the n nest Jt IOV grove ii the Chinese government accept o orto to reject our terms term It at onci and nd In ed c cage Ut the answer must mt CelIa vey e 04 gs of the tale state of Ill the welfare o of the I h Thi bH t I ii not credited that cb chances T toe for mediation ar are aUIt t cannot b be forced upon a p par party t ty to e It must mUt be a c all U I If the States l to mediate In Chinas interest she b t aur secure the assent of all 1 sit b who have suffered In lt life or p Pt at Pekin U S Wil NOT FLINCH Te The In the WIY way of such uck an undertaking are likely to be maD many Ud and serious In hi view of the exhibition of feeling ln In Euro Europe Bu But It I is said Id ber here that te the United State will 1 cheerfully undertake the tal task provided I Its ton ar are met I If I it d do not succeed In Inducing the to b be lenient In their of the government ot of China the United States government wi will to tob not b be drawn dran Into further hostilities after w we have taken Iken cr care of our own agate but we wi wilt withdraw taking care are however to let It It be understood that this government wi will not alow allow It its proper interests In China to be injured b by th the acton action of any ny of the powers that may mar choose to remain obdurate pwen OP OF A GREAT At least one of the greatest pw powers I Is unde under strong tron suspicion here of acting and without I t rard regard to sentiment or anything mO more than the mot moat ot of I It I Is bleve believed here t that h t t this hi power I is q quiet ultI I hy taking mu measure to drop out Ola of the theIr Ir league at Ten Tien Tam Ind and conduct a cam cain aln on II Its own account against Pc le lekin kin ald and I It I Is even suspected u te that this power we Is II already ald moving troops toward towaN the Chinese capital 01 On fact regarded as aa now beyond ne of further demonstration In vi view of oC the Chin Chinese appal appeal I Ii that the Chi Dt flees oleal II at the sast at ports ae are actually In communication wih with hat bat ever remains ot of the Imperial govern overn mint ment at t Pekin and the text of at lu Cus appl appeal a to establish th the fat fact tha that the Chinese government I It Itself lel self I Ii the resistance to the international advance UPI upon Pekin DA DAYS Y T TO The tate state department and tb the Chi Chin n ties legation substantially ar agree in inthe the estimate or of six Ix to eight da days a as the tm time necessary to pt get a reply to the Presidents answer anwer to the appeaL ot of te the Chinese government According to the best t Information here urgent messages are r being tra trani between and Shanghai b by the flowing express mentioned In Consul ronI cablegram a few tew da day ago 0 Tl This according to the Chi Chine ne flea I Is aNI a relay system of mounted mn messenger similar to the old pony zen vc vice across ethe the plains and II is Ule used when the wire communIcatIon I s Interrupted Te the relay rider mak make Abut about 1 miles milesa A dl day 1 It I ii 40 4 mi miles from ShanghaI ha to and this seems to ar agree vr very wel well with the speed me made In for forwarding p warding message e and ad returning th the COlfle Couget Assuming fm from Shen dispatch th tha thaI thaIa a 1 was on fo foot on Ob te the to pt get U the bi minister tm from to Tn lien Tam In under escort cor ot UMP troops the state tat department no not be surprised to get et news awI ot of them from the headquarter a of the ale allied forces In a short bor Ur MAY KAT BB fl Fm The distance fro from TIN TIen Tim ln to J Pc kin Is milis Ue and aDd at this I season the trip I is made by r roid from Pekin to o Ton Tong Cb Choo a point Ot ci the be Pel Pei no Ito twelve mi miles blo below the capi Sal tal ad and the remainder of t the way war b bt host Til ThIs trill tnt now would take toa tout da day supposing the escort rt of Imperial insurgents tr troops mt met with no resistance from tl the I If ll the maying from Pea Pekin was 1 suede within two days after 1 In inter for wu was it would be elt I wold b pee Ible sible that the ud and ther their p s cori rt are pow now In touch with th the heed bd quarter quarten of f the all allIes always Iwa that nothing to the party Of on the road AGAINST July evenings pa paper p p per devote on attention to President consent to m ins diate ud and thi th comment mIent is II al all mite I Ii generally eX eg pr pressed that ta teke Chi n nile ne new rl T The Berliner complains th that tb the tt government is II ispa pa M f the wisdom ot of I it Cin China pl policy that thaI I it is In ad advance vance to lay Jr th Ih blame fo for Ia Its non nonsuccess success 11 I lee credulous tian than and Secretary lay hay Tt Tit bemer er lo good o on to show ho that Ih the has bu ben been tak taken n I In tow low hy by I IThe 1 a aI The I 11 Berliner Post t 11 es I I thO Iti Haws for truth T The I T that It II S t J 1 appears PI tbt that Wash rue r walt waIting for mi pretext t to the cli lw Powers i t he Unit United bt States from GERA ARE Te The Inka rull It amazing thee Ito Ih an tny t ati atti attitude tude toward he doubtful at 81 I hine mandarins III emid that Amerlan lt ate ready to 10 with hilts betor the rescue ot of the forell foreign In Commenting upon the reported d dallon di allon of the Unite United govern overn to have Alera AMerican trop troops advance upon Pekin the lun rt is ismark mark that I If le the foI foreIgners In Pekin could have been rescued b so 0 hv rue b S a rescued tore fore the th them alI allies would 1 song ar ago have bave 1 BUner Berliner which I sees a contradiction In President II consent w to mediate and bl his effort to et th the al allieS to advance to III says Wi Will the government of the Unie States I ole iss the Chinese wih with learned from Chins tt and only un und d melton mediation In appearance The Th sume me paper caps the climax b by tat that China n attitude II h 41 due to UI the impossIbility ot of leavi the he lare large Chines ot the U tra rican Union out ut of YET TB en n Jul July 1 Chinese min mini mm i Sir Ir iten L La ren Jeng L Len h had i g tedi interview wih with Lord Salisbury this afternoon Th The gener situation was dIsused and the mini ten ter asserted hll t that ha t the to China In III SIr Cla Claude e M MacDon MacDonald n add ald d the hi a uther foreigner OI ert at Pekin 3 itc life Lord Salisbury reiterated bt his demand fur dirt direct communication with th minister At Pekin To this request the Ibe minister could only renew hi his protestations that It would be aPIl speedily accomplished I if feasible Hp He n no new facts to prove hi his 1 as out r ul The Interview closed wih with without I D Despite lle Ut the Chines ministers stat tal meats and despite Sir laude aids aldi letter ter of July a strong tron hl im I continues to prevail at al li tim f lr omo omee that the ministers a imi I I eln were re massacred ne July Ith 1 Tb I Associated P PreSs correspondent is II in informed informed formed that no not on one scintilla of evi 1 defoe nc Is II yet In tb til possession of 1 the I foreign leading them to be ot of the murders Mir Ir Iri i lud tt kiter te with Ith I its ac acI of severe eVere lighting In Pekin I confirms the governments tore fore I ENVOY A B ALIVE AUVE William P Morgan member of par parliament for whose kowle of and interests In China are arc informed the Associated ev I P i correspondent toda today that hI he wap wal positive from cable m messages from hi his 1 that the members of the 18 lega U were ere alv alive on July Ib mh the foreign omee was told this the WI was made Mr Morgan U ma Morrn b baa submitted no evidence to convince iii of tb the truth of hi his statement how however I ever anxious we my may b be to believe It ItI I Consultations are r In prore progress be cabinet minister and official i CI to the cour course to b he pursued should bould I the prove to be al alive v the be ency of China holding them as aa aaI I I is uppermost In tb the minds mind ot of i all although the Alo Associated P Press cor correspondent respondent I ii officially Informed that the Chinese diplomats have not yet hinted at such uch action hinte Bow TO STOP TROUBLE between the power have hav brought out mutual assurances tt that the military expeditions to China are for tor the sole ole purpose of relieving the and that there I is no Inen tion to partition China Hence should hould China Chini agree t to delver deliver the alive no power wi will bae have ran reason for tor continuing arlve aggressive military opra opera operations except Gnan Germany whose minister ta is Undoubtedly dead and even eveD Oer Ger to quote a high bh British wi will ban hae to forego tb the emperors a ma that he would not Dot top stop ti till t the Gern Oa flag floated ove over Pekin As AI for the other DweN cowers It I is em stated that they be have unanimously ared agreed that wih with the sate de del delivery l livery Vry ot of tb the ministers the aggressive Ive campaign wi will Ind end Al All rumor rumon ot of an international agreement the future of China subsequent to the re ic return turn ot of Ihl the ministers ar are false T The agreement I is purely purel negative and hosed upon the IMI lines stated b by Secretary la hay of which the Independence and aad integrity of f the Chinese empire ar are essential nUal features I If tle the imperial edIct proves true the pw powers while holding their forces In readiness to enforce demands 11 will so ac cP cope indemnity No tent tonal propositions will 1 b be considered In common with the other power Gran Germany mut must through arbItration or otherwise gauge auf th the damage damle sustained b by th the 10 loss of II life of hgr minister b ba by bya a pecuniary standard The ae same rule will 1 alpl apply as to the lOl loss ot of ote other Iv hives mad destruction of property hAY I Y I II ALL t the Chinese legation the Asso 10 claM elated P Press correspondent wu was In Intoe toe fored that no further news w from hIM China had bad been received toa today and that It wu was expected that tbt the minister would ln soon he be sent nt to Tn lien Se See Seer r r tIry Lu Leu expressed unstinted praise o of tb the attitude of the United States rt of Stat Cot Cot hay HI He said Id It tle negotiations with the power on behalf of ChinA had hac al all been t to t the Cin Chinese mill minIster laer at Washington on W We Fang Secretary L Ln pr pro Utter ignorance ot of their rees uter PI I It may ay with safety be stated tate that tbt lul should the he ministers prove to b be alive allye tb the Chinese government wi will to some UI e them U as s e lever to compel and Ind Amerian American cp ud sad commercial enterprises to mort moderate their activity It if not to withdraw t from the empire entirely DUrel O On Il this point Wilam William P Morgan MOh wh who It is Ir In do close touch with ll the Chinese minister said Id to tb the Associated P Press that h he had good reason to believe the Chinese government r hd had or would introit 1 Li Hun Huna Rung a Ith tb the mission ot of saying 1 to the powers MUST am OE OU OUT 1 Lash br here it If YOU ou withdraw yaw youa mOrl missionaries and give IYe up your Io w we will 1 b be willing t to give v ample I remuneration for tor yew o I losses We wi will then deliver your mil mm liters ett Germanys ery alive Wel Well I if you O dont doat agree we cannot b be an answerable tr for the Ive lives of your lia mm I We e cannot reconcile Ute the ma majority ot of our pooDle to the foreign sIc ele elet meat t and who said Id Mr Morgan orran will hardihood enough noab to say to go co till kill the mInisters and aad w we viii 11 take revenge believe tUve I that Secretary na Ray hu his the only right coca course HIS Hla action Is splendid whatever the result I HI feel confident that the fore foreign tn en 10 yore art are all alive In my opinion the report of their deaths death have been dr with Ith a view to In the minds mind LIt of Americans and 4 uro pesas minor out outrages which the Wont orl would be b to for tor forgive rive give the tat moment It ii h that tIN the ministers wets alive While this hu has been rl ron considered h I tb h foreign oMee It I Is a as 1 too luo ingenuous even tur f r Ch n |