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’©WMWWKS VOL. XXXIII. EARL LI HUNG CHANG TO BE 1 PRISONER? Admirals in Chinese Waters Not Inclined To Trust the Statesman HE WOULD BE VALUABLE Government Uns in the Past Repudi- ated the Old Man's Work, and It May Be That the Past Will Be Repeated in This Instance. By Jos: Ohl. Waehtneton. Aurwat 2*.—tSpeclnl.V-The status of 14 Hung t'hang is. from all th* r n be gathered. one of the chief I . .1 lln the notes that are I r-:i tng between the different govern- I nte:it« who- • fare « are acting together in ■ China and It was lieouse of a dlfferetwe I of or h- 'w’n the representatives ■ of differ* nt governments on the ground that th. matter was taken up by this gov- j er* n- nt ar 1 thr- ugh Its ministers abroad , la'..! ’*fore the other powers. The re port of Admiral Co'arrejolles sent to Parts ; and cabled fr -m th. re th s aft. rno-r. , . |n „ to be the first acknowledgment s from an nffict al source that this difference , His statement that a council of the admirals has decided to hold Li Hung Chang on board ship until the open ing of negotiations between the pow ers and China seems tn send a ray of light to pierce the clouds of rumor. There !« a tendency on ’he part of , --re of the government officials to make .. ir th it this Is all an . ’ ar M r arr rement made at Taku at th- time 14 _d to cr» that way tn 1 • x n. f n.t«n wh n lu.rt-le< were still at' *e and an edict had l»een T- t a.-r l ’W >4 viceroy of Peehtll | I - *w‘*h to conduct the de- fen<e of the capital city agntmt the for- | e’ tiers At that time the other adml-j r agreed to hold 14. but the American admiral declined to become a party to , euch a programme. because he believed j that th« ea-l’s presence at Pekin would ■ be .ot . -s-ive to peace. As a Guarantee of Good Faith. It I- known that all these things did nc. ur it t .- time, but there Is a psd j deal <*f t-vi- • -to indicate that Admiral ! Rome ha-, n.e last Thursday. reported • that • -•! • r t ,vai commanders were , still of th- sc • mind with regard to the j [1 A MISSING WORD CONTEST !i r 1 t FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1900. aTRiC ATI ANTA hru AI LAN IA bUßolliulluN Urrihei h ; One-Tenth of the Amount Received for the Subscriptions of Those Entering; the Contest as a Prize for Naming Properly the Missing Word in the Following Sentence: Lm kl There are a number of our men here, among the residents and hidden in the cloisters, but for fear of the thoj M not let themselves be seen.” rJ frl The sentence is selected from a book whose author’s fame is world-wide and whose works have been read everywhere. The omitted word is a common W English word, and the sentence is to he taken in all its parts in the meaning ordinarily accepted. /J rJ The period covered hv this contest, September and October. 1900, shows over 12,000 expirations for The Weekly Constitution. Os course \je Mant all these [< to renew and enter the contest, which would mean over $1,200.00 for the missing word fund. Every additional contestant will swell the amount by 10 per cent pl of his subscription. No period of this year will be more interesting than the two months allotted to this contest. i During the past few vears The Constitution has paid out over ten thousand dollars in cash on these educational contests. About one year ago we changed the plan to figures, problems of various kinds, new sums to work, cotton problems based on statistics and so on. Now we return, for one contest at least to the M ever popular missing word plan, and if our various correspondents have not misinformed us the people arc ready again to try their hands on a word problem. a The hook containing the sentence is a standard publication and has been sealed up and placed with Mr. iV. A. Hemphill, 1 resident and Lusines> Manager of -X The Constitution, who will hold it safely until November Ist, 1900. The sentence speaks for itself and submits a very plain proposition for you to solve. W The Contest Began September I, 1900. The Contest Ends November I, 1900 jj This contest lasts two months and the amount to be divided will probably be in the neighborhood of $1,500. There may be one correct answer, theie may be BJ a dozen, there may be more, but remember it costs nothing to supply a word, and you may get it correctly. hether you do or not you get —s=thf greatest of at American weekly newspapers for veajs— » FJ KEEP THAT IN VIEW AND SEND YOUR GUESS WITH YOUR DOLLAR FOa A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION. 4 F 5 fen per cent of the Gues-iers’ Subscriptions goes to the Fund to be divided. In other words, if this Sub- THE COMDiTION PRECEDENT TO SEHDHfi A GUESS at the Mlssin? Word is that each and every gutss must be « . I len per cent ot the uuessers ouo.c j k accompanied by a year’s subscription to THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION; the guess must be sent in the identical scription Fund amounts to $20,000 for the two months, the Fund to go to the successful guesser would be envelope that brings the money that pays for the subscription; forgetting it or leaving it out by accident or otherwise, or LC Sa 000 Following are the conditions of the contest: not knowing of the guess at the time you subscribed, or any other reason will not entitle one to send a guess afterwards. > > J - • • * . . The guess must come with the subscription or not at all. Should a party send more than one guess, he or she will be “J 8 Fa WE PROPOSE TO PUT 10 PER CENT of amount we receive for subscriptions, wherein the party subscribing enters entitled to a share of the fund for each correct guess sent; there will be no capital prize -every one will get a tirst prize. ZJ the Missing Word Contest, into a fund for distribution among those who name correctly the missing word. For instance, Persons may guess as many times as they send subscriptions. ca » A ’s onb contestant gets the word right, he or she, as the case may be, will have all the money. If more than one CONTEST BEGAN SEPT. 1ST — began then to keep accurate account ot the subscriptions received with guesses, strike it. the sum will be equally divided, each correct answer receiving its proportionate share of the fund. anc j on (j cto b er Ist we will publish how much is to the credit of the subscribers guessing, and during October we will « r 4 THF CLOSES NOVEMBER 1ST — At which time we will pay out to the successful party or parties the full publish each week how the fund has grown. IN MAKING YOUR ANSWER you need not write the sentence out in full, kj vUNltai GLUica nuvEHDcn i»i « »- • t tte simp y the Missing Word for November lis “ . prize amount mat has accrued in the contest. J UM 7 s ' y Address All Orders to THE CONSTITUTION. Atlanta, Ga. M foxv Chinese statesman and that they ■ propose holding him as a sort of guaran tee of good faith If he arrives at Taku. It was this information from Remey that influenced, in some degree, the recent I instructions sent to the American diplo matic representatives abroad and replies to which have been reccivetf There Is still. It is understood, quite a wide di vergence of opinion between the govern ments on the subject of 14, and the state department Is endeavoring to straighten things out through the foreign offices of the other governments. While the an nouncement of his appointment as peace envoy seems to have been straight enough some of the governments have expressed . a desire to vise his credentials before say- I Ing that they will agree to negotiate with I him. It Is recalled that at the time of ' the war with Japan Li professed l<» have | full power as envoy, but it was dlscov- ' cred before things hid proceeded very 1 far that nothing he did would !><• regard- j I ed as binding I y the Chinese goverr.m nt ; I unless approved by the emperor him- ; I self. There was much criticism of him at the time and on account of that ex perience some of the other govern ments are inclined to think it would new be just as well to have Li remain as the guest of the admirals until the time came for the peace negotiations. In one respect, however, tills looks like ■ counting chickens before they arc hatch- ' cd. for so far as anybody here knows, 14 I is not at Taku. Indeed, neither this gov ernment nor the Chinese minister lias any . definite information as to his wh< re il o'i;s | . Consul Ooodnow. at Shanghai, was give n ■ , special instructions to keep the govern- : i ment i.ost« d on the old man s movements ■ and nothing has been heard from C.ood- I now as to hi« departure from Shanghai. In his messages to th- different govern ment* he stated that upon their accept- I ance of peace overtures he would start | • north to Pekin; hut it is not thought 1 i that he has left Shanghai or if he has I he has probably taken some overland route that would lake him to Pekin di- I . Russian Stories Not Credited. i ’ Today's report from St. Petersburg of | 1 an alleged attack npoit the allied forces. , which resulted disastrously, is not gtv.’n credence In official circles, but it does ; serve to increase the anxiety felt here, i which Is enhanced by the continued f ill- ’ ure to get desired information from Gon- I ; era! Chaffee, it developed today that this , is due to Chaffee’s failure to get mes- , sages sent him by the Washington an- , I thorltiea. ; In one of his brt“f messages he stated ( ■ that he had heard nothing from M ash- Ington since the 14th. Since then a num j i Iwr of imiiortant messages had t>e« n sent i I him. While the officials here do not re- gard this interruption of communl, ation 1 . as necessarily Indicating a serious sttua- I •lon. they are very much annoje ; by the j delay which In a sen-e ties the hands of j I the government in every respect. There j Is nothing to do but wait. That condi- J tions are not as bad as has b- en feared I seems, however, to lie lndleate<i by Gen- I ' oral Chaffee’s short cablegram coii<-erniug ! Baroness Von Ketteler. His statement ; that he will furnish the baroness trans portation and escort to T.en Tain within -a f< *’ divs is regarded as indicating that ’ ! conditions inside Pekin are c< rtainly i ' quieting down and al?o that General [ , Chaff—- is convinced that there is no se rious obstruction between I’ekin and Tien i T.-in. This would seem to shaft r the j sensational stories which picture the al- j POLICY OF POWERS RESPECTING CHINESE TROUBLES PRACTICALLY DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES Washington, August 31—The Russian note relative to the withdrawal of Rus sia from China and the I’nited States’ response thereto were made public today by the state department after the cabi net had fully considered the expediency of so doing Tiie correspondence is unique in tiie history of diplomatic exchanges. | It may be said to illustrate a clever , move by which the United States gov ! ernment again has assumed the lead in prescribing tin* poll<y of the powers re s]>ectlng the Chinese trouble. This was accomplisheil by the itate department availing itself of the Russian note to ad- I dress to the powers an inquiry as to | their policies an answer to which can i scarcely lie avoided. Various meanings may bo placed upon the statements of the two principals to this <-orres|»ondence. Thus on the one ■ hand it may be noted that while Russia j announces a ptirposi- Io withdraw her l troops from China, still, as to the occu- | • pylng farce at Nlu Chwang. a condition ' i is attached that ylmost negatives the ' proposition a* to that point. Respecting ■ our own attitude. It appears that, while I l>.-!i- ving the lx st course to pursue is to ' remain in i’ekin, our government is still ’ willing to withdraw. Perhaps this means I that If there is to he separate action j by the powers in China, the I nited ' States priqioses to deal with the situa ' tlon with a free hand. It may be notes! In connection with ! cur withdrawal statement that whereas 1 Russia pro|x*s**<l to withdraw from China, our offer Is to withdraw only ' from I’ekin. A significant fact In this connection Is that General Chaffee, who ; Is well advised of the situation, having s-Vi tal days ago been directed to pre pare for ju-t such tin emergency as that pn < ipltated by-the Russian action, con- j tln’i**s his preparations for wintering , the \m< rican troops In China. Indeed. > , ln i<• s the men are afloat and out of the , p«-i Ho within the next six weeks, they are likely to remain in china perforce. I being i< > hound. General Chaffee was further advised today of the develop metits In the situation, a compendious Stat, ment of the points In the Russo- American correspondence being cabled to u ,ut ••rr by terse 1 ■■■>'• ■of CM**•• iroops. The t’h ipsr minister < 4 . . n . m»v« i unythlng x• ry Imncrtaut . within th«- next tew days, for he an- ; : . lines hi- purpose to go to the seashoi. 1 i ■■ a -h u t r< t. President McKinley Is uixlou to get :l " *f om I I Washing n. ami has made preparations , to !..<>. on Thursday if conditions will , M- * MeKmlcv h is not been at all well I for sev.rni iHvs. The anxiety concern- I i.'gr th. situation In t'liliui has been too li.’jch for her u for >■ V. I-. 11 days she i has '.wen confined to h«*r bed. The pres!- j il.nl and her ohislclans are anxious to i get I-., r back to « inton at as early a date ! as iMisslhle and unless It Is absolutely j ne.-.s arv for hint, to stay hen, the presl- I ! dent and she will bale some time Thurs day. CONGER ON CONDITIONS. Chinese Foreign Office Is Anxious for Peace To Reign. Washington. August 27.—After several days’ Intermission in Chinese advlees the j covernment today r< Ived two dis- , ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1900. him for his guidance. As bearing fur ther on the prospects of the future, it may be noted that the war department officials state that the government has not considered tiie question of the evacu ation of China. It scarcely Is expected that even with the aid of the cables a complete accord I can be reached 11 \<n this last projio sition immediately. I’p to the close of the official day only two communications had been received In consequence of our last note. One was from the British foreign office, through the American em bassy, stating that I.ord Salisbury was absent from London and merely promis ing consideration for the note. The German response was through Mr. Jack son and was equally inconclusive, indi cating a wish on the par’ of the C.or ; man government for time to consider . tiie proposition. The officials here say that they are satlsfled that Japan at I least is fully in accord witli our objects I as sent out in the note and rather expect 1 an early answer from the government jof that country. France has not been I heard from on this point: her last com i munlcatlon relating entirely to 1.1 Hung Chang’s status. The full text of the French govern ment’s answer to Lt Hung t il ing s peace proposals of August l'»th and 21st has Just been received here. It proves to bo al irost Identi al in language with tiie reply | of the American government, which laid I down as a pr'lirnlnary to p< ace overtures i that security In the Chinese capital and a : responsible governm?nt authority be es ‘ ti.l jlslled. u has d< velop <1 in tiie course 1 of the c ireful consid -rati m which otllcli'lo ' lu.ve given to LI Hung <'hang's creden tials that they were issued by the < ntpr* ss dowager and not by tiie emperor. Kwang I Su. This may have an import nt bear ing on the subject, as it opens up the authority of the < mtircss dowager since the i coup d'etat o f Septctnbir 9, L'-!'. when -he ; took the reins of power from the hands of the «trporor. it Involves also the Issa- s betw<e’l the empr< dowager, wli-.i is i antl-f'ireign, and the emperor, who Is pro-foreign. Still a further consideration 1:: the Russian sympathy etttertnine I by the empress dowager, as against the Brit- patches, which, presumably, brine Its 1 dispatches up to the most recent date. There are indications that the principal i delays in the lines of communications are | encountered between Tien Ts'.n ami Pe- lt : advices that small Lands of b"x.-rs are I operating on the line of communl«at!on I of the Pekin fore... Just .wh interfer ’ enco with the work the ’ i ■ 1 Wien r. et • exnerl -iH l.v ■' I i.i •'1 | States forces In the Philippines an.l by ! Lord Roberts’s troops in the Tiati-i■ aal I campaign. Casualty these hit. rrnp.ions arc very short, the marauders b* Ing 1 driven off and the lines restored within a day or two. The fact that more than a week was covered bv the last Interrup tion wives rise to the belief here ’hit those attacks upon the litu s of communi cation by boxers are more formida’.i! ■ than was suppose.l to b<- possible aft' r the heavv losses Inflicted upon them jy the International force In its advance. Tho important dispatch of the day was one from Minister Conger relative to the military situation In Pekin, tjnfortuuate- • I ish sympathy held by the emperor. Thus ■ J far. however, then has been no questlon t j Ing of the credentials of any of the per , sonal grounds mentioned, although they - I are forcible in shaping the action of the i several p,<v era. Although the exact Whereabouts of 14 Huns ’bang continue ' to bo in doubt. It Is the understanding < f diplomatic officials that he is now tn ’. continuous <ommunicatlon with the impe rial hous’ehohl, and thus is enatdeu to ’ . convey to them the prospect of a return ’ i to tiie Chinese c. | H il. The expected re -1 turn of Prill-.e Ching to Pekin is said ’ to l»e a result of this communication be ; 1 tvern Fail 14 and the in-perial family, ' i and to be the initial move of responsi ‘ j b,® authorities toward the capital. I'heie ' 1 is reason to believe als > that l.arl Li is ' I now tn fiequeiil tel, graphic correspond- ■ ! cnee with Kurolaan capitals, allnouglt • \\ . sliingt a nas not re<, iv -t a word from ■ I him since August i’lst, the dale ot ute - last ape.il lor j>, are. Home sigubn at.ee . is attached to this, as indicative that r.arl ' > Lt, tailing to gel lion, Washington an t I ;•<, eptance of his overtures, turned to Eu t rope and mor, partictiii.’ly to Ku. s;*. It | I I vas staled today as an additional rea- , son for an American acceptance of i,i I , lit ng Chang, til t'. 3ils conn tvtitial secte ’ tary and adviser is an American, Mr. j Pethick, formerly ot the Amt rican con- • ; sibar service at fien Tsin. . .Mr. Pet hi. k is known to have great in . ! fluence with the ■ iceroy, and among- the otlieials here is regarded is a man of ex ! o ptional ability ttnl scrupulous integ- I tiiy. 1 'J lie disposition to look for ulterior mo i this in Russia's clans is met by tho t statement in authoritative quart rs that | . I .‘ itch suspicions show a lack of familiar- ' . , ity with Russ't's traditional fri. tuisl.ip I ' with China. It is pointed out that the | ’ I two covtilrics have lived as neighbors I ’ I since hill and that their relations have I > ' not been as triders, e-ich pushing com- i : merclal , nterprlsi s into the territory of I the other, but as border friends. It is I said this brought about the agreement : over the trail*-SllK rian railroad, wlitcli, ‘ while I < iteti, ial to Russia, also helped i ' ( hina to develop the resources of Man- : ' 1 ehuria. In seeking concessions also it is j stated th.it Ru-'*ia h i never permitted I - . ■ citizens to acquire ri -h 1 allroad and mineral concessions ..nd then *o sell tliem i it, speculative markets. This unselfish 1 and neighborly . ent!m< nt. It Is main tained. is the chief motive for Russia's ■ i present course. ■ ' ly It lacked a date, the minister nresum- I ably not having vet received the depart ment's Instructions to Include the date in the body of his diwatches. The state j department at first undertook to have the cable .‘otupanb's correct this serious omls ' sfnn, but finally concluding from Intertill evlden e that Mr. Conger’s message wis certainly later than any official emana tin’ from th.. Chlne.-o capital, the m.-s --,•,«„ wa. sbow. 1 T'lib '.dtv f - what it I was worth. Mr. Conger's reference to th.> arrival of 2.000 fresh German troops caused some surprise, no one apparently having eloseh watched the movements of i tiie C,.-rtn.tn contingent which Is now ar riving with fairly regular frequency .n China, and which consequently may be ' expected soon to equal In numerical strength the military contingents of any ! of tlie European nations there repre sented. A slg-nlflcnnt statement In Mr. Conger’s dispatch is that respecting the expected appi-arance in Pekin of some of the mem bers of the t-ung 1! yatnen. A natural construction to be given to this state- ment Is that these ministers wish to i undertake to represent the Chinese gov ernment formally in negotiations with the powers. It hiving been found impos sible up to this moment, according to Mr. Conger’s statement, to nitet any repre sentative of the Chinese government In Pek’n who was competent to open nego tiations. it may he Inferred that if th--so ministers actually appear with prop-r credentials one of the problems connected with the present dlflicuit situation in China will be solved. With some respon sible person or persons to deal with it may bo possible for the United States i > cunts to some agreement as to a settle ment of the Chinese trouble. Ever since the fall of Pekin the principal difficulty confronting the government here has been to arrange for the next movement In Its programme. It could not withdraw Its troops, even If so'disposed, without ar ranging for Indemnification for the heavy cost it has been nut to in the Pekin cam paign. Also, it must make errangement- j with sonic responsible authority for the j future protection of American inter ; in China, as our business inter, sts can- I not be withdrawn along with tho army of 1 occupation. Therefore ns conveying a , faint hope that In tho no-sons of these | member* of tho tsung II yamvn there may I I be found some authorized representative ■ I of the Chinese government competent to I make engagements on these points, tho , message of Mr. Conger was very w fl- 1 <otiH to the authorities here. Another ! statement in Mr. Conger’s dispatch rela- ■ tive to tho decision of tho generals not to ; enter the Imperial palace, appears to ex plain the movement of the American troops which tho press dispatches w re unable to cle.ar up. In relaxing tho at tack upon the palace gates, after capt’ir- I ing all but one of them. Another cv nt ! of tho <f.ay of some Interest was the order dispatching tho Castine from Shangb i ' to Amoy, a distance of about miles. The little gunboat should make the run in about two days under favorable con.l:- ' tions. Her force is small, but suffi. i- nt ' to serve the moral purpose if there be ! need for such. It appears that she is - <lore,l to Am iy quite as much on ac -o, nt ! of repre.-ontatlons from well-Inform. 1 i business circles as from any official ad -1 vi, e. The consul at Amoy agreeing with 1 the representatives of the business in terests. It was decided to bo proper to s nd a gunboat to Amoy, not hi -ause of anv particular apprehension as to .1 ipan’s aspirations, but to prevent rioting at this ibingerous point. Tho first direct word from General Chaffee since August isth came today In the form of a cablegram dated today at Taku. reporting the action of tiie Sixth cavalry with the enemy near Tien Tsin on tho 19th. Tito cable follows: ’’Taku. August 27.—Secretary of State. Washington-No 1m ertant movem. rt* since last dispatch. Military Is trying to restore order. No repres. nt.ativ, <>: the t’hln- se government encountered v- Sever il mln!-'ers. of the tsung 1; yam. u reported Un e;t\ a: <1 are expect, o to appear aoon Generals de not entci Into imperial palai ■*. leaving It practli-ahy vacant. Two thousand Germans arrived today. CONGER. '■ Tlds cable adds nothln.a to the informa tion previously reporterl by’ Admiral 1 Rem< y. Although General Chaffee’s cable 1* dated Taku. 1t Is assumed that It wi s ■ i forwarded from I’ekin over the field tele graph line or by courier, probably the lat ter. The fact that the dispatch was sent ' from Taku today proves that the cable t-etween Taku and Che Foo Is working and that there Is no longer any interrup tion on the land lines from the latt r ; point to Shanghai. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. IMimiSTOBE FORCEDffIMIIIA Powers Seem To Agree on That Point Without Any Great Effort CABINET SEEMS AT SEA Washington Officials Spend the En tire Day in Trying to Beach a Conclusion About Some thing They Know Very Little Os. Washington, August 29—A special meeting of the cabinet lasting all day and broken only by a short recess for luncheon, marked the intense Interest ■ tiie administration feels in the Chines© problem. The diplomatic and not tho military phase of the situation In China was un der con -ideration and this accounted for the presence of Acting Secretary Adee. an unsua! happening at a cabinet meet , Ing. Mr. Adee Is the medium through whom i the foreign governments communicate and he has l>e<-n in receipt of a good I many statements recently. Last • ven- Ing he and the French charge. M. Thle baut. compared the French and A aeri- ■ c: n copies of the credentials of 1.1 Hung i Chang. Today he had long talks with Minister Wu and the German charge, i ami the substance of these conversations he laid before the cabinet. I It Is understood that tho cabinet to day < omplet-'d preparation of a j ! for clearing away much of the uncertainty that now exists as to the future in Chi na. and outlined its views in writing. j The fact that the military situatl it is admitted to be of a secondary impor tance. confirms tho view, though no cab inet officer would vouchsafe information on this point, that what is sought is an agre» ment among the n >w< rs for terrain ating the indi’finltc status of affairs in ■ China. Expression Is Wanted. It Is believed that th" point has I- n ; reached where it Is proper that there should be* a clear expression of purpose 1 on the part of the principal powers, in order that the I’nited States govern ment may know how far it may go con sistently in the execution of the common programme. Most of the objects f din view by the president when he nt. i, an swer t<> the Chinese gov, rrment’s at- * ,1. and began the campaign upon I', kin, have b- n achieved. Two others remain ■ to be secured, namely, the safeguarding