Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-03
MAY DESTROY PEKIN
Americans and Germans at the Chi
nese Capital Think 1t Ought to
Be Destroyed.
BEHEAD THREE DIGNlTARIES
There Is No Government at Pekin-Tsun
Ii Yamen Members Attempt to Nego-
tiate with the Generals of the
Allied Forces.

New York, September 3.-The Heralt
publishes the following dispatches:
Pekin, August 20, via Shanghai, Sep
tember 2nd.-Three more members o.
the Tsung Ii Yamen have been executed
by the empress They are Hen Tun, 8
member of the imperial secretarate, Ii
Shan, friend of the foreigners, and L
Yien Yuan. They were put to death
just before the arrival OF the allied
forces.
There Is no government In Pekin. The
Japanese and Russians, for some un.
known reason, still remain outside of the
innermost palaces of the forbidden city.
The Germans desire to burn everything
and avenge the death of Baron Won
Kettler. The positions of the legationers
during the siege had been undermined
and in few days more mines would
have been sprung,
SEEKING TO DESTROY PEKIN.
Pekin, August 26.-Ching Shin Ma
Tung and Chung Ii, members of the
Tsun Ii Yamen, are trying to negotiate
with the generals of the allied forces,
through Sir Robert Hart, director of i'm
perial customs, in order to prevent the
destruction of the innermost palace OF
the forbidden city. With the same OBJ
ject in view, the Russians occupied the
palace. Resident Americans think that
the city ought to be completely destroy
ed. Ma Tung and Chung Ii should be
beheaded, since they formed part of the
cabal which caused the murder of Baron
Won Ketteler and the attempted massacre
of all foreigners, and no leniency should
be shown or the next generation of
Cinnamon will repeat the crime.
FRANCE HAS NOT ANSWERED.
Paris, September 3.-France has not
yet replied to the Russian note regard
ing the withdrawal of troops from Pekin.
France regards peace as the first re-
Quisite of the situation, but 1t is not en-
tirely certain that the withdrawal! of the
troops from Pekin is the surest and
quickest method to attain this end.
GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
London, Sept. 3.-The difficulty Of
communicating with the British min
lister at Pekin, Sir Claude Macdonald,
delays the PRONUNCIATION of the views of
the British government In regard to its
future steps in China, the government
being unwilling to commit itself publicly
to q definite decision until Sir Claude
Mac donald has fully reported on the
situation. In the meantime heated
anti-evacuation campaign continues in
the press. The trend of official opinion
apparently continues favorable to the
principle of suggested withdrawal from
Pekin to Tien Tsin but not the evacua.
tion of China. The statement that
General Gazelle, commander of the Brit
ish troops in China, stopped British re-
inforcements arriving at Hongkong
from proceeding further north is takeu
as an indication that the British gov
ernment anticipates that diplomatists
will shortly take the place now occupied
by the military.
1t is reported at Hongkong that the
French gunboat Comet recently fred on
some Chinese farmers on the banks of
the Han Kiang, killing three and
wounding three. This incident is re-
garded as liable to provoke reprisals.
MANY SOLDIERS ILL IN CHINA.
Washington, September 3.-The war
department received the following tele-
gram from Major Perley, hospital corps,
commanding the hospital ship Relief.
"Taku (no date te).-Banister reports 1870
sick at the front and 200 at Tien Tsin.
Many are slightly III. All wounded have
been brought from the front. The Relief
will take all severe cases. Launches and
boats have returned. Plenty supplies.
All are doing we'll. (Sig.) Perley."
THE OREGON AT WOO SUNG.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 3.-The
navy department received by mail the
official report of Captain Wilde. Of the
battleship Oregon, Of the circumstances
attending the grounding OF that ship in
the Gulf OF Pc Chi Ii last June and her
successful salvage. The report goes to
confirm the departments previously ex-
pressed conviction that the grounding
Is not In any respect attributable to any
fault on the part OF Captain Wilde, or
any officer of the Oregon. The Oregon ar
rived at Woo Sung, where she is to form
one of the international feet to guard
the transport service during the exist
ence of the Chinese troubles.
GENERAL CHAFFEE A HUSTLER.
Washington, September 3.-The war
department received, q cablegram from
General Barry of which the following
portion Is made public: "Taku (no date
General Chaffee has everything well
in hand. His driving power materially
assisted the prompt relief of the lega
ton. Considering the arduous service,
the condition Of the troops is good
Signed Barry.
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