The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-27
READY FOR DEFENSE
ALLIES PREPARED TO REPEL Az
ATTACK ON PEKIN.
BOXERS REPORTED COMING.
AMERICANS AND BRITISH MANNED
THE OUTER WALL.

Imperial City Is still Invested by the
Allies, Who Await Instructions
From Their Governments-Pros-
pect of Famine in Tien Tsin-Vn-
layers FIOcking Into the Place.
Reports Upon the Movements of
the Empress DOwager.
London, Aug. 81, a. m.-The latest
news from Pekin indicates that the stu
alton there is unchanged. The Imperial
City is still invested, but has not yet been
occupied. The allies. when the last mes
sage left, were still refraining from ag-
gresslve action, pending instructions from
their governments.
An attack from 10000 Boxers was antici-
psted; and to meet this, the whole Amer
ican force and the British artillery, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Morning Post
from Pekin, dated Aug. 1S, were moved
10 the outer city wall The Boxers were
reported coming from the south.
Gen. Dorward. in his report of the en-
gagement outside lien Tsin, Aug 49,
when the Americans, British and Japa-
nese signally defeated large force of
Boxers, killing over 800, says, in a dis
patch. dated Aug. 25:
The lines of communication near Tien
Tsin are now free from danger. The en-
emy had been treating the villagers bad
J.. Several decapitated bodies were
found near their camp. The villagers are
now focking TO Tien Tsin at the rate of
about thousand a day. AS there is not
months food supply, there is every
prospect of a famine shortly"
ri s declaration that famine is i'm
m ncnt in cons equence of the inadequa-
cy OF provisions for the hordes of refu-
gees at Tien Tsn adds a new element
Of peril to the situation.
Shanghai advices say that the report
Of the capture of Emperor Kwang Su by
the japanese was erroneous. 1t was a
case of mistaken identity. The Pekin cor
res spondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiring
Aug 49, reasserts that the Empress Do
wager fled westward, and adds: She
had body guard of 1850; and as the
mountainous character of the country
would prevent artillery following, it is be-
neved that she will not be pursued
This correspondent reports everything
on the day of his dispatch, but a tele-
graph TO the same paper from Tien Tsin,
dated Aug. a. asserts that a thousand
Russians, Germans and japanese hal
pushed forward from Pekin with the in
tenuon, is was assumed of pursuing the
fleeing Empress Dowager.
At conference of ministers and gen.
erals, held at Taku Friday, it was de-
cided according to the Daily Telegraph
TO refer the fate of the Forbidden City
to Europe.
Tien Tsin dispatches to Berlin, dated
Aug. %. say: "The Japanese troops are
in possession of the wall around the in
rermcst part of the Forb dden City. but
have not yet made their way to the I'm
peiidl Ia ace, owing TO the lack of gov
eminent instructions.
Lieut.. Gen. Linevitch, commander of
the First Si1elian Army Corps, cabling
10 St Petersburg. under date of Aug
16, says: There are no longer any Box
'rs in Pekin. They were driven out to-
day by the French and Russians whose
Tags are hoisted over the Imperial city.
The Empress Dowager the Emperor, the
heir apparent and the whole court have
fed TO the province of Shen ST.
Ii Hung Chang, according to Shanghai
dispatch, dated yesterday. has once more
postponed his departure for the north.
The Japanese have landed more bluejack-
cts at Annoy. where order is maintained
in spite of the great excitement
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, writing Aug. "a says: Lii Hung
Chang has received a message from Pekin
that the japanese alone will occupy the
imperial palace The Japanese government
has renewed its assurance that it win
protect the persons of the Empress Dow
dger and the Emperor.
Mr.. Morgan of the China inland mis-
sion, who has arrived here from 81 Ngan
Flu, reports, that thirty-seven foreign mis-
sionares and thirty converts have been
massacred AT Tai Yuen Flu.
The Japanese government has notified
Earl Ii that negotiations will be impos-
sible until penipotentiaries acceptable TO
the Powers are appointed. Japan sug-
gests the Vceroys of Nan Kin and Wu
Chang and Earl Ii. If these are ap-
pointed and China expresses willing
ness 40 make full indemnity, Japan is
ready to assist to the utmost"
The Poitsche Corresponding of Vienna.
often employed as the mouthpiece of the
Rus Ian foreign office, ass erts emphati-
cally that Russia has not declared war
against China and does not contemplate
taking such a step alone.
The Cologne Gazette, in an article
which is said to forecast Germanys at
Il ude regarding compensation. claims
that the necessary indemnity can be
secured by increasing the maritime Gus
toms, the Powers assuming complete con-
troll of China's finances. including the A.
nsncial administration of the provinces.
"