Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-08-17


has arrived at Chefoo, says dispatch to
the Herald.
Mr.. Conger says that they have pro-
visions and can hold out for six days.
Food in Pekin is growing scarce. 1t
it reported that cessation of attacks on
the foreigners was by order of an imperial
decree.
All the Pekin and Sung Chow Ameri- I
cans, also the Walkers, Chapins, Sails
Wickoffs, Hobart Terry and MacKay are
safe in Pekin. All the mission property
has been destroyed. There is every indl-
cation that the Chinese government is
awakening TO the gravity OF the sltua- /,
ton. 1t is endeavoring to throw the
responsibility for the outrages in Pekin
and elsewhere on the mob. Through
diplomacy it is seeking to foment IN
tel national jealousies to prevent the ad-
vance of troops on Pekin to escape law
full punishment and to patch up peace
The foreigners here feel that the Chi
nese government is responsible for the
chaos, and they are indignant at the re-
ception given toe Lii Hung Chang at
Shanghai
| 1t is the conviction of everyone that
no half way measures should be used
There is nothing to prevent march on
Pekin and the overthrow of the present
government. 1t is commonly asserted
| that if this is not done the same trouble
| will be repeated every few years
/ Two Indian regiments, one British field
In (Aaso1aa have arrived.
Any further delay in advancing on Pekin
will be criminal.
ImDeriaIs Fought with Boxers.
San Francisco, Aug. 5,-The Kobe Her
aid of July IL prints the full report OF
Commander Mori to the Japanese govern
ment on the attempt of Admiral Seymour
to reach Pekin.
On June IL the relief expedition became
convinced the Boxers and Chinese I'M
/ perial troops were acting in concert. he
viewing the skirmish on that date Com
pander Mori reported: "The troops fac
, inc the British were General Tung main
t body. They carried flags with the lido
graph 'Tung' emblazoned in gold on
red field. and at intervals there were ban
ners with green borders surrounding
e red field. These standards showed that
e we were confronted by mixed army o
2 regulars and Boxers. The troops on TN
: e,emy's left were General lungs real
o,,ard and the whole numbered about
Y 1000 Our force at the time mustered
e about 100.
+ Sin the skirmish that followed $50
= the enemy were killed. The allies losse
e were seven English and Germans killed
s two German officers, one Russian Office
l. and over 40 English, German and Rus
n sian soldiers wounded The Japanes
g had no casualties. The flags capture
n had the Autographs Imperial command II
+ scribed on the right corner, whereas a
d the Boxer flags previously taken boz
ir merely the name Tho and place nam'
4 They also had seven autographs signify
d ing The Tho save the empire and destro
n foreigners Such legend was now see
: everywhere
E. Did Not Kill the wounded.
IL San Francisco, Aug. Cdr. &.
ie Smith. who was in the allies hospital /
y Tientsin until July 5, has arrived hel
10 on the steamer City of Pekin from CHR
~ and absolutely denied the story OF IL
~ shooting of wounded soldiers by Admir-
~ Seymour on the retreat upon Iientsi
The doctor states that he was presel
when Admiral Seymour's column arrlV
- and that the wounded were with nm.
nv 81 met the column when it arrived
y said DR.. Smith, land assisted in atten
' ING the wounded men on their return.
~ talked with them and am positive tn
~ there is nothing in the story that I
men who were wounded were shot dur
al the retreat. ale admiral had bare
sau enough men to carry the wounded a
-, look after them, but there was no sho
H. ING of them. He was very hard press
and the city of Tientsin was also in stra
when he reached there"
Battle Is Imminent.
49, Tientsin, Aug. 2, via Chefoo, Aug. a
Of 1t is reported that the Chinese h'
,or broken the canal bank, flooding the COZ
,,ai try between Tientsin and Pekin Thl
NV thousand Boxers are eight miles no
, of Tientsin and a battle is imminent.
lion Suicide of LII Hung.
tire Shanghai, Aug. GA report has b
uly circulated here to the effect that
ere Hung Chang had committed suicide.
lay. foreign official sent a messenger to
ode viceroy's residence, but an answer was
'e9 fused.
her. To TRY North Carolina Plan.
iSei Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 6.-Owing to