Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-27

latest news from Peking indicates that
the situation there is unchanged. The
imperial city is still invested but has
not yet been occupied. The allies when
the last message left, were still re-
framing from aggressive action, pend
ing instructions from their govern
ments.
An attack from 10000 Boxers was
anticipated and to meet this the whole
American force and the British artil-
lery, according to a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Pekin, dated August
18th, were moved to the outer city wall.
The Boxers were reported coming
from the south.
Gen. Dorward, speaking of the gov
eminent outside Tien Tsin, August
10Th, when the Americans, British and
Japanese defeated large force of Box
ers, killing over three hundred, says,
in a dispatch dated August 25th:
"The lines of communication near
Tien Tsin are now free from danger.
The enemy had been treating the vii
layers badly. Several decapitated bod
les were found near their camp.
''The villagers are now focking to
lien Isin at the rate of about a thous
and day. AS there is not more than
months food supply there is every
prospect of a famine shortly"
This declaration that
A Famine Is Imminent
in consequence of the inadequacy of
provisions for the hordes of refugees
at Tien Tsin adds 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
case of mistaken identity.
The Picking correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph wiring August 10TH
reasserts that the Empress Dowager
fed westward and adds:
"She has body guard of 1,500; and
as the mountainous character of the
country would prevent artillery follow
ing, it is believed that she will not be
pursued"
This correspondent reports every
thing quiet on the date of his dispatch,
but telegram to the same paper from
Tien Tsin, dated August oath, asserts
that thousand Russians, Germans
nd To hn1 I,aI 60.
from Pekin with the intention, it was
assumed, of pursuing the fleeing En-
press Dowager
AT a conference of ministers and
generals held at Taku, Friday, it was
decided, according to the Daily Tele-
graph, to refer the fate of the Forbid
den City to Europe.
Ten Tsin dispatches to Berlin
dated August 23d say:
''The Japanese troops are in pos
session of the wall around the inner
most part of the Forbidden City, but
have not yet made their way to the
Imperial palace owing to lack of gov
eminent Instructions
Lieut. Gen. Linevitch, commander of
che First Siberian army corps, cabling
to st. Petersburg, under date of Au-
gust 18th, says:
There are no longer any boxers in
Fekin. They were driven out to-day
by the French and Russians, whose
flags 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 81.
Iii Hung Chang, according to
Shanghai despatch dated yesterday,
has once more postponed his depart
ure for the north"
1.-The Japanese have landed more
blue jackets at Annoy. where order has
maintained in spite of the great excite
ment
Conspicuous gallantry was display
ed by Captain Gaussen, of the Bengal
camlry," says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Standard. While I'M
der heavy fire in the recent fight at
Tien Tsln, Captain Gaussen stopped
and picked up an American trooper,
lifted him onto the saddle, and rode
off in safety"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, wiring August oath, says:
Iii Hung Chang has received mes
sage from Peking that the Japanese
alone viii occupy the imperial palace.
The Japanese government has renewed
its assurance that it will protect the
persons of the Empress dowager and
the Emperor.
"Mr. Morgan, of the China Inland
Mission, who has arrived here from
81 Ngan Flu, reports that thirty-seven
foreign missionaries and thirty con-
verts have been massacred at Tai Yuen
F,u.'
X The Politsche Correspondent or
Vienna, often employed as the mouth
piece of the Russian foreign affairs.
INSERTS emphatically that Russia has