The Portland daily press., 1900-07-09

ren's despatch gives strange picture,
says the Daily Mail Is. Shanghai correspon-
dent. of how life jostles death in Pelxin.
Business apparently goes on as usual
The shops and theatres are open and the
streets are full of people. No imperial
troops except those of General Tung Fuh
Slang took part in the lighting. They
did more looting. The courier even as
serts positively that provisions are being
supplied to the legations, but by whom
he does not say. The Boxers and Gen
eral Tung Fuh Slang do not get along
we'll. The Boxers assert that they do all
the fighting, and the latter all the looting
and nothing else. General Kwan-Si
Kai governor of Shang Tung, a corres=
pondent of the Daily Mail AYERS, predicts
that by July IL, the Boxers win disband
and negotiations will be begun for peace.
Nevertheless, circumstantial rumors of
dark things to come are in circulation.
The correspondents at Shanghai, who
are still the clearing house of all Chinese
news, say that a com bined force of Rus
slams and Japanese have left Tien Tsin
following the railway as far as Lang
Fang, an have thence swept swiftly to
the West, attacking the Chinese, Is miles
North Of Tien Tsin, and killing 1000 of
them.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Standard says reports from Tien Tsin,
from Chinese sources, say a great battle
has taken place inn which the Chinese
lost heavily. The allies at Tien Tsin
are short OF provisions an suffer con-
siderably from 'Sniping."
The Daily Nails lien Tsin correspon-
dent in despatch date July 2. via Che
Foo July 4, says:
No forward movement is possible with
less than sc, 600 men. A document has
been found, signed by British resident,
on behalf Of British manufacturers offer
ing Viceroy Chag Chi Tung complete
armaments and officers for army corps
for e45S, 600 stearling.
The messages of British correspond ents
at Tien Tsin are censored by the British
authorities but there is no censorship
exercisedsoyer the other correspondents
The Daily Telegraph's Canton cores
pondent, wiring Friday via Hong Kong,
Saturday, says:
& ii Hung Chang was formally notified
today that President Mckinley cordially
appreciates his assurances of friendship
for the allied powers. Now that anarchy
controls the capital President Mckinley
trusts to the responsible provincial au-
thoriti es to carry out the international
obligations Of the Chinese government.
The Shanghai correspondents OF the Daily
Telegraph, under date of July 2, says;
Boxer emissaries are coming to the
south, disguised, for the purpose Of
enlisting men. The situation is grave y
Emperor William, says a Berlin despatch,
today received the following from the
governor Of Tsin Tau with reference to
the promise Of reward to anyone who
could accomplish the delivery of a
foreigner from Pekin:
Being notified Of your Majesty tele
gram, the governor of Shang Tung re-
piled: From the outset I have been full
of anxiety regarding the Europeans in
Pekin and have made repeated attempts
to send q messenger and get help to them,
bit in vain. Now all roads to Pekin are
beset with rebels; and therefore, what
ever measures are taken now, offer even
less prospect OF success chan before.
Nevertheless I shall consider it my duty
for their help.
Several correspondents at st. Peters
burg send out elegrams-censored, of
eo11rse-to the effect that Russia .Janan
and England agree as to their policy in
China, their interests dominating there.
General Orloff, a brilliant soldier has
been appointed chief Of staff of the Rus
sian forces in China The Shanghai
correspondent Of the Express cabling on
July z, says:
''The Russian, French and German adj
mirals have had long conference. They
expressed themselves as averse to seeing
large Japanese forces landed in China in
advance of the other powers.