Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16

New York, Aug. 13.-A special cable
dispatch to the Evening World today,
dated Chefoo, August 9th, via Shang-
hal says; yts;r,,,. m;s..b. ooo,...a :, J..
taking of Yangstun. Russian artillery
opened fire on the American troops
Before the mistake was discovered,
many American soldiers had been
killed or wounded by the Russian shells.
The Fourteenth took part in the at
tack on the Chinese trenches. As the
Chinese He'd, the Regiment entered and
occupied one Of the Chinese positions
A Russian battery some distance off
did not notice the movement. 1t opened
fire on the position, and planted shells
among the American troops.
"The Russians were quickly notified,
and ceased their fire.
Washington, Aug. IA.
A high government official said today
that the indemnity which the United
States would demand for every Ameri.
can citizen killed Or muilned by the
Chinese during the present trouble
would be sufficient to comfortably SUP
port their families fer the remainder of
their lives.
This government does not want a
province, a town. a village or a single
square foot OF Chinese territory as in
demnity, said the official, who is close
to the President. There is but one
indemnity which they can give our
people, and that is a monetary in.
dcmnity to the families of their
American victims. For every one of
these, China must pay a sufficient sum
to keep their families from want during
their lives. This government will
exact assurances of satisfactory char
aoter that such state of affairs as now
eyists in China shall not again occur.
The nature of these assurances will be
determined later. The collection of in
demnity may prove difficult, and it may
be decided, although so far the pr ,posi-
tion has not been considered, to station
warships in the harbors of the principal
cities and officials within these cities
to watch the revenues and protect the
interests of the United States, if need
he, by taking charge Of such revenues
and reserving some PORTION of them to
apply to the indemnity.
In addition to requiring assurances
of a restoration Of order and the strictest
precautions to prevent similar state
of affairs in the future. small Eody OF
troops may be necessary to protect the
officials stationed at these ports. II
this plan should be adopted, the diff
ferent allies doubtless will cooperate. +"
Effort will be made, Of course, to
trace the responsibility for the recent
eutrages, but it will be difficult task.
The Chinese cannot be punished irdis-
criminately for the atrocities, but wher-
ever such offence is' fixed on an indi-
ridua], high or low, his punishment
will be required. If it can be shown
that orders for the hostilIties were
issued by the Empress Dowager or the
Emperor, their deposition is certain,
and another government will be set up.
1t Tnan is proysd to have ordered the
uutfages, the severest punishment may
be accorded him.
Tientsin, China, Aug. 6, via Shaug-
hal, Aug. 12.-The army advanced u
miles today.
Two reliable curriers', who left Pelsin
August 1st, arrived today at Tientsin
They say that the Empress Dowager
fed the foreigners for few days The
former viceroy of Shantung, who is
bitterly anti-ioreign, arrived with new
troops, according to these couriers, and
PLANTED two batteries on the wall near
the legations The enemy began she'll
ing, and opened fierce rife fire, which
was kept up for two days. The head of
the Missionary Board, with party,
while trying to get provisions, was
killed.
Tho army took Yangtsun today. They
suffered heavily. The American loss
was small