Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-09

london Aug. The advance of
.,e allied forces commenced today "
sabras The British consul at Tientsin,
80 date of the 4th. This is the first
m.sal information received here that
.-.s-rempt TO relieve Pekin has begun.
lis accepted as correct The Brit
~. consul does not mention any fight
~. INIT the Shanghai correspondent
NJ the Daily Mail, telegraphing sun
s-, saws: The Pekin relief column
i. rar1rted to have suffered a check,
r.s chinese are said to have adopted
rg Yucela tactics, and after several
p,rrs fghting, to have retreated."
Tbfs was the only message received in
r.r6gn Yesterday bearing out the re-
,,r-s of Admiral Remey and Com
moudsr Taussig regarding the engage
,,s,+ at Pletsang In the same cable
r-sm which was read in the house of
-,ro,ons. the consul at Tientsin says:
News from the Japanese legation has
bsan received up to August L. There
fire The edicts announcing the safety
~. the ministers on that date is con-
frmed
Yesterday the Chinese minister COM
uvDicated to Salisbury message from
Nh. tgung Ii yamen, dated July 81,
rsf.erat,ng the statement that the min
ts.e-s we're safe on that day, and re-
counting the friendly relations existing
between them and the yamen, as well
Fl. reporting the sending Of supplies to
-ho LEGATIONS by the yamen. The mes
sage contains this important state
meut. The successful termination OF
"a conference with the ministers for
their conveyance under an escort to
Tien,stn is expected; but, on account
of The recommencement of hostilities
a- Tfentsin, code kilograms for trans
mission to the representatives is con-
sfd.red undesirable" This apears to
confirm the statement that the Chinese
government will endeavor to stop the
march to Pekin by using the ministers
as hostages.
The Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin, pub
fishing an interview with Ii Hung
Chang. quotes him as declaring en-
naaIcally that China must not, in any
circumstances, cede any more territory
ID any power. In reply to a question
as to why the rebellion was not put
down. Earl Ii is represented as having
said II blame Prince Tuan, the en-
press dOWager and the whole Pekln
government. But for their lack OF
energy The situation would never have
become so serious" The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Daily Mall
saws, active negotiations are pro-
aaed.ug between Russia and the United
States. the probable outcome of which
NI. be a resolution to uphold the in
.egrty Of China Internationally,
The Shanghai correspondent of the
same paper says the Americans there
announce the appointment Of Gen
Macarthur as commander in chief Of
the allied forces.
The standards Shanghai representa-
o.E, WIRING SuHudgr say . ~ =" N
al5 the march to Pekin will be any
amg but a walkoyer Japanese scouts
have discovered large forces Of Chinese
southwest of Tiencsin. and another
large force in the vicinity of In fai to
the eastward. 1t is learned now that
t0. members Of the tsung Ii yamen
wag were put to death for their alleged
wa-sogeign procliy.ties were not be-
headed. but cut in twain. This is the
greatest penalty under the Manehueode,
Sacng declares that the grand
acl at Pekin w-s ignorant OF the
..I.s for execution a Shanghai
special dated Aug 6, says: Iii Hung
Ching has officially Informed the con
@ rhat the ministers left Pekin tor
sim Friday August 3, with Gen
Fmg La in command of the escort
".. onsuls are By no means disposed
a5.t Carl LIS statement" All 9TH
anoats tina have reached London mp
.. however, in 1icate that the min
@ have not lett Pekin.