Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-09
ARE BEYOND TIEN TSIN
Allied Forces Said to Have
Advanced 35 Miles.
CHRISTIANS KILLED NEAR PEKrS
Prince Cbing's Peace Policy Has Listi,
support NJ Pekia- Hsa Ching
Chien Beheaded.

London, August 0.--According to q
special dispatch from Shanghai, dated
August 5, the advancing column of
the allies was reported there yesterday
to have reached point 80 miles be.
yond Tien Tsin. Nothing from any
other point corroborates this state.
ment. In fact, the Standard goes 50 faT
as TO say that 1t fears the real advance,
apart from preliminary measures. has
not yet begun. Tien Tsin dispatches
dated July 30 tell OF an action which
is termed Reconnaissance between
Japanese and Chinese two miles be-
yond the Hsi Ku arsenal, in which the
Japanese Withdrew after suffering 80
casualties.
The Tien Tsin correspondent OF the
Standard. under date OF Jlly 27. de-
clares that the Americans and Germans
have been ordered TO move forward
without waiting for the British.
A Chez Foo special reports the safety
Americans in Pekin and the receipt
Of letter from DIR. Cheltman, dated
Pekin, July 20, saying that on the
previous day Sir Clande Macdonald, the
British minister, had agreed TO truce,
providing the Chinese came no closer,
and continued: "We.hope this means
relief. but, having again defeated the
Chinese, we are fearful OF treachery.
All are exhausted from constant watch.
ing, fighting and digging trenches.
The greatest credit is due TO Mr..
Squiers, secretary Of the United StaJes
legation, whose military experience
and energy are invaluable.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Daily News says that the consuls there
regret the independent action taken
hy the American Association and the
Chinese Association, on the ground
that it is injudicious. lie W: "The
settlements being international, petty
jealousies must disappear. The China
Association is OF little local influence. "
Presumably he refers to the American
Asiatic Association.
The Hong Kong correspondent OF the
Daily Express announces the arrival
there from San Francisco OF Hoer Lee.
for some time resident ageat in the
United States OF the society for the ret.
ormation OF the Chinese empire, with
&c, 900. which win presumably be util-
lied in connection with the movement
against the empress dowager. move
ment quiescent since 1898 until within
the last few weeks.
Nearly all the correspondents con-
firm the reports OF a wholesale inassa-
ere of Christians outside OF Pekin, q
correspondent OF the DAILY News Civ
ing the number OF killed as between
10, 900 and 5000, all defenseless con-
verts. Imperial troops--so 1t is stated
did the dastardly work.
According to the Shanghai corre-
spondent of the Times. one Of the mem
bers OF the Tsung II Yamun mentioned
by United States Consul Goodnow as
having been beheaded for pro-ioreign
tendencies was Captain IIsu CHEN,
formerly minister to Russia. The cor
respondent says the empress dowager
ordered his execution on tbe advice uf
Ii Hing Hong.
Ii Hung Chang has been informed
from Pekin that Prince Ching's only
prominent supporters in his peace poll
icy are General Yung Lu and Wang
Wen Shao, president OF the board OF
ravenua. whose influence is small