The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28

Wdrded TO the Pekin contingent Dy
boat. a hundred civilians have LEFT
Pekin, including the customs force
and are on their way down the river.
The foreigners here desire that an
expedition shall be sent against Pao
Ting Flu to destroy the city and avenge
the maSsacres of foreigners which oc-
CURED there.
commanding the French forces at Pc
kin, telegraphs from there, under date
Of August 2Oth:
The allies have driven the Boxers
from all points they occupied. The
allies are camped outside the imperial
palace, which was occupied by some
soldiers of the regular Chinese army.
The generals decided to march the in
ternational forces through the palace
doors, which were afterwards closed
AMERICANS START FOR TEN
TSIN.
London, August 25.-A special dis
patch from Pekin dated August 18th
says:
Forty Americans, with an escort
of United States troops, start for Tien
Tsin tomorrow
AMERICAN CONSULS TO RETURN
TO THEIR POSTS.
Washington, August 25-The state
department is taking steps to have all
of the American consuls in China TO
return TO their several posts as soon
as immediate danger from anti-for-
eign outbreaks is passed. The atten-
lion of the department has been call
ed to statements emanating from vari-
Gus consuls to the effect that they left
their posts at the direction of the de-
partment.
The officials say this is not correct,
CHINA 2
that the consuls merely We're permit
ted by the department to leave their
posts on their own responsibility if
they considered their lives were in
danger. Now that the danger is pass
ing the department is getting ready
to have them go back to their posts
and take UP their routine work.
NO REPORT YET FROM CHAFFEE
The war department has not yet
received from General Chaffee the
report requested of him a few days ago
upon conditions in Pekin. In fact sew
eral recent cablegrams Of inquiry ad-
dressed to General Chaffee have not
been answered. It is supposed that
the uncertainty of communica tiOn be-
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin is response
BILE for General Chaffee'S silence. The
wires have been cut between the capi-
tai and Tien Tsin and it is probable
that the messages were sent by cou-
rier to Pekin.
IliC wal uCpol lloho pCCh
vtiSed by the cable companies that they
have had difficulty in tracing messages
which have been sent to United States
| officials in China and are endeavoring
| also to have the dispatches of General
| Chaffee which arrived here in an un-
| intelhgible state repeated. 1t Us stated
| the difficulty arises in China on ac-
| count of the Interruptions that occur
from time to time on the land line
| from Shanghai ITO Che Foo which is
| under the control of the Chinese au-
| thorities. Copies of all messages pass
| ing over this line are sent by steamer
| to insure delivery even if delayed.
| This line was evidently open yester-
| day or the day before. for a dispatch
| dated Tien Tsin August 23rd was re-
| ceived by the war department.
London, August Pa special dis
| patch received here from Shanghai
| dated August 25th, says:
1.-The viceroy of Chang ChihTung de.
| clares that he will resist any attempt
| to extort territory or to interfere with
| the armies of the various viceroys.
"It is stated here that it was Prince
Tum, and not Prince Tuan, who was
| captured by the Japanese"
DECLARE WAR ON CHINA.
Che Foo. August 24.-Lt was rumored
| on good authority that Russia, Ger
many and Japan have declared wal
| on China and invite England and the
| United StaeS to retire.