The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-10
THE ANTI-F0REIGN PARTY
At the Head of In Affairs In Pekin-To
Contest Every Food of Ground

London, August 6.-The anti-foreign
party again a h upper hand at Pc
kin. According to reports emerging
from Lii Hung Changes lodgings at
Shanghai, his baggage is packed pre-
paratory to his departure for Pekin,
but it is added. he has applied to the
throne for twenty days sick leave Ii
Hung Chang claims that his represen-
tationS to the Yang Use v1ceroyS n
Tao Tai Sheng will be denounced by
Lii Ping Hung because they are friend
ly 10 the foreigners.
a news agency dispatch from Shang-
hal, dated to-day, says it is rumored
that the powerful viceroy, Yuan Shi
Kai, governor of shan Tung, who dis
approved of Prince Tuan. has been
killed
THE GENERALS DISAGREE.
Correspondents at Tien Tsin are nu-
able to get anything fresh though a
dispatch from Shanghai. dated August
9Th, AYERS that the allies are making
slow progress towards Pekin on ac-
count of differences Of opinion among
the generals. The American, British
and Japanese commanders v one
Plan, this dispatch affirms, and the
Russians, French and Germans favor
another plan
Prince Tuan, it is added, seeks to in
spirit his army by p~roclanations, or
Gering every foot of the o from TieC
Tsin to be disputed. All the Chinese
troops have recently been paid in full
and troops, money and supplies are 60
ing to Pekin from the southern prov
inceS. 1t is deemed quite probable by
military men in London hat the Chi
nese will make a fierce Tight at Pekin.
on a much greater scale than during
the defense of Tien TSin.
CHINESE DEFEATED BY THE
RUSSIANS.
A dispatch received at the war office
in ST. Petersburg from General erode
koff, dated Kharbarovsk. August 9th,
says two ~squadronS accommodating
near Teche engaged 1000 Chinese with
two guns and $50 cavalry. After a
stubborn fight the Russians We're rein
forced by another squadron with
two guns and defeated this Chinese,
killing 200. The Russian loss was
| eight men killed and eight wounded.
This dispatch adds that the battle
around Aigun was continued August
Bird, the CossackS losing 6 men killed
and % wounded. and driving back the
Chinese, killing 200 and capturing two
guns and two flags. The inscription
ON one of the flags read: 1.-THE People
of the Large Fist" Aigun, lei the
dispatch was sent, was burning. Other
dispatches report Russian successes
near Port Arthur.
NO NEWS IN LONDON OF THE
ADVANCE.
London, August 6.-The parliament
tary secretary of the foreign office, cir.
Brodrick. said in the house of commons
to-day that the government had no in
formation regarding the reported adj
vance Of the British or other relief
forces towards Pekin nor as to the
present position Of h foreign minis
tiers there, adding that communications
both from the legations and the relief
force had to be borne by runners and
dispatch boats.
The first lord of the admiralty, Mr.
Goschen, said the colonial contingents
in China would consist of 300 Off
GERS ard men from Victoria, 800 Off
GERS and men from New South Wales
and a gunboat and 112 officers and
men from South Australia The cost he
added, would be partly borne by the
colonies.
SITUATION SERIOUS AT CHUNG
KING.
Paris, august 6.-The French consu
at Chung King telegraphs under date
Of August 3rd that the situation is be-
coming more serious on the upper
Yang Use Kiang. Me English consul
he saws. has left with the intention 81
going with his Japanese colleague
The French consul also intends tC
leave. The mail service has beer
slammed