Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-20
Ten Missionaries are Betrayed
by Their Protectors-Boxers
to Enter PekIn When
Allies Retire.
THE FORCES ATTACK PEI TANG
More Bodies Found on the Texas
Coast-The Railroad Bridge
Rebuilt.
MCCARTHY RESIGNS HIS SEAT

partment received the following dis
patch: "Taku, (no date,) Pekin. Sept.
ia further reply to number 3S,
the following is accepted here as relia-
BILE: Two daughters of Atwater. and
twenty-six others were murdered at
Tabu, July 31st. Atwater, wife, two
children and six others were murdered
by their escort near Pen Chow Flu,
August 18th, in Shan 81 province. The
same message reports six persons,
Dixon, wife, Occurren, wife. single
gentleman and single lady,J having
escaped into the mountains from mis-
sion thirty miles to the north of Ia
kuan They escaped horseback and
possibly may have evaded their pur-
suers. CHAFFEE."
Washington, Sept. 2O.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatch from
yiceroys of southern China making an
appeal for the opening of peace nego-
tiations without further delay. They
represent the prolongation of the pres
ent unsettled condition as serious
disadvantage to all parties concerned.
Washington, Sept. 20.-Admiral
Crowninshield, chief of the navigation
bureau, acting secretary of the navy
received the following cablegram from
Admiral Remey: "Taku, Sept. 191
called upon LII Hung Chang officially.
He arrived, September 18th, in a mer-
chant vessel. He will proceed at once
to Pekin. He desires that l tender
his sincere thanks for the considera-
tion he received from the United Safes
government"
Washington, Sept. 20.-The war de-
partment received the following cable |
gram from Chaffee: Taku, tno date
--Pekin, Sept. 20.-To avoid further
crowding in Pekin, l have hqd IN
mind the division of my force between
Pekin, Yang Tsun and Tien Tsin.
Only one regiment of Russian troops
retired toward Tien Tsin. The con-
dition of the Chinese is some better,
the gardeners are entering the city
freely, relieving the distress. The
situation is quiet. The expedition is to
expel the boxers to the westward in
order to free the country for a coal
supply mine near Pekin. "Chaffee." /"
London, Sept. 90 1t was explained
to-day at the British foreign office
that it was found inexpedient for the
powers to accept the Russian with
drawal proposal as they had reliable
information that the ssbaxers are ready
to re-occupy Pekin as soon as the al
lies retired.
Taku, Sept. 20 Allies attacked the
PeiTang forts at daybreak. Heavy can
nonading is going on.
Hong Kong, Sept. 20-Count Won
Waldersee left here on the German
cruiser 'Herth' for Shanghai.
Pekin. Sept. 14-Indications are
that ten thousand allies will winter at
Pekin. The German force will be the
largest. Some troops will probably be
distributed in the surrounding cities
to the relieve strain. The japanese
will withdraw most of their force to
Nagasak. The Russians will retain
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expedition to Pao Ting has been plan
ned by the British, German, and
French forces. The dowager empress
expressed her willingness to return to
Pekin if guaranteed protection. The
generals In command and ministers are
unwilling to assume any responsibility
Small band Of boxers have been re-
ported in the neighborhood recently