The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-20

the organization of an international
congress, which shall sit in China and
recommend to the several governments
represented a permanent solution of
pending questions.
The president recognizes that the
duties which Minister Conger will be
called upon to perform will be so exact
ing and ardu0uS that it will be unfair
to ask him to take the additional burden
or discussing a method of settlement of
the matters in controversy, that Special
Commissioner Rockhill will be too bus
lily employed in obtaining information
and in communicating with high Chi
nese officials to give time TO them and
that direct negotiations between the
powers is likely to prove unsatisfactory
and give rise to complications which
might otherwise be avoided.
Talks with diplomats here indicate
that their governments would be willing
to join in congress for the settlement
of the Chinese question and Baron Won
Sternberg, the German charge d 'affaires
in Washington, has been suggested as
the representative of Germany
New York, Aug 2O,-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from
Shanghai says:
Kang vi, former assistant grand sec
retary of the empire and General Flu
Slang are heading an army that is ad-
vancing from Pekin to the southeast
with the object of diverting the allies
from pursuit of the emperor and the
dowager empress.
household left Pekin. Prince Tuan led
/ the march with his troops, taking the
emperor, the dowager empress, and all
the Manchu mobiles Their destination
is believed to be Signan Flu, in Shen 81
province.
With. them left all the element hostile
to foreigners. Prince Cheng was left in
coynamnd at Pekin, and he welcomed
the allies in a friendly manner. These
reports are, from Chinese sources.
The empress dowager beheaded
twelve of the imperial clansmen who
refused to leave the capital and were
suspected of favoring the foreigners
The personal property, which the en-
press dowager sent away filled sixty
carts. Her retinue went on foot. owing
to the hurried advance of the allies:
Yu Ster, governor of Shen ST, has
gone to the frontier of his province to
meet the empress
The Chinese report heavy losses in
the fighting between Tien TSin and
Pekin. General Lii Yueng Hang was
wounded at Peit Sang and died the
next day. General Nah was dangerous
ly wounded at Tung Chou where Gen
erals Client Zolen and Chang Cheng
Flu, commanding Wung LUIS vanguard,
were killed. The Chinese are also cir
culating a story that the legation
guards, owing to cartridges giving out,
fred silver bullets the last few days.
London, Aug. 2O.-The japanese caval-
ry has left Pelxin in pursuit of the dow
kilograms from the north received at
Shanghai by Chinese officials. These dis
patches aver that the empress and her
treasure train protected by 900 troops
have already arrived at WI Tai San, in
Shan 81 province.
The field telegraph north of Yang
Tsun is interrupted and nothing under
Pekin date appears to have reached
Yang Tsun since August II. Heavy
rains have been falling in the province
of Pc Chi Lii.
The landing of the British troops at
Shanghai is not causing excitement
among the natives. A detachment of 100
French marines landed there today.
customs cruiser is reported to have gone
to Tien Tsin to take away the foreigners
rescued from Pekin.
Many influential Chinese have inter
eSted themselves in the fate of a China
man sentenced by an English court at
Hong Kong to six months imprisonment
at hard labor because he was member
of the Triad society.
MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 20-The
transport Sherman will sail today for
Taku by way of Nagasaki.
The second battalion of the Second
infantry from Fort Thomas, KY, and
a battalion of the Eighth infantry, from
Fort Smelling, Mimi, which, with the
Fifth infantry, have been ordered to sail
on the Sherman, arrived late last night
and marched at once to the transport
dock.
Companies A and B of the First in
fantry, commanded by Captain F. E.
Lacey and Lieutenant E. E. Carroll,
from Fort Riley, Kan, have arrived at
the Preside, where they will await sail
ing orders.
Today 72O horses will be put on board
the transport Strathgly which will prob
ably sail for the Orient tomorrow.
The Thyra has been chartered by the
government and will come here direct
from Honolulu. A detail of chronic and
incurable cases has been selected by
Lieutenant c. c. Collins al the general
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