The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Europe Must Decide
Fate Of Inner City.
Commanders In Pekin Con-
clude to Spare Sacred
Quarter.


latest news from Pekio isdica,es ,hs:
che sisussioo there 10 unohsngsd. The
iopsrisl city 10 ssill invested. but has
aos yet been occupied The allies.
vAss the last message left. wero s,ill
rslssioiog from aggressive action.
pending instructions from their govern
ososs.
An attack from $4,000 B,xsrs, was
; sssisipasod and TO meet this. the
vAols Anssicso force and The British
artillery. socordiog TO . dispatch to TIE
Morning Post from Pekin dated Aug
rs. wore moved 10 the outer city wall.
The Boxers wsre reported comiog from
- south
Gen DorWssd, 10 bic report oi the
engagement outside Tieo Tsio Aug 10,
vAss che Amsriesos. British aod Japs.
ssss sieoslly defeated . large force Of
Doxsrs. killing over 300, says. 10 q
Dispatch dated Aug 70 'The limos
e soonuoios,ioo near Tieo Tsin are
pss free frow DAGGER. The enemy
haA bsss treating the villagers badly
Several dsespisssed bodies we're found
ssss their camp
THE villsgess are uow aookiog to
Tisn Tsio % the rate Of about . thou
sasd day As there 10 not moro than
Q ooe,b's food supply. thsre 10 every
psospess Of fsmiOe shortly"
This declaration that q famine 10
iumiosos 10 consequence Of the made.
qusey Of provisions for the hordes of
refugees at Tisn Tsiu adds uew
element Of peril to the situation.
6hsoghai advices say that the repor,
81 the capture Of Emperor Kvsng Su
BY the japanese Was erroneous. II
vss . case OF mistaken identity.
The Pekin correspondent of The
Daily Telegraph wiring Aug 10, reas
ssrss that the empress dowager fed
westward aud sdds:
"Sbe has a bodygusrd Of 800. and
- the mountaisous character of the
country would prsvep. artillery follow.
iee. 10 10 believed that she will no, be
possusd."
This correspondent reports every
thing quiet 90 tho date of his dispa'ch.
bat telegram to the same paper from
Tieu Tsio dated Aug "a. asserts that Q
thousand Russisos. Germsus sud Japa.
ssse bad pushed forward from Pekiu
vish tho inteo.iou. il Was assumed, OF
pussaipg the assing empress dowager.
Az conference Of mioisters and gen.
ssals held as Taku Friday it vas de
sided. aooordiog to The Daily Tele
graph, tn refer the fate OF the Forbidden
City to Europe.
Tieo Tain dispatches to Berlin dated
Aug %. say: "The japanese troops
sse 10 possession of the wall srouod
tho iooermosi part Of the Forbiddeo
City but have not ye, made tbeir way
10 the Imperial palace owing to lack Of
government instructions.
Lieut. Geo. Linevitch. commander OF
The First Siberian army corps, oabliug
- 81. Petersburg under date Of Aug
16. says:
There are 20 longer soy Boxers 10
Pst,o. They we're driven ont today by
The French and Russians. whose Aaes
ere hoisssd over tho imporisl oi,y
The empress dowsgcr. tho eopsror. the
heir sppsreos sod the Whols court. have
He'd 10 the province Of Shso ST."
Ii huog chang. seeordiog to .
6Asoghsi dispatch. dated yesterday,
bee once more postponed bis departure
fss the north.
The Jspsosss have landed moro blue
jackets as Annoy. whore order 10 msio.
ss'eed 10 spite Of the gross excitement.
The Shssghsi correspondent Of The
Tiues. wiriss Aug. "a. Gays:
LII Huog Chaog has received Q mes
sses from Pskio that tho japanese
alone will occupy the imperial palace
The japanese government has rene we'd
ns assurances that IL will protec, the
persons Of the empress dow,ser aud the
emperor.
"Mr. Moreso Of tho China inland
mission. who has arrived bore from 81
Nssn Fo. reports that 81 forego mis-.
sioosis aud 30 converts have been
uassscred o, Tai Yusn fu.
The japanese government has mott.
hsd Earl LII that negotiations will be
impossible until plenipoieu,isries 40
sepsable to tie powers are appointed
Japau suggests the viceroys Of Nan
kio aud Wa Chang and Earl Lii ri
these are appointed and China expresses
. willingness 20 make full Indemnity.
japan 10 ready to assist to the utmost"
The Politisohe Correspondents Of
Vienna. often employed as the mouth
piece OF the Russian foreigu otfi,e, as
sorts supha,ically that Russia has not
declared var agsius, China aud does