The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-30
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been requested. Colonel Meade, ma
rines. senior, opinion battery field ar
tillery and some Maxims sufficient.
Late experience would indicate need
of heavy guns. Further advance may
not be made before September. Com
mand should have plenty of good food
and heavy clothing. Fairly reliable re-
ports state our minister and people IN
Pekin all well on the goth. Can you
place funds with cable company so
can keep you adviSed?''
Steps have been taken at the war de-
partment to keep Lieut.. Stamford sup
piled with money, and he has been in
structed to forward news of Importance
when the command of Ninth infantry
cannot be reached.
LONDON GIVES IN.
London, July 3O.-In the house of COM
mons the parliamentary secretary for
the foreign office, Mr.. William St. John
Broderick, read the dispatch from the
British consul at Tien Tsin, saying that
the foreign ministers at Pelxin were safe
July %.
RUSSIANS GET THEIR WAY.
London, July 30.-Mr. Broderick read
dispatch to the house today in which the
statement was made that a strong body
of troops, composed almost entirely of
Hwang-Su's, was around the legations,
and that the Chinese were forced to
block the river with sunken craft, with
a breach on the left bank in order to
flood the country to the eastward.
Mr.. BrOQGr1Ck aQQ6Q LnaC the cOunC1i
of admirals decided, July 16, that the
railways between Taku and Tien Tsin
should be guarded and managed by the
Russians. The government has inform
ed Russia that it acquiesced, the ar
rangement might be the most convent
ent, but that it must be clearly UNDER
stood that the line would revert to its
former management, that is, the Brit
ish, termination of hostilities. Mr..
Broderick added that he did not yet
know who was to have supreme COM
mand. British troops would be available
to cooperate with the allies but no ar
rangement has been made to put them
under command of foreign officers.
A TRIUMPH FOR HAY
London, July 3O.-At last the British
government is convinced that the min
listers at Pekin are safe. Brussels, Ber-
lin and Washington adviceS were re-
garded with a certain amount of doubt,
but once the British consul at Tien Tsin
officially confirmed them all doubts
vanished. At this hour (5:30 p. mo- the
good news has not become sufficiently
known to the public to cause rejoicing,
but the feeling of relief and gladness
shown by officials who have read the
dispatches can scarcely be described. In
the same breath that they express their
delight they say this afternoons dis
patches may be regarded as a striking
vindication of the United States sec
rotary of state, Colonel John Hay, and
almost a triumph for him, as relief from
international anxiety.
BELIEVED TO BE DEAD.
Sioux City, Ia, July Boa letter has
been received from Mrs Margaret Mel
rose, a missionary at Nodoa, Hainan,
China, dated June Is. She and her CO.
workers are now believed to be dead.
The letter reads:
I'VE are preparing for a siege This
week we have made arrangements so
that a company of so soldiers with their
officers came in here to live. They have
little defenses near each gate and have
filled up all the holes in the hedge and
patrol the yard night and day. Tuesday
one Christian village moved up here and
it has increased our number to rs. To-
day another family of seven and in
couple of days, the largest Christian viii
lage will have to come for protection.
School and other work goes on as usual.
I'VE decided as the commandant has
repeatedly said he could protect US, that
we would not leave for the sake of the
Christians. who. if we leave will have
three courses only open to them, to wor-
ship the devil and become members of
these societies or be killed. or run with
We are ready for an attack at any
time. Last night a house six rods from
our gate was looted and last week one of
the Christians had his COWS driven off in
the day time and one of the shots fired
just missed his wife,