The Portland daily press., 1900-08-03

due to diligent censorship rather than to
any lack of Developments

due to diligent censorship rather than to
any lack of developments.
A Shanghai special announces the re-
ceipt of an official telegram from the
Isung Ii Yamen asserting that the min
listers We're all we'll on July 80 and that
vegetables, fruits and other supplies had
been sent to the legations on several oc-
casions. Friendly intercourse, y the
official telegram says, sis now being car
ried on between the ministers and the
imperial government
According to the Daily Express how
ever, cablegrame from Che Foo announce
that imperial troops advancing to oppose
the relief force, have completely wiped
out Christian town near Pekin, killing
i've foreign priests and 10, 600 native
Christians. Gen. CaseIee so says this
correspondent, was strongly opposed to
an immediate advance, but he was over
ruled Ey the other commanders and in
| t1uenced by Washington's order to Gen.
Cha1fee to proceed without an instant S
delay"
From Shanghai the Daily Express has
received confirmation of the reported
murder of 90 missionaries in the province
OF Siam ST with the additional informa-
tlon that eight English women were
dragged out of the mission buildings by
q Chinese mob, who beheaded them in
the sEreets OF Chu Chou.
French troops are reported to have
occupied Meng Use in the province of
Yum Nan.
The pien Tsin correspondent OF the
| Standard says:
"A hearJ rending letter has been re-
ceived from the Japanese legation, dat
ed July %, stating that the casualties
number 90 per cent, that only % cart
ridges per man are left, with rations
/ GnfftgInnf five 6aUc that 1c
feared the legation VIII succumb within
a week.
Mr.. Broderiok S statement in the House
OF Commons yesterday, placing Great
Britain on record as unalterably opposed
| to the partition OF China, is Well received
| by all the morning papers which, for
lack of other news chiefly devote their
comments to DR.. Morrison S remarkable
message to the Times, cabled yesterday
to the United States.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle, who reports Emperor VII
| liam s extraordinary sermon OF Monday
on board the HohenzoIlern, says that
some of the most striking sentences attri-
buted to the Kaiser are the following:
"Once again has the heathen spirit of
the AmelekItes bsen raised in distant
Asia with great power and much Gun
ming. With destruction and murder it
viii dispute the way TO European trade
and European culture. 1t will dispute
tuC f1CtJI1Oub ulaIOn VI OuL1btAtA CQE-
toms an Christian faith.
'tAnd again is heard Gods command,
Choose US out men and go out to fight
with Amelek.'
"A hot and sanguinary struggle has
| begun Already a number OF our breth-
rem are over there under fire. Many more
are travelling along hostile coasts.
You have seen them, the thousands
who It the call of volunteers to the front
VIII guard the empire have assembled
themselves to battle with victorious BAN
ners. We, who remain at home, are
bound by other sacred duties. Woe unto
Us if we remain slothful and sluggish
| while they are engaged IN their difficulty
and bloody work, ana If, from our
place, we only curiously look on while
they wrestle in battle
mot only should we mobilize bat
talions OF troops, but we should also,
and snail set ia motion an army of
trained people to beg and eut1eat for our
brethren that they lay strike into the
wild chaos with sword in hand. May
they strike for our most sacred posses
sions We would pray that God the
Lord, may make heroes OF our men ana
lead those heroes to victory, ana that
then. with laurels on their hemlets and
orders on their breast, He may lead them
home to the land of their fathers.
Our fight viii not be finished in one
day; but let not our hands grow weary
or sink until victory is secured. Let our
prayers be as wall OF ire around the
camp of our brethren Eternity Will re-
veal the fulfillment of an old promise.
''Cau upon me in trouble-and / viii
deliver thee Therefore, pray contln-
ously.'
ADVANCE WILL BE RISKY.
st. Petersburg, August 2.-The Chinese
minister Yung Lu on behalf of the other
Chinese ministers at European capitals
mas cabled the governor of Shang Tung
to demand that the members OF the lega-
tions be permitted free telegraEhic COM
munication with their governments and
be sent TO Tien Tsln under Chinese es-
cort. Advices received by the Russian
general staff from lien Tsin estimate
that there are 30, COZ trained Chinese
troops in Pekin IN addition to a large
force of Boxers whose strength is not yet
broken.
In the opinion of the general staff the
march on Pekin before the end OF the
rainy season will be risky, the climate
being changeabIe.
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