New-York tribune., 1900-07-09

perial troops except those of General Tung Fuh
Slang took part in the fighting. They did more
looting. The courier even asserts positively that
provisions being supplied to the legations,
but by whom he does not say. The Boxers and
General Tung Fuh Slang do not get along well.
The Boxers assert that they do all the fighting
and the latter all the lcoting and nothing else
General Yuan Shi Kai. Governor of Shan
Tung, a correspondent of The Daily Mail"
AYERS, predicts that by July II the Boxers will
disband and negotiations will be begun for
peace. Nevertheless ctrcumstantial rumors of
dark things to come are in circulation
STORY OF CHINESE DEFEAT.
The correspondents at Shanghai, who are
still the clearing house of all Chinese news, say
that combined force of Russians and Japanese
have left Tien-Tsn, following the railway as
far as Lang Fang and have thence swept
swiftly to the west, attacking the Chinese eigh-
teen miles north of Tien-Tsfn, and killing one
thousand Of them
The Daily Nails Tien-Tsin correspondent in
a dispatch dated July ., via Che-Foo, July 4,
says
No forward movement is possible with less
than thirty thousand men. A document has
peen found, signed by a British resident on be-
half of British manufacturers. offering Vicerov
Chang Tick Tung complete armaments and Off
GERS 5rtI Tor an army corps for f453.O00
Ilen-Isln are censored by the British authorf-
ties, but there is no censorship exercised over
the other correspondents.
The Daily Telegraph's" Canton correspond
cnt, telegraphing Friday, via Hong-Kong. Sat
urday says:
Ii Hung Chang was formally notified to-day
that President Mckinley cordially appreciates
ms assurances of friendship for the allied
President Mckinley trusts TO the resDonsthIe
provincial authorities to carry out the interna-
tionaI obligations of the Chinese Government.
The Times" this morning says:
We learn from a private message from Canton
that II Hung Chang has telegraphed direct to
the Chlnese Minister in London, urging him to
request the British Government to approach the
united states Government with a view to a Joint
4npltatlon tn TO Japan to cooperate in the main
tenahce OF the Chinese Empire, and the estab-
hshment of strong government on a solid
ter easls the three Of them uniting in an appeal
Tor the support of all the other Powers.
The Shanghai correspondent of THE Express, )"
cabling on July I. says
The Russian French and German AdnoiraIs
have had a long conference Thev exnressed
themselves as averse to seeing large Japanese
forces landed in China in advance of the other
Powers.
The Shanghai correspondent of The Times. 3"
telegraphing Sunday. says:
The telegraph station at Moullden has been
destroyed, severing the connection between Port
Arthur and Corea.
The Vceroys of Marking and Wu-Chang tele-
graph TO the British Consul. urging the foreign
Powers to guarantee the person of the Dowager
Empress, no matter what happens in the north
Emperor William. says a Berlin dispatch, to-
day received the following from the Governor
Tsin Tau with reference to the promise of re-
ward to any one who should accomplish the
delivery OF foreigner from Picking:
Being notified of Your Majesty's telegram, the
Governor of Shan-Tung replied
From the outset I have heen full of anxiety
regarding the Europeans in Peking, and 1 have
made repeated attempts to send a messenger
and get help to them, but in vain Now all
roads to Peking are beset with rebels and
therefore, whatever measures are taken now
offer even less prospect of success than before
Nevertheless, I shall consider it my duty for
their help"
Several correspondents at st. Petersburg send
out telegrams- censored, Of course-to the effect
that Russia. Japan and England agree as to
their policy in China. their interests dominating
there.
General Crloff a brilliant soldier has been
appointed chief of staff of the Russian forces
in China