Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-03
Then United States Will Use Good
Offices in Stopping Advance
of Allied Forces.
NO WORD FROM ALLIES.

London, Aug. 3.-345 A. Mo word
comes. this morning regarding the for
tunes of the comparatively small body
of troops believed to be forging their
way toward Pekin. The silence is prob
ably due to diligent censorship rather
than TO any lack of developments.
A Shanghai special Announces the re-
ceipt Of an official telegram from
Tsung Ii Yamen asserting that the
ministers We're all well, July 80, and
that vegetables. fruits and other sup
plies had been sent to the legations on
several occasions. Friendly inter
COURSE" the official telegram says, lis
now being carried on between the min
listers and the imperial government
According to the Daily Express, how
ever. cableSrams from Che Foo an
nounce that the imperial troops, ad-
vancing to oppose the relief force, have
completely wiped out a Christian town
near Pekin, killing five priests and TO-
900 native Christians. Gen. Gaselee SO
says this correspondent, was strongly
opposed to an immediate advance. but
he was overruled by the other COM
manders and influenced by Washing
tons order to Gen. Chaffee to pro
coed without an instant's delay
Ambassador Choate called at the for
eign office. today. He did not see Lord
Salisbury, but it is understood he left
a memorandum to the effect that the
United States purposed to pay no heed
to Lii Hung Changes remOnstrance
against an advance on Pekin nor to as
surances that communication with
Minister Conger would be established
some time in the future.
From Shanghai, the Daily Express
has received confirmation of the report
ed murder of 50 missionaries in the
province of Shan 81, with the addition
al information that eight English wo-
men We're dragged out Of the mission
building by Chinese mob who be
headed them in the streets of Chu
Chou.
French troops are reported to have
occupied Meng Tsze. in the province of
Yum Nan
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard says: "A heartrending let
ter has been received from the Japan
ese legation. dated July %, stating that
the casualties number 60 per cent. that
only % cartridges per man are left.
with rations sufficient for five days.
and that it is feared the legation will
succumb within a week"
Mr. Broderick'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 pa
Ders. which for lack of other news.
chiefly devote their comments on DIR.
Morrison's remarkable message to the
Times cabled, yesterday to the United
States.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle, who reports Emperor
Williams extraordinary sermon of
Monday on board the Hohenzollern,
says that some of the most striking
sentences attributed to the Kaiser are
the following:
once again has the heathern spirit
Of the Amalekites been raised in dis
tant Asia. with great power and much
cunning. With destruction and muir
der it will dispute the way to Euro
pean trade and European culture. 1t
Will dispute the victorious march of
CUSTOMS anu tHTiStldn latin.
and again is heard Gods command:
Choose us out men and go out to fight
with Amalek. A hot and sangulnary
struggle has begun. Already number
of our brethren are over there under
fire. Many more are travelling along
hostile coasts.
You have seen them, the thousands
who to the cali for volunteers to the
front vino will guard the empire. have
assembled themselves to battle with
victorious banners. We who remain at
home are bound by other sacred duties
Woe unto us if we remain slothful and
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