Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-07
MINISTER'S LEFT PEKIN.
Departed For Tien Tsin Last
Friday.
SUCH THE INFORMATION FROM Ii.
Big Battle Fought Not Far From Tien
Tsin- The Allies Had i.soo Casualties.
News From japanese Legation Received
Up 70 Aug. /.
Up TO Aug. |

Up 10 Aug. |.
London. Aug IA Shanghai spe-
clal. dated August 6. said Iii Hung
Chang has officially informed the con.
suls that the ministers left Pekin for
Tien 1sin last Friday. August 3, with
General Yung In in command OF the
escort. The consuls are by no means
disposed to credit Earl Lis state
ment.'
All other reports that have reached
London up TO this hour indicate that
the ministers have not left Pekin
London, Aug 7.--3:45 a nh he adj
vance of the allied forces commenced
today" is the dispach from the Brit.
ish consul at Tien Tsin. dated August
4. This is the first official information
received here that the attempt 10 re-
lieye Pekin has been begun IT is ac-
cepted as correctt
The British consul does not mention
any fighting, but the Shanghai corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail. telegraph.
ing Sunday, says:
THE Pekin relief column is report
ed to have suffered check. The Chi
nese are said to have adopted Tugela
tactics. and after several hours Of
fighting. to nave retreated"
This is the only message received
in London this morning bearing out
the reports of Admiral Remey and
Commander Taussig regarding an en-
gagement ut Pehtsang. The fact that
the advance did no begin until Satus-
day Is taken TO strengthen the accounts
of Il battle Sunday.
In the same eablegram, which was
read in the House of Commons. the
consul at Tien Tsin says:
News from the Japanese legation
has been received up to August :"
Therefore the edct announcing the
safety Of theIninisters ON that date
are confirmed.
Yesterday the Chinese minister, Sir
Chin Chen 10 Feng Luh. commune
Gated to Lord Salisbury q message
from the Tsung-Id-Yamen, dated July
80, reiterating the statement that the
ministers were safe on that day and
recounting the friendly relations exist
ing between them and the Yamen, as
well rs reporting the sending of sup
plies to he legations by the Yamen.
The message contains this important
statement:
"a successful termination of the con
ference with the ministers for heir
convey ance under escort to Tien Tsin
is expected; but on account of the re-
commencement of hostilities at Tien
Tsin. code kilograms for transmission
to the representatives are endered I'M
desirable"
This appears to confirm the state
ment that the Chinese government will
endeaver to stop the march to Pekin
by using the ministers as hostages
Tie Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin, pub
fishing an interview with Ii Hung
Chang. quotes him as declaring en-
phatcally that China must not, in any
circumstances, cede any more territory
o any power. In reply to a question
why the rebellion was not put down,
Earl Ii is reported as having said:
81 blame Prince Tuan, the empress
dowager and the whole Pekin govern
ment But for their lack of energy
the situation would never have become
so serious.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
The Daily Mail says: "Active negotia-
tons are proceeding between Russia
and the United States, the probable out
come of which will be resolution to
uphold the integrity of China uncon-
ditionally.'
a Shanghai correspondent of the
same paper says that the Americans
there are urging the appointment of
General Macarthur as commander in
chief of the allied forces.
The Standards Shanghai reporter
wires. lit is clear that the march tot
the relief of Pellin will be anything but
a walkover. Japanese Scous discover
ed a large force i'll the vicinity of Lu
Tai to the eastward.
ut is learned now that the members
of the Tsung- Li-Yamen who Were put
to death for their alleged pro-foreign
DroclivitieS were not beheaded. but
were cut in twain, this being the sever
est penalty under the Manchu code.
Sheng declares that the grand council
at pelSin was ignorant of the orders
for the execution.
Washington. Aug. THE navy de-
partment received the following from
Commander Taussig:
Che Foo, Aug. 6.
Bureau of Navigation. Washington:
British Fame reports (unotliciali
engagement at Pehtsang Sunday morn
ing. , to 1870 o'clock. Allied loss
Killed and wounded 1900 chiefly Rus
sian and Japanese. Chinese forces re-
treating. Taussig.
Also he following dispatch from Adj
miral Remey:
''Che Foo Aug. g.
Unofficial report believed reliable;
about 10000 allies heavily engaged Chi
nese at Pehtsang, daylight, 9th.
"Remey"
Taussig is in command of the gun
boat Yorktown. which is stationed at
Che Foo The Fame is Il high speed
prpedo boat destroyer. likly being used
as n dispatch boat. Pehtsang. where
the big battle is reported to have TAX
EN- place. is about nine miles north Of
Tien Tsin.