The evening times., 1900-07-30


LONDON, July 3o.-The British and
American troops at Tientzin. according to
advices from that city dated July p. noon.
are preparing fer an advance at forty-eight
hours notice.
They viii make a demonstration toward
Yangtsan. where. according to a report re-
ceived BY the Russians and Japanese the
Chinese are preparing to resist the foreign
troops
This despatch has excited a great deal Of
speculation. for it seems to indicate that
the British and Americans have concluded
TO conduct a movement toward Pekin.
whether the other allied forces move or
not The fact that none OF the other for
eign detachments are mentioned in the
T.eutsin despatch leads to the belief that
TIE other powers are not favorable 70 an
immediate forward move. but that the
British and Americans have reached an
agreement to push forward and solve TIE
mystery CT Pekin- It is said here tha. By
taE--g such an initiative the TWO pow ers
VIII stir the other nations to activity and
Ike expedition wiH soon become general
oue.
The adyices from Tientsin during Ike
past two weeks show that someone has
been reeeed to take The first step fo- the
relief Of Pekin. and the an
nouncment that the forces of
England and America have agreed 10 act in
breaking the spell OF mono;ony is received
with considerable satisfaction.
II the messages alleged 10 have teen
brought from Pekin are bona hde, there is
due need for a advance. although i; is
likely to be of no avail. The continusd
lethargy Of the international armies. too.
encourages the Chinese. and gives them
opportunity - make further preparations
for determined resistance.
New Reports Conflicting.
Although numerous reports OF The ansg-
ed safety OF the foreign diplomats in Pekin
continue 10 arrive they are so conflicting
in their statements that none has been
accepted he.e as auJhe, tic. While the oD-
timistic in official circles are building
hopes upon today's sdviees, the conserva-
tive decline to believe tEat the messages
are entitled to credit. The fact Of the
matter is that all the world outside of the
mysterious quarter ot China which is the
centre Of interest is in the dark regarding
the actual situation. and will probably re-
main ignorant of the truth until a foreign
force has fought its way to the Chinese
capital.
There was received this morning from
Tientsin. July p. via Chefoo. JUL %. and
Shanghai. July 90. Csc p. m. an urgent de-
spatch which says:
String Said to Have Censed.
"a message from Pekin brings authentic
news that the firing ceased on the 18th
This despatch is so indefinite, falling 10
state by whom it was brought or by whom
sent. hat it is regarded here with indif-
ference.
second Tientsin despatch. sent from
that city July q at noon and coming by
way of Shanghai today at 7.o5 p. M. also
marked urgent. casts more doubt on the
situation at the capital, stating that Pc
kin news is very conflicting
Assault Resumed July Is.
1t adds, however. that message reached
the Frercn representative on the night of
July 26, the runner who carried it having
left Pekin on July %. 1t says that firing
on the foreigners vas resumed by the Chi
nesa. July is, and concludes as follows:
The foreigners have only twenty-five
rounds of ammunition each They have
been using over sixty rounds day."
These tidings have rot convinced close
followers of the Chinese situation that the
foreigners are still living. for. even though
they may have survived few days longer
than has been believed. it is contended
that they must have eventually been wiped
out
The lapse of time without any reassur-
ing information whatever causes London
official circles to become more s-mIy root
ed in the opiniJn that the stories of a gen
eral massacre have been founded on fact.
A despatch to the Central News from
Rome says the family of Prince Gaetain
Lumber Prices all right today at the