The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-27
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
Imperial City Invested But Is stiII
UnOccupied.

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Unoccupiod.
London, Aug. PA a. m.). The
latest news from Pekin indicates that
the situation there is unchanged. The
imperial city is still invested but has not
yet been occupied. The allies, when the
last message left, were still pertaining
from aggressive action, pending instruc-
tons from their governments
An attack from 1900 Boxers was
anticipated and to meet this the whole
American force and the British artillery,
according to despatch to the Morning
Post, from Pekin, dated August IS, were
moved 10 the outer city wall The
Boxers were reported coming from
the south General Borward, in his
report of the engagement outside Tien
Tsin August 10, when the Americans,
British and Japanese signally defeated
large force of Boxers" killing over
three hundred, says in despatch dated
August %:
1.-THE lines of communication near
Tien Tsin are now free from danger.
The enemy had been treating the viii
layers badly. Several decapitated bodies
were found near the camp.
1.-THE villagers are now focking to
Tien Tsiu at the rate of about q thous-
and day AS thereis not more than a
months food supply, there is every
prospect of a famine shortly"
This declaration that famine is i'm
minent is consequence of the inadequacy
of provisions for the hordes of refugees
at Tien Tsin, adds a new element of
peril to the situation.
Shanghai adviccs say the report of
the capture of Emperor Kwan Wa by
japanese was erroneous. 1t was case
of mistaken identity.
The Pekin correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph Aug. 10, reasserts that the En-
press Dowager fed westward, and adds:
''She has body guard Of 1900 and, as
the mountainous character of the
country would prevent artillery follow
ing it is believed that she will not be
pursued,
The correspondent reports everything
quiet on the date of his despatch; but a
telegram to the same paper from Tien
Tsin dated August "a. asserts that a
thousand Russians Germans and Japa-
nese had pushed forward from Pekin
with the intention, it was assumed, of
pursuing the fleeing empress dowager
At conference Of ministers and gen
erals held at Talu, Friday, it was decid-
ed, according to the Daily Telegraph, to
refer the fate Of the forbidden city to
Europe. Tien Tsin dispatches to Ber-
Undated August %, say:
''The japanese troops are in posses
sion OF the wall around the inner-most
part of the forbidden city but have not
yet made their way to the imperial
palace, owing to the lack Of government
instructions
Lieut., General Linevitch, commander
of the first Siberian army corps, cabling
to St. Petersburg, under the date of
August Is, says:
There are no longer any Boxers in
Pekin. They were driven out today by
the French and Russians, whose flags
are hoisted over the imperial city. The
empress dowager, the emperor, the heir
apparent and the whole court have fed
to the province of Shen ST.
Iii Hung Chang, according to a
Shanghai despatch dated yesterday has
once more postponed his departure for
the north.
"The Japanese have landed more blue
jackets at Annoy where order is main
tanned in spite of the great excitement
Conspicuous gallantry was displayed
by Captain Gaussen. of the Bengal cav
airy" said the Shanghai correspondent
of the Standard. ''while under heavy fire
in the recent lighting at lien Tsin. Cap
tain Gaussen stopped and picked up an
American trooper, lifting him into the
saddle and riding off in safety"
The Politsche Correspondent OF Vienna,
often employed as the mouth piece of the
Russian foreign office, asserts emphati-
cally that Russia has not declared war
against China and does not contemplate
taking s1oh3 step alone. The Cologne
Gazette in an article which is said to
forecast Germanys attitude regarding
compensation, claims that the necessary
indemnity can be secured by increasing
the maritime customs. the powers assum.
Ing complete control of China finances,
including the financial administration
OF the provinces.
pERTAT, PATA CE1