Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-16
SITUATION IN CHINA.
A French Report That Allies Are
Within is Miles Of Pekin.
CHINESE ROUTED At nan TSAl 1UANC


London, Aug. lo.-lne only news
which takes the advance upon Pekin
further than Ho-Si-Wu comes from
Paris. The London morning papers
contain nothing to confirm the
French report that the allies are
within 10 miles Of Pekin, although a
Che Foo dispatch is printed saying
that they were within n miles OF the
goal on Saturday. Combining the re-
port of the arrival Of the interna-
tional forces at Ho-Si-Wu the Daily
Nails correspondent adds: The
Chinese offered little real opposition.
The arrival of the allies frustrated a
determined attempt to divert the
course of the river The heat is in
tense but the health of the troops is
good"
A st. Petersburg special says:
"The latest news from Gen. Lineyitch,
commanding the Russian troops in
the province. of Pe-Chi-Li, is that the
allies, after the capture OF Yang
Tsun, took one days rest, and then,
on August 7, vanguard was formed,
consisting of one Siberian regiment,
one regiment of Bothnia Cossacks,
three battallons Of japanese infantry,
one japanese sapper company and an
American mounted battery. In spite
of the condition of the road this
column proceeded by forced marches
about 11k versts toward Pekin, en-
countering at Nan Tsai Tuang, about
40 miles from the capital, q Chinese
detachment, which fought for an
hour and half. Finally the Chinese
threw down their arms and fled in a
panic. When this news was sent back
all the allies started forward in three
columns, with Cossacks in front and
on the TANKS"
The Chinese minister in London,
Sir Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, is
quoted as saying that he hoped and
believed that peace would be estab-
lshed between China and the powers
within the next six weeks. Yester-
day he transmitted to the British
foreign office another message from
the British minister in Pekin, Sir
Claude Macdonald, the contents OF
which the officials have thus far re-
fused to make public.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
dated August 10, says numerous re-
ports from Picking dated August S,
have arrived there, describing the sit
uation at the Chinese capital. 1t aD-
pears the Chinese are again desper-
ating attacking the legations, which
had very few defenders left. II is al
SO alleged that Prince Tran and a
hundred high officials have left Pekin
and that the news of the capture OF
Yang Tsun caused IA heavy exodus OF
the residents. Finally, it is said that
the execution of Cheng Yin Huan, the
Cantonese who was special ambassa'
dor of China to Queen Victoria's jubi'
lee, has created widespread terror and
II is believed to be Il fact that Yu
Lu, the former viceroy of Chi Ii, was
killed in battle at Yang Tsun.
The British government yesterday
received from Che Foo, under date Of
August II, Gen. Gaselees brief dis
patches describing the capture o.
Peitsang and Yang Tsun. He says
the japanese dislodged the enemy
from Peitsang in gallant style.
Describing the fight at Yang Tsun
Gen. Gaselee says: "After ascertain
ing that the enemy held the railwa,
embankment we formed for the at
tack with the Americans on our RICH
and the Russian battalion on our ex
IRENE left, After rapid advance o
nearly three miles, during which the,
were under hot shell and rife fire
our troops carried the first line o
defence in fine style. We are nov
encamped on the left bank Of the Pc
Ho, near the railway bridge over tn
Pei Ho. Casualties about so killed.