Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-07-20
PROGRESS Of CHINESE WAR
THERE IS STILL SOME HOPE

THERE IS STILL SOME HOPE.
Were Safe July 3-Boxers Have Lost
Many Leaders-Many Rumors
Action of the Powers.
London, July S.-The foreign Office has
issued the text of telegram from Acting
Consul General Warren, at Shanghai, con-
frming from thoroughly trustworthy
sources the news received from Peking
July 3, by way OF Shanghai, to the Lon
don Office of the inspectorate of Chinese
maritime customs, saying that two lega-
tons were, the day the courier left, hold
ing out against the troops and Boxers, and
that the troops had lost 1900 men and the
Boxers many leaders. Mr.. Warren adds
that the messenger says the troops were
much disheartened by their losses, and
that the Boxers claim their mystic powers
have been broken by the foreigners, and
that they dare not approach the legations.
1t is further asserted that the foreigners
at Picking ought to be able to hold out for
long time, as they have sufficient food
and ammunition.
| One From Goodnow.
Washington, July ga cablegram was
received at the state department this
morning from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai, dated July 7, saying that the
legations were standing on the Sd instant
and that recent attacks of the Boxers had
been slight. They seemed disposed to
adopt starvation methods.
Murders of More Missionaries.
Jardine, Mathes & Co. of Shanghai have
lelegrap hed to their London house as fol-
lows:
Shanghai, July 8.-The British Legal
ton was standing July 2. There are re-
assuring reports regarding the lives of the
Europeans"
/ London, July s.-There is one ray of
Hope regarding the fate of the legations at
Picking in yesterdays dispatches from
Washington and messages from other
lscources indicating that the legations were
lstill standing on July 8, and that recent
attacks by the boxers had been slight.
News from other points was distinctly
disquieting. A report from Chefoo, dated
July 4, says the Catholic bishop, two
priests and two nuns have been murdered
A report from Moukden, dated July s.
says the Danish mission at Hin Yum was
surrounded by Boxers.
According to the report it would be pos.
sible to hold out only two days. A party
of Cossacks, residents of Moukden, and the
British consul had started for the relief OF
those beseiged at the Danish mission.
The situation at Tientsin on July 8 is
lsaid to have been most serious. Japanese
and Russian forces are reported to have
been hurrying there from Taku, but ac-
cording to some accounts mutual distrust
exists between the allies.
A report from Shanghai, dated July Z
says the British war ships are vigilantly
watching for the purpose of preventing
any attempt OF the Chinese to cross the
Yang Use Kiang.
American Troops Available.
i Washington, July s.-The issuing
of the formal orders for the dispatch
of more than 5000 troops from the army
posts of the United States was a mani
festation of the energy with which the
government is about to act in the Chi
nese matter. True, the nominal destina-
ton of these troops is the Pnnppines, to
REPLACE the volunteers now there, but it is
admitted that they are being sent out by
a route that will easily admit of defec-
tion to Taku or some other convenient
Cn.nese port. Possibly Consul General
Goodnow's cablegram reporting the lega-
tons as being alive as late as the Sd
instant may have something to do with
this radical action. Whatever the cause,
if these troops are landed in China, to-
gether with the Ninth infantry, supposed
to be now at Taku, and the marine con-
tingent, the United States will have a
force in action commensurate with her in
tersts and in proportion to the European
forces, Japan is to begin today with the
full consent of Europe and it is calculat-
ed that full foreign reinforcements, in
Guiding our own, will arrive in China, il
they are landed at all, in season to finish
the work left by the japanese.
il As Seen I'm England.
London, July S.-By the average Brit
Usher the present situation in China is
generally referred to as ga crime of the
powers" This view is shared by most
Everybody not connected with the foreign
office. With the uncontradicted rumor
that the helpless European women and
children were tortured to death at Picking,
there has come home to all classes, all
papers and all parties, keen, sickening
sense of Great Britain's helplessness.
Some 60 even farther, and describe Great
Britain's attitude as an ignominy un-
lequaled in her history. 1t must not be
gathered that this selfish criticism excludes
equally severe CRITICISM upon the
other powers concerned. The preponder-
ance of criticism is only directed against
the home government in the hope that it