The Portland daily press., 1900-08-16
News Not Given Entire
Credence.
Ministers May BE Delivered Cut
side Pekin.

London, August 16.-3 so a, m.-"The
allies are reported to have reached Pekin
Monday, says the Shanghai correspond
emit of the Daily Express, wiring yester-
day. He adds:
s'Chinese official news confirms this
statement, but without details"
A Paris message repeats this; but the
statement, especially as it emanates from
Shanghai, must be accepted with con-
siderable reserve. Other London morning
papers basing their remarks upon Wash
ington dispatches, which, with the ex-
ception OF the foregoing from Shanghai,
from the latest news regarding the adj
vance are divided in opinion, some be-
lieving that the allies must already have
reached Pekin, and others preferring to
believe that the relief will not be accom-
plished until the end of the week. Tele-
graphing from Yang Tsun, August g,
Daily News correspondent says:
''Sir Alfred Gaselee hopes to keep the
enemy running and to follow his right
into Pekin.'
Ngan Ping was occupied without firing
a shot according to despatch to the
Daily Express from that place, dated Au
gust IL.
lit is believed, the message adds,
''that Generals lung Fun Slang Ma and
Chung are intrench1ng 10000 strong at
Tung Chau The allies may avoid lung
Chau, pursuing the route northwest
from Chang Kla Wan. ,"
Yung Chau appears to be about twelve
miles from Pekin.
A despatch to the same paper from
Shanghai dated yesterday, says that the
officials profess to be willing to hand
over the foreign ministers, their families
and servants, but will not permit the de-
parture OF native Christians.
1.-THE Russian government, continues
this telegram, has notified LII Hung
Chang of it's Willingness to receive M.
DeGiers outside the walls of Pekin, thus
avoiding the entrance of the Russian
force. This Independent action is oalcu-
lated to embaryass the allies seriously
Japan demands that Gen. Yung Lu shall
meet the allies outside the city gates and
deliver the ministers and all the native
Christians 50
The Chinese minister In London, Sir
Chin Chen Lofeng Lu, is quoted as say
ing:
1.-THE powers must not press too hard
on Pekin. II you defeat the Chinese
soldiers it will not be possible to control
the soldier. They may turn and rend the
legations. I do not believe the legation
food supply viii be stopped so long as the
Powers refrain from attacking Pek1n and
nego tiate for the surrender of the minis
ters.
ENGLAND HESITATES.
London, August 10 The Times has
the following despatch from Shanghai
dated Tuesday.
"Fhe Viceroy has Withdrawn his op-
position to the landing of British troops
on condition that this does not entail
the presence of other forces, but in
structi0ns have been received from the
British government that disem barka-
ton is to await further orders. The fact
is generally known that Great Britain is
hesitating. The public, official and I'M
official, is unanimously of the opinion
that withdrawal at this stage would be
deplorable and would produce the worst
results"
BRITISH TRANSPORTS AT
SHANGHAI.
London, August 5-Transports with
British troops arrived in Shanghai road
stead Tuesday. There were protests
against the landing of the troops and ac-
cOrd1ng to a Shanghai cablegram de-
spatched last night, Admiral Seymour
wired to his government for instructions
as to how he should act. The British
residents of Shanghai are indignant and
attribute the yicerOy's action to intri-
CUES on the part of the French and Rus
sian cOnsuls.
ANOTHER SECRET DESP ATCH.
Washington, August ia despatch
has been received at the state department.
from Consul General GoOdnow, at Shan
ghai. Its contents will not be made pub
lie as 1t relates largely to questions of
policy AMI international affairs, and it
stated that nothing regarding such ques-
lions viii be given out at present
TROOPS START FOR PEKIN.
Berlin, August 15.-An official despatch
from Taku dated August II, announces
that Captain PohI commanding the Ger
man warship Hansa and Captain Hecht
of the German warship Hertha, have
started for Pekin, with $500 men 1t is
added that 100 Austrians have gone in the
same direction.
THE CZAR'S OBJECT.
St. Petersburg, August 15.-The Off
cial Messenger declares that recognizing
Germanys motive, in view of the muir
der of Baron Won Ketteler German min
lister at Pekin), the Gar accepted Em-