Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-07
The ALLIES ADVANCE.
London Hears That Column Started. Monday
Japanese Di1 Sundays Fighting.

London, Aug. $40 a. M.-'The adj.
vance of the allied forces commenced. to-
day, cables the British consul at Tier
t fsln under date OF aug. 4. This, is the
that the attempt to relieve Pekin has be
gun II is accepted as correct.
The British consul does not mention any
fighting. but the Shanghai CORRESPONDENT;
of the Daily Mail telegraphing. SUNDAY,
says: The Pekin relief column is report
ed to have suffered a check: The Chinese
and after several hours of nghting 10
have retreated."
This is the only message received in
London. this morning. bearing out the re-
ports of Admiral Remey and Commando.
Iaussis regarding an engagement at Pei
Tsang. The fact that the advance did
not begin until Saturday. is taken to
day, especially when it is said to have
occurred so near tekin as Pei Tsang.
In the same cablegram which was read
in the House of Commons. the consul at
Tien Tsin says: News from the Japa-
nese legation has been received up TO
Aug. l. Therefore the edicts announc-
ing the safety of the ministers on that
date are confirmed.
Yesterday, the Chinese minister. Chin
Chen Lo Feng Lu. communicated to Lord
Salisbury a message from the Tsung Ii
Iamen dated July 30. reiterating the
statement that the ministers were safe on
that day and recounting the friendly re-
lationS existing between them and the
Yamen. as wen as reporting the sending
of supplies to the legations by the va
men. The message contains this import
attn statement:
"A successful termination of the con-
ference with the ministers for their con-
veyance under escort to Tien TSin is eX-
peCtcd. but on account of the recon-
mencemcnt Of hostilities at Tien Tsin,
code kilograms for transmission to the
representatives are considered undesir-
able"
.
that the Chinese government will en-
deavor to stop the march to Pekin by us
ing the ministers as hostages.
The Lokal Anzeiger Of Berlin. publish
ing an interview with Ii Hung Chang.
uUotas him declaring that China must
not in any circumstances, cede any more
territory TO any power. In reply TO a
que. ltuu why the rebellion was not put
down. Earl Iii is reported as having said:
Il blame Prince Tuan, the Empress Dow
agcr and the whole Pekin government.
But for their lack Of energy the stua-
ton would never have become so aeri-
Gus.
The St. Petersburg correspondent OF TIL
Daily Mail says: active negotiations are
proceeding between Russia and the
United States. the probable outcome of
which will be resolution to uphold the
integrity of China unconditionally."
\ Shanghai correspondent of the same
paper says that the Americans there are
urging the appointment Of Gen. MacAr-
thur as commaHdcr-in-chlef Of the allied
forces.
The Standards Shanghai representative
wiring, Sunday, says: 1t is clear that the
march to the relief of Pekin will be any
thing but walkover Japanese scouts
have discovered a large force of Chinese
southwest of Tien Tsin and another large
force in the vicinity of Lu Tai, to the
eastward.
| TT is learned now that the members Of
| the Tsung Ii Yamen who We're put tc
death for their alleged pro-foreign pro-
clivities were not beheaded. but were cut
in twain. this being the Severest penalty
under the Manchu code. Sheng declares
that the grand council at Pekin was ig-
norant Of the orders for the execution.