Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-01
ADVANCE ON PEKIN
is IN PROGRESS.
Americans. British and Japanese Make the
Start China Wants to Check the
MOye-HOw to Do II,

,..,.r Aug. 1.-The allies began
-. lr0m Tien Tsin this morn
r .rr.grg.s am agency bulletin
,.sat shanghai at 1910 a. m. today
.r s assumed that the Americans
o-..s and japanese are taking part
,s. forward movement whether
.t.,r.H0raIIdes are or not. An add
..-.. t.sa wll probably be established
,-.rty OPP thirty miles nearer Pekin
.-t sgrrras win Doe assembled prepare
'.,yt a a. direct stroke at the capital
alf IN. 0g00 allies debarkcd at Pc
nIlrar.s English military observers
.ps8s- that 10000 are available for
an ssrar.. beyond lien Tsin. The
chinese forces according 60 the vague
,.tsgprs of the allies intelligence of
r.tsdng Of do. allies intelligence oiii-
f,.rs up 10 July g. We're disposed In
o. Great arc thirty miles long and disc
t.at Zen of fifteen miles. The num-
hers and exact location OF the several
5asIor, are utterly unknown. The
p.Bo river ls bIockaded by sunken
stone laden luuks for twenty miles be-
rsp5 T.en Tsm and farther up, accord
me TO Chinese spies OF the allies
dam has been constructed for the pur-
Dos. % ao5dng the low lying eSpanse
Of country.
FIRST BATTLE on THE WAY.
ghs first engagement Of the relief eX-
petition win probably be at Pei Tang
where the yiceroy Of Yulu personally
commands.
Th following information was
brought 90 Tirn IsIn Wednesday,
Jng 81 by "a Chinese missionary stu-
dent who was sent by the British
LEGATION He received the message en-
trusted 90 him and left July lN. He
Hw ieW troops between PekIu and
Yang Tsu $50 works had been con-
stmrel Food in Pekin was scarce
and The cIty would be quite unable TO
endure o. siege
Amoac iag scraps Of information
brought hy another courier who left Pee
KIN July 49, wa sthe fact that General
Ma a notable Boxer chief, had been
killed by the lesatIoners.
Shanghai kilograms OF this date say
the foreign l1usls met yesterday and
decided 90 invite Admiral Seymour
thul.sh 20 take command 0f the
Shanghai defenses. The United states
consul general. N De Bezaure, on be-
half o. the coBsuls, visited Admiral
SEYMOUR, and ne promised TO draw up
plans and submit them 70 a council OF
officers The Shanghai municipal coun-
oil. objects 90 the consular action
The British second infantry brigade
has been ordered 90 debark at Hong
Kong to form o flying column 10 serve
anywhere .n China.
Two more transports with Indian
Troops on board are due 20 arrive today,
Ihe custom officers at Canton have
seized O. Chinese junk which had 1000
zines ana much ammunition aboard.
ADVANCED EIGHT MILES.
Hsrepor,ei that another letter from
DE British minister al Pekin, Sin
claude Macdonald dated Pekin. We'd
teslay July 81 has reached Taku The
chinese government has renewed the
suggestion that the minister leave the
capita. but the minister declined.
me Belgian government has received
news that The allies have already
marched eight miles In the direction of
P5Ea.
THE PREPARATIONS.
Ten Ts0n, July &c. via Che Foo. July
q aa1 Shanghai, Aug Copyright.
' ny the Associated Press. THE
american commander received orders
u'm Washington today not 20 delay
A' advance on Pekin. He was also in,
loIMea That heavy endorsements are
en- route
Great activity is noticeable az the
Japanese headquarters Transport
PREPARATIONS are being hurried. II is
y4drmr.y unlikely that either the
japanese Of the British intend TO be
t'l behind The Americans though the
a'ush Preparations are a long way
Alm completeness. The japanese or
-N-lNun on the other hand, excites
we admiration OF AN.
l.r loia. strength Of the allies here
daily $50 70 81 ~ '''s
CHINA WANTS IT STOPPED.
Washington. Aug. THE Chinese
minister called az the state department
,esf} today and presented to Secretary
10y COPY of the following dispatch
iM ID Hung Chang which was re-
Hga 0F Minister wa last night from
, mines" minister iu London Just
.ttl telegram from Pao Ting Flu
w. sixth moon, 23rl day July 49,
way .Ne HIEy council had that day re-
'H iSg .n imperial edict as follows.
"a Wt nave received The memorial OF
~ H4A- Chang and others lmploring
save and protect the ministers of
various nations Now the ministers
~ a' safe and well. and II Hung
--'t ls directed 90 wire 20 Yang Yu
- V'le'8 800 that they may inform
co. ..'He. 1--WE secretaries for foreign
9.'s ..0rlug.y Respect this"
.' l'.HEIom has been delayed IN us
,..hs.....s.0r The other day / ana otb-
.'.O.s sent "a joint memorial re-
ns That the different ministers DE
t.'.'l 19t of Pekn or that they first
Al. la0i'4 90 freely communicate bv
e- ,,,. or wire with their respective gov
r.0.s When an imperial edIct is
r....,l ] win again wire. Commuui-
l-,. ", 20 Minister Yang az 81. Peters,
wIs N.l'ster Yu az Paris. and Minister
o. d, washington. for them 10 Inform
7Ieelre foreign secretaries"
HOW CHINA CAN SETTLE.
arlington Aug. THE safety ~
nv so.'..'.rs at Pekln being Temporal
er-....d The attention OF the row
tvo n now being directed toward
r-,... y..ls. FIRST Co effect the por-
l-r.. safety of the minister's nv
f.-.e- lhem away from Pekin and
Ct.-. l' hasten the advance ON tbe
n.r. capital The Chinese royern-
rsr..r,. employing every device dlsplo.
rlr, I,g 20 prevent the forward move
Hr-, ~ he international column. Ia
erc-1., luang Us the main reliance to
psrs5 4ss th.s purpose but he Is ham,
cals u. lne obtuseness OF pekIn ofH-
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