The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-08-09
THE MARCH ON PENIN.
Allies Checked at Peitsang, Eight
Miles From Tien Tsin.
THE ALLIES SUFFER HEAVILY


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London. Aug. THE advance Of
the allied forces commenced today.
cables the British consul at Ticn Tsin
under date of Aug. 4. This is the first
official information received here that
the attempt to relieve Pekin has be
gun 1t is accepted as correct.
The British consul does not mention
any fighting but the Shanghai Gorre-
spondent of The Daily Mail, telegraph
Ing Sunday. says: THE Pekin reliei
column is reported to have suffered
check. The Chinese are said 10 have
adopted Tugela tactics and, after sev-
eral hours of fighting, to have re
treated
This is the only message received II
London this morning bearing oW the
reports of Admiral Remey and Com
mander Taussig regarding an engage
meDt at Peitsang. The fact tina. the
advance did not begin until SATURDAY
Is taken to strengthen the accounts -
a battle Sunday.
In the same cablegram, which was
read in the house of commons, the
consul at Tien Tsin says
News from the Japanese legation
has been received up to Aug. !.
Therefore, the edicts announcing the
| safety of the ministers on that date
are confirmed.
Yesterday the Chinese minister, Sir
/ Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, communi-
Gated to Lord Salisbury message
from the tsung-li-yamen, dated July
80, reiterating the statement that the
ministers were safe on that day and
recounting the friendly relations ex-
listing between them and the yamen,
as we'll as reporting the sending OF
supplies to the legations by the yamen-
The message contains this important
statement:
"A successful termination of the
conference with the ministers for their
conveyance under escort to Tien Tsin
is expected. but, on account OF the re
commencement OF hostilities at Tien
Tsn, code kilograms for transmission
to the representatives are considered
undesirable
This appears to confirm the state
lnent that the Chinese government Will
c..Geavor to stop the march to Pckln
by "sing the ministers as hostages.
T! " st. Petersburg correspondent or
The lilly Mail says
"Ac;.ve negotiations are proceedings
between Russia and the United States.
the proha hle outcome Of which will be
Q resolution to uphold the integrity OF
China Internationally.
The Standards Shanghai representa-
tive, wiring Sunday, says:
"It Ia clear that the march TO III"
relief OF Pekin will be anything but IA
walkover. japanese scouts have dis
covered large force of Chinese south
west Of Tien Tsin and another l2rSc
force in the vicinity Of Lu Tai. to the
eastward.
at is learned now that the members
Of the tsung-li-yamen who were put TO
death for their alleged pro-foreign
proclivities were not beheaded, but
were cut in twain, this being the Sc
: verest penalty under the Manchu code.
Sheng declares that the grand council
at Pekn was ignorant Of the orders for
the execution.
A Shanghai special, dated Aug. 6,
SAYS: Iii Hung Chang has officially
, Informed the consuls that the minis
. ters left Pekin for Tien Tsin last Fri
i day. Aug. 3. with Gen. Yung lu In
. command of the escort. The cOnsuls
{ are by no means disposed' to credit
Earl LIS statement. All other reports
. that have reached London up to this
Il hour indicate that the ministers have
. not left Pekin"