The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28

are awaiting instructions as to wheth-
er to hold them in uossession or destroy
them. Prince Tuan, leader of the in
s~urrection is reported to have been
seen here. and a diligent search is be-
ing made for him. Chinese cavalry
are operating in squares near TunS
Chow; and a squadron Of SikhS and
American cavalry has been sent in hot
pursuit of them It is believed that
the empress dowager has eStaDI .=had
her court at Sian Flu, the ancient cap
ital
THE FOREIGN TROOPS IN PEKIN.
Copyright, by Associated Press.)
Pekin, Thursday. August 10, via
Shanghai Thursday, August 23.-The
allied troops have surrounded the I'M
perial city and stationed sentries AT
the fates. They refrain from enter
ing pending instructions from their
governments. General Chafee say
the fighting is ended. Ms japanese
troops have relieved the Pei Tang ca
thedral where fifteen French nuns and
forty and Italian soldiers have
e isolated and besieged two months.
They found that five had been killed.
Captain Reilly who vas killed before
the imperial palace, was buried in the
legation grounds. General Chaffee,
he British and the japanese general
and many civilians were present at
the interment. The American troop
are encampted in the grounds of the
Temple of Heaven. The Chinse are
supposed to have fed northward.
MISSIONS LOOTED.
Berlin, August 24.-Lt it is
ed in a dispatch from Annoy, dated
August oath, that many more Ameri-
can and British missions in the Neigh
borhOod OF Annoy have recently been
looted and burned by mobs and that
last night a Japanese temple was burn
ed.
CABLEGRAM FROM REMEY.
Washington, August 24.-The follow
ing c~ablegram was received today at
the navy department from Admiral
Remey:
"Taku, August %.
Bureau OF Navigation, Washington.
Gable now open to Taku. All troops
from Hancock landed. Marines gone
10 Tien Tsin. Private Arthur A
Woods, marine corps, evidently drown
ed Tong Ku night 21st.
"REMEY."
New York, August 24.-The Presby-
terrain board of foreign missions re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Minister Conger today:
"Pekin, August 20.
North China Christians surviving
slaughter destitute and homeless;
send immediate help as thanks offer
ing. Pekin rescued, Wheery, Hobart,
Smith. "CONGER."
Berlin, August 24.-An official dis
patch from Tien Tsin dated August
21St, says the German naval detach-
! ment arrived at Peki August 18th,
and that the marine battalion reached
He ST WI August Goth.
: GENERAL GASLEE'S REPORT.
! London, August 24.-General Gaslee,
the commander of the British forces
! at Pekin, telegraphing from that place
! August 16, via Che Foo, August 23rd,
! gives details of how me is dispoSing of
his troops there. He says the British
! losses Were extremely small,
that he is very short of food, that he
was arranging for ~Onvoy and that
hd hoped to assault h imperial city
that day, when the men had been fed.
The general also says the good spirits
and endurance of the troops Were be
yond praise, and refers ito the extreme
ly march owing to the heat
and heavy roads.
MORE FIGHTING NEAR TEN
TSIN.
London, August PA dispatch from
Che Foo, dated Thursday, August 23rd,
says: There has been further fighting
neal Tien TSin- The Chinese sought
/ to cut the line of communication, but
We're driven ack with small losses on
the part OF the allied forces.
Official advices from Pekin received
at Toxic August 23rd, say the allies
burned Prince Tuan'S residence.
According to a dispatch from Hong
Kong, dated August oath turbulent
mob are devastating portions of the
provinces of Flu KEN and Kiang Su.
1t is added hat a mandarin with 300
Chinese soldiers left Annoy August
23rd, to restore order. japanese blue
Jackets were landed at Annoy August
23rd.
Marines from the French cruiser
Comet have cleared the STREETS of
Swallow and freed the beSieged priests.
A dispatch to a NEWS agency from
Shanghai, dated August 23rd, says
eight survivors of the fourteen Eng
] lish missionaries who started together
from Chan ST have reached Hankow
after suffering frightful ~barbarities.