The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08
A MESSAGE FROM CONGER
Allies Plans Successfully Executed at
Peit Sang Sunday.
CHAFFEE GIVES THE DETAILS AGREED ON
The Americans, British and Japanese Attacked
the Chinese Right, the French and Rus
slams the Left. The Chinese
Saved Their Guns.
Saved Their Guns.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, August S.-(Wednesday,
3:45 a. m.)-''In case the troops ad-
vance the Chinese must fight. The
suggestion that the allies should be
allowed to enter Pekin in order to
escort the Ministers to Tien Tsin is
absolutely impossible"
This is the dictum of Ii Hung
Chang. 1t was transmitted last even
ing to Mr.. William Pritchard Morgan,
member of Parliament, by his agent
at Shanghai. The agent had carried
to Earl Ii message from Mr.. Nor
gan urging that the allied troops be
allowed to enter the capital and stat
ing that a settlemen could be made at
Tien Tsin, whereby a war of the
world against China would be averted;
but even the optimistic Ii failed to
hold out the slightest hope of its feas-
ibility, although he reiterated to Mr..
Morgan's agent his declaration that
the Ministers had left Pekin, fixing
the date of their departure as August
end The agent makes this comment:
1.-The eonsuls are without confirma-
tion."
These messages have been sent to
Lord Salisbury accompanied by
statement by.Mr. Morgan, urging that
the allies should take no step to en-
danger the lives of the Ministers.
"A message from the Belgian Minis
ter dated Pekin August End, seems
effectually to dispose of the rumors
that the Ministers have left or are in
tending to leave Pekin.
The Chinese Minister in London Sa7.S
he has received telegram from China
announcing that a LONG imperial edict
was issued on August End, author
izing the immediate and safe convey
ance of all Europeans in Pekin TO Tien
Tsin.
Several dispatches are printed Civ
ing hearsay accounts of Sundays bat
tie. The Daily Mails correspondent
at Che Foo, telegraphing Monday
says: ,il~ia li>s
1.-The fighting lasted seven hours,
and the allies when my report left,
were pursuing the Chinese, but ow-
ing 10 the floods, progress was diff
ficult.
''Thus the Chinese will have time
to reform and to recover from the
effects of battle. Only a small gar
rison with IA guns remains at Tien
Tsin, where some anxiety is felt be-
cause of a report that $4,000 Chinese
are said to be moving two days
march to the southeast
All the correspondents agree in
praising the bravery and organization
of the Japanese but none of them
brings the story much beyond Cen
eral Chaffee's report.
Lii Ping Heng, according to the
I1.,s I -.
ard has been appointed Generalissime
of the Chinese forces and has left
Pekin to command the troops outside
the city.
A Shanghai special says that off
cial advices from Toxic announce that
armed collisions have occurred be-
tween parties Of. Russians and .Japa-
nese outside Taku. This, however. as
1T comes by way of Shanghai, must
await confirmation before being cred
tied.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail confirming the massacre
of missionaries at Chu Chow Flu saws
that two American women were
among the victims.
The Sebastopol correspondent of the
Daily Graphic asserts that the Rus
sian Government will send 125,OOO adj
ditional troops from Odessa to the
Far East before the end of the year.
Berlin dispatches say it is rumored
there that an agreement has been
reached between Emperor Nicholas
and Emperor William whereby the
German troops will be permitted to
proceed to China by way of Siberia.
The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich has
been ordered to send thirty million
pounds of small arm ammunition to
China.