The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-08-18
FROM the
4. BRITISH MINISTER
IN a Message Dated August Sir
Claude Macdonald Fears Mes
sacre Is Imminent.
FOOD SUPPLY ALMOST GONE
Unless Relief Arrives speedily, He
Relieves, tho Lcgastoners Will
BE HMtcilcred by the
B~csicxtng Horde.

London, Aug. 15.-The British con
sui ut Canton. says the Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent there, u re-
.cived the following message, dated
August 8, from Sir Claude Macdonald,
Brush minister in Picking:
Our situation here is desperate. In
ten days our food supply viii be at an
end. Unless we arei Renewed, d general
massacre is probable.
The Chinese offer to escort us to
lien Tsin, but remembering Gavin
pore, we refuse the offer. There are
over 200 European women and chill
dren in this legation"
Daily Express, wiring yesterday,
says:
THE allies at noon, Saturday, were
within twenty miles of Picking"
AS General Chatfee's report, which
is the only authentic news received
here regarding the advance, located
the International forces several miles
farther from Peking on Thursday, it
seems probable that the Shanghai re-
port is optimistic.
A Yang lsun dispatch, dated Au-
gust Z, giving details regarding the
capture of that place, says:
1.-The Russians and French held the
left, the british the left center, the
Americans the right center and the
Japanese the extreme right. The
British and Americans advanced OH
the village at II rapid rate for 5000
yards, under u severe she'll and rifle
ire. The Russians opened and the
British-Almericaa advance became u
race for positions, eliminating j n u
brilliant charge.
The heaviest loss of the day was
sustained by the Americans, the Four
teenth infantry having nlne killed,
siXty-two wounded and several KISS
ing. The Bengal lancers unsuccess-
fully attempted TO cut off the Chinese
retreat"
Another Yang Tsun special says:
Owing to Il mistake, British and
Russian guns shelled the Fourteenth
United states infantry during the
night, wounding ten.n
Official advices from Yokohama,
dated yesterday, say thai the allies
propose to advance on August I to
Nan Isl Tsung, between IAN Tsun
and WI Sing. The japanese had no
casualties at Yang Tsun, but the otii-
cial reports say mat they had 800 at
Peitsang.
The DULY Mails St, Petersburg cor
respondent declares that the taking
of Aigun has sealed the fate of the
rising in northeastern Manchuria. lie
adds:
NO prisoners were taken by the
Russians. Wholesale massacre was
the order of the day, and when the
battle was over the Cossacks rode over
the field, killing all the wounded with
the butt ends OF their muskets."
Once more the press of England
dwclls upon the ability of the Amer
lean government to secure news aheud
of the world, ut is to General Chat
fee" says the Daily News, that we
are again indebted tor news from the
front. Not a single dispatch from Sir
Alfred G;selee has thus far been re-
ceived by the war Office
All the small arms ammunition used
by the allies will be in accordance
with the recommendations of the
peace conference, none beng eNplo-
siye or expanding. The drain of China
and South AFRICA upon Engiand.s
stores is SO great that every private
firm has been enlisted to help the gov
eminent supply the demand and to. re-
store the reserve, which is much be-
low par. All the great ammunition
firms are working night and day in
their efforts to meet Ii governments
wishes,