Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-05

By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
London. Dec. A special dispatch
from Nakow Pass. dated November 80.
says the Klagan expedition was inef-
fective. the Chinese evading all at
tempts to engage them. The towns
enroute were occupied unopposed and
some tolls of skins and silver were le-
We'd. The cavalry captured the bag
gage of the retreating Chinese force Mt
Sven Hwa Flu, killed thirty of its
guards and secured 10000 taels.
N1ANDARINS EXECUTED.
Three mandarns. who were instiga-
tors of the massacre OF converts MT
Isl Ming and % Boxers were executed.
put the Germans generally ignored evil
dences of anti-foreign activity. There
are continuous disturbances in the in
terror. where the dispatch adds n bad
impression has been made by the eX-
cessive withdrawal of foreign troops
| anu the complacence of the allies. The
missionaries anticipate q recrudescence
of the outrages.
UNCLE SAM AND JOHN BULL.
United States Ambassador Choate
hau long conversation today with
| the secretary of state for foreign af-
| fairs, the Marquis of Lansdowne in
which the proposed alternatives and
amendments in Secretary Hays recent
note and the notes of the other now
ers were fully discussed. Nothing def
mite was arrived at. Lord Lans-
downe showed the most friendly
spirit
AIR. Choate is notifying Secretary
BAY of Lord Lansdowne's views. Fur
Their consultation Will follow shortly.
SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES.
Shanghai, Dec. 4.-The Yang Use
Viceroys, who are masters of the sit
uation, gave Vice-Admiral Seymour
satisfactory assurances OF their future
policy on the occasion OF his recent
visit to these officials.
CANDIDATE FOR DECAPITATIoN
Ticn Tsin. Monday, Dec. 3-Tanp
Wen Huaan. the author OF the out
RACES upon the Pao Ting Flu mission
aries. arrived to-day and was paraded
through the Victoria road in n cart
under a strong German guard previous
to being handed over to the provisional
government for decapitation.
GERMAN LOSSES.
Shanghai Dec. At is reported in
Tien Tsin that the Germans lost twen-
~ killed and many wounded west of
Pao Ting Flu, where they were at
tackled by twenty-five hundred Boxers
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
Berlin Dec. IA dispatch from
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
date Pelln. Monday, December g.
says a considerable force of Chinese
regulars has taken up a position Mt
Bang Chou, 90 kilometres southwark OF
Tien -Tsin,-and- that two attachments
of troops from Tien Tsn, commanded
by Colonel Lohrscheidt and Major
Falkenhayn. are proceeding against
these Chinese.
y CONCILTATORY DISPATCH.
DR.. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein, the
German minister TO China, cables that
he has received conciliatory dispatch
from Yuan Shi Kai (the military gov
ernor of the province of Shang TunS),
assuming full responsibility for the
safety of Bishop Amer, who is about
to proceed to Tsi Nan Flu, to confer
with Yuan Shi I[ai.
FRUITLESS MEETING OF ENJOYS.
Pekn, Dec. As was expected, the
/ meeting of the foreign ENJOYS to-day
/ did not result in any definite conclu-
/ sion. owing TO the fact that not all OF
/ the governments have notified their re-
/ personalities as to the form of the
preliminary note TO the Chinese pleni-
| potentiaries. Mr.. Conger, the United
| States minister. said after the meeting:
apparently 1t is the desire of all to
arrive at satisfactory conclusion.
\ believe the next melting Will be the
last but will not be called until every
lions covering all contingencies. Per-
sonally / am satisfied with the results
of the proceedings to-day
/