Evening journal., 1900-07-12
Most OminOus Aspect of the Condition
OF Affairs Existing Between China
and the Great Powers
DIRE NEED OF REINFORCEMENTS;
THE WORST is FEARED AT PEKIN

troops and reoccupied the Chinese
eastern arsenal after inhicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage
ment lasted six hours. and was fought
with great determination on both sides.
The Chinese were eventually able to
utilize the effective guns of the fort
abutting on the city walls near the
Taotai's yamen, the allied troops suf-
fering severely from lack of heavy
guns and cavalry. The Japanese com
mander sent an urgent appeal to hurry
reinforcements, as the allies were in
imminent danger of a general defeat" "
Other Tien Tsin correspondents say
that no advance is possible until
Sept. 1 and explanations are being
asked by the papers here of the tardy
action of Japan in sending troops.
since it is known that she was ready
and willing to send them and that
Russia raised no objection TO her do
ing so. 1t is limited that a difficulty
arose as to the manner in which Japan
was to be recouped for her heavy out
lay. Rumors are current that Japan
demanded the cession of a Chinese
port.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Express gives the text OF a long edict
OF Prince Tuan, dated June %. and ad-
dressed to the Chinese ambassadors,
which The Express declares is iden-
tical with the message from Emperor
Kwang Hsu and with the Chinese
edict published in Washington. The
Express considers that the edict proves
that Prince Tuan's party is making
no attempt to disguise the fact that the
worst that could be anticipated has
happened The edict contains the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
THE anger Of our people knew no
bounds. They could not be restrained.
The task of guarding the legations.
which before was difficult, was made
impossible
"If it is impossible for us TO continue
the protection OF the legations let it be
represented to the powers that we
must be held blameless. for the anger
of our people grows with the rising OF
each sun, that sees more and yet more
foreigners and soldiers coming to
overrun and lay waste our country and
slay our people"
The correspondent says the edict is
AhNNAANN1 ~ paw AA1 way III a. MAdl
lifting Of the veil over the recent his
tory Of Pekin.
The Russian papers report that the
Boxers are ravaging Manchuria and
have damaged so miles Of the railway,
threatening Telin and Kirin, while
Port Arthur and Nou Chwang are said
to be endangered. Russia, therefore,
has notified the powers of her inten-
tion to dispatch large military force
TO Manchuria.
It appears that the Russian censor
ship is suppressing all references to
this matter, and it transpires that 5000
regular troops have already arrived
from Port Arthur and Amur to protect
the Manchuria railway, and other
troops are now on their way to Man
churia.
All kinds of stories come from
Shanghai, which it is impossible to
verify. It is stated that the Boxers
have murdered the chancellor of the
Pekin university and 60 of the mem
bers of his family and retainers.
A confidential officer of Gen. Yung-
Lu, disguised as a Boxer, is reported
20 have crept into Prince Tuan's tent.
while the prince was sleeping, with the
intention of stabbing him. He was
caught by the sentries. so the story
goes. and decapitatea IN the snot His