Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-11
News from Chinese Sources Is In
consistent Supplies for
American Soldiers.
NO AUTHENTIC NEWS.

London, July 1l.-4l5 A. M-"No au-
thentic news. from Pekin" is still the
burden of the dispatches from the Far
Fast; and although the disposition is
to believe the optimst reports from
Chinese sources, no real confidence is
possible until the legations. if they are
slill in existence. are permitted to com
munlcate with their governments. If.
aG is alleged. the Boxer movement is
sing ground in Pckin, il might have
been supposed that the Boxers would
have endeaV,red to send up reinforce
mcnts from Tien Tsin: but instead of
that there are still in great force in
The ntighborhoOd Of the latter place
ana are assisted by the imperial Chi.
nesc troops. with ample. efficient ar
tilleIy. According to n special Che Foo
dispatch. tho fighting around Tien
Tsin. on the Sra ard 4th, was the So
vcreat vet experienced. The British
losses alone We're 90 killed or wounded.
The Chinese had $1,000 men attacking
Simultaneously from the west. north
ard east ana made excellent practice
with over 100 guns. The defenders
numbered 1i,000 with scant supplies,
and it was only the presence of the
newly arrived japanese and Russian
suns that prevented n disaster. One
Russian company Of infantry number
ing l2o men. had rs killed or wounded.
The German contingent also suffered
heavily. by the evening of the 4th
the situation was very critical The
allies narrowly escaped total defeat.
Providcntially. when things were at
their worst, a tOrrential rainfall COM
PEELED the Chinese to retire.
on July 6, the rain having abated.
the Chinese renewed the attack. open
ing fire on Tien Tsin with two batter
Ies Of 4-inch guns; but the allies. aid
ed by two Of III. NJ s. Tcrribles Ar
guns, succeeded in silencing the Chi
nose artillery after eight hours of
fighting.
At Shanghai, it seems now to be the
general belief that the date, Of the dis
patch OF July >, asserting that two le-
cations were still standing. was an cr-
ror, either accidental or intentional.
According to the Shanghai CORE |
spondcrt to the Express. it is war To |
the knife between the Dowager EN- !
press and Prince Tuan In q recent !
cCict the latter boldly discards his |
mask and signs himself as Emperor. |
He warmly commends the prowess of |
lis faithful Boxers" and in fioWery |
appeals to their cupidity and |
In the SINE decree Prince |
Iuln appoints Prince Tsuan. the Iron
'apped;" Prince Tsaishan. his imperial
'lansman, ana kang vi to command
Inc three chief wings Of the Boxer
a Il
gees from Tien Tsin have arrived at
shanghai in a state of destitution af-
er terrible suffering. The Chinese
1ersion of the origin of the outbreak
Is published in Shanghai is that Baron
Ion ketteler was hated by the pekin-
Sc. who. taking advantage CT the dis
urbed condition of affairs. shot him
M Of revenge. thereby causing a con
lict between the Chinese troops ana i
he Germans. the latter If whom de-
troyed the Tsung Ii Yamen. The in
uriated soldiers under Prince Tuan
hen gained complete control over the
)owager Empress.
The Daily News Tien Tsin CORE
pendent says the allies have decided II
o lombard the native city which they II
ave hitherto hesitated to attack. ow-
ng to the heavy commercial inercsts
involved.
The London daily papers comment
avCrably upon Secretary Of State
lays circular. The Times says: 1T
ill meet with general appreciation and II
'elcome in Great Britain. While it Is III
dictated by regard for II
merican interests. it comedies closely II
4 almost all important respects with II
av0wed policy. The reason II
! simple. In China the interests of
9TH countries are primarily CONNER
al and it is from their commercial in
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