Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-03

If tug is obtained dlScharSlnS VIII improve.
Indiana will finish discharging to-day and
proceed to Nagasaki; take two days to
unload horses Reilly's battery; week he
fore Grant discharged of cargo. VIII see
Daggett tomorrow. Reported in Taku
bay intention to make forward movement
tomorrow towards Picking; details are
not known here. Arrive Tientsin too late
tomorrow to cable from there Message
from Tientsin must leave Tongu-kn six
morning to catch dispatch boat at anchor
age for Chefoo at four afternoon soon as
possible will get definite information as
regards conditions and purposes at Tien-
tsin Will cable my views.
~ "CHAFFEE"
China Declared War June 20.
London, Aug. IA special dispatch
from Tientsin Tuesday says:
"a Picking message, dated July 81, re-
ports that the first outside news reached |
there July Is. The failure of the relief |
expedition made the siege far more peril |
Gus. On June 10 the tsung-i-yamen broke |
off relations. June 20 China declared war.
Baron Won Ketteler and Francis James, an |
English professor, were murdered. over |
400 non-combatants occupied the British |
legation l understand converts are hold |
ing the North Cathedral. thousand ref J
ugees occupied the palace OF Prince Lu. |
A truce began July II after 26 days of fierce
assault. One night the shelling was unin-
terrupted for six hours. -Four attempts
were made to fire the British legation
Two attacks resulted in the ruin of the
Han-Ln college (the Chinese national col
| lege). The cowardice of the Chinese pre-
| vented successful rushing.
1.-The total killed or died is: Germans, 10;
Japanese. 10; French, II; British 5; Rus
| slams, 4; Americans. z; Italians, Z; converts,
| 8; total, with wounded, IS.
1.-The correspondents, Morrison, Reid and
Tementy, are i'll.
cat least 1000 Chinese have been killed.
| 1.-THE Americans occupy a strong position
on the city wall
Provisions are still sufficient. The hos
pital arrangements are excellent. Every
body is much exhausted by continuous
work.
Imperial edicts have commended the
| Boxers and ordered missionaries to leave
| the interior. and commanded all viceroys
| to help Picking; but an edict dated July is
enjoins protection and promises compensa-
ton The report that large relief force
was coming produced this change.
Foreign governments should beware be-
ing hoodwinked"
Sir Robert Hart Safe.
London, Aug. Important addi-
tional confirmation of the safety of the
legations was received in London Tues
day evening by Mr.. Duncan Campbell,
representative in Europe of the Chinese
customs service from the commissioner
of customs a Chefoo, in the shape of a
Picking dispatch, not dated, but be-
ieped TO have been written on July 21.
i~signed by both Sir Robert Hart, in
/ spector of customs. and Mr.. Robert
Bredon, deputy Inspector general, to
the following effect: staff and fam
lily still safe"
The Forward Movement.
The allies now confront a most diff
fcult and dangerous problem. With
out doubt the ministers are held by the
Chinese as hostages, and the outcome
of the advance on Picking, which, in all
probability, has already began, will be
awaited with intense anxiety. Tues
days dispatches show that the allies,
notably the Japanese, have been max
, ing their preparations with feverish
} haste, organizing a service of pack
carts, trains and junks. 1t is reported
| from Berlin that Lieut.. Won Lessel
, commanding the German forces in
China, whom Emperor William has
Just promoted to the rank of general
commanding an army corps, has been
selected as commander in chief of the
; allied forces.
A Dangerous situation.
The Chinese are strongly entrenched
: at Wang Tsun, from which position
S however, it is believed they can be
/ elected without great difficulty. The
: danger is that, if defeated there, the
e Chinese will retire on Picking and pu
S the remainder of the Europeans IL
s. death. 1t is also possible that the ad
S vance of the allies Will be the sigma
:, for the Chinese authorities to compe
+ all foreigners to quit the capital, il
+ which event they might become the
: prey of the fanatical Boxers.
t The feeling of the newspapers here
f is that nothing whatever should nov
Il delay the advance and that no nego
I tiations of any kind should be coun
e tenanced until the allied troops reacl
e Picking and assure themselves regard
ing the fate of the foreigners.
1t is reported from an unofficial blu
n. usually reliable source that the Chi
m nese minister at ST. Petersburg wire
lie to Ii Hung Chang, intimating the pos
lie sibility of obtaining favorable term
of settlement from Russia if Chin
Of would adopt a conciliatory attitud
re and compel cessation of the attack
;: on the legation. Thereupon, accord
IL ing to this informant, Ii Hung Chan
c. memorialized the throne, representa-
Ct that he was i'll and unable to come t
t. Picking, but urging that every Ell
he deavor be made to send the minister
n, to Tientsin and to insure the safet
th of foreigners and missionaries.
rs Nearly 100000 Pensioners.
We Washington, Aug. 1.-The forthcon
n ing annual report of the commissions
De of pensions, Mr.. Evans, will show
Id grand total of 993,52s pensioners O
ed the rolls of July /, last, as against 991
nd $40 July /, 1899.
e. In Memory of Bismarck.
ne Berlin, Aug. Memorial service
were held Tuesday in the Bismarc
mausoleum. Emperor William sent
sc magnificent wreath which was place