The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-14
NOTHING YET CERTAIN.
"No Authentic News From Pekin"
is Still the Burden of the Dis
patches Anent China.
RECENT FI6HTIR6 AROUND TEN TSIH.
The Allied Forces Saved From Defeat by
an Overwhelming Force of Chinese
Through the Timely Intervention OF q
Torrentiai Rain-Prince Tuan Throws
or the Mask.

London. July IL. AIS a. m.-"No au-
thentic news from Pekin" is still the
burden of the dispatches froI: the far
east, and although the disposition is
20 believe the optimistic reports from
Chinese sources. no real confidence is
possible until the legations. if they are
still in existence, are permitted 10
communicate with their governments.
If, as is alleged. the Boxer movement
is losing ground in Pekin. it might
have been supposed that the Boxers
would have endeavored to send up re-
Inducements from Tien Tsin, but. in.
stead of that they are still in great
force in the neighborhood of the latter
place, and are assisted by the imperial
Chinese troops with ample efficient ar.
tillery.
Secerest Fighting Yet.
According to a special Che Foo dis
patch the fighting around Tien Tsin
on the 3D. and 4th was severest yet
experienced. The British losses alone
were 80 killed or wounded. The
Chinese had $4,000 men. attacking sinh
u~Itaneously from the west. north and
east, and made excellent practice with
over one hundred guns. The defend
ers numbered 1900, with scant sup
plies, and it was only the presence of
the ne~wly-arrived Japanese and Rus
sian guns that prevented a disaster.
One Russian company of infantry,
numbering 12O men had lis 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.
Saved by a TOrrential Rain.
Providentially. when things were at
their worst n 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 bat.
teries of four-inch guns, but the allies, |
aided by two of II. NJ. S. Terrible's Al
guns, succeeded in s~ilencing the
Chinese artillery after eight hours OF
fight.
An On,inous Discrepancy.
At Shanghai it seems now I o be the
general belief hat the date of the
dispatch of July 3. asserting that two
legations We're still standing. was an
error. either accidental or intentional. |
The couriers mast lave left Pekin at
least five days earlier. making the real
date of the message June 2S, while the
alleged m~aSsacres are said to have &C.
CURED on June 80. Until this point
can be cleared up the greatest anxiety
be felt as to the fate of the Euro
peans.
Prince Tuan Throws OF the Mask.
According to the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Express it is war Il
the knife between the dowager en-
press and Prince Tuan. In a recent
edict the latter boldly discards his
mask and signs himself as emperor.
He warmly commends the prowess of
his faithful Boxers" and in iowery
language appeals to their cupidity and
fanaticism. In the same decree Prince
Tuan appoints Prince Tzuan. the Iron
Capped" Prince TSaishan. his imperial
and Rang Vi to command
the three chief wings of the Boxer
army.
Destitute European Refugees.
Three hundred European refugees
Tien Tsin have arrived al Shang-
bal in a state of restitution after ter
-ible suffering.
The Chinese version of the origin of
he outbreak as published in Shang-
lai is that Baron Won KetteIer was
lated by the Pekinese. who. taking adj
;antage of the condition of af-
shot him put of revenge. there
" causing a conflict between the
chinese troops and the Germans. the
after of whom destroyed the tsung-li-
mel
VIII lombard the Native City.
The Daily News Tien Tsin CORE
:pondent IA the allies have decided
o lombard the native city, which they
nave hitherto heSitated to attack. ow-
ne to the heavy commercial interests
Secretary Hays Circular.
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