The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-10-18
WANTS NEGOTIATIONS TO COMMENCE.
Inc Russian Southern and Northern
Armies Have Joined Hands at
Telling, North Of Mukden.
ih's FInces All of Mnneburin En.t
"i the River Lao md N Por-
tion West os the stream
I'm Their Hands.

lean legation Ii Hung Chang cx
pr'scSd regret for the recent occur
rehces and thanked the Americans
Tor their good treatment OF the Chi
neSe. He promised 10 request that
negotiations be begun at Tsung Ii
amen two days hence and to ex-
ciude fung Lu from them"
1T Is asserted" says the Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, wiring
Saturday. That the Russinns have
seized Mn Chwang railway at the ter
minus OF the Shan Hal Kwan line.
ms Is the first step the Rusisans havo
taken ON the right bank of the Amur.
Inc Russian southern and northern
armies have joined hands at Telling,
north of Mukden, thereby placing
oil OF Manchuria east Of the river
Lhao' and a portion west Of the stream
in the hands Of Russia"
DR. Morrison, in MONDAYS Times
concludes his dramatic description of
the siege Of Peking. lie expresses the
deep obligation Of all those confined
In the British legation to the "splcn-
did services of Rev Frederick ID.
Gamcwcll, head of the Methodist mis-
SION board, TO whom was due the de-
signing and construction of all our
defense, and who carried ont in the
most admirable manner Sir Claude
ideas and suggestions"
lie also refers TO the valuable
services" rendered by Mr.. Squicrs,
secretary of the United States lega-
ton.
The Times commenting editoriallv |
upon DIR. Morrison's narrative, says:
> The whole story justifes in the full
rst manner Emperor Williams atti-
Iudc toward the authors of the atroci-
iies. 1t proves beyond reasonable
doubt the responsibility of the high
officials and the Tsung III Yamcn."
London, Oct. 1.-THE Shanghai
correspondent of the Morning Post
wiring Saturday, describes four dis
met agitations in Kwang-Tung,
wang 81, Sze-Chung and the Yang
zc region, all of which are anti-dy-
astic rather than anti-forcign.
eff Sun Vat Sen is successful in the
outh," says the correspondent, land
is rebellion spreads over the Yang
Sc region, he will probably be aided
y Prince Tuan, Tung Flu IIsiang and
lc Mohammcdan leaders in the north
est" I
The Chinese imperial troops, ac- I
'rding TO n dispatch TO the Daily {
hroniclc. from Hong-Kong, dated
lturday, have recapturcd Wei-Chou, c
1 East river, where Sun Yatsen, the &
former, had raised his flag, and have I
altered the rebels.
The Standard published mail advi-
$ from Tien-Tsin giving n list of 81
'cumcnts that were seized in the o
lmen of the Niceroy after the cap
re of the city and fell into the
ndS Of the correspondent before tho
litary authorities had seized the
men. These include receipts for II
)ney paid to Boxer generals for sup b,
es to their troops of every kind, l..
ports Of actions and lists of casual I'll
$ and rewards paid to generals and sc
, families of the killed. all clearly II
)ving that the authorities MAIN va
ned the Boxer movement by lavish III
)enditurc. da
shanghai, Oct. 15.-From Canton it ra
reported that the Kwangsi rebels co
re defeated the imperial troops on ca
borders of Kwang-Tung and that clt
n. Su has resigned in consequence
his request for reinforcements be- SIP
ignored. til
ome Chinese soldiers desccrated sn
cemetery for foreigners at Nam ar
h-Tu, near Canton, and the viceroy
the offenders decapitated and
missed their commander.
he fourth brigade from India has sp
wed at Taku, but owing to the
?, has not been able to land.
r Ernst NJ. Satow, who succeeds
Claude NJ. Mcdonald as British
lister to China has arrived at Tien- sec
ien-TRin, Oct. IA wit Shanghai, let
15).-Only small escort accom- haC
led Count Won Waldersee and his dec
T, who left for Peking at o'clock Bu'
morning. The length of the field Mo
shars stay at the capital has not figl
4 determined, but he expects to str
rn 10 Tien-Tsin before cold Sig
ther sets in. Possibly he will trie
e Shanghai his headquarters for cei'
winter, as it is understood that The
Germans do not contemplate ac- priI
operations after the winter has and
IN. tro'
IL rapid fall of the Pei Ho is caus-
the allies TO redouble their eff o
: 10 rush supplies to Peking. %
anghai, Oct. 1.-THE progress OF -'uN
Chinese court toward Sian Flu. the way
capital. has been delayed in con- 'ioi'
ence of the supposed Mahomme- eNo'
rebels in the province of Shen 81. Mar y.
Clai
Business Failures. of
w York, Oct. 13.-Business fail and