Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-25
RUSSIAN OFFICER
ACTS LIKE WAR.
,..s.Je Ms Forces to Commune
rate with Chinese in Pekin'
# GOES TO THE CAPITAL
,nt probably ProIong Negotia-
~ r,oop, Arriving at Taku-
shanghai sends News

c,..,,rr,on. Aug. ga cablegram
,..t.sB received from Admiral Femey
!, rbIss he states that It is reported
u ,,s Russian commander at Pekin
", ,.-' ,,,b.5lsn any communication be-
-. his forces and the Chinese.
Ii GOES TO PEKTN'
v,s,oeton. Aug. 25.-Chinese Off
mi. expressed a belief today that ii
, gr,s chang the Chinese peace envoy
-. 800 .,,rtsi for Pekin or Tien Tsin'
r,rs tbs,e Is said to be no official
,s,',ss 20 this effect, yet It is 50 in ac-
go with the expectation Of Chi
w., course. that the officials accept II
~ Cgt IL this proves 20 be correct
:, wsv bring about early opportunity
~. ,ars5nal exchanges between Earl
~ ltri fbs commanders Of the allies
sr5 he ministers Of the respective
powers
ACCEPTS AMERICAS ANSWER
The Chinese government has been en-
Ts'y Silent since the capture Of Pekini
s,'.rt In the two communications from
N guBg Chang, and, up to the present
,rs Minister WI has received no
vlr5 responsive 70 the American an
vtr sent 90 him by Mr.. Adee last
Wednesday. Three days have elapsed
,,5 ibsre has been ample time for il
Hung Chang TO formulate his next
move. in the circumstances It Is telt
,bst he accepts the American and Ger
nam answers and such others as may
tays reached him as negatlNeing any
present prospect OF negotiations along
ths lines he proposed.
PROLONGED DIPLOMACY LIKELY.
The opinion IS expressed that this
Will br00ng the uncertainties OF the
di1lona,ic situation, during which
Ear. II viii seek 20 meet the require
nsn,s la.d down by the United states
end other powers. while the latter VIII
,13eayOr 20 reach some common
ground Of understanding for the fu-
,lp
ALLIES ARRIVING AT TAKU.
Taku. Aug. q, Friday copyrighted,
80 BY the Associated Press.) -rrans-
ports ore pouring troops into Taku'
Three large German vessels have ar
nyei and ore unloading. one regiment
that has d.sembarked Is on IT'S way 20
pekn, and another Is bound for Tien
Tsl Three Russian vessels are also
% he hgrbJr
TIE Fifteenth infantry, the Third ar
tIey end 800 marines are camped at
Tea Tsln awaiting orders.
Rat0ns Tor forty days are being for
vIded 10 the Pekin contingent by
boat
hundred civilians have left Pekin
including the customs force, and are on
ths.y way down the river.
The foreigners here desire that q
new expedition shall be sent against
Pso Ting Flu 70 destroy the city and
tyenge the massacres OF foreigners
which occurred there.
RuNORED CAPTURE OF EMPEROR
London. Aug. 25.-Street fighting
breaks out Internationally IN Pekin, ac-
csfo.ng 70 dispatches from Shanghai,
Nt allies not having sufficient forces 20
police the vast city As small parties
q ihe allied troops penetrate into new
districts they have TO engage half
armed mobs.
Shanghai dispatch repeats the re-
Iot that japanese troops pursued the
ooVager empress and the court, and
overlook them eighty miles southwest
q fskln The emperor. II is added,
llieR himself on the protection OF his
oaliors The prisoners have not yet
reached PekIn.
10 the engagement at Tien Tsln. one
thousand Americans, British and Jap
alsse routed three thousand Chinese
end killed 800 Of them.
GOING TO FIGHT THE FRENCH.
The ylcer0y Of SEE Chuen IS reported
~ shanghai 90 be sending troops 20
,le I1nQuIn frontier and 20 be intend
u4 70 light The French al Meng Use.
4ue blih Of the German fleet recent
y az Shanghai has gone 10 Taku az an
Sseoft 20 the new German minister. Dr.
snuI'in Won Schwarzenstein, who Is
bound Tor pekin.
1,an lights are Of daily occurrence
"a Ihe heung Shan district.
4he foreign residents Of shanghai are
stained AZ the arrival OF the eXtraordi-
y, ~ number Of warshlps. and are fear
W. Of European complications. but they
u4't ueen assured By some OF the naval
,,,ii.laanaers that the gathering was &C.
DEFEAT BOXERS AT PEKTN.
rams Aug 25.-General Frey. COM
,.''a1ling DE French force at Pekln,
"a 't'aphs this under date Of August
;. me allies have driven the Boxers
NJ, Nm All The points they occupied. The
80 80 are comped outside the imperial
49,, ,.,t.s which was occupied By some
NJ '-',is ~ the regular Chinese army.
w., sshsIals decided TO march the in
ID ,,.a''.hAl forces through the palace
'.'1. winch were afterwards closed. "
AMERICANS LEAVE PEKIN.
Lel4,on Aug GA special dispatch
''y ~ Fehin, dated August 10. SAYS:
'oi'N Americans. with an escort OF
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