Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-03
MINISTERS WERE
WELL ON JULY 80
Imperial Troops Advance to Oppose
the Allies,
10000 CHRISTIANS SLAIN.
Chinese wipe out Town Bchead
English women situation II
Very Critical

London, Aug 3, S.l5 @. m.-No word
comes this morning regarding the for
tunes OF the comparatively small body
OF troops believed TO bl forg,ng their
way toward Pekin. The silence Is
probably due 10 du.g0nt censorship
rather than to any lack Of develop
ments.
A Shanghai special announces the re-
ceipt Of an official telegram from the
Tsung- asserting that the
ministers We're an well on July Goth.
and that vegetables, fruits and other
supplies had been sent t0 the legations
on several occasions. Friendly inter-
course the official telegram says "ls
now being carried on between the min
listers and the imperial government"
According 20 the Daily Express how
ever cablegrams from che Foo am
nounce that the imperial troops adj
Nancins 90 oppose tn relief force, have
completely wiped out Christian town
near Pekn, killing five foreign priests
and 10000 native Christians. Gen.
Gdzelee says this correspondent. was
strongly opposed Co an immediate adj
vance, but he was Uy.uuIed by the |
other commanders and Influenced by |
Washlngtou's order t1 Gen. Ch1nce 20 |
proceed without an insJauts delay"
From Shanghai thg Daily Express /
has received confirmation vi the re- |
ported murder OF hNy missionaries In |
the province OF shan ST., with the addi- /
uonal Information that eight English |
women We're dragged out of the mission |
buildings by Chinese mob who bee
headed them In the streets of Gnu
Chou.
French troops are reported 60 have
occupied Meng TsZe in the province of
Yum Nan
The TIen TsIn correspondent OF the
Standard says. "A hcarT.uIng letter
has been received from the Japanese Dee
cation. dated July 2-ud. stating that
the casualties number Go per cent. that
only twenty-five cartridges per man are
left. with sufficient food for five DAYS.
and that 10 Us feared the legation viii
within a week
Berlin, Aug. 2.--The National Zcltuug. !
n a leading article ou America I'm
China says. ~ the movement up-
Jn Pekin has now really begun Amer
ca undoubtedly deserves great credit.
immediately after the first direct news
rom Mr. Conger thg United states
Minister was received % gUmmunica- /
ion firmly regarded at aIl times iu /
washington as authentic Mr. Hay in-
listed with alI earncsturs- that Mr.
'ongers cry for help absolutely dee
handed speedy relief 10 even seemed
pr q while that the American secretary |
H.. HH H o. u j. q D
ending a purely American expedition
90 PeNn, u Necessary"
The paper is gratinsa al President
lchinleys refusal 90 accept Ia Hung
hangs otter 90 deliver Nr. COngcr Nd
he American expedition is counter
handed. IL thinks however, that ]
Nashington's China policy has been
,aFeung. and it explains this as due
% the eXigencies of the presidential
dmpalgn and Co the presence OF the ,
.hinese themselves in the United
tates.
The Kreuz Zeitung has an article on
he same subject Assuming that the =
'nited States Is still ready 20 mediate. 4
his journal remarks 1T would Doe l.
rilliant elecuoueal.ug coup lf President ,
lckinleys admin. -lHti0n could come .
onward as the uI.,arver Of the worlds ~
tdtt. win liS separate role the AIDE
would draw nearer the n
GAL which American conception of J.
reatness is already striving for name ,
y American hgg0UUny in the Pacific. %
his goal is not one l0 be reached easi- =
3 but the prospect can do President !.
Ickinley's party good service in the ,
lming election.
The papers print q sermon preached . j..
Y Emperor William last Sunday on y
GARD the imperial yacht Hoh,nzJl- . =
I'm, from Exodus, chapter xiii. s.. D
And 10 came 20 pass. when Moses held
p his hand that israel prevailed. and =
hen DE let down his hand Amalek y
revailed." "a
The subject was "The Holy Duty "
nd Holy Power of lnterccssi0n' The
ports show that the discourse was
ute bellicose toward China. OF the u,
'ldiers going thi.her, the imperial D..
'eaCher said: VI
They shall Doe the strong arm which "
finishes ass8ss.us. They shall be- the "'
allied fist which -milgs that chaotic =,
ass. They shall defend. sword iu w.
md, our holiest possessions ."
rue prayers can st.iI cast the banner ~
the dragon into the dust ana plant Vt
e banner of the cross upon the wallis" w