The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
BOXERS TRAPPED.
Two Thousand Chinese Reform
ers Invited to a Feast
And Slaughtered by Order OF
TaOtai of Tsang Chow.
MUCH REORGANIZATION.
Rescued and Rescuers at Pekin
in Quarrel.
Each Party is Finding Fault
With the Other.
Germany is Sending Nine More
Warships to China.
MUCH REORGANIZATION.

Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press)
Taku. Aug. %, via Shanghai, Aug 30
An intercepted letter written by the
viceroy at Pao Ting Flu, who command
ed at Tien Tsin during the fighting
there, complains that the boxers are
overTunning the country southwest of
Tien Tsin, particularly the cities on the
grand canal, despising the officials who
at first countenanced them, and looting
and killing the enemies of their organ
ization and fighting the imperial troops
The gates of Pao Ting Flu are kept
closed, and the people inside are suf-
fering, the boxers practically besieging
the place
The viceroy reports that the taotai of
the city of TSang Chow, on the canal,
invited two thousand boxers to feast,
and that while the boxers were eating
and their weapons were stacked the inn
perial soldiers by his orders fell upon
them and slaughtered all of them.
There is much recrimination between
the foreigners besieged in Pekin and
the members of the relieving force Otti-
GERS say that the beSieged sent out
alarming reports and that the condition
of the foreigners was never one of such
extremities as the official dispatches
represented. The foreigners, they as
sert, could have resisted indefinitely
The besieged accuse the generals of
nese opposition They think a much
smaller army might have made the
march and relieved them months sooner.
LOoting at Pel1in proceeds industrious
" and openly. The officers of every ma
tiOn except the Americans ignore the
repreSsive order and all the allies ridi-
cule the Americans for their absten-
ton
Missionary Green, of the China inland
mission, his sister, wife and their two
children, who were for some time held
as prisoners by the boxers at Hsing
Han Sien, near Pao Ting Flu, were well
treated A company of Chinese Cath
olics have held a town near Pao Ting
Flu for three months against the boxers
and imperial troops. The officials have
offered large sums for their capture
TO GUARD THE GATES.
Yokohama, Aug. 31.-GeneraI Yama-
guchi, commanding the Japanese troops
in China, reports that a meeting of
foreign ministers and commanders has
decided to maintain guards at the gates
of the imperial city, entrusting the south
gates to the Americans, while the Jap
anese hold three Others 1t was also
decided to commemorate the occupation
of Pekin by a march of the allied troops
through the imperial city, August 2S. /
Many OF the eunuch guards hav2 left
the palace and have surrendered them
selves The inmates of the palace have
been assured that they will be treated
with every consideration. Five COM
panies of troops from the Japanese
garrison at Iaplah, island OF EOrmOSa.
started Tuesday for Annoy
NINE GERMAN WARSHIPS.
Berlin, Aug. 31--In response to an ap-
peal from the Germans in Hankow,
Emperor William wired the German
consul there as follows:
Tell the German trading community
in answer to their telegram, that pro-
lection for the Yang Use valley will be
provided on the arrival of nine warships
now on the way to China
NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED
Hong Kong, Aug. 31.-The acting vice
roy of Canton has suppressed all of the
native newspapers, on the grounds that
they have been publishing false news
detrimental to peace.
RUSSIANS ARE BUSY.
St Petersburg, Aug. 31.-General Lin
evitch, commanding the Russian troops
at the Chinese capital reports from
Pelxin under date of August 20, that
the Russian detachment on the nrevio1Is
day captured without loss the imperial
summer palace. The Russian artillery
men have also unearthed at Pekin
thirty cannon and many rifles. A large
quantity of silver was found at the
tsung Ii yamen.
NEGOTIATIONS AT A STANDSTIII4
Washington. Aug. 31-The Chinese
negotiations remain at the same point
that that they occupied yesterday. It is
STATED that no conclusion has been
reached as to the last phase, namely. the
RUSSIAN proposition of withdrawal As
10 the proposition to recognize Ii Hung
ChanS as an envoy, the negotiations re-
main at a StandStill, no conclusion hav-
ing been reached. There IS however
reason to believe that the vav has 1,aar
opened for the settlement of this later
queSt1on at the proper time on the basis
OF the japanese proposition which is
that Ii Hung Chang be reinforced nv
Prince Ching and the vicerovs of the two
great southern provinces. Nanxine and
Aankow- As it is pretty well understood
that these three officials are progressive
in their sentiments and stroneIxr inc1ineS
to make peace on any terms the in
nuence or Ii Hung Chang. even if sin
lister, would be counteracted
Minister Conger's report that Prince
CHING IS coming to Pel1in NAV he re-
garded as an indication that the Ian
aneSe proposals stands a good chance
of meeting with the approval of All the |
powers. As to Lii Hung Changes vT-ba,.a- -
abouts the state department knows
nothing but assumes he is still in Shaner
hal a man of his rank could carceIx, /
conceal his movements
It is pointed out that foreign adrofro1, |
would find it an impossible task 10 re- |
strain Ii Hung Chang from communi- |
eating with the imperial court He could |
easily make his way overland e,,S Fro,,, |
Shanghai through a country entirelv
outside of foreign occupation 70 Eraf; 1
Yum Flu. the capital of the provinca ~ /
Shan 81 where the court is reported 10 |
have taken up its abode. The same rorfa |
also is open to messengers between T i !
Hung Chang and the empress dowager.
so that it would not be easy to restrai in |
his freedom Of communication
No disr patches were received over night
from Minister Conger or any of the Off
Gers Of the state or war department from