Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-25
rs ONLY IA PRETEXT.
The Boxer Movement Being Used
to Hide Chinese Perfidy.
Confidential Adviser Of the Empress Lad
Imperial Troops Against the Legations
>-specuiatioa ~ to the Destination
Of the Dowager Empress.

New 1Ork, aug. ga Heriiiu sbc-
cial from Pekin, dated Friday, Au.
gust II, via Shanghai, August 81. says:
Contrary to the agreement OF the
allied commanders, the Russians adj
vanccd and occupied the first door
Of the east gate in the early morning
Of the 14th CTuesday), but failed to
force the second door. At two o'clock
on the afternoon of the 14th, the
British and Americans entered the
gate near the legations and met with
only slight resistance. The japanese
met more serious opposition Mt the
upper east gate all day. At midnight
ON the 14th they blew up the gate
and entered the city. Many Chinese
were killed. The people in the lcga'
ton were well, but somewhat
starved. Minister Conger said:
"They tried to annihilatc. us the day
before you got in. Prince Ching, pres
idcnt of the TsuSg Ii Yamen, sent
word that his officers had received or.
ders to cease firing on us, under pain
Of death. At seven o'clock In the
evening of the same day the Chinese
opened fire, and this continued all day.
II the relieving column had not ar.
rived we would have succumbed."
The Americans lost marines killed
and Is wounded and one child died.
The whole movement il purely gov.
crnmental one. The Boxers are only
a pretense, having no guns. The con.
fidential adviser of the empress was
the leader of the imperial troops here.
Destination Of the Dowagsr Empress.
London, Aug. 22.-Divers para
graphs as to the movements of the
Chinese imperial family continue to
be received ut the treaty ports and
are thence faithfully transmitted to
the European capitals. Those repre-.
senting the court rs having left Pekin
are of exclusive Chinese origin. Ac.
cording to them, their majesties are
well on their way TO Sian Flu, about
500 miles inland.
Flu there is no means Of getting ut
them, according TO the military men.
without prolonged campaign and
with an army rs large MS Lord Rob
erts' to secure the base of cummunica.
tions.
China's Latest Appeal Rejected.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Thc cabinet
has decided to reject the latest up
peal from Ii Hung Chang for ces-
sation of hostilities. The reply will
be communicated ut once to the Chi
nese government with statement of
the reasons for the action of this
government. The rejection is based
on the noncompliance of the Chinese
government with the specific pro-
visions of the declaration of the
United States under date of August
II.
Uncle Sam nas Po.itive Confirmation.
Washington. Aug. 22.-Thc govern
ment has received positive coniirma.
ton from official Chinese sources of
the departure of the emperor and
empress dowager from I'ckin. They
went westward but the point Mt
which they are now located was not
given.
Promise To Prssrrvc d der.
Washington. Aug. 22.-Thc state de-
partmcnt received nm appeal from the
viceroys of Nan King and lIu Nan
asking that no personal indignities
be shown she emperor and empress
dowager and renewing assurances of
friendship and of maintaining quiet
in the south of China il this was
observed.
VIII Not Reveal tho Contents
Washington, Aug. 2:.-lt is under
stood this government has received an
extended communication from Minis
fer Conger. giving much later and
fuller adviccs than those thus far re-
ceived. The text Of the message will
not be made public at present.