The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

will be no personal indignity or dis
respect TO their majcsties.
London, Aug. Glowing probably
To the Picking wire being cut little
news OF conditions i'm the Chinese
capital has come through. What has
reached London indicates that the al
lies need reinforcements.
The commander of the Italian sec
ond class cruiser Fieramosca tele-
graphs from Taku, according to the
Rome correspondent of the Daily
Mail, that very urgent requests were
coming from Picking on Saturday for
the immediate despatch of further
troops. and that in answer TO these
400 Italian marines were sent off post
taste.
The japanese minister in London
Is said TO have received a telegram
announcing that subsequent to the
entry into Picking "A japanese detach-
ment went To the imperial palace TO
afford whatever protection was nee
essary. The enemy were in strength
and fighting was still proceeding
when the message was sent 10 ToKio.
The main body OF the japanese was
then at An-Ting-Mcn gate. the Tartar
city. with headquarters at the Japan
csc legation.
Reports of the presence OF the en-
press dowager are still contradictory.
but Gen. Nung In. on the authority
of the Shanghai correspondent OF the
STANDARD. Is definitely announced 10
be prisoner by orders OF the en-
press in the imperial palace. 'This.
perhaps" says the correspondent. sis
a good thing. as detention in the cap
ital viii enable him 10 negotiate with
the allies commander which he would
do as Prince Tuan's enemy"
The Chinese minister i'm London. Sir
Chih Hen 10 Fcng Luh. on being
asked as 10 the whereabouts OF the
emperor and empress dowagcr. re-
piled: They have gone westward to
the old capital, Hsian Fu. and | think
they are quite safe there"
Serious trouble T. now threatened
In the neighborhood OF Canton. The
Americans az Swallow. according TO
the Daily Chroniclei Shanghai CORE
spondent, have applied Rr a warship
In consequence of serious rioting;
aud the lIonk-kong correspondent Of
the Daily Mail says that a warship is
on the way there now.
Shanghai. Aug. 2i.-Oficisl Chinese
ad,iccs from Picking say that Hsu
Tung and Nj Lien Yuan. Of the anti
foreign party. and ii Shan. pro-
foreigner. have been decapitatcd and
that Nung La has been imprisoned
by Prince Ching. IL Is added that the
emperor and dowagcr empress are GO
miles west of Picking under the con-
straint Of Prince Tuan.
III Hung Chang goes north immcdi-
ately.
llsu Tung was a member OF the m
perial secrctariatc and president Of
the civil board. III shan was a mem
ber of the ministry of the imperial
household. The identity Of Nj Lien
Yuan cannot be- traced.
Washington. Aug. ei.-The state de-
pariment issued the following state
ment: The acting secretary OF state
makes public the receipt OF a tele-
gram from Consul General Goodnow.
dated the Goth inst. reporting a state
ment of the governor OF shan Tun
that the empress left Picking on tn.
18th for Sinan Fu, in the province OF
Shcn 81, and that Princes Ching and
Tuan and Niceroy Kang vi are stin
in Pehing."
"Sinan PA" appears TO be another
phonetic version Of the name OF the
capital of Shen 81. where there Is an
imperial palace. II is otherwise spell
ed lIsi An. 81 An and 81 Ngan, the
suhix "Fu" denoting city, which Is
seat OF administration.
Washington. Aug. ei.-Thc state de-
partment Is In receipt % a telegram
from Levi ;. Wilcox, consul Of the
United States at Ilankau, China. dat
ed al Shanghai August Us. in which
he states that upon the advice Of the |
department. he has removed 90 Shang-
hal as have the other Americans who |
were in IIankau
st. Petersburg. Aug. 2i.-Gen. Or
on, chief of stan TO the Russian |
'orces in China, reports 20 the Rus
'ian war Office the defeat of 1000 Chi
lcse after a hard fight. the capture
II Nuk-Shi Pass and the occupation |
n Mcduchei