The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-03
THE GOOD NEWS con-
FIRMED.
Details Of Situation at Peking.
The Allied Army Now narchlng on
To Peking.

The London Times of August l, prints
letter from DR.. George Ernest Nor
riscn, its correspondent, dated at Pc
king, July 81. He is a man of the
highest character, and his statements
are received as absolutely authoritative.
He says:
''There has been cessation of hos
tilities here (Peking) since July 18, but
for fear of treachery there has been no
relaxation of vigilance. The Chinese
soldiers continue to strengthen the bar
ricades around the besieged area, and
also the batteries on top of the imperial
city wall; but in the meantime they
discontinued firing, probably because
they are short of ammunition.
''The main bodies of the Imperial
soldiers have left Peking in order to
meet the relief forces. Supplies are
beginning to come in and the condition
OF the beseiged aliens is improving.
The wounded are doing we'll. Our hos
pital arrangements are admirable and
$50 cases have passed through the hos
pital.
The wounded number 1873, including
the American surgeon, Lippit, severe
ly wounded, and Captain Myers, who is
doing well. The deaths number Sc.
Seven Americans have been killed.
"All the ministers and members OF
the Legations and their families are in
good health. The general health OF
the community is excellent and we are
contentedly awaiting relief"
A dispatch was received at Tien
Tsin dated July q, from Minister Conger
dated at Peking, July 81, saying:
''Since the 10Th, by agreement, there
has been no firing. We have provis-
ions for several weeks but little am
munition. If they continue to shell us
as they have done we cannot hold out
long, and complete massacre will fol-
low.
! 81 hope relief can come soon. We
were glad to hear of the victory at
| Tien Tsin, but regret the terrible cost.
| A letter dated Peking July "a, has
been received at Tien Tsin from Sir
Claude Macdonald, the English Minis
ter, in which he says:
"We are surrounded by imperial
troops, who are firing on US continuous
ly. The enemy is enterprising, but
cowardly, We have provisions for
about fortnight and are eating our
ponies. The Chinese government, II
there be one, has done nothing whatever
to help us. If the Chinese do not press
the attack we can hold out for, say, ten
days. So no time should be lost If q
terrible massacre is to be avoided"
Ii Hung Chang has received q de-
cree at Shanghai, dated Peking, July
%, stating that the Legationers were
all alive July %. This is credited al
London.
One dispatch states that ''the U. S
Marines still hold vital position on
the city wall, commanding the lega
Itions."
A dispatch from Brussells, dated
August l, says dispatch has been re-
ceived there from the Secretary of the
Belgian Legation at Peking, now Al
shanghai, stating that 'the allies are
now eighteen miles from Tien Tsin, anG
expect to reach Peking in week.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated
July 20, says;
SIT is reported that the japanese
vanguard has been repulsed and $50 O
them killed or wounded. The Russians
are reported to have captured some
forts ten miles from Tien Tsin, in the
direction of .Peking. Ten Thousand
Chinese who's were garrisoning thu
forts fled.''
This indicates that the allied army
must have left Tien Tsin on the 28th
or Goth, Saturday or Sunday. If so
they ought to have reached Peking by
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