The Portland daily press., 1900-08-04
Americans and Germans Ordered
to Move Without British.
Wholesale Murder Of Christiams Outside
Pekfn Confirmed.


London, August As 55 a. nl.-Accord
ing to special dispatch from Shanghai,
dated August 3, the advancing column OF
the allies was reported there yesterday 60
have reached a point thirty live miles be-
yond Tien Tsln Nothing from any other
point corroborates this statement. IN
fact, the Standard goes so far as to say
that it fears the real advance, apart from
preliminary measures, has not yet begun.
Tien Tsin dispatches dated July so,
tell OF an action which is termed q recon-
naIsance between the Japanese ana Chi
nese, two miles beyond the Hsiku arsenal
in which the japanese withdrew after
suffering thirty casualties.
The Iien Ysin correspondent of the
STANDARD under date OF July s7. declares
that the Americans and Gersans have
been ordered to move forward without
waiting for the British.
a Che Foo despatch dated August /,
announces the safety Of all the Ameri
cans in Pekin and the reception of a LETT
ter~from DR.. Cheltman dated Pekin.
July 20, saying that on the previous day,
Sir Claude Macdonald, the British min
lister, had agreed to q truce provided the
Chinese came no closer, ana adding:
''WS hope this means relief; but having
defeated the Chinese, we are fearful now
of treaehery. All are exhausted win con-
stant watching, lighting and digging
trenches. The greatest credit is due to
Mr.. Squires, Esecretary OF the United
States legation, whose military expert
enos and energy are Invaluable
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily News says the consuls there regret
the independent action taken by the
American association and tbs China as
sociation on the ground that it is in
judicious He says: 1.-The settlements
being international, petty jeaIousies
must disappear. The China association
is of little local influence. Presumably
he refers to the American Asiatic associa-
ton.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Express announces the arrival there
from San Francisco of Homer Leas, for
some time secret agent in the United
States Of the society for the reformation
OF ths Chinese empire with 90, QUO pound
sterling, which will presumably be util-
ized in connection with the revolutionary
movement against the Empress Dowager,
movement Quiescent since 1898, until
within the last few weeks
Nearly all the correspondents confirm
the reports of Wholesale massacre of
Christians outside of Pexin A corre-
spondent of the Daily News gives the
number Killed as between ten and fifteen
thousand, all defenseless converts. I'm
perlal troops-so it is stated-did the
CHASTITY work.
According to the Shanghai correspond
ent of the Times one Of the members of
the Tsung III Yamen mentioned by
United States Consul Goodnow as having
been beheaded for pro-foreign tendencies
was Hau Ching Cheng, former minister
to Russia. The correspondent says the
Empress Dowager ordered his execution
on the advice of Ii Ping Heng.
LII Hung Chang has been informed
from Pekin that Prince Ching's only
prominent supporters in the peace policy
are General Yung Lu and Wang Wen
Shao, president of the board of revenue,
wghosa influence is small.