The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22

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nounces that message from Minister
Coneer has been received but of un-
certain date and not in reply TO the
telegram to him on August 8. l. will
not be made public"
A high government official said to-
day that The indemnity the United
s. ates would demand for every Ameri-
can citizen killed or MANNED by the
Chinese during the present trouble
would be sufficient TO comfortably sup
port their families for the remainder of
their lives.
"This government does not want a
province, town, village or a single
square foot of Chinese territory as an
indemnity" said the official, who is
close to the President. "There Is but
one indemnity which we can give cur
people and that is monetary indem-
nifty TO the families of the American
victims. For every one of these China
must pay a sufficient sum to keep their
families from want during their lives.
This government will exact assurances
of a satisfactory character that such a
state of affairs as now exists in China
will not again occur. The nature of
these assurances will be determined
later"
PARIS, Aug. 15-Premier Delcasse
has received the following from Nj.
Plnchon, the French minister at Pekin
dated Aug. 8: "Tsung Ii Yamen has
notified ue that Lii Hung Chang has
been charged to negotiate peacefully
with the powers. We are absolutely
ignorant of what goes on outside the
legation which continues to be shut in
by barbados and surrounded by the
offensive work, but how could one ne
gotiate as long as the diplomatic body
has not recovered its rights and the
long precincts Of the legations invaded.
If the negotiation binders the march of
the foreign troop, which are our only
safety, we run the risk of falling
into the hands of the Chinese. The
French leg alton is still occupied by the
imperial troops who have not complete
ly ceased firing. All the legation
apartments with contents are burned.
We are reduced to siege rations. Have
provisions of horse flesh, rice and bread
for fortnight"
LONDON, Aug. 15.-Admiral Bruce
reports from Taku that he has mes
sage from Gen. Gaselee dated Ho-Si-Wu,
August 10, saying that the troops are
twenty-seven miles from Pekin, meet
ing little opposition. Their position
has been prepared by the enemy but
he fed as the allies advanced. The
Tartar cavalry was charged by two
squadrons of the Bengal lancers and
many of the enemy were killed. Stand
ards of Gems. Nah and Sung were cap.
tured. The troops are much exhaust.
ed by the heat but their health and
spirits are otherwise excellent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-It is Off
Conger yesterday contained confiden'
tial military information and charges
the Chinese with harassing the lega'
tons. 1t said the situation is more
critical, the Chinese have stopped urg.
ing the ministers to leave Pekin and
are now trying to force them to do So
The dispatch does not show in what
manner force is being applied. Con
ger says he and his colleagues stead
tasty refuse to leave but indicates that
relief must come quickly. A dispatch
was sent to Chaffee for his information
and he is relied upon to realize its ur'
gency and to press forward as rapidly
as possible.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily EGpress
wired last night that the allies had
reached Pekin. He adds: "Chinese
official news confirms this statement
but without details" A Paris mes
sage repeats this, but the statement
especially as it emanates from Shang
hal, must be accepted with consider
able reserve.
| Other London morning papers, bas
ing their remarks upon Washington
dispatches, which, with the exception
of the foregoing from Shanghai, form
the latest news regarding the advance
are divided in opinion, some believing
that the allies must already have
reached Pekin, and others pre-
ferring to believe that the relief viii
not be accomplished until the end o.
the week.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-M. Pichon, minis
ter of France in Pekin, wires as fol
lows under date of August Is: "W'
have been advised that Ii Hung Chang
has been charged to negotiate tele
graphically with the powers. We are
ignorant of events occurring outside
the legation. We are surrounded by
hostile defenses. How could we ne
gotiate without the diplomatic corpl
regaining its rights and the legation
grounds being evacuated. II the nego
tiations prevent the march of the allied
troops, which is our only salvation, WI
risk falling into Chinese hands. TIL,
section wherein lies the French lega
ton is occupied by imperial troops
who have not entirely ceased to fire
We are reduced to siege rations. W.
have provisions OF horses, rice ant
bread for fifteen days.
The French consul at Canton sendl
the following today. ' All is quie
here. In the district of Shatow agita
ton against Christians and mission
aries is alarming. Many missions il
that region have been pillaged ant
burned. The viceroy and myself de
cided each to send delegate to max,