The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-08
Message of the Chinese yicerOy to n
British VI. II. Referred To
Lord Salisbury.
LEGATIONERS ALIVE AUGUST 2
AND HAD No INTENTION THEN OF
LEAVING THE CAPITAL.
Henrsay Accounts of Last sundays
BattIe-Chinese Lost Heavily
Allies Casualties 400.

i<O%NDO~Ns ~ c''D - 49,
In case the troops advance the
Chinese must fight. The sugges-
tion that the allies should be al
lowed to enter Peking in order to
escort the ministers to TieE-Tsin
is absolutely impossible.
This is the dictum of Lii Hung Chang.
1t was transmitted last evening to Mr..
William Pritchard Morgan, member of
Parliament for Merthyr Tydvil. by his
agent at Shanghai. The agent had car
ried to Earl Lii message from Mr.. Nor
gan urging that the allied troops be al
lowed TO enter the capital. and stating that
a settlement could be made at Tien-Tsin,
China would be averted. but even the op-
timistic Lii failed TO hold out the slightest
hope of its feasibility, although he re-
iterated to Mr.. Morgan's agent his declar-
alton that the ministers had left Peking,
fixing the date of their departure as Aug.
@ The agent makes this comment: 1.-THE
consuls are without confirmation" These
messages have been sent to Lord Salisbury.
accompanied by statement by Mr.. Nor
gan. urging that the allies should take
no step TO endanger the lives of the min
listers.
IN PEKING ON AUG. 2.
A message from the Belgian minister.
dated Peking, Aug. 2. seems effectually
to dispose of the rumors that the ministers
have either left or are intending to leave
Peking
A dispatch from Shanghai, dated yester-
day, says: 1.-The Japanese consul here
received by wire to-day a message to the
effect that the foreign ministers were safe
on Aug /. but that they expected re-
newal of the attack by the Chinese at any
moment 1t was added that only
twenty-five cartridges each and six days
provisions were left. 1t was also said that
the Japanese secretary had died of his
wounds"
The Chinese minister in London. Sir Chih
Chen Lo Chen Lo Feng Luh. says he has
received a telegram from China announc-
ing that a long imperial edict was issued
on Aug. authorizing the immediate and
safe conveyance of all Europeans in Pek-
ing to Tien-Tsin.
Several dispatches are printed giving
hearsay accounts of Sundays battle The
Daily Mails correspondent at Che-Foo
telegraphing Monday, says: THE fighting
lasted seven hours and the allies when my
Iof. =
owing to the floods progress was difficult
Thus the Chinese will have to reform and
to recover from the effects of the battle
Only small garrison with fourteen guns
remains at Tien-Tsin, where some anxiety
is felt because of report that 1900 Chi
nese are said to be moving two days march
to the southeast
AMERICANS PARTICIPATED.
A special dispatch to the Associated
Press from Tien-Tsin, dated Sunday Aug.
5. a. m. via Shanghai. Aug. Z. is the only
press message which has got through from
Tien-Tsin since the battle at Pie-Tsang.
The message reads:
This morning at daylight $1,000 allies at
tackled the Chinese at Pie-Tsang and forced
the enemy from the trenches. The Amer
leans who participated were the Ninth and
Fourteenth Regiments, Reilly's Battery
progress
A special dispatch from Shanghai. dated
yesterday, says: lit is reported that heavy
lighting took place last Sunday east of Pei
Tsang. the allies losing 400. of whom sixty
five were British. The Japanese artillery
did splendid service in the face of CALLING
Chinese cross-fre, under which they lost
heavily. The Chinese were forced 10 re-
treat but saved their guns. Their rear
guard was attacked and practically deci-
mated"
All the correspondents agree in praising
the bravery and organization of the
Japanese, but none of them brings the story
much beyond General Chsffee's report.
Lii Ping Hong. according TO the Shanghai
correspondent of the Standard, has been
appointed generalissimo Of the Chinese
forces and has left Peking TO command the
troops outside the city.
\ Shanghai special says that official ad-
vices from TOXIC announce that armed coll
Iisions have occurred between parties of
Russians and japanese outside Taku This.
however. as IL comes by way of Shanghai.
must await confirmation before being
credited.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Mail confirming the massacre of mission
aries at Chu-Chow-Fu says that two Amer
lean women were among the victims.
The Sebastopol correspondent of the
Daily Graphic asserts that the Russian
government will send 125.o0o additional
troops from Odessa to the far East before
the end of the year.
Berlin dispatches say 1t is rumored there
that agreement has been reached be-
tween Emperor Nicholas and Emperor VIII
liam whereby the German troops will be