The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15

States sea going monitor Monterey will
go to Canton in few days to relieve
the American cruiser Don Juan de Aus
tria. The Chinese aver that the chances
are ten to one that the BOgue forts will
fire on the monitor as the authorities
are suspicious of foreign designs
The activity of the Chinese military
authorities at Canton is most pro-
nounced. Foreigners there think they
perceive preparations for action of some
sort. They dislike the presence of Chi
nees troops in the vicinity of the for
eign settlement, fear that the slightest
indiscretion will lead to bloodshed and
would welcome the arrival of the Mon
terey
The absence of fresh news of what the
Pekin expedition is doing leads to spec
ulation. Military men at Shanghai who
knew the country in the vicinity. of
Pekin believe the allies ought to be
within cannon shot of the Chinese cap
ital today.
A news agency dispatch from Shang-
AN authentic message from Pekin
dated August Z, says the attacks on the
legations have been renewed and that
the supplies of food have been stopped
The advance of the allies, it is feared
has excited the fanatics and the rebels
are again uncontrolab BILE"
London, Aug. 15.-Rear Admiral Bruce
telegraphing from Taku to the British
admiralty, says:
Have received the following from the
THE troops are distant about q
miles from Pekin. They experienced
little opposition. A position had been
prepared by the enemy but as the allies
advanced, they fled. The Tartar caval-
ly was charged by two squadrons of
Bengal lancers. Many of the former
were killed"
Paris, Aug. 15.-The French foreign
office has received the following dis
patch from the minister of France at
Pellin, NJ. Pichon, dated August 8:
We have been advised that Lii Hung
Chang is charged to negotiate telegra aph-
ically with the powers. We are fgnor-
ant of the events occurring outside the
legation. 1t is surrounded by hostile de-
fenses How could we negotiate without
the diplomatic corps regaining its rights
and the legation grounds being eVacua-
ted? If the negotiations prevent the
march of the allied troops which is our
only salvation, we risk falling into Chi
nese hands. The section wherein lies
the French legation is occupied by i'm
perial troops. who have not entirely
ceased to fire We are reduced to siege
rations. We have provisions, horses rice
and bread, for Is days"
Berlin. Aug. ia dispatch received
from Che Foo says the British and Rus
sian consuls agree in stating that the
relief force arrived at Anping August o.
without further opposition, the place be-
ing about thirty-two miles from Pekin.
Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 14-Con-
tinued Investigations at Canton show
the Chinese are mounting larger guns,
old gunboats are being overhauled, and
mines have been made ready. to lay in
the West river. A steamer from Wu
Chow reports passing considerable NUM-
bers- of Chinese troops up the West
river, probably bound for Pekin. -~ r
Washington, Aug. 15.-The Chinese
minister here, who also is the accred-
tied minister of Spain received yester-
day in company with the COnger mes
sage cable dispatch from the Spanish
minister at Pekin to the government at
Madrid 1t was in the Spanish code and
has been forwarded to Madrid as the
British government also received an
other message from Sir Claude Mac
Donald it is taken that the ministers
at Pekin have again addressed an iden-
tical note to their governments.
Washington, Aug. 15.-It is stated
authoritatively that nothing is contain
ed in the Conger dispatch which indi-
Gates that the condition of the lega-
TONERS is worse than it has been re-
ported. The dispatch is confidential and
London, Aug. 15.-The British foreign
office replying to the latest cipher dis
Peikn, Sir Claude Macdonald, the word
ing of which was almost identical with
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