The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-05
CHINESE CRISIS
IN BRIEF ITEMS

The British forces at Picking are /
short of food.
The situation is extremely critical N I
Yangtse Valley.
A mob burned the japanese Buddhist |
temple at Annoy.
street fighting breaks out intermit-
tently in Picking.
Washington will oppose to the last
the partition Of China
Four Yamen pro-foreign ministers
were beheaded during the siege.
Gen. Chaffee is arranging for a win
ter's stay in Peking for 1900 men.
The report of declaration Of war on
China Is discredited at Washington.
American soldiers now on their way
20 China viii be diverted TO Manila
There Is no truth in the report that
any power has declared war on China
The Japanese are reported to have
entered the Imperial Palace at Picking.
a diligent search is being made for
I Prince Tuan. leader Of the insurgents.
I The American ship Maine arrived at
Hongkong Aug. % from Southampton.
Tien-tsin may suffer a famine. as
there Is but a months food supply left
on Sunday, August 10. the Allies were
y
tsin.
| The Chinese court Is now stationed
at Pao-Ting-Fu. so miles south Of Pc
king.
The French Government is declared
TO be in harmony with the United
States.
The 1st United States Cavalry has
been diverted TO Manila from Kobe,
japan.
Converts in Northern China success
fully defended themselves against the
Boxers.
Conger cables that North China
Christians surviving the slaughter are
destitute.
The cruiser New Orleans is reported
to have arrived at wusung. the port OF
Shanghai.
The gunboat Castine has been order
ed TO Annoy, China, 10 report on con-
ditions there.
Princess Marguerite of Orleans will
20 with her husband. Col. de MacMa-
hon. 70 China.
Conger reports that the commanders
81 the Allies decided not to enter the
Imperial Palace.
, on Aug. %, forty Americans under
.
king for Tien-tsin.
/ Germany. America and Japan de-
= cline TO enter into negotiations for
: peace with the Chinese.
Messages from Tien-Tsin report Sc
} rious mortality among the American
horses. owing to the heat
I ii Hung Chang is said TO be trying to
r cause disarmament Of Boxers in order
: TO pave the way for peace.
/. The great wall that surrounds Picking
/ Is Of solid masonry. lifted fifty feet
j. above the level OF the city.
!. Captain Gaussin OF the Bengal cav
!. airy saved an American trooper while
under heavy fire at Tien-tsin.
Siege batteries are not needed In Chi
ma for the American forces. Chaffee 81
instructs the War Department.
Work and pack mules have beer
= bought at Woodland. Cal. for shipment
y TO the German army in China.
The French say the capture Of Pekinl
was attended by hard street fighting
: after the troops passed the wall.
on August 2sth Paris got a rumo
that the allies had been driven from
Peking with loss Of 1900 men.
The Imperial winter palace is closel.
y. guarded. The Russians wish TO de
a stroy IL but the japanese protested.
b. II Is reported that San Francisco vii
he become a German base Of supplies
IN a large army is maintained in China.
AZ a mixed force OF Americans, Births
v. and japanese defeated Boxers outsid
IN Of Tien-tsin Aug. 18th with great loss.
he The United States Government wi
n build thirty large storehouses With
the next four months at Taku. China,
. japanese marines have been lande
X az Annoy 70 quell disturbances. Amo
Of IL within the japanese sphere OF infiJ
" ence.
rh The Hankow uprising is said not
r be due 20 Boxers. but a plot OF Re
tx formers against the Picking Govern
10 ment.
Mt Il is officially reported that the Nil
In lister Of the Netherlands. DIT. F.
he Knoble. was slightly wounded durir
an the siege.
The Government is in direct dali
ne communication with Conger. The Pre-
BE ident has sent a message Of congratuli
IN ton to him
,gr German soldiers say that during Il
Tien-tsin fights the Russians murders
L. every Chinese they met without rega
nr 20 age OF sex.
o. 10 r. reported the Chinese Dowag
n Empress and Prince Tuan have arriv'
All in Taiyuan-Fu. Shensi province.
re- miles west Of Picking.
1Ia McCaIla's report on the first relief e
All petition praises Admiral Seymour a
Ct suggests that various foreign Office
Yin be granted medals for aiding America
YER in action.
Consul Fowler at Chefoo reports tn
the japanese say the Chinese Emper
and Empress left Picking August Ia
their supposed destination being 7
OF Yuen Fu. Shensi.
Three Russian. two japanese. O
ION British and one American battali
the searched the Imperial Park. south
The Picking. for Boxers. one Chinese sec
pt- vas found and killed.
IN Describing the engagement west
me Tien-Tsin. August sth. a special d
cal patch says: The Sixth United sta
lrawaf-w vrorrrad With drfu Ike preciel