The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-09-28
EMPRESS NEW ROLE.
Trying to Make Peace with Chris
tendon by Fighting Boxers.
Bloody Battle Fought Near the Banks of
the Pei HO, with Heavy Losses ON
Both Sides-Locating q New
CAPITAL.

Washington, Sept. 2a.-The Chinese
authorities are trying to make peace
with Christendom by turning against
the boxers. The empress dowager
is taking no halfway measures
against the rebels. At least the i'm
perial edicts, which have reached the
scrutiny of American representatives,
seem to have an earnest ring They
no longer order the dispersion of box
ers, but command their extermina-
ton. This is the effect of a cablegram
received at the state department from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo. 1t SAYS
both the civil and military officials of
the province of Chi Ii have been di-
rected to exterminate the boxers.
Another Bloody Battle Fought.
London, Sept. 22.-Another bloody
battle has been fought near the banks
of the Pei Ho. and again the allied
forces have wrested Chinese forts from
their native defenders. After unsuc-
Russians in the past two weeks, an
international force yesterday captured
the Pei Tang and Lu Tai. forts. Both
were equipped with Krupp guns.
News agency advices of the engage
ment, though veNatiously meager, say
the engagement. lasted the greater
part of the day and resulted in heavy
losses on both sides. The attacking
force made the assault at daybreak.
Gen. Wilson Takes Pei-Tai-Chu
Pekin, Sept. II, via Taku, Sept. 90
Gen. James III. Wilson, the American
commander, too; Pei-Tai-Chu this
morning. No details of the affair
have been learned, but the British Of
1ic;als have received dispatch an
nouncing that 1.-The temples were
taken according to arrangement"
1t is said Gen. Wilson will move on
San Hal Tien (San Kia Tien) and de- |
stroy the Chinese arsenal at that
place. Japanese scouts report that |
the surrounding country is free of |
the enemy. No word has been re-
ceived from the Sixth United States |
which is operating in the
Ii Hung Chang at Tien Tsin.
Tien Tsin, via Shanghai, Sept. e.
Copyright, 1900, the Associated
Hung Chang has arrived
here and is domiciled in his own va
men, under Cossack guard. His re-
ception here was repetition of his
reception at Tong Ku, only the Rus
sian and Japanese officers calling on
him, those of the other nations not
taking part in it,
Cnrea .Yotn~ the Anvar1 EDr,..
Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 22.-Oriental
1dvices state that the Corean govern
ment has joined the allied powers
The COrean emperor has ordered
shipped 1000 bags of rice, 1000 bags of
-four and 500 cases of cigarettes to
the allied troops at Pekin as an ex-
preston of his good Will and wishes
for their success.
For a Capital at HsiaD Flu.
New York, Sept. ga dispatch
from Pekin, via Shanghai, says: can
imperial decree has been received here
the arrival of the emperor
and empress dOwager at Tai Yuan Flu.
The decree also commands the gov
ernor of the Shan So province to raise
money to build palace at Hsian Flu.
as the new intended capital"
Agree tn Germanv's Proposal.
Berlin, Sept. 22.-The German for
eign Office has received replies from
Italy, Austria and France agreeing,
without reserve, to Germany's China
proposal.