Connecticut western news., 1900-07-12
SAFE ON JULY 4.
More Hope For the Legations In Pc
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Foreign legations and missionaries in Picking were safe on Wednesday, July A., and the Chinese had ceased their attacks. This Is the report that comes from the consuls at Shanghai. The only fear felt in Picking at that time. according to the report, was regarding the food supplies.
 With the foreigners in Picking probably safe amid civil war, with Prince Ching on their side; with the powers united and their forces constantly increasing. the outlook in China is rather more hope ful than it has been for a month past.
 Lu Hai Housn, Chinese minister to Germany, informed a correspondent in Berlin yesterday that he bad received this dispatch from u Hung Chang, dat ed July ':
 No authentic confirmation has arrived of the Picking slaughter, but I have relia- ble confirmation that Prince Ching has organized determined opposition to the Boxers, fighting them with regular troops. a majority of which remain loyal. Several severe encounters have been fought, in which the loyal troops were victorious. Three thousand rebels have been killed in the streets before the gates of Peking."
 In the house of commons yesterday William St. John Brodrick said:
 "There are grounds for hoping that Prince Ching, the late head of the tsung. lsyamen, Is exercising his influence to protect the legations against Prince Tuan and the Boxers"
 His statement was based on message to this effect from Admiral Bruce, dated at Taku Saturday.
 According to a cautious statement giv. en out by Taotal Sheng in Shanghai, the reason the heavy guns bearing on the le, gations at Picking were not used Is be cause Prince Ching, who is served by l0,. 900 troops, seized all the artillcry ammu. milton. Sheng likewise intimates that Yung Lu, commander in chief of the northern army. Is associated with Prince Ching in opposing Prince Tunn's fero. cious designs and dietatorial ambition. Shsns, who appears to be the sole source of Picking news in Shanghai, cheers the foreign consuls by these communications, but takes special precautions to prevent the Chinese from thinking him friendly to the foreigners.
 A dispatch dated Tien-tsin, July b, says:
 Yesterday large forces of Chinese troops attacked the settlement from two directions--one from the western arsenal and the other upon the railway station on the opposite bank of the river. The Chinese evidently now have more capa. ble commander. The attack from the ar. senal was directed upon what Is probably the weakest point of defense. which has hitherto not been pressed. The Chinese advanced on this side across an open plain without cover, and the attack was easily repulsed hy the British guns. The enemy made a simultaneous attack upon the station with a large Infantry force covered by the fire of II guns. The Brit. ish replied with two of the cruiser Terri. ble's 12 pounders and five smaller guns, while the combined forces of British, French. Russian and Japanese infantry moved out to deal with the Chinese in. fantry attacks.
 "The Chinese artillery practice was ex' cellent, and the allied troops suffered se' verely from a well directed shell fire, The Japanese, whose behavior was splendid, executed well conceived move. ment and succeeded In turning the Chi. nese left and driving the enemy from their strong position among the irriga' ton trenches. The Chinese retired to the native city, and the allied infantry then withdrew and the affair became an artil. lery duel, lasting until darkness, with little damage to either side.
 "A British regiment of Chinamen which was engaged proved very steady under fire.
 ''The casualties of the allies have not yet been ascertained, and it is impossible to estimate the enemy's loss.'