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sharpshooting most of the time. We got
Lee-Metford rifles from the arsenal, ana
how. many MongoIians they brought 70
death l do not know. tried to run three
engines out of Picking. but did not ges
far. l think we must have gotten hall
way. though. Bodies OF Chinese were
butchered. 1t was the work OF the Box
crs. They fought with spears and knives
until they got In with the imperial troops.
and would not use foreign guns. Now
they have lot OF them. and they shoot
well.
sThe tower commanded view OF the
entire situation for miles. In the lower
diers were holding the position against
the attacking party. They had loopholed
the building by removing the bricks, ana
II was necessary that they should De kept
so as TO be prepared for the charges. We
signaled TO them from the tower. and
arranged to let them know exactly where
the Chinese were.
These are the kind OF bullets we used
said the speaker. as he drew several cart
ridges from his pocket. They are dun
DUN bullets, and we got them from the
pieces, and were probably intended for
our fellows. but we gave the Chinese
dose of their own medicine.
THE Chinese had three guns In all
trained on the mill They shot the dwell
ings into ruins, and damaged the mill
considerably. In all we had 100 marines
IN the mill.
Magnificent Marines.
The American soldiers that came to
our rescue while we were In the shot
riddled tower filled our hearts with emo
ton indescribable. The marines were the
first TO come around the bend near the
tower, and they made magnificent APP
pearance. with the flag fiying at the head
Of the column The people fairly went
wild with Joy at the sight OF the rein
forcements.
'aThe best fighters among the allies are
the Americans. British and Japanese. The
Japanese have earned a most envlable
reputation for discipline and bravery.
Their army seemed 10 be made up of men
OF exactly the same size. and their equip
ment was perfect. They are brave and
patient.
The American soldier has earned
great reputation for fighting qualities
Every man OF them is a soldier of the
best quality. They seemed to have the
dash and energy that was lacking In some
OF the European commands
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CHIEF CHINESE REFORMER.
khoo seek wsn tongrataiates Hi.
Fellows In the United
~tates

NEW YORK. Aug 6--The New York
branch ~ the Chinese Empire Reform
Association y gradually gaining ground
In Chinatown They have received a LETT
ter from khSo Sock Wan. chief of the re-
form party IN SINGAPORE. II Gomez
fhrn8Eh the san FranCisco branch 81 me
association, ard hears date ~ June IA a
translation q part o. the letter rnaas a.
follows.
"My Dear Brothers; am very rtad
that you have started society ~ Amer
lea with the object ~ saving his majesty.
kwaax HNu, and to introduce All adj
yancea civilized IDEAS intg tho Chinese
nation This lanaatie &C, Il much al
mired b. me oar empire, as ven are
aware, IA not q small one. and the num-
her. ~ our pecpis Is very great lndee8
san. al the present time, We are being
treated with contempt hy all the reSt 81
the world. and are not accounted equal
20 other great nations, Lately many
large concessions OF land have been gna1e
20 foreign powers. and dare saw that.
although the wholesale partition has beer
barely cor mfncet, I fear China wifi so3a
follow IN the wake % Poland ard Itdia
One was swallowed BY Russia and the
other by England.
+ fShouid this continue for any length Of
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BOXERS ARE LOYAL
TO THE ROYAL HOUSE.
Ii Hung Chang Says Prince Tuan
Heads the Central Govern
ment.

BERLIN. Aug. e.--The German foreign
office announced tonight that IL had no
China news and that N doubted whether
the advance of the allied forces from
Tientsin had begun.
The Lokal Anzeiger puhllshes an inter
view which DIR. zaker its special china
correspondent. had with IA Hung Chang
at Canton, on July g. Earl IL told the
correspondent that the Boxers would not
rebel, and were loyal to the royal house
This movement he explained was directed
chiefly against native Christians who had
been using International protection to op-
press Boxers. With reference to the mis-
sionarics he said.
sionaries are always In danger. for the
relations between the Chinese population
and foreigners have been the cause az
nearly all the troubles, and viii always
continue 90 be-.
Earl Ii went on to say that Chinese
hatred 90 foreigners had been Increased Of
late through the action % the powers
particularly IN the seizure Of Kiochan,
which he described as IAN exorbitant pen
atty for a couple ~ missionaries"
Referring 60 the murder Of Raron Won
KetteIer. German minister at Picking. Ne
gave positive assurance that neither
Prince Tuan nor any other usemhoFa 81
the government knew II the intended
Won kettelsr was not murdered because
a German. but because foreigner in a
word. he was a victim OF the Caluase
hatred % foreigners
The ChinsEe government IL not strong
enough 10 put down the BoxaVn" said
Earl IL bat the Thought OF accepting
assistance from the powers 70 put shem
down ia extremely repngnsnt 20 the gov
ernnsnt"
In reply "a q question as 10 who was AZ
the heas 81 the ceatgAi government Ne
SAID II ~aS administered W prines Tuan
in the name ~ the emperor.
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SEATTLE.


time we will soon be without government,
without homes, although we might have
vast riches and powerful empire. As y
is our people are treated like animals
serving their masters. You have seen the
great cities of foreign countries. my dear
brothers and am sure You have learn
cd a great deal Of Western history. For
England. Germany. America. France. NOR
Japan Was powerful in the beginninE.
And how have they become POWERFUL
who. In the beginning. took II upon them
selves TO educate the people 10 point
where they could understand the mean
ing Of good government.
Taking our present condition Into con
sideration, X were probably better that
we make our emperor absolute ruler un-
III our people know more OF the laws OF
Many Of our friends advise us 10 APP
peal TO friendly foreign powers such as
England and America. This Il good adj
the old family law. I consider this TO
be our anair~-an affair between our
selves and our emperor. and Y e cur
ara have nothing 10 DO with II. Bexdes.
the time Is not yet ripe for foreign inter
veutiou. II we are ever 10 ask their
help, We must DO 50 onis after We have
81 our principles. we may depend upon
Il they VII offer their assistance,
You are aware. my dear brothers, 81
the great amount ~ COED we have already
accomplished. Our cfnperor would long
ago have heHn murdered by the wicked
,old empress or her confedEratss " II were
not for the great fear our pToteEttng TEL
egrarns have engerderct. To be sure.
kilograms are but bits ~ paper, hHt they
have had a most wonderful effect
would aiaa inform you that our Joint tgle-
graruS have boon much admired ana com
n1snted upon by the great powers
Il spp~aI 70 CoufHcius. Jesus Christ ard
Jehovah, and all the prophets. praying
that our association uaAy succeed Ia rs
loyal work"
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CHINESE OFFICIALS
WERE BEHEADED,
Their O6ense Was Alleged Friendii-
ness to the ForeiGners-Pro-
tests UnavaiIfnr.

SHANGHAI. Aug. s.--Director Of Tele.
graphs Sheng. In an interview says that
1 1%o members OF the tsung II yamen, or
Cninese foreign office, were put to death
for alleged friendliness to the Foreigners.
and adds to the previous story the names
OF the of1cials and the circumstances ~
their death, He says the victims OF III
Ping Hangs wrath were Hsu Ching
Cheng, formerly minister to Russia, and
more recently imperial director general
been doing good work In suppressine tho
Boxers, and had supported the efforts Of
Prince Cheng to save the foreign minis-
tiers and restore order in Picking For
this they incurred the displeasure Of ii
Ping Hang. and Notwithstanding their
nigh ONCE as members of the tsung II
yamen; they were led out on July 2s. and
beheaded as a warning to others who
might seek TO befriend the beseged min
isters. Prince Cheng protested. Sheng de-
clares. but his efforts We're unavailing.
shows that Ii Ping Hang is master All pc
king, and he adds that Tung Fuh Slang
has 10000 troops IN the vicinity OF Peking.
He fears that should the allies. force nm
entrance to Picking Tung will compel the
emperor and empress dowager to evacu-
ate the palace and place themselves under
his protection. Then he will, most likely,
murder the foreign ministers.
Unless Tung Is suppressed, Sheng fears
there Il no hope for the legations.
II kung; Chang Chi Tung. IA Hung
sent an urgent message TO the empress
dowager requesting that Gen Jung La be
permitted to escort all the foreign min
listers to Tientsin. where the viceroys
could meet and care for them. This was
sent prior to July &c. on which day III
Ping Hang arrived In Picking and had an
audience with the empress.
On August the same viccroys sent a
similar appeal. Sheng received an answer
to the first memorial In the form OF an
imperial edict dated July 30. ordering Jung
Lu to provide an escort for the ministers
to Tientstn whenever the latter stntid
fix the date for the departure. There was
no intimation, however, whether the min
listers would avail themselves of this
chance Of reaching the coast or would
regard II with suspicion OF treachery and
wait in Picking for the arrival OF The
relief column.
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KAISER'S SPEECH
WAS MISINTERPRETED,
Ambassador white Talks OF the
Trouble Now Existing In
China.

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Andrew d.
White, United States ambassador to Ger
many. ard John D. Rockefeller were pass
engers on board the Deutschland, which
reached her dock today from Hamburg.
Mr.. White said in reply to questions re-
garding affairs. in China that Emperor
Williams speech TO the soldiers who were
Coins. to China was generally misinter-
preted.
HE never meant" the ambassador
said. 10 tell them to give the Chinese
no quarter Nobody so understood his
speech until some French papers put that
construction upon IL. The first l heard
Of such an Interpretation was when
received certain Paris paper. The en-
peror is an emotional man, and he may
be inclined to yield to the impulse OF the
moment, perhaps but he knows how 10
control himself. and he certainly never
merciless. What he did say to them was
that they should bear In mind that they
were going to face a desperate fight.
ton OF her minister" Mr.. White eontin-
ued. Baron Ketteler was a superior
man.. He was much admired. and his
sad death made deep impression
New Era In China.
Speaking Of the general situation in
china. the ambassador said with enthu-
siasm:
THE present conflict means the birth
throes OF a new era. 1t means the be-
ginning OF the opening OF China to the
lis there any talk in Germany Of par
titioning China?" he was asked.
"oh, no. This trouble will never ter,
inmate In such way. The war will
end in the allied powers debating terms
to China.
Admiral Kempn's conduct in China"
strued. hut now the Germans approve
of his policy.
Russia is looked upon with the usual
mistrust,' the ambassador continued.
flAt,t he asaf hat h. md Carr Ash
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Gen. Nelson a. Miles has recently ap-
piled for service In China. His application
has rot been granted. War department
offclals say that Gen. Chaffee WAS sent to
China 10 command the American troops.
and 10 relieve him at this time would be
reflection upon his conduct OF affairs.
Friends 81 Gen. Miles say that Gen Miles.
in addition TO his experience and ability.
has the rank 20 meet the commanding
officers Of other troops upon the same
footing. They even 40 so far as To as
seq that Gen, Miles reputation would 30
far toward causing the mmauders 81
other. columns 10 defer 10 his Judgment
and the result would be a more effective
cooperation.
Gen. Miles declines 30 discuss the atti-
iiide Of the war department upon his ap.
Ilcafidn. though he admitted that he had
indlci ID his willingness TO serve in the
far East. He thinks the situation in
China II most serious, and setting aside
AL questions Of his own wishes, he II
making every effort 10 equip Chaffce's
command TO stand the rigorous duty.
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THERE WILL nE no DELAY.


WASHINGTON. Aug s~There witt he
no delay By the war Department In getting
rein ofceneufs % China. The ache6uie
thus Ger made Out contsmpiatex the de.
parfars Uf transports as follows On
August the Garonne, with the s4uadrons
81 the Flrst cavalry and recruits August
is the Warren. with two squadroua ~ the
Sinth cavalry and recruits; August n
the Belgian King. with siege battery, re-
cTsiits and animals. August Is, the Rose
crans. with two batteries Of he Seventh
artillery and recruits, For the additional
transports under orders to the far East
Gen. i.ndington viii have available the
Logan, which win be ready to sail on
September 1 the Thomas, September IS;
the Grant, October 1. and the sheridan.
October iS IL will therefore be Enneees-
sary 20 charter any additional transports.
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Schedule for sailing Of ships II An.
noancrd by Quartermaster.

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.--The quarte--
masters department has made Sui the
following schedule for he sailing Of sdpa
carrying animals for Chinese and Philip
pine service. together with the number az
animals each ship VIII carry. The total
August r.. from seattle. Arab. CO, august
%, Seattle; Thyra. so0. September L Pert
land. Port Albert. SIS. September I, Seat
Tie, Westminster. 80 September l. San
Francisco WllhcimIna no. september 4.
Seattle. Oopark. so, September i5 scat
tie. Conemsneh, l7k October ]. San Fran
cisco. iennox. sTe. October /. Portland.
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Twenty-Five Hundred Of Them On,
Al Baltimore.

BALTIMORE Aug All the union
KtsyedoFes IN BALTIMORE. numbering about
400, ~ent On a strike today because TIE
steamship ageats refused 10 agree 70 EN-
plcy no more nonunIon men. Tho trouble
began several days ago.
This morning the leaders ~ the union
presented 70 the agents an agreement
h.ndng them 20 employ union men ex-
eiuNiveiy. which the agents nnanlrnot.sir
declined 10 sign The strike was then
ordered and promptly obeyed
larg. number OF ncnunlon men are
at work tonight. and as yet there have
been no attempts on the part OF thu
stxakeye - fntsgfeEa With 4hapA
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ADVANCE ON PEKING
SUFFERS A CHECK.
TIC Frat omcfat information IL
Received In Loadon Under Date
af August a.

LONDON. Aug Z. $40 a m.--Tha ma.
vanro % the allied forces commenced To-
aas. cables ne British consul at Tiaptsin.
This r. the ilrst official information re-
reiN~d here that the attempt "a rcItcv,
fekins has begun II Is accepted as
The British consul does no, men,ton am,
hkhtinE. hut the Shanghai corrpspontient
q ihs Daily Mail. tclegraphing Sunday
The fsking relief column "a r.por,as
u have suffered cheek The S'hines.
are sald ~ have adopted Tigeia tarii.s
ana nfter several hours % nshting Is
This Is the only message received !,
London this morning bearing an ire re-
ports @ Admiral Remey and Commander
fictsane. The fact that the advan~e
did not begin until Saturday Il taken NJ
day.
tsegatien~r. safe.
III the same cahlewram. which was read
tn the house Of commons. the eaneut "a
News trem the japanese legation has
been resolved up Is August
safsy q me minister's ON that date ara
Yesssrsay lae chinese minister, sir chin
then 10 twng tsah, communicated ~
Lori salisbury a message from the tsunx
u sansen dated Juiy II, feitsrasins fbS
abatement that the ministers were safe
on thai date. ard v~counyigx Inv friendly
relations existing between them ana ~
y&nsen. ~ well as rUpafflng The senHfns
OF supplies 20 the legations rs tha yas
men Inc nsssase contains this import.
ant statement
surc@@gful termination ~ the confer.
cree VITA the ministers Tor their convey.
ansr under escort 60 Ifrutxln ~ expssst.
81. h1t an account ~ The rcrnaamencs-
mont af hoAtiisle4 a. Tiensxsa code fela.
grams fOF transuiiNsion % tse represents.
tives are considered undokaFAhlr%
Tails appears g. confirm the statement
thar the Chinese Will raw pasteavar ~
stop tho march 60 Feklng b. using the
ministers as hostages.
To rpheia ia,esrfsy az China.
The Lakai AnHeigcr, II Berlin publish.
ing ar Interview With IA Hung t.hanr.
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CHICAGO. Aug g.-Ehtcago packers
today we're asked ~ this government to
furnish zssp.1f4 pounds ~ meat within
thirty 1ays for the American soldiers ia
tho Orient. This n Aaia r. he the largest
fGauiesflnn ever ixAuea 81 the govern
mont u the Emitted States
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quotes him as declaring emphatica1ly that
China must not, in any circumstances.
cede any more territory TO any power.
In reply 10 a question why the rebellion
was not put down. Earl III is reported
as having said:
Il blame Prince Tuan, the empress
dowager and the who.e Peking govern
ment. But for their lack Of energy the
situation would never have become so
serious"
The St, Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
Active negotiations are proceeding be-
tween Russia and the United States. the
probable outcome OF which will be n
resolution to uphold the integrity OF Chi
ma unconditionally''
Macarthur May Command.
A Shanghai correspondent OF the same
paper says that the Americans there are
Arthur as commander in chief OF the al
lied forces
The Standards Shanghai representa-
tive. wiring Sunday. says.
1T IL clear that the march to the RELIEF
OF Picking win be anything but walk
over. Japanese scouts have discovered a
large force OF Chinese southwest OF
Tfentsin. and a large force In the vicinity
OF Lutai. to the eastward.
ut is learned now that members OF the
tsung II yamen. who were put to death
for their alleged pro-foreign proclivities.
were not beheaded. but were cut In twain,
this being the severest penalty under the
Manchu code. Sheng declares that the
grand council at Picking was ignorant of
the orders for the execution"
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PARIS. Aug. advancement have
been made ny " Wsideek Rossenm, the
pfsnler. and ~ L'Ane~saM. the minister
~ ynArtnf. Ter fbr sailing 81 La Bresagns
AZ q. rs. today from ffavfc
ITa warNhip& lying Ai1nRAide the liner
have SUPPLIED the necessary dFemen
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page IL, classified adds.

ST. Petersburg, from Gen. GrodckfY, dated
Kharbafsk, August 4. says two squadrons,
accommodating near Teche. engaged 1000
Chinese with two guns and go cavalry.
After A stubborn fight the Russians were
reinforced by another squadron, with two
guns. and defeated the Chinese. killing 200.
The Russian loss was eight men killed
and eight wounded.
This dispatch adds that the battle
around AiGun was continued August 8.
the Cossacks losing six men killed and
twenty-five wounded. and driving back
the Chinese, killing 200 and capturing two
guns and two flags. An inscription on one
of the flags read:
....'....,...-.....'.. ........-..- .............
3: THE People OF the Large Fist"
Aigun. when the dispatch was sent, was
burning.
Other dispatches report Russian sue
cesses near Port Arthur.
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Why Gca- Miles VIII Not he sent to
China.
NEW YORK. Aug. "a special from
Washington says:
7. II i lesrnsd On sxesIlaas AUTHORITY that
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The lakai AnHeiscr II Berlin. publish .
Ing ar Interview With IA Aunx rhanr.
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Charles Mcintosh. a Toronto. Ont. man
hut an American citizen who was nr
n.fenGorftr's assistant ~ the woGlsa
mill. said;
II think ! mus, have spent about fif-
teen days In the tower. / was doiua
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-25
MEsLAWS DISCUSSED.
resident Shields. Of New York. Ad-

President Shields OF New Aofk. All
dr.sses Virginia Sportsmen.
The Virginia branch Of the League Of
American Sportsmen held an important
meeting last night in the Chamber OF
Commerce
The large attendance present was in
dication of the true Sportsmans blood
that flows in the veins of Virginia gem
tlemen. The game in Virginia must ana
will be preserved and perpetuated II the
object and aim of last nights meeting IS
perfected and made law in the State.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Franklin Stearns. president OF the
Virginia League, who stated that he had
the pleasure of introducing to the body
Mr. G. O.. Shields Of New York, pres1-
dent of the League of American Sports
men, who would address the meeting. q
Mr.. Shields made a practical talk, draw.
ing upon his keen interest and long ex-
perience in his work for many sugges-s
tons, along which line the game laws In
Virginia might be most benefclally
amended. Mr. Shields advocated most
particularly the strict enforcement Of
the laws. without which all the laws In
the land would mot avail. He read an
Interesting letter from gentleman in
North Carolina, the purport of which
was that the game in that State was.
certainly being lastly eXterminated. Mr..
Shields thinks that the only certain
means by which the game of the land
can be increased and preserved is by pro-
hibiting by law the sale of game at all
seasons, not allowing it to be sold at any
time by any person. He stated that the
league in New York city had accomplished
this, and that many Of the prominent
hotel and restaurant keepers had been
arrested and heavily fined for the offence.
He also mentioned the determination Of
song birds and the birds Of rich plumage.1
A &4l,o af-N Jrs fo1 no
meeting was given over to the discussion
and recommendation of revisions and
amendments to the State game laws. &
Mr.. j Ohm Jackson. an eN-member of the
House Of Delegates, spoke upon getting
through uniform closed law. G1r j ack-s
sons motion was that the season for
quail, hares, wild turkeys, grouse and
woodcock open tNovembera 10th and close
February 1st.
a substitute for this was offered, open
ing the season November list and closing
it ICebruaryS1st which was adopted. Inc
summer duck was included in the above
notion The following suggestions We're
adopted and recommended for passage to
the Legislature:
1. "A law to prohibit shipment Of game
out of the State.
2. A law to prevent carriers transport
ing game out of the State
3. Uniform close season for quail, mares,
wild turkey, grouse, woodcock and sum- ~
mer duck. z5s ~,
q. "a fine of $40 for every violation Of
closed season and other game law. t1nes
TO be divided between cwnert or tenant OF
land. !nformer and the State.
5. A law to prohibit the killing ofza
game in the snow.
6. A law to prohibit netting and trap
ming of game. hares except ed
"HIeesrs John Jackson, j IA cks on Guy and
pbil,, SIC #Barraud were appointed as
aa,.iI;on committee on legislation
"A vote OF thanks was extended MI. MI
Shields 5Si s5y55