, 1900-09-21
BRUTAL MURDERS
ChAFFEE CABLES OF A HORRI
BUTCHERY IN CHI
MA.
Adds to the Long List VI American
Men and Women Slaughtered by
the Chinese An Expedition
Against the Boxers-Pei Tang
Forts Attacked by Allied Forces.

Washington, Sept. Gothic war de
partment has received the following
dispatch:
"Taku, mo date).-Adiutant Gener
al Misunderstanding, Sept. IL
Further reply to No. SO. following ac
Cepted here as reliable: Two daugh.
tiers of Atwater and tw~enty-six others
murdered at Tayuan, July 8. Clapp
and wife, four others murdered Tai,
ku, July 81. Atwater, wife, two chill
dren, six others murdered by their es.
cort near Pen Chow Flu August Is, a
m. in Shan-Si province. Same mes.
sage reports six persons, Dixon and
wife, Occurren and wife. single gentle,
man and single lady as having escap,
ed into the mountains from a mission
thirty miles to north of Takuan. They
escaped on horseback and possibly
may have evaded their p]ursuers.
"CHAFFEE."
Expedition Against Boxers.
Washington, Sept. 20.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from General Chaffee:
"Taku, mo date -Aujutant Gener-
al, MISUNDERSTANDING. Sept. 16.-
To avoid further crowding Picking
have had in mind a division of my
forces between Picking. Yang Tsun,
Tien Tsin at the latter place, leaving
one battalion only because ground
commanders no instructions, but they
assume-at least some of their troops
remain in Picking during the winter.
| state this as indicating what is to
be ascertained here, not knowing, of
course, the action being taken by the
powers and the United troops retired
toward Tien Tsin yet Chave troops of
other powers done so). Conditions of
Chinese some better. gardeners enter
ing the city freely, relieving the dis
tress prevailing some days ago.
Slight resumption trade, other condi-
tons very fair rendering the situation
quiet. Expedition today, Wilson com
handing expel boxers to the westward
in order free the country for coal sup
ply mine, Picking. Headquarters one
squadron Sixth cavalry Yang Tsun to
camp. Photographed you goth railroad
to be repaired. Ii Hung Chang left
Shanghai 14th. Remey reports Rock.
hill expected Taku 14th. Signed,
CHAFFEE.
A portion of this dispatch is unin,
telligible to the department officials
and they have asked the telegraph
company for a correction on it.
Pei Tang Forts Attacked.
Taku, Sept. 2O.-The allies attacked
the Pei Tang forts at daybreak. Heavy
cannonading is going on.
Pei Tang is about nine miles from
Tien Tsin, on the road % Picking, and
is the place at which the principal bat.
tie between the allied relief force and
the Chinese occurred.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin a few
days ago stated that it was reported
that Boxers were massing at that point
and threatening the allies communica,
ton.
The attack upon the Pei Tang forts
is probably for the purpose of dispers.
ing this menacing force of Boxers, and
open communication between Tien
Tsin and Picking. The attacking force
doubtless consists of troops from the
Tien Tsin garrison.
Remey Calls on Earl Ii.
Washington, Sept. 2O.-Admiral
Crowinshield, chief of the navigation
bureau and acting secretary of the
navy, has received the following ca
blegram from Admiral Remey:
"Taku, Sept. l9.-I have called up
on Ii Hung Chang officially. Arrived
September IS in a merchant vessel.
He will proceed at once to Picking. He
desires that | tender his sincere
thanks for the consideration he has re-
ceived from the United States govern
ment. REMEY."
Gar Proposed Punishment.
Washington, Sept. 20.-It now ap-
pears that Russia first put forward
the proposition for the punishment of
the leaders of the Chinese uprising.
This was in a paper Offering a gener-
al program for conducting the peace
negotiations. The first item of the
program was the punishment of the
Chinese offenders. The proposal
came at a time prior to the German
note and seems to have been consur-
red in by France and some of the 9TH
ell powers, although it did not receive
such general concurrence as to amount
to an agreement. The German not
Russian program and makes it an in
~dispensible prerequisite to any nego-
tiations.
London. Sept. 2O.-It was explained
today at the British foreign office that
lit was found inexpedient for the pow
ers to accept the Russian withdrawal
proposal" as they had reliable infor-
nation that the Boxers were ready
to re-occupy Picking as soon as the
allies retired"
In a Hurry for Peace.