The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-03
MORE NEWS FROM PEKlN
First Account of Current event From
Beginning of Disturbances

EIISl <ACCouuI vi L IN Iohi
Beginning of Disturbances
London. July 31.-6:1O p. ma spe-
Icial dispatch from Tien Tsin says:
A Pekin message dated July 21st,
reports that the first outside news
reached there July 18th. The failure of
the relief expedition made the siege
far more %perilous. On June 18th the
ITsung Lii Yamen broke off relations.
June goth china declared war. Baron
won Ketteler and Francis James, an
English professor, Were murdered.
lover 400 non-combatants occupied the
british legation. / understand con-
Iverts are holding the North cathedral.
a thousand refugees occupied the pal
lace of Prince Lu. A truce began July
18th, after twenty-six days of fierce
assault. One night the Smelling was
uninterrupted for six hours.
-Four attempts were made to fire
the British legation. Two attacks re-
suited in the ruin of Hanlin college,
ICthe Chinese national college). The
Icowardice of the Chinese prevented a
successful rushing. Total killed or
died is: Germans 10, Japanese 10,
French II, British 3, Russian 4, Amer
Eicans Z, Italians Z, converts 9-total,
with wounded, SO. The correspondents
Morrison, Reid and Tementy are ILL.,
lat least 1000 Chinese have been killed.
The Americans occupy a strong
position on the city wall.
provisions are still sufficient. The
hospital arrangements are excellent.
Every body is much exhausted by
continuous work.
Imperial edicts have commended
1.-THE Boxers and ordered missionaries
Ito leave the interior, n commanded
all to help, but an edict dated July
l1Sth, ~enjoins protection and promises
Icompensation. The report hat a large
relief force was coming produced this
lchange.
Foreign governments should be-
ware being hoodwinked"
NO NEWS FROM PAO TING Flu.
Washington, July 31.-The following
telegram was received at the state
department this afternoon from Con-
sui Fowler at Che Foo;
: I"Secretary of State, Washington:
l ION 21st I wired the governor fol
information at Pao Ting Flu. Nine
l days unanswered; wired again yester-
day. impossible to obtain slightest
{ news or send messengers. My latest
information shows the following We're
, lat Pao Ting Flu: Simcox. wife, tnret
l children; Hodge and Fife; Taylor
= Wilkire, Miles, Morell, Americans
l land Bagnell, wife, daughter and prob
e FOWLER"
ANXIOUSLY LOOKING FOR RE-
, LIEF.
Rome. July 31.-The commander o
1.-THE Italian cruiser Elba at Tien TslI
:, received the following telegram toda!
! from the Japanese military attach'
= lat Pekin, dated July 22nd:
q THE legations are eagerly aWai.ln'
: relief. Cannot hold out long. SlAt
= Europeans killed"
= LETTER FROM JAPANESE LEGA
e TON.
e Washington. July 31.-Adjutant Gen
$ leral Corbin to-day received a olspatc
r from Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge, com
IS manding the Ninth infantry at lie
- ITsin. 1t came by way of Che Foo am
is as follows:
"Tien Tsin, July %
Following letter of Lieutenant Colo
mel Shiba. military attache at the lie
cation of Pekin, dated July 23rd, ar
rived Tien Tsin 18th at 9 o'clock in tn
leVening:
".Pekin. July %, evening-We ar
IaIl awaiting impatiently arrival OF re
- Enforcing army. When are you com
SC ing? All legations have been block
lie AIDED since 18th of last month and sin
h THE goth we have been attacked con
;. I~tinuaIly night and day by the Chimes
- soldiers from more than encampment:
n BY a supreme effort we are still defend
r ing. We are daily awaiting with tn
Igreatest anxiety arrival of reinforcin
Iarmy and if you cannot reach here /
rs less than a weeks time it is probabl
he that we will be unable to hold OF
.el Longer. The emperor n empires
ks ldowoger appear TO be still at Pekil
nix Were our reinforcementS to arrive 1t
Nv VERY probable hat they would flee
re- Wan Shoshan. Our killed and WOUND
60 ed up to date are eight killed, one
oil lcaptain of infantry, and an ambassi
doris attache seven seriously WounCe
=. the first secretary of the legation belr
"a one OF twenty lightly wounded. II
IL number of European killed is sixty
- ALL COOLlDGE
CABLEGRAM FROM CHAFFEE.
"a The war department has receive
the following cablegram from Gener
re- "Che Foo.
~ "Adjutant General, Washington.
- u have had an interview with {
- admiral. Go ashore this afternoo
facilities for unloading not adequat
therefore d~ischarging slowly. InforI
ed Byron has ordered tug for town.
w two IO-ton lighters. If tug is obtain
Idischarging will improve. Indiana W
he finish ~discharging to-day and proce
Ito NagaSaki; TAX two days 10 unlo
horses of Reilly's battery; will be
week before Grant is discharged
NJ Icargo. Will see Dagget to-morro
~ lReported in Taku bay intention
make forward movement Jomorr'
VS. towards Pekin: details are not kno7
hi here. / will arrive at Tien Tsin too Ia
he Tomorrow to cable from there. Ne