River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-09
MOVING ON PICKING.
Allies Leave Tientsin for the Relief
of the Ministers-BeIated Mes
sage from COnRer.

sage from COnRer.
London, Aug. 6.The American and
British forces begun the advance on
Picking last Thursday, according TO a
dispatch, dated August ., from Ten
tsin to the Daily Express.
''The main body of allies" continues the
correspondent, marched July 80. Gen,
Chaffee was delayed by difficulties of dis
embarkation. Gen Dorward (the British
commander had no such obstacles, ard his
delay is inexplicahle.
THE other foreign troops are now half
way to Lola. The force includes 10000
japanese. under Gen. Yamachuchi, and TO-
GOO Russians. The British force totals 5000
and the other foreign troops are 1909. We
are weak in artillery.
ION August / a strong force of Chinese
from the native city attacked Tientsln. by
a series of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions. The
native city is still defiant and the allies are
unwilling to march troops through Its
streets, as this would mean an immense
slaughter. When the Chinese saw so large
a body of troops marching westward they
apparently believed they would have an
easy victory over those who We're left"
A dispatch to the Morning Post
from Chefoo, dated July 30, says:
1.-THE Russians at Tientsin refuse TO al
low the Americans to put up telephone
wires on the railroad poles, and they claim
the railroad, which English engineers are
ready TO work. The situation is critical.
The river is full of railroad sleepers. Hun
dreds OF dead bodies of Chinese, some de-
captated. are floating in the stream
Washington, Aug. Ga belated
message from Minister Conger was re-
ceiyed Sunday at the state depart
ment. 1t came through Consul Cen
eral Goodnow, at Shanghai who trans
mitted messages received by Mr.. Rags
dale, United States consul at ITEM
tsin, from Mr. Conger and Mr.. Squiers,
secretary of the United States lega-
ton at Peking. In effect the adviees
are the same as those received a day
or two ago by the state department
from Consul Fowler, at Chefoo. Mr..
Goodnow's message was transmitted
to President Mckinley at Canton, and
Mr.. Adee, acting secretary of state,
later in the day, issued the following
statement concerning it:
Consul General Goodnow, in a cable
gram dated Shanghai August 5, which was
received at the department of state at four
o'clock this Sunday morning, reports the
receipt by Consul Ragsdale, at Tientsin, of
messages from Minister Conger and the
secretary of the legation. Mr. Squiers,
dated July 81 to the following effect:
"'All well No fighting since the six
tenth by agreement. Enough provisions.
Hope for speedy relief
Mr.. Goodnow adds that the director of
posts Sheng, had on the 9Th, commune
Gated to him an imperial edict, dated July
80, ordering Jung Lu, TO provide an escort
for the ministers TO Tientsin. when the
ntY,fc q. Iutn rhn tot ave hO
ministers can receive messages not in
cipher; but Notwithstanding this plain
messages were returned to some consuls
on August A."
London, Aug IA Shanghai special,
dated August 6, says: Iii Hung Chang
has officially informed the officials that
the ministers left Peking for Tientsin
last Friday, August 3, with Gen. Yung
Lu in command of the escort. The con-
suls are by no means disposed to credit
Earl Lis statement"
The ST. Petersburg correspondent of
the Daily Mail says: ACTIVE negotia-
tions are proceeding between Russia
and the United States, the probable out
come of which will be resolution to
uphold the integrity of China uncondi-
tionally."
Washington, Aug. 7.-Interest in thu
Chinese situation was intensified Mon
day morning by receipt of two dis
patches from naval officers at Chefoo,
repeating unofficial but apparently re
liable reports of active and extensive
hostilities between the allied forces
and the Chinese on the line between
Tientsin and Picking. The dispatches
| indicate Enthusiastically that the relief
column has started in earnest and that
it is meeting with determined opposi-
ton. Although neither of the naval
dispatches mentions the presence of
American troops in the reported en-
gagement it is generally assumed at
the war department that at least
part of Gen. Chaffee's small army was
on hand and took an active and aggres-
sive part in the affair.
The dispatches are as follows:
"Chefoo. Aug 6-Bureau Navigation,
Washington: British Fame reports I'M
official engagement at Peitsang. Sunday
morning. three to 1890. Allied loss killed
and wounded 1900 chiefly Russians and
Japanese. Chinese retreating:
"Chefoo. Aug. 6.-Bureau Navigation,
Washington: Official report believed re-
liable, about $1,000 allies heavily engaged
Chinese at Peitsang daylight of the 5th.
"REMEY"
From the fact that the engagement
| lasted ~ hours, it is argued in the
department that either the Chinese
must have been heavily intrenched
or that there was an immense horde
of them to so stubbornly contest the
advance of the 10000 international
troops 1t is figured by military ex-
perts that loss of 1900 killed and
wounded on the part of the allies
probably means loss of from three
to six times as many by the Chi
nese.