Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-09
HOPE FOR LEGATIONS.
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The courier mentioned in Consul War
ren's dispatch gives strange picture.
say. the Daily Mails Shanghai CORE
spondent. OF how life. jostles death in
kekin. Business apparently goes on as
usual. The shops and theatres are open
and the streets are full of people No
imperial troops except those of Gen. Tuns
FUN Slang took part in the fighting. They
did more looting. The courier even as
ssrts positively that provisions are being
supplied to the legations. but by whom
he does not say. The Boxers and Gen.
Tung Frh Slang do not get along well.
The Boxers assert that they do all the
fghting. and the latter all the lootins
and nothing else.
Gen Kwan- Shi-Kai. governor of Shan
Tuns. a correspondent of the Daily Mail
AYERS predicts that by July II, the Box
er> will di-band and negotiations will be
begun for peace. Nevertheless. the cir
cumstantial rumors of dark things to
come are in circulation.
The correspondents at Shanghai. who
are still the clearing house of all Chi
nese news, say that combined force
OF Russians and japanese have left
Tien Tsin following the railway as far
a. Lang Fang and have thence swept
swiftly to the west, attacking the Chi
nese IL miles north of Tien Tsin and
killing 1000 of them.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard says reports from Tien Tsn
from Chinese sources say a great bat
tie has taken place in which the Chi
nese lost heavily. The allies al Tien
Tsin are short Of provisions and suffer
considerably from shipping"
The Daily Mails Tien Tsin core
spondent in a dispatch dated July ..
Via che Foo. July 4. says: No for
ward movement is possible with less
han 10000 men. document has been
found. signed by & British resident. on
behalf Of British manufacturers offer
ing Viceroy Chang Chi Tung complet.
ornaments and officers for an army
corps for f452.e00 sterling
The messages of British correspond
ents al Tien Tsin are censored by the
British authorities. but there is no CEN
spondsnts.
The Daily TeleGraphs Canton CORE
spondent. Friday. via Hong Kong.
- tdI nay Fd.F ~ AluiIE Ii.tliE W II )
formally notified, today. that President
Mckinley cordially appreciated his as
surances of friendship for the allied
powers. Now that anarchy controls
the capital. President Mckinley trusts
10 the responsible provincial authori-
ties TO carry out the international OBJ
legations Of the Chinese government
The hanghai correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph. under date OF July :,
says: Boxer emmi.sarie. are coming
Il this south, disguised. for the pur-
pose OF enlisting men. The situation
| is grave
! Emperor william. say. a Berlin dis
patch. today, received the following
| from the governor OF Tien Tsin with
! reference 70 the promise Of reward to
any one who could accomplish the de
livery OF a foreigner from Pekin."
| Been notified Of Your Majesty. tele-
| graphing the governor OF Shan Tun4
replied: From the outset have been
full Of anxiety regarding the Euro
pean. in Pekin and l have made re-
! paated attempts 10 send a messenger
and Eet help u them. but in vain.
| Now all roads TO Pekin are be.et with
rebels: and therefore whatever meas
ures are taken now sffer even less
prospect OF success than before. Nev-
| .rtheless I shall consider it my duty
| for their help"
Several correspondents at ct. Peters
burg send eut telegram.-censored, Of
| course-te the effect that Russia
Japan and England agree as to their
| policy in Chine, their interests domi-
| mating therer.
| Gen. Oloff. y brilliant soldier. ma,
been appointed chief Of staff Of the
| Russian force, III China.
| The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Express, cabling on July Z. says: The
| Russian. French ana German admirals
| have had long conference. They ex-
| pressed themselves as avrese to see
| ing large japanese forces landed in
| China in advance OF the other powers. -