The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-04
Ministers to he Killed IL the Foreign
Forces Persist I'm Moving
Towards Pekings
Ii PING HONG FERoCIoUs
CHINESE GENERAL Busy sLAUGH-
TERING PRIESTS AND CONVERTS.
Between Ten and Fifteen Thousand
Christians Slain Near PekfnE-
Attitude Of Germany.

LONDON, Aug I. s:55 a. m.-According
10 a special dispatch from Shanghai. dated
Aug. g. the advancing column OF the allies
was reported there yesterday TO have
reached point thirty-five miles beyond
Tien-Tsin. Nothing from any other point
corroborates this statement. In fact the
Standard goes so far as to say that II fears
the real advance. apart from preliminary
measures. has not yet begun.
Tien-Tsin dispatches, dated July %. tell
Of an action which is termed a "Recor-
ncissance between the Japanese and Chi
nese." two miles beyond the Hsiku arsenal.
in which the Japanese withdrew after sur
fering thirty casualties
The Tien-Tsin correspondent of the
Standard. under July q. declares that the
Americans and Germans have been ordered
to move forward without waiting for the
British
An unconfrmed report from Shanghai
says: Trustworthy information reaches
here that Chinese troops are steadily ad-
vancing northward from the Yang-Tse val
ley and also toward the south and may at
tack and flank the European armies"
Another dispatch from Shanghai says:
"Liu Kun vi, viceroy of Marking. and
Sheng. administrator of teiegraphs and OF
railways and taotai of Shanghai have
both declared officially that the foreign
ministers held by the Chinese govern
ment as hostages and that II the allies
march to Peking they will be killed. Ii is
stated that only the Russians and Jap
anese. 1900 strong. are starting for Peking.
Another Chinese exodus from Shanghai has
| commenced. 1t was caused by disquieting
rumors published in the native and some
| foreign newspapers
ALLEGED THREATS.
| According TO other reports the forward
movement for the relief OF the foreign lega-
| tions in Peking began July p. message
| from Tien-Tsin on that date says that the
| advance guard OF the Russians occupying
the Chinese camp and the japanese pushed
| up the right bank OF the Pei-Ho river with
| out opposition. II was the expectation that
] the whole of the allied expeditionary force.
| about 0.000 men, would be on the marcn by
| July 81. Sixteen hundred Americans and
| 2,3OO British are said to be co-operating IL
| is purposed to follow the river. using
boats to carry food, ammunition and ar
| tilery.
A Che-Foo special. dated Aug I. an
nounces the safety OF all the Americans
| i'm Picking and the reception OF letter
| from DR.. Cheltman. dated Peking. July %
saying that on the previous day SIR Claude
| Macdonald, the British minister. had
| agreed 10 a truce provided the Chinese
came no closer, and adding: 1--WE hope
| this means relief, but. having defeated the
| Chinese. we are fearful now OF treachery
All are exhausted with constant watching.
| fighting and digging trenches. The great
est credit is due to Mr.. Squires. secretary
of the United States legation. whose mill
| tary experience and energy are invaluable
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
News says the consuis there regret the
| independent action taken by the American
Association and the China Association on
the ground that II is injudicious He saws:
THE settlements being international. petty
| Jealousies must disappear. The China As
ISOLATION is Of little local influence" Pre-
sumably he refers to the American Asiatic
AScOcldllOE.
THE REFORM MOVEMENT.
The Hong-Kong correspondent OF the
Daily Express announces the arrival there
from San Francisco of Homes Lea for
some time resident agent I'm the United
States OF the Society for the Reformation
of the Chinese Empire. with 2eo0oo ster-
ling. which will presumably be utilized
in connection with the revolutionary move
ment against the Empress dowaeer q
movement quiescent since 1885 until within
| the last few weeks
Nearly all the correspondents confirm
the reports OF a wholesale massacre OF
Christians outside Pekins. correspondent
OF the Daily News giving the number OF
killed as between 10000 and 1900. all de-
fenseless converts. Imperial troops. so Il
is stated. did the hasty work.
According 10 the Shanghai correspondent
OF the Times. one of the members OF the
Tsung Ii Yamen mentioned by United
States Consul Goodnow as having been be-
headed for pro-foreign tendencies. was ffsu
Ching Cheng. former minister TO Russia.
The correspondent says the Empress dow