Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
INSOLENT NOTE TO FRANCE.
TsunE ii Yamen Says Ministers Re-
main in Pekiu at Their Own Risk.


Paris, Aug 13.-The foreign office here
has received through the Chinese minis
ter, Yu kang, n note from the tsung Ii
yamen which is most inSoent in its tone.
1t not only complains of the Hardness OF
the foreign ministers in Pekin" in reply
ing to the offer Of a safe escort out Of the
capital. but says the tsung Ii yamen will
not accept the blame for any disaster
which may follow the delays caused by
the refusal of the ministers. and then
crowns the whole by an ugly-sounding
demand that the governments order their
representatives out of Pel1in
Minister DelcasSe has sent the follow
NO order to depart from Pekin will
be given to our minister so long as the
route is unsafe. If casualty occurs the
responsibility will be entirely with the
Chinese government. Its strict duty is
TO protect foreign ministers even more
than its Own.
IF it be true that the Chinese gov
eminent has great difficulty in defending
them and in defending itself against
rebels it should order its troops to stand
aside before the allied forces This
would render free the road from Tien
TSin to the capital and would accom-
plish the work OF protection, which is en-
numbered
The Chinese government should I'M
derstand that the only means of proving
ing its responsibilities is a cessation in
the placing OF obstacles in the way of
such an arrangement.
Covered Twelve Miles on August 8.
Copyrighted $1,000 by the Associated Press.
Tien Tsin, Monday, Aug. 6, via ShaEg-
hal Aug. 12-The army advanced twelve
miles today.
Two reliable couriers, who left Pekin
August ], arrived today at lien TSin.
They say that the Empress Dowager fed
the foreigners for a few days. The for
mer ylceroy of Shantung, who is bitterly
antl-foreign, arrived with new troops ac
cording to these courers, and planted
two batteries on the wall near the lega-
tons. The enemy began Smelling and
opened fierce rifle fire which was kept
up for two days. The head of the mis-
sionary board with party, while trying
to get provisions, was killed.
The army took Yang Tsun today They
suffered heavily. The American loss was
small.
Terrible Mistake.
New York, Aug. ia special cable
dispatch to the Evening World today,
dated Chefoo, August 8, via Shanghai.
says: A terrible mistake occurred at the
taking of Yang Tsun.
Russian artillery opened fire on the
American troops. Before the mistake
was discovered many American soldiers
had been killed or wounded by the Rus
sian shells.
The Fourteenth took part in the at
tack on the Chinese trenches AS the
Chinese fed the regiment occupied one
of the Chinese positions. A Russian bat
terry some distance off did not notice the
movement. 1t opened fire on the position
and planted shells among the American
troops.
The Russians were quickly notified and
ceased their fire.
Couger will Hold On.
Washington, D. c., Aug IA dispatch
was received from Gen. Chaffee yester
day transmitting a message he had re-
ceived from Minister Conger. Evidently
the message had been delayed in reach
ing him, and his own dispatch was dated
four days ago. The dispatch from Mr.
COnger was as follows:
1--WE will hold on until your arrival
Hope it will be soon. Send such infor-
nation as you can
Although the message of Minister Con
ger contains nothing new, it was encour-
aging to the officials to have renewed as
surances of his ability and determination
to hold on" until relief reached him
That Gen. Chaffee will communicate to
the besieged minister tidings of hope and
good cheer, If the opportunity be afforded
him, officials here are certain. Mr.. Con-
gers expression of nope that the long
looked-fOr relief may soon reach him
simply adds to the determination of the
government to press forward to Pekin as
rapidly as may be possible.
Rioting at i aturC.
London, Aug. 13-A Shanghai message
to the News says that troubles have com