Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-01

mDut OF the column Wltulu lne reach
of the Chinese government rs an in
slant compliance with the first OF the
demands of the powers, namely, that
the ministers be- put DO free cOmmuni-
cation with their government
10 has been suggested 90 the Pekin
authorities that they send an embassy
Immediately 10 Tipn Tsin clothed with
FUN authority 90 deal with the situa-
ton and given unlimited power 20 afford
reparaton for the injuries inflicted upon
the interests
MUST RELEASE MINISTER'S.
II this IS preceded boy the release Of
the ministers from Siege there is a
possibility that the powers temporarily
will suspend the military convenient
which may in the end De- rendered uu-
necessary if the embassy meets the
demands of Europe and America
Meanwhile Admiral Bemey cables
that more marines those who crossed
on the Grant. under Major Biddle-are
being sent to Tleu Tsin Indicating the
intention of the military commanders
10 make am early start
The adyices from II Hung Chang
brought Co the state department too
day by Minister WI, afford strong evi-
lgnCe OF the desire of the Chinese g0y-
eminent 10 escape from lbs present pre-
dicament, and certainly room 90 af-
ford "a reasonable guarantee for the
bodily safety of the legationers. pend
hg the outcome of negotiations zee
sptcting the abandonment of the Pekin
campaign.
RUSSIANS HAVING A HARD TINE.
st. Petersburg Aug l.-Ohlcial dis
patches from the far east continue To-
show that Russian military command
Crs there have ali they can do 90 cope
with armed Chinese in the territory ad.
jacent Co Port Arthur Russian de-
tachments are seeking 20 dlsarm native
soldiers who are loo one neutral zone
contrary 90 treaty stipuatiUns
Fighting has occurred in various
parts of the III Tung peninsula. one
detachment was twice attacked by lm-
periM troops. clad Do civilians and with
their military badges concealed by
their cartridge boxes
Another detachment lost ten killed
and thirty wounded. a third force was
treacherously attacked and lost TWEEN
~ killed, six wounded and four MISS
ing.
MISSIONARY REPORT.
New York. Aug. 1.-THE Rev DR.. A. ..
Leonard, of the Methodist missionary
society. today received the following
cableEram from the Rev. Frederick
Brown 40 Che Foo:
Family GameWell, Walker, Men Ho-
bent. Kink, Verify Davis, George, Mrs.
Jewell. Edward Miss Gloss. Terrell
Martins. Gilman, Terry is Pekin Men,
Pyke Martin. Edward, Self Bonn,
Tlen Tsin. others general home
Dr. Leonard interprets this meaning
that eighteen persons OF the Methodist
colony are in Pekin These Include the
families of +. ID. Gamewell and W. i.
Walker W. Il. Hobert. II. =. King
George W. Verify, George r. Davis,
George ID. b. LOwey, Miss Charlotte
Jewell. Mrs. Edward Is. Lowry, Miss
Anna ID. Gloss, Miss Alice Terrell, the
Misses Elizabeth and Emma Martin.
Mis- Gertrude Gilman and Miss Edna
O. Terry lie understands also that
there are at Tien Tsn James II, Pyke,
Victor Martin Edward Is. Lowry ana
Frederick Brokn. and Miss Rachel j.
Benn. The following have started
home:
j. +. Hayner and wife, J. i. Hopkins
and wife. Ida NJ. stevens. Frances o.
Wilson. Ella JGlover. Miranda Crouch
or and May r. sherkley.
a Cablegram was received today oy
Rev. Or. Arthur C. Brown Of the Pres
byterlan board OF foreign missions,
from Rev. w, o. Elterich. II came from
Che Foo. and was as follows:
people PekIn holding out Report
Shanghai missionaries Pao Ting Flu
uifuNfNfF n
changed. Continued persecution Chris
tians.'
MORE TROOPS.
slmla. Aug. i.-Another brigade Of
troops win be ordered 70 China tomor-
row.
DEFEATED THE CHINESE.
Chicago. Aug. IA cable dispatch to
the Daily News from Che Foo, July 2lst.
via Shanghai. Aug lst says:
Dr. Robert Coltman Jr., the stan cor
respondent Of the Chicago Record In
Pekin who has not been heard from
since June 18th. sends the following dis
PATCH
"Pekln. July 21.-Baron Won Ketteler
the German minister was murdered by
Chinese troops and his secretary, june
goth. while on his was 20 the Isung
Ii Yamen The foreign residents are
besieged in the British legation and
have been under a daily fire from ar
tllery and rifles.
'The cowardice Of the Chinese for
tunately prevented them from making
successful rushes our losses are 60
killed and 20 wounded. The Chinese
losses exceed 1000.
There has been no word from the
outside world Food ls plentiful, such
as IL is-rice and horse flesh. Nester-
day. under a flag OF truce, a message
was sent by Yung Lu, asking II Sir
Claude Macdonald the British minis
ter. would consent 90 a truce. The
minister replied he was willing pro-
vided the Chinese came no closer The
shell firing then ceased and everything
Is now quiet.
I'VE now hope that. having defeated
the Chinese. relief Is near ms. We are
all exhausted with constant standing
on guard fighting. building barricades.
and digging trenches both night ana
day.
T.. s. MARINES IN VITAL PLACE.
IAN the legations excopt the British
are utterly wrecked shot and shell.
The Austrian, italian, Belgian and
Holland buildings are burned Go the
ground. The British legation is also
much shattered The United States
marines sim hold @ vital post on the
city wall commanding the les lions
After a brilliant sortie on the night
Of July 3rd, Capt Myers succeeded In
driving back the Kansuh mounted
troops During the fight Capt Myers
was slightly wounded Secretary
squires % the United States legation