The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-10
The Allied Forces There Are Having
an UpIeasant Time.
THE NON -COMBATANTS LEAVING
y Minority Favor the Military Also
Abandoning the City, as Stories OF
the Colossal Chinese Army Con-
tinue to Be Hcard-The
Rainy Season Has
Set In.

LONDON, July 9.-t a. M-With the
foreigners in Pellin probably safe amid
civil war with Prince Ching on their side,
with the Powers united and their forces
constantly increasing, the outlook in
China is now rather more hopeful than
it has been for a month past.
1t appears from the cautious statement
given out by Taotai Sheng in Shanghai
that the reason the heavy guns bearing
on the legations at Pel1in were not used
is that Prince Ching, who is served by
10000 troops, seized all the artillery am
nunition. Shang likewise intimates that
Yung Lu. commander-in-Uhief of the
northern army, is associated with Prince
Ching in opposing Prince TuanS feroclouS
designs and dictatoral ambition.
Ching cheers the foreign c0nsuls with
these tiGings, but takes elaborate preeau-
tions that his communications are not
known TO the Chinese
SOUTHERN PROVINCES.
The feeling of unrest in the southern
and central provinces continues. The
members of the official class in those pro
yinces strive to remain neutral with
leaning toward the foreigners until they
shall see whether the moderate or eH-
treme factions will win in Pekin Prince
Cllng seems 10 De SliluiIS LOL lIIt
dynasty and to hold against Prince Tuan's
inordinate ambition.
The Daily Mails correspondent at Shang-
hal says:
''Three couriers arrived from PelSn with
q message from Sir Claude Macdonald, TO
the same effect as that sent by Sir Robert
Hart, and confirming the death OF Baron
Won Ketteler the German Ambassador.
Two high officials. opposed to the Boxers,
are reported by the couriers 10 have been
assassinated. Sir C.aude MacDonald's let
ter Is dated four days carrier than that OF
Sir Robert Hart.
TO RETAKB TEN TSTN.
a dispatch TO a news agency, dated Tien
Tsin. July ID. says:
.,rhe Empress Dowager, so far from
being dead is actively striving To prevent
the factions fighting. Prince Ching has IN
formed her that he would rather lose his
head than be constantly obliged TO yarn
isar Of the consequences of the DroionSaHon
of the present anarchy. Prince Iuan IS
quito willing that Ching should b. decap-
tatel, but the DOwager Empress will not
allow this Prince Tuan has decided that
ha will take full responsibility. He proposes
to retake Tien Tsin and Tallu Outside OF
Pekin. except in the Pe-Chili and Shan
Tung country, the people are supremeIy
Indifferent
However all this may be, the allies at
Tten Tsin are having an exceedingly I'M
pleasant time. The last engagement, of
which news has come through, occurred
July 6th The Chinese artillery opened at
dawn. Their fire was more accurate ard
their ammunition better, the shells burst
ing with precision and setting Tire 20 several
buildings H NJ S. Terrible's guns aga.u
o,l:eced the Chinese. who. again shifting
their artillery. reopened the attack n the
afternoon, but a thunder storm Drs7tjfs,
the Chinese suddenly quit J'na allies inn
mediately attacked and drove he Chinese
from their works. but ,ett th!ety killed Or
wounded in SO doing.
NON-COAIBAT-ANTS LEAVING.
The non-c n-combatants are leaving Tien
Tsin. and the opinion of a minority favors
the military leaving also Stories of coios-
sal Chinese armies gathering continue to
worry not only the rank and file, but the
rec5n15fzsance Gad Complete aosencs Of
an affective intelligence department.
Chinese information is received with eN-
trem4 distrust 1t is obvious that though
there are many thousands OF Chinese
camped by the guns, nothing can be done
at present except to await the arrival OF
reinforcements.
The rainy season has set in and this
makes going into the interior most difficult.
The country between Pekin and Tien Tsin
in other years has been frequently flooded.
River transport is almost impossible, and
railroad is practically non-eXistent and
must be entirely rebuilt.
II is said that if the legations did not
need relief it would be foolish to advance
before September.