Evening star., 1900-08-01
British and Japanese Eager
to Follow.
PRESENT AVAILABLE FORCES
Base From Which a Direct Stroke
May Be Given.
FORMATION OF CHINESE



TEN TSIN. Thursday July 26, via Che
foo. July 30 and Shanghai, August 1.-The
American commander received orders from
Washington today not to delay the advance
on Pekin. He was also informed that heavy
Teinforcements are route.
Great activity is noticeable at Japanese
headquarters Transport preparations
being hurried. 1t Is extremely unlikely that
either the japanese or the British intend to
he left behind the Americans, though the
British preparations are a long way from
completeness. The japanese organiza ton
on the other hand. excites the admiration
of all.
The total strength of the allies here is
l'.'tH- Relnforcements are arriving daily.
The News in London
LONDON. August 1.-The allies began
the advance from Tien Tsin this morning."
announces an agency bulletin dated at
Shanghai at 111o am. today. 1t is as
sumed that the Americans, British and
japanese are taking part In this forward
movement. whether other nationalities are
or not. An advance base will probably be
established twenty CT thirty miles nearer
Pekin. and supplies will be assembled
preparatory 10 direct stroke at the capi-
tai.
OF the H,OnO allies debarked at Pe-chtli
ports. English military observers consider
that 30.t0p are available for an advance
beyond Tien Tsin. The Chinese forces,
according to the vague gatherings of the
allies intelligence officers up to July %
were disposed in a great arc thirty miles
long and distant ten or fifteen miles. Ine
numbers and exact location of the several
divisions are utterly unknown. The Pei-ho
river is blockaded by sunken stone-laden
1unks for twenty miles beyond Tien Tsin
and farther up, according to Chinese spies
of the allies, dam has been constructed
for the purpose OF flooding the low lying
expanse of country.
Where First Engagement Will Occur
The first engagement of the relief expe-
ditiOn will probably be at Pei-tang, where
the vtceroy Of Yulu personally commands
The following information was brought
TO Tien Tstn Wednesday. July -, by a
Chinese missionary student, who was sent
TO the British legation at Pekin. He was
unable to deliver the message intrusted to
him. and left Pekin July Is. He saw a
few troops between Pekin and Yangtsun
No works had been constructed Food in
Pekin was scarce. and the city would be
quite unable 10 endure a siege.
Among the scraps of information brought
by another courier who left Pekin July IA
was the fact that General Ma. a notable
Boxer chief. had been killed by the Iega-
tiOners.
Seymour Invited to Command.
Shanghai telegrams of this date say the
foreign consuls met yesterday and decided
to invite Admiral Seymour BRITISH to take
command of the Shanghai defenses. The
United States consul. ]. Goodnow, and the
French consul general. NJ de Bezaure. on
behalf of the consuls. visited Admiral Sey-
nj h. sod
and submit them 10 council OF officers.
The Shangha! municipal council objects to
the Consular action.
The British second infantry brigade has
been ordered to debark a. Hong Kong to
form a flying column to serve anywhere in
China.
Two more transports with Indian ;-1ops
on board are uue TO arrive today
The customs officers at Canton have
seized Chinese junk which had 1000
rl:es and much ammunition aboard
Russians Have Their Hands Full.
ST PETERSBURG. August 1-Ofic.al
dispatches from the far east continue TO
show that Russian military commanders
there have all they can do to cope vfth
armed Chinese in the territory adjacent TO
Port Arthur Russian detachnents are
seeking TO disarm native soldiers who are
in the neutral zone contrary to treaty stip-
ulaJ.ons
Fighting has occurred in various parts
OF the LidO-tung peninsula One detachment
was twice attacked by imperial troops ca .
a. 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 twenty killed. six wound
ed and four missing.
Missionaries Accounted For
NEW YORK August 1.-The Rev. DIR
~ B. Leonard of the Methodist Missionary
Society today received the following cable
gram from the Rev. Frederick Brown at
Chefoo:
Family Gamewell: Walker; men, Hobart
King. Verify, David. George: Mrs. Jewell.
Edward, Miss Gloss. Terrell Martins. GIL
man. Terry; Is Pekin; men, Pyke, Martin
Edward, self, Benn. Tien Tsin; others going
home
Dr. Leonard interprets this as meaning
that eighteen persons of the Methodist
colony are In Pekin. These include the
families Of F. d. Gamewell and w. F
Walker: W. T. Hobart, H. E. King. George
W. Verify, George R. Davis, George D r
Lowry. Mrs. Charlotte Jewell, Mrs Ed
ward K Lowry. Miss Anna D. Gloss. Miss
Alice Terrell. the Misses Elizabeth and
Emma Martin. Miss Gertrude Gilman and
Miss Edna G. Terry. He understands also
that there are at T1en Tsin James H Pyke