The age-herald., 1900-08-06
Upon Foreigners Made By Three
 Disguised Chinese.
Il HUNG CHANG ATTACHED
For Holding Communication With For eigners-Russians Refuse to Allow Americans to Put Up Telephone
 Wires on the Railroad Poles

LOnQOI, August 0-f d. ul.-IhO <auiSii- can and British forces began the advance on Pekin last Thursday, according to a dispatch dated from Tien Tsin to the Daily Express.
 ''The main body of the allies," continues the correspondent, marched July 30. Gen. eral Chaffee was delayed by difficulties of dsembarkation. General Dorward (the British commander) had no such obstacles, and his delay is inexplicable.
 "The other foreign troops are now half way to Lofa. The force includes 20,000 Japanese under General Yanmachuchi, and 10000 Russians.
 "The British force totals 5000 and other foreign troops are 1000. We are weak in artillery.
 "On August 1 a strong force of Chinese from the native city attacked Tien Tsin. By a series of brilliant charges our troops drove the enemy from their positions. The native city is still defiant and the allies are unwilling to march troops through it's streets, as this would mean a slaughter. I When the Chinese saw so large a body of troops marching westward they apparently believed they would have an easy victory over those who were left"
 message to the same paper from Pekin, dated July 22, says:
 "The women have borne all the horrors with marvellous fortitude, and even with cheerfulness. The Chinese wanted peace when the arsenals at Tien Tsin were cap tured and the Notifications bade fair to be destroyed. Unfortunately, Ii Ping Heng and Rang Yu arrived here at the critical moment and overthrow the peace party. Food has been short though not terri ply so, but we have had to be very care full"
 Shanghai dispatch, dated August 4, says:
 "The first overt attack upon foreigners occurred this morning. Three Chinese, supposed to be soldiers in disguise fired at we'll known English resident while he was asleep on the veranda of his house. He had narrow escape.
 Boxers Moving south
 Prom various sources come statements that large body of Boxers, some estimat- ing them at 5000, is moving south of the city and threatening to cut off communica- tion."
 The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
 
 perial edict, dated August ?, ordering Gen eral Yung Lu to select high military and civil dignitaries, together with a sufficient number of picked troops, to escort the for eign Ministers to Tien Tsin as soon as they desire to leave Pekin. By the terms of the edict, General Yung Lu will be held responsible for their safety, and he is given full authority to deal summarily with those opposing the peaceful passage of the escort. By such acts.'' concludes the edict, do we show our good intention to people from afar and open our bosom to them"
 AHard Struggle
 Yokohama advices says that General Terauchi has reported to the Japanese gov ernment that it is not advisable to send more troops to China, declaring that the United States force Is now ample to relieve the situation at Pekin. Chinese messages assert that. In addition to causing the ex- ecution of high functionaries of pro-for- eign tendency, u Ping Heng has mpeached Li Hung Chang, Liu Kun Yu, vceroy of Nanking and others on charge of main taining relations with foreigners A Tien Tsin dispatch, dated August 1, to Berlin. gives the imperial edict issued July 27 or dering the recapture of Taku and Tien Tsin by troops from Shan Tung and the south.
 Detailed accounts of the reconnaissance of July 30 say that the enemy's guns at tackled near Pi Sang were only the ad- vance post and Pi Sang, it Is believed, can only be captured after a hard struggle. General Gazalee and his staff accompanied the reconnaissance, but no troops were en- gagged.
 A dispatch to the Morning Post from Che Foo, dated July 30, says:
 The Russians at Tien Tsin refuse to allow the Americans to put up telephone wires on the railroad poles and they claim the railroad, which English enpin- eers are ready to work
 '"The river is fuli of railroad sleepers. Hundreds of dead bodies of Chinese, some decapitated, are floating in the stream Four more missionaries. according to Shanghai aadvices dated Saturday, have been murdered near Hankow."
 The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Times, wiring July a, says:
 '"The previous decision to move tomor- row has been reversed. It Is said that the American commander is unwilling to ad- vance until he is reinforced. The JapanesA reconnaissance yesterday apparently Ai- clined them to favor waiting for further