Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-10
FOREIGNERS TAKE
A PRINCES PALACE
It is in Pekin ard Opposite The
British Legation,
COMMANDMENT OF TEN TSIN
Upwards OF Hundred and Flny
shells Thrown in 20 tbc Cone
cessiOu,

Tlen TsIn, July alt is reported from
Chinese sources that foreigners at Pc
Kin have taken possession of one Of the
princes palaces, opposite and COM
manding the British legation, and that
the native Christians have been in
stalled therein.
Tien Tsln. Wednesday July 4,--The
Chinese sheled the foreign settlements
all day long July g. Upwards OF $50
shells fell into the concession and many
houses were partially wrecked The
casualties, however were few the
civilians and women ana children being
ordered TO seek shelter ln the cellars OF
the town han and the Aston Hotel.
Three companies Of Japanese infan-
try a mountain battery and a body Of
russians engaged the Chinese artillery
but with little effect. The l2-pouuder OF
the British first class cruiser Terrible
then came into action, but the enemy
placed two shells fairly under the gun.
damaging the carriage and w0unding
the crew. The gun was withdrawn and
replaced by a French gun which had a
similar experience, a. shell bursting in
the midst % It's crew.
The japanese casualties during the
days fighting We're an officer and two
men killed, and twenty men wounded.
The casualties Of the Other forces en-
gagged are not yet known.
The Chinese In the vicinity OF Tien
FH u.
last forty-elght hours by several thou
sand Of General Mas and General
Sung's troops from Pekin. The Chinese
have also mounted number OF heavy
guns commanding the settlements.
A force Of Boxers. numbering about
5000 men. was seen entering the ma
tive city yesterday
Vice Admiral AleXief has arrived here
and Is expected TO assume supreme
command.
The allied forces now number about
10000 men, including the 500 Japanese
who arrived yesterday.
Arrangements are being made 10 send
All the women and children 10 Japan by
way OF Taku and che Foo.
EMPRESS DowAGER SENSATION |
London, July lO-Chlnese official
sources furnish another eErprise today
In announcing that the ldoWager em-
press, who had been reported. within
two weeks, dead. fed, poisoned and
hopelessly mad. has resumed the reins
OF power The date given Is June 80,
the same on which the wholesale mas
saCre OF foreigners is alleged TO have
occurred.
The telegram Of sheng. the admins
traitor OF telegraphs and railroads 10
the Chinese minister at Washington,
WI Ting Fang, saying the imperial /
government fs protecting the legations, I
appears TO 1T In with the dispatch from /
Shanghai Of this morning particularly /.
with reference 20 the alleged directions I
given by she dOwager empress relative |
TO the protection Of foreigners. AT the I
same time people continue 20 ask why,
II the legations are protected, the min /
listers are not permitted 20 commune |
cate with the outer world. Sheng eX- /
pressed fears that the food and ammu- !
niti0ns of the legations are exhausted /
are cOuhteracted by the news that 1
Prince Ching. the commander Of the I
Manchu field forces, Is reyiCtualing
them; besides which Il is now known .
that In the last resort there are avail
kept within the walls OF the
British legation. Meantime, according
10 the legation OF Japan here, the
Japanese by no means share the gener-
al opinion thar the advance on Pehin
must be indefinitely delayed The Off
cials assert that the japanese have no
intention Of hating at Taku or Tien
Tsin. but propose 10 advance on Pekin
during the present week Their milf
tary authorities express the opinion
that 10000 of their troops In addition to
the international forces already avail
able. viii suffice 10 force an entry into
the Chinese capital
Emperor William despatched the Ger
man warship Bussard from KEEL for
China this morning. while the German
cruisers Geier and Seeadler have been
ordered 10 proceed 90 China as rapidly
as possible from their American and
Australian stations, respectively
II has been learned by the Associated
Press that the Chinese legation here,
though apparently unable TO commune
cate directly with Pekin. is getting
news from there indirectly. The officials
" the legation declare the present
trouble Is entirely the work OF Prince
ruan and that the government the
iowager empress. and the Chinese gem
rally, are against the Boxers. The Of
icials also say they have reason TO hope
hat the situation al Pekin Is improving
and that Prince Ching viii succeed In
the foreigners, They secuted
he stories OF the massacre OF the people
n the legations and the poisoning OF
he emperor and dowager empress, ex-
iress the opinion that Prince Ching and
he loyal viceroys could best be assisted
~ the promised dispatch OF interna-
ional achievements and the promise
Il help In the formation Of a strong
government