The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-24

nave Deen declared In a state Of war
since July 17th.
Russia's nouncemen is regarded
in ndo as at least foreshadowing
a speedy unconditional recognition of
the fact that a condition of war exists
between China and the civilized world,
and the general opinion seems to favor
such recognition as the best means of
meeting the barbarian upheavai, while
at the same time endeavoring to isolate
the independent yiceroys from the gen.
Ieral eonflagration.
Berlin, July ia dispatch from
Taku received here today says the
first steamer bringing Indian troops
to China arrived there Monday July
10th.
1cHINEsE LOSSES AT TEN TsIN.
London, July ia dispatch from
Shanghai received here today reports
that the losses of the Chinese in the
lighting at Tien Tsin was upwards Of
1900.
It is understood that Lieutenant
General Sir Francis GrenfelI will ave
command of the British forces in
IChina.
Ill HUNG CHANG AT HONG KONG
Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 49,
Lii Hung Chang and his suite, arrived
here yesterday evening and Landed this
morning. He was received with a
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guard of honor from the Welsh Fusil-
Tiers and band and proceeded TO the
government house.
Lii Hung Chang vas extremely ret
licent. He stated that he had receiy-
led definite news that the ministers and
foreigners at Pekin, with the excep-
ton of Baron vonKetteler, the German
minister, were safe July 8th. The i'm
lperial edict recalling him to Pekin, the
I~viceory said, was due TO the empress
land the emperor and not 10 Prince
lTuan.
The governor of Canton is regarded
las an exceptionally weak official, and
the natives fear he will never succeed
lin maintaining order.
A transport with a portion OF the
Bengal Lancers, a native field hospital,
and Generals GaZelee and Barrow
have proceeded to Taku. The deck
protected cruiser Did has gone to
woo Sung.
London, July 90, 4 p. m.-"The Wash
lington idea of sending Mr.. Rockhil to
lChina," says The Standard editorially
this morning, sis an excellent one and
might advantageously be initiated by
the British and other governments"
The Chinese assertions that the men,
lbers of the foreign legation are still
safe have been so often repeated that
they are again beginning to raise hopes
in some quarters. According to The
Daily Telegraph's st. Petersburg cor
respondent, however, the Russian gov
eminent is already in possession of
definite news that all the foreigners In
lPekin were massacre on July 9Th.
Del Casse's circular only goes to
prove that, SO far, the powers have
failed to arrive at any concerted plan
of action.
Very little further news is available
this morning. The Yokohama cOrre-
Icnnndont nf The Dailv Mail who re-
Ipeats his statements regarding the
Jealousy felt among the allies on the
isubject of a Japanese cOmmander-in-
chief, and the general lack of unity
among them, adds: THE Japanese
correspondents charge the Russian
soldiers with appalling barbarity to-
ward the Chinese. They declare that
the Pei Ho is full of corpses Of women
and children n that the Russians
loaded 900 bodies on a junk and burned
them"
1t is stated that when the allies en-
tered the native city of Tien Tsin they
found the Chinese lead piled breast
high and it was feared that this would
result in an outbreak of pestilence.
Sixteen Of the captured guns are quite
modern p
This correspondent confirms the
statement of the correspondent of The
Daily Express regarding the indigna-
Ition caused by the British reception OF
Lii Hung Chang at Hong Kong. He
says it is interpreted by the natives
as weakness on the part of he allies
and he asks why Ii Hung Chang could
not have been determined until infor-
lmation had been received from Pekin.
RUSSIANS REPULSED.
The Daily Express publishes the
following from Che Foo dated yester-
day. The Russians are hard pressed
Iaround Niu Chawang and have been
~lexpelled from Tien Chawang Tai.
They have also been compelled to aban-
don Tishichau by a large body of Box
Iers and armed peasants. Here again.
The Russians lost heavily, but 1t Is
reported that they succeeded in killing
loo of their assailants.
The Russians, according to the latest
news from ST Petersburg, have now
completely defeated the Chinese and
have occupied Blagovestchensk, capt.
tai of the Amur government, with a
large force.
The Daily Mail Shanghai correspon-
dent says: Advices from V~ladivosterk
Istate that the Chinese invasion OF
l~eastern Siberia has stopped the Rus
:. sian advance from the north on Pekin.
THE Russians have burned the h
lnese town of Helampo and are adopt
ling very vigorous measures.