The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-08-14
PLIGHT OF LEGATIONS
Only Ten Days Supply of
Food on August 6.
RELIEF SOON, Or A MASSACRE
Sir Claude Macdonald Describes the situa-
tion in a Dispatch TO the Consul at Cam
ton IL Chaffes's Report from Ho.si.wu
the Only News Of the Progress of the In
iernationaI foFces-Ten Americans Were
Wounded by British and Russian Fire.

London. aug. 1850 a. m.-The British
consul at Canton, says the Daily Teie-
graphs correspondent there. has received
the following message dated August g.
from Sir Claude Macdonald, British Min
ister in Pekin:
Our situation here is desperate. In ten
days our food supply will be al an end
Unless We are relieved, a general massa-
ere is probable.
The Chinese offer to escort US to Tien-
tsin' but. remembering Cawnpore, We re-
fuse the offer. There are over 200 Euro
pean women and children in this lega-
ton"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Dali
~ Express, wiring yesterday, says: THE
allies at noon Saturday were within twen-
" miles OF Pekin-' As Gen. Chaffee's re-
port, which is the only authentic news re-
celved here regarding the advance To-
Gated the international forces about for
~ miles from Pekin on Friday, il seems
probable that this Shanghai report is
opiimlstic. 1t Is scarcely likely that the
allies could advance twenty miles in as
many hours
A fangtsun dispatch, dated August 7.
giving details regarding the CAPTURE cf
that place. says:
CHARGE of the Allies AT Yangtsuu
The Russians and French held the left
the British the left center, the Americans
the right center, and the Japanese the OK
treme right. The British and Americans
advanced on the village at, rapid rate
for 5000 yards, under a severe shell and
rifle FIRE. The Russians opened and the
BTitish-AmericaE advance became a race
for positions, eliminating in d brilliant
charge
THE heaviest loss Of the day was sus-
tanned by the Americans, the Fourteenth
Infantry having nine killed. sixty-two
wounded, and several missing. The Ben
sal Lancers uHsuccessfully attempted 10
cut off the Chinese retreat"
Another Yangtsun special SAYS:
owing to a mistake, British and Rus
sian guns shelled the Fourteenth United
States Infantry during the night, wound
ing ten"
Commenting upon this occurrence, the
Standard says:
1T is melancholy To learn that the loss
es of the Americans, who seem TO have
borne themselves with conspicuous
eallantry, were increased by a deplorable
error, in consequence of which one of
their regiments was pounded by Russian
and British cannon. The incident empha-
sizes the nece essity of that close co-Opera-
ton which is not easily Obtaiuable with
cut a single commander and a general
staff"
Oficial advices from Gkohama, dated
Yesterday, say that the allies propose TO
advance on August 10 Nantsi-tsun, be-
tween YangtsUn and Wusing- The Japan
ese suffered no casualties at Yangtsun,
but the official reports say they had 800
al Peitsang.
Cossacks Slew the Wounded.
The Daily Mails s.. Petersburg corre-
spondent declares that the taking of Aigun
has sealed the fate Of the rising in North
eastern ManChuTid. He adds:
No prisoners were taken by the Rus
SLAMS. Wholesale massacre was the order
of the day. and when the battle was over
the Cossacks rode over the field, killing
all the wounded with the butt ends of
their muskcts."
once more the press of England re-
marks upon the ability of the American
government to secure news ahead of the
rest of the world. 1T is to Gen. Chaffee,"
says the Daily Mail. that we are again
indebted for news from the front. Not a
has thus far been issued by the war Of
flee"
Commenting upon the American reply
to the Chinese OYertures, the Daily News
says:
The reply is more cOnciliatOry than
that Of VI. DeIcasse, and in some respects,
it is little ambiguous. Still, its substance
is the same. 1t may be observed that the
United States government does not seem
to separate itself from the allies"
All the small arms ammunition used by
the allies Will be in accordance with the
recommendation of the peace confer
ence, none being explosive or expanding.
The drain Of China and South Africa upon
England's 5 stores is so great that every
private firm has been enlisted TO help
the government supply the demand and
TO restore the reserve. which Is much be-
low par. All the great ammunition firms
are working night and day tC meet the
governments wishes
Empress DOwas er ABout TO Flee.
Berlin, Aug. 13-At the Chinese legation
in Berlin the correspondent of the Asso-
ciattd Press was informed to-day tnas
the Empress Dowager had declared her
intention to leave Pekin and to transfer
her court TO another city before the al
Houan. the Chinese Minister here, on
learning Of this intention, telegrdphed 10
both the Empress Dowager and the En-
perOr not 10 leave Pekin. but quietly 10
await the arrival of the international
forces
The German Foreign Offee still bell eyes
that the allies have not begun the ad-
vance on PelIin. the rainy season being
unfavorable. II believes that further
forward movement will be postponed
The Chinese protest against the landing
of troops Al Shanghai has been Officially
received here. A Foreign Office official
discussing il, said this afternoon:
The protest is here. but who pays any
attention now TO Chinese prOtests?"
Great Britain, according TO the German
Foreign Office. has not given any other
declaration Of purpose in landing troops
al Shanghai than the declaration made
by the British Consul General TO the
other foreign cOnSuls there. namely the
protection OF life and property
Toxic Aug l3.-The opinion is expressed
IN japanese official circles that Russia-s
ocCupat ton OF New Chwang justifes the
dispatch OF British troops 10 Shanghai
II is believed that other powers will he
driven 70 take similar measures in ether
parts Of China
Hot " Ind injHres hsn.a. Corn.
Salina. Kans.. Aug I3.-An intensely
hot wind has been blowing over central
Kansas to-day and vegetation has with
cred rapidly. The late corn that surviv-