The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-26

Large Force said To He An the soutn~
ern Portion OF the Capital.
LONDON, Aug. &c. s:15 a. m.-News from
China comes by way OF Berlin. where Of
fetal dispatches have been received dated
Taku. Aug. Is. reporting on authority that
an undated Russian Peking telegram re-
ceived on Wednesday last says that large
masses of Boxers are still in the southern
part of the capital and that a force OF
troops under Prince Ching is in the impe-
rial city.
A special dispatch received here from
Shanghai dated Aug. 25 says: Chang Chi
Tung, vioeroy of Han-Kow. declares he viii
resist an attempt to extort territory or te
interfere with the armies OF the various
viceroys. 1t is stated here that it was
Prince Tum, and not Prince Tuan, who
was captured by the Japs-'
Street lighting breaks out intermittently
in the city of Peking, according TO other
dispatches from Shanghai, the allies not
having sufficient forces to police the vast
city. AS small parties OF the allied troops
penetrate into new districts they have TO
engage half-armed mobs.
A Shanghai dispatch Of date says the
Japanese troops pursued the dowager En-
press and court and overlook them eighty
seven miles southwest OF Peking. The EN-
peror. il is added. threw himself on ths
protection of his captors. The prisoners
have not yet reached PekIng.
In the engagement at Tien-Ts;a 100
Americans, British and japanese routed
1000 Chinese and killed 800 OF them
The vlceroy of sze-Chuen is reported at
shanghai to be sending troops TO the Ton
ouin frontier and to be intending 10 hghr
the French at Meng-Tze.
The bulk OF the German fleet recently ae
Shanghai has gone 10 Taku as an escort
TO the new German minister, DR.. Mumm
Won Schwarzenstein, who is bound for
Peking. Clan fights are Of daily occurrences
In the Hueng-Shan district
The foreign residents OF Shanghai are
alarmed at the arrival OF the extraoards-
nary number OF warships and are fearful OF
European complications. but they have
been assured by some Of the naval COM
rnanders that the gathering was accidental
A dispatch from Picking. dated Aug. Il.
saws: Forty Americans. with an escort
of United States troops, start for Tien-
Tsin tomorrow.
According TO a special dispatch from ber-
lin, Germany has not received any propo-
sails or suggestions from the United States
for an international conference The For
eign once considers the icea OF such a con-
ference as premature. and desires the allied
commanders TO exercise control In Peking
and the occupied parts OF China until Field
Marshal Count Won wsldersee shall have
assumed command and have time 10 report
on the situation.
The generally weli-informed Viedomosti.
OF st. Petersburg, says IL Is the opinion in
diplomatic quarters there that the with
drawal Of the allies from Peking, now that
the foreigners have been rescued. would Ia
cilitate peace negotiations
The policy OF the United States towards
China is watched here with more interest
than is that OF any other country. for Eng
IIshmen believe that somehow or other
America viii be the only power with inter-
ests parallel TO theirs.
The Spectator. discussing the fraiity Of
the ties connecting the powers. says. Con-
tinental statesmen look askance at the new
force. America. whose limits they do not
clearly discern. and which. for example.
can send black troops TO China. and they
mutter words about the possible Anglo
Saxon understanding. and would. II they
could. galdly postpone all action so as 70
have moore time for reflection and combsna-
ion. only. you see. Peking Is In flames. the
Chinese Empress dowaser q fugitive and Z
Russian general publicly reports that ~