Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
A RAY OF LIGHT.
It Penetrates the Clouds Of Fear
and Doubt.
The British Minister at Pel;in Sends
Word to London that HOstiIities
In the Chinese Capital Have
Ceased-Minister CODger
Is Also Heard from.

| British minister to Peltin:
"'British legation. June 20 t, July
| Is repeatedly attacked by Chinese
| troops on all sides. Both rife and
artillery FIRE. Since July 16 an armiS-
| tice, but Il Gordon is strictly drawn
| on both sides of The position. Chinese
barricades are close to ours. All wo-
men and children are in the British
| legation. Casualties to date G. killed
Washington, Aug. 1.-Adjt. Gen
Corbin yesterday received dispatch
| from Lieut.. Col. Coolidge, command
ing the Ninth infantry at Ten Tsin
1t came by way of Che Foo and is as
| follows:
"1ien Tsin, July Following let
ter of Lieut.. Col. Shiba. military at
tache at the japanese legation of
Pekin, dated July -, arrived Tien
Tsin 2jth: 'Pekin, July 22.-We are
| all awaiting impatiently the arrival
of reinforcing army. When are you
coming? All legations have been
biockaded since 18th of last month
and since the 2Oth we have been at
tackled continually night and day by
the Chinese soldiers. BY a supreme
effort we are still defending. We are
daily awaiting with the greatest anx-
ity the arrival of reinforcing army,
and if YOU can't reach here in less
than a weeks time il is probable thai
we will be unable to hold out any
longer. Emperor and empress dow
ager appear to be still at Pellin.
We're our reinforcements " arrive il
is very probable that they would flee
to WanshoShan. Killed ard wounded
up to date eight killed, one a captain
of infantry and an ambassadors at
taChe: seven seriously wounded, the
first secretary of the legation being
one of 20 slightly wounded. The num-
Der Of Europeans Killed is GO in all
The war department last evening
received two cablegrams from China.
The first read:
"Che Foo (undated).-T Corhin,
Washington: Tien Tsin 21th. Mes
sage just received from Conger says
since 10th by agreement no firing.
Have provisions for several weeks,
little ammunition. all safe and we'll.
/ (Daggett) report allied forces will
soon advance. Practically no loot
ing by Americans, no unnecessary
killing"
The second read: "Che Foo.-To
Gorhin, Washington: Tien Tsin 30th.
Flintshire arrived 27th. Two hundred
and ffty-seven men of the Ninth in
fantry sick. Ten doctors. 100 hospi-
tai corps men and 20 signal corps
men needed. Unavoidab BILE delay in
unloading transports. FoEeign troops
arriving. DAGGETT.'
London, Aug. IA dispatch from
1ien Tsin says: "A Pekin message,
dated July 21, reports that the first
outside news reached there July 13.
The failure of the relief expedition
made the situation more perilouS.
On June 10 the Tsung Ii Iamcn broke
off relations. June 30 China declared
war. Baron Won Ketteler and Fran
els James, an English professor, were
murdered. Over 400 nOn-comb batants
occupied the British legation. | um-
derstand converts are holding the
north cathedral. A thousand refu-
gees occupied the palace of Prince
Lu. \ truce began July ]: after 20
DAYS of fierce assault. One night the
shelling was uninterrupted for six
hours.
"The total killed or died is: Ger
mans ten, Japanese ten, French IL,
British five. Russians four, Americans
seven. Italians seven, converts nine;
total. with wounded, %.
AT. least 1000 Chinese have Eeen
killed The Americans occupy a |
strong position on the city wall. |
Provisions are still sufficient The |
hospital arrangements are excellent. |
Brussels. Aug. IN. De Faverau, |
T,;
ceived the following dispatch from NJ. |
De Marchienne, charge dat!aires of |
Belgium al Shanghai: THE allies |
are marching on t'ekin. They are Is !
miles from Tien Tsin and should |
reach Pekin in eight days. All the
Europeans have taken refuge in the
inner enclosure of the imperial city"
London. Aug. 3.-No word comes
this morning regarding the fortunes
of the comparatively small body of
troops believed to be forging their
way toward Pekin. The silence is
probably due to diligent censorship
rather than anX lack of develop
ments.
\ Shanghai special announces the
receipt of an official telegram from
the Tsung Ii Iamen asserting that
the ministers were all we'll on July so
and that vegetables, fruits and other
supplies had been sent to the lega-
tions on several occasions. Friend
ly intercourse" the official telegram
says, ''is now being carried on be
tween the ministers and the imperial
government
According to the Daily Express,
however. cablegrams from Che Foo
announce that the imperial troops,
advancing to oppose the relief force,
have completely 7'iped out Chris
tian town near Pelin, killing five for
eign priests and 10000 native Chris
tians.
Attempt TO XIII King Alexander.