The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
MINISTER'S ARE SAFE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT HEARS
FROM MACDONALD.
Dispatch IL Dated July 2l, and Says
All Are Well Except Two British
ernment Now Expects a Message
From COnger-Britfsh and Amer
fcan Forces at Tfen-tsiR Are Get
ting Ready to Alvance-NO Firing
en- Legations Since July IL.

London, Aug. 1.-The admiralty has
made public the following dispatch
from Rear Admiral Bruce at T1en-tsin'
"Following message from Peking:
"'British Legation, Peking, June ~
to July lS repeatedly attacked oy
Chinese troops on all sides. Botn
rifle and artillery fire. Since July 10
an armistice but Gordon is strictly
drawn on both sides of the position.
&Chinese ba11icades close to ours. All
women and children in the British le-
cation. Casualties to date sixty-tw"
killed, Including Capt. Strouts. A num-
ber of wounded in hospital, includlng
Capt. Halligan. Rest of legation all
wen except David Oliphant and war
Sreh, killed. July 21.
-"' Macdonald
Dfspels All Doubt.
London, Aug. 1. - Sir Claude Mac
Donalds welcome dispatch, dated
Peking, July q, and received in cipher
is received on all sides as dispelline
any doubt that may still have existed
respecting the genuineness of the dis
patch. Owing to an error IN trans
mission the message fails to show the
number of wounded. David Oliphant
yand Warren were the two students at
the legation. The message falls to
mention the number of living and oth-
er pressing matters important to
know. but it must be borne in mind
that the minister may not know that
all his previous dispatches have peen
suppressed. He may be under the i'm
preston that the government may ne
fully posted on all happenings. A dis
match from Tien-tsin states that the
British and American forces are get
ting ready to advance within forty
eight hours Ii Hung Chang remains
at Shanghai He says that the great
heat prevents him from the journey to
Peking.
Raises Hope I'm Wnshington.
Washington, Aug. 1.-Nok that the
London office has heard for Sir Claude
Macdonald the officers confidently ex-
pect that within very short time
something will come from Minister
Conger if he be still alive. This belief
iAbased upon the assumption that Mr..
0nger's facilities for communicating
to his government are at least equal
to those possessed by his diplomatic
colleague, and that he may avail him
self of the very first opportunity to let
the people Of the United States know
that he is alive and well and OF the
conditions in Peking. Officials are
Mortified at the great number of per-
sons who have been killed and wound
eH and say that when the day of reck-
oufng comes China will have big ac-
count to settle with different nationS
Letters From Peking July Fl and %
The secretary of state received a
dispa tch from Mr.. Fowler, American
consul at Chefu, dated July 20, noon.
Mr.. Fowler says:
ga letter from the German legation,
dated 21st inst, received at Tien-ts1n.
German loss is ten dead and twelve
wounded. Chinese ceased their attack
on the 18th. Baron Won Ketteler's
body said to be safe. The Austrian,
Dutch and Spanish legations destroyed
and the French partially.
n
dated 22d arrived at Tien-tsin on 25th.
Ten battalions of Chinese shelled the
lagations consecutively from the Goth
of June, and stopped on the 18th OF
July, but may renew. The enemy are
decreasing. The German. Russian.
American, British and half the jap
anese and French legations still de-
Tended. Japanese say they have food
FIR six days, but little ammunition.
The emperor and empress are reported
at Peking."
British Government Is Convinced.
London, Aug. 1.-The British consul
at Tien-tsin telegraphs to the foreign
Office that letter from Japanese
colleague in Peking states that the le-
cations were safe July %. There had
been no firing on the legations since
July 17x. The consul adds:
"a reliable messenger, who failed to
center Peking. but reached there, re-
turned, stating that there was no fir
ing on the legations between July Is
and July 49,"
In view of this evidence the British
government is convinced that the le-
cations are safe.
Sir Chih Chen, Chinese minister in
London, has been notified by telegraph
that Ii Hung Cheng, conjointly with
other viceroys and governors, has
memorialized the throne, urging the
immediate sending of foreign residents
to Tien-tsin or the restoration to them
of free telegraphic communication with
their governments.
Chanee at Taku.
Washington, Aug. 1. - The war de-
partment has received the efollowing
cablegram from Maj. Gen. Chaffee, at
Chefu, July 20: Left Nagasaki day.
break on July 26. Arrived Taku at 10
might of July 2s."s
/ 9Gen. Chaffee's horses are expected
to arrive in about week, when the
forward movement on Peking will
probably begin.