Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-04
WAR IN CHINA CONTINUES
LARGE NUMBER WEPE KILLED
At Least Two Thousand Chinese
IiIIed--Pao Ting Fu City Full of
Rehels-C hafee On the Move
British Also Active.

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ports that the tiIst outside news reached
there July Is. The failure OF the relief
expedition made the siege lar more peril.
Gus. On June - the tsung Ii yamen
broke oil relations.
June 20 China declared war;
Baron Won hettler and Francis James
an English professor, were murdered
over 4U0 non-combatants occupied the
British legation.
Il understand converts are holding the
north cathedral \ thousand refugees oc-
cupled the palace Of Prince La. \ truce
began July IL, after 26 days OF fierce as
saut. one night the shclhng was unin-
terupted tor SIX hours. -Four attempts
were made to fire the British legation.
Two attacks resulted in the ruin ol the
Han Lien college the Chinese national
college, The cowardice OF the Chinese
prevented a successful rushing,
Total Dead in PeIAin.
g. he total killed II died Is: Germans.
10; japanese, 10; French, IL. Brltlsn, 81;
Russians, 4; Americans, I; converts, 3;
total with wounded, 80.
The correspondents Morrison, Reid
and Elementary, are ill.
AT least 1000 Chinese have been killed,
! The Americans occupy strong posi-
ton on the city wall.
PROVISIONS are still sufficient. The
hospital arrangements are excellent.
Everybody is much exhausted BY con-
unuous work.
imperial edicts have commanded the
Boxers and ordered missionaries 10 leave
the interior, ana commanded ali yiceroys
to help Pekin; but an edict, dated July
Is, enJoins protection and promises COM
pensauon. The report that large relief
force was coming produced this change.
Foreign governments should beware
being hoodwinked
From Consul Fowler.
"Chefloo, Aug. l.-Secretary of State,
Washington, h. c.: IWenty-tirst wired
governor for information Pao ling tu
Nine days unanswered. Wired Jester
day. lie now replies Pao Ting lu cry
and neIghborhood thick with rebels. Inn
possible to obtain slightest news OF send
messenger. My latest information shows
the following were at Pao Ting fu:
SimcoN, wife, three children; Hodge and
wife, Taylor, ->Wilkue, Miles, Aiorreu
(AmericansJ, and Bengalls, wife, ddugh
ter and probably Cooper. FOWLLR.
Message from ChaTee.
"Chefoo, Aug l.-Adjutant General,
h 4 a., .
with ADMIRAL, 60 ashore this afternoon,
facilities for unloading not adequate,
therefore diseharglng slowly. Informed
byron has ordered tug for towing two
1O-ton lighters. If tug is obtained, dis
charging will improve. Indiana Will fin
ish dIscharging today and proceed TO Ma
gasaki; take two days to unload horses
Reilly batters; week before Gran. dis
charged OF cargo. Will see Daggett to-
day. Reported in Taku bay intention 10
make forward movement tomorrow to-
wards Pekin; details not known here.
Arrive Tientsin too late tomorrow to "a
bic from there. Message from Eienssin
must leave Tongu Ku at 8 in the morn
ing to catch dispatch boat at anchorage
for Chefoo at 1 in the afternoon. Soon
DIS possible will get definite information
as regards conditions and purposes al
Iientsin. Win cable my views.
! "CHAFEE."
Sixty Killed.
! "Taku, July 2S.-Japanese military at
tache, Pekin, letter July p, reports lega.
tions besieged since June ID. Conunu-
ally attacked from June 20 until July II.
Attack then ceased and Chinese soldiers
apparently diminishing. Sixty Euro
peans killed. Telegram from governor of
Shan Tung addressed to consular body,
Chefoo, says:
Imperial edict states that various
ministers except German are well and
provisions have been supplied
"RENlEY, raku.'
London, Aug. lin the house of com
mons, Tuesday, the parliamentary sec
rotary for the foreign office, William St.
John Brodrick, announced the receipt Of
/ Dispatch from General Sir Alfred Ease
Ice, commanding the British forces in
China, stating that he contemplated an
immediate advance on Pekin arl that he
loped to have the cooperation Of the al
lei forces.
w. a. Clark Donated 100000.