Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-04
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with the situation instead of the as
sorted expedition of a half dozen ma
tionalitieS. Hence arises the demand
that Japan should be given a nlanda te
| to complete the work left undone in
1894. with proper security that she
| shall not be again squeezed out when
the costly task is over.
| While the general British comment
| severely criticiseS Americas n-par-
| ticipating in the bombardment of the
| Taku forts. several of the London pa
pers are beginning to find out that
| Rear Admiral Kempff had better fore
| sight that was possessed by the allied
| chancelories of Europe when he pro
| tested against an attack on the Taku
| forts on the ground that it would
| throw the Chinese government into the
| arms of the Boxers and make all the
| other nations technically at war with
| China, and the inadvisa bilty of at
| lacking Taku when the internationa
forces We're manifestly insufficient even
! TO guard the legations and the Euro,
peans in the interior from retaliating
is now generally acknowledged.
| From the Far East there is practi-
| caliy no additional news. Shanghai
| reports that the international forces at
| Tien Tsin are suffering from lack OF
| good drinking water owing to the Pei
Ho river being choked with the corpses
| of Chinese and other victims of the
| bombardment
| According t. the same dispatch the
| interna tlonal troops so far from being
| strong enough TO advance toward
| lekin. are not sufficiently numerous To
| attack the Chinese still surrounding
| llen Isln ana keeping up 4 desultory
fire IN the place. Thousands Of Chi
mes" are said To be arriving from
Lutai and T. DE- desperately attempt
ing To re-occupy the bridge leading
TO Taku.
Muenster. July 3.-Baroness Won
ketteler. mother of the late German
minister to China. has received a tel
egram of coincidence from the Emperor.
who expressed the deepest sympathy
and gratitude for the faithful services
rendered by her son.
London, July 3.-Repeating the story
OF renewed severe lighting at Tien
Tsin. special dispatch from Shanghai
adds that reports are current that
Vice Admiral Seymour has been wound
cd, e..
London. July s-TR parliSne ntiary
secretary Of the foreign offic, VIM. St.
John Broderick. replying % questions
in the House of Commons. today. sa id
he was able to add but litsle to the pre-,
vious information about china He re-
marked, however. that telegram had
been received from the British consul
at Tien Tsin. dated June Is. saving
the allied forces had burned three arse
nails with an immense quantity of !
stores powder and ammunition
William Pritchard Morgan. Liberal, |
(Who has large concessions in China |
moved an adjournment with the view
of debating the situation He urged |
that the government should be more |
energetic in taking steps to rescue the |
legations at Pekin and claimed it |
should insist that Ii Hung Chang be
appointed regent.
Washington, July 3.-The important
news that came to the state depart
ment. today. from Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai. respecting the
conditions at Pekin has gone far to en-
iSrittiI tit cil TAIN -'tiiiiS
that We're shrouded in uncertainty and
doubt. The consul generals advices
show that the imperial Chinese gov
.nment is not implicated in the at
,ack upon the ministers and missionar- |
les. and confirms What the state depart |
ment has all along. suspected. namely. |
that a state Of in-Lrrection exists in
pekin and the province Of Chile and
such.
The officials here are gratifed at the |
successful working out of the policy |
adopted some lays ago of consolidat- |
ing the great viceroyS south of Pekin |
in agreement upon a policy of neutral |
ity at least. The last and greatest of
these viceroys gave in his adherence. |
today, according to the state depart |
n.ant's adv:"es from Consul McWade at |
Canton. SO t,s the officials feel reason |
ably secure for the safety of the for
eigners in tn whole territory south of
the Yellow river. which comprises |
three fourths of China.
The Chinese minister. Mr.. WI. has |
received another communication from
the viceroy of Nankin again urging
that foreign forces should not be sent
to his province and that the vceroy
will undertake to maintain order.
Chez Foo. July Sit is reported that
all foreigners have been ordered out of
Tien Tsn. The situation is not re-
garded desperate. The Chinese are
pushing their entertainments under the
walls. The railway between Tien Tsin
and Lutai. is in the hands of the
Chinese. |
San Francisco. July 3.-Gen. Adna +.
Chaffee and the 9Th Cavalry sailed. to-
night. on the transport Grant for Maya |
saki. Japan where it is expected that
Gen. Chaffee will receive orders to go to
china and assume command of the
United States forces.
London July 81 special dispatch from
Hong Kong says ii Hung Chang has re-
quested United States gunboat TO take
him to Tien Tsin.
Shanghai. July 3.-Accordng to the
latest Pekin news from Chinese sources
the legations are at such extremities
from lack of provisions that the women
who escaped the bullets are perishing OF
starvation.
London. July "a special dispatch
from Shanghai Chinese