The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-06
PEACE WANTED
By the Chinese When Tlen Tsin Ar.
Scnals We're Captured.
PEACE PARTY OVERTHROW
By the Arrival Of Ii Ping Heng and
kane Yu.
luNG LEE TO SELECT AN ESCORT
For the Pckln Ministers and Be Personally
Responsible.
ENOUGH TROOPS 10 RELIEVE PEElN
Russiuns Have Refused to Allow
Americans 10 Put Up Telephone
luNG LEE TO SELECT AN ESCORT
For the PckIn Ministers and Be Personally
Responsible.
ENOUGH TROOPS 10 RELIEVE pEKlN
Russians Have Refused TO Allow
Americans TO Put Up Telephone
Wires on Telegraph Poles.

London, August 6. a. MA Tien Tsin
dispatch TO the Daily Express says: ION
August / a strong force OF Chinese from
the native city attacked Tien Tsin BY
series of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions. The
native city is still defiant and tho allies
are unwilling TO march trHps through
its streets as this would mean saueh-
ter When tho Chinese saw so laess
body OF troops marching westward. they
apparently believed they would have an
easy victory over those who were LETT"
message 10 he pame paper from Fe-
kin dated July %, says: The women
have borne all the horrors with marvellous
fortltude and even with cheer i.ne,s, 1Le
Chinese wanted peace when the arsenaln
at Ten Tsiu were captured and tie FORTH
hcauons babe fair 70 be- Unfortunately
III Ping HenE and KanG Yu arrived ut
tho critical moment and overthrow the
peace party,
Food has been short. but pot terribly
so though we haye had TO be very caro-
ful."
4 Shanghai dispatch dated August 4
says The iirst overt attack on foreign
ors occurred this morning. Three Chi
nese supposed 10 be soldiers IN disguise,
fired al we'll known English resident
while he was asleep on he yersnda OF
his house. lie had a narrow escape.
prom various sources come statements
that - large body OF Boxers-some esti-
mating them at 300O--is moving south vt
} the city and threa toning communications
! The Shanghai correspondent OF the Daily
Mail announces the reception OF an I'M
) pertal edivi, @0ed August 2 ordering
General GunB Lee 20 select high military
end civil dignitariea together with q
sufficient number OF picked troops, to es.
cort the foreign ministers to 'rten fsin az
soon as they desire to leave Pekin. BY
the terms of the edict General Yung Lee
Will be held respons Bile Tor their safety,
and he IS given full authority TO deal
summarily with those opposing the peace
full passage of the escort,
% BY such acts, concludes he edlet, DO
We show our good Intentions 10 peopla
from afar aud open our bosoms 10 Icm.'
Yokohama adviCes say that General Te-
rach has reported to LAe Japanese gov
clnmeni that u is not advisable to sepd
moro troops to China. declaring that the
united force is now ample 20 relieve the
iureigner8 Ia Pekin.
Chinese messages assert that In addition
TO causing <he execution OF high Junction.
aries OF pro-losAgn tendency, Ii Ping
Heng has mpeached Ii Hung Chang. Liu
Kun Yu yiceroy OF NanlSin. and others on
Il charge Of maintaining relations with
foreigners
a Ticn Tsin dispatch. dated August l..
TO Betlln, gives the imperial edict issued
July q, ordering the recapture of Taku
, and Ten Tsln ly troops from Shan Tuns
, and the south.
: Detailed accounts OF The Teconnoisanco
OF July 30 say that the enemy's guns
which were attacked near ri Sang We're
: only the advance post. and Pi Sang, 1t is
believed can only be recaptured after a
, hard struggle. General Gaseleo and his
staff accompanied he reconnaissance. but
no troops were engaged,
dispatch to the Morning Post from
Chez Foo dated July 30, says: The Rus
SLAMS at Tien Tsin refuse to allow the
Americans to put mp telephone wires on
the railroad poles, aud they claim the
railroad, which English engineers are
/ ready TO work.
/, "The river is full OF railroad sleepers.
Hundreds OF dead bodies of Chinese some
decapltased. are floating in the stream"
-Four more missionaries, according TO
shanghai advices dated saturday nave
[ been murdered near Hankow
The Tien Tsln correspondent OF the
, Times. ~ssrfng July 81, says: The previ-
ous decision to move tomorrow has been
: reversed. It is said that the American
g commander is unwilling. to advance until
/ he Is reinforced. The Japanese recon
nolssance yesterday apparently inclined
them to favor waiting for further rein
forcementA The Russians and French
: aeauiesced. General Gaselee IS anxious 70
advance, but his command Is so small
r only 1000 that ne can not take the lead.
4 'rhe date FOR the departure of the expedi-
J ton is therefore uncertain"
p, Commenting upon this dispatch, tns
Times says: 1T Is perhaps inevitable al
the advance rNsuld be delayed It viii be
noticed that the dispatch to the Daily E1.
press announcing that the troops had
started is dated two days later than any
$ other dispatch published In London tnls
, The statements Of the Daily Express cor
, rsspondent They must simply be taken