The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-02
Ministers Fate Depends on the
Decision Of the Powers Threat
eEed Advance on Peking.
ldtl WERE ALIVE Up T0ALATE DATE
The Allies Propose the Peaceful Sur
render Of the Woo Sung Forts
and hianguan Arsenal.
la Hung Chang Preparing a Procia-
nation Assuring the "Doxers" of
Pnrdon III They Disbnnd and
Return Home.

washington, July 3l.-The war de
partmcnt has received the followin,
cablcgram from Mai. Gen. ChaTce:
"Che-Foo, July 29.-Adjutant Gen
cral, washington: Left Nagasak
daybrcak on July 26. Arrived TAX,
at 10 night Of July 2S.
"CIlAFFEE, Major General"
Washington, July 3i.-Thc secre-
tary OF state received AT midnight q
message from Mr. Fowler, consul at
Che-Foo, dated July %, noon. Mr.
Fowler SAYS:
"A letter from the German legation
dated 21st instant received at Tien-
Isln. German loss is ten dead and 12
wounded. Chinese ceased their attack
on the 18th. Baron Won Ketteler's
body said 10 be safe. The Austrian.
Dutch and Spanish legations destroy
ed, and the French partially. \ let
ter from the japanese legation dated
22d arrived at Ticn-Tsin on 2jth. Ten
bdttaliOns of Chinese shellcd the le-
cations consccutiycly 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 Japan
eSc and French legations still defend
ed. japanese say they have food for
six days, but little ammunition. The
emperor and empress are reported at
Peking."
London, July 31.-The latest news
from the far east seems consistent
with the theory that the Chinese gov
crnment has the foreign ministers
alive, but means to treat them as
hostages, while the stories of mas
sacre relate to other members of the
foreign colony at Pelling. Chinese |
oiiicialdom, il is alleged. openly speaks |
OF the ministers as hostages. whose |
fate depends upon the decision of the |
powers in relation to the threatened |
advance on Peking. Reports are
that a number of foreign
crs were alive TO late date. Thus
Rome reports that the propaganda
fidc has been assured of the safety
Of bishop Favin, while telegram
from Tankin informs his family that
Prince Castani, of the Italian lega-
ton. is alive. There is no confirma-
ton of the various favorable state
mcnts, however, forthcoming from
'cally Independent sources. 4 tele-
yram from Shanghai reports. on the
authority Of Il Briton who had been
or many days in the service Of the
iceroy of Nanking, that prior to the
raining Of the Yang Use agreement !
With the cousuls the viccrOys suggest ,
d Anglo-Chinese occupation of the .
'ang Use defcnses and the British de- ,
lined.
II is reported at Shanghai that the :
overs have again proposed, through
i Hung Chang, the peaceful surren- .
er of the Woo Sung forts and Khan :
uan arsenal, but that the Chinese re- {
ard the proposal as n breach of the !;
visiting agreement. =
Ii Hung Chang is understood to be
repairing Il proclamation for distri- !.
ution as he travels toward Chi Ii.
ssuring the BOXERS" of pardon IL l.,
ley disband and return TO their =
ones. II
Washington, July 31.--The view Il
hich the Washington cabinet has
ken from the beginning, that with IL
e exception of Baron Won Ketteler,
c legationers at Peking were alive w
ng after the date which was said dl
have marked their massacre, is be- "a
g slowly, but surely, confirmed. The oi
ost important contribution in sup III
rt of our government position ca
zee the receipt of the Conger auto &c
aph letter, representing the foreign aI
nisters TO have been alive on July IL
came Monday from United States Sc
nsul Fowler, at Che-Foo The let or
? referred to the consul as coming Nj
I'M the German legation at Peking, DO
here TO have been an auto nj
lphic letter, and as such, absolutely wa
moved from the possibility Of fraud.
G japanese report is also under
'od 10 have come down to the sea Oh,
thout having passed through Chi mr.
&c hands. 1t was one of the first ou
ults of the private messenger sys- NJ,
n inaugurated by the commanders clio
the allied forces. Taken in con- y !
ction the two reports submitted wb
Mr.. Fowler, added Overwhelmingly
The weight of testimony in favor of
stence of legationcrs. /
en-. Chaflee, whose arrival is re- wa
ted by cable Monday morning ror
m Chc-Foo, certainly has made re- mas
rkablc time in going from Naga- pri
to Taku in two days, showing on
the transport Grant must have
n pressed to her utmost. The 7
erals horses are expected to ar ;s
there in about week, when the 60
ward movement on Peking prob vol,
: will begin. ann
Ind
All Well July II.
,ndon, July 3l.-1n the house OF