The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-10
The Advance Did Not Begin Until Sat
urday and on Sunday the Bat
tie Took Place.
The hati.FOreigu Party Again Has the
Upper Hand In Affairs at the
Chinese Capital.
IL lung Chang says That the For
elan Ministers Left Picking For
ften-r-in Last Friday. Au-
gust a, Under An Escort.


the Chinese situation was intensified
Monday morning by the receipt of
two dispatches from naval officers az
the-foo, repeating unofficial. but APP
parently reliable. reports of active
and extensive hostilitics between the
allied forces and the Chinese on the
line between Ticn-Tsin and Picking.
Tho % patches indicate unmistakably
that thc relief column has started in
earurst and that IL h meeting with
determined opposition. Although
neither 81 the naval dispatches men
tiou the presence Of American troops
In tho reported engagements. IA g. gem
coll assumed az the war department
that lt least a part of Gen. Chaffec's
small army was on hand and took
an active aud aggressive part In the
AFFAIR.
Tho dispatches are as follows;
"thc-Foo. Aug. 6.-llurcau Nnviga-
tion. Washington; British Fame re-
ports. unofficial engagement az Pet
sang. sunday morning. 3 10 1880. Al
lied lost. Killed and wounded. 1000.
chiefly Russians aud japanese. Chi
ncsc rrtrcating. TAUSSIG."
"thc-foo. Aug. g. Bureau Naviga-
tion. Washington; Oncial report be-
lic,el reliable. about $4,000 allies
heai iv engaged Chinese al TietSang
day Do Of the 5th. REMEY."
picf-nng Is the first railroad station
about C miles north of Tien-Tsin en-
route 10 Peking.
Taussig, who signed the first dis
patch. is in command Of the York
town. which o. az Che-Foo.
n Is said az the war department
that there b. no reason 10 doubt that
an engagement has taken place. While
no official information has been re-
ceivetl. u h said that such an engage
ment was not unexpected.
According 90 the Information In
possresion Of the war department the
town - Pictsang L. al the head Of
tidrwafcr on the Pei ITO. between n
and ~ miles by road beyond Tien-
Tsin. n b. village of mud huts. Of
considerable sire. but not walled.
The river az this point is not naviga-
bile hy anything larger than a good
sized steam launch. and IL Is thought,
that the troops probably reached
there In small boats. towed by the
naval launches. The country all along
the river between Picking and Tien-
Tain T. low. alluVial plain. almost
impossible for wheeled vehicles in the
wet season. and under quit high
state 81 cultivation.
Tile position Of the United states
automatically remains unchanged
This government will not consent to
the removal 81 the ministers and for
eigucrs from Peking until there Is
free communication by the powers
with their ministers. Nor will this
government consent to communica-
ton in plain language alone, but in
si-ts that cipher messages must pass
freely between Minister COngcr and
our state department.
II e. cmphatically stated that un-
less such messages are exchanged the
United States car not know beyond
question that the messages were not
garhlcd and both the United States
government and the ministers mis-
led.
There seems 20 be no doubt about
theglfcty Of the ministers at Picking
for the present. and that they will
remain where they will be able to
protect themselves. and will not he
induced To accept any offers of the
Chinese government 20 escort them
20 Ticn-Tsiu until they have had COM
munication with their governments.
Confidence is expressed. however, that
the Chinese government will soon see
the necessity OF accepting the terms
laid down in Secretary Hays note to
Consul Goodnow.
n il stated that II all the interna-
tional forces in the vicinity of Taku
can bc landed and the supplies
brought up there Is sufficient force
20 overcome any army which the Chi
nesc may bring forward TO prevent
the march on Picking. II is also be
lie,cd az the war department that the
information received through the
navy department of battle is cor
rect.
Londor. Aug. THE anti-foreign
marty again has the upper hand at
r.
ing from III Hung Changes lodgings at
Shanghai. his baggage is packed prep
atory 20 his departure for Peking'
but. il is added. he has applied TO the
throne Tor twenty days sick leave. III
Hung Chang claims that his repre-
sensations TO the Yam Use viceroys
and Taotai Sheng will be denounced
by Ii Ping Hong because they are
friendly 10 the foreigners.
news agency dispatch from
Shanghai. dated Monday, August 6,
saws il is rumored that the powerful
yiceroy. Yuan Shi Kai, governor OF
Shantung. who disapproved of Prince
Tuan, has been killed.
Washington, Aug. 7.-Ofieial infor-
nation received says that Chinese sol
diers, ammunition and supplies are
being rushed to Picking. The soldiers
have been doubly paid to instih a