Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
AN ORDER FROM WASHINGTON
1mperIal Troops Marching to Oppose the
Relief Force Advancing Toward Pekin-
Fifty Missionaries Murdered in Province
OF Shan STA Hcart-ronding Lottor-
Restlessness Increasing in Southern,
China Tho Pokin Government Power
loss to Control the Rebels.
fBy Telegraph to virginIan.pilot.>

AShNSiS <Adb. 90 40 IL. Il.-NO WOru
comes this morning regarding the for
tunes Of the comparatively small body
OF troops believed to be forging their
way toward Pekin. The silence Is prob
ably due to diligent censorship rather
than TO any lack of developments.
A Shanghai special announces the
receipt of an official telegram from the
Tsung Ii Yamen asserting that the
ministers were all we'll on July 80, and
that vegetables, fruits and other sup
plies had been sent to the legations on
several occasions.
Friendly intercourse" the official
telegram says, lis now being carried
on between the ministers and the i'm
perlal government"
A TOWN WIPED OUT.
According to the Daily Express, how
ever, cabegrams from Che Foo an
nounce that the imperial troops ad-
yancing to oppose the relief force.
have completely wiped out Christian
town near Pekin. killing five foreign
priests and ten thousand native Chris
tians.
General Gaselee. so says this CORE
spondent was strongly opposed to an
immediate advance. but he was over
ruled by the other commanders and in
nuenced by Washingtons' order to GEN
eral Chaffee to proceed without an in
stants delay"
From Shanghai the Daily Express
has received confirmation of the re.
ported murder of fifty missionaries in
tho province OF Shan ST. with the ad-
ditional information that eight English
women were dragged out of the mis-
sion building by n Chinese mob, who
beheadcd them in the streets OF Chu
Chou.
French troops are reported to have
occupied Meng Tao, In the province of
Yum Nan.
HEART-RENDING LETTER.
The Ten Tsin correspondent of the
Standard says:
"a heart-rending letter has been re-
ceived from the Japanese legation,
dated July %. stating that the casual
. ties number sixty per cent; that only
70 cartridges per man are left. with
ra tons to last for five days. and that
1t is feared the legation will succumb
within g. week."
Mr.. Brodrick's statement in the
House OF Commons yesterday placing
Great Britain on record as unalterably
opposed to the partition of China is
we'll received by all the morning pa
pers. which, for lack of other news.
chiefly devote their comments to DR..
Morrisons remarkable message to the
Times.
OTHER NEWS.
Shanghai. Wednesday, Aug. 1.-The
allies advanced towards Pekin day.
1t is estimated that the expedition
numbers 10000 men of all arms, with
10 guns. 1t is hoped to reach Pekin
August IL.
Ii HUNG CHANGES OFFER.
Paris. Aug. 1.-The French consul
general at Shanghai telegraphs to-day
as follows:
ILL Hung Chang has stated to the
United States consul that the ministers
Will be put in communication with their
respective governments If the allies ar
rest their march on Pekin. Chang is
yet unable to secure a reply to the
message in his care, TO NJ. Pichon (the
French MINISTRY as the Tsung Ii Va
men will not consent to the forwarding
OF cipher messages for the ministers.
1T is reported that the foreigners
within the imperial city and their con-
sular corps have decided to entrust
the defense of the concessions to the
international naval forces
EMBARGO ON NEWS.
London, Aug. 2.-Because of the fact
that the Chinese agents at the princi-
pal European cable points are in free
cipher communication with the vicer-
oys, the foreign commanders at Tien
Tsin have seemingly put an embargo
on news concerning the size and COM
position of the forces advancing on Pc
kin. Neither the Foreign Office has in
telligence frol4 Tien Tsin later than
Friday, July 9th. kilograms from
Hong Kong and Shanghai indicate that
restlesSness is increasing in Southern
China.
ANOTHER MISSION DETROYED.
The German mission at Namon has
been destroyed and the native city Of
VIII Chow Is no longer considered safe
for foreigners. At the bogus forts tar
get practice is going on. At Canton,
the authorities are enlisting recruits at
50 a month--twice the usual pay.
Proclamations sent to the recruiting
stations threaten officers who defraud
the troops.
MURDER OF LADIES.
London. Aug. 1.-The Chinese Mis-
sion received the following cablegram
from the Rev. f. w. Stevenson to-
day:
Shanghai, July 31.-Probably Misses
king, Burton and Rasmussen and Mrs.
Cunnells have been murdered at Ho-
Shan, province of Shan-Si. There is a
local rebellion in the Ning-Po district,
ana the worst is apprehended for all
the workers. who are two married cou-
pies and four single ladies'
ACTIVITY OF RUSSIANS.
news agency dispatch from Tien
Tsin, July 18th. reports that Lieuten-
ant-Gencral Linewitch has succeeded
Admiral Alexieff I'm command OF the
\ Russian forces there. The Russians,
! the dispatch adds, are constructing ar
mored trains in the Tien Tsin shops
and intend reconstructing the railway
as fast as the column advances to-
wards Pekin.
SERIOUS POSITION.
Shanghai. Wednesday. Aug. 1.-Ad-
nllra1 AleHieff has gone to New