Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-09
THE MARCH TO PEKIN
Allies Began Their Advance on the
Chinese Capital July 80.
The Force Compris-~ 10000 Japanese.
10000 Russians, 5000 tsrrtisn and
Other Foreign T nOn- Num-
berIng About 1000,

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Pekin last Thursday, according to a
dispatch dated August from Tien
Tsin to the Daily Express. ''The main
body of the allies" continues the cor
respondent, marched July 30. Gen.
Chaffee was delayed by difficulties
of decentralization. Gen. DorWard
| (the British commander) had no such
obstacles and his delay is ineXplica-
BILE. The other foreign troops are
now half way to Lola. The force in
cludes 10000 Japanese under Gen.
| Yamachuehi and 10000 Russians The
British force totals 5000 and the
other foreign troops are 1000. We
are weak in artillery. On August
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 the
allies are unwilling to march troops
through it's streets, as this would
mean an immense slaughter. When
the Chinese saw so large a body of
| troops marching westward, they APP
parently believed they would have an
easy victory over those who were
left"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail announces the reception
of an imperial edict dated August 2,
ordering Gen. Yung Lu to select high
military and civil dignitaries, to-
gether with a sufficient number of
picked troops to escort the foreign
ministers to Tien Tsin as soon as they
decided to leave Pekin. By the terms
of the edict Gen Yung Lu will be held
personally responsible for their safe
ty and he is given full authority to
deal summarily with those opposing
the peaceful passage of the escort.
A dispatch to the Morning Post
from Che Foo, dated July 80, says:
"The Russians at Tien Tsin refuse to
allow the Americans to put up tele-
phone wires on the railroad poles and
they claim the railroad, which Eng
lish engineers are ready to work.
The situation is critical. The river is
full of railroad sleepers. Hundreds of
dead bodies of Chinese, some decapi-
tated, are floating in the stream
Four missionaries according to
Shanghai advices, dated Saturday,
have been murdered near Hankow.
a BeIated Message from COnger
Washington, Aug. Ga belated
message from Minister Conger was
received yesterday at the state de-
partment. 1t came through Consul
General Goodnow, at Shanghai, who
transmitted messages received by Mr..
Ragsdale, United States consul at
Tien Tsin, from Mr.. Conger and Mr.
States legation at Pel<in. The advices
are the same as those received a day
or two ago by the state department
from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo. Mr..
GOOdnow's message was transmitted
to President Mckinley at Canton, and
Mr.. Adee, acting secretary of state,
later in the day, issued the following
statement concerning it: Consul
General Goodnow, in cablegram
dated Shanghai, August 5, which was
received at the department of state at
four o'clock this, Sunday, morning,
reports the receipt by Consul Rags
dale at Tien Tsin, of messages from
Minister Conger and the secretary of
the legation, Mr.. Squiers, dated July
21, to the following effect: All well;
no fighting since the 10th by agree
ment. Enough provisions. Hope for
speedy relief
''NGr. Goodnow adds that the direct
or of posts, Sheng, had on the 5th
communicated to him an imperial
edict dated July so, ordering Jung Lu
to provide an escort for the ministers
to Tien Tsin, when the ministers fix
the date The edict SAYS the minis
cipher, but Notwithstanding this,
plain messages were returned to some
consuls on August A.
Report of Lii Hung Changes Suicide.
Washington, Aug. 6.-The report
from Shanghai of the st1icide of Lii
Hung Chang is wholly discredited in.
official circles here and no informal
ton was received regarding it last
night, either by the government or
the Chinese legation.
Later a dispatch from Shanghai
said Ii Hung Chang had not suicided,
but was in a very respondent state.
Nav COmmuIG cate with Governments
Paris, Aug. 6.-Cheng, director gen
eral of railways and telegraphs, has
just communicated to the consuls at
Shanghai according to a special dis
patch to the Temps, dated August 5,
an imperial decree, dated August 2,
authorizing the foreign ministers in
Pelin to communicate without re-
striction with their governments and
ordering their departure for Tien
Tsin under good escort.
No New Cases of Yellow Fever Reported
Tampa, Fla, Aug. 6.-No new or
suspicious cases of yellow fever have
been reported since the first outbreak,