The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16

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ed camari1la, who have usurped author
ity at Pekin. The fate of the capital ap-
pears to threaten other towns like Tien
Tsin, Che Foo and even Shanghai. The
defeat of the allied forces at Tien Tsin
seems to place that town in desperate
straightS and if retreat to Taku is ne
cessitated, observers consider that it will
be likely to decide the policy of Waver-
ing NiceroyS.
The departure of Admiral Seymour
from Tien TSin and the movement of
warships toward Shan Hal Kuan on the
Gulf of Lao Tung, are taken to indi-
cate that this route may be adopted for
10 miles from Shan Hal Kuan.
The members of the Chinese legation
this morning still assert that they have
no information concerning the fate of
the foreigners in Pekin. The war office
today issues a dispatch from General
Doorward dated Tien Tsin, July H.
which adds little to previous infOrma-
ton. The Chinese according to this dis
patch attacked the station the morning
of July IL and were repulsed after four
hours hard fighting in which 500 of the
enemy were killed.
On July 8, General Doorward COM
manding a force of 100 Americans, $50
British and 400 Russians and General
F'ukushima, commanding l 900 Japanese
attacked the Chinese and captured their
positions southwest of the city, killing
American and japanese troops sub
sequently rushed and took the western
arsenal General Doorward adds that
the days honors rested with the Ameri-
can and Japanese. There were no caSu-
alties among the Americans or the Rus
slams
GOODNOW HAS NO NEWS.
Washington, July 16.-Consul General
GoodnOw cabled to the state depart
ment from Shanghai, under today 5
a. II 70
port since his cablegram of the 18th in
stant That dispatch reported the at
tack on the legations at Pekin as about
to begin. Mr. Goodnow's statement is
a direct contradiction of the Shanghai
story that all foreign cOnSulS were in
formed Saturday by Sheng, that the
legations mad fallen and the ministers
| were killed,
ORDERED 5000 KILLED
Washington, July 16.-An unofficial
report has come to the attention of the
Chinese officials here to the effect that
| 5000 Chinese officials at Pekin petition
whereupon Prince Tuan ordered all
| those who united in the petition to be
| killed.
A BIG WAR HAS BEGUN.
New York, July 16.-A dispatch to the
| Tribune from London says:
| A great war has opened in China, with
| the japanese in the front line and with
| the heaviest reserves Immediately avail
able. Three American battalions and
about $4,000 Japanese troops have reach
| ed Tien Tsin since these two battles
We're fought, SO that the allied forces
| now exceed 25,000 men, with cOntingents
| slowly dribbling into Taku.
| War has not been formally declared,
| but it is in progress, with every indi-
! cation that it will continue indefinitely
| until the government now in power is
| overthrown and the empire broken UP
| into a series of European and japanese
| provinces and prOtectOrateS.
The retreat of the allied forces from
Tien Tsin would be followed by out
| breaks against the foreigners in all the
provinces. They are compelled to halt
where they are and to hold their ground
| by hard fighting, and a campaign begun
| with no other motive than that of Sc
| curing vengeance and reparation for
| the massacre of the legations will in
volve sacrifices and expenditures for
| which territorial cessions are indispen-
| sable.
This may not be the American view
but the Russians, Japanese, Germans
Italians and French already have then
eyes fixed upon future provinces and
| conquests, and the English will find an
other India in Central Asia.
FIERCE INDIGNATION AT WASH
INGTON.
Washington, July ia degree of ex-
citement reminiscent of the days of the
Spanish war prevailed at the state wal
and navy departments today. Early in
the day came Admiral Remey's dispatch
conveying the ill tidings from Tier
Tsin and for the time this obscured the
Pekin situation The Ninth infantry
| is one of the crack regiments in the
world and the terrible story of the ia
tality in its ranks aroused a spirit OF
| fierce Indignation and a demand fol
vengeance among the officers of the
army here, that could not be repressed
There was a disposition at first in the
war department to pluck some hope
from Admiral Remey's statement thai
the death of Lisculn, and in fact the
whole fight at Tien Tsin was nothing
more than report" That hope was
dashed by the receipt of the dispatch
from the correspondent of the asSociat t.
ed press, written directly on the battle
field and in a place where the facts
must have come under his eye. There
upon Secretary Hay called a special
cabinet meeting to discuss the situa-
ton He was only able to gather III
four members, but fortunately these in
cluded Secretaries Long and Root
There was talk of an extra session OF
congress. and discussion of further re-
enforcing our troops in the Philippines
1t was also understood that communi.
cation had been had with President Ne
| Kinley at Canton.
| There was Just a grain of comfort
| in a dispatch from Consul Genera
Goodnow at Shanghai stating that hs
had nothing new to report. From thi.
| it was gathered that GoodnoW knew