The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
Messengers Employed by the Various
Commanders Not Able tn In
derstand Each Others
Ii HUNG CHANG INTERVIEWED
HE WILL WAIT At SHANGHAI FOR
NEWS BEFORE GOING TO PEKING.
Says Foreigners Will BE Escorted to
Tfen-Tsin by an Army of 10000
China Must Not BE Divided.

LONDON, July %, 4 a. m.-Although the
American and British forces are working
tremendously in China the question of
communication between Taku and PekinS
gives evidence of jealousies between the
powers. and other dispatches from Tien-
Tsin show that the language difficulty has
been hampering the military operations. A
dispatch to the Daily News from Tien-Tsin,
dated July IA, and describing the fighting,
says:
Colonel Liscum mistook the road and
was nearly isolated. General Dorward, on
q premature report from the japanese
commander that the city had been entered,
ordered a general advance. which proved
costly error. Much valuable time was lost
and trouble occasioned yesterday morning
because messengers between General
Fushima and General Dorward did not un-
derstand each others language"
The Tien-Tsin correspondent of the Daily
Mail says that when the Chinese regulars
saw the Boxers who led the attack being
killed they began to retire. He asserts that
| the admirals have decided that ii would be
useless to move toward Peking without at
| least $1,000 men. In an editorial referring
TO this statement. the Daily Mail comments
| on the American proposal to advance with
| 1000 men. 1t says: I'VE have learned in
| Africa how dangerous il is to despise our
| enemies, and in the interest of civilization,
we do not wish to see such lesson read to
| the United States by the heather
Chinese"
| A whole batch of Tien-Tsin dispatches
have been received. All praise the gallantry
| cf the Americans and Japanese The
| Standards correspondent says the Ameri-
cans at first made mistake in understand
| ing the fighting capacity of the Chinese,
whose fire was really terrific. He expresses
| some doubt about the abilities of the allies
TO hold the position captured until they
| are reinforced. 1t appears that large hauls
of silver were made by the allies the metal
| being carried away in buckets and the
| Chinese calmly assisting.
| EARL Ii WISHES TO COMMAND.
| Requests for mediation addressed to for
/ eign powers interpreted here to be a
| preparation for the acceptance of foreign
aid to repress the rebellion, and Lii Hung
| Chang's statement that he could restore
| order with 10000 white troops is looked on
as subtitle argument in favor of appoint
| ing him TO the command of the allied forces
TO the exclusion Of Japanese general.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
| Times. telegraphing on Monday, says: I'm
an interview to-day Ii Hung Chang re-
| iterated his statement that if the Manchu
| party had been guilty of horrible treachery
| involved in a massacre of the members of
| the legations, he would absolutely refuse
to attempt to negotiate. He said the pres
to memorialize the Empress dowager to
revictual the legations and then to arrange
TO send them to Tien-Tsin under the escort
of General Sung Wad Lin. He declared
| that the fighting had ceased and that the
foreign troops were holding a position
south of the Yu-Ho bridge. while General
Tung Fuh Siang's forces were on the north.
Earl Ii expressed the intention TO wait
| for news of me movement of the foreign
legations before proceeding northward. On
receiving this he will be escorted by 10000
| troops, who are now mastering in this
province. Regarding the negotiations, he
said he believed that Chinas finances
would debar her from paying the indem-
| nifty, and the people would not submit to
| further annexation OF territory He thinks
the powers ought to accept assurances of
| a reformed administration and of the re-
moval OF the officials responsible for the
crisis. Obviously Ii Hung Chang has not
changed his views or his methods while
the puerility of his arguments is increas-
ing with age.
MANCHUS TEMPoRIZING.
| The impression is gaining ground here
that the Manchus are temporizing while
| preparing to retreat to Hslang-Fu A con-
fidentiai member of his staff says that Earl
Ii will not go north until he is convinced
that the Empress dowager has seen the
folly of her present policy.
The Hong-Kong correspondent of the
Times says that before leaving Ii Hung
Chang countermanded his order for the
Black Flags 10 march on Pekihg, and they
are now encamped outside of Canton
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Daily
Mail records the gallant action OF a jap.
anese soldier during the attack on the
gates of the city of Tien-Tsin. a dynamite
train failed TO explode. Seeing this. the
soldier ran forward with torch, CAUSING
an immediate explosion. by which the
brave fellow was blown to atoms
The Daily Telegraph has advices from
Toxic. dated July %. that the railway bat.
taUon. organized IN 1870 mas started fof
China. together with force of coolies and
artillery.
The HongKong correspondent OF the
Daily Express reports an attempt 10 blow
up the Baptist Chapel in Canton. with tho
apparent intention 10 kill the Christians
A japanese military report from Tien.
Tsin says that at a conference OF the
allied commanders IL was decided TO or
ganize n military government of the city
Three administrators were appointed, Rus