Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-09

troops are now firing upon the lega
tions, and in view of the doubt ex
pressed by, the imperial government /,
its edict of August as to its power t.
restore order and secure absolute safe
ty in Pekin, 1t is evident that this ap
prehension is we'll founded, for if YOU
government cannot protect our minis
ters at Pekin 1t will presumptively b,
unable to protect him upon his jou:
ney from Pekin to the coast.
I'VE therefore urge upon the impa.
rial government that it shall adopt .ht
course suggested in the third clause o1
the letter Of the president to his mi les
ty, the emperor of China, Of July s3
1900, and enter into communication with
the relief expedition, so that co-op.ra.
tion may be secured between them fol
the liberation of the legations, protec-
tion to foreigners, and the restoration
of order, and that such action on the
part of the imperial government would
be satisfactory demonstration of Its
friendliness and desire to attain these
ends.
(Signed) ALVEY A. ADEE,
Acting Secretary of the Department
of State.
Washington, August g."
MORE MASSACRES.
Lyons, August 9.-The Catholic Jour-
nal announces new massacres ami dis
aster to the missions in the southeast
of the province of Chi Ii. 1t says that
five priests have been killed.
A DIFFICULT MARCH.
London, August 9.-The flooded coun-
try beyond Pei Tsang adds immeas-
urably to the difficulty of the progress
Of the allies toward Pekin. This news
reaches Shanghai correspondents from
Tien Tsin with statements to the effect
that the situation at Tien Tsin is again
perilous, owing to the assembling of
Chinese troops within striking distance.
The losses of the allies in the recent op-
erations are now said to be 1,130 men,
of which number the Russians lost 600,
the Japanese 40 and the British 12O. In
ternational suspicion has broken out
among the consuls at Shanghai on ac-
count of the determination Of the Brit
ish to land their brigade of Indian
troops. 1t Is reported that the French
will also land 1900 troops at Shanghai.
While the ministers at Pekin remain
unrelieved, 1t Is not understood why
Great Britain should divert the forces
destined for the relief expedition to
garrison a place where peace, thus far,
has been undisturbed. A news agency
dispatch from Che Foo. dated August
s, says that a messenger from Pek.n re-
ports that the dowager empress sent
four cart loads Of food to the legations
on July 2S.
A SERIOUS MATTER. \
Washington, August 9.-The state de-
partment is inclined to express incred-
ulity over the report wired by Shang-
hal correspondent to the London Daily
News yesterday that Consul General
Goodnow protested against the landing
Of troops at Shanghai by Admiral Sey-
mour. The department has nothing
from Goodnow on the subject, and Is
not inclined to believe that he would
undertake so grave a step as the lodg-
ment of a protest against the action of
the British admiral without consulting
the department here.
YANG TSUN CAPTURED.
Washington, August 9.-The follow
ing dispatch was received by the signal
office Of the army here:
"Che Foo, August 6.-Signal Office,
Washington: Yang Taun was captured
to-day. Wire US. We need our own
transportation. All well.
(Signed) "SCRTvEN."
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Yang Tsun Is the town that General
Chaffee indicated in his dispatch re-
ceived late yesterday az being the Oh.
jective Of the International forces on
their then pending movement. It is a.
the junction Of the Pei FIo and the rail-
road leading to Pekin. It's capture will
insure the International troops, It Is
hoped, two routes of transportation to
Pekin. It Is 17.S miles from Tien Tsin.
MISSIONARIES SAFE.
W New York, August 9.-Rev. "A. b,
Leonard, secretary Of the Episcopal
Methodist missionary society, to-day
received cablegram from Rev. W. II.
Lacy from Kobe, Japan. announcing
the safe arrival at Kobe of various
members Of the Methodist Episcopal
mission at Foo Chow, including. besides
Mr.. Lacy and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Jas.
simester, Mrs. Julia W. Plum. Miss sa-
rah M. Hosworth and Miss Isabella
Lonsstrest