The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-28
SITUATION
IS WORSE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
From Conger.
DETAILS OF THE ADVANCE
Troops Arrive Within Twenty Seven
Miles Of Peking --Pritchard
Morgan's Forecast.

the Journal and Advertiser from Chefoo
says:
Consul Ragsdaie has Just received ci-
pircr dispatch by runner from Minister
Conger. 1t says: THE situation is more
crttteal. The Chinese Government Is try
Ing to force us to leave Peking. 1t Is
infpossible until troops arrive"
LONDON, August 15.-The chinese Min.
lister in London has informed the British
Fcrcfgn Office that the foreign legations
at Picking we're safe on Monday, Au-
gust 13.
LONDON. August 15-Rear Admiral
Bruce. telegraphing from Taku to the
British Admiralty. says:
Have received the following from the
General at Ho 81 WI. August 10:
1.-THE troops are distant about twenty
seven miles from Picking. They expert
enced little opposition. A position had
been prepared by the enemy. but as the
allies advanced. they fed. The Tartar
cavalry was charged by two squadrons of
Bengal Lancers. Many of the former
were Killed. The standards of Generals
Ma and Sung were captured. The troops
are much exhausted by the heat, but
their health and spirits are otherwise ex-
cellent."
A second dispatch, dated Ho 81 WI,
August IL, says: 1.-THE advance may be
somewhat delayed. as rain Is falling"
" b..
PARIS, August 15.-The French Foreign
Cfiice has received the following dispatch
from the Minister of France at Picking,
NJ Pichon, dated August 8:
I'VE have been advised that Ii Hung
Chang is charged to negotiate telegraph
ically with the Powers. We are ignorant
of the events occurring outside the Lega-
ton. 1t is surrounded by hostile de-
forses. How could we negotiate without
the (liD1Omatic cOrOs remaining right q
and the legation grounds being evacuat-
ed? If the negotiations prevent the
march Of the allied troops. which is our
only salvation, we risk falling into Chi
nese hands. The section wherein lies the
French Legation is occupied by Imperial
troops, who have not entirely ceased to
fire. We are reduced to siege rations.
We have provisions, horses, rice and
bread for fifteen days"
The following dispatch has been receiv-
ed from the French Consul at Canton:
''All Is quiet here. In the district of
Swallow, the agitation against the Chris
tians and missionaries Is alarming. Many
missions in that region have been pillaged
and burned. The Viceroy and myself
have decided each to send a delegate to
make an investigation and re-establsh
order. With the view of giving weight to
. the mission and to show that accord ex-
lists between the mandarin and the Con-
sulate, the commission sails on the French
war vessel Comet"
BERLIN. August ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Chefoo says the British
and Russian Consuls agree In stating that
the relief force arrived at An Ping Au-
gust 8, without further opposition, the
place being about thirty-two miles from
Picking.
CHINESE MOUNTING GUNS.
HONGKONG, Tuesday, August Icon
tiIued investigations at Canton show that
the Chinese are mounting larger guns,
old gunboats are being overhauled and
mines have been made ready to lay in the
West river. A steamer from WI Chow
reports passing considerable numbers of
Chinese troops going up the West river,
probably bound for Picking.
BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE.
LONDON, August 15.-Transports with
British troops arrived in Shanghai road
stead Tuesday. The Viceroy protested to
Admiral Seymour against the landing of
the troops and, according to n Shanghai
cGblegram dispatched at midnight. Ad-
MIA sym Our W.;"I 50 liz ''bva' "'uctt
for instructions as to how he should act.
The British residents of Shanghai are In
d!gnant and attribute the Viceroys ac-
ticn to intrigues on the part OF the
French and Russian Consuls
Official confirmation of the objections to
landing troops at Shanghai has been re-
ceived at the Foreign Office here, but
Ing to Lord Salisbury and his staff be-
Ing in the Vosges mountains. nothing def
mite can be done from London until In
strhctions are received from Lord Sails
bury. to whom the matter has been tele-
graphed.
The allies have almost certainly arrlv- !
ed at Picking, even though rain has been i
railing. The advices received from the |
British commander at the front, through !
Rear Admiral Bruce, give reasonable as |
surance that the twenty-seven miles be- |
tween the allied force and Picking would
be easily traversed In four days, the
Chinese. seemingly being unwilling to /
fight and falling back on the capital.
Taotai Sheng's American adviser. Mr.. |
Ferguson. who has been criticised by
the press and by Americans for his con-
tinued relation to the Chinese official, has
resigned and his resignation has been ac- 4
cepted. An English correspondent send
Ing this to the Associated Press from
Shanghai, says:
"The intimacy of American officials with !
sheng has been remarired by English
men" II
II Is reported from Hongkong, under
date OF August Is. that the United States
monitor Monterey will go to
Canton in few days to relieve the Amer
lean cruiser Don Juan de Austria The I
Chinese aver that the chances are ten to
one that the Bogue forts will fire on the
monitor. as the authorities are suspicious
Of foreign designs. II
The activity OF the Chinese military au-
thorities at Canton Is most pronounced.
Foreigners there think they perceive {
preparations for action OF some sort.
they dislike the presence OF Chinese {
troops In the vicinity OF the foreign set
.lement. fear that the slightest indiscre-
lion will lead to bloodshed and would
welcome the arrival OF the Monterey.
The absence of fresh news of what the !
Picking expedition 10 doing leads to spec
ilation. Military men at Shanghai. who I
know the country In the vicinity OF Pc
ting believe the allies ought to be within le
cannon shot OF the capital today. IL
,ays. u
"An authentic message from Picking. +
lated August T. says the attacks on the q