The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-03
The Chinese Force is Disposed in an
Arc Thirty Miles Long and Sew
eral Miles Distant.
Remaining LegatiOuers at Picking Sur
rounded by the Chinese, Who Are
Firing on Them Continuously.
They Are Eating Their Ponies and
May Be Able to Hold Out For
Ten Days-A Terrible Mas
sacre is Feared.

Picking has begun. The allied army
at Tien-Tsin began the march upon
the Chinese capital Wednesday
morning. The force includes Ameri-
cans, British, Japanese and Russians.
The japanese are in the van, and
their scouts are deployed far in adj
vance of the allies. The force is Civ
en- at 10000, more than half the
number being Japanese.
The first engagement of the relief
expedition will probably be at Pei
Tang, where the viceroy of Yulu per-
sonally commands.
Brussels, Aug. 2.-M. de Favereau,
minister of foreign affairs, has re
ceived the following dispatch, dated
Shanghai, August 1, from NJ. de Car
tier de Marchienne, secretary of the
Belgian legation, now acting as charge
daffaires of Belgium at Shanghai:
The allies are marching on Picking.
They are Is miles from Tien-Tsin and
should reach Picking in eight days.
All the Europeans have taken refuge
in the inner Enclosure of the imperial
city"
Rome, Aug. "A telegram from
Taku, via Che-roo, says: THE COM
mander of the Italian warship Elba
states that asletter from the British
minister in Peking, dated July %,
confirms the information of the jap
anese military attache that the Chi
nese government on July 20 again
asked the ministers to leave Picking,
but that they refused"
Washington, Aug. 1.-The safety of
the ministers at Picking being tenn
pOrarily assured, the attention of the
government is now being directed to-
ward two objects; first, to affect the
permanent safety of the ministers by
bringing them away from Picking, and
second, to hasten the advance on the
Chinese capital. The Chinese govern
ment is employing every device dip
lomatically, to prevent the forward
movement of the international col
umn. Ii Hung Chang is the main re-
lance to encompass this purpose, but
he is hampered by the Obtuseness of
the PelCing officials. Our government
is willing to render such assistance
as it properly can, but it must be up
on the terms already laid down. It
is said here that the one possible
means of stopping the forward move
ment of the column within the reach
of the Chinese government, is an in
slant compliance with the first de-
mands of the powers, namely, that
the ministers be put in free communi-
cation with their governments. 1t
has been suggested to the Peking au-
thorities that they send an embassy
Immediately to Tien-Tsin, clothed
with full authority to deal with the
situation and given unlimited power
to afford PREPARATION for the injuries
inflicted upon the internationals. IF
this is preceded by the release of the
ministers from siege, there is a pos
sibility that the powers temporarily
will suspend the military movement
which may, in the end, be rendered
unnecessary if the embassy meets
the demands of Europe and America.
Shanghai teiegrams of this date
say the foreign consuls met Tuesday
and decided to invite Adm. Seymour
(British) to take command of the
Shanghai defenses. The United
States consul general, j. Goodnow,
and the French consul general, NJ.
De Bezaure, on behalf of the consuIs,
visited Adm. seymour, and he prom
Used to draw up plans and submit
them to a council of officers. The
Shanghai municipal council objects to
the consular action.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The war Of
flee has made public the following tel
egrams from China. Two of them
were from Col. Daggett and was as
follows:
-'Chefoo, Undated)-
Lien-Tsin, ga message just re-
ceived from Conger says that since
the 10th, by agreement, there has
been no firing. Have provisions to
last several weeks, but little ammuni-
tiOn. All are safe and well.
Il lDaggett) report allied forces
soon to advance. Practically no loot
ing by Americans, no unnecessary
Maccann, Sladen, both Aliens, Mitch
ell and Brice to join the regiment
here.
The second reads:
Iien-Tsin, July 30.-Flintchire ar
rived on the 9th. Two hundred and
ffty-seven of the 9th infantry are
sick. Ten doctors, 100 hospital corps
men and 20 signal men needed. I'm
avoidable delay in unloading trans
ports. Foreign troops arriving"
London, Aug. "A dispatch from
Tien-Tsin says that many documents
have been found there which conclu-
sively prove that the viceroy of
Chill, the customs director, and 9TH
er officials were in league with the
Boxers in the antiforeign movement
and paid them literally.
London. Aug. 2.-Another letter has
been received at Tien-Tsin from the
British minister, Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, dated July "a.