Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-31

Means VIII he Exhausted Before Extrem G
NJ a'ures are Resortsd TO-. Conference G
ofthe Powers May be Called,
Washington. 1T can be stated that
this government has SO far received
no official or we'll authenticated in
formation that the Russian govern
ment has declared war on China or
that 1t Is its imm ,diate purpose to
do SO. The published reports that it
actually has taken this step undoubt-
edly is disturbing to the administra-
tIon inasmuch as such action would
greatly oomplicate the situation and
probably paralyze the presidents ef-
forts to bring about an early peace.
This apprehension ia somewhat inten-
siaed by the fear that Germany also
contemplates declaration of war.
No information to that effect has been
received by the government. but 1t is
regarded as not altogether impossible
In view of the murder OF the German
minister and the recent reported ut
terances Of the emperor and Field
Marshal Count von Waldersee that
measures of the most drastic character
may be in contemplation. What
action this government would take
under these circumstances Is not
known, but Ii has been suggested
that the president may at onoe ask
for conference of the powers with a
view to arriving at some basis for q
settlement OF the question invovled
without resnrting to war. The subject
Of an extra session of congress it was
said, was mentioned at the meeting
and 1t can be stated on the authority
Of a member of the CO abinet that under
the present conditions an extra session
Is altogether improbable.
1t is pointed out that the president
now has at his command far greater
appropriation than coull probably be
utilized within 50 short q time as the
next meeting of of congress In Decem-
ber even under most extraordinary
circumstances The diversion of th :,
troops now on the Pacific from China
to Manila Is said by cabinet official
to be sufficient proof that there will
bs no war with China, so far as this
country is concerned, until diplomacy
has failed to secure such reparstion
and indemnity as this government may
demand on account of the imprlson
ment of Minister Conger and our lega-
tioners and citizeus and the property
losses they have sustained during the
present uprising, Should diplomacy
fail there seems to be no question
that declaration of war wouH fol-
low, but at present there is said to
bc no good reason to anticipate such
. result. The conclusion is therefore
that an extra session is the remotest
possibility, except in the event of a
radical change in the stuatiion
London. Five hundred American
troops particiated in a signal defeat of
"Boxers" outside Tisn Tsin, August
10. The fact is briefly reported from
Vienna. Details of the engagement
comes from the Reuter- agent at Tiua
rsin in dispatch dated August 30.
In addition to the Americans the
force consisted of 875 British and 200
japanese, all under the British Gen
eral Dorward. The fight took place at
a village six miles southwest of Tien
Tsin, where the allied forces found a
considerable number of Boxers VIII om
they engaged, killing over 800 and
taking sixty four wounded prisoners
who were sent to the hospitals OF the
allies. The village was burned. The
Americans had five wounded the Jap
anese six and the British none. HIM
dreds of Boxers flag spears and swords
were captu red.
From Shanghai comes a report
qualified by the assertion chat 1t is
from purely Chinese sources that the
empress dowager, after proceeding one
days journey from Pekin, became t.r-
riiied at the looting by Gen. Tung Fuh
Siang's troops and went back to
Pekin.
RUMORED CAPTURE OF TUAN.
A Chinese telegram from Isl Nan
Flu says that Prince Tuan has been
captured by detachment Of the al
lies. Other Chinese messages record q