The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
Allies Advance Is Miles Farther
on the Way.
Were But 33 Miles From the
Capital on the Tenth.
CABLE FROM CHAFFEE.
Chinese Still Planning Recap
ture of Tien TSin.
List of Casualties in Battle of
Yang Tsun.

New York, Aug IA special to the
Times from Washington says:
Last Thursday the allies We're at Hosi
WI, only thirty-three miles from Pc
kin and eighteen miles beyond Yang
Tsun. at which point they had been
last heard from. The news came in dis
patches from General Chaffee and Ad-
miral Remey.
Admiral Remey's dispatch was ad-
dressed to the bureau of navigation,
and read.
Advanced August to HOsi WI
Chinese fled after firing few shots No
casualties"
dispatch to the Herald from Che
Foo. August 6. says:
The Chinese plan for the recapture OF
Tien Tsin and the Taku forts has been
sanctioned by the emperor
y dispatch to the Herald from Tien
Tsin dated August 3, says:
General DOrWard is in command OF
the forces left to defend Tien Tsin-
The Chinese have received reinforce
ments from the south. The dupllclty
of the southern viceroyS accounts for
this
The reform of Chinese means ruin to
half million officials
COMMANDMENT RESUMED.
Berlin. Aug 14.-A semi-official dis
patch from Tien Tsin, dated August y,
says the Russian colonel, WoycZak, has
received advices from Pekin announcing
that during the night of July 81, the
was resumed and that the European
church yard was desecrated-
WORRIED ABOUT SHANGHAI.
Paris, Aug. 14-DispatcheS received
from the French consul general OF
Shanghai show apprehension exists
there as to the condition prevailing at
Shanghai. and in its vicinity. The
French ministry have therefore decided
to take precautions to defend the
French concession at Shanghai.
Information obtained by British
sources says the allied troops were
wit twenty-five kilometers Of Pekin,
but the date of this news was not
ANNOYING TO BRITAIN.
London, Aug. 14.-General Chaffee's
message announcing his arrival August
at Ho 81 WI stands as the latest Off
cial intelligence of the march of the
allied forces on Pel1in- The English pa
pers say it is rather annoying that their
naval and military officers can not COM
municate with the high officials here
while Admiral Remey and General
Chaffee can do so by the Shanghai
Canton wire.
The Chinese reports are being dis
tributed far and wide in the southern
provinces of alleged Chinese successes
in the north Secret inquiries at Canton
show all the forts have been newly
armed with y centimetre disappearing
guns and that the garrIsOns are armed
with Mausers and Winchesters. The
Chinese nave also been trying to engage
a foreign electrician to lay mines in
the bogue, or entrance to the Canton
river.
DR.. Marks, Lii Hung Chang's ply
Sician, informed the correspondents at
Shanghai this morning that Ii could
not go north on account of the weather
and the unsettled state of the country.
The doctor is moving, his family from
Canton, because he believes there may
be outbreak there.
The st. Petersburg papers are cam
palgnlng against the political activity
of Great Britain in the Yang Use val
ley. The st. Petersburg Gazette has
interviewed a member of the United
States embassy as to the reasons why
the United States assumed a hostile at
titude towards China in view of Ii
Hung Chang'S declara zion that Minister
Conger could be sent TO Tien Tsin on
condition that the United States aban-
don the idea of a march on Pekin. The
member of the United States embassy
in question is quoted as saying the
United States is indignant at being
bargained with and expressed the belief
that the United States would send many
troops to China
MESSAGE FROM CONGER.
Washington, Aug 14-The state de-
partment at noon today received a ciph-
er cable message from Minister Conger
at Pekin. 1t was forwarded by the Chi
neSe authorities to Minister Wu here
who promptly communicated it bv Sec
retary Chung to the state department
MI Adee, the acting secretary of state
Immediately consulted Secretary Root
NO statement was made as to the con-
tents of the message 1t was conjectured
to be a reply to the last dispatch of the
state department to Minister Conger but
the officials refused to make its contents
public.
There was an atmosphere of acute sus-
pense IN the state. war and navy depart
ments through the early hours of TODAY
II IS generaiiy recognized that the cam
paiSn IN CHINA is rapidly approaching A
critical stage. The latest news from The
American advance, which inferentially
included the forces of Great Pritair
Japan and Russia. made it seem nroha|
Die that the word "Pekin'' might be
flashed over the wires at any mornenf
!he International advance guard. argu-
ing from the progress ii already has
made must by this time be close to ths
point on the road where China will elect
TO make her last stand in defense of her.
capital unless at the last rnOn,art ebs
chooses the part of discretion and comes
70 the terms already laid down by the
United states and tactilV agreed RI Nv
the other powers. Thus the officials her.a
momentarlly are expecting one of two
things, either a diplomatic baclldov-r ~
the part Of China which will mean a few
Gays OF Ienclng and negotiation before
an armed escort is admitted to Pelxin or
else the news from Gen. Chaffee that he
mas encountered opposition at Chin<r
Chaf Wan or Tung Chow. two of the
largest cities between Tien Tsin and Pc
kin Either of these developuenfs is ~,
garded as quite possible.
On general principles the government
looks Tor back down on the nar-t l-f
China, slow grudging COMPLIANCE VIII
our demands hedged with as much dele
as the intricacies which Oriental 5i1,Io'
the rabid anti-foreign element is in con