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Every subsequent insertion. 50 ? Contracts for three months, or longer wii j be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private j interests will be charged for as ad verdemente. Obituaries and tributes of respects wili be charged for. No Authentic News Comes From Pek?n, j _! Such the Conclusion on Dis-1 patches Received m London ; _ I I London, July 11, 4 l a m ?"No ; authentic news from Pekin" is still the burden of the dispatches from the far east ; and, although the dis- ! position is to believe the optimistic reporte from Chinese sources, no real confidence is possible uutit the lega- j tions. if they are still in existence, I are permitted to communicate witb ! their governments If, as alleged, the Boxer movement is losing ground in Pekin, it might bave been suppos ed that the Boxers would have to ! send up reinforcements from Tien Tsin ; but, instead of that, they are still in great force in tbe neighbor hood of tbe latter place and are as sisted by the imperial Chinese troops, with ample, efficient artillery. Ac cording to a special Che Foo die t patch, tbe fighting around Tien Tsin on tbe 3rd and 4th was tbe SEVEREST YET EXPERIENCED. The British losses alone were 30 killed or wounded. Tbe Chinese had 75,000 men at Pekin simultaneously from tbe westf north and east, and made excellent practice with over 100 guns The defenders numbered 14,000, with scant supplies, and it was only the presence of the newly arrived Japanese and Russian guns that prevented a disaster One Rus s?an company of infantry, numbering 1-20 men, bad 115 killed or wounded. Tbe German contingent also suffered heavily. By the evening of the 4th the situation was very critical Tbe allies narrowly escaped total defeat. Providentially, when things were at their worst, a torrential rainfall com pelled the Chinese to retire. On July 6th, tbe rain having abated, the Chinese RENEWED THE ATTACK, opening fire on Tien Tsin with two batteries of four inch gune : but the allies, aided by two of the H M. S. Terrible 4 guns, succeeded in silencing the Chinese artillery after eight hours of fighting INTENSE ANXIETY. At Shanghai it seems now to be the general beiief that the date of the diepatch of Jnly 3, asserting that two legations were still standing, was an error, either accidental or intentional The couriers must have left Pekin at least five days earlier, making the real date of the message June 28, while the alleged massacres are said to have occurred on June 30. Until this point can be cleared up the greatest anxiety will be felt as to the fate of the Europeans. THE EMPEROR PROTESTS London, July 11?The Shanghai correspondent of the daily Mail, tele graphing yesterday (Tuesday) says: A message has arrived here from Emperor Kwang Su, dated July 2, by couriers from Pekin, forwarded it here It is addressed to the Russian, English and Japanese governments. It deplores the recent occurrences and solemnly affirms that the foreign governments are mistaken in suppos ing that the Chinese government is protecting the Boxera against the Christians The emperor further im plores their aid in suppressing the rebellion and upholding the existing government In a separate dispatch to the Jap anese government Kwang Su ex presses deep regret for the murder of Legation Chancellor Sugiyama. The dispatches are taken to indi cate that the emperor is in seclusion and is ignorant of the seriousness of recent events SHELLED THE FOREIGN SET TLEMENT Tien Tein, Wedoeeday, July 4 ? The Chinese shelled the foreign eettle raente all day long July 3d. Upwards of 150 fell into the concession and many houses were partially wrecked. The casualties, however, were few, the civilians cud women and children being ordered to seek shelter in the cellars of the town hall and the Astor hotel Three companies of Japanese iofan try. a mountain battery and a body of Russians eLgaged tho Chinese artillery iste but with little effect Tbe 12 pounder of the British first class cruieer Terrible then came inre action but the enemy placed two shells fairly under tbe gun, damaging tbe carriage and wounding the orew Tbe gnn was withdrawn and replaced by a French gun which had a similar experience, a hell bursting io tbe midst of tbe erew. I The Japanese caeuairies during the i day's fighting were an officer and two I men killed and 20 men grounded. The ! casualties of the other forces are not i known. i The Chinese in the vicinity of Tien I Tsin have been reinforced daring ths ! last 48 hours by sev^rul thousand of Gen Mas aod Gen. Song's troops from j Pek?n. Tbe Chinese have also mouot ' ed a number of heavy guos command j iog the settlement. A force of Boxers numbering about I 3,000 men was seen entering the native I city yesterday. Vice Admiral Alexieff bas arrived here and is expected to assume supreme command. The allied forces now number about 10,000 men, including 800 Japanese who arrived yesterday. Arrangements are being made to I send all tbe women and children to i Japan by way of Taka and Chefoo. ; JAPAN'S FORMIDABLE PREPA RATION, j London, July 11,?Tbe Cbefoo cor respondent of empress telegraphing j Tuesday says : j "The Japanese force is equipped ; with 36 heavy mortars and 120 field ? guos and has pontoon acd ballooo ! sections. It is expected that either ! .Marshal Nodzu or Marshall Oyama will I fa?e oommand The plan of campaigo ! contemplates operations extending over j two or three years I **A further force of 13,000 men will i be landed at Taku a week hence, and ! 10,000 additional soon afterward. ; Before the rainy season is well advanced j Japan hopes to have 63,000 troops in ! China. "These formidable preparations are viewed with great distrust by Russia, Germany and France." FORTY THOUSAND MEN ABE WANTED. London, July 12, 3 30 a m ?The Chinese situation again bears a most ominous aspect Eighteen days ago I Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last j message declaring that the situation ? was desperate and since then no I word has come from tbe Europeans in ! Pekin. I According to the Daily Mail's ; Shanghai correspondent Li Hung 1 Chang has received an imperial degree ordering his immediate i departure for Pekin. presumably to j break the news of tbe Pekin trage j dy to the European powers, and, iu hie usual role of negotiator with Europe in difficult matters, to endea vor to act as mediator and to avert the vengeance of the powers To add to the grimnees of this suggestion, all advices from Tien Tain tend to confirm the reports of tbe perilous conditions of the allied ? forces and be?ie the optimistic Chi ! Dese rumors. Unless reinforcements I speedily reach Tien Tsin another dis ' aster mav be expected. I The Daily Mail Tien Tsin cor- j j respondent, telegraphing on Juiy 5, ! ! says : j "The situation is about as bad as j it can well be. I only trust that we j shall not soon want relieving our selves A forward movement is im j possible. From 30,000 to 40,000 troops are wanted, and there are only 10,000 here. The foreign troops are working well together, but it is inconvenient that there is no supreme commander In some quarters the feeling is, 'Let us rescue Pekin and then clear out in favor of Russia.1 " Other Tien Tsin correspondents say that no advice is possible until September 1 and explanations are being asked by the papers here of the taidy action of Japan in sending troops, since it is known that she was ready and williug to send them and that Russia raised no objection j to her doing so It is hinted that a ; difficulty arose as to the manner in which Japan was to be recouped for j her heavy outlay. Rumors are cur- j ! rent that Japan demanded the ces- ! sion of a Chinese port. The Russian papers report that tbe Boxers are ravaging tVfanchuria, and ! have damaged 60 miles of tbe rail way, threatening Telin and Kierin, while Port Arthur and Neu Chwang are said to be endangered. Russia, therefore, has notified the powers of her intention to dispatch a large military force to Manchuria. ALLIED TROOPS DEFEATED, j London, July 12 ?The Express this morning publishes a dispatch from Tieu Tsin, dated Friday last, via Che Foo, saying : "Gen Ma has defeated the allied troops and reoccupied the Chinese eastern arsenal, after inflicting great loss upon its defenders. The engage j ment lasted 6 hours,, and was fought with great determination by both sides. The Chinese were eventually able to use the effective guns of the fort abutting on the city walls near the Taotai'8 yamen, the allied troops suffering severely from lack of guns and cavalry. "The Japanese commander sent an urgent appeal to hurry reinforce ments, as the allies were in imminent danger of a general defeat."' A Mounter Devil Fish Dci!roj?in? its victim, is a type of constipa tion. Th* power of thin murderous malady is felt on organ* and nerres und muscles and brain. There's nu health till it's overcome. But. Dr King's New Life Pill? arc a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, lirer, kidneys and bowels. Only 25c at Dr J F W DeLorme'e drug store. 1 FEIL OF SILENCE ENSHROUDS PEKIN. FEARS THAT THE WORST HAS COME. Londoo, July 13, 4 10 a. |m.?A terrible veil of sileoce enshrouds Pekio and there is nobody bat believes ibe worst bas happened. It is taken for granted that all the powers have ex hausted every means to get direct news from their legations, and tbe fact that their efforts have been vain leaves bat one interpretation. Tbe Chinese representative in Berlin denies tbe statement that Li Hang Chang bad sent to him a hopeful tele gram. He says that, on the contrary, oo direct telegram has been recived from Li Hang Chang for some time past. The correspondent asserts that Capt Baily of H. M. S. Aurora, distinctly saw a?mao in European garb directing the Chinese artillery operation? outside of Tien Tsin. Foreign refuges from Tien Tsin open ly accuse a European offiaial. whose name the Express correfpoodent sup presses, and Col von Hanneken, woo was formerly employed to drill the Chinese troops, of being parties to a plot to prooure the escape of Gen Chang and themselves from Tien Tsin before tbe bombardment, leaving tbe other foreigners to tbeir fate. Statements are in circulation io Shanghai accusing tbe Kassians of in discriminate slaughter of friendly Chi nese oon-oombatants without regard to age or sex The manager of a Chinese steamship oompany who bas arrived in Shanghai, asserts that be only escaped from Tein Tein by cutting off bis qaene and donning European clothes. It is said that the Taotai of Shanghai pro tested to tbe powers against these Rus sian slaughters. It is asserted that tbe Badbist priests throughout tbe empire are propagating Prince Tuan's anti-foreign [gospel. A CHINESE STORY. London, July 13 ?The Shanghai correspondent of The Daily Mail says tbe following story regarding tbe situa tion in Pekin emanates from Chinese official sources : "Tbe two remaining legations, the British and Russian, were attacked io force on tbe evening of July 6th. Prince Tuao being in coemand. The at tacking forces were divided. Prince Tuan commanded tbe centre, tbe right wiog was led by Prince Teat Yin aod the left by Prince Yio Lio. The reterres were under Prince Tsin Yu. Tbe tttack commenced with artillery fight I ing which wag severo and la3ted untii 7 j o'clock irj the ruorcicg by wbieh time I the l?gations were destroyed and all the foreigners were dead, while the streets aroaad the legations were fail of the dead bodies of both foreigners and Chinese "Upon hearing of the attack, Prince Cbiog and Gen. Wang Wen Sbao went with troops to the assistance of the foreigners, bnt they were outnumbered and defeated Both Prinoe Cbicg and Geo. Wang Wen Sbao were killed. "Two foreigners aro said to have escaped tbrongb the gates, one with a heavy sword wound io bis bead. "Prinoe Tuao, in celebration of the victory, distributed 100,000 raele aod huge qaantities of rice to the Boxers." ARTILLERY DUEL Cbe Foo, Sunday, July 8 ?An artillery duel is proceeding at Tien j Tsin. The Chinese gnos are po mask ed that the allies find difficulty in locating them. I OPERATIONS BADLY HANDI CAPPED. Tiea Tsin, July 4, (v?a Che Foo, I July 8:h, aod Shanghai, July 12"b.) ? i A bomogeoeeus array or bsif the j strength of the allied forcee could do ! better work than is beiog done by them. The operations are daogorcuf?ly haodi capped and the safety of the city is imperiled by lack of Organization aod tbe want of ooe commander to control all the forces. The representatives of the several nations manage their civil and military affaire largely withoat co* operation Tbe raokiog officer of each nationality has absolute Jurisdic tion over tbe operations of bis govern ment^ troops. Questions of policy are discussed daily at international confer ences which bave not tbe power to en force tbe wishes of the msjority. Admiral Seymour's method of com manding is tc make requests, wbioh the other commanders generally follow, bat there bave been instances of the ranking officers boldiog off from opera* tioos of which they disapproved. Tbe week's work resulted in a sub stantial gaio for tbe Chinese as the allies lost 50 or 60 men and succeeded in accomplishing nothing. A Night or Terror. 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