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mm nn? Ta* ??MTKB WATCHMAN, Established April. 18?4H Consolidated 4u?. 2,1881. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's,, thy God's .and Truth's." THE TRUE SOOTH ROM. EatablUhed Jane 18W SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15. 1900. Sew Series-Vol XX. So I Published S?CiT Wednesday, -Br IM. O. Osteen, SUMTER, 8. 0, TCKMB : {1.50 per aooQCQ-IQ advance. ADTSETISJMSST: OB? Square first insertion.$1 00 ?very subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil ta? made at reduced rates AU communications which subserve private Interests will be charged for as &dversements Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. GENTCHAFFEE REPORTS BATTLE. THE ? S TROOPS HAVE A HAND IN THE FIGHT. Washington, Aug 7 -Tbe war de pari ment a*8 received tbe following Cablegram from Gen Chaffie : Chefoo, Aug 7. Adjutant General, Washington : Ti??n TR?O, Aug 3 -Conference to? day decided battle Sunday Chinese entrenched east and west through Potsarg L-ft of Chines* protected by fi >oded ground practically unas satiable J?panese, E'.glish, Arneri esr. forces about 10 OOO strong will j a'tack Chinese right west cf river j fl mk 0 her forces Kassian, French. ? about 4 ??00 strong, opposite side I between river and railroad. Chinese j position apDaientiy strong. Army | reported 3o 00 ? between Pebang and : Tink Tsutj or coss of road over Pei Ho Y ?ng Tsiuo objective Our j force 2,000 and batter}' Conemaugh j arrived Sixth cavalry left (at) Tien ! Tsio for gnard of city and awaiting J mounts Ministers safe on Julv 28 Chaffee. j Washington. Aug 7 -T?c informa lion w?ico came today that American troops eogeged ic the battle at Peit j sang established positively, for the first time that oorwitbatandisg tbe di??c> ! tie.? which Gen Chaffee bad enoouo- j tered in debarking troops and enpplies, j at leas' a parc and a considerable part j of our force was ia the vanguard cf the f.?rwird movement. Gen. ChafFeers dispatch to the war department con? veyed tbe most satisfactory evidences j that the commanders had thoroughly j agreed in advance upon a plan of action and tbat there is every indication that th's nlao b ?d been followed as Gen. CaafF-e on Fiday sed tbe cable saying tbat the ar'aok upon tbe Chinese at P*iisaog w^uld be made on Sunday, the day wheo Admiral R mey and the pr'ss oorresD rodents say the fighting ocoarred G*o Cnaffee's aonoancs sent that the present objective of the international col nm o U Y tog Tsun, is interpreted by the offiaiale at the war department that this point where rail road and wagoo road meets, is to be made tbe advance baee for the op orations on Pekin. The m st positive addition to tbe sews of the dav was the brief lioe from the correspondent of the Assooiated Press at Tteo Tsio stati?g tbat tbe N'D'h and F urteen infantry. Reilly's battery and the marines were io the battle of Peitsang. It was this force which, with the British aod Japanese. Dire the brant of tbe attack on the left Sank which was to turo the eoemy 's position. This plan bad already been made clear by Gen Chaffee's dispatch although he did not mention what American troops would bo engaged. Io view of the participation of the American troops, the war aod navy de? partments are anxiously expeotant of reports of tbe part taken by our troops aod the losses wbiob the Americans may h <vo sustained. No light bas yet been thrown upon the subject of whether the commanders of the international forces have agreed o poo a commander Tbe Chaffee dispatch would seem to indicate tbat one bad been agree upon. The movement was planoed evidently by the commanders in conference and the part wbieh each command was to play agreed upon in advance. It is perhaps noteworthy and significant that ia this plan of attack upon the j enemy at Peitsang, the American, British and Japanese forces were join? ed in tbe movement to turn the enemy's rt?ht fiang, while the Russians and F ecch operated together on the op? posite side of tbe river agaiost tbe enemy's left This may indioate the lice of cleavage among the allies, who^e general dis?e?*iocs were reported a' Tien Tsio It also is exceedingly ? S'< n>fieant th*r Goo CbaflVe does oct j mention the Ge?man foree at all Tbe; w r departme nt cfiioials do n >t be?&ve i ?bis coald have been due to an over-1 sight oo bis part if it was arranged tbat tbey were to participate in the movement It therefore seems likely tbat tbe Germans were not engaged at Peitsang. I* io thought possible that they may be acting independently. THE CHINESE WAR. Latest N we From Scene of flo8tiiiNps as Koowa in Washing on. Washington, Aug 8 -Toft Chinese Situation is considered very grave by the authorities in Washington The receipt of the message from Minister Conger last night. wn?ch indicated a continuation of the firing upou the legationers, and the Chinese govern merit's insistence that the ministers sboa'd leave P^kin, which Mr Conger considered would mean certain death, brought matters to ar. acute stage AU d?y the cabinet officnrs who are in town have been consulting with each other, and the president has been communicated with by tele? graph and over the long distance telephone Secretary R >ot held two conferences with Attorney Geueral Griggs aud several with Acting Sec retary of State Adee, and their views were communicated to the president As a result of th?Re consultations it was announced officially at the close of the day that a mes3aere to the imperial government at Pekin bad been delivered to Minister Wc. for transmission to his government The text of the message was prepared by Acting Secretary of State Adee ana Secretary Root and its final form was made known lo the president in a talk conducted by Mr Root over the j White House tong distance telephone, i it was then stated d<fioiteiy that the j authorities of this government would j not make public the test of this j latest communication to China iii' Mr | Wu had oVp?'tunitv io forward it to j his grove rn m eui The chief officiais ! of the government r^ero not willing ! to outline in any c>finite manner the j contents of tue message, although generally it was accepted that the communication wa3 emphatic and to | the point The message sent to the Chinese government through ?*-Ir Wu, accord in<r to tie best information obtaioa ble, informs that government that the removal of the restrictions upon com munication with our minister, evi denced both by the receipt of Mr| Congers message and the transmis sion of the ediet of the 5th is very gratifying, but is not an entire com | pliance with the original demands cf the president in his reply to the appeal for mediation. The president io his original communication to the emperor of China laid down three conditions, precedent to any action looking to negotiations for the settie ment of the difficulties between China and the powers These con ditioos io the president's own words were as follows: "I most solemnly urge upon your maj?sty's govern ment to give public assurance wheth er the foreign ministers are alive and, if 60. in what condition. "2 To put the diplomatic repre oemafives of the powers in immedi ate and free communication with their respective governments, and to remove all dangers to their lives and liberty "3 To place the imperial author! ties of China in communication with the relief expedition eo that coopera tion may be secured between them for the liberation of the legations and the protection of foreigners, and th8 restoration of order 17 American Consul Objects to Troops at Shanghai. Londoo, Aug. 9, 4 a. m.-Beyond ;be offrais! sena given oct yesterday the morning papers coutaio no direct, in formation of importac.ee from China Thanks to the dispatches of Sir Claude Macdonald and Rear Admiral Bruce there is a general disposition to cake a more hopeful view of the situation The report of the appointment cf Field Marshal Count von Waldersee as com? mander in chief of the international forces, meets with general approval. The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail announoas the reoeptiou thereof official dispatches from the Italian min? ister in Pekin, asserting that he left Pekin on July 31, presumably for Tien Tsio. This, however, is so utterly at j variance with the action and ioteotioos of the other ministers heard from that it seems almost incredible. If true, it opens up an interesting field cf specula tion cooceroiog the fate of the italian representative. The Chinese legation believe* that the members of the foreign l?gation? have not lefc Pekin but that the? will do so. The Shaogbai correspondent of the Dailv Naws wir'?? y^r^rA\7 ; ' -d t^iCi COu>ut VjOotlUvW strongly oppases Admiral Seymours intension to land 3,000 troops on the .jrouod that such an act would not be warranted by the circumstance a and would be likely to create trouble "M. Bez?ure, the French consul, agrees to tho arrangement, but says that if the British land forces the Freooh will do likewise. The Aus? trians also will land men. My personal I opinion is that the landing of troops j here at the present moment would be a I grave mistake.v London, Aug 8 -In the house of i commons today Mr Brodrick, par liamentary secretary for the foreign office, read a telegram from Sir Claude Macdonald, British minister to China, received in cipher at the foreign office this morning. The dispatch was in reply to a government message and bore date of Pekin, Aug 3 It was as follows: ? '.I have today received your cipher telegram forwarded to me by the Chinese minister. The shell and cannon fire ceased on July 16, but the rifle fire has continued from the Chinese position held by government troops and Boxers intermitently ever since "The casualties 6ince then have been slight Except one private of marines all the wounded are doing well The rest of the British in the legation are well, including the whole garrison. "The total of killed is 60 and of wounded 110 We have strengthen ed our fortification. We have over two hundred men and children refu gees in the legation The Chinese government has refused transmission to telegrams in cipher until now " Mr. Brodrik also read the following dispatch from admiral Bruce filed at Chefoo Aug 6: "Tbe allies, about 12,000 strong, attacked the Chinese entrenched posi tion at Dsiku, about two miles out side Tien Tsin. early this morning The Chinese werejl driven cut and retired northward pursued by thc allie? who occupied Peitsang Transports followed up the troops By road and river the advance upon Pekin has been begun " ?dr Brodrick said he though* the meesages were, on the whole satisfae tory The country understood the policy of her majesty's government in regard to China, which was to carry cn with absolute firmness and determination the measures taker, to preserve the country's interests. - -?> m II -- The Americans Suffer Seri? ous Less-Casualties of 60. Wasbicgiou, Aug 9 -The capture of Yang Tsun, the final objective point of the international forces, was the supreme news of importance received todary on the Chinese situa tion. The first word of this capture, I effected last Monday, came in a brief dispatch to the signai office at the war department from Col Scriven, the signal officer at Chefoo, saying : Chefoo, Aug 9. To Signals, Washington, Aug Gib Yang Tsun captured today. Wire up. Need own transportation. AH well Scriven. Half an hour after this message a cablegram came from Gen Chaffee, giving additional details of the cap ture and showing that it had been at the cost of about 60 casualties among the American troops Gen Chsffee's dispatch is as follows : Yang Tsun, Aug 6. Yang Tsun occupied today. Wounded Second Lieut Frank R Long, Ninth infantry, moderate ; casualties about 60 men, Ninth Uni ted States infantry ; Fourteenth Uni ted States infantry and Battery F, Fifth U S. artillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth infantry. Names later Many men prostrated, heat and fa tigue. Chaffee. A JAPANESE REPORT. Hardly less important was a dis patch from Gen Terauchi, second in command on the Japanese staff, sent to the war office of Japan, and trans milted to the legation here, stating that the international army would total 50,000 men on Aug 15. at which time the real advance on Pekin would begin. Gen Teraucbi's dis patch stated that on the 4th, when it was forwarded, the advance had not yet begun This was at first incom? prehensible, in view of the fact that fighting has actually occurred But the later statement that the interna tional force would total 50,000 on the 15th appears to make clear Gen Teraucbi's meaning and to reconcile it with Gen Chaffee's dispatches The present movement of some 16, 000 men doubtless is viewed in the light of a reconnaissance in force, I the main movement of the army of j 50,000 to follow on the loth This j makes clear the meaning of Gen ! Chaffee's dispatch that Yang Tsun j was the objective point. The war department here has been considera biy puzzled over this etatemet of an objective point, far ebert of Pekin lt wouid appear, however, from Gen Teraucbi's dispatch that the first j force ot 16,000 men having opened j up communications to Yang Tsun, j brought forward supplies and estab lished thin advance base, the way would then be clear for the advance of the larger force on the 15th. The capture of Yang Tsun is therefore an important strategic branch of the fast maturing military plans. The place is about 18 miles beyond Tien Tsio and little lesa than quarter of the way to P??kin FINE WORK OF RTGNAL SER VILE MEN Col Scriven r. statement "wire up" contains much meaning as it is ac cepted as showing that their direct telegraphic communication with the army in the field Aside from the as 8urrance this gives of speedy trans? mission of n> we from the front, it gives the additional assurance that the lice of communication is intact back to the fl st base of operations. TLJ capture of Yang Tsun on tbe day following the battle of Pietsang is regarded as a highly successful military achievement, especially in view of the fact that it was looked upon as a stronghold whose capture might give the foreigners considera? ble trouble Aside from the military develop? ments of the day and diplomatic as? pect of the ersis was made more clear by the publication of the demand made by the United States on the impdrial government to China and transmitted to Minister Wu last evening The document is as foi? lows : OUR LA?T DEMANDS "We are availing ourselves of the opportunity ( fifered by the imperial edict of the 5 ? of Angust allowing to the foreign ministers free com munication with respective govern? ments in cipher, and have sent a com? munication to Minister Conger, to which we await an anster '.We are already advised by him, i in a brief dispatch received Aug 7, 1 that imperial troops are firing daily | upon the ministers in Pekin We de \ maud the immediate cessation of hostile attacks by imperial troop? ' upon the legations and al! foreigners therein "We aro afeo advised by the same dispatch from the minister Conger that in his opinion for the foreign ministers to leave Pekin as proposed in the edict of Aug 2, would be certain death. In view of the fact ib3t the imperial troops are now firing upon the legations and in view cf the doubt expressed by the imperial gov ernment iu its edict of Aug 2 to its ; power to restore order and secure absolute safety in Pekin, it is evident that this apprehension is well found? I ed, for if your "government cannot protect our minister in P^kin, it will presumptively be unable to protect I him upon a journey from Pekin to the j coast "We therefore urge upon the im? perial government that it shall adopt the course suggested in the third clause of the lettter of the president to his majesty, the emperor of Cnina, of July 23, 1900, and enter into com munication with the relief expedition so that cooperation may be secured be tween them and that liberation of the legations, the protection of foreigners and the restoration of order may be accomplished Such ac tion on the part of the imperial government would be a satisfactory demonstration of its friendliness and desire to attain these ends Alvery A Adee Acting Secretary. Department of State, Washington, Aug. 8, 1900. CHAFFEE MAKES REPORT. Washington, Aug 8 --The war de partmeot has received the following cablegram from Geo Cbaffee : Chefoo. Adjudant General, Washington. Aog 5. I Peitsang handsomely taken early this j moroiog by Japanese troopp, supported by English and Americans. Japanese loss considerable ; English slight : j Americans noue. Ground very limit j ed. Io morning American troop? cccu pied rear position, which wes to form turning movements, but were uoable to form io lioe. We will cross Pei Ho to j left bank tomorrow moroiog and move j oo Yang Tsao. Consul at Chefoo; furnished copy dispatch fi om tsuog li j yim?a which be has cabled. DESPAIR OF LI HUNG CHANG Washington, Aug 9.-An important dispatch has been received in diplomat ic quarters, forwarded from the foreign offices of one of the powers taking part j io the international movemeot aod giv ! ing with mach detail a conversation by Li Hong CbaDg io which he expressed j his despair over the condition ?of the Chinese government in his fears tbat ! tbe anti-foreign element bad gained ? complote ascendency at Pekio. The j conversation was wi?h the consul of the j power receiving tbe dispatch aod a? he J is ao intimate friend of ioDg standing j with Earl Lt, the latter spoke unreserv-j edly of the deplorable condition of | affairs among bis own people. j London C?ioese War Notes j - j London. Augoss 9 -The i-wied oouutry beyuod Pelt Saug adds im? measurably to tb? d ffi uh 7 of the pro? greni of the allies toward Pekin This news reaches the Shat g bai correspond eats from Tien T?in, with statements to the effect that tbe situation at Tien Tsio is again periioui, owing to tbe ! assembling o? Comeec troops within I strikiog distance The losses of the al'i=-. io tho r?o<?n ! operations are now said { bf 1 13' i men. *f which number ?h?1 Ras-ia?> I lost 600 tho Japanese 410 ?nd tb. I Britiih 120. International suspicion has broker j ont among the consols at Sbangh?i o? account of the determination of tb British to land there a brigade o indian troops It is reported that tot Fretjch will also laod troops at Sbaog hai to the namber of 1 200 men While the mioisters at PeKso reman unrelieved it is not understood wby Great B itaio should divert force* ne8tined for the relief expedition to ?arrisoo a place where peace thus far has been uodtsrarbed A news agency dispatch from Che F ?o, dated Sunday. August 5. sajB a messenger from P kin reports that th Dowager Empress scot four cartloads of food to the legations o? July 28 The B itish foreign effi e is under? stood to bave suppressed portions of tbe la-t dispatch of the B i'ish minister at Pekin, Sir Claude MacDonald, on the groond that bis explicit statements regarding the quantity of food and ammunition available might be useful to the enemy. No Attention Will be Paid to Chinese Representations. Chinese News R'CPived in Wash irg'nn. Washington AUG; 10 -In the j light of thc iatPst ?i'SD?itdi from Min? ister Conner. rece'?-td by the State i department through Minister Wu ! today, the attitude cf the administra ! tion is that those is but one thing to bo done in the prese;,t circumstances, j namoito press on to the relief of j the b^si^g^d garrison at Pt kin This was made known after ex;ended communications b?t^epD Washing ton and the president at Canton j The Conger dispatch was accepted as showing conclusive justin" ration j for the imperative demand of the ! United States sent to the Chinese j government on Wednesday night, in ! sisting that the imperial troops co j operate with, the international forces j in the rescue of the ministers and j until this condition as weli as that for j the cessation of bombardment is folly ? conceded by China there is no other j course opened but to press steadily j onward in the mission of relief I T' e Conger dispatch was received ? before d. y ght at the Chinese lega i tion, ano aR SOou ss the official day i opened Minister Wu presented it to I acting Secretary Ad^e at the state j department It waa in the Amen* can cipher and was found to be an identical no?p with that of the other ministers at P kin ( hat of the French minister M P'cbou, already having appeared) with the additional fact that seven mpni^rs of the guard had been kilted and 16 wounded The discussion with the president led to the determination to reply to the Conger message at once and ac cording'v Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Adee conferred on the terms of this reply The text was reae'y by 3 o'clock and it was for i warded la?? in the dav It was an ? nounced ffi -ially snd positively that ? this message woo'd not be made I public either in whole or in substance ! It was made plain, however, that the I message was sufficiently guarded as not to further increase the jeopardy of our minister in case the Chinese have access to our cipher As to the terms of the message they are believed to make plain that this gov ernment will not advise, much Jess direct that Mr Conger leave Pekin under Chinese escort when the min ister ha? advised Washington thai this would mean certain death Moreover the reply doubtless lets the minister know that there ie an unac countable error in the statement of the Chinese government as conveyed to him through the tsung li yamen that the foreign governments had ! urged repeatedly that the ministers be sent ont of Pekin under euitable escort This clause, contained in Mr Conger's latest dispatch, clearly 6hows thct the Chinese government is leading him to believe that it is j the wish of Washington that he leave ? under a Chinese escort, whereas the j United States government never has ? entertained for a moment the idea of having the minister set out on the dangerous pilgrimage from Pekin to | the coast, under Chinese protection. ? There is no probability that the attention of tuc Chinese government will be directed to its apparent dou? ble dpaling as indicated by the Con j ger dispatch Tuis government has transmitted to the other powers*io* i ?erested the note to the Chinese government entmsted to Minister Wa .n the night of the 8 h It bas issuances from the other powers I 'hat they have not advised their i epre?entaiives to accept Chinese i -scort from Pekin It was officially ?tated at the close of the day that no further representations have been made to the Chinese government *ince the Adee note of the 8?h and that none wili be made until tbe Chinese government has given some indication of the attitude it will j ase?me in complying with or de? nying the demands of the United States While the state department is con? tinuing to send messages to Minister Conger upon the assurances of the Chinese g ?vernment that communica? tion is uninterrupted is doing so with comparatively small hope o? their delivery This assertion waa borne out tonight when Secretary Koot said that there was no convinc? ing evidence in possession of this government that any of oar dis? patches really bad reached Minister Conger. This indicates that the minister has not given a direct and satisfactory answer to any of the queries that have been addressed him by the state department Cable From Conger. ? _ Washington, Aug 10 -Toe ccDart mcnt of state made pablic today the following telegram from Minister Con? .ger, which was rec'MVid by Minister Wu lats last aight, ceing coc.aincd ia j a telegram sect to ima by the Taota; of Shanghai. It wis handed by Mioister Wu to the acting secretary of 6tats a? 9 j o'clock this m trains. . Secretary of State. Washington : The tsurg li yam^o state* to tbe di? plomatic body that the various govern? ments have Heatedly asked throat-h ! the respective Christian ministers that I we immediately depart from Pekin uo ; der suitable escort The yamen asks j us to fix a dare for our departure and j to make the necies^ary arraogemeots to j do so Our rep y is that we will seek j instructions from our governments, and ; tha? io the absence cf such inspections j we cannot quit, cur ro.n. I cicst ia i forre you that io order to ioeure our ! ?afe departure, foreign troops coly can : safely escort us, and they must be eofii : elect force to safely guard SOO foreign? ers, including 100 women and children, as well as 3 OOO native Cbristaias, who j cannot be abandoned to certain massa i ere. We cannot accept a Chinese : escors under any circumstacces. AIL : my colleagues are dispatching the fore i going to their respective governments, j Of the American marines, seven have i been killed aod 16 wounded, amoog he latter Capt. Myers and Dr. Lippett, who are gettiog along nicely. Conger. Wee ?y's Extradition. ? - New York Aug 8.-Judge Lacombe of tbe United States circuit court tcd?y j rendered an opinion which indicates ! that on order for the extradition bf I Charles F W. Neely to the Cuban j authorities will be signed Aug 13. j The latter part of the dooumect says: I "The evidence shows probable cause to ? believe that the prisoner is guilty of an offense defhed io the act of June 6, j 1900, aod wbich is also a violation of ; the crimioal laws in fores io Cuba, and j upon such evidence he will be held for I extradition. i "Two obstaoies to bis extradition j now exist. He bas been admitted to I bail in this court opuo a criminai 1 charge of bringing ioto this district ; tQods embezzled in another district, j He bas also been arrested in a civil j action br ugbt in this court to recover ? $45 000 which, it is alleged, be bas j oonverted Wben both of these pro I ceedioga shall have been discontinued I tbe order io extradition would be sign j ed This may be dooe on Aug 13 at i ll o'clook a. to " j I , , M.,_ Anderson, Aug 7.-Saturday, Will Earle, a negro boy 18 years old, living en the farm of Mr Carey Chambler near thia city, committed a brutal assault on a negro girl 6 years old. The neighboring negroes were wrought up over the affair and soon an aggregation of 75 or more had assembled and were threatening to lynch the villain Officers of the law interfered, however, and the criminal was given a hearing before a magis? trate and immediately afterwards brought here and placed in jail The child victim is probably seriously in? jured r ?BSOUUIEEir'PVRE B?K j HO POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL SAKfMQ EOWPCR CO., WFW VOWK.