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k t?fttchmft? mb outnroti. S?MTBBt WATCH If AM. ?atabllah** April. llftO Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's land .Truth's.' THB TKUI SO?THKON. KctablUhcd Jane. lSfcS Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. ISUMTER. S. C. WEDNESDAY. JULY 25, 1900. Sew Series?Vol. XIX. So. 52 WE WILL OPEN The Sumter Tobaeco Warehouse, Wednesday, August 1st, 1900, With $100,000 In Cask mmatk TO PAT POR TOUR TOBACCO. We will have the largest corps of buyers in the State and with ample facilities for handling your tobacco to the very best advantage We will guarantee you the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE at all times. We will see that every pile brings its full value. Bring us a load of your best Tobacco on that day. Your friends, Hancock & Suder, Prop's. (f be 'tuHattbman anb Stoutbron. Publiahtl BTtry Wednesday, JNT. Gk Osteen, 3UMTEU, 3. C. Contract* for throe raootha, or looger wil to aodo m\ reduced ratee. All comcdaoieodoDi which eoboerve r ri?*te latoreeie will b?cborged for a* advertieaieate. Obituaries *ad tribute* of reepocte will bo chargod for. Foreigners Said to be Yet Unharmed. Latest Newt From China Causes More Hopeful Feeling In Washing? ton. Washington, July 17 ?The Chi nese minister has received a die patch fron the minister at London, authenticated by Sheng. the imperial inspector of posts and telegraphs at ttbanghsl. and by two viceroy a. do elering that the foreigners at Pekin were safe on Joly 9 and were roceiv iog the protection of the government Tbie ie two daye after the reported massscre. Minister Wu laid the mesas a e before Secretary llay The text of the dispatch ie as follows: "The utmost sflbrts have been made to protect foreign ministers who wsis well on the 13tb (Cbineee calendar corresponding to onr July 9 ) 11 Tien Tein city ebonld be des troyed it would be difficult to restore the same in 100 years Requeet the powers lo preeerve it, as the conse qneocee would affect Chinese and foreign oommsroe. Earl Li Hung Chang ie trsneferred to north China ae viceroy to Chili Please trsnsmit this dispatch to the ministers at other eapitale " Tbie dispsteh, which is dsted July 16 was signed by Viceroys Liu Kun Yi and Chang Cbib Tung of Nanking aod Wu Chang respectively, and also by Sbeng, director of posts snd tele graphs at Hhsnghai It was address ed to the Chinese minister in London, ssd by him transmitted to Minister Wo under today's date In accordance with the request contsiaed in the cablegram, Minister Wu asked Secretary Hay to agree witb ibe other powere lo preeervs Tien Tein from destruction Tbe sestetsry^s ssswer was sot made T4RM8 : $1.50 per sooom?in aJvaoce. Oso Square first ioeertion S>*r y eubeequeot insertion 91 oo so ! public, but minister Wu fears that the destruction already has occurred. lie regards the cablegram ss per? fectly authentic MINISTER WU WELL PLEASED Minister Wu received the dispstch about 11 o'clock this morning and was greatly pleased with this satis factory turn of events. The minister expressed complete confidence in the accuracy of the message When a bystander expressed some doubt on this subject, Mr Wu inqured with tome warmth : "Wby is it yoo believe the exag? gerated reports coming from an known sources and yet you choose to doubt this report signed by our highest officiale and containing inher? ent evidence of accuracy?'' The minister went oo to show that this dispatch contained ihree distioct statements ooe of which, toe appoint merit of Li Hoog Chang* as viceroy of Chili, had been confirmed by the State department Moreover, be ssid, all three statements bore evi deoce of haviog origioated at Pekin, including that as to Li Hung Chang, whose appointment of Earl Li as viceroy ot Chili is considered by Minister Wu as one of the most im I portent developments in the entire situation Chili is in the great province in which Pekin is located and is the very heart of the Boxer movement, so that the great viceroy now as s"mes supreme p jwer at the point of greatest danger Li Hung Chsng will replsce as I viceroy of the great province of Chili a mau who has beeu notorious ly soti foreign in bis sentiments and aotions. All the Forts Captured. L?odoo, Joly 17 ?The Daily Mail today gives th j Associated Press tbe fo hwing dispatoh from its Shanghai correspondent under date of Joly 17 : Tb<) allied troops resomed tho attack opoo the Chinese walled eity of Tien Tsio oo the morning of Joly 14 and soeeeeded in breeobiog the walls and capturing all the forts Tbe Chinese were completely rooted aod tbo allies took possession of the native eity aod its defcaers Tbe totsl losses of the allies io the engagements of Thursday. Friday aod Saturday were ab'ut HOO killed and woundod. Tht; oasoeiiies wrre greatest amoog tho Kus?iaos aod Japanese Tbe guos of tho allies did immeosc dsmsgo to tbe i: stive city, causiog many largo ooolagrations aod fioally sileoosd the majority of the enemy's sans simultaneously Then 1,000 Kassians sssisted by ssssll psrties of Qsrstsos sad Frsnsb, sssaslisd aod oaptured eight gaos that were io posi? tion oo the railway embankment and the fort, the magazine of wbioh the French subsequently blew up. A body of Amertoan, British, Japaoeso aod Austrian troops then made a sortie and attacked the west arsenal, which the Chioesa had rooocupied. After three hours of the hardest fighting yet experienced the Chinese fled When the arsenal had been evacuat? ed by the Chinese, the Americans, Freooh, Japanese and Welsh Fusiliers advanced toward the native oity and joined with the other attacking foroes The Japaoeee infantry and a mounted battery advanced to the foot of the walls, supported by the Americans and I Freooh. Despite valiant attaoke, the allies were only able to hold the posi? tions gained outside the walls prepare tory to renewing the assault io the moroiog. The casualties sustained by the allies were exceedingly heavy, especially those to the Americans, French and Japanese. Several explosions io the native oity were caused by the bombard meet. The Chinese appear to have ex? hausted their supply of smokeless pow? der, as they are now usiog blaok pow? der. -? ?? Reported Massacre of For? eigners and Native Con? verts. London, July 18 ?Aooording to a dispatoh from Shanghai to The Daily Mail dated yesterday, a massaore occur? red oo July 9 at Tai Yuen Fu, oapital of the province of Shau Si, 40 foreign? ers and 100 native ooavcrts being killed HAS CHINA DECLARED WAR? London, July 18 ?The Daily Mail publishes a seosatiooal dispatch from St Petersburg, dated Monday, wbioh asserts that there is oo doubt that China has declared war against Russia "The Russian press/' says the cor? respondent, "is restricted to the publi? cation of official details and the publica? tion of many dispatobes from the front has been prohibited. I bear, however, from a rrliable souroo that tho Cbineso tro.ips and the Boxers seized a Russian transport vessel laden with munitions near Aigun, on the Amur river, about 18 miles from the Russian frontier, killing almost the entire Russian odoort "They next suddenly attack 1 and bombardon the towa of Hlagovechent-k, oapital of tho Amur government, ou the Amur river. The garrison held out bravely but was finally overwhelmed Nearly all perished and the town was knaal SENT TO JjONDON ALSO. London, July 17.?The foreign office informs The Associated Press that a telegram identical with the one handed to Secretary Hay at Washiogsoo by Minister W 1 has been delivered to it by the Chinese minister here which was sent by Sbeog, tho administrator of telegraphs at Shanghai. The foreign office points out, however, that tbe date i (July 9), mentioned io tbe telegram probably applies to tbe Chinese calen? dar and is equivalent to Joly 5 aooordiog to tbe Oregoriao rcckooing. LEGATION STILL STANDING Loodoo, July 17.?Wm Pritohard Morgan, member of parliament, today received by oable positive assoraooes from a source opoo wbiob he relies, that tbe British 'egatioo at Pekin was still standing Joly 9 and also that Li Hung Chang left Cantoo thin morning to take supreme command at Pekio. Harmony Among Allies is Needed For Resistance. I London, Joly 19, 4 a. m. ? While evidenoes accumulate daily that China I has long been preparing a formidable ! military organization in anticipation of tbe present ocofliot, and that tbe area of rebellion is continually extending, harmony among the allies, wbiob is necessary to meet snob a grave situa tioo. is still deplorably lacking The Russians have refused Admiral Sey? mour's request to baod over the restored Taku Tien Tsin ralway to tbo English oompaoy, aod it is rumored that. Germany purposes taking a serious independent step, namely, to patrol tbe Yaog Tse Kiang with German men-of war Such a step wuuld be greatly resented by England. Still more alarming news has been oooveyed to The Dsily Ezpross from Tokio to tbe effect that the apparent reluottnoe of Germany and Russian to ooosent to a Japanese oommander for the army oorps has led the Japanese government to delay tha forwarding of tbe division already mobilized. The Standard in an alarmists editor? ial says : "It is useless aoy longer to hide from ourselves tbe faot that Chioa has declared WAR ON CIVILIZATION and has plunged into the oocfliot with rabid frenzy. It is equally futile to dit-ouss whether hostilities are being wagod by the Chinese government, inasmuch as it is evident that an admin? istration of somo kind exists and is direoting tho unti foreign movement. Unions uumifttakablo evidenoo exsul psting tho Pokio government is p-oropt ly forthcoming the powers *hou.: treat Cbioa as a belligerent state aod act aooordingly A similar line of commeot is taken |frej ntbar nartrnin? mmh_A. 11 applaud the course of Count voo Hue low, the German foreign secretary, io stopping cipher telegrams from the Chinese legation io Berlin and all urge tho other powers to follow Germany's example. The Russian general staff denies the reports that the Chinese have captured Blagovetohensk, capital of the pro? vince of Amur, and it is reported from Irkutsk that the Russians have taken Aigum. A special dispatoh from Tien Tain distributee the number of those killed at the eapture of the native oity as follows : Russians, 100 ; Japanese. 57 ; British, 40, and Americans, 37. The correspondent who sends this asserts that thousands of Chinese were killed and that fighting was etill going oo. when this dispatch was sent, io various parts of Tieo Tsin. With referenoe to the rumors that Europeans were seeo working the Chinese guns in Tien Tsin, The Stand ard learns that eight Russian military instructors forcibly detained by the Chinese, were compelled to work the guns. One escaped and reached the Russian lines with bis bands bound. FOREIGNERS SAFE IN CHING'S PALACE. Brueaeld, July 18 ?The Belgian consul at Hongkong telegrapbe that Li Hung Chang passed through that city today on hie way north. Before hie departure the viceroy had a long interview with the governor of Hong kong The secretary of the legation at Shanghai telegraphs today that ac? cording to Chinese information, the foreigners in Pekiu have taken refuge in th.> palace of Prince Chiug. THE STORY DISCREDITED Washington, July 18 ?Admiois t rut ion ctlicials and others in Wash ington are suspicious of the state merits contained in the Brussels die patch saying that the members of the legations at Pekin were in Prince Ching's palace. They hope it is ac curate, but they are disposed to ac copt it, like much other information coming through Chinese sources, with a market degree of reservation* If correct, it is a cause for congratu lation, for the Prince is well known to be pro foreign in bil ideas and his in flnenoe in Chinese affairs up to a re? cent period has been paramount Minieter Wu is hopeful that the news is accurate, placing his reliance on the weil known intluenco of Prince Ching in Chinese aflairs NEARLY A MILLION. St Petersburg July 18.?A dis patch from Chefoo says: Prince OCA divided into different corps The northern corps has been ordered to expel foreigners from Amur. ' The Pekin army to J?vided iuto four, the first of which ie to operate agaiust Mukden and occupy the roads between Pekin and Shan Hai Kuan, the second is to concentrate at Tien Tain and the third at Pekin, from whence a column numbering 40,000 will be sent to Wei Hai Wei and Tsin Tau while the fourth cropa will concentrate at Nankin. Thers are now 23,000 Japanese troops in China. The Chinese fleet is concentrating in the China sea and hostilities are expected A dispatch from Nankin announces that Prince Tuan has ordered a great military movement owing to the ap? pearance of the Japanese in China. The viceroy of Nankin has informed the foreign consuls there that he can? not be answerable for events in Chao Sin, Ning Po and Cho Chau. The foreigners are fleeing to Shanghai. MORE OF THE BATTLE. Tien Tsin, July 13. 7 p m., via Chefoo, July 16 and Sbaogba;, July 18 ?The battle which was begun with tha attack by 7,000 of tho allied forces upon the walls of the native oity at 2 o'clock th e aftero oo, continued all day, two Uattalioos uf the Ninth In? fantry participating. It is reported that 215 or this oommaud were killed or wounded, inc'.udiog teo Oi fit'teeo officers. Ccl B H. L scum was killed and Majc. Jrs*e M. Lee aod James Reagan Capts. Cbas E. Nov?h. An? drew Brewster and Edv/.n V. Rook miller aod First Lieuts Win. K Xay lor, Louis R. Lawt)o,Harold Hammood aod Ira C. Waldroo were woan i< d. Among tho lloited States marines the casualties nombered 40. Oapt. Austio R Davis was killed aod Capt. Wm. R Lemly aod First Liesjt. Henry Leonard aod Smcdley D. Rot? ier were wounded. The American contingent after lying in shallow and hastily dug trenches, full of water, fsomg the south wall of the oity aod suffering for want of water aod food, besides being t-hort of ammunition, were ordered by Gen. Dorward to retire under cover of dark? ness. Tho Russiaos wore ooteide the east wall, whilo the Japanese, British and French were eloso to tho west wall, with the Chinese trying to dank them. Tr.e walls were sadly battered by shells. The attack will bo renewed in the morning. The total losses of the allied forces are estimated at 800 -bwsjb a^^jjjS CUBAN OIL euros Cuts, W?y " Burns, Bruises, ltheuma Jr^ tism and Sores. Price, 25 els.