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Stye tUa?djmnn mb ?outl)ton, ' ----^------^-^-- " ~-----^--?-^ rai SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's.iand Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jane ISfti Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8, 1900. New Series-Vol. XX. Xo 2 Publisiiad Every Wcinesd&y, -sr JM. Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance. ?DYSRTISKHSKT: Gao Square first insertion.$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. Ali communications which subserve private interests will becbarged forasadvertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. OUR MINISTER IS HEARD FROM. Have Enough Food, But Am? munition Runs Low. Washington? July 31.-The war de? partment this evening received two cablegrams from China. Tba first read : Chefoo, Oorbin, Washington. Tien T8?O, Jnly 27 -Message jast received from Conger. Says since 16th, by agreement, no firing. Have provisions several weeks, little ammuni? tion, all safe, well. ? (Daggett) report allied forces soon advance. Practically no looting by Americans, no unneces? sary killing Indiana arrived 26:b. McCann, Gladen, both Allens, Mitch- ? ell, Brice join regiment here. j Daggett. i The second cablegram read : Chefoo, To Corbin, Washington Tien Tsin. Jnly 30-Flintshire arrived 27th. 257 Nioth infantry sick. Ten doctors, 100 hospital corps men, 20 signal men needed. Unavo d able delay unloading transports. Foreign troops arriving. Daggett. Washington, July 31.-Adjt Gea Corbin today received a dispatch from Lieut Col Coolidge, commanding the Nioth infantry at Tien Tsin. It cams by way of Chefoo and is as follows : Tien Tsin, July 27. Following letter of Lient Col Shiba, military attache at the legation cf Pekin dated July 23. arrived Tien Tsin July 25 at 9 o'clock io the evening : *4Pekia, Juiy 22, evening.-We are all awaiting impatiently arrival cf reen? forcing army. Wheo are you comiog ? All legati Liive been b'ookaded sicce 13th last month and since the 20th we have been attacked continually night and day by the Chinese soldiers from more than ten encampments. By a su* preme effort we are still defending. We are daily awaiting with the greatest anxiety arrival of reenforcing army acd if you cannot reaoh here in less than a week's time it is probable that we will be nuable to hold out any longer. Em? peror and empress dowager appear to be still at Pekiu. Were our reenforce meets to arrive ?ery probable that they would Ase to Wan Shosan Killed and wounded up to date : Eight killed, one a captain of infantry and an ambassa? dor's attache : seven seriously wound? ed. The number of Earopeaos killed 60 in all." Coolidge. Washington, July 31.-The Japan? ese consul at Tien Tsin telegraphed on 27tb inst a dispatch dated the 19th from the Japaancse minister *-t Pekin to the foreign office at Tokia which had reach? ed Tien Tsin by special courier on the 25th The minister eays: "The Japanese marines and others continue, under the command of the military attache, Lieut. Col. Shiba, to resist the repeated attacks of Tut>g Fuh Staog's troops ? think we can hold cut, thongh ?he task is by cn means an easy one, until v;s are re? lieved by the division of Japanese troops which, I bear through a special messenger, will arrive a: Tien Tsio by the end cf this mauro. The Chinese bavi stopped firing fioce thc 17th and the Chinese authorities are apparently disposed to open negotiations "Attache Kopjima, Capt. Ando of the imperial army, Wm. H. Nakar? ura and five r^arice^ have been kiuec. while Narabar?, second secretary of the legation, a i-tudenf, and sis marines have been woundea tcougn not mcr?aiiy "Many others ha7e also been slight? ly wounded. 36 DAYS AND NIGHTS. . London, July 31.-A special from Tien Tsio says: "A Pekin rne??a<?e dated July 21 reports that the first out ?ide cews reached there July 18 Th' failure of tbs relief exp'diiion made the siege far more perilous On June 19 the tsoo?-!i-yatuen brote off relarion.?. Jnoo 20 China declared war. Baron von Ketteler and Francis James, an English profe-s :r, were murdered. Over 400 COD combatant* occupied the British leeatioo. I understand con? verts ara holding the north cathedral A thousand refugees occupied the palace of Prinoe Lu. A truce began Joly 17 after 26 days of fierce assault. Ooe night ?be shelling wa? uointer ropted for six hours. Four attempts were made to fire tb British legation. Two attacks resnlte< io the rain cf the Chinese national col lege. The cowardice of the Chines prevented a succeesfal rushing. Total killed or dead is : Germans 10 j Japaoese 10 : Freoch ll ; British 5 Rossiao 4 ; Amerioaos 7; Italians 7 converts 9 ; total with woonded 98. The correspondents Morrison, Rei< and Temeoty are ill At least 2,000 Chinese bave bee! killed The Americans occupy a strong posi tion on the city wall. Provisions are still soffioeiot Thi hospital arrangement are excellent Evervbody is much exhausted by coo tinuous work. Imperial edicts bave commended tbi Boxers and ordered missionaries tc leave the interior and commanded al viceroys to help Pekin ; bot an edie dated dated July 18 enjoins protector, nod promises compeD*atioo. Tbe re port that a large relief force was comiog produced this change Foreigo governments would beware being hoodwioked. China is Responsible For Pekin Outrages. London, Aug. 2 -Dr. Georgi Ernest Morrison, the Pekin corres pondent of The Times, bas beer heard from direct The Times tbh morning prints the following dispatel ! from him dated July 21 : I There has been a cessation of hos j tilities here (Pekin) siuce July 1S: ! but for fear of treachery, there has I been no relaxation of vigilance The Chinese soldiers contiuue to strength en the barricades around the besieg? ed area, and also the batteries on toe of the imperial wall, but in the mean? time they have discontinued iiring; probably because they are short o: ammnnition "The main bodies of the imperial soldiers have left Pekin in order tc meet the relief force. Supplies are beginning to come in and the condi tion of the besieged is improving The woonded are doing well Our j hospital arrangements are admirable i and 150 cases have passed through j the hospital. ! "The tsong li yamen forwarded tc j Sir Claude Macdooald, a copy of a I dispatch telegraphed by the em j percr to Queen Victoria, attributing all deeds of violence to bandits and requesting her majesty's assistance to extricate the Chinese government I from its difficulties The queen's j reply is not stated but the Chinese minister at Washington telegraphs that the United States government would gladly assist the Chinese au ! thoritie8 "Thia dispatch to the queen was I sent to the tsong ii yamen by the grand council on Joly 3, yet the day before an imperial edict bas been issued calling on the Boxers to con tinoe to render loyal and patriotic services in exterminating the Chris? tians The edict also commanded viceroy and governors to expel all missionaries from China and to arrest all Christians and compel them to re? nounce their faith Other decrees i applauding the Boxers speak approv j ingiy of their burning out and slay j ing converts Their readers are stated in a decree to be princes and ministers On Juiy 18 another de j cree made a complete volte face due I to the victories of of the foreign ? troops at Tieri Tsio in this decree, j for the first time, and one month after J the occurrence, an allusion was made j to the death of Baron von Ketteler, j the German minister, which was at ; tributed to the action of local i brigands, although there is no doubt ; that it was premeditated, and the a3 i sassination was committed by an im 1 perial officer, as the survivor. Herr ; Cordes, can testify, i The force besieging tho legation : consists cf the imperial troops under Gen Tung Lu and Gen Tung Fuh Siacg, whose gallantry is applauded in imperial decrees, although it has consisted in bombarding for one month defenseless women and chil ? oren cooped up in the legation com? pound, using 6hell, shrapnel, round shot and expanding bullets The Chinese throughout, with character? istic treachery, posted proclamation a?suiing us of protection and the same night they made a general attack in the hope of surprising us "There is still no news of Pei Tan"* ; cathedral The wounded number ; 13S including the American surgeon, Lippitt. severely wounded and Capt Myers, who is doing weil Seven Americans have been killed "Ail the ministers and members of ; the legations and their families are [ ir .od health. The general health ; ol the community is excellent, and ; we are awaiting relief'*7 j After enumerating the casualties i already reported and giving the total c?eath?, including American, as 56, Mr Morrison proceeds as follows : "The Chinese undermined the j French legation, which is now a ruin, bot the French minister, M Pich?n, I was not present, haviDg fled for pro- j tection to the British legation on the j first day of the siege. "The greatest peril we suffered ! during the siege was from fire, the j Chinese in their determination to j destroy the British legation, burning j the adjoining Han Lin Yuen (nation al college^, one of the most sacred buildings in China, sacrificing the unique library " AN AMERICAN'S TESTIMONY. Chicago, Aug 1 -A cable dispatch to the Daily News from Chefoo, July 31 via Shanghai, Aug 1, says : Dr Robert Coliman, Jr, the staff corres? pondent of the Chicago Record ID Pekin, who bad not been beard from since June 12, sends the following dispatch : "Pekin, July 21 -Baron von Ket teler, the German minister was mur dered by Chinese troops and bis secretary wounded June 20th while on bis way to the tsung li yamen. The foreign residents aie besieged in the British legation and have been under a daily fire from artillery and rifles. "The cowardice of the Chinese fortunately prevented them from making successful rushes Our losses are 60 killed and 70 wounded. The Chinese losses exceed 1,000 There has been no word from the outside world. Food is plentiful, such as it is, rice and horse flesh. Yesterday under a flag of truce a message was sent oy Yung Lu asking if Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minis ter, would consent to a truce The j minister replied he was willing pro vid ed the Chinese came no closer The.- shell firing then ceased and everything is now quiet "We hope that, having defeated the Chinese, relief is nearing us | We are all exhausted with constant j standing on guard, fighting, building barricades and digging trenches both night and day "AU the legations except the Brit ish are utterly wrecked by shot and shell. The Austrian, Belgian and Holland buildings are burned to the ground The British legation is also much shattered. The United States marines still hold a vital position on j the city wall commanding the lega lions "After a brilliant sortie on the night of July 3 Capt Myers succeed ed in driving back the Kansuh mounted troops During the fight Capt Myers was slightly wounded Secretary Squires of the United j States legation deserves the greatest | credit for his services throughout the j siege His military experience and j energy are invaluable Many flags | and rifles were captured by Capt ! Myers. "We fear that treachery is possible when the defeated Chinese troops enter the city Meanwhile we are living in intense anxiety and hoping for early relief " - - f-?? . Infamy and Duplicity That Must be Punished. Londoo, Aug 2, 4 a. m.--At last tho story of Pekin bas been told. Dr Morrison in The Times today holds up the Chinese government before thc world as guilty, and to a degree of in- j famy and duplicity that exceeds the j surmise of its worst detractors Io the ? same dispatch be gives a more hopeful view of the prospects cf the besieged i than ha3 been expressed by any of thc i others who bave been heard from. Simultaneously there comes from the j Belgian charge d'affaires at Shanghai j an offinial statement that the allies are ? expected to reach Pekin in about a j week, they being 18 miles from Tien ! Tsio yesterday. Cn * iog upon Dr. Morrison's i di?i Ou The Times says: "It is now ? be; jd doubt that the frequent asset- j tions of the different Chinese represen-j tatives that for a month past, the lega-. tions have been eobving the protection '. of the throne are ono and all, uoquaii j fied falsehoods. _he cumulative evi? dence is overwhelming that the whole aair has been throughout, under th?.' control :>r?d direction of the Ch?nese ' government. "lt nov? rests with the powers to mike the Chinese government under? stand that i: will be held icily re? sponsive for whatever happens it: Pekin " THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT Washington, Aug. 1 -The Chinese minister called at toe stare* department | carly today and presented EO Secretary ? flay n ds patch from Li ilun<: Chang, received la:it midnight froo.? thc Chi-j cese minister in London : '.J:i?;t received a tclagram from Pao Ting F.'O of the sixth moon, 231 day, j (July 19). that thc privy council had' that, day received aa imperial edict ?S , ?oi?ows : ; 'Wc have received the memorial of j Li Hung Chang and others imploring j os to save and protect tho mioisters of I the vari?os nations. Now the miois ters are ali safe and wei!, and Li Hoog Chang is directed to wire to Yang Wo and others that they may inform the respective secretaries for foreign affairs accordingly. Respect this * "This telegram has beeo delayed in transmission. The other day I and other viceroys sent a joint memorial, requesting that the different ministers be escorted oat of Pekin, or that tbey first be enabled to freely commooicate by letter or wire with their respective governments. When an imperial an? swer is received, ? will again wire Commooicate this to Minister Tang at St. Petersborg. Minister To at Paris and Minister Wo at Washington for them to inform secretaries for foreign affairs.'* Only One Step From War With China. Washington, Aug 2.-The state de? partment bas made public the follow? ing correspondence between Lt Hong Chang and the state department re? garding the abandonment of the cam? paign on Pekio : Telegram sent to the United States embassies io Berlin, London, Paris, Rome and St. Petersborg and to tbe United States minister, Tokio. State Department, Washington, Aug. 1, 1900. Io reply to a suggestion of Li Hong Chaog that tho mioisters might be sent ooder safe escort to Tieo Tsio provided the powers wooli engage not to march on Pekin, the secretary of state, re? plied on the 30th of Joly : "This government will not enter into any arrangement regarding dis? position or treatment of legations with? out first having free commonicatioo with Minister Conger. Responsibility for their protection rests opon Chinese government. Power to deliver at Tien Tsio presupposes power to protect and to open communication. This is in? sisted oo." Tbis message was delivered to Vice? roy Li by Mr Goodnow on the 31st. Viceroy Li then enquired whether "if commonicatioo were established be? tween ministers and their governments it coold be arranged that the powers shoold not advance on Pekin pending negotiations.'* To this inquiry the following reply was sent on the 1st of August : "Goodnow, Consol General, Shanghai: "I do not think it expedient to sub? mit the proposition cf Earl Li to the other powers. Free communication with onr representatives in Pekin is damanded as a matter of absolote right and cet as a favor. Since the Chinese government admit3 tbat it possesses the power to give communication, it pat itself in an onfriecdly attitude by deny? ing it No negotiations eoem advis able until tbe Chinese government shall have pot the diplomatic representatives of the powers in foll and free cemmo nicatioo with their respective govern? ments and removed all danger to lives and liberty We would orge Kari Li earnestly to advise the imperial au? thorities of Cbioa to place themselves io friendly commnoioation aod cooper ation with the relief expedition They are assomiog a heavy responsibility in acting otherwise Hay.*' Yon will commooicate this informa tion to the minister of foreign affairs AN OMINOUS NOTE. Secretary Hay's reply to Li Hung Chans bas closed the negotiations with China unless the old viceroy is able to secore the foll acceptance of our terms relative to tbe foreign ministers and that at once. No orders therefore looking to a relaxation of the prepara tions for the advance cn Pekin have gone out from Washington, for. as the sicuatioo is described by ooo of the leading officials herc "there will be no bargaining on our part in advance of tbe concession by the Ch?nese autbori ties to full and free communication with the foreign ministers *' There is moreover, a vote ominously cloj-e to actual war in Secretary Hay's deciar arion that the c^cduct of the Chinese govercmput is "unfriendly. '* That Sind cf ianguago is estreme in diplo? macy, and ic is er!v s narrow step b:. twesn ic 3nd formai w^r The impression prevails here ?har. the Chinese government, if i: ia noz abso? lutely bereft of power to ae? in d?fiance of the Boxers IT;;; accept cor terms and some ?-och action is looked for very I so.';n. Possibly a b:-.*i;,1. nor more, ic is believed, th^n ODO r'.r most, ?T i i ? be required to bring the imperial govern- : mont to the point of acceptance, though in trV.r. oa?c it questionable whether the ori^:::-i? cendir:er? T. u:d b; regard* ed ar. stiil open to acceptance if thc Chinese government now accepte, how? ever, the Uoited Slates goverDno ?t i will bf face to face wi?h ono os" thc mont delicate ar..: momentous diplo? matic tasks ever uoderfakeo. lt must attempt to reieem its promise tc uso its good offices ir ? ?V.T of China, and in ! i thp present temper cf some of* the j European powers, thc grrr.rr?t ciffiiui ties may bc cxp?cred ro arise ic the prosecutioo nf tho attempt. It is the confident expectations of the officials here, however, tbat if the Chinese government actually and io good faith ! meeta ali of the four conditions laid j down by the president in his reply to the Chinese emperor's appeal for aid, that at least a majortiy ot the powers j now represented io China will acoept I that as a proper base upon which to cease present hostilities and open neg?- I j dations for a settlement. Tbe decision ! j of the majority io such case without j doubt would receive the acquiescence of j the mioority, else ao interminable entanglement might arise. Secretary Koot said this afternoon there bad been no developments which would necessitate any changes in the instructions of Gen Chaffee or which would change the intentions of the government in the least A cipher cable message was sent to Gen Chaffee by Secretary Root today whioh contain? ed additional information and facts which have developed since the last message was sent him at Nagasaki The message contained no additional I instructions, but merely information which we may use as a guide to our actions. It is not believed at the war depart? ment that an advance has been made as yet from Tieo Tsin. It is explained that the last dispatches indioated a great desi of delay in unloading the transports and before any advance caa be made the troops must have all their equipments and transportation for them The indications are that the plans being matured at Tien Tsin contem? plate a rapid advance when the move? ments begins, for it seems to be understood that there will bs carried j with the army a sufficient quantity of I sopplies tn maintain the troops on the j march to Pekin and return, if a return ! chouid be advisable, j The* fact that no reports were received from Gen Chaffee during the day was not surprising to the war departmsnt officials who said that the general was busy preparing for the campaign and moreover communication between Taku and Chefoo is uncertain. i __ I CHINA STILL IMPOSED CONDI? TIONS. Paris August 2.-The French con? sul general at Shanghai telegraphs to? day as follows : "L1* Hung Chang j has stated to the United States con ? sui that the ministers will be put in I communication with their respective i governments if the allies arrest their j march on Pekin. Chang is yet j unable to secure a reply to the mes ! sage, in bis care, to M Pich?n (the I French minister in Pekin), as the ! t8ung li yamen will not consent to the j forwarding of cipher messages for ! the ministers. j "It is asserted that the foreigners ' within the imperial city and their ! consular corps have decided to en I trust the defense of the concessions j to the international naval forces.'7 No Messages Will be Sent to Foreign Ministers. Wasbiogtoo. Aug. o -The state department makes public the following telegram received today from the con? sul general at Shanghai. Shanghai, Ang. o. I Seoretary of State, Washington ? Americans left Chunking yesterday ! Li told French consul today ao mes I sises will be delivered ministers be I cause cf foreigners advancing on Pekin. I Two pro-foreign members of the tsuog li-yamen beheaded 27th for urging preservation ministers by Li Ping H>ng, now commanding troops in Pekin. He ordered Pao Ting ca? sacre. Goodnow. i Washington, August C.-Another i move v;a5 made today in the diplomatic I situation by the return of 3D evasive j answer by Li Hung Chang to Secretary I Hay's peremptory demand of Aug 1 to j be put ir, communication with the I foreign ministers at Pekin. Li s \ answer is not fcoal and ?eaves the mat ! ter op^n diplomatically. Bar Li's j actions are reported by Consul Genera! j Goodnow as unquestionably sinister, ' and will amount to a fina! rejection of thc Americio proposition if persisted in. Mr. Goodnow's dispatch contains I some further information bearing .'o the ! question of responsibility for Pekin ! conditions in thc statement tbat the commander of thr- Chinese troops, by inference answerable ti the Chinese government, ordered thc Pac Ting massacre. Ir !earocc here thar Li Pin~ Hong, the commander referred to, i; a civil official, and well known to all rh ; Chinese officials abroad as one of tho mou rabid ant: foreign leaders in China, l?o is a close friend of Prince Tjan and tho association cf these two io Pekin aluirs, with power enough behind them to cause the ignominious death of two high officials, ie regarded here as a bad sigo. Simaltaoeousiy with Mr. Goodoow'e dispatch came a characteristically dip* lomatic message from Yaarj Shib K?i" governor of Shao Tong, repeating r' e story of two days that the Cb o o government was arranging to deicer the ministers io safety at Tieo Tsio, No effort is made to reconcile tb t statement with Earl Li's refo?a! to allow communication with the minis? ters. Gen. Cbaffee's message as to tbn un? expected resistance offered to the Japan? ese reconnaissance is regarded by military men here as forecasting & greater degree of resistance to tbe in? ternational advance tbaa bas been an? ticipated, and they are oow eattVf? d tbat tbe Chinese troops will faro sh material for at least one severe bact.e before tbe way is clear to Pekio The navy department today issued ?c order for the cooperation of its < ffi f abroad with tho otBoers of the aro y c landing aod transporting troops des IQ. ed fer Chinese service. This revives the situation that existed io Coba wheo Shaffer's army corps was landed large? ly through the efforts of tbe navy and the use of tbe latter's boats aod seam launches. It is thought io the depart? ment that the navy can lend consider? able assistance to Geo. Cbaffee's troops ont only io aiding their debarkation but possibly io furnishing them boat transportation if a move is made aioog the Pei Ho. It appears that some misaoders'aod iog exists as to a St. Petersburg dis? patch prioted here this morning saying that the Chinese mioistcr there and bis i colleagoes io Europe had cabled the goveroor of Shao Tong demanding that j freo communication be opened bstweea tbe Pekin ministers and their respective governments. This commonication was j in fact a pint memorial to the throne I concurred in by all Chinese minister? ; abroad, inoloding Minister Wo ic Washington. It. was forwarded by Minister Yong Lo at St. Petersborg. ! because the latter is the deao of the ! Chinese diplomatic service. It was I transmitted throogh tbe governor of I Shao Tong to be forwarded to Pekin. ! This aotion is considered very iropor i taut as indicating that the Chinese j ministers abrosd have at last reached a ; unanimous conclusion that the sitoatioc j is no longer co be trifled with. Their action may be regarded as a final effort 1 on their part to influence the home government and its outcome ie awaited with great interest. Meanwhile the government of the I Uoi'wd States, like the governments of j Europe, bas not abandoned its effort to ; establish communication with its min? ister at Pekin by independent means and the state department bas instructed I Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, ! Consul Fowler ac Ghefoo, and Consol ! Ragsdale at Tien Tsin, to spare no i effort or expense to open op direct com I muoication with Mr. Conger, i Io addition to his snort message rel ! ative to the Japanese check, tracsmit I ted tbroogh Admira! Reoey aod re I oeived this morning, Gea. Chaffee made ! another and direct cable report this af? ternoon. The message was withheld I from poblicatioD by Seoretary Root, ; who deolioed to make its purport pab* ; lie. Presumably it was devoted to a j reoital of Gen Cbaffee's needs io a i military ws.y. Io view of the London I statement that the advance on Pekin ; actoally began with the present week, ; there is abo a risibility that Geo. ; Cbaffee's message has some bearing oa ! this subject, though it is evident from { bis report of this morning, that the advance, if started, cooid not nave pro? gressed far beyond Tieo Tsin, as the outpost affair described by bim tock place only ten miles cut of town Second Assistant Secretary Adee is to act as secretary of state fo? a few weeks during Secretary Hay'.-* absence, win left VTasbingteo this afternoon to visit his family at their summer home at Sunaoeo Lake. N. H plague in Losdon. Washington, Aug 3 -The marine hospital eervice has received the fol? lowing telegram from Past Assistant Surgeon Thomas, dated London, Au? gust 3 : "There have been four cases of plague and two deaths from plague in Loudon. Diagnosis confirmed by bacteriological examination. Do not think there will be further spread." Charles J. Cannon. S"a:c oyster * inspector of Virginia, was t>bct and in? stantly kided in Norfolk, Vd , Friday by M. II. Prioco, assistant chief o? police. Toe men were c'^e friends and co canse for tho killing is kno^n. Thc Commercial Cible Co.completed Friday a new cable from this country to Portugal via the Azore inlands. i?aaruim?i -JU ?ina-?-raw-caa ^BSOMJTEIV PURE BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAXtWQ POWDER CO., HEW YORK.