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tu wwrnrmm wires mam. m?t?niia*?i CMMlldmted 4uc. 2, 1881. tbt ?iHattbm;m nnb Sontbrw. PuB?ta4d Ivery Vt4aotd?T, ??tf? KT. Gk Osteen, 8?MTKK, 8. 0. Till MB : f 1.50 per auoam?to edvaooe. Owe Square first insertion..$1 00 ?very anneeqntut interttoo. M. 10 Oontmcle for three months, or longer wil mm toe ill et red need re tee All comma mentions which saKserve privets Ojtnrneu will be charged for at advertteaieote Owitonriee end tri baten of reeoeete will be skargiS for. genTcuaffee reports battle. THE U 8 TROOPS HAVE A HAND IN THE FIOHT. Wnnhingtou, Aog 7 ?The war do pnrtaoerit UaO vwowived ihn following OnbWgroffi frum Goo Chaff** : Cbefoo, Aug 7. Adjutant General, Woobiogtoo : Tiro Tmn, Aog 3 ?Coofereooo to day d^c<d? d battle Sunday Chinese untren ob?*d root ood west through P'itooi'g L ft of Ohioesf* protected by 0 M.ded ground practically onss oollnble J ?pnneae. Eogliab, Ameri onn forces about 10 000 strong will a'tack Chinese right west of river flink 0 h*r toroeo Koasinn, French, sboot I ??0i; strong, orr| oeite side bwiwceo nvrr nnd railroad. Chinese position appmently strong Army reported 3o 00 I between rVbsng ond Tank Taon or coea of rond over Pei Ho Y ?ng Teon objective Our uroe 2,000 nnd lottery Conemaugh imrnd Suit) cavalry left (st) Tien Tein for gonrd of city nod swsiting mooots Ministers snfe on Jolv 28 Chsffee. Washington. Aog 7 ?The ioforma tioo wmoo oeme today tbnt American troops engaged io tbs battle st Peit ssng established positively, for tb* 6rtt time that oo?withstanding tbs difficul? ties wbtoh Geo Cbaffee bad eoooou tsred io deoarkiog troops sod sopplies, at I"?h" a part aod a considerable part of ?o' force mas io tbe veoguard of the t?ew*rd avsvemeot Geo. Cheffoe's dtapat'h to tbe war department oo >? v?yed tbo ?osl satisfactory evideoo;s tkat tbs o' mmaodets had thoroughly sgreed io adtaoos up >u a plan of aotioo and that there is every indtoetioo that ?b?* olao h*d b-eo followed as Geo Cv.ff ? oo ? tday seot the osble saying t*at tbs a"aeg opoo tbe Chinese at P'iissog w>old be made oo Sooday Iks dar wkeo Admiral R roey aod tbe ffse sorrseo 'odeote say tbs fighting oeeorrad G <o Cfceffee'e sooooooe ? sot that tbs pvessol ohjaotive of tbs io'erottional oolooto i? Y*og Tnuo, is interpreted by tbs ((finals at tbs war department thai ibis point wkcrs rsil road aod wagoo road meets, is to bs made Iks edvnooe boss for tbo op srsttoos oo Petto Tbs si si poet tire sdditioo to tbe osws of ?ks da? was tbs brief lios from tbs sorrsspoadsot of tbe Assooisied P'sss si Ttso Tsio stettog Ibat tbs N o b and P orlseo infantry, Reilly's battery nod the manne? wars io tbe bn*tle of Petteeog. It was tbia force which wi'b iks Britiab aod Japaoesa, btra ike brool of Ika attaok oo Iba left tank wkiob was to toro the enemy's poet moo Tbia plao had already baao ?ada oUar by Geo Cbsffes's dispatch although ks did oot meatioo wbsi American troops would ks sogsgsd. Io view of iks psrtisipattdo of tks Ameneeo troops. Iks war aod oavy de partajeota ars aoiiooely eipeoiaol of reports of tks part lakso by our troops aod iba losses wkisk tbs Aoaerioaae siay b?ve tustaioad No light bss ysl keen thrown opoo tks subjasl of whether Iks eemmaoders of tbe international foroee ksvn sgraad opoo a oommender Tbs Cksffso dispatch woold seem to indicate ikal oos bsd beso sgrss opoo. Tks movement wss planoed evideatly by tbs commander* io soofsraoes sod tks psrt wkisk easb oommaod wss to plsy sgrsad upon io sdvsose. Ii ia psrbapa ootswortby aod sigoifloaot iksl ia ibis plso of sttaek opoo tbe enemy at Peitssof, tks Ameriom, British and Jspsoeee foreea were join? ed to tbe movement to turn the eoemy's right fsnf, wbils tbs Russisos sod P eosk operstsd togetker oo tbe op posits sids of tbs river sgsiost the sossny's le't This may iodiosts tbe lios of cl avage among tbe allies, whose geoersl diMseeioos ware reported 0' Tteo lsio It also is eioeedingly ?<? o fioent that Gss Ckaffes doss oot ajeonos tks 0?' man force at all Tba w r d'psriavoi < (totals do o t beli?ve Ibis eooid bavs bseo doe to so over sight oo kia psrl if it wss srrsogad tkst tkey wsrs to participate to tks geovsgseoi ll Ibsrsfors aeemi likely tbnl iks (j-rmaoe wsrs oot engaged si Psiieeog It io tkoogbl possibls Ikol lboy assy bo noting lodepeodsotly. April itft?. "Be Jui SUM TUE CHINESE WAR. Latest N we Prom Scene of Hostilities aa Kqowq in Washing oa. Washington, Aag 8 ?Tue Chinese situation is considered Tory grave by tbe autboritiee io Washington The receipt of the message from Minister Conger last bight. wb*cb indicated a continuation of the firing upon the legationera, and the Chinese govern meut's insistence that the ministers sbou'd leave Pekin, which Mr Conger considered would mean certain death, brought matters to an aoate stage All day the cabinet officers who are io town have been consenting with each other, and the president haa been communicated with by tele* graph and over the long distance telephone Secretary R ><>t held two conferences with Attorney General Origga and aeveral with Acting Sec retary of State Adee, and their views were communicated to the presideot As a result of th*?e consultations it wss announced officially at the close of the day that a message to the imperial government at Pekin had been delivered to Minister Wu fur transmission to his government The text of the message wss prepared by Actir.g Secretary of State Adee and Secretary Root and its fins) form wss msde knowo to the president in a talk conducted by Mr Root over the White House long distance telephone. It was then stated d? finitely that the authorities of thie government would not make public the text of this latest communication to China till Mr Wu hud oVpoituriitv to forward it to his government The chief officials of the government wero not willing to outline in any d?G?it? manner the contents of the message, although generally it was accepted that the communisation was ompnatic and to the point JM!e nietsag? sent to the Chinese government through Mr Wu, accord ing to tie best information obtaina ble, informs thst government that the removal of the restrictions upon com munioatlon with our minister, evi denced both by the receipt of Mr Jonger's messsge snd the transmis sion of the edict of tbo 5th is very gratifying, but is not an er.tire com pliance with the original demands of the president in his reply to the appeal for mediation. The president in his original communication to the emperor of China laid down three conditions, precedent to any sction looking to negotiations for the settie ment of the difficulties between China and the powers These con ditions in the president's own words were as follows : "I most solemnly urge upon your majesty's govern ment to give public asscrsnce wbeth | er the foreign ministers are alive and, if so. in wbst condition. *> To put the diplomatic repre sentatives of the powers in immedi ate and free communication with their respective governments, and to remove all dangera to their lives and | libe-ty "3 To place the imperial autbori ties of Chios in communication with the relief expedition so that coopers j tion may be secured between them for the liberation of the legstions and the protection of foreigners, and the restoration of order " American Consul Objects to Troops at Shanghai. London, Aug. 9. 4 a m.?Beyood (bo offioial noes given oat yesterday the morning papers contain no direct io formation of importaooe from Cbiaa Tbaokt to the dispatches of Sir Claude Maedooald and Rear Admiral Hruoe Ibers ia a general disposition to take a more hopeful view of the situation The report of lbs appointment of Field Marshal Couot too Waldersee as oom soaoder io sbief of the international foroes, meets with general approval The Rome oorrt-spoodeot of the Daily Mail anooaoeas the reoeptiou there of official dispatobe* from the Italian min? ister in Pekio, asserting that he left Pekio on July 31, presumably for Tien Tsio. This, however, it so utterly at variaooe with the action and ioteotioos of tbe other ministers heard from that it seems almost incredible. If true, it opens up ao interesting field of epooula tion ooooerniog tbe fato of tbe Italian representative. The Cbioeeo legation believe* tbat the members of the foreign logaiioo* have aot left Pekin bat that they will do so The Shaoghai correspondent of tbe Dailv Naws wir'??? yeito^iY ?*7q j L* -d BtS i Si IsOu.ul iiudUtM strongly opposes Admiral Seymour's infeo'ioo to land 3.000 troops on tbe 1 /round that soeh an aot would not be warranted by the oiroamstaoor a and would bo likely to sreale trouble "M. Hectare, the Frenoh consul, sgrsss to lbs arrangement, but says that if lbs British land forses the Frsoeh will do likewise Ths Aus* triasi also will laid sjsd. My psrsonal it and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou TER. S. C WEDNEi opioioo is tbst the laodiog of troops here at the present moment would be a grave mistake.1' London, Aug 8 ?In the bouse of commons today Mr Brodrick, par liamentary secretary for the foreign offi je, read a telegram from Sir Claude Maodonald, British minister to China, received in cipher at the foreign office this morning. The dispatoh was in reply to a government message and bore date of Pekin, Aug 3 It was os follows: i "1 hove 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 since then have been slight Except one private of marines all the wouoded are doing well The rest of the British io the legation ore well, including the whole garrison. "The total of killed is 60 and of wounded 110 We hove 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 Cbefoo Aug 6: ??The allies, about 12,000 strong, attacked the Chinese entrenched posi tion at Hsiku, about two miles out aide Tien Tain, early this morning The Chinese weref driven out and retired northward pursued by the allies who occupied Peitsang Transports followed up the troops By road and river the advance upon Pekin has been begun " Mr Brodrick said he thought the messages were, on the whole satisfac lory The country understood the policy of her majesty's government in regard to China, which was to carry on with absolute firmness and determination the measures taken to preserve the country's interests. Tbe Americans Suffer Seri? ous Loss?Casualties of 60. Washington, Aug 9 ?Tho capture of Ysng Tsun, the final objective point of the international forces, was the supreme news of importance received todary on the Chineso situo tion. Tho first word of this capture, effected last Monday, came in a brief dispatch to tho signal office at the war department from Col Scriveu, the signal officer at Chefoo, saying : Chefoo, Aug 9. To Signals, Washington, Aug 6th Yang Tsun captured today. Wire up. Need own transportation. All well Scriven. Half an hour after this message a cablegram came from Gen Chsffee, giving additional details of tbe csp ture and showing that it had been at tbe cost of about 60 casualties smong the American troops Gen Chaffee's I dispatch is os follows : Ysng Tsun, Aug 6. Yang Tsun occupied today Wounded Second Lieut Frank R Long, Ninth infantry, moderate ; caaualties about 60 men, Ninth Uni ted States infantry ; Fourteenth Uni' ted States infantry and Battery F, Fifth ? S. artillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth infantry. Names later Many men prostrated, heat and fa tigne. Chaffee. A JAPANESE REPORT. Hardly less important was a die patch from Gen Terauchi, second in command on the Japanese stsff, sent to tbe wsr 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 lime the real advance on Pekin would begin. Gen Terauohi's die pstch ststed that on the 4th, when it was forwsrded, the advance had not yet begun This was at first incom? prehensible, in view of tbe fsct that fighting has actually occurred But the later statement that the interna tional force would total 50,000 on the 15th appears to mske clear Gen Terauchi'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 recoonnaisssnce in force, the main movement of the army of 50,000 to follow on the 15th This mskes clear the meaning of Gen Chaffee's dispatch thst Yang Tsun was tho objective point. The wsr 1 department here hea been considers bly puzzled over this statemet of an objective point, far short of Pekin It wouid appear, however, from Gen Tt'rauchi's dispstch that the first force ot 16,000 men having opened up communications to Yaug Tsun, brought forward supplies end estab liehed this advance base, tho wsy would then be clear for the advance of the larger force on tbe 15th. Tbe capture of Yang Tsun is therefore an important strategic branch of the fast motoring military plans. Tke place io about 18 miles boyood Tien Tsin am j Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's. BDAY. AUGUST 15. ] and little less than quarter of the way to P^kin FINE WORK OF SIGNAL SER VICE MEN Col Scriven a 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 surrance 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 fi st base of operations. The capture of Yang Tsun on the 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 cspture might give the foreigus-s considera? ble trouble Aside from the military develop? ments of the day and diplomatic as? pect of the er?eis was made more clear by the publication of the demand made by the United States on the imperial government to China and transmitted to Minister Wo last evening The document is as fol? lows : OUR LA?T DEMANDS "We are availing ourselves of the opportunity i fTered by the imperial edict of the 5 u of August allowing to the foreign ministers free com munication with respective govern roente in cipher, and have sent a com? munication to Minister Conger, to which we awa;t an answer 4 We are already advised by him, in a brief dispatch received Aug 7, that imperial troops am firing d.iily upon tho ministers in Pekin We de mand Ihe immediate cessation of hostile attacks by imperial troopn upon the legations and all foreigners therein "We nro also 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 that the imperial troops ore now firing upon the legations and in view of the doubt expressed by the imperial gov eminent in its edict of Aug 2 to its power to restore order and secure absolute safety in Pekm, it is evident that this apprehension is well found? ed, for if your ^government cannot protect our miniotor in Pekin, it will presumptively be unable to protect him upon a journey from Pekin to the coast '?We thorefore 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 China, of July 23, 1900, and enter into com munication with the relief expedition so that cooperation m?v be secured be tween them and that liberation of the legations, the protection of foreigners and the restoration of order may be accomplished Such so tion on the part of the imperial government would be a satisfactory demonstration of its friendliness snd 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 partment has received the following osblegram from Gen Chaffed : Chefoo. Adjudaot General, Waehington. Aug 5 Pcitsang handsomely taken early this morning by Japanese troops, supported by English and Americans. Japanese loss considerable; Eoglisb slight ; Americans none. Ground very limit ed. In morning American troops oocu pied rear position, whioh was to form turning movements, but were unable to form in lioe. We will cross Pei Ho to left bank tomorrow morning and move on Yang Tsuo. Consul st Cbefoo furnished oopy dispatoh from tsuog li yamin which he has oabled. DESPAIR OF LI HUNG CHANG Washington, Aug 9.?An important dispatob has been reoeived in diplomat io quarters, forwarded from tho foreign offices of one of the powers taking part in the international movement and giv ing with mooh detail a conversation by Li Hang Chang in which he expressed his despair over the oondition ?of the Chiocse government in his fears that tbe anti-foreign element had gained complete ascendency at Pekin. The conversation was with the ooosul of the power receiving tbe dispatoh and as be is an intimate friend of long standing with Earl Li, the latter spoke unreserv? edly of tbe deplorable eonaition ot affairs among bis own people. London Cntoese War Notes London. Auiross 9 ?Tbe fboHed oouutry beyond Pelt Saug adds im? measurably to tbe d ffi ul'v of tbe pro? gress of the allies toward Pekin This news reaohea the Shai gbai correspond sots from Tien Tain, with statements to tbe effect that the situation at Tien Tiin is again perilous, owing to tbs and Truth's." THE ' L900. Ne I assembling ol Cotoese troops within striking distance The losses of the alli???. io tho r?n*r operatioos aro now said t bo 1 13? men. of which numb r tho Ras-tat* lost 600 tbo Japaoese 410 nod tb. Britiih 120. International suspicion has broker out among the consols at Shanghai o> eooooot of tbe determina'ion of tb British to land there a brigade o Indian troops It is reported that tbt Freuen will also taod troops at Sbaog I bat to tbe number of 1 200 men While the mioieters at Peiio reman | I unrelieved it is not understood wb) j I Great B train should divert force* I oestioed for tbo relief expedition to I garrison a plaoa where peace that far I baa been oodisturbed ! A news agency dinpa'ob from Che F'O, dated Suoday. August 5, says a messenger from P kio reports that tb Dowager Empress scot four cartloads of food to tbe legations 0" July 28 Tbe B itish foreign effi e is under? stood to have suppressed portions of the la-t dispatch of the B i'isb minister at ; Pekin, Sir Claude MaoDooald, on tbe I groood that bis explicit statements regarding the qoanttty of food and ammunition available might be useful to tbo enemy. No Attention Will be Paid to Chinese Representations. - Chinese News R? coived in Wash lrg'orj. 1 Washington Aug 10 ?In the j light of the latent dispatch from Min I ister Conner. reco;vrd by the State I department through Minister Wu ! today, the attitude nf the adroinistra j tion is that theie is but one thing to i be done in tho present circumstances, namelv, to proas on to the relief of the besieged garrison at P?kin This was made known after ex'ended communications between Washing ton and the president at Cantoo Tho Conger dispatch was accepted 86 showing conclusive justifi nation for the imperative demand of tbe United States sent to the Chinese government on Wednesday night, in sisting that the imperial troops co operate with the international forces in the rescue of tho ministers and until this Condition as well as that for the cessation of bombardment is fully conceded by China there is no other course opened but to press steadily onward in the mission of relief T e Conger dispatch was received before d y ght at the Chinese lega tion, ami aa soou as the official day opened Minister Wu presented it to acting Secretary Adee at the state department It waa in the Ameri can cipher and was found to be an identical no?e with that of the other ministers at P kin ( hat of the French minister M P'chou, already having appeared) with the additional fact that seven metnriors of tbe guard had boen killed and 16 wounded The discussion with tbe 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 Tbe text was ready by 3 o'clock and it was for* warded la*? in the day It was sn nounced ffi ually and positively that this message wou'd not be made public either in whole or in substance It was msde plain, however, that the 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 tbe mesaage they are believed to make plain that this gov ernment will not advise, much less direct that Mr Conger leave P?*kio under Chinese escort when tbe min ister haa adviaed Washington tbaj this would mean certain death Moreover the reply doubtless lets the minister know that there is an unac countable error io the statement of the Chinese government as conveyed to him through tbe tsung li ysmen j that tbe foreign governments had I urged repeatedly that the ministers be sent out of Pekin under suitable escort This clsuse, contained in Mr Conger's latest dispatch, clearly shows thot the Chinese government is lesding him to believe that it is the wish of Washington that he leave under a Chinese escort, whereas the Uniied Ststes government never has entertained for a moment the idea of having the minister set ont on the dangerous pilgrimage from Pekin to the coast, under Chinese protection. There is no probability that the attention of the Chinese government will be directed to its apparent dou? ble dealing as indicated by the Con Rota Makes the food more de so Ai anwnsjont im. mrjB SOUTH KON. FatablUhed Jan? lSHf w Series?Vol XX. So i tfpr dispatch T?is government has transmitted to the other powers in* ?erested the note to tho Chinese government entiuated to Minister Wq ?n tho night of the 8 ? It has ^ssnranc^e from the other powers 'hat they have not advised their eprpsentativen to accept Chinese ??scort from Pekin It was officially stated at the close of the day that no further representations have been made to the Chinese government **ince the Adee note of tbe 8<b and that none will be made uutil tbe Chiuese government has given some indication of the attitude it will assume in complying with or de eying tbe demands of to** Uuited States While the state department is con? tinuing to send messages to Minister Conger upou the assurances of the Chinese g ?vernment that communica? tion is uninterrupted is doing so with comparatively small hope of their delivery This asserioo was borne out tonight when Secretary Root said that there wee no convinc? ing evidence in possession of this government that auy of our 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 Prom Conger. Washington, Aug 10 ?Tho depart? ment of etato made public, today the following telegram from Minister Con? ger, which was rsweiv.td by Minister Wtl late last night, being co?.ained in a telegram sent to h'tn b? the Taotai of Shanghai. It w&a hand.?d ny Minister Wu to the acting secretary of etat2 a: 9 o'clock this morning. Secretary of State Washington : Tbe tsueg li yanjen sta'e* to the di? plomatic body that tbe various govern? ments have r^p'atcdly asked throneb tho respeotive Christian minierem that we immediately depart from Pekin un? der suitable escort Tbe yamea asks U9 to fix a date f$r our departure and to make tbe necessary arrangements to do so Our rep y is that we wtil seek instructions from our governments, and that in the abceoce of snob infractions wo cannot quit cur post. I most in? form you that in order to insure our cafe departure, foreign troops enly can safely escort U3, and they must be sofii cicnt force to ?afeiy guard 800 foreign? ers, inclading 100 women and children, a* well as 3 000 native Cbristaia?, who caunot be abandoned to certain masea ere. We cannot accept a Chinese escort under any circumstances All my colleagues are dispatching tbe fore? going to their respeotive governments. Of tbe Amorican marines, sever, have been killed and 16 wounded, among he latter Capt. Myer6 and T)r. Lippett, who are getting along nicely. Conger. Neeiy'8 Extradition. New York Aog 8.?Judge Lioombe of tbo Uoited States oirouit oourt tod?y rendered an opinion which indicates that on order for the extradition of Charles F W. Neely to tbe Cuban authorities will be sigood Aug 13. The latter part of tbe document says: "The evid 'cco shows probable caune to believe that tbe prisoner is guilty &f an offense defined in tbe act of June 6, 1900. and which is* also a violation of the criminal laws io force in Cuba, and upon such evidence he will be held for extradition. "Two obstaoies to bis extradition now exist He has been admitted to bail in this court ? { u a criminal oHa-ge of bringing into this district 'undo embezzled in another distriot. He has also been arrested in a civil ? otion br ught in this oourt to recover $45 000 wbiob, it is alleged, be has oooverted When both of these pro? ceedings sbail have been discontinued the order in extradition would be sign? ed This may be dews on Aug 13 at 11 o'clook a. m " Anderson, Aug 7 ? Saturday, Will Esrle, a negro boy 18 years old, living en the farm of Mr Carey Chambler near this 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 USE licious and wholesome as 00.1 eaej yesaj.