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F Qi" -- - - ^ ^ - ,- ^ THM 8UMTBR WATCHMAN, *ut*biiifaed April. 1850? "3e Just and Fear net-Let al! the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's.iand Truth's." THE TRUE SOCTERON, Established jone ISM Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. ATJG-TJST 29, 1900. New Series-Vol. XX. So 4 Published Every Wednesday, JM\ Car. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : fl.50 per annum-io advance. JLDTIRTISBMBKT: Ona Square first insertion.$1 00 Bvery subsequent insertion... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private iatereets will be charged for as ad ver tienen ts. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be ooarged for. The Allies Arrived Not a Dav Too Soon. Hungry Legationers Were Be? ing Furiously Attacked. Pekin, Aug 14 via Cbefoo, Aug 21.-The American and Russian flags were planted on the east wall of Pekin at ll o'clock this morning \ The India troops entered the British legation at 1 and the Americans at 3 There was a jo vfol reception from the wall The emaciated tenants could have lasted bot little longer. They had only three days' rations The Chin ese had been attacking furiously for two days Four thousand eheils fell in the legation during the siege Sixty five were killed and 160 wound I ed ; The Japanese began the battle be \ fore daylight and they are stiii fight j ing about the north wall where a j part of the Chinese are defending j the imperial city The Japanese! casualties have not been ascer ! tained The Russians had five kitted j and twelve wouuded. The plan was to make a general attack tomorrow, and the troops were arriving at camp, five miles east, all night They were completely ex? haosted and slept in the cornfields in the rain Generais however, alarm ed at the sounds of a heavy attack on the legations, pushed forward in dependently, the British, Americans and French on the left of the river Beginning at 2 o'clock this morning the Japanese diverted the brunt of the resistance to the northern city, their artillery engaging the Chinese heavily there The Americans and British met with but little resistance until they entered the city, where lhere was street fighting Reiley's battery at tempted to reach the inner wall The troops finally entered the foreign sttiement through the canal Company E, Fourteenth United States infantry, planted its fl^g on the outer wall, Musician Titus seal ing the wall with a rope, by means of which the others climbed to the top The Chinese had continually vio lated the armistice The food supplies sent to the lega tiona by the empress dowager were sufficient for one day. GEN. YUNG LU TO GEN TUNG FU. Hoogkoog, Aeg. 21 -A prominent reformer bas obtained from the yamen runners a letter from Geo. Yung La. commander tn ohief of tbe northcro a-mies, to Geo Tung Fa Sian, com? manding the Kan Sa troops, sayiog : .'It is not convenient t:> seo tnpUsb my secret orders," ac? proceeding : ..The foreign deviis. counting on their superior streogth io wa-?hips and gura h-*ve dared to exert ail their power to rob and insult a-?, but their popula tioos are small aria entirely dependent on the Chinese productions. China now possesses cannon and rifles aad plenty of well trained troops. ' I don't fear the foreigners Io the oase <>f San Mun, I refuged Italy wi;h the result that nothiog was taken. It is evident the foreigners are ooward.s I and Prince Tuan recently obtained the help of millions of Boxers, possess ing magic boldness. I swear to mur? der ail the foreigners with the assist ance cf the; Boxers who are supplied with arms." Geo Tang Fa Sian, in bis reply which was also obtained, says he ?9 of the same opinion and places the Kan Sa troops at Gen. Yung Lu's disposal. MINISTER CONGER'S MESSAGE Washington. Aug 21.-The state department makes public the following exracts from a cablegram rccei?cd last night from Minister Conger : .*U >i'ed States Legation, P^kin (-?n date), via Cht foo. Aug 20 "3ecrerary of Srare. Washington : "Saved. Relief arricfd rodsy. En tersd cit? with little trouble D') not yt know where imperial family i.->. Except deaths already reported ail Americans alive and well. Desperate efforts made last night to exterminate os Mi'obeli American soldier, and a Rassiao and Japanese wounded, Ger? man killed. Advise Wodward, Chi* oago ; Conger, Des Moines ; Siens Council Bluffs ; Conger, Passadeoa Porter, Paris. Conger, by Fowler, Cbefoo " It wiil be observed that tbe portions given out are extracts from Mr. Con ger'* message. It was stated these portions cover such features as the government desires not to make publie at tbis time. The entire message was before tbe cabinet and tbe portion oct given out doubtless refers to questions of policy and to Chinese internal affaire, upon which thc minister speaks as the adviser of this government rather than as the medical of communicating actual occurrences. Our Forces in Pekin. The En? tire City Occupied. Washington. Aug 22-After a long conference at the White House today Tbe reply of the United States to the application of Li Hung Chang for tbe appointment of peace commis? sioners was completed and a copy jo the reply sent to tbe Chinese minister, Mr Wu, to be forwarded to Earl Li. BRIEF BUT FIRM. Tbe American reply is chiefly char? acterized by its firm tone and its brevity Its keynote is the presi? dent's attitude as laid down in the American note of July 3, and there is the strictest adherences to the points enunciated at that time While the document is open to the construction, of being a rejection of Li Hung Chang's proposition for ira ? mediate negotiation,yet it is stated by j those who nave read the answer with j carland have had a part io its pre j paration that rejection is probably too j strong a term to apply to it The ! United States piaces itself m ?heposi j tion of b^ing ready at the proper time to take up peace negotiations, j but in the present unsettled condition j of affairs in the empire, the lack of knowledge a3 to who are responsible rulers and what constitutes the actual Chinese government, it ie made clear that ?he time has not arrived for pursuing tho negotiation proposed The formal courtesy of diplomatic procedure is preserved, bot at the same time the entire tenor of the document is one of force and firm ness The government of the Uni ted States takes the position that negotiations are impossible with a government . which cannot prevent hostilities against the forces of the powers which were sent to Chinese capitai to save their envoys As long as attacks are made on the j troops of this and other governments which have followed the occupation of Pekin and the attacks in the vicin ity of Tien Teiu, it is de med that the Chinese government is either un? willing and unabie to prevent these hostilities and for this reason negotia fions must be deferred lt is stated, however, that the reply is a step in the direction of opening negotia? tions No questions is raised as to I the authority of Li Hong Chang to I represent his government but it is said that his credentials, like those of all others who come together for the purpose of negotiating terms of peace, will be examined by the respective representatives and the validity of the papers of each repre sentative determined by that body. The Uoited States, however, in com? municating with Mr Wu recognizes I him as the official representative of ; the Chireae government The most important development of the day as to the actual condi-1 tiona in Pekin, came late in the after- ; j noon when the state department j made public a dispatch from Mr j Conger, dated at Pekin only three days ago It was given out with the following statement : ENTIRE CITY OCCUPIED Tbe state department authorizes j the announcement of the receipt at an early hour this (Wednesday) ? morning through the consul at Che j foo, of a telegram from Mr Conger in ! the department cipher to the follow i ing effect : Pekin. Aug 19. I Secretary cf State, Washington : j The entire city with the exception ; of the imperial palace is occupied by ?Japanese, Russians, British. Ameri I cans and French It is being appor : tioned into districts for police super i vision. The Chinese army fled, j The imperial family and the court j have gone westward probably to .' Sian Fu in the province of Shen Si j No representatives of the Chinese j government are in sight of Pekin and ? the conditions are chaotic The palace is expected to be taken tm mediately Many missionaries have started for homo, while others remain in charge of the Christian refugees, ii umbering about 1,000 Conger. Minister (longer makes no men tion of his desire to como home, and it ie stated officially that this govern ment has made no suggestion that he return to this country REPORT FROM REMEY. The military situation was of quite as much interest in today's developments as was the diplomatic Admiral Remey reported early io morning, bringing the story of Pekin operations up to the 16th Pekin and confirming the pr report already printed of the de of the gallant Capt Reilly in the fi assault on the outer walls of Pet Admiral Remey 's dispatch is as lows : Chefoo. Aug 21 Taku, Aug 20-Bickins' comms is landing today. Pekin, Aug 16 -All .except im? rial city cleared of Chinese troo Americans first to enter impei city, bare penetrated to the gates palace. Capt Reiley, with artille killed on the 15 Morning. Aug 19 -Sixth caval and about 400 English and Japan?; dispersed 1,000 Boxers eight mil outside of Tien Tsin. About 1 Chinese killed. five America wounded Chafee'a losses six kill? 30 wounded ; two days' fighting Remey. The navy department understau from the reference to the palace tb the American troops, after penetn ing the imperial city, when t dispatch was sent, were attacki the Forbidden City This is t inner enclosure of the imperial city SCRIVEN'S SHORT STATEMEN The signal office contributed i quota to the news in the followii dispatch from Maj Scriven, chi signal officer of the expedition, dat? Pekin, Aug IT : City occupied. All well Scriven THE MILITARY TELEGRAPi The signal cScs says that while th dispatch wa? several days in corni: rhrougb to 7/a?hiorTton. there is rca?; to believe that the military te?egra; lino is ont? working into the Chine capital Soma delays are expected first, as the line is simply aa insulati wire laid on the ground, there heir not eoough timber in that region erect it co poles, notil lumber or in poles are shipoed in Notice also w received at the department today th the Taku Chefoo cable is io workir order. It ia thooght there will soon I a direct and reliable line of wire con munieatioo from the war department Gen. Cbaffee's headquarters at Pekii GEN. CHAFFEE'S REPORT. The most important dispatch of tc day was cot made public by the W? department, but was the subject of a expended conference at the Whit House tbi9 morning between the pres dent, Secretary Root and Acting Seen tary of State Adee. It was from Ger Chaffee and arrived about the san time as the casualty list of the Peki fisjht. It was dated the 18th, an therefore was not a reply to the mei sage of inquiry sent to Gen. Chaffee b the war department on Monday night Still it answered a number of ioquirie contained in that message. It dea entirely with military operations an conditions. While it oannot be said t have contained any bad new3 and re corded the brilliant s accesses of tb American troops who bave j BORNE THEMSELVES SO GAL I LANTLY in the assault oo Pekin.it containei enough as to the unsettled eoodition io China and the prospect of long am arduous work io restoring peace, ti form the subject for a consultation o some hours between the president ant his advisers. It was boped in officia j circles that when Gen. Chaffee shoulc j be heard from be would report that tb< j work of the American expeditionar} force bad been accomplished by rh rescue of the ministers and that tbi blow struck at the Boxer insurgents bj the foreign column had dissipated these revolutionists and left China with bands free to make her peace with tbe oivilized world. Iostead of this, how ever, Geo. Chaffee had to report, an UTTERLY CHAOTIC CONDITION cf affairs and the capture of a capital, whence all thc heads or government had fled. There was nothing for the I victors to do but to prevent anarchy j by administering on this dercliot of j empire, which had fallen inte their I hands. Therefore the prospect opened : by Gen. Chaffee's dispatch ia that toe j American cootiogent of necessity will be i detained in China for some time to come, i probably for the whole winter This j will necessitate the hurried completion I of preparations that already have been i beean comfortably to subsist our army i through the severe winter which will ! soon ciosc io on northern China. I EMPEROR AND EMPRESS GONE. i j Washington,Aug 22.-Tho Japanese . legation bas received a telegram dated I Aug 21 from the foreign office at Tokio j giving the following dispatch received yesterday from the Japanese acting j oonsul general at Shanghai : | "A dispatch reoeived from a Chinese ; official at Pao Ting Fu says that hy thc rmprrss dowager's orders Hsui Yung i Yi, Li Shan and Lien Yuen were ; executed on the 111 h and Yung Lu. j who was to have shared the sam? fate, I is oow io a j3ii of the judicial drparf ! ment ; and that the emperor aod empresa dowager left Pekin oo the 13ih, esoorted by Tang Fa Sbiang troops, for Wu Taiehan, via Chu Chow and Tse Ching Kwaa. Kaog Yi, it io farther stated, has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Wo Wei army, while Princes Toan and Cowang and Tson Chi, Kang Yi and Hsui Tang have been ordered to remain at Pekin. "Another telegram dated the lGih has been received here from Pac Ting Fa, to the effect that though the empress dowager has left Pekio, the emperor has deoided to remain be hiod." LIST OF AMERICAN CASUAL? TIES. Washington, Aug 22.-The war department today received from Gen Chaffee the list of American casualties in the fighting at Pekio. The follow tog officers aod meo were killed : Battery F. Fifth artillery. Capt Henry J Rielly, morniog of 17rh ; Co C, Ninth infantry, Robert E Walsh ; Co E. Ninth iofaotry, James 0 Hall ; Co E, Nioth iofaotry, Daoiel W Simpkins ; Co K. Fourteenth iofao? try, Russell T Elliott; Co M, Four teenth iofaotry ; James C Wiber Edward B Mitohell, Co L, Fourteeotb iofaotry, died 16tb of woaods received io action. Capt Smedley J) Batler of the marine corps is amoog those slightly wounded Russians Were Bent on Bloody Revenge. London, Aug 24. 3 50 a. m.-Fire?, fighting and disseo?ion are apparency following in the *?akc of the relief of Pekin The Daily Maii publishes di? pitches from tue Chinese capital, dated as late as Aug 1". declaring that a great fire was then raging in the [rope rial city. Thc Russisn commander hid declined to accept the decision cf tb? other generals not to violate tho imperial prccinc'3 and street fighting was going on Gen Chaffee, so it is asserted, main fained that the Chinese had been ade qaately punished already and that it would be unwise lo take the imperial palaoe. This explains thc withdrawal of the Americans after breaobiog three gates, as cabled by the special corres? pondent of the Associated Press The Russian geoeral, however, maintained that bis government had declared war against China and that, therefore, there was oo reason to prevent, bim carryiog hostilities into the sacred precincts Judging from various and, io many cases, contradictory dispatobes tba> have reached Earope this morning from Pekin, the commanders eventually adopted a middle course, for a Renter telegram asserts that sentries were placed to prevent looting Heoce it is presumed that the imperial buildings although captured, will not be destroy? ed. The fires seem to be incendiary aod to be caused by the Chioese themselves All the dispatobes poiot to the fact that wheo the latest message received here left Pekio the commanders were ; somewhat at sea regardiog their future action, ali awaking instructions from I their government. ; The foreign residents appear to have j beeo seot to Tieo Tsio, although tbe St, Petersburg correspoodeot to The Daiiy Mail says the ministers will ont i leave Pekio ODtil negotiations for indemnity are uoder way I Neither the commanders oor dip? lomats were io communication with toe Chioese government on Aug 17 They were then searobiog for Prince Tuan. NO MORE TROOPS TO GO TO CHINA. Washington, Aug 23 -The im portant development in the Chinese situation today was the decision of the government not to send any more troops to China All the troops now at sea, amounting to about 4.000, together with those under orders for service in tho far east ' which have not sailed, amounting to j about 3,000 more, will be sent to I Manila. These troops will sail on the same route and upon touching at Nagasaki will go on to Manila, un lees there are developments in China not now expected which would make their presence in that country necea sary. Secretary Root said today that no more troops were being sent to China becauso they were not needed With the arrival at Taku of the Han? cock and the troops she carried Gen Chaffee will have 5.000 available men, which is thought to be suffi cient for all present purposes The decision of the department was not based upon any recommendation made by Gen Chaffee, but upon re? ports received by him, which made it apparent that no more troops were needed. The Oregon Horself Again Washington^ Aug 23 -Capt Geo ; F Wilde, commanding the battleship I Gregor?, today notified the navy de j partment from Kure, Japan, that the vessel, which has been in dock there undergoing temporary repairs had been undocked and will be ready for Bea in a week. Correspondence Between Earl Li and Mr Adee. Former Assures That in Res? cue of Ministers, Coma has Taken Part and Calls for a Truce. Washington, Aug 23 -The state department today made public the the following correspondence : Cablegram dated Aug 19 from Viceroy Li Hung Chang was trans? mitted by the Chinese minister in London and received by Minister Wu on the night of the same day : "It was the declaration of all the ministers for foreign affairs of the great powers that the expedition of the allied troops was solely for the rescue of the ministers in Pekin Now the allied troops have entered Pekin and found ail the minist?re safe, it seems proper that hostilities should at once cease and that nego Mations should commence I there? fore request the United States gov emmett to appoint an envoy with fall powers or appoint the minister now in Pekin for the purpose, as he is necessarily acquainted with the affairs between Chinese and foreign j ers, and to inform me if the confer I ence will take place in Pekin. After I receipt of a definite reply, I will at I once proceed to the north. Please I request the secretary of state to lay j the matter before his excellency the ! president I await reply j Cablegram from Viceroy Li Hung j Chang, dated Aug 21. 1900, and re i c?iveo by Minister \Vu on the same I day : ' Tho Box^r rebels in Pekin bav j ing been dispersed there will be . positively no tn ?re fighting. Fur I ther military operations on the part of the powers are greatly to be de? plored Besides urging cessation of hostilities, please confer with secre tary of State upon the subject of withdrawal of troops and appoint meat of plenipotentiary to negotiate settlement of all other questions eo as to preserve amicable relations I await early reply " Memorandum in response to the Chinese minister's communication of cablegrams from Viceroy Earl Li Elung Chang dated Aug 19 and 21 proposing the immediate cessation of hostilities and the appointment of an envoy to conduct negotiations receiv ed at the department of State Aug. 20 and 21 1900 : "While the condition set forth in i the memorandum delivered to the i Chinese minister Aug 12 has not; been fulfilled and the powers have ; been compelled to rescue their minis ? ter? by force of arras unaided by the j Chinese governmenl, still this gov i ernment is ready to welcome any I overtures for a truce, and invite the j powers to join when security is established in the Chinese capital and the Chinese government shows its ability and willingness to make on its part an effective suspension of hostilities there and elsewhere io China. When this is done and we hope it will be done promptly, the United States will be prepared to ap point a representative to join with the representatives of the other similarly interested powers and of the author- j itative and responsible government of the Chinese empire to attain the j ends declared in our circular to the powers of July 3 1900. Alvey A Adee, Acting Secretary, j Department of State, Washington, I Aug 22 1900. A Belated Dispatch. P 'kin, Thursday. Aug 16, via j Shanghai, Thursday, August 23 - | The ailied troops have surrounded j the Imperial city and stationed sen | tries at the gates They refrain from j entering pending instructions from their governments Gen Chaffee says j the fi^ht ng is ended. The Japanese troops have relieved j the Pie Tang cathedral, where 15 j French nuns and 40 French and Ital- j j ian soldiers have been isolated and | I besieged tv70 months They found j j that five had been killed j Capt. Remy of Battery F, Fifth j I artillery, who was killed before the : I imperial pa'ace, was buried in the I ' legation grounds. Gen Chaffee, the ; British and Japanese generals, and! many civilians were present at the j interment. Thc American troops are j encamped in the grounds of the ; Temple of Heaven. The Chinese are supposed to have fi?d northward | LOOTING IN PEKIN. London, Aug. 25.-The Pekin cor? respondent of The Times wirmg last Saturday, says : Pekio is now entirely under foreign control- Looting ia pro? ceeding systematically. The French aod Kassian flags are flying over the best portion of the imperial d?mate,, where it is believed the imperial treasure ia buried. "The Forbiddeo City is respected by international agreemeot aod anv pun? ishment will bc ineffective unless it is occupied "The Japanese have seized a board amountiog to 500,000 taels silver ..The emperor, empress dowager Prince Tuan aod ali tbe high ? ffi <ers escaped to Tai ?uo.i Fa, io the prov? ince of Shao Si, from wbiob poiot they weat to Siao Fa. There is DO gover? nor " Loud CD. Aug 25, 3:45 a. m -Five hundred American troops participated in a sigoal defeat of Boxers outside Tien Tsio, Aug. 19. Tbe fact is briefly reported from Vienna Details of the engagement come from the Reoter agent at Tien Tsio, io a dis? patch dated Aug. 20 Io addition to the Americans the force consisted of 375 British aod 200 Japanese, ail uoder the British Geoeral Derward. The fight took place at a village six miles southeast of Tieo Tsio, where the allied forces foaod a considerable nuaj ber of Boxers, whom they engaged, k??Dg over 300 and taking 64 wound? ed prisoners, who were sent to the hospitals of the allies The village was bumed The Americans had ?ve wounded, the Japanese six and the British none Hundreds of #:xers* Sags, spears and swords were captured. NO NEW^ FROM P?KIN* Washington, Aug 24 -The Chi? nese situation developed little of importance today. It is stated frank? ly by the officials in the state, war and navy departments that no dis? patches have been received bearing on the problem which bas yet to be solved, namely, the disposition of ; China's affairs at the bands of the powers. In the absence of ether food for speculation, the receipt of two casualty lists from Gen Chaffee, dated at Tien Tsin, were made the I basis for a report that be and the American force had evacuated Pekin. It was stated at the war department, however, that no advices have been received indicating that Gen Chaffee had left Pekin, and it was sad that he would have advised the war de? partment and given his reason for doing so had he contemplated such an important step. A cabinet officer is authority for j the statement that alleged differences ? among the powers brought on by the i reported action of Russia have not ! disturbed this government in the ! least, and there is no information io possession of this goveromeot that Russia has declared war or that she is parsuiog a course in aov way different from that of other govern meots represented in China It is also said that the statements regard? ing Russia had not received consid? eration at the meeting of the cabinet today. Regarding the attitude of thia gov? ernment in case serious differences among the pewers should arise as to their future course in China, it was stated on good authority today that this government remained firmly op? posed to any territorial division of China, as was plainly &tated I'D Secre? tary Hay's note of July 3d. Every resource of diplomacy will be ex? hausted to prevent partition of the empire, and it was said that the diversion of American troops to Manila, already annouced by the war department, was practical evi? dence to the other powers of the good faith of the United States in this matter Our work ia China bas been accomplished in- large part by the relief of the legations, and our further obligation, that of aiding to restore and maintain peace, can be accomplished through the troop3 al? ready on Chinese soil. It is pointed out, however, that, in view of the attitude already assumed by the United States and the large part it has had in opening th? way to Pekin, this government is in a position to demand commercial free? dom in China as a minimum condi? tion of the final settlement, in the event of territorial division of the Chinese empire, should that be ac? complished The United States, of course, wants no territory, and it is felt that her rights as to commercial freedom are too clear to be gainsaid by the other nations interested BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROY At. BAKIKQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK.