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The Tall, VOLUME LXXXVIII—NO, 50. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RUSSIAN TROOPS ROUT CHINESE AT BLAGOVESTCHENSK. (ZAR'S GOVERNMENT DECLARES WAR EXISTS IN AMOOR Special Osble to the New York Herald. Copyright, 1900, by the New York Herald Company. Republication of this dispatch is prohibited. All rights reserved in the United States and Great Britain. ONDON, dJuly 20.--Just as it was going to press this morning the Daily Telegraph received a bricf dispatch from its St. Petersburg correspondent saying that the latest information to hand there was to the efiect that the Russians had routed the Chinese at Blagovestchensk and had occupied the town in large force. ST. PETERSBURG, July 19.--A state of war has been declared in Amoor district, embracing the towns of Blagovestchensk, Khababorvsk and Viadivostok. According to the announcement by the general staff, however, the situation in Manchuria has improved. Since General Gritski, chief of staff at Port Arthur, took over supreme command, he has systematized the pushing of reinforcements to the disturbed districts. There is general sur- prise in m|l|tary circles at the energy with which the Chinese are entering on the campaign in Northern China, at the ad- mirable state of preparation in which their armaments are, and at the effective use they are making of their weapons. Fur= ther extensive movements of Russian troops in Central and Eastern Asia are in progress. There is no doubt that Russia intends to bring her Asiatic forces generally up to the fullest possible strength. Itis aiso noticeable that troops are being moved in the vicinity of Merv, on the Afghan frontier. LONDON, July 10.--Following the Russian declaration that a state of war exists in Amoor, it is expected England, Germany and France, and possibly the United States, will at once declare war against China. .*V--.‘-.. e et etietie N e tieti et et e e BN eN s B K et eBeeNotieteNeNeO® : SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM THE FAR EAST Petersburg comes a categorical statement that the Russian Government has 1assacre of all envoys and foreigners in Peking on July 6. ho has arrived in Shanghai is credited with having e blood run chill. s seen an official dispatch from Chefu stating that the lega- that the agent who transmifted the message expressly re- v of the statement. ’ at the Russian Government had handed the Chinese Minister to are contradicted. Certain districts on the Amur have been de- her words, placed under martial law. ir, the Russian naval base, 4t the extremity of Liao Tung peninsula, been cu 1e Chinese, who have burned two towns in the neighborhood of Niu- f menaced. NeRIBIR NN eN sReBIReNIReRYR @etietietietiotietioietio it N tIBINItINR IR KoR sHoNoBoeloloetiohetio ADVANCE ON PEKING WILL BE DELAYED TEN WEEKS BY JOHN BASS. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1900, by the Herald Publishing Company. 7 17 (delayed in transmission).—The situation in Northern Ct erally realized. It is now common talk that the foreign 1 ber before beginning the advance upon Peking. In such ' y to extend to Southern China in spite of the Viceroys’ T elations of international troops have been cordial, but there is no unity of ac- tion for 1 d. Only about 12,000 foreign troops are in Tientsin. I to-day the foreign settlement was constantly shelled by the imperial t lay the British positions at the point of the bayonet, but were ps are showing unexpected fighting power. They are equipped with soldiers. The Ninth United States Infantry is now all in Tientsin. @+ viee et e e b ebebeb et ebebriedebebebebeieQ LAST APPEAL FOR AID FROM PEKING LEGATIONS| ASHINGTON, July m —The Japanese legation here has made public the latest commun- W ication received fro ron Nissi, the Japanese Minister to Peking. This telegram was received to-day at the legation from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is im- portant because of the date The telegram was dated July 17 by the sender, the Japanese 11 at Chefu, and is as fo! “I received at 10 a. m. on the 12th a dispatch from Nissi, dated Peking, June 29. The letter ught by a special messenger—a Chinese, who left Peking on July 1, and managed to make h difficulty. The substance of the letter is as follows: e situation at Peking is extremely critical. The foreign legations are surrounded on yy Chinese soldiers and bombarded night and day. The members of the legat'ions‘ the and residents, are resisting to the utmost, but the overwhelming numbers makes opposition ammunition is being exhausted. Our lives are in such danger that we may be vy moment. We earnestly request the immediate dispatch of reinforcements for m our precarious conditions.”” anese Consul at Chefu adds that he communicated this letter to his colleagues of the ere and also to the commander of the forces of the powers. ablegram received through the Foreign Office from the Japanese Consul at Chefu tsin castle was captured by the forces of the allies on the 14th and the safety of the lement is assured. Japanese troops took possession of the Susz Ying, the Chinese naval , on the 14th. Priviere i esietd eiei-eeb b e b el eb NIUCHWANG AND PORT +oedeQ ARTHUR ARE IN DANGER —_— CHEFU, July 18—Tashichau, the railway junction near Niuchwang, has been burned; also Liao Yung. Much rolling stock has been destroyed. The railway communication with Port Arthur is broken and Niuchwang is in imminent danger. BRI BeR e N e NN e NeRNeBNeBeReRNe% e B e = S AP AP I DDAy >* @ R R B S I SR S A 3 : IN PEKING-—NEARING THE CRISIS. FRENCH MARINES HOLDING OFF A CROWD OF CHINESE BOXERS AND OTHERS THREATENING THE LEGATIONS. R R R B R R R [ . IR S AR S A S 0?30?30?;'50?&0.‘3"20?.'r’;0';*‘20*"&*53','-‘4!8*'80?&‘,’¢'0Y5~0§-¢,’i>§0§9§+. ? - > : HAS POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MASSACRE. s ® g * * L Special Cable to the New York Herald. Copyright, 1800, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. Republication of this dispatch is b ‘:9, prohibited. All rights reserved in the United States and Great Britain. ; '.‘g LONDON, July 20.—The Daily Telegraph has received a private dispatch from its St. Petersburg correspondent, which, = % in confirming the Peking massacre, says: 2 : “I learn from a source which may be regarded as thoroughly trustworthy that the Russian Government is actually in 3 + possession of definite news to the effect that all the Ministers and foreigners in Peking have been massacred. | understand, more- + ’f over, that an official dispatch conveying the sad intelligence has been communicated to the Czar himself. The terrible event, ac- % ‘f cording to the information received by the Russian authorities, took place on June 23, Russian reckoning, which corresponds with < July 6 in the ordinary calendar. It is a somewhat noteworthy fact that the news reached St. Petersburg the same day.” ;'. Gt eNeBIBIRIRIReBeBeBoNeoNeRNeNeNoeNeNeN+RoReR sRoNeReNeNeNeNeReny ""3*’5*"'. | not prepared for such an organized Chi-| | fictals put. great r.u,np upon the in- OPERATI nese movement in Manchuria, but the formaslon - | have taken brisk measures and they be ent that t P 3 luo\e that China will soon be too much \Hnli(»ru p - | preoccupled with military _operations AN AWFUL FATE Government o laruund Paklnx to conduct serious opera rhll\ mentioned Chinese soldiers tions in the rth. icipating in the assaults therernre that . The Dally 'Vllll'\ Shanghal correspon dent says: “Advices from Vladivostok | troops went to th Chinese II]VHQ]OH 0f Siberia |Seme that the Chingse invason of eflskeryhA\O Hope for the Forei }eum Ministers is re Siberia has stopped Russia’s advance from | greac foar the north on Peking. The Russians have at they would CHCCKS RllSSlH § Advaflfe burned the Chinese town of Helampo, and “]mQ[ers E‘ en Though | munition to def are adopting very vigorous measures.” I arrival of re Upon Peking From the e airesn mmers i woheascers | They Have So Far With- | iee oo s y Siberia. 'A“he);1 say that the rgan,\' German J r{f:i:lh:fl;mmrz';):» appe al fre om , the numerous Jerman em- ’ nd, even Northern Border. e e o | - Stopd Atfacks: o e ° chandise_belonging to Germans in that | Peking in time territory will compel Germany to co- they be still ONDON, July 20, 4 a. m —The Rus- | operate In resisting the Chinese. & Special Dispatch to The Call. } consequently sio sians, according to the latest news | General Sir Arthur Powell Palmer, ? the Ministers must be abandoned to their from St. Petersburg, have now |commander-in-chief in India, sald, in the ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELL- | fate. # completely defeated the Chinese | course of aninterview in Simla yesterday, INGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, | JOR AP and have occupled T _govet-|that no more British troops could be sent | Jm) 19.—President McKinley left | MA. BEI.KN COMING. chensk, capital of the Amoor Government, | from India for China, unless they tould be Washington to-night ignorant of | o .. ... . T L replaced from South Africa. | the fate of the foreign Ministers in | | Peking, but still not without hope'of the | CHICAGO, Ju —The rumor is cur- | rent around the Puilman building that with a large force. Since General Grib- ski, chief of staff at Port Arthur, has taken over the supreme command in SUMMONED TO PEKING. | safety of the American representative and e Manchuria, reinforcements bave been S his colleagues. This hopefulness would | Major Hugh R( B; knaD. paymaster of the rapidly pushed up, and the general situa- | LONDON, July 2)—The Shanghai cor- | Seem to have little basis in view of the | Department of the Takes, has been or- tion has been greatly improved. respondent of the Daily Mail says: The | letter sent by Baron Nishl, the Japanese | t;fl;(n;;‘ depar-‘l';:(‘h;‘ mt( flbl:er;r :1;_ The Russian Minister of the Interior has | Viceroy of Nankin has recelved an edict | Minister to Peking, which was cabled by | nounced, but it is probable that he will issued a notice that the Sfberian Railway uummnln‘lhhn to Peking. As he is pro- | the Minister for Forelgn Affairs to MTr. | jeave in time to sail from San Francisco is closed to private traffic. There is little | foreign in his sentiments his departure is | Nabeshima, the Charge d'Affaires here. | on the transpor: which is expected to doubt that Russian® authorities were | undesirable and is an element of danger. ! Mr. Nabeshima and administration of-|leave for China August 1