Show i JO 1 If N BULL SIEPTICAL British Ministers Message Regarded as Only Prelude to Absolute Confirmation of Massacre London Press Asserts that Letter Appealing for Relief was Held Back in Peking and pleased Aboitf the Same Time as Mr sUnder s-Under the Same TermsTien Tsin r Dispatches Praise Gallantry t I of Americans and Japanese I London July 25 I a mSlr Claude MacDonalds message dated July 4th appealing for relief Is regarded In l London as only a prelude to the absolute abso-lute confirmation of the massacre This is the opinion also of the Japanese Minister here The newspapers suggest sug-gest that the British Ministers dispatch dis-patch was held back and released about I the same time as Mr Congers under I the same terms Although the American and British forces are working harmoniously the question of means of communication between Taku and Peking gives evidence evi-dence of Jealousies between the powers pow-ers and other dispatches from lien Tsin show that difficulty has been I hampering the military operations COSTLY ERROR 1 A dispatch to the Daily News from Tien Tsin dated July nth and describing de-scribing the fighting says Col Lls cum mistook the road and was nearly isolated Gen DorWood on n premature prema-ture report from the Japanese commander com-mander that the city had been entered ordered a general advance which proved a eostly error Much valuable time was lost and trouble occasioned yesterday afternoon because the messengers mes-sengers between Gen Fushlma and Gen Dorwood did not understand each others language 1 NEED A GREAT ARMY The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Dally Mail says that when the Chinese regulars saw the Boxers who led the I attack being killed they began to retire re-tire He asserts that the Admirals tre hae decided that it will be useless to1 move toward Peking without at least 00000 mOn J MUST NOT UNDERESTIMATE In an L editorlal referring tothfs statement the Dally Mail comments 1 upon the American proposal to adVance ad-Vance with 70QO men I says We have learned In Africa how dangerous it is to despisetour enemies and in the interest of civilization we do not wish to see such a lesson read to the United States by the heathen Chinese I PRAISE THE AMERICANS A whole batch of Tien Tsin dispatches dispatch-es are published today All praise the gallantry of the Americans and Japanese Ja-panese The Standards correspondent correspond-ent says that the Americans at first made a mistake at underestimating the fighting capacity of the Chinese whose fire was really terrific lie expresses some doubt about the ability of the allies to hold the positions captured unless they are reinforced It appears that large hauls of silver were made by the allies the metal being be-ing carried away In buckets and the Chinse calmly assisting WHAT MEDIATION MEANS Requests for mediation adressed to foreign powers are Interpreted here to be apropos to preparation for request of foreign aid to repress the rebellion and LI Hunt Changs statement that he could restore order with 20000 white troops Is looked upon as a subtle argument argu-ment in favor of appointing him to the command of the allied forces to the exclusion of a Japanese EARL LLS POSITION The Shanghai correspondent of the Times telegraphing Monday says In an Interview today LI Hung Chang reiterated his statement that 1C the Manchu party had been guilty of the horrible treachery involved In ama a-ma > cIeoC the members of the legations lega-tions he would absolutely refuse to attempt to negotiate He said the present intention of the TsungllYa men was to memorallze the Empress Dowager to rcvictual the legations and J then to arrange to send them to Thin Tsin under the escort of Gen Sung AVad Lin lie declared that the fighting fight-ing had ceased and that the foreign troops were holding a position south of the YuHo bridge while Gen Tung Fuh Slangs forces were on the north LI WAITING FOR NEWS Earl LI expressed the Intention to wait for news of the movement of the foreign legations before proceeding northward On receiving this he will be escorted by 10000 troops who are now mustering in this province CANNOT PAY INDEMNITY Regarding the negotiations he said he believed Chinas finances would debar de-bar her from paying Indemnity and that the people would not submit to further annexations of territory He thinks the powers ought to accept assurances as-surances of a reformed administration and of the removal I of the officials responsible re-sponsible for the crisis I MANCI1US TEMPORIZING Obviously LI Hung Chang has not changed his views or his methods I while the puerility of his arguments Is Increasing with age The impression Is gaining ground here that the Man glnhlJ chus arc temporizing while preparing 1 Uslan Foi A confidential to retreat to lsan E canfdcntial member of his staff says that Earl LI will not go north until he is convinced that the Empress Dowager has seen the folly of her present policy BLACK FLAGS NEAR CANTQN The Kongkong correspondent of the Times pays that before leaving LI Hung Chan countermanded his order for the Bla < k Flags to jnarch on Peking Pe-king and they arc now encamped outside I out-side of Canton GALLANT ACTION OF JAPANESE I Tho Shanghai correspondent of the I Daily Mal records the gallant action of n Japanese soldier during the attack l at-tack on the gates o the city of Tien Tsin A dynamite train failed to explodE ex-plodE Seeing this the soldier ran forward for-ward with a torch causing an immediate imme-diate explosion by which tho brave fellow was blown to atoms HERE IS A CURIOUS STORY Thc Standards correspondent at Tien Stnndarrs ahe Tflln sends 1 curious statement to Ihe effect that Russians claim that their I i forces occupied Peking two days ago I and that l the foreigners were safe 11 JAPANESE BATTALION MOVES The Dally Telegraph has advices I from Toklo dated July 20rd that the railway battalion organized in 1S95 has I Started for China together with a force v i of coolies and artillery ATTEMPT TO WRECK CHAPEL 1 The Hongkong correspondent of the Dally Express reports an attempt to bjow up the Baptist chapel in Can toij with the apparent intention to kill 1 the Clfrlstians |