Show ON ACCOUNT OF THE BOXERS In Peking Prince Tuan Is having every one executed who sympathizes with or provlslonu the prisoners The Chinese Minister In London Sir Chin Chen Lo Fang Lull sticks to his guns and Is as resolutely optimistic as over A steamer from Wu Chow reports passing considerable numbers of Chl neao troops going up the West river probably bound for Peking The newspapers of Berlin announce that France has accepted Field Marshal Mar-shal Count von Waldcrseo as com manderInchlef of the allied forces in China Continued investigations at Canton show the Chinese are mounting larger guns old gunboats are being overhauled over-hauled and mines have been made ready to lay in the West river Negotiations it Is said are proceeding proceed-ing In China between tho Imperial Government Gov-ernment and the commanders of the European forces to arrange conditions for handing over the foreigners nov in Peking to the allied army A dispatch received in Berlin from Clue Foo says the British and Russian Consuls agree in stating that the relief force arrived at An Ping August 9th without further opposition the place being about thirtytwo miles from Peking Pe-king An official dispatch from Taku dated August 12th received In Berlin announces an-nounces that Capt Pohl commanding the German warship Hansa and CapL Helcht of the German warship Bertha have started for Peking with 250 mon Notwithstanding the comparatively heavy losses of the allies at Yang Tsung the military authorities consider con-sider the Chinese have made poor showing arid It is not thought they will be able to Impede seriously the entry of the relieving column into Peking |