The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-15
iIl[R|OUS MESSAGE
FROM Mr.. C0NGER.

.....r,on received by the war depart
- secsssitated
= were From Gen. Chanee.
! x.,suwhout the day word was anxiously
r1.e6 from Gen. Chaffee as to the de-
.-rr.enf Of the military situation near
sxe.w but not a word came, nor did
.S-11si Remey send anything on the
1900. The last heard from Gen. Chat
<.Iee rs IT Hosiwu, and according to
,-srasfions he must now be very near
S11ua Unless events have occurred to
- ne advance.
~ o63cfais are taking into account
- a. advance even up to Peking
<Snr much TO be accomplished, In a
1s.yv way. II was stated today by
= s1leial who has lived at Peking. that
1922 short of the heaviest artillery
- make lany impression upon the
- 81 the imperial city. He said light
1usrv would be OF no avail, and. for
~ reason. the advance Of a flying coll
- even up to the walls of the city,
- eject little II stubborn defense
- 6etermined upon. The walls are
- any feet high. and wide enough
= - for two coaches to pass abreast.
~ IN offensive standpoint the walls
4 "a opportunity for planting guns,
~ from a defensive standpoint they
ia not be reached. except by the use
9sury heavy projectiles.
o0csals More Hopeful.
kIshsueh the situation admits OF the
ru1psct Of an assault upon Picking, yet
ryvefnment efficiais were decidedly more
hosfui today that n solution OF the Chi
- problsm would be found without
NGurss - such heroic measures. The
uDgsvsd feeling Ia based largely on tho
tu1sf that China, realizing that the sa-
~ mpttal IL about 70 be besieged by the
o1aos Of the world. will yield every
~. and that the legationsrs will be
1nversl on tho terms OF the allies.
- attitude of the United States con-
ovalns the landing OF British troops at
1hoaghai has been made known to the
t1Ufsn governments, through the rep
iu1Dutativss here. This has had the ef-
~ u practically eliminating tho United
clsfss from the question Neither the
1seaeh nor the German government IL
GQessd TO accept calmly the landing OF
n1flsh troops. and It In understood that
aJsas representations. both from France
~ Germany. are now being made at
tm1sn.
- summed up by . weli.informed Dip
bntist. these representations are In Of
- that for every British marine landed
= shanghai. France and Germany also
Il sxA A.
~, that the Issue involved relates not
~ TO Shanghai. but virtually to the
netrol OF the entire Yangtsekiang val
y. known as the Paradise OF China.
terofgn governments have manifested q
n1fs also to learn tho views of the
In1tsd states government concerning the
OF Russia to her minister At
|01nG. n. Dc 0iers. In response to in
mos here. II has been found that the
led States government looks on the
esUs OF Russia a. Substantially tho
Ms ~ that OF the United States, and
NJ the powers are therefore acting In
uhstantial unanimity.
whore Chinsse May right.
while the state department. has no spe-
Nc Information ~ to the future move
neats Of Gen. Chaffee. II II thought that
\ may have covered the twenty miles
Istween Hosiwu and Tungchow. The PET
y river makes = great bend between Ho-
tvu and Matow. the next town OF i'm
'srtance on the road. II Is . low. mArshy
suntry. whore tho river doubles back on
tseaf In its effort TO get forward. The
~ here cuts across country. reducing
lbout twenty-five miles OF boat travel to
'svsn miles Of deep and almost impas-
ahas road journey through swamps and
lsAymire. THIS country presents no de-
sastve features. hut about eight mica
view Matow comes the important city
y chinGchaiwan. This II strong de-
sanivs point. where tho Chinese win
make stand. n they make II at all this
'ds Of Peking
From chingchiwan II IL simply a con-
auoas city for tho next three miles until
ne walled town OF Tunschow Is reached.
Here arc stored the immense supplies Of
rain on which Picking would depend In
isss Of . siege. Tho city would be aimost
= lard to carry as was Tientsin. prob
ss'y more 40, owing to the labyrinth OF
'srssss and houses outside its walls.
shsfs. In case of determined resistance.
mines and suisuscades OF all sorts would
naturally be encountered mt every street
terrier.
IN case determined stand Is made by
'ae Chinese At this point there Is no qnes-
''an that the International column will be
's'csd 10 wait for all the reserve force IL
IN command But the officials here are
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