Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-07-13
SAFE
ON JULY THIRD
A Ray Of Hope Is Kiadled By
Later News From chiaa.
JAPAN IS AUTHORIZED 10 ACT
Powers Agree to Give Her . Free,
Hand. Full co-Operation ana
Pay to Whip the Chinese.

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The London foreign Office has Issued
the text OF Q tslsgrsm from Aoting
Consul General Warren. at Shanghai
confirming from Thoroughly trust
worthy sources the news from Pekia
by courier July Sd, by way q shsns
hal, TO the London Office q the M
spectorate Of Chinsss maFitims eskss
toms, saying two legstions were, the
day the courier left, holding ont
against the Chiness and boxsrs and
that the troops -had lost 1000 raen.
and the boxers many leaders,
CONSUL eooDNow coFTRxs sEroRTs.
A cablegram was received at The
state department ct Washington Sat
urdsy morning from Consul General
GoodnoWst Shanghai dated July ztil,
saying that the legations were stand
ing on the Sd instant sud that the re-
cent attack Of the boxers had been
comparatively slight They ssalned
disposed to adopt starvation methods
One certain effect 81 Consul Genefai
Goodnow's dispatch will be - eanse
the officials here, and without doubt
the European governments. to reboubie
their exertions TO push forward q fotcs
to Pekin. The main hope for speedy
action IS still in Japan g.
according to the Japanese legation
in Washington which has late adyices
from Toxic, $4,000 soldiers are now
on Chinese soil. II hisreport is true,
then the Japanese goysfnmsnt has ac-
complished much mora than vas ex-
pected and the oficisls here see no
reason why. the advance ION Pekia:
soould net begin Immediately It's
said that Japan is net expected Co
make this campaign single handed.
The international forces a. Iaku and
Tien Tsin viii 'co-operste to the ut-
most with the Japanese arm. corpg il
the movement on Pekfp. What form
that cooperation shall take Is not
known yet; such details ere LEFT 70 The
commanders in the field. il II ssid
Japan ID TO be compensated sfnr Tie
work she is about to nndsrtsks q de
common csnse. Her military prepare
tions are vefy extensive Snd Tie CAM
! paigI l. certain %. involve ksssy cost
/ It w0nld bs unjust 10 expect Japan Do
meet tina hefsslf. She has No mis-
sionariss in China, and consequently
il perhaps. less interested saslashly
than any % The powers In tho terribls
happenings in Shan Tuny sud Pskin.
ooRBrs READY 10 sErp TROOPS. .
Ksa result Of the thorough coasid-
esTtien Of the subj sct BY The secretary
/ OF war, Lieuten&nt General Niles and
.sdjltant General Cofbin, orders ware
issned by the war department. Sstrr-
day afternoon for the dispatch Of O. "a
regular troopsto the philippines with
& view 70 their utilization in China.
The force Is made upof two ba!talipns
each Of the Fifteenth Second, Fifth
aad Eighth. infantry, two squadrons
each OF First and Ninth caFslry, one
squadron Of the Third calvary aud Z
company Of epg;ueers. Thsse troops
viii be forwafded IS rapidly ~ posi-
bic and aa soon s transporsstion ar
raBgsments can be perfected. -
The issue Of the formal orders foe
the dispatch 70 che esst Of more than
5000 troops from the army posts In
the United STATED Il rnanifesfation Of
the energy With which the government
is now about to set in the Chinese
matter. Tfue. these troops are nom
inally destined for the Philippines 70
replace the volunteers now out there,
but it Is sdmitted that they are being
sent out by route that viii easily I'D
NIT Of detection to Takn OF some
other convenient Chinese port. When
II csc troops are landed IN China, To-
| gether with the Ninth infantry sup
posed 20 be now AT Takn, and the ma
rine aud naval contingent the United
States win have. 3 force IN sctiOn com
i aensnrats with cuf interests and in
/, Stoportion 70 ne Earopeep forces.