Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-04
WORD FROM CONGER
He States That He Can Hold Out
Only Six Days Longer at
the Most.
FOOD IN PEKIN IS SCARCE
All the Americans at Pekin Are Reported
Safs-The Chinese Government Will
Allow No Cipher Messages to
Be Exchanged.

Washington, August Administer w,
called on the state department thi
morning and presented to Acting Secre
tary Adee a copy of a cablegram re
ceived from his government relative tt
the transmission of messages between
the foreign ministers at Pekin ant
their respective governments. 1t Is un
derstood that this was simply a copy o.
the notification already served upon the
French consul at Shanghai that the
Tsung Ii Yamen ordered that no cipher
messages be exchanged. WI has gone
to Cape May.
FOOD SCARCE AT PEKIN.
New York, August "A message
from Minister Conger, dated July 25
arrived at Che Foo" says dispatch
to the Herald. "Conger says that they
have provisions and can hold out six
days. Food in Pekin Is growing scarce
1t is reported that the cessation of at
tacks on the foreigners was by order
of an imperial decree. All Pekin and
Sung Chow Americans, also Walders,
Chapins, Smiths, Wyckoffs, Hobart,
Terry and Mackay are safe In Pekin.
All mission property has been de-
stroyed.
MAIL FOR CHINA.
Washington, August 4.-The war de-
partment desires it known that mail in
tended for United States soldiers in Chi
ma should be addressed with the full
name of the soldier his company and
regiment, with the words: China, via
San Francisco" In case Of staff officers
or civilians in the army. the same
means should be employed. All regular
China mail routes having been sus-
pended, the government has been
obliged to devise service of it's own
using the army transports as far as
possible.
CHINA'S BLUFF.
Washington, August 4.-Minister WI
this morning handed the acting secre-
tary Of state the following telegram
from the Taotai of Shanghai dated Au-
gust 2, and received by WI on the even
ing Of the Sd: "The foreign ministers
at Pekin are all safe and we'll. Recent
ly, vegetables, fruit and provisions have
been repeatedly supplied them. The re-
lations are most friendly. At present
consultations are going on for the pro-
lection of the various ministers going
to Tien Tsin for temporary shelter,
which will soon be concluded satisfac-
torily. But as fighting Is going on in
Tien Tsin, 1t is inexpedient that cipher
kilograms should be sent. The differ
ent consuls have been notified so that
they may inform their respective gov
ernments. Please inform the foreign Of
fee. Besides wiring to other ministers,
I transmit the above to you.
(Signed) "YU LIEN YUEN."
RUSSIANS CAPTURE A TOWN.
st. Petersburg, August 4.-General
Grodekoff sent the following dispatch
to the war office:
"Khabarovsk, August 3.-Two col
umns from Blagovestcheisk crossed ov-
er the Amur river at a. m. under
Colonels Schwerin and Scherikinoff and
attacked the Chinese troops and took
the town of Sakhalin. The steamer ST.
lenga suffered severely from rifle fire.
The Transseisk detachment under Col.
Pfotenhauer bombarded Aigun with
twelve mortars, and the Chinese re-
piled. One officer and five men were
killed and fifteen men wounded. -Four
armored steamers are patrolling the
Amur. A telegram received to-day from
Engineer Gutenberg, dated Kawghkum-
sig Gasimur, Trans-Baikal province.
August /, says: I'm retreat to the from
tier. The agents. workmen and guards
were surprised and bombarded by the
Chinese in Chingan passes. Three
guards and one workman were killed.
Twenty workmen fed to the mountains,
none Of whom returned"
A BATTLE EXPECTED.
London, August 4.-Nothing direct
from the allies operating beyond Tien
Tsin is to hand, but a news agency dis
patch from Shanghai to-day says that
a battle is expected on Sunday with
General Mas 10000 Chinese at Yang
Tsu. The Russian and French contin-
gents, according to this dispatch. are
guarding . the communication OF the
Americans. British and Japanese, who
form the advancing column. A courier
from the Japan legation brings a dis
patch dated Pekin, July 23 saying that
but Ave days of provisions were left,
and twenty-five rounds for each man.
TROUBLE AT CANTON.
st. Petersburg, August "A dispatch
from Shanghai, dated August Q, re-
ceived here to-day, says that after Ii
Hung Chang left Canton the imcerial
troops Joined the Boxers. The dispatch
adds that the provisional troops along
the Yang Use river remain quiet, owing
to the promise Of the viceroy at Nankin
to the foreign consuls. The Boxers, 1t
Is further stated In this dispatch, are
numbering the missionaries in south
China. but are not disturbing the treaty
ports. Troops are being secretly
brought to treaty ports. The batteries
on the Yang Tse river, dispatch says.
are being repaired and new ones erect
ed at WI Sang, and despite the decla-
ration Of the viceroy that work would
be stopped, Ave guns have been m.unt-
ed. The dispatch accuses the Britlsh Of
secret understanding with the vlceroy
in accounting for the indifference Of the
British fleet to the strengthening Of the
Chinese fortihcations at WI Sung.
4 Costly Fire.
Ashland, Wis. August A dtsas-
trous fire 10 burning this afternoon in
the lumber yards and docks. Over q
quarter Of million Of damage has al
ready been done.