The sun., 1900-08-01
MOVEMENT TO PEKING.
Advance by the Allies May Now BE
In Progress.
A MESSAGE FROM C0NGER.
IL Bears Date of JnIy II and Reports
That Legations Have Pro-
visions For Several
Weeks.


Go ashore this afternoon; facilities for
unloading not adequate, therefore dis
charging slowly. Informed Byron has or
dered tug for towing two 10 ton lighters.
If tug is obtained, discharging will inn
prove. Indiana will finish discharging
today and proceed to Nagasaki; take two
days to unload horses Reilly's battery;
week before Grant discharged of cargo.
VIII see Dagget tomorrow.
Report in Taku says intention to make
forward movement tomorrow toward Pc
king; details are not known here. Arrive
Tien-tsin too late tomorrow to cable from
there. Message from Tien-tsin must leave
Tongku 6 in morning to catch dispatch
boat at anchorage for Chefu at 4 after
noon. Soon as possible will get definite
information as regards conditions and
purposes at Tien-tsin. VIII cable my
views"
That an immediate advance on Peking
is contemplated is also indicated by the
receipt Of the following dispatch from
London
In the house of commons the pallia-
mentary secretary for the foreign Office,
Mr.. William st. John Brodrick, an
nounced the receipt of dispatch from
General Sir Alfred Gaselee, command
ing the British forces in China, stating
that he contemplated an immediate adj
vance on Peking, and that he hoped to
have the cooperation of the allied
forces"
Dispatch From Remey.
Admiral Remcy adds one more report
10 the con6rmatory evidence as to the
safety of the legationers up to the 22d
inst. He adds the important informa-
tion that these legationers were being
fed by the Chinese government. His dis
patch is dated Taku, July %, and says:
japanese military attache, Peking,
letter July D. reports legations besieged
since June f3. Continually attacked from
June 20 until July II. Attack then
ceased and Chinese soldiers apparently
diminishing. Sixty Europeans killed.
Telegram from governor of Shangtung
addressed to consular body, Chefu, says:
"'Imperial edict states that various
ministers, except German, are well and
provisions have been supplied.
Allowing for the time occupied in the
| transmission OF the dispatch by boat from
Taku to Chefu, it is probable that If the
report was true the armies are already on
the way to Peking. That they should
start without waiting for Chaffee's force,
small though ii is, is surprising. General
Chaffee also conveys the first information
of the arrival ut Tien-tsin of the Four
teenth infantry and Reilly's battery of
the Sixth artillery.
The state department has had nothing
from China, and Minister WI, who call
ed at the state department in search of
information, is also without cable ad-
vices.
In discussing the situation, the min
lister said:
Il am glad that direct news has come
| from Mr. Macdonald and from the Ger
man and japanese legations to the effect
| that all of the ministers We're alive and
| well on the 22d of this month. This con-
clusvcly cOrroborates all of the news
coming heretofore from the Chinese Off
cials and from the Chinese government
| Before this news came many of the
papers here and especially the press in
Europe did not believe the Chinese Off
cial statements, but adhered to the opin-
ion that Il massacre of all the ministers
had occurred in Pcking. This section OF
the press and public had come to this
conclusion merely on the presumption and
probabilities of the case without any
facts. and when they We're confronted
with the positive assurances of our gov
ernment they would not change theii
opinion"
Word From Conger.
A press dispatch from Tien-tsin, dated
July 27, says:
- courier reached here from Pekins
today with dispatches addressed to Major
Waller, the commander of the American
marines. These dispatches were dated
July 21 and were from Minister Congel
and the representatives at Peking of thu
British, japanese and German govern
ments. There were also several privat,
messages, all of which corroborated pre-
yious reports. The courier also reiterate,
, the statements as to the bad condition o
the roads to Peking and the numbers o
Chinese who lined the way.
minister Conger in his note to Consu
Ragsdale says: Since July 16, by agree
ment, there has been no firing. We hav
provisions for several weeks, but littl
, ammunition. If they continue to shell us
as they have done, we cannot hold on
long, and complete massacre will fo
low. | hope relief can come soon. w
. were glad to hear of the victory at Tier
tsin, but regret the terrible cost. A
q safe and we'll
"This last refers to the minister's fam
I, lily.
- ''Sir Robert Hart, the imperial mar
:, time commissioner of customs, sent wor
;. to Commissioner Drew and the custom
staff that he and his family were sti
: safe.
:, "The missionaries report that all th
: Peking and Tungchow Americans an
also the Walkers, Chapins, Smiths, WYE
koffs and Veritys and Hobart, Terry an
-, Muckan are safe at Peking. All the mil
y sion property has been destroyed. Th
I Terry has previously been reported kille
" at Bunhua.
! "The British authorities decline to Civ
+ out Sir Claude Macdonald's messag
: saying it is similar to that from the Jal
. anese minister yesterday. The Germa
u message is of the same tenor and adt
y that the Chinese are keeping Minist,
VI Won Ketteler's body.
"An undated private message say
Yesterday, under a flag of truce, me
senger brought note from Yuns Lu
4 Sir Claude Macdonald, the British mil
If lister, asking If he was willing to agrs
il to a truce. Sir Claude Macdonald r
i piled that he was willing provided ii
n Chinese would cease their shelling an
q not come near the legation. The She
,r ing has now ceased, and everything
a quiet. There is plenty Of food in Il