The Lamar register., 1900-08-08
EAGER NEWS OF
ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES

Che Foo. Aug. 2.--Have just received
a telegram from the governor of Shan
Tung. requesting me to transmit to
you the following:
Have just received "A telegram dat
ed July Both, from the tsung Ii yamen
stating that the various ministers, the
German legation and Others foreign
ersl are all well and not in distress.
Provisions were repeatedly sent Re.
laticns most friendly. Are now confer
ring as to proper measures to escort
the various ministers to Tien-Tsin for
temporary shelter. which conference
Will scon be ended.
YUAN, Governor"
Washington. Aug. 3.-Another move
was made to-day in the diplomatic sit
uation by the return of an evasiye an
swer by Ii Hung Chang to Secretary
Hays peremptory demand OF August
LIST, to be put in communication with
the foreign officials at Pekin. LIS an.
swer Is not final. and leaves the matter
open to diplomacy. but LIS action, as
reported by Consul General GoodnOv,
Is unequestionabIy sincere and will
amount to a final rejection of the
American proposition. II persisted in
Mr.. Goodnow's dispatch contains
some further information bearing on
the question Of the responsibility for
Pekin conditions, in the statement that
the commander OF the Chinese troops
by inference answcrable TO the Chi
nese government. ordered the Pao Ting
massacre u Is learned. however. that
Ii Ping Hong. the commander, is well
known to all Chinese officials as one
OF the most rabid anti-foreign leaders
In China. He is a close friend of Prince
Tunn, and the association Of these two
In Pekin affairs. with the power be
hind them to cause the ignominiOus
death Of two high officials, Is regarded
here as bad sign.
simultaneously with Mr.. Goodnow's
dispatch came a Enthusiastically di'
pIomatic message from Yuan Shi KaI
the governor Of Shan TnnE. repeating
the story OF two days ago. that the
Chinese government WIS arranging 10
deliver the ministers safely at Tien-
TsIn- No reference Is made TO recon
cile that statement with Earl LIS ~
fusal to allow communication with the
ministers
General Chaffee's message as to the
unexpected resistance offered TO the
Japanese reconnaissance Is regarded by
military men here as rurecasting Il
greater degree Of opposition TO the iu-
ternationnl advance than had been an
ticlpated. and they are now satisfied
the Chinese troops will furnish ma
terinl for AT least one severe Battle be
fore the way Is clear to Pckin-
Meanwhile. the government Of the
United States, like the governments OF
Europe has not abandoned its efforts
to establish communication with Its
ministers Mt Pekin and the State De
partment has instructed Consul Gen
erai GoodnOw at Shanghai, Consul
Fowler at Che Foo and Consul Lags-
dale, at Tien.T Tsin, to spare no effort or
expense to open up direct communici
ton with Mr. Conger.
In addition TO his short message rel
ntiye TO the Japanese check transmit
ted through Admiral Reney and re-
celyed this morning. General Chan go
made another and direct cable report
this afternoon.
The message was withheld from pub
tIcatlon by Secretary Root. who de
clincs to make It's purpOrt public. 1t
was presumably devoted TO "A recital
OF General Chnfreeis needs Ia mill.
tary way.