The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-16

WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-the tension
Of fhe Chinese situation has been intense
throughout tho day. for II IL appreciated
by oficiais that the crisis has reached
ued many hours without bringing word
Of 4 momentous import determining.
either for good or for evil. the entire
course Of events. II has been day OF
the extremsst anxiety. of watching and
waiting, with only meager and fragment
airy informa ton as to the military and dip
iomatic phases
One OF the new developments today was
the statement that messages are being
received from Minister Conger which are
not transmitted through any Of our ON
Gals In China, or through the Chinese
minister hero, but directly 1T the state
department, These messages come by
way OF Tsinan. Some Of them cannot be
fully deciphercd. and for this reason the
the dispatches sent by the government
10 Minister conger are received by him.
30 far as tho messages have been deci-
phercd, there 10 no Indication that MIN
lister Conger received any Information or
dispatches from our state department.
Nothing could be learned Of the con-
tents OF the dispatches received. although
Il was stated that there were quite q
number from Minister Conger. some COM
ing from tina consular officers and Gen.
chaffee. besides those which came direct.
The message transmitted through Min
lister WI was entirely deciphercd In the
department.
Serious hattie Anticipated.
During the course of conversation
between Secretary Root ana Baron Won
HternberE, the German charge d'affaires.
Mr.. Root gained considerable information
concerning the route which has yet 10 be
traversed by the allied armies. Baron
6ternbcrg told him that Tunschow was
very strong place. and II thu Chinese
army should make stand at this point
the international forces would md II dif-
fscuas to overcome tho forts and walls.
While II IL not known what resistance
has been made or will be made to the
advance at Tungchow, Secretary Root
and other officials would not be surprised
TO learn OF very serious battle nj that
placs.
II Il understood that the German force
nov on its way will land In the vicinity
Of r.inyu. which IL directly east OF Pc
king. The advantages OF this point are
found IN the fact that Ice win not inter-
ere with the going or coming OF ships
with supplies. II In also said that the
road from iinyu 10 Picking Is much better
than that between Tientsln and Psking
more suitable for military operations.
Gen. Cha6ce ut Mssow.
Word came early In the day 10 the navy
department that Gen. charee had
reached Matow, about twenty miles from
Picking This occurred Friday or Satur-
day. though the Dispatch from Gen. Chat
fee. sent through ADMIRAL Remey. was
not sufficiently definite TO locate the ex-
act time % reaching Matow, but In any
event three or four daye have elapsed
sinca then and there has been time for
still further advance toward the imperial
city.
The feeling among officials was shown IN
the extreme cireumspection thrown about
all messages relating TO China and II was
announced. both at the state and war de-
pertwents that any communications from
Mr. ronxer OF the United states consuis
concerning AFFAIRS IN China would not be
made public. u was explained that this
was In no way due TO any desire 20 keep
from the public any Information % any
Important Character but was based solely
on the fact that the criHis Involved 40
many ro~ihllities ~ some hazard TO the
80 lsgetisners IN rekina tina, the greatest
caution must be observed against disclos-
pres which would further imperii those Ia
danger
Wide rt~ta tor Ceajeeture.
The actual developments Of the day con
sisted ae the Rsfney dispatch heretofore
s sasna se' ana ss sas srcm gSnsul General
partsnebt declined 10 make knawn the
ennten,s II the aeodnew aisrateh. This
eppncd wlNe ue'i Tor conjecture, the
nee, xenerAlly aeyeptsd Wow being that
Mr.. 0oe.in0w had advised axainst the
plan 81 dsliyerins the iezatioaerw outside
the city ~ f'Nking
Ihs rtphef experts were busy with A
dispatch from censpi FGwier. al Chesas
which was - uhlnteiitgshse that II mai
- hc returned to the telegraph eonarswv
20 he repeated 81 far ae Il s~nalt ~, A..
etPherea 7 appeared "a .~rrMt a ssaesnar a.
sent Ny Minister Cerxer te M r,eiss
teilinE the latter thar the siteation was
t~ecmius more critical 81 reking ana
THAT TIE rhfneee authorities waFa e@0xlnn
20 compel th@ lvEssieRets 20 Leave ina r,tv
usder Chinese escert Il Is po4slhle fSAs