Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-05
THE OREGON AGROUND.
A Large Hole in Her Side and Small Holes
IN Her Bottom.

IN Her Bottom.
Washington, June 30. THE Navy
Depar tment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral KemEtf:
"Chefoo, June 30. Secretary Of the
Navy, Washington: Ministers at Pekin
were given "a hours TO leave on June
10Th. They refused, and are still there's
The Pekin relief forces got halfway.
They were attacked by imperial troop.
on June 18th. McCalla was in COM
mand Four were killed, and %
wounded. McCala and Ensign Taussig
were wounded, but not seriously. Now,
over $4,000 troops are ashore. Com
mander Wise commands at Tong Ku. in
charge Of transportation, rail and river
The combination nationalities find it
necessary to make use of some civilians
to operate the railway. Kempf. "
THE OREGON AGROUND.
The Navy Department has received
tho following dispatches relative to the
grounding of the Oregon:
"Chefoo, June 80 Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Anchored yester-
day, dense fog, in II fathoms, three
miles south How Ike Light, Gulf OF
Pechile. Sent out two boats and
sounded, least water 5i5 fathoms.
Weather clear. Got under way, and
struck Pinnacle Rock. Much water
in forward compartment Perfectly
smooth. Shall charter steamer, il ros-
sible, at Chefoo and Tighten the ship.
Rock through side of ship, above
double bottom, about frame 10. Small
holes also through bottom of ship.
Wilde -
"Chefoo, June 29.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Iris gone to the
assistance of the Oregon.
RAYMOND Rogers,
Commanding Nashville" /"
"Hongkong, June 80. -SSecretary of
the Navy, Washington: Princeton
arrived. Brooklyn leaves for NagasalSl
Zatiro. at Chefoo, has been sent to
assist Oregon, repurted by Rogers on a
rock south How Ke Light. Iris also
gone to her assistance. Remey."
The point where the Oregon grounded
is 80 miles west-northwest Of Chefoo.
Iaku is $50 miles west of Pinnacle
Rock, where she struck.
MINISTER'S SAFE JUNE 25Tu.
A cablegran, received at the State
Department, from Ambassador Choate,
at London states that the foreign
ministers were safe at PelSin June 25th.
The Chinese minister here, Mr.. WI,
has private advices to the same effect,
which he has brought to the attention
of the State Department.
Washington, July 1.-The Navy De
partment has received the following
cablegrams frcm Admiral Kempff:
"Chefoo, July 1.-Secretary of tho
Navy, Washington: Oregon has run
aground She is not in dangerous
position; about 3S degrees north lati-
tude, 20 degrees, 40 minutes east
longitude. Have sent to her assistance
three naval vessels. 1t is reported that
there lie water In one compartment.
The commander OF the Oregon did not
request assistance, Japanese man-of-
war having boarded. vessel. Kempti. +"
.'Chefoo, tundated). Seer cIetary OF
the Navy, Washington: A runner from
Pekin reports legations are besiegsd
provisions nearly exhausted; situation
desperate. Germab minister, going to
Tsung Liza lamen, murdered by Chinese
soldiers. American, Italian, Duty O.
legations burned. Twenty thousand
OnlneSe SolulerS lnsi'ie auti oo,utU out
side PelSin; 1900 repor ted bound Tien-
tain: still lighting at Tientsin. Com
munication 1ientsn by raj and river
insecure. Kempff. "
After 4S hours consideration, and
probably after consulting the President
at Canton by wire, the cabinet officers
here have decided not TO ratify the
agreement Of nine articles providing fol
the naturalization of Shanghai and
Southern Chinese treaty ports sub
mitted ty Minister WI. There were
some things in the agreement which
the government felt that il could moi
accept.