Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
Work of Chafee in Advance
on Peking.
SHOWED MUCH ENERGY.
His Driving Power Materially Assist.
ed in the Work of Relieving the Le-
gations-condition of Troops Is Ex-
celIent Considering Service.

pdrCIneuC yesterday received cdDle-
gram from General Barry, of which
the following is made public: "Taku
(No date) = General Chaffee has
everything well in hand. His driving
power materially assisted the prompt
relief of the legations. Considering
the arduous service the condition Of
the troops is excellent. (Signed)
Barry"
A considerable portion of the dis
patch which the department will not
make public related to military de-
tails.
Empress Travelling West.
Washington, Sept. Am interest
ing bit of information regarding the
empress dowager came to Washing
ton in a roundabout way today. 1t
was to the effect that the British gov
ernment had received word that the
empress was going from Tyan-Fu, IN
the province of Shan-si, to which
place she had fed after her escape
from Pe!Sing to Hsinan-Fu.
Troops to Oppose German Expansion.
Shanghai, Sept. 3.-(Copyright 1900
for the Courier by the Associated
Press.) 1.-TWO French priests have
reached Kiao-Chou from the far inte-
rior, being escorted the whole way by
Chinese soldiers furnished by the gov
ernor of Shantung. They assert the
latter has 10000 troops beyond Kiao-
Chou disposed apparently with view
of opposing any attempt at German ex-
pansion"
Big German Army Going In.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 90, via Taku, Aug
30.-The Germans have formally de.
manded for themselves all the build
ings and grounds of the camp Of the
United States troops explaining that
these will be needed by the large
German forces soon to arrive As the
American camp lies in the German
concession the demand will probably
be complied with and new camp
for the United States troops will lie
established outside the city.
Orders received from Washington
direct that the 5000 American troops
be divided between Peking, Tien Tsin
and Taku for the winter. Abundant
supplies are now arriving, and all
that is necessary is being rapidly for
warded to Pel1ing.
1t is understood here that United
States Minister Conger insists that Ii
Hung Chang shall be allowed to pro-
ceed to Peking Tor conference.
cossacks Entering Manchuria.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 3.-The steam
ship Monmouthshire has arrived from
Yokohama, Kobe. The Journal OF Au-
gust 4 says
Russia is pouring tens of thousands
OF Cossacks from the north into Man
churia, and reports say no human soul
is being spared, and wide open tract
is being made as the troops press for
ward. They are. nevertheless, meet
ing some opposition while enroute. AS
they enter the Chinese population
come out against them. Refugees con
tinue to flock to Vladivostock from the
interior"
The Sick and Wounded.
Washington, Sept. S.-The war de-
partment today received the following
undated cablegram from Major Per-
ley, OF the medical corps commanding
the hospital ship Relief: "Taku-Ban-
mister reports 120 sick at the front ana
200 at Tien Tsin. Many are Slightly
i'll. All the wounded have been
brought from the front The relief
will take all the severe cases. We have
plenty of supplies and all are doing
well.