The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07
TROOPS READY FOR WINTER.
No Communication With Chinese Officials
Since August 28th.
DIV the Associated Press. }


Department today received the following:
"Taku. (No date).
"Adjutant General, Washington
Pekin, August 28.-The officers and SOL
diers of the China relief expedition send
thanks to tie President and Secretary of
War for message of congratulatiOn. For
NAL entry of the palace grounds made to-
dav at 8 o'clock, salute of II guns being
at the south and north gates. Troops OF
all nations participated, the United States
by a battalion $50 strong composed OF de-
tails from each organization present at
taking of city. Palace vacant with excep-
ton of about 800 servants. General Bar
nv for Manila today Danish cable Shang-
hal to Taku open for business, connect
withour wire.
(Signed) "CHAFFEE."
Also the following:
"Taku (No date).
"Adjutant General, Washington.
"All quiet Pekin. Supplies promptly un-
loaded, forwarded when dispositions de-
termined. All supplies received. Troops
comfortable winter No communication
Chinese officials after August 2Sth. James
H. Wilson, Brigadier General of Volun-
teers. goes Pekin tonight. Rockhill
SndQRnal.
Pekin. Tien Tsin bad. Extreme heat end
ed. All condition satisfactory. Go Nagas-
aki tomorrow, take first transport Mania
(Signed) BARRY.
General Barry gees to Manila to assume
the duties of Chief of Staff to General
Macarthur.
ROCKHILL DENIES INTERVIEW.
Washington, Sept. 6-The State De-
partment this afternoon issued the fol-
lowing:
"A cablegram has been received from
Mr.. w. w. Rockhill, dated Shanghai,
September 5th, in which he authorized
the Department to deny emphatically
and categorically the statement made in
certain newspapers relating to an inter
view alleged to have given by
him. The only interview he has
ever given related strictly to the circu-
lar of July 3rd. He states that no mer-
chant vessel will be sailing from Shang-
hal for several days
The Associated Press interview with
Mr.. Rockhill, dated Shanghai, September
End. was sent from Shanghai by cable
after having been carefully prepared by
a trusted staff correspondent of the AS
sociated Press at present at Shanghai.
FORCES LANDED AT TAKU.
Berlin, Sept. 6.-The German Vice Adj
miral at Taku telegraphs that Captain
Pohl. in his report from Pekin says the
impression he formed on marching
through the imperial palace reception
halls and rooms August 2Sth was dirt
and neglect" No treasures, he adds, were
observed. The report now is that the
Dowager Empress fed from rekin during
the morning of August 10Th.
The German ADMIRAL further reports
that all forces landed at Taku up to
August 25th were as follows
German officers, 81; men, $3.50; guns,
6; horses 544.
American officers, 1871; men, 5427;
guns, II; horses, 1,239.
British officers, 21S; men, 6,746;
guns, %; horses, 1897.
French officers, 1872; men, 5,1S6; guns
81; horses, So
Italian officers, 26 men, 552; guns, i;
horses, 10.
Austrian officers, 49, men, 272; guns, 2;
horses, so.
The details of the Russian and Japa-
nese forces landed were not available
when the dispatch was sent.
dispatch received in Berlin from
Shanghai under current date says that
two companies of Germans landed today
were largely represented. Hon. E. B.
honor and British band of music and
marched through the foreign concessions
to their quarters.
RIOTS AGAINST CHRISTIANS.
Washington September 6.IThe Japa-
nese Legation was informed today by
cable by the Foreign Office at Toxic of the
receipt of a dispatch from the Japanese
consul at Annoy, stating that the riots
against native Christians in Chang Chow
and Lung Chi have assumed serious pro-
portions. The city gates in six adjoining
districts have been completely closed,
and Yung, Taoti of the locality, having
been disgraced on the ground of unpopu-
larty, has been succeeded by Chen, Taoti
OF Annoy, who will proceed to Chang Chow
as soon as the present troubles at Annoy
are settled