Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-19


ON the other Powers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.--The gov
eminent now fully satisfied by the
advices in hand that the international
troops have entered Peking and that
the legations are saved, is calmly await
ing detailed statements from its own
officers on the ground.
Neither General Chaffee nor Admiral
Remey has been heard from, and it is
to them, particularly to the American
commander at Peking. that the gov
eminent looks for advices, not only
on what has occurred, but on the local
developments from which an intelli-
gent determination can be made of
what still remains to be done.
The President, Secretary Root, Act
ing Secretary of State Adee, Acting
Secretary of the Navy Hackett and
other officials were in conference dur
ing the afternoon. 1t was stated aft
erward that no additional details had
come concerning Peking. and it was
understood that the conference had to
do particularly with the situation at
Shanghai. Word reached the Navy
Department during the afternoon that
the United STATES cruiser New Orleans
had reached Shanghai, at which point
British war ships and transports are
already in force, while the French,
Russians and Germans are hurry , g
their men to the same destination.
The American government, so far has
kept out of this entanglement, and in
view Of the reported landing of troops
by some of the powers. it was stated
authoritatively that the landing of
American troops never had been con-
templated. Although the officials de-
clined to give out any specific infor-
nation, it was understood generally
that the government was in possession
of word that the landing of the British
forces
Had Occurred To-day
and that it was probable that this
would be followed by the landing of
German and French forces. AS these
several forces had as the ostensible
purpose of their landing the mainten-
ance of peace and order it is not as
sumed to be likely that any disorder
or;r Of a
AS a result of the conferences held
to-day it is believed that a dispatch
was forwarded to the commander Of
the New Orleans advising him of the
course to be pursued.
The general situation at Shanghai,
caused by the proposed landing of
British troops and the protests of
Germany and France, continues to be
strained, although the authorities are
rather more hopeful of satisfactory adj
justment than heretofore. The State
Department does not treat the matter
as at all grave, and regards it rather
as a misunderstanding, one side hold
ing that British activity is confined to
Shanghai, while the other insists that
this activity is designed to cover the
whole Yang Use region. One of the
diplomatic officials who has been most
active in the affair, said to-day that in
any event there could be no serious
rupture, for even if troops were landed
it would increase the security and or
der prevailing 1t seems to be accept
ed that if the British troops land, Ger
man and French, and possibly Russian
troops also will land. About 100 French
troops have arrived at Hong Kong, de-
stined for Shanghai, and German ships
are now on their way to the same
point.
The German, French and Russian
Charge d'Afaires called separately at
the State Department to-day. The sit
uation was discussed, but no impor-
tant changes developed.
The dispatch
From General Yamaguchi
giving details of the capture OF Pekin.
was accepted by the War Department
officials as giving the most satisfac-
tory account thus far received. Cen
eral Yamaguchi Is in command Of the
Fifth Army Corps, with the rank Of
Major General, and is regarded as one
OF the fighting generals Of the Japanese
army. His report discloses for the
first time that the Americans shared
in the assault on the city, and that
they marched with the British troops
to the south gate. while the japanese
and Russians operated against the
east gate What was most noticeable
in the japanese report was that the
Japanese killed are given at 100 and
the Chinese killed at 400 This makes
no account Of the wounded. and indi-
Gates that when the detailed casualty
list is received II will be a heavy one,
as the wounded always far exceed the
killed Furthermore, the report states
that the loss Of the allies" had not
been ascertained. This is the first in
timation that there were losses other
than those sustained by the japanese.
The entire tenor OF the report indi-
Gates that the engagement was a
fierce one. lasting throughout the day
OF August Is, as the attack began ear
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