The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-29

cavalry aboard, and the Packing, WIN
the animals of the organlza ton. had az
rived at Kobe The First cavalry is Tn
der command Of Lieutenant Coionsl 1.eto.
DISPATCHES TAMPERED WITH
Another important development ever
night was General Chaffee's statement
that he had not heard from the war de-
partment since August Il, a fortnight
ago. News comes from China within that
period of time, and the fact that nothing
has gone forward to Chafee, and without
doubt Minister Conger is in the same
state, goes to confirm the officials here in
the conviction that the wires are being
manipulated. probably by Chinese agents.
! between Che Foo and Shang Hal. the
cable connection. The discovery certain
! ly will tend to hasten the construction of
! the projected cable connecting Shang Hal
/ and Che Foo, thus placing the control of
/ the entire circuit from Washington to
! Pekin outside of Chinese officials at any
point. The subject also may be made the
basis of some strong representations to
Sheng. the Chinese director of posts and
itelegraphs. at shang Hal
j a casualty list from Colonel Whit was
received at the war department today
from China. 1t bore date Of yesterday az
Taku and referred to the engagement of
the Nineteenth near Tien Tsin
Washington. D. c.. Aug 2s.-The war
department today received a dispatch
from Nagasaki. announcing that the
transport Meade arrived there on the 18th
with a battalion OF the Fifth infantry.
squadron Of the Third cavalry and com
pany e. battalion Of engineers. Orders
have already been issued sending the
Meade with troops she carries 10 Manila.
AID TO Won KETTELER'S WIDOW
Washington, Aug. 2s.-A dispatch was
received last night by the war depart
ment from General Chaffee, stating tina.
1 he had offered assistance TO Baroness
/ Won Ketteler. wife Of the late German
minister to China, and would furnish her
transport and escort to Tien Tsin also
transportation to Nagasaki. This dis
( patch seems TO indicate that Chaffee is in
Pel0in. and not IN Tien Tsin. as some
. have asserted. This dispatch Is in an
swer to one sent to the general by the
war department August II. the date that
information was received here of the fall
of PeEln
Baroness Won Ketteler. the widow of
the murdered German minister to China.
is an American, being the daughter Of
President Ledyard, or the Michigan Cen
trail railroad, whose home is in Detroit.
Mich
ITO TO RETURN To POWER
Yokohama, Aug. Il Cvia san Francisco.
Aug. 29.-The probability OF Marquis
Ito's early accession to power with a
daily increasing. 1t is felt on all hands
that IN the coming readjUstment of Chi
nese affairs he is the one man 20 cope
with the situation, his influence being Al
most as great in China as IN bis own
country. On the retirement OF she pres
enc premier, Marquis Yamagata. {. is ~
mored that the latter VIII be raisel 70
the rank OF prince.
JAP LAUBELS At TEN TsIN
Japan is rejoicing over the laurels her
troops are winning in China. Theis feat
OF blowing up the gates % Tien Tsiu VAS
enc Of the most daring on record Tia
wires which were - ignite the runcetto1
refusing % w5-k. one ~ the soldiers &C.
h5erstely went Ep 70 the gates aut. 7p-
plying q match. was blown i7;e atoms
as the gates came down. A second ell
der f-cn climbed over tne in-s~ wei
and IN The din ri-ht o. re N s-Y.r-
opened the city 20 his comrades. va3
swa-ns5 n waiIe the azt -nrsEed C.hfrsse
threw down taei- arms ard geI Js7aa
is Quietly sending more troops - China
Picked men ara l=.nE dispatched - tDp-
pIy the constant losses TIE ia-ze g..
x transports lz Ssh Ia constant service.
earring Den ard supplies.