The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-30
1t is Believed the Land Line Be-
tween Shanghai and Che
Foo Has Been Cut.
NJ COMMUNICATION FOR THREE DAYS.
Inc GunbOat Cas;ine Has Been Or
oered From Shanghai to Annoy TO
Report Oh Conditions There.
L"rSe bodies of BO1crs Arc Conccu-
tr"tinS Fifteen Miles Norfhcn.,
"i iunE Tsun-Anotber Mes
sage From Conger.

"i iunE Tsun-Anotber Mes
sage From Conger.
Berlin, Aug. 2s.-A dispatch re-
celyed here from Ticn-Tsin saws large
bodies OF Boxers are concentrating
hfteen miles northeast of Twang-
Sun
As Iwan-Sun docs not appear on
any favorable maps or in the Gazct-
teer, II is possible the Berlin dis
ka1ch may refer 10 Yang Tsun, on the
Pei Ho river, about 16 miles. as the
crow flies, from Tien-Tsin, on the
way 10 Peking.
Iokyo, Aug. 25.-Dclaycd).--Gc
1amaguchi, commanding the Japan
eSe forces of Pcking, reports that
"'ooO Chinese with - guns, have gath
cred at Nan Yuen, preparatory to
making an attack on Pcking in the
rear.
Washington, Aug. 2S.-The gun
boat Castinc, Commander Bowman.
commanding has been ordered TO
Annoy, China TO report on conditions
there. The Castine Is at Shanghai
The department OF state makes pub
lie the following dispatch from Min
ister Congcr, received Monday morn
ing:
Prom Taku, August 81, Secretary
o. State, Washington: No important
movements since last dispatch. Mill
tary is trying TO restore. No report
OF the Chinese government encoun-
tered yet. Several minister OF Tsung
III Iamen reported in the city, and
nre expected 10 appear soon Cen
erals decide not 10 enter imperial
palace, leaving it practically vacant.
"o thousand Germans arrive to-day. !
"CONGER."
This dispatch is undated, but from
the fact that II mentions the arrival
Of a German force at Pcking. which
has not yet been reported from any
other quarter, it is presumed to be Of
very recent origin.
War department officials believe
hat the land line between Shanghai
md Che-Foo has been cut by boxers
IS the last communication received
rom Ticn-Tsin was dated August %.
such interruption would delay all
messages several days. as they would
lave TO be sent from Chc-Foo to
by steamer, a trip Of about
our days.
Cable lnts'rutions continue TO keep /
he government here in the dark as I
0 wha- is happening in China, and ;
Notwithstanding the most urgent ap- {
eals TO the cable officials. and TO our
wn officers there, no word has rot |
IN through from China since Satnr- I
ly One Of the cable companies Mon @
ay morning notified the state. war
nd navy departments that the Great I
Orthcrn cable route, meaning the n
ibcrian line through which Pcking q
reached from the north and Japan t
nd Korea are in part served. is in c
rrupted at point between Blagow-
letsmka and KhabaI oweska. The n
lstern cable route is operating sub b
ct to great delay, though still open o
Japanese points. D
The embassies and legations here, tt
ith the exception Of the japanese NJ
cation, are faring no better than d,
g state department in the matter o
receiving news lr
Minister Wa and Baron Specll Won
ernberg, the latter now acting as
arge Of tho German embassy, Mon
y afternoon called at the state de- !"
rtment in searching of information.
r. WI stated that he had not had
e word from Ii Hung Chang, or,
fact, from any member of the Chi
sc government for some days, and u
nt he was entirely dependent upon az
g state department and the news 81
pers for information. He was per- I'D
'bed by the reiteration in the press
the story that Russia, Germany
i Japan had finally decided upon 10
NAL declaration of war against c's
ina, and was much relieved to as 10
tain that the state department
5 absolutely without confirmation in'
this report. co
Come, Aug. 2S.-A dispatch re- u'
we'd here from Takp under date OF int
lday, August 26, confirms previous .lo
orts that a convoy was being rr
med at Peking TO conduct. under 'h'
strong escort, the allies wounded
the women and children 10 Tien- POI
n. nil
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