The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
NOW AT HO ST WU.
General Chaffee Cables that He Ar
rived August 10.
The NEWS CAUSED EXUL ATION
And Expectancy Throughout Washing
ton Official Circles.
THOUGH THE DISPATCH DID NOT SAY
THOUGH THE DISPATCH DID NOT SAY
that the Entire Allied Force
Is al Ito 81 WI.
CHINESE dDRDtS DID NOT MATERlALlZt
Al Least They Have Not Prevented
the international Column from
Drawing Close to PciSin.

Washington. August 1S,-The American
commander in China, in a dispatch OF
just three words, received at the war de-
par;ment late this afternoon sends thrill
Of exultation and expectancy throughout
official circles by announcing his arrival
at Ho 81 WI, only thrty-three miles from
Pekin, last Thursday. The last heard
from him before this was at Yang Tsun,
which had been captured after hard
fight, and word of his movements since
then had been eagerly awaited. Thurs
day he was eighteen miles beyond Yang
Tsun. Ling Fang, the place where the
Inflated Seymour expedition met its fate
and turned back, had been left behind. The
battle at Yang Tsun was fought on the
9th and the advance to Ho 81 WI was ac-
compi5hed on the 9th, march Of eigh4
teen miles This was four days ago, and
at the same progress Chaffee is even now
fairly within striking distance of the walls
of Pekin.
The dispatch from Chaffee conveying 50
much in so few words was as follows.
"Adjutant General. Washington.
Chez Foo.-Arriyed Hoshiwu (Ho 81
Wm yesterday. "Chaffee."
Word of the advance soon spresi
throughout official quarters. In the en-
thuslasm Of the moment report got out
| that this was the day for their arrival at
Pekin. But the war department had not
a word of an advance beyond Ho 81 WI.
1t was deemed hardly likely that the
march to Pekin could have been made
since last Thursday. AT the rate OF
progress, six miles a day, made from Yang
Tsuu 10 Ho 81 WI, about twenty-four
miles would have been covered in the last
four days and up TO today this would stlll
leave the international forces nine miles
| flom Pekin. Viewed from any stand
point the advance 10 Ho 81 WI was OF
the utmost Importance, not only strategic
4 ally. but also III showing that commune
cation vas open back to Chez Foo; that
tho expected opposition from Chinese
lhordeS had not been sufficient TO prevent
the eady forward movement, and in the
influence 1t would have upon the Chinese
government
Brief as the dispatch Is. It conveys mucn
ltuformati- beyond that specifically coz
tanned in its few words. Although 1t is
not stated what force has arrived the
war department accepts it to mean that
this is the international force which 1rst
took Pei Tsang and then Yang Tsun. 1t
has gone steadily forward along the left
bank OF the Pei Ho river. keeping on the
main road which skirts the river bank.
At Yang Tsun the railroad crosses the
river and bpnches off to the west. Now
tho forces have left the railroad far N
the rear and are depending upon the high
way and the river, Ho ST WI is place
of considerable size and the largest town
between Tien Tsin and Chang CHA Wan.
The latter place and Tung Chow are tho
two cities Of considerable size in the line
Of advance after leaving Ho ST WI. IL
is surrounded by orchards and gardeni
land is not a place likely to have af-
: forded opportunity for strong defense. il
, Is the highest point on the PEI Ho river
whore the water is depended on, as the
native wells are the source OF supply oil
the remainder Of the route to Pekin. A
is has taken FIVE days for General Char
) fee to report the advance to Ho 81 WI 4
IS evident that wire communication I.
= not open to the front. This was hardl,
to be expected, and the safe arrival of tht
;. message at least shows that a certain
measure of communication Is open. On,
of the chief sources of knowledge anon,
officinls IS that the fancied hordes O
+. China have not materlal2ed, or at leas
!, have not prevented the international col
umn from drawing close b the gates o
D.. Pekin Shortly after this dispatch arrive
smother mesalge from General ChaffeC
far more lengthy. gave the melanehol
result OF the fighting. at Y.ng Tsun
The casualty list was given in detail, wit
the additional information that the dna
hrd been buried at Yang Tsun and ina
n tie wounded had been sent back to tn
;. hospital at Tien Tsin.
II The reply OF the United States govern
fst.4 =.
"A was made public early in the day shown
1, the firm aud Anal position that had hee
"A t7ken. While expressing satisfaction a
this pacific step. the reply states that i,i
evident that there can be no general ne
= gotiation between China and the powers
D so long as the ministers and legationer
y are restrained and in danger. Then fol
"a lows specific statement OF what Oh
:, United States expects as condition niece
" dent to cessation OF nostilitles. VIZ; ina
"A q bcdy 81 the relief force be permitted {
y center PekIn unmolcsted" and escort To
~ mi-is'ers hsok TO Tlen Tsln.
, The reference to the powers" ON
2 Moved in the American reply was no
| without q detinct meaning Exchange
. between the various powers have bee
going on CONSTANTLY ana as result IN
officials had the satisfaction Of knowlni
z late In tho day that the position ~ III
= Tinted states had the approval and sun
q port OF all the great powers Wnile ~
has not been expressed In any forma
manner bv the MOWERS vet the exchange
IN The chancerories OF Europe an
,brough the foreign representatives Il
? washington had made II positive tina
M ,ha Movers were acting unitedly IN tn
= anproyal OF the course Of this govern
ment, Several OF the foreign reprefen
= tatives. including Baron Won s'e r.p,,i,,
y German charge d'affaires, and MT Dewoi
= ~, .hs Rreslan charge d'effaires ha
sr,e e ed conferences with Mr.. Adee TO
J day THESE added TO tho assurances