The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-13
AT JAPANESE LEGATION.
Dispatch From Tokyo Gives Details
of Won ketteier's Death and Con-
firms Rumors of Ttentsin.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Japanese
legation has Received dispatch from To-
kyo giving briefly the details OF the as
Fascination Of Baron Won ketteler at Pc
king and the fighting around Tientgin The
dispatch was sent from Tokyo July 4, but
was IN some way subject TO great delay
around the Siberian route: II states that
the German minister was Killed by shot,
and that u IL not known whether the mob
element or tho soidiery is responsible for
II. The Japanese report Of the hghting
conyeyed In the press dispatches.
Concerning today's reports from Yoko-
hama that The government Is being urged
10 send 5000 troops to China, Mr.. Nabe-
shima. the Japanese charge. says this Is
little more than conjecture. and there IL
no present evidence that the government
one army corps, or ~ 900 men. Sentiment
IN Japan might favor the dispatch OF
larger army TO China, but the minister
feels that the government will act quite
conservatively. particularly in view Of the
uncertainty as 10 the terms upon which
japan Is to undertake the mission
Liscwm Given n Free Hand.
II IL Inferred at the war department
that Col. Liscum ard tire two battalions
OF the Ninth Infantry. which arrived at
Taku on Friday, have reached Tientsin.
Col. IAsoum was given free hand In
the matter OF en- advance, and IL ~
thought that by prompt movement he al
ready has reached the beleaguered city
OF TientsIn, whore, according 10 advices
today TO the British admiralty. rein
forcements were urgently needed.
between Picking ana Ticntsin.
The bureau OF military information has
received an interesting communication
from Maj Zalinski u. s. A. tretired), Civ
Ing some details OF climate and topog
Tnphy OF the country between Taku and
Peking. He went over this road In 1895
and 1885. and says that the trains from
Taku to Peking occupied two days forced
march, He was travelling on native
pony with light equipment, but the road
practically Killed the horses. The coun-
try between Taku and Peking IL billy and
the. climate will probably he more favor
ahe for white troops than the Philippines.
The mean temperature OF Picking Is about
the same as San Francisco but IL much
hotter In summer and is Bitterly cold in
winter.
In connection with the severe winter.
MAJ Znlinsh says that the Peiho river
closed 10 navigation by ice early In De-
eember, and stores for a winter campaign
should be gotten into the country by Oc-
toitr at least. Fuel In scarce, there being
no wood to speak Of. while a small
amount OF coal is reported In the north
ana ground and mixed with clay to make
u burn slowly All timber for tent floor
ing ana other construction will have to
be inported. He favors oil and wheeled
COOKING outfits as the most practicable
Tho auartermaster's department has
chartered the steamer Aztec at San
francisco. and II In directed that she be
he s,sa ior use ,, IN ~. o,
China. ~ the case may be.
Arranging Transport Service.
In view OF the prospective military
operations In China. the quartermaster IL
a ssvo,fmnIy considering tho advisability OF
Taku and Nasnsaki and using the trans
port Logan and the freight ships Flint
logan carried the Snth " ip ffSrPpse er Tae
Manila 60 Tsku, and IL now al the latter
port Tho Flntshire and wyeheld are
scheduled TO leave Manila tomorrow with
troops for Takii The selection OF Mage
seki ~ one Of the terminals In due TO the
fact That all the transports now leaving
tina, port, and In ease 1, IL drstrad 10
send the troops carried by them 10 China
the service could be done by the line
from Taks without necessity OF divert
Ing the regular Pacific TRANSPORTS from
their proper destination at Manila This
Atrahgement would cause "a saving Of
effected more quickly than the outgoing
transports could DO coaled and proVf,
slonod for the extra trip 20 China The
state department ~ now III negotiation
wnh tho Japanese government Tor per
mlsstou 20 land these armed forces al
NesssakL " Is expected that this per-
mission VIII hc granted.
Good impression ous~s.
The ggpd impres sion made by the esirt
81 the ChlneHe government given ot,, Nv
Minister Wa Yesterday Threatens "a Ia
Onset 20 some extent today by the re
ports THAI Prince Tuan VAS the
teal author ~ this edici ana thai
s'ishe y " mast terciele Api,-forrisn Ian
shass VAS omitted from the veraior given
"ut mere But At the chinese legation
lheae tntlmattone from London arr dIs.
tuiNse1 A. Rrouudlsss. Tho dispatch VS.
tycsisc4 here IN Chinese. thar h. H., 49,
numerals by whieh the Chinese severn
Mfnt transmits rs 1iil,4al cote rpesssges
This ~ itself y f. asa. indicates thit =
came WITH the sanction ~ th.ae d, w.,
r. AaAA9 iaQFity. - TIE official code is not