The Portland daily press., 1900-08-13

he had no information Oh prOI9sJ nav
ing been entered by Japan. 1t may be
said, however, aside from Minister
Takahira's statement that Japan has,
up to date, displayed no jealousy of
Great Britain in the Chinese campaign.
Japan herself, it has been announced,
semi officially, has no colonial ambitions
The cordial relations between Japan and
the United States aside from her partici-
pating in the British and American adj
vance on Pal Tsang has been shown in
her reply to the State Department S adj
vices concerning our last note to China.
This note was transmitted for informa-
non to Japan as well as to the other
powers Interested and tho Japanese
government promptly acknowledged its
receipt and indicated its friendly APP
prevail of the stand taken by the United
States. Japan is the only one of the pow
ers so far to give formal expression Of
It's concurrence in the action OF the Unit
ed States.
The action of the Russian government
in authorizing NJ. De Giers to start from
Pekin for lien Tsin under Chinese es-
cort, causes no little concern and sur
metrically opposed to the course of the
other governments, although there is
no disposition to question the good faith
which has inspired it. The officials say
that its only Affect is to leave M.DeGiers
acting Independently and upon his own
discretion. If he determines TO leave
Pekin with a Chinese guard and succeeds
in getting through to lien Tsin, it at
least viii have demonstrated that this
course is less hazardous than has been
supposed. The position of the United
States authorities is unchanged, however,
in declining to entertain the idea of al
lowing Minister Con ger to leave under
Chinese escort.
The only information from the seat of
war made public here today was a dis
patch from Consul McYEade at Canton,
communicating an additional message
from Minister Conger to the state depart
ment and brief dispatch from Admit
raj Remey repeating some information
from Gen. Chaffee on tae operations at
Yang Tsun.
In the opinion of the State Department,
the value of the Conger message is con
siderably reduced by the uncertainty
as to its date.
The date OF August 10 at Isl Nan GER
tainly indicates that the despatch of the
message from Pelzin could not have beer
less than three or four days earlier. rs
Nan is on the main Shanghai road abou
2g5 miles south of Pek1n. 1t certainI
= would have had to travel by courier al
the way to Shangai and have been re
transmitted from that point to hav
reached McWade at Canton. The infol
nation it contains is practically ident
cal with the State Departments messag
Of August and the only cheering fea
ure is his plucky concluding sentences
Whatever may be the outcome. we wi
hold on indefinitely"
d The chief interest in the Chaffee di
1t patch as made public at the Navy d
t. partment is the indication that the Am
n rican command was in the thick OF II
n fight at the capture Of the i,nportas
10 town of Yang Tsum, but the referen
Of to deaths from sunstroke indicates tn
?. the international forces are undergoiI
e terrible privations from the tropic
he weather. Admiral Remey's dispatch
/
e. "Che Foo. August 10, 1900
Of Bureau Navigation, Washington;
n5 "raku August z, Chaffee Telegram
from the front: Sixth, Yang Tsun
III cupied. Casualties about 90, my COZ
Ia mand, two marines wounded. Many pro
IN trated by heat and fatigue; next mo
at yet unknown.
" General commanding British at fro
" telegraphs: Marched from Peitsal
ne nine miles toward Yang Tsung VIII
q formed for attack with the America
u on right, Russians on left. After raj
IN advance of three miles under hot ri
II, and shell lire our troops carried ii
nu line of defence. Casualties about 30 Kill
en- or death from sunstroke.'
.e "Remey.'
is