Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-02
SAYS GALL ARE SAFE AND WELL
Have Provisions for Several Weeks,
But Have Very Little
Ammunition.
NO FIGHTING SINCE THE 18TH
BY Agreement There Has Been No
Hiring by Either Side Since
That Date---Dispatchcs
Prom Ttcn Tsim.

partment last evening received two
cablegrams from China. The first
read:
"Chefoo (undated). -Corbin, Wash
ington: Tien Tsin, July Message
just received from Conger says that
since the 10th by agreement there has
been no firing. Have provisions for
several weeks, but little ammunition.
All safe and we'll.
II DaggetO report the allied forces
will soon advance. Practically no
looting by Americans; no unnecessary
killing. Indiana arrived July &c. Or
der MacCann, Sladen, both Aliens,
Mitchell, Bryce to join regiment here.
"Daggett."
The second reads: "Chefoo.-Corbin,
Washington: Tien Tsin, July 3O.-The
Flintshire arrived July 81. Two hun
tred and fifty-seven of the Ninth in
fantry sick. Ten doctors, 100 hospital
corps men, and twenty signal men
needed. Unavoidable delay i'm unload
ing transports. Foreign troops are ar
irving. Daggett.''
Impatient for Reinforc.nents.
Washington, Aug. 2.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin yesterday received a dis
patch from Lieutenant Coolidge, com
manding the Ninth infantry at Tien
Tsin. 1t came by way of Chefoo and
is as follows:
"Tien Tsin, Aug. following LETT
ter of Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, mill
tary attache at the legation of
Picking, dated July %, arrived at I'icn
Tsin July 25, at 8 O'clock i'm the even
ing.
"'Pelsing, July 90, Evening.-We are
all awaiting impatiently the arrival of
the reinforcing army. When are you
coming? All legations have been
blockaded since the 18th of last
month. and since June 20 we have
been attacked continually night and
day by the Chinese soldiers from more
than ten of the encampments. BY n
supreme effort we are still defending.
We are daily awaiting with the great
est anxiety the arrival of the rein
forcing army, and if you can't reach
here in less than a weeks time it is
probable that we will be unable to
hold out any longer
The emperor and empress dow
ager appear to be still i'm Picking.
Were our reinforcements to arrive it
is probable that they would flee to
Wan Shoshan. Our Killed and wound
ed up to date are eight killed. one cap
tain of infantry and an ambassador.
attache; seven seriously wounded; the
first secretary of legation being one
of the twenty slightly wounded. The
number of Europeans killed is sixty
IN all. Coolidge"
Japanese Adviccs.
Washington, Aug. 2-The Japanese
consul at lien Tsin telegraphed on
the 9th ult. a dispatch dated the 10Th
from the Japanese minister at Picking
to the foreign office at Toxic, which
had reached lien Tsin by special cou-
rier on July %. The minister says:
The Japanese marines and others
continue under command of the mill
tary attache, Lieutenant Colonel Shi-
ba, to resist the repeated attacks of
Tung Fuh Siang's troops. think we
can hold out, though the task is by
no means an easy one, until we are
relieved by the division OF Japanese
troops which, hear through spe-
cial messenger. will arrive at Tien
Tsin by the end of this month. The
Chinese have stopped firing since the
18th. and the Chinese authorities are
apparently disposed to open negotia-
lions.
"Attache Ko.iimena, Captain Ando
of the imperial army. Mr. III. Haka-
mura and five marines have been
killed; while Harabara, second secre-
tary of the legation, a STUDENT and six
marines. have heen wounded, though
not mortally. Many others have also
been slightly wounded
Can't Hold Out Long.
Rome. Aug. 2.-,rhe commander of
the Italian cruiser Elba at ren Tsin
has received the following telegram
from the Italian military attache at
Picking. dated July %:
"The legations are eagerly awaiting
relief. Cannot hold out long. Sixty
Europeans killed.
Advance May Have Begun.
Washington, Aug. 2.--Cables from
Admiral Remey and General Chaffec,
both at Taku, bearing upon the condi-
tions in Peking and at lien ,Tsin,
came to hand over night. Admiral
Kemey confirmed the information
that the legations were safe up to the
22d. General Chaffee said that accord
ing to reports at Taku the allied
forces were to begin the campaign
toward Picking tomorrow Allowing
for the time occupied in the transmits
sion of the dispatch by boat from
Taku to Chefoo, it is probable, if fine
report be true, that the advance be-
gan today and that the armies are al
ready on the way to Pelling. That
they should start without waiting for
Chaffee's force, small though it is,
is surprising.
The state department has had moth.
ing from China since yesterday, and
Minister WI, who called at the de-
partment, i'll search for information,
is also without cable advices.
The Admirals Message.
The following is the dispatch from
Admiral Remey:
"Taku, 2s-Japanese military at
tache at Peking, 22d, reports legations
besieged since June Is. Continually
attacking from goth until July H.,
when attack ceased Chinese soldiers
are apparently diminishing. Sixty
Europeans killed. A telegram from
the governor of Shan Tung addressed
TO the consular body at Chefoo says:
"An imperial edict states the min
listers, except German, are we'll. Pro-
visions have been supplied