The Portland daily press., 1900-08-04

pense to open up direct communication
with Minister Conger. In addition to
his short message relating to the Japan
csc check, transmitted through Admiral
Remey and received this morning, GEN
eral Chaffee made another and directable
report this afternoon, The message
was withheld from publication by Secre
tary Root who declined to make its pur-
port known. 1t was presumably devot-
ed to recital of General Chaffee needs
In military way. In view of the Lon
don statement that the advance from
lien Tsln actually began with the pres
ent week, there is also possibility that
General Chaffee' S message has some bear
ing on that subject though it is evident
from his report of this morning that the
advance, if started, could not have pro-
gressed far beyond Tisn Tsin as the out
post affair described by him took place
only ten miles out of town.
Second Assistant Secretary Adee is to
act as secretary of state for few weeks
during the absence of Secretary Hay who
left Washington this afternoon to visit
his family at their summer home at Sun
apee Lake, N. HI.
THE TEN TSIN CASUALTIES.
Washington, August 3 The casualties
in the Ninth United States infantry at
Tien Tsin, China, on July 13 last are re-
ported by General Macarthur. The only
Maine man included in the list of
wounded are Second Lieutenant Frank
r. Lang and Private William Murphy,
whose nearest relative is Hannah Murphy,
Portland, Me
NO GENERAL ADVANCE 31ST.
Washington, August 3.-It was stated
tonight that the despatch received by the
war department. today from Major Gener-
al Chaffee was dated at lien Tsin on the
3lst of July. At the time it was filed
there had been no general forward move
ment of the allied armies.
ORDERED EAO TING MASSACRE.
Washington, August 3.-The state de-
partment makes public the following tele-
gram received today, August 3, from the
consul general at Shanghai, and the con
sui at Che Foo:
State, Washington Americans left
Chunking yesterday. Ii told French
consul today no messages will be de-
livered ministers because foreigners are
advancing on Pekin Two pro-foreign
members Of the Tsung Ii Yamen be-
headed 9th for urging preservation min
listers, by Ii Ping Hang, now command
ing troops at .Pekin. He ordered Pao
Ting massacre.
"Goodnow''
"Che Foo, Afternoon, August 2.
Secretary of State, Washington:
Just received telegram from Governor
of Shan Tung requesting mo to transmit
to you the following: Have just received
telegram dated July Both, Tsung Lii Va
men, stating various ministers OF the
German legation want commanders to
get the column in motion. Meanwhile
the sharp check received by the Japanese
scouting party is an Indication of what
he might experience should he take the
desperate chance of pushing forward
alone.
CONGER DESPATCH GENUINE.
RS09AiAAs5 WILL aug l40b O.-1u0 Sbdb6 Ut
partment has received cablegram from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo, which says
that he has obtained the copy of the ciph-
er dispatch from Minister Conger which
was sent through Minister Wa to the de-
partment here. The dispatch is dated
July II, and signed by Conger. Consul
Fowler has no doubt as to its genuine
ness.
JAPANESE SCOUTS REPULSED.
Washington, August 3-The navy de-
partment this morning received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Admiral Remey:
''Taku, August g.
Bureau Navigation, Washington:
"Chaffee reports that $40 japanese
scouting toward Peitany, lost three men
killed, 25 wounded. Enemy in trenches
and lOopholed> houses.
(Signed) "Remey.''