Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-01

regiment here.
"DAGGETT."
Col. Daggett also gent another cable-
gram which is as follows:
Che Foo-Corbin, Washington: Tien
Tsin, goth Flintshire arrived 2fth; PSI
Ninth Infantry sick; ten doctors. 100
hospital corps men, twenty signal men
needed; unavoidable delay unloading
transports. Foreign troops arriving.
"DAGGETT
Advices are now coming from every
direction which indicate that Minister
Conger and all the other diplomats ex-
1lcept Baron Won Ketteler are safe. They
come from Admiral Remey, Consul
Coolidge and others, and these advices
have had a wonderful effect in relieving
1.-The anxiety of the officials.
Following is a message transmitted
by Col. Coolidge. 1t brings word from
sPekin up to july %:
"Tien Tsin, July 7.-Following letter
of Lieut. Col Shiba, military attache at
4 the legation of Pekin, dated July % arr
rived at Tien Tsin j July 25 at 9 O'Clock in
i the evening:
g. Pekin, July %, eyenins.-We are all
lawaiting impatiently arriving of rein
4 forcing army. When are you coming?
n All lega tions have been blockaded since
.l13th last month, and since the Goth We
4 have been attacked continually night
land day by the Chinese so.diers from
sl more than ten encampments. By SUI
Ipreme effort we are still defending. We
4 are daily awaiting with the greatest
ianxiety arrival of reinforcing army, and
= liz you can't reach here in less than a
4 weeks time it is probable that we viii
n be unable to hold out any longer.
Emperor and empress dowager APP
I pear to be still at Pekin. Were our re-
Iforcements to arrive probable that they
would flee to Wan Shosan.
Il :" Killed and wounded up to date.
Il eight killed, one a captain of infantry,
81 and an ambassadors attache: seven
seriously wounded. the first secretary Of
legation being one of the twenty slight
.Ily wounded. The number of Europeans
J, killed is sixty in all.
.COoLIDGE.'
i. 1t is possible that part of the allied
1, larnlies, is, now in motion from lien
Tsin toward Pekin. A cable dispatch
from Maj Gen. Chaffee. received by
Gen. Corbin yesterday, indicates that
"A forward movement was TO have begun
Monday. If the march to Pekin has be-
gun. the policy of this government for
u speedy feiiGl OIL tHe 5IOTelSu leSdtloHs
has been put into operation. The im-
lportart report received from Cen Chat
!, fee was evidently written at Taku on
Sunday and dated Che Foo on July 30
! 1t is as follows:
"Che Foo, July 30.-Adjutant Genera.
n Washington: Have had interview witt
ADMIRAL. Go ashore this afternoon; ia
/ eilifiss for urIoading NOT adequate
!, therefore .diseharging slowly. Informed
{ Byron has ordered tug for towing tw,
8 seventy ton lighters If tug is obtain
Cd. discharging will improve lndisnf
viii finish diacharging today and pro:
y i3ceeds TO Nagasaki; IKE two days to uni
!: load horses Reiily's battery; week be
Il fore Grant discharged Of cargo. VIII
O see Daggett tomorrow. Reported il
{ Taku Bay intention to make forward
. movement tomorrow towards Pekins
. "details are not known here.
0 Arrive in Tien Tsin toe late tomor
: ROW TO cable from there Message from
. Tien Tsn must leave Tongu-Ku
lmorning to catch dispatch boat at an
n chorage for Che Foo at 4 afternoon
: Soon as possible will get definite infor
: Imation as regards conditions and pur
G poses at Tien Tsin. Will cable my views
6 "cHAFFEE."
LETTER FROM PEkIS.