The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-11

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sued bulletin. emLodying despatch from
Consul McWaGe. at Canton, which in turn
referred to a reply that he had received to
message which he had sent TO Minister
gonger at Pekin. The bulletin follows:
The following despatch from Consul
McWade, at Canton communicating all
additional message from Mr. Conger, is
made public this morning by the De-
partment of State:
Canton August II, 1900.
Z" Secretary of State, Washington.
- 'Conger, dating tenth Tsi-Nan, an
swering my message says, that TIE 1e
cations are under siege by the Imperial
soIdiery. The situation is desperate.
The loss of the legations is 50 killed
and about 100 wounded. There is some
sickness. nevertheless the general
health continues good He concludes:
Whatever may be the outcome
We Will hold or indefinitely.
'McwADE'
1T is believed that the date as
signed TO this despatch by the consul
refers 10 the file date when the mes
sage Ieft Tsf-Nan. and does not fix lie
time when the message left Pekin by
courier
Tsi-Nan is about $50 miles below Pekin
and il cases of necessity the Chinese Gov
eminent sends carriers thither. The most
important fact IN connection with Mr. Con-
gers reply TO Mr.. MeWade is that the Chi
nese Government is permitting at least
some messages from the powers TO reach
7he ministers, which. heretofore, has been
glavely doubted.
The figures of 60 killed and 100 wound
Cd mentioned in the message today are
about similar to those included in the re-
cent EuroT can dispatches.
The most encouraging thing in ii is that
while Nj Conger refers 10 the desperate
conditions due TO the attacks by the I'm
perial troops. he says nothing of shortage
Of provisions. Coupled with the recent
Chinese stories 10 the eject that the En-
press h supplied the legations with food.
this My indicate that the little garrison
has foJd for several days yet The drafts
on the provisions are necessarily enormous
for 500 people consume a nuge quantity of
proyisious every day. If, in addition, the
5000 native Christians previously mention
ed by Minister Conger are in the COM
pound it ran only be conjectured where
the necessary food is being obtained,
The following telegram was received
from Rear Admiral Remey at the Navy
department this morning
"Chetoo Aug. 10.
Bureau of Navigation, Washington:
Taku. Aug. 7.-Chaftee teIegraphs
rom front, 9Th: .Yangtsun occupied
Casualties about so my command and
Two marines wounded. Many prostrat-
ed by heat and fatigue. Next move yet
unknown
General commanding English front
telesraphs: Marched from Peitsang
nine miles toward Yangtsun, where
formed from (for?) attack with Amer
icf as On right Russians on left. After
rapid advance of three miles under hot
rife and shell fire our troops carried
first line of defence. Casualties about
90 KILLED or death of sunstroke'
'REMEY"
an Appeal From Iii,
An appeal for the exercise of the friend
y offices of the United States to secure
shaIge IN the intention of the British
Government to land troops at Shanghai
vas laid before the State Department to-
lay by Minister WI Ting-fang The ap-
peal was from Ii Hung Chang and the
ther Viceroys of the southern provinces
IF China. They represent that the lending
might incite an anti-foreign uprising.
MIR. Alvey A Adee, the Acting secre
lary o. State, TO whom Mr. Wu handed the
appeal took it 10 Secretary Root with
-hom he was in conference for the better
part of an hour. The result of the con-
erenee has not been disclosed. but it an
)ears certain that no definite action en- the
mbje0t will be taken by the Government
Until the views of the President have been
obtained. From what officials say. how
Ner. it is unlikely that the Government ]
Fill do anything more than communicate
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