The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-16
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tension on the Chinese situation has
been Intense throughout the day, for 1t
is appreciated by officials that the
crisis has reached an acute stage which
cannot be continued many hours with
out bringing word OF momentous i'm;
port determining, either for good or
evil, the entire course of events. 1t
has been day Of EXTREMIST anxiety, Of
watching and waiting. with only mea-
gre and fragmentary information MS
to the military and diplomatic phases.
One OF the new developments to-day
was the statement that messages are
being received from Minister Conger
which are not transmitted through any
Of our officials in China. or through the
Chinese minister here, but directly Mt
the state department. These messages
come by the way OF TsI-Nan. Some OF
them. cannot be fully declphered. and
for this reason the statement cannot be
definitely made that the dispatches sent
by the government to Minister Conger
are received by him. So far as the
messages have been deciphered. there
Is no indication that Minister Conger
received any information or dispatches
from our state department.
Contents Not Known.
! Nothing could be learned OF the con-
tents of the dispatches received. al
though 1t wns stated there were quite n
number from Minister Conger. some
coming from the consular officers and
General Chaffee besides those which
came direct. The message transmitted
through Minister WI was entirely de-
ciphered In the department.
During the course OF conversation
to-day between Secretary Root and
Baron speck Won sternburg, the Ger
man charge d'atfaires. Mr.. Root gained
considerable Information concerning the
route which has yet to be traversed by
the allied armies. Baron Stcrnburg
told him that Tung Chow was very
strong place and IL the Chinese army
should make q stand at this point, the
international forces would find It quite
difficult to overcome the forts and
walls. While It Is not known. what re-
slstance may have been. or will bc
made to the advance at Tung Chow,
Secretary Root and other officials
would not be surprised to learn OF q
very serious battle at that place.
It is said that the German force now
on its way to China will land in the
vicinity Of Lin Yu, which is directly
cast Of Pekin. The advantages Of this
point are found In the fact that Ice will
not Interfere with the going and COM
Ing Of ships with supplies. 1t also Is
said that the road from Lin Yu to Pc
kin Is much better than that between
Tlen Tain and Pekln5 as the ground Is
higher and the country more suitable
for military operations. (:
Chatfee at Matow.
Word came early In the dny to the
navy department that General chuffee
had reached Matow. about twenty
miles from PeRin. This occurred. Friday
or Saturday. though the dispatch from
General Chuffee. Hent through Admiral
Remey, was not sufficiently definite to
locate the exact time OF reaching Ma
tow. Bit In any event three or four,
days have elapsed since Then and there
has been time for q still further nd
vance toward the imperial city. Tho
feeling among officials was shown In
the extreme clrcumspection thrown
about all mcasnges relating to China
and It wns announced both at the state
and war departments that any commu-