The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-03

Inap boats sufficient for purposes of
transportation might be improvised, is
the prevailing opinion of civilians and
many officers, notably. Japanese and
Americans confirm this view. The COM
ment Is made that European officers are
100 attached to book theories to utilize
the resources of the country and that
they would rather stay in Tien TSin ac-
cordlng to rules than to start for Pekin
without perfect equipment.
General Dorward, of the British forces
and other high officers take an optimis-
Tic view of conditions al Pekin saying
they think the legations will manage to
hold out.
On the surface the best of feeling pre-
walls among officers and soldiers of the
several nations represented here All are
Iraternlz1ng; but the lack of organiza-
ton and supreme commander handi-
cap progress While people at Tien Tsia
are entirely ignorant of diplomatic nego-
tlat1ons abroad concerning Chinese af-
1alrs the lack of harmony here among
the reports of the powers hinders vigor-
Gus action
The japanese are giving a splendid ex-
nioltlon or organization. Their whole
Inachlne moves like clock work There
nave been followed from Japan small
boats or lighters for moving troops and
stores. and every regiment is landed
started for Tien Tsin within a few hours
dIter the transport has anchored in the
harDOr. The management of the Jana
nese army and the bravery spirit and
revelation that commands the respect
ana admiration of all foreign officers.
Ihe heat is intense. The temperature
averaged 100 degrees during the week
ana yesterday it was 1O4 degrees
The disregard of all sanitary reguIa-
tions Dy certain troops is a serious men
ace The streets are full of refuse and
1nsunerable stencil pervades the town.
The police and sanitary work compar,es
unfavora bly, with the American regime
in the Philippines
CHINESE ARMY ADVANCING.
New York. Aug. "a special to the
herald from Shanghai says:
trustworthy information reaches me
t ehat troops are steadily advancing
northWard from the Yang Use VALLEY
ta1,J faoi, also toward the south and may at
TACK ana flank the European armies.
CONGER DISPATCH GENUINE.
Washington, Aug. 3-The state de-
partment today issued the following:
Inc state department has received a.
0ispatch from Mr.. Fowler consul at
Sne Foo dated at night on the second
OF august, stating that when he learned
from the Shanghai papers that dol1hts
We're entertained of the genuineness of
tne Conger cipher telegram, he wired on
the 21th to the governor of Shan TI1ne
10 send him the original by courier. The
governor at once complied with his re-
quest sending a special pOStman who
by travelling night and day for five days
made the journey, which in ordinary
times would have required twelve DAYS
he delivered to Mr.. Fowler the original
OF the Conger cipher dispatch It is
signed by Mr.. COnger and dated the 18th
OF July 1t is precisely the same as
the message received at the state de-
partment with several words prefixe1
which came in an unintelligible form 70
the Chinese legation here. The dispatch
IN It's complete form says that the mem
DerS of the American legation had heen
besieged for a month in the British Ie
cation Mr.. Fowler has no doubt of the
genuineneSS of the dispatch
RUSSIANS CAPTURE GUNS.
St Petersburg, Aug. 3-General
Grodekon telegraphs from Khabroysk
August l, that fourteen Hotchkiss and
ten other guns were captured at HING
Nun by the Russians, who stormins the
fortress Monday, July 80, drove 1000
Chinese before them
MOVE ON PEKIN BEGAN JULY %
London, Aug. 3.-The forward move
ment for the relief of the foreign lega-
tlonS in PeNin began Sunday JULY 30
A message from Tien Tsin on Monday
says that the advance guard of the
Russians occupied the Chinese camp
and that the japanese pushed up the
right bank of the Pei Ho river without
opposition 1t was the expectation that
the whole of the allied exDeditiOnary
force, about 10000 men, would be on the
march by Tuesday, July 81 Sixteen
hundred Americans and 2,300 British
are cooperating. 1t is purpoSed to
follow the river, using boats to carry
food, ammunition and artillery. The
telegraph office at Che Foo appears to
be blocked and newspaper and official
kilograms are subject to indefinite de-
lays.
Shanghai correspondents learn that
the Russians were defeated north of
New Chwang and that a body 5000
strong is endeavoring to relieve the
force besieged at Toshi Chow by 10000
Chinese and numerous guns. Four
Russian steamers on the Amur river
are said to have been sunk or damaged
by the Chinese fire
The Chinese military commanders at
Shanghai have formally notified the
foreign consuls there that the enlist
mentS now proceeding are to provide
large forces for the protection of for
eigners, and have expressed the hope
that they will not entertain groundless
fears or suspicious, adding that the in
crease of the army is entirely to secure
their safety. As target practice at the
Chinese forts alarms foreigners at
Shanghai, the commanders announce it
will be abandoned.
The smuggling of arms continues. A
|. junk was seized at Canton, Wednesday,
August l. with 20 rifles and 10000 cart
ridges on board. Foreigners at Macao
fear attack.
An imeprial trade authorizes the
passage of the Bosphorus by Rus
sian troops with war material bound
for China.
News agency dispatches dated at
Shanghai, Thursday. August 2. say the
ferocious Lii Ping Hong, formerly gov
error of Shan Tung. has arrived at Pc
kin with a large following of troops
On the way north he killed two French
priests and many hundred converts
Lii Hung Chang is alleged to have sent
a message to Pekin to keep Lii Ping
quiet.
WORD FROM REMEY
Washington. Aug. 3.-The navy de-
partment this morning received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Admiral
Remey.
''Taku. Aug. Bureau Navigation,
Washington: Chaffee reports that 500
japanese scouting toward Pei Tang
lost three men killed, twenty five