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Cable From Conger.

Washington. Aug 10 The depart.
ncnt OF state made public today the
following telegram from Minister Con.
ger, which was received By Minister
VIZ late last night. being contained in
telegram sent to HIN By the Teotai of
Shanghai. 1t was handed by Minister
Wu to the acting secretary of state At 9
o'clock this morning.
Secretary of State. Washington:
The tsuBg Ii yameu states to the d;.
plomatlc body that the various govern.
ments have repe atedly asked through b
the respective Christian ministers that
we Immediately depart from Pekin No.
der suitable escort The yamea asks
US to hx da'e :'r our departure and
to make the necessary arrangements to
90 so Our repy is that we will seek
instructions from our governments. and
that 10 the absence Of suoh instructions
We cannot quit cur post. I must 10.
form you that in order 10 insure our
safe departure, foreign troops cnly can
safely escort US. and they mnst be suffi.
cseot force to safely guard 500 foreigu.
ers. including 100 women and children.
as we'll as 3 600 native Christians, who
cannot De abandoned to certain msssa.
ere. We csuuot accep. a Chinese
escort under any circumstances. All
my colleagues are dispatchiug the fore.
gong to their respective govern meuts.
VI the American marines, seven have
been killed aud 16 wounded, among
be latter Capt. Myers and Or. Lippett,
who are getting along nicely.
Conger.
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American Consul Objects
to Troops at Shanghai

London. Aug. ga. m.-3syood
tho ofioisl uews given ous yesterday
the morning papers oontaio 90 direo. in
formssioo Of importance from Cbisa
Thsots TO the dispatches Of Sir Claude
MscdoosId and Rear Admiral Bruoe
there 10 . general disposition to take q
more hopefol view Of the ei,ustiou
The report OF the sppointmsn. Of Field
Marshal Couos Won Wsldersee a. oom
nsoder 10 chief Of The Information al
toross. meets With ssosral approval.
The Rome correspondent Of the D.ilv
Mail snnouoess the reception there OF
ofhsisl dispatches from the I,aliso min.
isser in Pekio. asserting ,ha. be lef.
Pekio oo July 81. presumably for Tieo
Tsio. This. however. 10 90 utterly q,
vs'isooe With the action and Intention
OF tho other ministers heard from that
t seems almost incredible. II true, il
opens up 90 Interesting field Of speoula
ton concerning the fate Of the Italian
representative.
The Chinese legation believe, that
the membsrs of the foreign loxa:ious
have sos lefs Pekin but ,hs. they will
do 90.
The Shsogbai correspondent of the
Dsi'v News wiring yesterday says:
"l."vd G'aos Cou.ul uo,du. n
strongly opposes Admiral Seyuour's
ioteo'ioo to land 5000 troops oo the
srouod that such 90 aet would 90. be
warranted By tho circumstances aud
would DO likely to create trouble.
IN. Bessure. the French ooosul.
sgrsss TO tho arrangement, but says
that II The British land forces tho
Fssssh will do Likewise. The Aus.
ssisss cleo will lssd ssa. Ny personal
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asse emol'og OF Cn,neuc troops within
striking distance
The losses Of the allies 10 the receo
operations are nov said b. l l3t
men. 1T which nuuber the Ros.,a,
Lost 600 tho Japanese 40 and th.
British 100.
International suspicion has broker
out among the consuls a. Sbsuph.i O.
sooount Of the determination of III
British to land there q brigade o
lod'ao sroops Il is reported that The
Feeuch will also land troops at Sbaop
oM to the number Of l 200 men
While the ministers q. Pek,p remar
u"relieved it is not understood wb,
dreae bfitain should divert force.
destined for the relief expedition to
garrison q place where peace thu, ia,
has been uud,stu-bed
A news agency dispatch from Che
Fo, dated Sunday. AuQus. s. saws ,
messeueer from P kin reports that ,h
Dowaeer Empress scot four carload,
OF food to the legations on July %
1he b isish foreign off is uoder.
stood to bsve suppressed portions of the
lat dispatch Of The Bri'ish minister q,
Pek'o. Sir Claude Macdonald. on the
Rroond that bis explicit staten eutt
regarding the quausl.y of food and
sm mmuo't'on available might be useful
TO the enemy.
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London. Aug. 8 In the house of
commons today Mr. Brodrick, par
liamentary secretary for the foreign
Off sc. read telegram from Sir Claude
Macdonald, British minister to China.
received in cipher at the foreign Office
this morning. The dispatch was in
reply to q government message and
bore date of Pekiu. Aug 8 1t was
as follows:
IL have today received your
cipher telegram forwarded to me by
the Chinese minister. The shell and
cannon FIRE ceased on July 16, but
the rife fire has continued from the
Chinese position held by government
troops and Boxers intermitentIy
ever since
"The casualties since then have
been slight Except one private of
marines ell the wounded are doing
we'll The rest of the British in the
legation are we'll, including The whole
garrison.
"The total of killed is 60 and of
wounded ITO We have strengthen
ed our fortifioation. We have over
two hundred men and children refu
gees in the legation The Chinese
government has refused transmission
to teiegrams in cipher until now"
Mr. Brodrik also read the following
dispatch from admiral Bruce filed at
Chefoo Aug 6:
"The allies. about $4,000 strong,
attacked the Chinese entrenched posi-
ton at Bsiku, about two miles out
side Tien Tsin. early this morning
The Chinese werea driven out and
retired northward pursued by the
allies who occupied Peitsang
Transports followed up the troops
BY road and river the advance upon
Pekin has been begun "
MIR BrOdrick said be thought the
messages were, on the whole satiefao
tory The country understood the
policy of her majesty's government
in regard to China, which was to
carry on with absolute frmness and
determination the measures taken 10
preserve the country's interests.
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GEN. CHAFFEE
REPORTS BATTLE.
fHE u 8 TROOPS HAVE
A HAND IN The
FIGHT.

Washington. Aug I The war de
psr'nsus nss reoeived ths following
esblsgran from Gen Chsffse:
Cbefoo. Aug I.
Adjotsnt General. Washington:
Tien Tsio. Aug 3 Conference to.
day drc'ded bsssle Sunday Chinese
eosreoobed esss and west through
P.sssng Lift Of Chinese protected
BY 6'odsd grouod practically uuas
ssilsble J.psnese. English, Ameri
osn forces about 10 900 strong will
attack Chinese right west Of river
fsnk o her forces. Russian, French
about 4 4o0O strong, opposite side
between river and railroad. Chinese
position apparently strong. Army
reported 30 00J between Pebang and
Yspk Tsuo or cross of road over Pei
Ho Ysng Tsuo objective Our
ioroe 1900 and battery Conemaugh
arrived Sixth cavalry left (st) Tien
Tsin for guard Of city and awaiting
mounts Ministers safe on July 20
Chsffse.
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Anderson. Aug 7-Satusdsy, Will
Earle. 9 negro boy Is years old,
living On the farm of Mr. Carey
Chamber near this city, committed
brutal assault on negro girl years
old. The neighboring negroes were
wrought up over the affair aud soon
On aggregation Of IS or more had
assembled and we're threatening to
lynch the villain Officers of the law
interfered. however. and the criminal
was given hearing before a msgis.
trste and Immediately afterwards
brought here and placed in Jail The
child victim is probably seriously in.
iured
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Wsshicg'on. Aug 7 --TSc iuforms
ton wn'co came today that American
troops engaged 10 the battle at Peit
ssoe established positively. for The 6rst
time that ootwitbstsodiae the difficult.
tres which Gea Chsfee bad euoouo.
tered 10 dcOarkiug troops aud supplies.
~ least part aud . considerable part
OF ou' force was 10 the vanguard Of the
Inward movement. Gen. Chsffee's
dispatch to the var department COZ.
vsysd tho most satisfactory evidences
that the commanders had thor oughly
agreed 10 advance upon a plan Of action
snd that there 10 every indios,ioo that
the plan bid baeo followed ss Gen.
Cast . 90 Frdsy scot the cable saying
thar the s"sot upon the Chinese q,
P-iissoe would be mad. oo Sunday.
ths day vheo Admiral Il 'uey sod the
rs'ss oorsssp 'odsus say the 6xhtiue
oeeursed Go Cbsfss's announces
uees that the prsssus objective Of the
is'ssost'oosi eoluno is Ysog Tsuo, is
issesp'sssd By shs ohMsls ct the VA
dspsssoses that ibis poios where rail
road sod wsgos road meets, 10 to be
osds The sdssees bsss for The op
ssssioos 90 Pstin.
The m"I positive addition to tho
ssws Of The dsv wss the brief lioe frou
the eorrespoodsns OF the Associated
Press o. Ten Tsio ssstisg that the
N'e'h sod r ussssn infantry. Rsilly's
battery aod the marines were 10 the
bsss's Of Psisssog. 1t wss this force
vhioh, 9th the British and Jspsosss,
b,ss The broos Of the attack on the lsh
0ssk which Vss to turo The suemy's
pos,siou. This plan hsd already been
usds elesr BY Geo Chs6ss's dispatch
although he did not messioo what
Ausr'oan troops sould be eogsged.
10 view Of The psr,ioips,i6o of tho
American troops. The var and osvy do.
psssosets ere soxiously expecssus Of
reports Of The part sskss By our troops
ssd tbs lossss which tho Amsricaos
osy hsvs sasssissd. No light hes yet
bsso throws upoo the sSbjse. Of whether
ths eswosoders Of the iotsrna,ioosl
Iosess have sgrssd upon . oom mmsndsr
The Cbs6ss dispatch would seem to
indicate that oos hsd been agree upon.
The movement Wss plsnosd evideotly
by the commanders 10 conference and
the part which esoh command WAS to
play ssrssd upon 10 advance. Il 10
perhsps oossWorthy sod sigoi6csnt
that 10 this plan OF attack upoo the
ssssy N Psi,ssng. The Ansrlosn,
British sod Jspsssse forces we're join.
cd 10 the movements to turn the eoemy'
risht asoe. while the Russisos sud
F.eooh operated together on the op.
posife side Of the river sgsiost the
sosuy's LEFT This may indics,s the
lios OF cleavage among tho allies,
whose general disssssioos we're reporssd
o. Tien rsis Il also 10 exceedingly
siyo'6esns thar Geo ChsGes docs 90.
oeo'ios The 0s' 'psn force ss oil The
W depsUo.ns oi6eisls do oot believe
sbis eooId hsvs beso due to ss over
siabs 90 bis part il IL Vas arranged
'bss they ssrs 70 participate 10 the
sovsosps u shsssfoss seems likely
shss iss Gssosss we're sos sogsgsd o.
Psisssos. II 10 iboushs possible sbss
shsy osy b sesisg iadspssdsssly.
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TIE CHINESE WAR.
Latest N We From Scene of
aOstilities as Koown in
Washine on.

ssninXton, aug -The Chinese
situation 10 considered very grave by
the authorities in Washington The
receipt OF the message from Minister
Conger lest hight. which indicated q
continuation Of the firing upon the
legasioners. and the Chinese govern
meut's insissence that the ministers
sbod'd leave P-kin, which M Couger
considered would mean certsin death.
brought matters to an acute stage
All day the cabinet officers who are
10 town have been consulting with
each other. and the president hes
been communicated with by tele.
graph and over the long distance
telephone Secretary K ut held two
conferences With Attorney General
Griggs aud several with Acting Sec
retsry Of State Adee, and their views
were communicated to the president
Az . result of these consultations il
was announced offi sally ct the close
Of the day that q message t. the
imperial government at Pekin bad
been delivered to Minister WI for
transmission to his government The
text Of the message was prepared by
Acting Secretary Of State Adee aud
Secretary Root and its 6ual form was
made known to the president in q
talk conducted by Mr. Root over the
White House long distance tele ephone.
1t was then stated d. faitely that the
authorities OF this government would
not make public the text of this
latest communication to China till Mr.
WI had 0ppO' tuni,v to forward it to
his government The chief officials
Of the government were not willing
to outline in any d, fioile manner the
contents OF the message, although
generally il was accepted that the
communication was emphatic and TO
the point
Vie message sent to the Chinese
government through Mr. WI, accord
ing to the best Information obtsina
BILE. informs that government that the
removal of the restrictions upon com
munica,ion with our minister, evi
Genced both by the receipt of MI
Conger's message and the transmits
sion Of the edict of the 5th is very
gratifying, but is not an entire com
pliance with the original demands OF
the president in his reply to the
appeal for mediation. The president
iu his original commune alton to the
emperor of China laid down three
conditions. precedent to any action
looking to negotiations for the settle
ment Of the difficulties between
China and the powers These con
ditions 10 the presidents own words
were "a follows IL most solemnly
urge upon your majesty's govern
ment to give public assurance wheth
er the foreign ministers are alive and
IL so. in what condition.
"2 To put tho diplomatic repre-
senss'ives Of the powers in immedi
ate and free communication with
their respective governments, and to
remove oil dangers to their lives and
liberty
"3 To place the imperial authori
ties OF China in communication with
the relief expedition 40 that coopera
ton may be secured between them
for the liberation of the legations and
tho protection of foreigners. and the
restoration of order 4"
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London Chinese War Notes

Loodon. Auguss 9-The flooded
eouotry beyond Pet Ssug adds ,m-
messurabIy to tho d fi ul'v Of tho pro.
gress Of tho allies towsrd Pekin This
news reaches tie Shanghai correspond
eots from Tieo Tsin. With sssteu "a
70 the effeot that the si.ussion ct Tieu
Tsia 10 again perilous, owing 70 ,hs
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The Americans Suffer Serl.
Gus Loss...Casualties of 60.

Washington, Aug 9-The capture
OF Yang Tsun, the final objective
point OF the international forces, was
the supreme news of importance
received todary on the Chinese sitna
ton. The first word of this capture.
effected last Monday. came in a brief
dispatch to the signal Office at the
war department from Col Scriven, the
signal officer at Chefoo, saying:
Chefoo, Aug 9.
To Signals. Washington, Aug 9Th
Yang Tsun captured today. Wire
up. Need own transportation. All
we'll Scriyep.
Half an hour after this message y
cablegram came from Gen Chsffee,
giving additional details of the can
ture aud showing that it had been at
the cost of about 60 casualties among
the American troops Gen Chaffee's
dispatch is az follows:
Yang Tsun, Aug 6.
Yang Tsun occupied today.
Wounded Second Lieut. Frank r
Long. Ninth infantry, moderate ::
casualties abou. so men, Ninth Uni
ted States infantry ; Fourteenth Uni
ted States Infantry and Battery F,
Fifth o s. artillery. Nearly all from
Fourteenth infantry. Names later
Many men prostrated. heat and fa
tigue Chaffea
A JAPANESE REPORT.
Hardly less important was a die
patch from Gen Terauchi. second in
command on the Japanese staff. sent
to the war Office of Japan. and trans
mitted to the legation here, stating
that the international army would
total $4,000 men on Aug Is At
which time the real advance on Pekin
would begin. Gen Terauohi's dis
patch stated that on the 4th, when il
was forwarded, the advance had not
yet begun This was at first incom.
prehensible. in view of the fact that
fighting has actually occurred But
the later statement that the interna
tionsl force would total so. 900 on
the 18th appears to make clear Gen
Terauchis meaning and to reconcile
It with Gen Chaffee's dispatches
The present movement of some ia
OOO men doubtless is viewed in the
light of a Reconnaissance in force
the main movement of the armv Of
$4,000 to follow on the 18th This
makes clear the meaning of Gen
Chaffee's dispatch that Yang Tsun
was the objective point. The war
department here he's been considers
bly puzzled over this s,stemet of an
objective point. far short of Pekin
1t would appear, however, from Gen
Tersuchi's dispatch that the frat
force OF 10000 men having opened
up Communications to Yang Tsun.
broug ht forward supplies and cs,sb
''shed thia advance base. tho wsy
would then be clear for the advance
OF the larger force on the 18th. The
capture Of Yang Tsun is therefore an
important strstegic branch of the fact
maturing military plans. The place
10 about l8 miles beyond Tien Tain
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NO Attention Will be Paid to
Chinese Representations.
Chinese News Received in Wash
lrgtou.

Washington Aug ON the
light of the latest dispatch from Min.
is'er Couger, received by the State
department through Minister WI
today, the attitude of the administra
tion is that there ia but one thing TO
be done in the present circumstances,
namely, to press on to the relief of
the beeieged garrison of Pekin
This was made known after extended
communications between Washing
ton and the president at Canton
The Conger diepatch was accepted
as showing conclusive justifi ,ation
tor the imperative demand of the
United States sent to the Chinese
government on Wednesday night, in
sisting that the imperial troops CO
operate with the international forces
10 the rescue of the ministers and
until this cnndiiion as we'll as that for
the cessation of bnmbardment is fully
conceded by China there is no other
course opened but to press steadily
onward in the mission of relief
TIE Conger dispatch was received
before d'y ght at the Chinese lega.
tlon, and as soon ss the official day
opened Minister WI presented it to
acting Secretary Adee at the state
department 1t was in the Ameri
can cipher and was found to be an
identical note with that of the other
ministers At P kin { bat of the French
minister NJ P'chou. already having
appeared) with the additional fact
that seven members of the guard had
been killed and l6 wounded
The discussion with the president
led to the determination to reply to
the Copger message at once and &C
oord,ng'v Secretary Root and Acting
Secretary Adee conferred on the
terms of this reply The text was
ready by 8 o'clock and it was for.
warded late in the dav 1t was az
nounced FL 'ialIy and positively that
th,s message would not be made
public either in whole or in substance
1t wss made plain, however, that the
message was sufficiently guarded az
not to further increase the jeopardy
of our minister in case the Chinese
have access to our cipher As to
the terms of the message they are
believed to make plain that this gov
ernment will not advise, much less
direct that Mr. Conger leave Pekiu
under Chinese escort when the min
lister has advised Washington tha,
this would mean certain death
Moreover the reply doubtless lets the
minister know that there is an unac
countsble error in the statement of
the Chinese government az conveyed
to him through the tsung Ii yameu
that the foreign governments had
urged repeatedly that the ministers
be sent out of Pekin under suitable
escort This clause. contained in
Mr. Conger's latest dispatch, clearly
shows thot the Chinese government
is leading him to believe that it is
the wish of Washington that be leave
under Chinese escort. whereas the
United States government never has
entertained for moment the idea of
having the minister set out on the
dangerous pilgrimage from Pekin to
the coast, under Chinese protection.
There is no probability that the
attention of the Chinese government
will be directed to it's apparent dou.
bic dealing AZ indicated by the Con.
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Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.
Cbt @attbuan ana Sontbror1,
2uhlisAsd Every Wednesday,
N. q. q osteen,
SUMTER, 8. q.
fsRm
3l.6O per auoum-iu advance.
ApvBafIsDHpa

- SquAre dfst insertion. 90
Dvssy saessqusot inssstion. ........ ......... 30
Ooasrscss Zoe three months, or longer Wil
Oaads ~ reduced rasss
Al eeou1oieatioos which suhssrvs private
htssests vill b charged for % sdvsrtismsuN
Oeaseasiss ssd tributes Of respects will be
charged for.
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and little less than quarter of the way
to Pakin
FINE WORK OF SIGNAL SER
VIE MEN

to Pakin
FINE WORK OF SIGNAL SER
VIE MEN
Col Scriven statement "wire no"
contains much meaning ss it is &C
cepted az showing that their direct
telegraphic communication with the
army 10 the field Aside from the az
surrance this gives of speedy trans.
mission Of n. We from the front. it
gives the additional assurance that
the line of communication is intact
back to the Fl ct base of operations.
The capture of Yang Tsun on the
day following the battle of Pietssng
is regarded as Q highly successful
military achievement, especially in
view of the fact that it was looked
upon as stronghold whose capture
might give the foreigusrs considers.
bic trouble
Aside from the military develop.
ments of the day and diplomatic as.
pect of the crisis waa made more
clear by the publication of the
demand made by the United States
on the imperial government to China
and transmitted to Minister Wu last
evening The document ie 40 fol.
lows:
OUR Last DEMANDS
1--WE are availing ourselves of the
opportunity ffered by the imperial
edict of the SD of August allowing
to the foreign ministers free com
munication with respective govern.
ments in cipher. and have sent com.
munication to Minister Conger, to
which We await an answer
1--WE are already advised by him,
in brief dispatch received Aug 7,
that imperial troops are firing daily
upon the ministers in Pekin We dc
mand the immediate cessation of
hostile attacks by imperial troops
upon the legations and all foreigners
therein
owe ore aIeo advised by the same
dispatch from the minister Conger
that in his opinion for the foreign
ministers to leave Pekin as proposed
in the edict of Aug 2, would be
certain death. In view of the fact
that the imperial troops are now firing
upon the legations and in view of the
doubt expressed by the imperial gov
ernment in its edict of Aug 2 to it's
power to restore order and secure
absolute safety in Pekln, it is evident
that this apprehension is we'll found.
ed, for if your government cannot
protect our minister in Pekin, it will
presumptively be unable to protect
him upon q journey from Pekin to the
coast
owe therefore urge upon the i'm
perial government that it shall adopt
the course suggested in the third
clause of the letter of the president
to his majesty. the emperor of Chine,
of July %, 1900, and enter into com
munlcation with the relief expedition
80 that cooperation may be secured be
tween them and that liberation of the
legations. the protection of foreigners
and the restoration of order
may be accomplished Such &C
tion on the part Of the imperial
government would be sstisfac tory
demonstration of It's friendliness and
desire to attain these ends
Alvery A Adee
Acting Secretary.
Department of State. Washington,
Aug. 8, 1900.
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SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15 1900

opinion 10 that the landing of troops
here ss the present moment would be q
grave mistake"