Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
MINISTER CONGER SAFE
Dispatch From Him Dated July
22 Received at Tien-tsin.
SIXTY FOREIGNERS ARE DEAD.
situation In Picking Described In
Report to Japanese Government.
Rumors of an Imm diate Advance
of Allied Forces.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Adjutant Gener.
al Corbin late last night received dis
patch from Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge,
commanding the Ninth infantry at Ten-
tsin. 1t came by way of Chefu and is
as follows:
"Tien-tsin, July 27.-Following letter
Of Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, military at.
tache at the legation of Peking, dated
July 20, arrived at Tien-tsin the 25th at
8 o'clock IN the evening:
Picking, July %, Evening.-We are
all awaiting impatiently arrival of re-
enforcing army. When are you coming?
All legations have been blockaded since
18th of last month, and since the Goth
We have been attacked continually night
and day by the Chinese soldiers from
more than ten encampments. BY a su-
preme effort we are still defending. We
are daily awaiting with the greatest anx-
iety arrival of reinforcing army, and if
you can't reach here in less than a weeks
time it is probable that we will be un.
able to hold out any longer. Emperor
and empress dowager appear to be still
at Peking. Were our re-enforcements
to arrive very probable that they would
flee to Wan Shoshan. Killed and wound
ed up to date eight killed, one a captain
of infantry and an ambassadors at
tache; seven seriously wounded, the first
secretary of the legation being one of 20
slightly wounded. The number of Eu
ropeans killed is 60 in all
The war department has also received
two cablegrams from Colonel Daggett
The first read:
"Tien-tsin, July 27.-Message just re.
Ceived from Conger says since 10th by
agreement no firing. Have provisions
several weeks, little ammunition, all safe,
well.
II (DaggetD report allied forces soon
advance. Practically no looting by
Americans, no unnecessary killing. In
diana arrived 26th. Order MacCann,
Sladen, both Aliens, Mitchell and Bryce
join regiment here"
The second read:
"Tien-tsin, July 30.-Flintshire arriv.
ed 9th. Two hundred and fifty-sevep
Ninth infantry Sick 10 doctors, 100 hos,
pital corps men, 20 signal men needed.
Unavoidable delay unloading transports.
Foreign troops arriving"
The Flintshire and the Indiana are tn.
transports which carried the Fourteenth
infantry and Reilly's battery from Ma.
Mia to Taku. Colonel Daggetts refer
ence to looting indicates that he believed
that the government had full particulars
of the scenes that took place in flemish
after the native city fell, but no details
of the looting of the place have come to
the government officially. Admiral Re
mey in dispatch received last weeb
said that the American marines did moi
participate in the plundering of the Chi
nese quarter.
Another Edict.
A dispatch from Chefu, dated July 27
says:
This morning at the request of the
admirals of the allied forces, United
States Consul Fowler telegraphed to tn,
governor of Shangtung that the repre-
sentatives of the powers desired to gel
direct news from the various Legations
at Peking. The governor in reply saio
that he had received an edict of the EN-
peror dated July "a which announced
that the legations were well supplied
with provisions. He added that he be
lieved that the ministers had been re
lieved of their past distress and request
ed Mr.. Fowler to make this announce
ment to the admlrals and the representa-
tives of the powers at Chefu."
The following dispatch from General
Chaffee, received Monday night, was
given out by the war department yester.
day morning. 1t is dated Chefu, July 30,
Have had interview with admiral
Go ashore this afternoon. Facilities fol
unloading not adequate, therefore dis,
charging slowly. Informed Byron has
ordered tug for towing 30 ton lighters. II
tug is obtained, discharging will improve.
Indiana will finish discharging today and
proceed to Nagasaki; take two days to
unload horses Relly's battery; week be.
fore Grant discharged of cargo. viii see
Daggett tomorrow.
Reported in Taku bay intention to
make forward movement tomorrow to-
ward Peking. Details are not known
here. Arrive Tien-tsn too late tomorrow
to cable from there. Message from Tien
tsin must leave Tong-ku 6 morning to
catch dispatch boat at anchorage for Che.
fu at 4 afternoon. Soon as possible will
get definite information as regards con.
ditions and purposes at Tien-tsin. Will
cable my views"
The japanese consul at Tien-tsin tele
graphed on the 9th inst. a dispatch dat
ed the 10Th from the japanese minister
at Peking to the foreign Office at Tokyo
which had reached Tien-tsin by special
courier on the 25th. The minister says:
1.-THE japanese marines and others con-
tinue under the command of the military
attache, Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, to re-
sist the repeated attacks of Tung Fuh
Siang's troops. think we can hold out
though the task is by no means an easy
one until we are relieved by the division
of japanese troops which, hear through
a special messenger, will arrive at Tien-
tsin by the end of this month. The Chi
nese have stopped firing since the 18th,
and the Chinese authorities are apparent
ly disposed to open negotiations.
"Attache Kojima, Captain Ando of the
imperial army, Mr.. III. Nakamura and
five marines have been killed, while Ma
rabara, second secretary of the legation
student, and six marines have been
wounded, though not mortally. Many
others have also been slightly wounded"
Early Advance Hoped For.
The authentic dispatches from diplo-
matte representatives in Peking, showing
clearly the position of the besieged lega,
tions, have made it appear to this gov.
ernment that there must be no more
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