, 1900-08-09
MEAGER NEWS OF
ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES

Che Foo, Aug. 2.-Have just received
a telegram from the governor OF Shan
Tung. requesting me to transmit to
you the following:
Have just received n telegram dat
ed July Both, from the tsung II yamen,
stating that the various ministers, the
German legation and others foreign
ers) are all well and not In distress.
Provisions were repeatedly sent. Re
lations most friendly. Are now confer
ring as to proper measures TO escort
h various ministers to Tien-Tsin for
temporary shelter, which conference
will Don be ended.
YUAN, Governor"
Washington. Aug. 3.-Another move
was made to-day in the diplomatic sit
uation by the return OF an evasivc an
swer by Ii Hung Chang to Secretary
Hays peremptory demand of August
LIST, TO be put in communication with
the foreign officials at Pekln. LIS an
swer Is not final, and leaves the matter
open to diplomacy, but LIS action, as
reported by Consul General Goodnow,
is unequestionably sincere and will
mount TO n final rejection of the
American proposition. If persisted in.
Mr.. GoOdnow's dispatch contains
some further Information bearing on
the question of the responsibility for
Pekin conditions, in the statement that
the commander of the Chinese troops,
by inference answerable to the Chi
nese government, ordered the Pao Ting
massacre. Ii is learned, however, that
Ii Ping Hong, the commander, Is well
known to all Chinese officials as one
of the most rabid nnti-foreign leaders
in China. He is n close friend of Prince
FT1tnn and tho aGGnHinfipn nf those two
in Pekin affairs. with the power be
hin them to cause the ig~nominious
death of two high officials, is regarded
here as n bad sign.
simultaneously with Mr.. Goodnow's
dispatch came n enthusiastically d.
plomatic message from Yuan Shi Kai,
the governor of shan Tung, repeating
the story of two days ago. that the
Chinese government was arranging TO
deliver the ministers safely at Tien-
Tsin. No reference is made to recon
cile that statement with Earl LIS re
fusal TO allow communication with the
ministers.
General Chaffee's message as 10 the
unexpected resistance offered to the
japanese reconnaissance is regarded by
military men here as forecasting n
greater degree of opposition to the in
ternational advance han had been an
ticlpated. and they are now satisfied
the Chinese troops will furnish ma
tcrial for at least one severe battle be
fore the way is clear TO Pekin.
Meanwhile, the government of the
United States, like the governments of
Europe. has not abandoned its efforts
to establish communication with its
ministers at Pckln Inc the State De
partment has instructed Consul Gen
eral Goodnow at Shanghai. Consul
Fowler mt Che Foo and Consul Lays
dale, at Tien-Tsin, to spare no effor or
expense TO open up direct communica-
ton with Mr.. Conger.
In addition to his short message rel
alive TO the Japanese check transmit
ted through Admiral Remey and re-
ceived this morning. General Chaffe e
made another and direct cable report
this afternoon.
The message was withheld from pub
LEGATION by Secretary Root, who de-
clines to make its purport public. 1t
was presumably devoted to Il recital
of General Chaffee's needs in u mill
tary way.