Connecticut western news., 1900-08-02
MINISTER CONGER SAFE
Dispatch From Him Dated July
 p Received at Tien-tsin.
SIXTY FOREIGNERS ARE DEAD.
Situation In PekinR Described In Report to Japanese Governme nt. Rumors of an Hmm diate Advance of Allied Forces.

Report to Japanese Governmen n t. Rumors of an Hmm ediate 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 Tien- tsin. It came by way of Chefu and is as follows:
 ''Yien-tsin, July 27.-Following letter of Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, military at tache at the legation of Peking, dated July 25, arrived at Tien-tsin the 25th at 9 o'clock in the evening:
 Picking, July p, 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 20th we have been attacked continually night and day by the Chinese soldiers from more than ten encampments. By su- preme effort we are still defending. We are daily awaiting with the greatest anx- iety arrival of re-enforcing army, and 1t you can't reach here in less than week $ time it is probable that we will be un- able to hold out any longer. Emperor and empress dowager appear to be still at Picking. Were our re-enforcements
  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 Flu 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- eeived from Conger says since 16th by agreement no firing. Have provisions several weeks, little ammunition, all safe we'll.
 T Daggett) report allied forces soon advance. Practically no footing 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 27th. Two hundred and ffty-seven 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
 
 nila to Taku. Colonel Daggett's refer ence to footing indicates that he believed that the government had full particulars of the scenes that took place in Tien-tsiI after the native city fell, but no details of the footing of the place have come tc the government officially. Admiral Re mey in dispatch received last week said that the American marines did no, 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 tn, 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 legation. at Picking. The governor in reply saic that he had received an edict of the em peror dated July 24 which announced that the legations were well supplie, with provisions. He added that he be lieved that the ministers had been re lieved of their past distress and request ed MT. Fowler to make this announce ment to the admirals and the representa- , tives of the powers at Chefu." The following dispatch from Genera Chaffee, received Monday night, wa. given out by the war department yester day morning. It is dated Chefu, July 30 Have had interview with admiral l Go ashore this afternoon. Facilities fo | unloading not adequate, therefore dis | charging slowly. Informed Byron ha. | ordered tug for towing 70 ton lighters. | | tug is obtained, discharging will improve | Indiana will finish discharging today anC | proceed to Nagasaki; take two days t, unload horses Reilly's battery; week be l fore Grant discharged of cargo. Will SC, | Daggett tomorrow. Reported in Taku bay intention t, make forward movement tomorrow to ward Picking. Details are not knowI here. Arrive Tien-tsin too late tomorrow to cable from there. Message from Tien tsin must leave Tong-ku 6 morning t, catch dispatch boat at anchorage for Che flu at afternoon. Soon as possible will | get definite information as regards con ditions and purposes at Tien-tsin. Vii | cable my views"
 A report from General Chaffee, givini his views of the military situation, is eI pected today. The government Is wilin to depend on what General Chaffee says and his views are therefore looked for | ward to with intense interest. That h will report that an immediate advanc will be justified is the expectation here based, perhaps, on knowledge of tn character of General Chaffee's instruc tions.
 | The Japanese consul at Tien-tsin tele graphed on the 27th inst. a dispatch dat ed the 18th from the Japanese ministe at Picking to the foreign office at Toky which had reached Tien-tsin by specis courier on the 25th. The minister says:
 1.-The Japanese marines and others con tinue under the command of the militar attache, Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, to re sist the repeated attacks of Tung Flu Siang's troops. I think we can hold out though the task Is by no means an eas one, until we are relieved by the divisio of Japanese troops which, hear throug special messenger, will arrive at Tier tsin by the end of this month. The Oh nese have stopped firing since the 15ti and the Chinese authorities are apparent ly disposed to open negotiations.
 "Attache Kojima, Captain Ando of th imperial army, Mir. H. Nakamura an five marines have been killed, while NJ rabara, second secretary of the legation a student, and six marines have bee wounded, though not mortally. Man others have also been slightly wounded.
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