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dispatch coming in roundabout way |
from Picking. The Min-st news APP |
pears to have been anticipated unofficial /
ly so far as ii relates to the departure of
the foreign Ministers from Peking. But
the Importance o. his message lies in the
fact that it is a week later in date than
any official dispatch which has reached
Europe or America since the break in the
line of communication on June II. The
Minister says .ne -.spatch reached him
from Peking via ..nan Flu, the capital
city of Shantung province. The Minister
is firmly convinced of the accuracy of the
statements contained in his message. Sec
rotary Hay was inclined to credit the
dispatch and was pleased to find that ii
was corroborated by the dispatch of the
French Consul General in Shantung to
his own government. There were no 9TH
er official dispatches in either the State
or Navy Departments The only other
news of the morning was the departure
of General Chaffee, who had a final con-
| ference with Adjutant General Corbra
and then started for San Francisco, with
| soldierly exactness, allowing himself just
one hour to cover Interruptions in his
1 schedule between Washington and the
army transport at San Francisco NJ.
Cambon called at the State Department
/ just in advance of the Chinese Minister,
but he had no advices from his own Gov
! eminent respecting the Chinese question.
General this morning of the departure of
the Ninth Infantry for China. Despite
| all reports to the effect that at least
| three regiments would be placed at Gener-
/ al Chaffee's command, Acting Secretary
| Meikeljohn and Adjutant General Corbin
assert today in the most positive terms
that the Ninth Infantry is the only
! American troops ordered to service in
China and that while the Sixth Cavalry
may go to China in the event that they
are needed, their present orders only
carry them as far as Nagasaki
In the POSSIBLE event that peace shall
reign in China by the time of their ar
rival at Nagasaki, the Sixth Cavalry will
proceed to their original destination in
the Philippines.
1t is expected that the transport Grant
with General Chaffee on board, will ar
rive at Nagasaki about July g. which
would insure his arrival at Taku by the
LIST of August.
, BRODERICK'S STATEMENT.
LONDON, June 27.-Tne Parliamentary
Secretary of the Foreign Office, Mr.. ', al
liam St. John Frederick, in the House o.
r Commons touay, said he was at last able
to announce lie receipt of information o.
the relief of Tien-Tsin He added tina
. the Government had received two tele
= grams. One from the British Consul a
' Tien-Tsin, wired June %. by way of CHI
: Flu June q, announced that British col
umn. under MAYOR maurice, Oh lne WeiSi
Fusliers, and naval brigade, unde
Commander Craddock, had arrived a
, noon, $50 strong. The message also SAT-
= that 1,500 Russians were reported to b.
!. at the Tien-'rsin railroad station and tina
$50 Americans and fifty Italians had ais
. arrived.
, The second telegram was from Rear Ad
= miral Bruce, dated Taku, June rs. 1t add
J, | ed to the above that Vice Admiral Sey
: mour was reported to be ten miles fror
Tien-Tsin, hampered with sick an
r wounded and engaged with the enemy.
In well informed diplomatic circles tn
= news that the foreign Ministers have lei
- Picking for the north under Chinese es
~ cort is regarded with some apprehension
= II is presumed, of course, that the escol
- is composed of imperial troops, but fee
- ing of unrest is induced by the evider
10 fact that in the present circumstance
that the imperial troops are not to be al
solutely trusted. Indications are abunt
ant that they, too, are imbued with II
. I anti-foreign sentiment which has foun
10 its open opponents in the Boxers. Whi
no fear is expressed that the person;
safety of the diplomatic representative
of foreign governments is endangered, tt
intimation is conveyed that they may
n held as hostages. If this should be tru
the troops accompanying them would
st rather a guard than an escort.
il 1t is pointed out that in 1850 in circun
D. stances quite similar to those which oil
~ tain at present the French Minister We
a taken north from Picking under escort
re He was actually held as a hostage.
E. Diplomatic representatives of foreig
re Governments here have received, so ia
G. as known, little news from their Govern
ments with respect to the situation
DR. China. From what meagre reports haS
ie reached the various legations, 1t IS see
I'd the difficulty of obtaining accurate info
nation is embarrassing all Government
- CHE FOO, June 27.-Secretary Nav,
=, Washington: Picking force and Minis
- tiers reported with Picking relief exped
: ton entrenched eight miles from Tiei
:, Tsin.