Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-02
AMERICANS IN PEKIN.
A Message from There States That
Only Few Are Dead.
LEGATION Is INTACT.
Fighting Had Ceased When the Mes.
sage Was Sent, bat the Outlook
Still gloomy and Urged
Relief 10 Make Haste.

Washington. Aug. /. 90 The official
Confirmation Of the news that Minister
Conger is safe and well. coupled with
the statement that he has provisions for
several weeks and that the firing on the
legation has ceased, was welcome intel.
hyence, though not unexpected in view
Of recent news. Il is expected now that
the energies Of the government IA well rs
those Of other nations will be concen.
trated for an advance ON Pekin. Several
Of the latest reports which have come
| from China seem % indicate that this
will occur in day or two. The Off.
cials here. however. do not look for 50
early AN advance II the allied comman.
ders adhere to their original estimate Of
10000 men as necessary for the com.
paign, rs the latest reports received here
do not show half that number ON the
ground Still another report indicating
the possibility Of the advance being
made by the British and American
armies have come and our officers in
China have free hand in any military
movement.
The proportion ~ men Of the Ninth
infantry. reported by Colonel Dtgegtt as
sick is considered an alarming and un.
fortunate feature Of the situation. ON.
cials are unable 10 account for it. but
agree that il may delay immediate move.
ment forward
The delays in unloading the trans
ports also are discouRging and yexa.
tons. Surgeon General Stornberg al.
ready had given public notice that 100
contract surgeon. are wanted for service
In the east. but it will be- some time be-.
fore they can be got ready for active
work.
The message concerning Conger wa,
received by Mr.. Corbin from Colonel
Daggett at Tien Tsn and reads:
"Tien Tsin. July 81. a message just
received from ConRer says since July II
by agreement no firing Have proyis
ions several weeks, little ammunition
all safe. we'll
Another dispatch from Daggett is a
follows:
"Tien Tsin. July 90. Flintsh arrive,
July 81. Two hundred and ffty-seyeI
Of the Ninth infantry sick. Ten doctors
100 hospital corps and 20 signal men
Unavoidable delay in unloading troops
Foreign troops arriving"
Adjutant General Corbin has receiveC
dispatch from Lieutenant Colone
Coolidge. commanding the Ninth infan
try at Tien TSin. IL came by way o
Che Foo. and is as follows;
"Tien Tsin. July Following let
ter Of Lieutenant Colonel Sheba, militia
~ attache at the legation Of PclSin date,
July % arrived at Tien Tsin July 20 a
8 O'Clock in the evening;
"'Pekin. July Evening We ar
all awaiting impatiently arrival of rein
forccments. When are You coming
All legations have been blocked sine
18th Of last month aud since the got
we have been attacked continually nigh
aud day by the Chinese soldiers fror
more than ten encampments. BY 81
preme effort we are still defending w
are daily awaiting with the creates
anxiety arrival Of reinforcing army an
II you can't reach here In less than
week IL is probable that we will be M
able to hold out longer. Emperor an
empress dowager appear 10 be still q
! Pekin. Were our reinforcements TO Al
rive very probable that they would he
D 10 Wan Shoshan. Killed and wounde
q up 10 date killed. one captain Of IL
fantry and ambassadors attache; 7 ser
ously wounded, the first secretary q
!. legation being one Of 20 slightly wounC
ed. Tho number of Europeans killed
60 in all
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