The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-04

killed. including Capt. Strouts. "A huti-
Der of wounded in hospital, incluolng
! Capt. Halligan. Rest of legation all
well except David Oliphant and war
! rem, killed. July q.
80 Macdonald"
Dispels All Doubt.
London, Aug. 1. - Sir Claude a
| Donald's welcome dispatch, dated
Picking, July q, and received in cipher
is received on all sides as dispelnne
any doubt that may still have existeo
respecting the g~enuineness Of the ais
patch. Owing to an error In trans
mission the message fails to show the
number of wounded. David oliphant
and Warren. were the two students at
the legation. The message fails to
mention the number of living and otn-
er. pressing matters important to
know, but it must be borne in nina
that the minister may not know tna'
| all his previous dispatches have been
suppressed. He may be unde the I'M
preston that the government may be
fully posted on all happenings. A dis-
patch from Tien-tsin states that the
British and American forces are get
ting ready to advance within forty
| eight hours. Ii Hung Chang remains
| at Shanghai. He says that the great
heat prevents him from the journey to
Picking.
Raises Hope I'm Warrington.
Washington, Aug. 1.-Nok that the
London office has heard for Sir Claude
Macdonald the officers confidently ex-
pect that within a very short time
something will come from Minister
| Conger If he be still alive. This belief
is based upon the assumption that Mr..
| Conger's facilities for communicating
to his government are at least equal
to those possessed by his diplomatic
| colleague, and that he nay avail HIM
| self of the very first opportunity to let
| the people of the United States know
that he is alive and well and of the
| conditions in Picking. officials are
| Mortified at the great number of per-
| sons who have been killed and wound
| ed, and say that when the day of reck-
oning comes China will have a big &C
count to settle with, different nations.
Letters From Picking July Fl ana %.
The secretary of state received a
| dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, American
consul al Chefu, dated July 20, noon.
MI. Fowler says:
"a letter from the German legation,
| dated 21st inst, received at Tien-tsin.
| German loss is ten dead and twelve
wounded. Chinese ceased their attack
on the 18th. Baron von Ketteler's
body said to be safe. The Austrian,
Dutch and Spanish legations destroyed
and the French partially.
"a letter from the japanese legation
dated 22d arrived at Tien-tsin on 25th.
Ten b%attalions of Chinese shelled the
legations consecutively from the goth
of June, and stopped on. the 18th Of
July, but may enew. The enemy are
decreasing. The German, Russian.
American, British and half the jap
anese and French legations still de-
Tended. Japanese say they have food
for six days, but little ammunition.
The emperor and empress are reported
at Peking."
British Government Ia Convinced.
London, Aug. 1.-The British consul
at Tien-tsin telegraphs to the foreign
office that a letter from a Japanesee.
colleague in Peking states that the lie.
cations We're safe July %. There had
been no firing on the legations since
July II. The consul adds:
"a reliable messenger, who failed to
center Picking, but reached there, re-
turned, stating that there al no fir-
ing on the legations between July Is
and July 49,"
III view of this evidence the British
government is convinced that the le-.
cations are safe.
Wants Foreiners sent to Tien-tsin.
Sir Chin Chen, Chinese minister in.
London, has been notified by telegraph
that Ii Hung Cheng, conformity with
other viceroys and governors, has
memorialized the throne, urging the
immediate sending Of foreign residents
to Tien-tsin or the restoration to them
Of free Geographic communication with
their governments.
ChaRee At Taku.
Washington, Aug. H. The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Maj. Gen. Chafee, at
Chefu. July 20: Left Nagasah day
break on July 20. ARRIVED Taku at 10
night Of July 49,"
Gen. Chaffee's horses are expected
to arrive in about a week, when the
forward movement on Picking will
probably begin.
Rnthbcne Gets BaiI.
Havana, Aug. 1.-Estes q. Rathbone,
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