New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-28
WORD AGAIN FROM CONGER
LITTLE CHANGE IN PEKING SITUA-
TTON-TWO THOUSAND GERMAN
TROOPS ARRIVE.
TROOPS ARRIVE.
IN TELEGRAPH 70 TIE rrrnrNr !


here to-day in regard to the Chinese situation
we're meagre. and not OF extremely great i'm
,o-rance All the intelligence from North
csina THAI was made public consisted OF an un-
safed dispatch from Minister Conger and one
also undated from aIajor-General Chanee
rorh were sent from Tsku to-day General
t-bahee's dispatch simply mentioned the fact
that on August 70 the 9th Cavalry, under Lieu
..nsnt-CoIonel Whit. was engaged with large
sorce o. the enemy seven miles from Tien-Tsin.
and thar the American loss was five wounded
-be enemy was dispersed with loss Of about
me hundred killed. This vas the action here
,oso-s reported By Admiral Remey TO the Sec
rs-a-y OF The Navy. It has been also officially
-epo-ea BY the commanders Of the Russian and
Tspanese attachments and by General Dor
ward British
MINISTER CONGERS MESSAGE.
The bulletin containing the dispatch from
Minister Conger reed as follows:
TIE Department Of STATE makes public the
following dispatch from Minister Conger, re-
csive5 this morning. August p:
From Taku. August p. 1900.
Secretary Of state. Washington
No important movements since last dis
match. Military is trying restore order.
70 sentative of the Chinese Govern
nent encountered vet. Several Ministers Of
she Tsung-Ii-Famen reported IN the city. and
are expected TO appear soon Generals de-
eide not enter into Imperial Palace. be-
Iieyfne il practically vacant. Two thousand
Germans arrived to-day. COSGER.
This dispatch Is undated. but from The cir
cu-stznce that Il mentions the arrival Of Ger
nan force a Picking, which has not yet been re-
ported from any other quarter. il is presumed
70 n q recent origin
The dare Of the dispatch cannot be definitely
fixed by the fact that II. mentions the arrival of
German troops on August - the War Office
n Berlin made public Taku dispatch Of Au-
gus 10, saying that The advance Of the Ger
man battalion was delayed by violent rains.
L reached Peking August II" On august %
The German Var Office made public a dispatch
from the German Admiral a. Taku, dated Az
gust %. saying that the German marine bat
talon arrived Al Tang-Tsun on August IS. and
Z German Official dispatch. dated Tien-Tsin
Angus D. says that the marine battalion had
arrived al Ho-si-Wu or the preceding day
August 20. Ho-Si-Wu Is thirty-six miles from
PektnE According 10 q press dispatch two
German transports arrived az Taku last week
and landed more endorsements These prob
ably had not arrived in Picking when Minister
ConEer's dispatch was written. The naval de-
rschnen- and The marine battalion would ac-
count for the number Of troops he mentions
COCO. and the last OF them might have ar
rived al Picking on the 23d or 24th-probabIy
the former they have been described II
sor1e press dispatches as making q forced march
and could easily cover twelve miles a day. II
therefore appears probable that the Minister'S
dispatch was written august % OF a.
UNDATED DISPATCHES CAUSE TROUBLE.
Il would save q good deal Of valuable time
here and add immensely 10 the value Of his dis
patches II Minister Conger would date l an.
On the day when this one was written the in
tsrnarionaI troops were still engaged in trying
70 restore order" But when was that7 II is
troops 70 restore order II Pezing-=specialIy il
i were more than week OF ten days The
city must have been still in a state OF disorder
CT the 23d OF 18th. and may have been so even
later. and the disturbances would ma turaIIy keep
the members OF the TsUng-li-Y amen. as well as
other officials Of the Chinese Government, in
doors Il is noted that Minister Conger does not
refer N any preparations among the foreigners
II P=kt-g 70 start for Tien-Tsin and the coast
Unde- the protection Of al armed escort. Such
preparation and intention have been reported in
press dispatches from Taku- IF the women and
children and wounded and sick were thus 10 be
sent M Conger would have been likely to men
ton il.