The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-03
A MESSAGE FROM CONGER
He Reports All Well and Provisions
for Sever Weeks

Washington, July 31--The war de-
partment his evening received two
cablegrams from China. The first
read:
Che Foo (undated).
'Ccrbin, Washington.
"Tien Tsin, July GA message just
received from Conger says:
Since the 18th, by agreement, there
has been no firing. Have provisions for
several weeks, little ammunition, all
all safe and WELL
Il Dagget) report the allied forces
soon to advance. There is practically
sary killing. The Indiana arrived on
26th. Order Mccain, GLADDEN.. both AL
lens. Mitchell, Bryce to join regiment
here. "DAGGET."
The second readS:
'Che Foo (no date).
"Corbin. Washington.
'"Tien Tsin, July 3O.-The Flintshire
arrived 9th. Two hundred and fifty
seven of Ninth infantry sick. Ten doe
tors 100 hospital corpsmen; twenty
signal men needed. Unavoidable de-
lay in unloading transports. Foreign
troops arriving. "DAGGET."
CHINA GOVERNMENT AROUSED.
Paris, July 31.-The minister of ma
rine, NJ. de Lanessan, to-day received
the following dispatch from Admiral
Courrejoles:
"Che Foo, July &c.
Many symptoms of greater calm,
notably an imperial edict, reaching US
at Che Foo. in which the Chinese gov
ernment says it is not responsible FOR
! the condition of affairs; that all their
acts have been towards the maint
! nance of peace n that they intend to
respect the treaties toward foreigners
| and mission"
Hong Kong, July Gothic acting
Viceroy of Canton, it is reported, is be-
coming more active and adopting more
vigorous policy. 1t is announced that
he has ordered the execution of 'orty
pirates. He will visit the foreign war
ships and consuls tomorrow. The
British naval and military officials have
taken careful observations of Canton
and of the Bogue defenses. The Bogue
forts are crowded with troops and the
rarapets are ined upon the approach
of steamers.
WHICH LEGATIONS DESTROYED.
Paris, July 3~1.-According to dis
patches received at the foreign office
to-day the Austrian, Spanish, Italia 4
and Holland legations at Pekin have
been destroyed, and the French lega-
ton has been partially wrecked. The
attacks on the legations ceased some
days The emperor n empress
are living in Pekin.
THE PRINCETON SAILS FOR
SHANGHAI.
Washington, July 31.-The gunboa'
Princeton has sailed from Annoy fol
Shanghai. This move may have beer
made owing to the disturbed condition
of affairs near Shanghai. TIL,
Princeton was not ordered to Shang
hal by the department and prcbabl!
goes in obedience to the orders o
Admiral Remey who is in command o
the Asiatic station.
ORDERED TO CHINA.
Washington, July 31.-Colonel Henri,
c. C~ochrane, commandant of the ma
/ barracks at Boston, has been or
dered to China to take command o
the marine forces in that country, ag
gregating about 1900 men, includin
those now on their way from Sa,
Francisco. He will succeed Colone
Robert L. Meade, who broke dow
during the exciting campaign in tn
province of Pechili and was invalide
home to San Francisco. Colonel Coch
rane will start Immediately for Sa
Francisco and will take passage o
the army transport Warren, sched
uled to leave there on the 10Th of Al
gust.