Washington, Apr. 23.
A cablozram to the State Depart. ment from Mr, Webber, United States Consul at Chefoo, recom mends the immediate despatch of an American war yess] thither on ground of a fear that Chefoo Twinan Captured by Feng's Army Tsinanfu was captured on Tues fay afternoon at four v'elock by General Lu Chung-lin, principal tenant of Marshal Feng Yue Taian, about which there have been so many conflicting reports, was captured by the forees of Liang-chen, also of Marshal i's army, probably on Monday or Tuesday. No authentic informa. tion with regard to the capture of Taian has been received in Shanghai except that when General Lat Chung-lin reached Taian, she did rot enter the city, but marched in a northwestern direction towards The fact that he did not ainu explains the conflicting reports with regard to the capture of that city, which apparently was able to communicate with Tsinanfu up to Tuceday afternoon,
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