Show WILSONWAS SUCCESSFUL j j His Expedition Wet of Peking Cleared Country of Boxers Washington Sept 20The following dispatch received at the War department depart-ment yesterday from Gen Chaffee was made public this morning Taku no date AdjutantGeneral Washington Peking September 1U Rockhlll Wilson expedition returned object successfully accomplished no cosualtje our troops For ltes squadron scouted northeast forty miles to relieve native Christians returned re-turned bringing in fourteen Surrounding rounding country daily growing less hostile and mOle peaceful so far as my expedition can determine ClIAFFEE questions Thp date of this cablegram Poking September 10th shows that close communication Settember munication Hay been established with the Chinese capital l The successful expedition that Gen Chaffee refers to Is probably the one ho mentioned jn his dispatch of September Sep-tember IGth received yesterday In which he said Gen Wilson was going to the westward of Peking to clear the Pldns cca tle country of Boxers and open up the coal Holds Ills reference to Rock hlJ is not clear here One suggestion IB that Rockhlll may bo the name of the UrUsh officer who commanded the English portion of the expedition according ac-cording to cable dispatches published this morning Anothor is a cablegram may have been mangled Gen Chaffee Intending to report the arrival at Peking Pe-king of Special Commissioner Rock hill |