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LETTER SIGNED BY MINISTER CONGER
JULY 4 INDICATES THAT ALL IS OVER
General Rising Throughout All China Now Considered Certain, and
All Missionaries Are Ordered to Shanghai or Hong Kong. '
CHINA INTIMATES POWERS MUST KEEP AWAY FROM PEKIN
Rmla Prrptrlif lo Bom bird Cot Towoi or
Tire Hundred Tkoataod CblocM Art
Pckla -Imperial Troop Kill Boxer
. Safely of MloUlera Believed
LONDON, July U.-CvnWu written
nunmiK-, ih ubtance of which ha1
been transmitted to the United Ktate j
aecretary of th nuvy, through Cup- j
lain Thorn., of the United State crul-1
cr Brooklyn, ha Increased the belief
1st Iondori that there la no hope f'r
th foreign legation In IV kin, and that
tho elaborate fabric of dputche which
thi Chln-w are building to persuade
tho civilized world that th minister
are i'.III alive 1. only Intended to en
able them to gain time to eompl.te
preparation fur warfar.
The Shanghai comnpoiident of the
Dully Mull atrta thut a Chinaman
who wu. employed .1 the British le
gation a. a writer and Interpreter haa
ex-Hped from Pekln to Nlu Chwang and
thut he dec larva that at tli" time ha
left Pekln most of the member of the
)"KutloiiH were dead and the condition
of the other woi bopetvaa. II. ay
Sir llolwrt Hart, director rf the Chi
ne Imperial maritime customs, died
July 2.
There la a movement northward of
the southern Chine, troopa to Join the
main army gathered to ooixn-e the for-
Ikti ndvanre on Pekln. The strength
of thla principal force la now estimated
at 3'Xi.OoO men.
The. alRti of unreal In the eoulhern
lirovlnee. ar. coincident with L Hung
Chang', presume In Shanghai.
They are aupiwiaed to be the begin
ning of a general declaration axalnat
forelirnera. In thla connection, ib Can
ton correspondent of th Tleraph,
wiring Tueaday. aenda the follow h.g
Important new;
"Viceroy Tak Pu today published tho
following mandate: 'An Important Im
perial decree waa laatied on the 2:rd
duy. lxth month; It miya: We have
lost Tleii Tuln und great precuutlona are
taken In l'ekln. No pce can be ob
tulned without going through war.' "
With thla aocuniultttlin ' of evidence
of an Impending big tmiKSle. comes
hIho the new of dltogemrnts te
tween the power and foreign comman
der, which threaten to bumper united
action and to encouiug) Chiueite rebal
ance. A conference of admiruta at Ta
ku. catlel to ottle the ,uentlon te
gardlnK the nuinagnnent of the restor
ed railway, decided In favr of Itua
alitn control, only tle Brt' - h imd Amer
lean admiral, dlafentiug.
WASIIINOTON. July il.-Thi" r-celpt
at Tien Tln of an apparently genu
ine megftug in autograph from Ilnlater
Conger ha. done nothing to dlsHipate
doubt a to the situation at l'ekln.
The mes.mg which was first forward
ed by naval omcer. at Tien Tsln, Ta
ku and Che Foo, haa served only to
deepen tho darkest and eaddevt mys
tery of the icntury.
v The ofliclal coiu lusliin remains un
changed, but ft Is admitted thut a care
ful scrutiny of the autograph mesfnge,
In comparison with tho famoua cipher
meHDage from Conger, admits of the be
lief that the two message, were Indited
by Conger at about the aame time. As
Conger declare that relief must x orrie
(lulckly. If at all. there la ground for
suspicion that the crisis is over.
' On the other hand, there came today
u message from the great Chinese vice
roy Httk. at Canton. Thla also affirmed
solemnly the aafety of the Icgatlonora.
Coming from suJh an important Cld-
nvso official, these dispatcher clalw
Attention. The pes.lrol.tlc vb?w of
lhem, however, attribute, all to a com
mon origin, namely, some one high
peraonage at Pekln.
It wa. not known to the elate de
partment until Its publication in the
newspapers that the French govern
ment had also been addressed by ihe
Chinese government In the effort to
secure mediation. It now aptxiara that
Great Britain, Germany and probably
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VcrlMcilloa ol Report of Pckla Mutter.
Mirchini lo Keep Allies Ay From
Near Tlea Ttla-Rumor ol the
lo Bt a Rute lo (Jala Time.
Russia received such message.
State department official ay that,
generally speaking, the Idea 1 not o
much to secure mediation a to In
duce the power to reort to the tt
tlement of the difficult! between them
and China by the ubniMlon of nego
tiation for armed forces. Tho chanci
of i a successful outcome of thl at
tempt to secure amelioration pf the
consequences of the Boxer uprising
are much diminished by an Intimation
that the powers are expected to refrain
from pressing any movement towards
Pekln. On the contrary, the United
States war department 1 moving
with greater energy thaii at any time
to ge( Ita contingent In position for
the task before It.
This government has acted all the
while on the theory that th. ministers
were alive, and has accepted in good
faith the assurance of the Chinese gov
ernment to this effect, but It ha. not
recognized In any way the suggestion
thut the Chinese government should
furnish foreigners an escort out of Pe
kln. It Is said at the state department
today that the American minister Is
not to bo delivered up by a force of
Chinese troop, to the allied force, or
to any one else.
Thl. government deem It appropri
ate. If he needs an escort out of Pe
kln. that It should De composed of
American soldiers.
TIEN TSIN. Ally l.-4neml Dor
ward. British commander, sent to the
American commauder a letter which
says:
' "I deulre to express Ihe high appre
ciation of the British troops of the
honor done them In serving, alongside
their comrades In the American army.
"I . blame myself for the mistake
made In t'akbig their position, by the
Kinla regiment. Still, the position they
took and gallantly stuck to all day,
undoubtedly prevented a largo body it
the enemy from turning the right of th
attacking f.rce and indicting serious
loss on the French and Japanese."
BUUSSELS, July 23. The foreign of
fice today received the following:
"Shanghai LI Hung Chang told me
that the Chinese government was ar
ranging to guaraatee Uie retlremint of
the foreigners In Pekln toward Tlea
Tsln, DliCARTIEU."
Decortler Is secretary of the Belgian
legation nt Pekln.
PARIS. July 2i. The French consul
at Shanghai telegraphs that five French
missionaries hare been killed by the
Boxers in the Manchurian district.
LONDON. Juhy 23.-The Express las
the following from St, Petersburg:
"Admiral Skreyloff, commanding the
Russian squadron, has received prods?
Instructions to bombard Chinese coast
towns -Immediately on receipt of con-
! hrmatlojt of the report of a masters
at Pekln."
LONDON. July 2i.-The Shanghai
ccrresnondent of the Daily Express
says:
"A general rising throughout China Is
now regarded a absolutely certal.i, and
all missionaries throughout the em
pire have been ordered to take refuge
without delay either at Shanghai or
Hong Kong.
"Refugee, are beginning to arrive
from all part. In the roost pitiable con
dition." .
WASHINGTON. July 25. The follow
ing cablegram waa received at the
navy department thi. morning:
"Che Foo. July 24. Navigation Bu
reau. Washington: A written message
signed by Conger. cUUed July 4, and
received at Ten Tln on the 21st Inst,
aya:
" 'J!cen b-l-ged two weeks In the
British legutlon. Grave danger of gen
eral massacre by Ohlmse soldiers, who
ar shelling the legation dally. lie
lief must come soon If at all. City
Is without government except by Chi
nese army, which Is determined to mas.
sacra all foreigner In Pekln. The en
try of relief fore. Into the fliy will
probuMy be hotly cotc"ted.'
"THOMAS."
Tha message' 1 from Captain Charle
M. Thomas, commander of the Brook
lyn. WASHINGTON, Jujy 25. A cable
gram received today at tho war depart
ment from Lieutenant-Colonel Coolldge,
In command of the Ninth Infantry
lnce the death of Colonel Liscum, In
dicate that the temporary govern men;
formed for Tien Tsln ba. not been put
In f.rce yet. - " . Z .
"-mrrtr- "
WASHINGTON, July 21. Adjutant
General Corbln today received two ca
blegrams from Major-General Cl'affee.
both dated Nagasaki today.
The first read: "Transport arrived
at this port on 21th. All are well.
Transport will leave thla afternoon or
the 25th for Taku."
The second dispatch follows: "I ac
cept promotion to major-general.
Thank president for me for the lienor
and his confidence."
PARIS. July 23. The emperor of
China ha. sent to President Loubet a
letter transmitted by telegram by the
governor of Shan Tung, July 19, ap
pealing to him to take the Initiative
in n-storing order out of the present
chaotic state.
WASHINGTON. July 25. The ques
tion of the authenticity of the dis
patch from Minister Conger, dated Pe
kln, on the l&ih Inst., developed the
fact today that several year, ago a
copy of the state department cipher
code disappeared und haa never been
recovered.
Tien Tsln. July IS-Vla Shanghai,
July 24 Colonel Bower, of the Chinese
regiment: Colonel Wogack, of the Rus
slans.and Colonel Aoki, of the Japanese,
will form the Joint present government
for the city of Tien Tsln. which It waa
recently decided to ealahilsh. They
will be rnlrualed with the task of
bringing something like order out of
the existing chaos.
Since the Usue of the proclamation In.
v I ting w ell-disposed Chinese to return
to their horaea, a number have come
buck to the city and many native serv
ants are coming to the settlement., a
majority of them returning to the serv
ice of their previous employer..
The native city this afternoon presents
an appalling pectacle of ruin and dtso
lation. The suburbs were completely
destroyed by fire, mostly caused by the
shells of the allies on the side facing the
settlements. It is believed that not a
dozen house, are intact, and all were a
Utile damaged by the tremendous fire
of ihe allies' artlllacy, which, however,
was apparently not heavy enougf to
produce much effect. A curious spec
tacle is .presented hy a number of mud
hovels Immediately under the wall
where the last was most damaged,
hardly one of them showing sign, of
having been hit.
Inside the city the damage was ter
rific. The buildings nearest the wall
were most gutted -by fire, and many
were totally blown to pieces by the
1 shells of the allies. -Among the smoul
dering ruins are many charred bodies,
which the pigs and dogs are eating.
The allies are buty removing the
bodies, but. in, consequence ct the great
number of dead, many have not yet
beuu burled. The streets throughout
the city are etrewn with all kinds of ar
ticles, and dozen, of Chinese are dig
ging in the ruin, for money and other
valuables. Most of the houses which
are intact or little damaged display the
flags of one or the other of the allied
forces, the Japanese and French Mags
j 'renominating. There have been many
attempts to Imitate the flags, which,
under other circumstances, would be
laughable. The houses which do not
display Hags saw bits of cotton or
names of the allied nations and com
plimentary sentences. The French, ap
tarently, are the favorite, many of
the pieces of cotton displayed bearing
the Inscription "France," or "Vive la
France." All are unmistakably In the
handwriting of native clerks formerly
employed by Chinese foreign firms.
It Is stated that the Chinese losses
since tho trouble broke out are 11,000,
most of whom have teen killed by
Boxers or soldiers. This is probably
much exaggerated.
The Boxers are said to be gathering
In large number. In the neighborhood
of Hsikon arsenal, captured by Admiral
Seymour's column and now occupied by
Russian troops, who have suffered se
vere casualties through "slippers" con
cealed in the woods in that vicinity.
CHICAGO, July 25. A dispatch to the
Record from Tien Tsln, dated Saturd
ay, July 21, (via Shanghai) says:
Today's performance will break the
backbone of the Chineso war party.
At daylight this morning tho combined
forces turned their attack upon the
Chinese left, which was penetrated. As
the Russians failed to make a suitable
bridge across the canal, the Chinese
main a smart counter attack r.n our
right and left outposts. Thl. wa. re
pulsed by a handful or two of men,
who fought with great bravery, but
were injured.
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the al
11. bombarded the native city, and af
ter an hour of magnificent work by
a handful or two of men who
fought with great bravery, but
Kith heavy casualties. No American
were lr.Jured. At one o'clock In the
afternoon, the allies bombarded the na
tive city, and after an hour of mag
nificent work by two 4-Inch guns and 12
pounder, the f jrt and adjoining pa
goda, were In flames. Their destruc
tion wa. complete. The fort, rallied
feebly with a few rounds, when one
gun got the exact range and fired sev
eral lyddite shells. Thl. I. the fort that
had been shelling Tien Tsln ilnce June
17.
The allied force have spared the por
tion, of the native city from which
operation, have not been directed.
TIEN TSIN, Friday, July 20.-Chl-nese
coming In from the country report
that the Chinese soldier, are killing
the Boxer wheriver the latter are een,
giving as a reason that the Boxers de
ceived them Into embarking on a hope
less struggle. An Intelligent Chinaman
said he regarded this a. a sign of wide
spreading dissension. It was only a
matter of a short time, he . declared,
before the same state would exist In
l'ekln, when In all probability, Jung
Lu, commander in chief of the Chmtse
forces, and Prince Ching, would be able
to regain sufficient Influence to make
peace, especially If the foreigner. In the
capital were safe. This appear, to pre
sent the general native opinion here.
a far It Is possible to ascertain It
In the meantime reliable news as to
event. In Pekln and whether the for
eigners are alive la entirely lacking, or
It Is only obtainable from Chinese
sources, and even this 1. most meagre
ani contradictory. It is now. thought
that the forward movement of the allies
will probably take place earlier than
wa. at first Intended, possibly by the
end of the month, but nothing definite
will be decided before the arrival of Sir
General Sir Alfred Gaselee, command
ing the Indian contingent
A runner who arrived from Pekln yes
terday report, that the foreigners were
safe on July 19, and that there has
been considerable fighting between Box-
erifahd soldiers' Inside the 'city."
TAKU, Saturday. July 21. Chang Tl
has unsucessfully tried to arrange with
the general commanding the Peh Tang
forts for their surrender. The genera!
refused to surrender the forts, but said
that If the foreigners did not attack
him he would agree to maintain a neu
tral attitude,
NEW YORK. July 25.-A special to
the Tribune from Washington, says:
The most important and otllcial
news received by the war department
from the Orient on Tuesday, was a dis
patch saylug that the transport Grant
had been sighted in the Inland sea of
Japan, and would reach Nagasaki at
an early hour Wednesday, 22 days out
from San Francisco. Aboard the Grant
are Major-General Chaffee, (who will
learn of his promotion to that rank as
soon as he step, ashore) two squadrons
of the Sixth Calvary, and a battalion of
marires. General Chaffee will receive
telegraphic advice, from the secretary
of war, which will hasten the departure
of the Grant for Taku, where she will
probably arrive on Saturday. It is ex
pected that General Chaffee, after a
conference with Admiral Remey, will
immediately proceed to Tien Tsln, leav
ing the troops which accompanied him
to follow a. quickly 43 practicable. It
la expected that the transports with
two battalions of. Fourteenth Infantry,
and Reilly's battery of the Fifth Ar
tillery from Manila will reach Tien
Tsln by the time General Chaffee ar
rives there.
After his conference with Admiral
Remey and the commanders of the mil
itary forces at Tien Tsln. General Chaf
fee will promptly and fully advise the
war department in regard to the details
of the Fituation and the prospect of an
early advance of the relief forces
toward Pekln. It is understood that
his instructions contemplate that he
hall do all he can. with due regard, of
course, to military considerations, to
promote as early an advance as prac
ticable, and It Is expected that in doing
this he will act with the hearty co-oper
atlon of the other commanders of the
international forces.
That the military preparation of the
United States for the rescue of Minister
Conger and other American, citizens in
China, If they are still alive, and for the
protection of other American Interests
there, will be pressed as vigorously as
ever, pending the suppression of the dis
orders which the Imperial Government
has virtually confessed its Inability to
o.Ul11, is evident both from the presi
dent's dkpatch to the emperor and from
the vigor and energy with which such
preparations are being pushed.
It is now conceded that battery O,
of the Seventh Artillery, now at Fort
Riley, Kans., under orders for Manila,
will probably be ilverted to North Chi
na. This battery I. equipped with sieg
guns. Owing to the great size and
weight of these guns and their car
riages, their removal to China Is a for-
(Continued on Page Four.)
DEMOCRATS WANT
NO THIRD TICKET
Also Refuse to Fuse With the
Anti-Imperialists.
ENTHUSIASM FOR BRYAN
Vote Stood 26 lo I Ajaloit a Third National
Ticket, The Made laaalmout- Pro
prietor ol the Courlcr'Joaraal
Springs a Seautloa.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2S.-T3y unan
imous vote of the national committee
of the national Democracy thl. after
noon, the scheme of fusion with the
anti-imperialistic movement, oiisinat
lng with the recent mas meeting at
Plaza Hotel In New York, was defeat
ed, as wa. also the plan to place a rid
Democratic ticket in the field this year.
Of the thirty-nine member, of the na
tional committee, there were presmt
nineteen, several of them holding prox
ies. The sub-committee presented an ad
dres. setting out the p.-oposi'ion for
fusion and a third party ticket. East
ern and Western men opposed the prop,
os'.tlon. When It cama to W. D. Halde
man, proprietor of the Louisville Cour
ier Journal, a sensation was sprung.
Haldeman, In 1S36, contributed valuable
aid In actively raising funds for the
organization and maintenance of the
work of the Gold Democracy. When
he concluded he withdrew from the
room. In the course of his speech, be
Bald:
"In 1336 I took upon myself abund
ant abuse from Kentucky Democrats,
and I did it because I believed, with
my friend Henry Watterson, In the
righteousness of the refusal to com
promise with dishonor on the question,
of sound and stable currency. I believ
ed then that the Nation', honor in
the stability of Its money was involv
ed, and, if I believed that in this re
spect there was any danger now, I
would stand this day against the regu
air Democratic organization. No sane
roan believes this danger exists. The
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at a ratio of 16 to 1, without the
consent of any other nation, has been
I relegated to another generation by this
Nation.
"My heart goes out to those wh
struggle for liberty in every nation, and
I applaud and approve the expression
in the Democratic platform sympathiz
ing with the Boers, a people who may
be robbed of free citizenship In ordor
to help English greed to gather to Its
coffers the diamonds and gold of South
Africa. I am compelled, with a sense
of what is due to free America, that
I love, to earnes.ly, actively support
an American whom I believe loves his
country, and whom I believe the high
est and best type of an American citi
zen, and thus believing. I shall vote
for and support William Jennings
Eryan." -.
Haldeman then moved that the mon
ey now In the treasury of the Gold
Dem;cralic organization be paid to"that
splendid Democrat, the able leader of
the Democrats of the East, David B.
Hill, to use as his judgment may di
rect." When the vote on the question of fu
sion and a third ticket was taken. Gor
don Woodbury, of New Hampshire,
was the only committeeman present
who favored a third party ticket. This
vote stood 26 to 1 against the propo
sition. Woidbury at once moved that
the vote be made unanimous, and this
wa. done.
A committee of three was appalnied
to draft a manifesto setting out the
position of the national democracy re
garding the issues now before the peo
ple. PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
Succeed In Erecting Another Municipal
Government.
WASHINGTON, July 25,-Generai
MacArthur has cabled the war depart
ment the announcement of the success
ful erection of another municipal gov
ernment In the Philippines under the
terms laid down by the Philippine com
mission. This particular government
is established at Vlgan on the north
west coast of the Island of Luzon.
INDIAN3 SET FIRE TO WOODS.
Extensive Forest Fires Now Racing In
Northwestern Montana.
KALISPELL, Mont., July S3. One of
the worst forest fires ever known in
Northwestern Montana Is now raKlmr
In the Swan Lake country on tha west
ern part of the Lewis and Claike for
est reserve, Go t"-i-i'. s'.u! ;!:'.;:::
ent of the reserve, reports 'hat Indians
deliberately set lira to the timber and
are slaughtering game. He will pro
ceed against the perpetrator.