The western sentinel., 1900-07-26
A MESSAGE
FROM CONGER
REPORTS ALL SAFE At PEKIN
RECEIVED AT SHANsSHAI AND
DATED
The Dispatch k.c.iyed Wasting
tom Reported Not Dated and Con-
sequently Does Not Relieve the
Anxiety-Other Dispatches.

By Telegraph to The Sentinel.
NEW YORK, July 20.-A Journal
correspondent at Shanghai cables from
that city under date of July 20: IAN
agent has just arrived here today from
Tsinan with message from Minister
Conger dated July %, Chinese calen-
dar, July 18 our calendar. Conger re-
ported all safe at Pekin on that day.
The message in cipher was transmitted
to the State department at Washing
ton.
RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Minister
WI has received cipher cablegram
from Minister Congor.
Wu's message from Congur is in re-
ply to one sent by him some time ago
to the Chinese government asking
about Conger's safety. The State De-
sage, announced that it was dated
July 18th and showed Conger safe at
that date.
A few minutes later Minister WI ap-
peared with a telegram from Taotai, at
Shanghai, dated July 10th received by
Minister WI this morning. The dis
patch reads as follows: "Your tele-
gram was forwarded as requested. I
send you reply Tsung Liyamen as fol-
lows: Your telegram, 10Th Day Moen,
11th Julyl received and secretary
states the telegram has been handed
Minister Congor. Herewith is Con-
gers reply to the Secretary of state:
British legation under continual shot
and shell from Chinese troops; quick
relief only can prevent general massa-
ere. ," This reply was in State De-
partment cipher and the contents, of
course, unknown to Minister WI. The
partment, as'genuine, as forgery seems,
under the circumstances, impossible.
DOES NOT RELIEVE SUSPENSE.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The Cor
ger dispatch does little to relieve the
nations terrible suspense; That the
dispatch is not dated most signifi
cant circumstance, and leasfs before it
reached America the writer and his
family may have perished.
CONGER DISPATCH CONFIRMED.
LONDON, July 20.-The Chinese min
lister here has received dispatch from
the Chinese government confirming the
Conger dispatch that all foreigners in
Pekin were safe on the 10th. The
minister added that his government
lad been able to afford the ministers
relief at Pekin and adequate protec-
| ton.
THE NEWS IN PARIS.
PARIS, July 2O.-The Foreign Office
has received information from Chi
nese source, but considered reliable,
| that the foreign ministers at Pekin
were not massacred. According to in
| forma alton on July 7th the ministers
| were attacked and the legations
burned, but the foreigners succeeded
| in crossing the city, to Prince Chang's
| palace, which was then barricaded and
| the Europeans were holding their own
| when the news left on July 9th. Since
then nothing has been heard from
| Pekin.
ISSUED BY STATE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The State
| Department has issued the following
| The Secretary of State received this
morning dispatch from Consul Fow-
| Ter, at Chefu, dated midnight, 18th
inst, saying Shanghai paper of the
| 10th said all foreigners were mur-
| dered. Fowler wired the government
| denying the truth of the report. The
| Governor replied that his courier left
| Peiin on the 11th and all then were
| safe.
MANY MAsSACRED.
| LONDON, July 2O.-A dispatch from
Shanghai, received here this morning,
| reports that sixty missionaries and
one hundred native converts were
| massacred by the Boxers at Tai Yuan,
! in the Province of Shansi. No Amer
| leans were among them. All we're
| British.
THE FORCE NECESSARY.
I WASHINGTON, July 20.-There will
be no advance on Pekin by the allied
army until force of eighty thousand
is gathered. This seems certain. Not
until October 1st willthe entire Amer
ican contingent be able to assemble on
| Chinese soil.
THE SUPREME COMMAND.
| VIENNA, July 20.-The Nieue Free
Press says Russia has actively raised
the question of her right to command
operations in China. England refuses
to consider the command of Russia
France has declined to concede the
command to Japan and it is believed
her German Generallsslmo will be ap
pointed.