The sun., 1900-07-24
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY. JULY "a, 1900.

uriusr oI uisIIaIcnes IRON an quarters or
the globe relating to the Conger message.
These show the attitude of foreign gov
crnmcnts. Without exception the official
view taken by all foreign offices is that
the dispatch is not genuine and does not
afford II basis for action. This incrc-
lulity is also shared by United States Con-
sui General Goodnow at Shanghai. who
has communicated to the state depart
meut his disbelief in the authenticity of
the message.
The text of the several messages is not
made public as they are inconclusive
and do not add anything in the way Of
definite news to the situation at Pc
king, the entire tenor being one Of doubt
and suspicion. The official doubts are
based on various theories. One of them
is that the deception was practiced by
the tsung-li-yamcn itself. Still another
is that il emanated from a high Chinese
official, man holding position like that
Of Sheng or Prince Tuan, the latter be-
ing at the head Of the antiforeign ele
ment and at last accounts connected
with the tsung-li-yamen.
Notwithstanding this food of doubt
from foreign official quarters the state
to the authenticity of the message Sec
retaly Hays position being now as 1t al
ways has been, that there is every prob
ability of the genuineness of the message,
although always possibility that fraud
has been perpetratcd. But MS against
| this remote possibility Mr.. Hay feels
that there is absolutely no motive for the
| preparation of such Il monstrous deccp-
|
| shaken, therefore. in its position on the
message while the rest of the world has
made ii known to this government that
| the message is not accepted as coming
| from Congcr on the 18TH inst.
| Concerning the proposition of media
| ton made to the United States by China
| the state department is not prepared 70
make any statement. 1t was sunniscd
that Mr.. Hay was engaged in consider
| ing the governments answer, which prob
ably would he delivered to Minister WV
later, but no statement as to the course
Of procedure could be obtained in any of
| fetal quarter As communication will be
required between Washington and the
president, it is hardly likely that the an
swer will be forthcoming at once.
Denial of One Rumor.
Both the state department and Chinese
| officials took occasion early i'll the day t.
deny report that plans were on foot to-
ward the delivery of Minister Conger by
the Chinese authorities to Admiral Re
mey at Tien-tsin.
There is reason to believe that the gov
ernment is again using every effort to Sc
cure communication with Minister Con
ger and this time to get an answer from
our minister which will be so conclusive
as to remove any shadow of doubt. II
this connection il was reported that Min
lister E'u sent another cipher cable dis
patch to Minister Conger. but there is ;
strong disincination in official quarters
to discuss the various steps being takeI
while they are still in an inconclusiy'
| form.
The bureau of navigation has received
the following cablegram from Admira
Iicmey. dated Taku. July %:
Going Tien-tsin today to look int
matters, leaving senior officer here. New
ark gone Nagasaki for docking
The war department is considering tn
nlvisability Of sending the Hancock
which sails from san Francisco July .
with four batteries of artillery and 30
Marines direct to Taku instead Of to NJ
gasaki. These troops were to have gon
IN the Meade. which sails Aug. /. but
has been decided, owing to the urgent III
ressity of getting re-enforcements to CHI
na to have the Hancock make a specia
trip. She will carry stores and provision
only for the troops in China.