The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-15
SEWERAGE WORK 70 SPECIFICATIONS STILL SAFE
DIRECT WORD RECEIVED FROM
THE MINISTER'S.
Chinese Government Wants Them to
Leave Peking-But to do so Would be
Death-The Situation.

WASHINGTON, August 7.-Another
cablegram came to the State Depart
ment this afternoon from Minister Con-
ger at Peking. which is the second re-
ceived direct from him since June 18th.
1t is the first which has come direct
from the Minister since the above date,
the other having been received through
Minister WI.
The cablegram from Mr.. Conger is as
follows:
TSI-NAN YAMEN, August 7.-Sec-
retary of State, Washington: Still be-
sieged. Situation more precarious.
Chinese Government insisting upon our
leaving Peking, which would be certain
death. Rife firing upon us daily by i'm
perial troops. Have abundant courage
but little ammunition or provisions.
Two progressive Yamen Ministers be-
headed. All connected with legation
of the United States we'll at the pres
ent moment. CONGER."
The word "Yamen" following the
name of the city Tsi-Nan, at which the
cablegram from Minister Conger was
put on the wires, as understood here,
probably refers to the official building
or residence from which it was trans
mitted, or at which it was received by
courier from Peking.
The cablegram came in the official
cipher of the department. 1t is checked
| by the telegraph company as having
| been put on the wires at Tsi-Nan, a
large city about eighty miles southeast
of Peking, on August 7th. The dispatch
| reached the department at APO p. M,
| but was not made public until late in
| the evening.
That the dispatch will stimulate the
| energies of the Government to it's ut
most endeavor to press forward the ad-
vance movement toward Peking is GER
| tain, for Congers message makes it
clear that for the Ministers to leave
| Peking would result in their death
| The officials had been led to believe
from the more recent dispatches which
had purported to emanate from Chinese
| sources as well as from imperial edicts
| that the condition of the legations was
much improved but today's advices
show a very different aspect of affairs.
| SHANGHAI, August THE Japan
| ese Consul here received by wire today
! a message to the effect that the For
| eign Ministers at Peking were safe
| August 1st, but expected a renewal of
the attack by the Chinese at any mo-
ment. II was added that only tweny-
five cartridges each and six days pro-
| visions were left. 1t was also said that
| the Japanese secretary had died of his
wounds.
| LONDON, August SIN the House
of Commons today Mr. Broderick Par
| liamentary Secretary for the Foreign
| Office, read telegram from Sir Claude
| Macdonald, British Minister to China,
| received in cipher at the Foreign Office
this morning. The dispatch was in re-
ply to a Government message, and bore
date of Peking, August 3. 1t was as
follows:
II have today received your cipher
telegram forwarded to me by the Chi
nese Minister. The shell and cannon
fire ceased on July 16, but the rifle has
continued from the Chinese positions
held by Government troops and Box
ers intermittently ever since The cas-
ualties since then have been slight. Elk.
cept one private of marines, all the
wounded are doing well. The rest q
the British in the legation are well, in
Guiding the whole garrison.
"The total of killed is sixty and OF
wounded 11O. We have strengthened
our fortifications. We have over 2O
women and children refugees in thu
legation. The Chinese Government ha
refused transmission to kilograms IL
cipher until now"
BERLIN, August S.-The Foreign
Office has received the following dis
patch from Herr Bulow, first secretar!
of the German legation at Peking, dat
, ed Tsin Ano:
"Since July 81 the situation has no
changed. There have been neither at
= tacks by the troops en- masse upon u
nor shell fire; only desultory rifle fire
: The health of the members of the lega
ton is comparatively good. Ihe Wouhu
ed are progressing"
WASHINGTON, August S.-Secretar
5 Root said this afternoon that a mes
: sage had been delivered to Minlste
Wu saying that free communicate
e had not been established between thi
t government and it's minister at Pekine
e and therefore the demands made i
= the Presidents reply to the Empero
a had NOT bean aCceded to.
: WASHINGTON, August S.-The gov
r ernment has advised Minister Congo
n of the approach of the relief colum
s and eXhorted him to be of good chee
:. To Consul General Goodnow was ca
> bled an emphatic statement of the pc
sition of this government approachln
2 close to an ultimatum and saying thf
immediate action by the Chinese GOV
ernment is necessary. He was directe
to communicate this to Ii Hung Chan
and other officials, who can transmit
to whatever government exists.