Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-11
MINISTER'S MPERILLED.
Another Alarming Message From
Minister Conger.
NEED FOR A SPEEDY ADVANCE.

Chinese Government Urging Minis
tiers 10 Start For Tien T.in, which
Would Make Them the Victims OF
the HF.rderous Boxers.
Washington, Aug. S.-Another cable
gram came to the state department last
evening from Minister Conger at Pskin,
the second that has been received d.
rect from bis since June IL. 1t is the
nrst which has come direct from the
minister since the above date, the
other having been received through
the intermediary OF the Chinese min
lister here, Mr.. WI. Yesterdays tele-
gram shows that the situation In the
Chinese capital Is still OF a very seri-
Gus character, that the ministers are
still in danger from the Chinese troops
and that their supplies Of ammunition
and provisions have been reduced to a
very considerable extent. So import
ant were the statements contained in
the dispatch that a conference was
held by wire between several of the
orncials here and the president at Can
ton, lasting for several hours. At its
conclusion the cablegram from Mr..
Conger was made public, az follows:
Still besieged. Situation more pre-
carious. Chinese government insist
Ing upon our leaving Pekin, which
would be certain death. Rife firing
upon US daily by imperial troops. Have
abundant courage, but little ammuni-
1on or provisions. Two progressive
famen ministers beheaded. All con-
nected with the legation of the United
states well ut the present moment"
The cahlegram came in the Official
cipher Of the department 1t is un-
dated, like his previous cablegram, but
from the internal evidence furnished
by his reference to the beheading OF
Two members OF the tsung-li-yamen.
and to the insistence of the Chinese
government OF the removal of the min
listers from Pekin. state department Of
ncials say IL may be assigned a date
not earlier than July 30, and perhaps
not later than Aug. z. II a. checked
~ the telegraph company as having
been put on the wires at Tsi Nan. a
large city about so miles southeast OF
Pekin, Aug. 2.
That the Conger message will slim
aiate the energies OF the government
20 ats utmost sndsavor to press for
ward the advance movement towards
Fekin Is certain, for the message
makes II clear that for the ministers
20 leave Pekin would result In their
death. -.
The Information which came yester-
Gay that American troops were enRag-
90 IN the battle at Pietsang establish
Cd positively, for the first time. that
Notwithstanding the difficulties which
Gen Chaffee had encountered In de-
barking troops and supplies, at least
part, and considerable part, of our
torce was In the vanguard Of the for
ward movement. Gen. Chaffee's dis
patch to the war department convey
co the most satisfactory evidences that
me commanders had thoroughly asreed
IN ADVANCE upon a plan OF action.
Inc nrst news OF the battle OF Petit
sang came Monday In a dispatch from
commander Taussig. OF the Yorktown.
as follows: - 'O''
br1tish Fame reports, unofiscial. en-
gagement at Peitsang Sunday morning.
% to 1870. Allied loss, killed and
wounded, 1.200, chiefly Russians and
japanese. Chinese retreating."
A dispatch from Admiral Remev
also dated Chefoo, follows:
Unomctal report believed reliable
About 10000 allies heavily engaged
bth.' "a ZIG
PeitsaAg is the first railroad station
about eight miles northwest of Tien
Tsin, on the way to Pekin,