Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-30
CHINESE SITUATION
Two Undated Messages Received
From Couger
MESSAGE RELIEVES WASHINGTON.
IL Wap the FIRST word for several
Days, and, Though Unduted, IL ls
Accepted ns tha tesi-aiOpoS OF
Rn Authority 10 Deal Win,

sAN fhh"''fH w. |'sNs
Washington, Aug 21--After several
days mtermIssIon IN Chinese ndylccs
the government today received two
dispatches which presumably bring
Its adyices up 10 the most recent date,
There urc Indications that the princl'
pal delays IN the lines Of communlca
ltion ure encountered between Tlen
Tsln and Pekng, fact eNplainnble
by the newspaper adylccs that small
bands Of Boxers are operating ON
! the line Of communication OF he PelS'
ing campaign force, Just such inter-
ference with the work Of the signal
corps men was experienced by the
UnttCd Statcs forces In The Philippines
and by Lord Roberts troops in the
Tmnsynul campaign, Usuolly these
Interruptions are very short the ma
raudcrs being driven off and The lines
restored within a day or Two, The
fact that more than week was Gov
cred by the las, interruption gives
rise TO the belief here that these at
tacks upon the lines Of communlco'
ton by lloycr3 are more formidable
than was supposed to be possible AZ
ter the heaNS losses lnillcied upon
Them by the international forces in
iis advance
The laat dispatch of the day was
from Minister Conger referring TO
the hl'l'arF SITUATION III feNlng' th'
ior'nhoV'iN' " lacNeu " u",'' me MN
lsier pr'suii'oply NOT hINlnE N,O re-
eeEeu 'lH o','"'"'io", , 'Hs', uVuo" ~ ~,
| imc'uoe 'he uUle IA lhv uouE OF MS
oEpotcnes' Ih' S,o'e department at
IrSt uho'r''oN 10 n'''e tH' coo'e com
pni''GS eTrrect ln,'I serious S oi'.lSslon, @
pUC nn"'I, po"e,.,''mB lIo,n l''eIU'N' .I..l !
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"'INeu ,ou'F' NoN"i."'
Ar .ollgerS reference 10 Vhe ar
rN0l OF @'oUo lresn herman troops
caused some surprise no one appor
ehliy hoNlhg closely Wa'cheu inc
movements OF lhe ucrhloh con'ng,nN
Whlch IS now arriving win l"'rll
| regular frequency III Ihlh0' uno
which consequently may De eNPo'teo
soon TO equal I'm numerical strength
me nl'i'orS coh''Ugon's OF any oi ,hc
"urope"h h"'iohs ''eFe rrpresel',"'
n slgnlncant statement III NJ ~ 'cl
Congers dispopch is thnt respecting
the expected appearance IN Peklng OF
some OF the members OF me Nsung-li
ynmen' a natural construction to be
given TO this statement Is that these
ministers WlSh 10 undertake 10 repre-
sent the Chinese governments formally
IN negotiations with the powers II
having been found impossible, nm TO
this moment, according to MF' Con-
gers statement TO meet any repre-
sentNiyes OF the Chinese government
IN Peklng VINO was competcnl to open
negotiations. IT may be inferred that
II these minister's actually appear with
proper credentials, one OF The prob
lens connected with the present din
Guilty in China Will be solved, With
some responsible person or persons ITO
deal with, it may be possible for the
United States to come ITO some agree
mcnt as to a settlement Of the Chinese
trouble,
Ever since thc fall Of Peking, the
principal difficulty confronting the
government here has been to arrange
for the next movement in It's pro-
gramme. 1t could not Withdraw its
trpDpg pVpp lie 1isnpgp1 uEifhnui
arranging for lndemnincallon for the
Peking campaign. Also. II must make