The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-08-24
APPEAL
REJECTED
UNITED STATES WILL NOT AID IN
STOPPING HosTILITfEs.
CHINA HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH
Our DECLARATIONS.
NO RESPONSIBLE HEAD AT PEkIN
TO TREAT WITH Us.

Washington. August 22-The cabl-
net Tuesday practically opened the CON
sideration of the momentous questions
growing out OF the capture OF Pekin
and the war in China Until Tuesdays
session the absorbing question has been
the safety Gf Minister Ccnger anu the
legationers al Pekin. Now, however
that has gwen place 10 problems or a
more intricate and far-reaching charar-
ter. touching the very existence OF the
Chinese empire and the part which the
American government Is Ia take IN the
reconstruction Of that country.
The meeting was devoted entirely 10
the Chinese situation Secretaries Hay
and Root, who have been most active
in Directing affairs, were absent from
the city, SO that the attendance COM
paratively was small, the president
having with him Secretaries Gage,
Hitchcock and Wilson and Postmaster
General Smith. Several questions
We're awaiting attention. First OF
these was tine application of III Hung
Chang for the appointment OF minister
Conger or some other commissioners to
negotiate for the cessation Of HOSTILE
ties.
Appeal Rejected.
The decision arrived NJ was to reject
The appeal and n reply Of this chaISic-
ter will be sent 10 Minister WI TO be
forwarded 10 ii Hung Chang. The
moving cause for this action is chat
this government is at present very
much IN the dark n To whether there Is
any existing government in China
With the capital in the hands OF the
allies the emperor and empress dow
ager fugitives in hiding ami the en-
tire government fabric paralyzed there
is no evidence of an authority AIDE
uuate TO conduct negotiations and Sc
cure results which will be final and
binding.
Appeal Of the NicerOys.
The reply OF this government to the
appeal of the viceroys OF Marking and
Human that no indignities he offered
the emperor and empress dOwager is
of the communication with satisfac-
tory assurance that no indignitieS
would he offered the persons OF their
majesties This reply is couched in
the polite language Of diplomacy. but il
is understood that it does not in any
way commit the government 10 refrain
from imposing on the emperor and EN-
press dowager any penalty that subSe-
Quentiy might be- decided upon in case
ii is proved that they were directly re-
spOnsible for the recent atrocities.
Message From ConEer
Washington. Aug 22-The state de-
partment makes public the following
extracts from n cablegram received
Monday night from Minister Conger:
United States Legation. Pekn (un-
dated, via Che Foo, Aug 20.-Savea.
Relief arrived to-day. Entered city
with little trouble. Do not yet know
where imperial family is Except
deaths already reported. all Americans
alive and well Desperate efforts made
last night 10 exterminate us. Mitchell,
American soldier. and "A Russian and
Japanese wounded: German killed. Ad-
wise Woodward. Chicago: Conger, Des
Moines; Sins. Council Bluffs; Conger.
= eo@tAN'AfAf Il OlitI, dIlS.
Came just I'm Time
New York, Aug. 2.-Minister Con
ger sends the following:
They tried TO annihilate us the dav
before you got in. Prince Ching. pres
ident of the tsung Ii yamen, sent word
that his officers had received orders
TO cease firing on us under pain of
death.
AT Z o'clock in the evening OF the
same day the Chinese opened fire and
this continued all day
IF the relieving column had not ar
rived when it did we should probably
have succumbed
The Americans lost seven marines
killed and 10 wounded and one child !
died
The whole movement is purely a |
governmental one The Boxers are |
only pretense. having no guns.
The confidential adviser of the en- |
press was the leader Of the Imperial
troops here.
in II days over 1000 shells fell
among u.s.