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terry as 10 MINISTER Uonger mas Deen pene.
trated.
The various other foreign embassies
and legations learned of the Conger dis.
patch early in the day and took prompt
steps to notify the foreign offices. Some
of the officials called at the state depart.
ment and got the exact terms of the
message, learning also from Mr.. Hay the
faith he placed in the reply.
London Is skepticnI.
A dispatch from London says:
minister Conger's message to the state
department at Washington is not regard.
ed here as justifying overmuch optimism
but on the contrary is generally accepted
as further Chinese attempt at mystifi.
cation. Some think the fact that the
message is undated and the similarity OF
it's contents to Sir Robert Hart's message
of June "a suggest that it was sent of
about the same time, but intercepted by
the Chinese
"The skeptica are confirmed in theii
suspicious by the fact that a message
was received by NJ. Dccasse, the Frencl
minister Of foreign affairs, through the
Chinese minister at Paris, purporting to
come from the emperor, asking Frances
mediation with the powers and which, it
IS alleged, was dated July 10 and made no
mention of the foreign legations at Pc
king"
The state department has issued the
following bulletin;
THE secretary Of state has received a
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Chefu.
lated midnight, 18th, saying Shanghai
paper Of the 10Th said all foreigners were
murdered Fowler wired the governor
demanding the truth. The governor re-
piled that his courier left Peking on
ilth, and all then were safe. but Peking
| East City had been carried by rebels,
with intent to KILL
Japan Gives Consent.
AS was anticipated, the Japanese gov
ernment has given its cheerful assent tu
the application of the United States
government to land armed troops at
Nagasaki in transit to Taku, China
This privilege was desired in order that
the Pacific transports plying between
San Francisco and Manila should not be
diverted from their regular route, but
that the troops and stock carried by then
and intended for service in China nigh
be transferred at Nagasaki to other yes
sells of the transport service and taker
direct to Taku.
The Japanese authorities not only hav,
agreed to the proposed use of Nagasaki
but they also have assured the United
States government that they will facili
tate the movement of American troop
and supplies as much as possible. Th
luartermaster's department of the arm.
has provided three large transports o
the Philippine service for use on the lin
between Nagasaki and Taku. and it i
expected in this way to expedite tn
movement of troops to China.
Secretary of War Root was asked aft
er he had had two conferences with tn
secretary of state and several with Adju
tant General Corbin as to the probabl
effect the Conger dispatch would have o
the military situation. He said it wa
impossible just now to say definitely a
to whether increased haste in THROWN
military forces into China might not az
gravate rather than help matters.
That has not yet been determined b
this government, but the policy Of the aC
ministration would be to do everythin
possible to aid the friendly Chinese OIL
cials. He made the positive statemer
that no more troops have been ordere
for Chinese service. Although the SCI
) retary did not say so, it is understood
that the officials here will use all cffort
! to get Iii Hung Chang into Peking {
soon as possible.