New Ulm review., 1900-08-01

Coast Towns. E3i=
Washington, July 26.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
navy department.: .s 49, ~
Washington. A written message, signed
Conger and dated July 4. was received at
Tientsin the 21st, and says: r E>.
"'Been besieged two weeks in British
legation. Grave danger of general mas
sacre by Chinese soldiers, who are she'll
ing the legation daily. Relief soon, if at
all. City without government, except by
Chinese army. Determined to massacre
all foreigners at Peking. Entry OF relief
forces into city will probably be hotly
contested
The message comes from Capt.
Charles NJ. Thomas, commander of the
Brooklyn.
Doubt Not Dissipated.
Washington, July 26.-The receipt
at TieItsin of an undoubtedly genuine
and autographic message from Min
lister Conger has done nothing to dissi-
pate the doubt as to the situation at
Peking. The message, which was for
warded by the naval officers at Tien-
tsin, Taku and Chefoo, has indeed
served only to deepen the darkest and
saddest mystery of the century. The
official conclusion remains unchanged, !,
| of course, but it is admitted that a
careful scrutiny of the autograph
message, in comparison with the
famous cipher message from Minister
Conger, admits of the belief that the
two messages were indicted by Mr..
Conger at about the came time. The
situation at the British legation is
represented to be the same in each
case, and as Mr.. Conger declares that
relief must come quickly if at all,
there is ground for the supposition
that conditions could not long have re-
mained unchanged in such crisis.
The assumption that this reasoning
is correct involves the further conclu-
sion that Mr.. Conger's cipher message,
if genuine, was redated as of the 18th
of July, tv weeks later than the date
of actual writing, and of course, if re-
dated at all, that was done by Chinese
officials
Tribute to American Valor.
Tientsin, July 49, via Chefoo, July "a
Gen. Dorward, the British COM
mander, has sent to the American
commanders a letter in which he says:
II desire to express the high apprecia-
ton of the British troops of the honor
done them in serving alongside of their
comrades of the American army, and of
the high honor accorded me in having
them under my command. I blame my
self for the mistake made in taking
their position by the Ninth regiment, not
! remembering that troops fresh to the
scene of action and hurried forward in
the excitement of attack were likely to
lose their way Still the position they
took and gallantly stuck to all day un-
doubtedly prevented a large body of the
enemy from turning the right of the
attacking force and inf1icting serious loss
on the French and Japanese
Ready to Bombard Towns.
London, July 26.-The Daily Express
has the following from St. Petersburg:
Admiral Skrydelof, commanding the
Russian squadron in Chinese waters
has received precise instructions tc
| lombard the Chinese coast towns i'm.
! mediately Oh receipt of confirmation
| of the report of the massacre at Pc
| king.
Chinese Killing Boxers.
Tientsin, July 20 (via Shanghai, July
| 26).-Chinese coming in from the coun-
try report that the Chinese soldiers are
killing the Boxers wherever the latter
are seen, giving as a reason that the
Boxers deceived them into embarking
on hopeless struggle.
Sign of DissensiOn.
An intelligent Chinaman said he re.
garded this as sign of widespreading
6ssension. 1t was only matter of a
short time, he declared, before the
same state would exist in Peling, when
in all probability, Jung-Lu, command.
er-in-chief of the Chinese forces, and
! Prince Ching would be able to regain
| sufficient influence to make peace, esr
pecially if the foreigners in the capital
were safe. This appears to represent
the general native opinion here as fa1
as it is possible to ascertain it.
A Japanese Victory.
Shanghai, July 27.-It is reported
here that $4,000 Japanese troops land
| ed at Shan-Hai-Kwan July p anc
gained a victory. the Chinese retreat
ing after feeble resistance.
Prince Tuan Reported Killed.
London, July 2s.-The Shangha;
correspondent of the Daily Express
wiring Friday, says: 1T is reported
here that large section of the Box
ers has revolted against Prince Tuan
alleging that he is making tools o.
them for his-own ends. A desperat.
conflict took place outside of Pc
king Sunday. Prince Tuan person
ally led his followers, two of his gen
erals having deserted him. The bat
tie lasted several hours. and Prince
! Tuan was defeated and killed.
| Again Reported Safe. -s>,s Z.
| Brussels, July 2s.-The Belgian vict
consul at Tentsin, in dispatch dateC
Chefoo, July 26, says: 1T is persist,
emily reported here (Tientsin) that
the legations are safe and sound. and
| under the protection OF the Chimes.
government"
/ f.. t,s=Eg EE = 80 ,
| - A Costly War.