The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-28
CONGER'S LATEST DISPATCH
NO IMPORTANT MOYEMENTS SINCE
HIS LAST MESSAGE.
The Military Situation in PeItin Allies
Making an Effort to Restore Order
No Representative of Chinese Govern
ment Encountered Yet-Members of
Foreign Office Reported In the city
Imperial Palace Not Entered.

Imperial FnlaCe MOI entered.
Washington, Aug 27.-After several
days intermisson in Chinese advices
the government to-day received two dis
patches, which presumably bring it's ad-
vices up to the most recent date. There
are indications that the principal delays
in the line of communication are en-
countered between Tien Tsin and Pekin,
a fact explainable by the newspaper ad-
vices that small bands of Boxers are
operating on the line of communication
of the Pekin campaign force. Just such
interference with the work of the signal
corps men was experienced by the Unit
ed States forces in the Philippines and
by Lord Roberts troops In the Trans
vaal campaign.
The important dispatch of the day
was one from Minister Conger relative
to the military situation in Pekin. I'm
fortunately it lacked a date, the minis
ter presumably not having yet received
the departments instructions to include
the date in the body of his dispatches.
The state department at first undertook
to have the cable companies correct
Guiding from internal evidence that Mr..
Conger's message was certainly later
than any official emana ton from the
Chinese capital this message was al
lowed publicity for what it was worth
The dispatch is as follows:
r Taku, August 27.
Secretary of State, Washington:
No important movements since last
dispatch. Military Is trying to restore
order. No representative of the Chinese
government encountered yet. Several
ministers Of the Tsung Ii Yamen re-
ported in the city, and are expected to
appear soon. Generals decide not to en-
ter imperial palace, leaving it practic-
ally vacant. Two thousand Germans
arrived to-day. Conger."
Mr.. Conger's reference to the arrival
of two thousand fresh German troops
caused some surprise, no one apparently
having closely watched teh movements
of the German contingent, which is now
arriving with fairly regular frequency
in China, and which consequently may
expected soon to equal in numerical
strength the military contingents of
any of the European nations there rep
resented
A significant statement in Minister
Conger's dispatch is that respecting
the expected appearance in Pekin of
some of the members of the Tsung Ii
iYamen. A natural construction to be
given to this statement is that these
ministers wish to undertake to repre-
sent the Chinese government formally
in negotiations with the powers. 1t
having been found impossible up to
this moment, according to MI Congers
statement, to meet any representative
of the Chinese government in Pekin |
who was competent to open negotia-
tions it may be inferred that if these |
ministers actually appear with proper |
credentials, one of the problems con-
nected with the present difficult situa-
tion in China will be solved. With some |
responsible person or persons to deal |
with it may be possible for the United |
States to come to some agreement as |
to a settlement of the Chinese trouble. |
Ever since the fall of Pekin, the princi-
pal difficulty confronting the govern
ment here has been to arrange for the
next movement in its programme. 1t
could not withdraw it's troops, even if
80 disposed without arranging for in
Identification for the heavy cost 1t has
been put to in the Pekin campaign Also
1t must make arrangements with some
authority for the future
protection Of American interests in
China, as our business interests cannot
be withdrawn along with the army of
Therefore, as conveying a
faint hope that In the persons of these
members Of the Tsung Lii Yamen there
may be found some authorized report
If the Chinese government competent
70 make engagements on these points.
The message of Mr. Conger was very
welcome to the authorities here
Another statement in Mr.. Conger's
dispatch relative to the decision of the
generals not to enter the imperial pal
ice, appears to explain the movement
# the American troops, which the press
dispatches were unable to clear up, in
elaxing the attack upon the palace
rates after capturing all but one of
hem.