The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-31
FOWLER SAYS 1T is so
Will Do Nothing That Would Jeopar-
die Safety of Mr.. Conger.
1000 CHINESE KILLED ON JULY 18Th
II is Not Yet Known Whether Baroness Won
Ketteer Shared the Fate of Her Hus-
band or Not. The Baro.'s
Body Safe.
(By the Associated Press.)


London, July 31.-(Tuesday, 4:5S a. m.)
Sir Claude MacDonald's welcome dis
patch dated Pekin, July 21st, and received
in cipher, is accepted on all sides as dis
pelling any doubts that might still have
existed regarding the genuiness of the
dispatches. Owing to an error in trans
mission the message fails to show the
number of wounded. David Oliphant and
Warren were two student interpreters.
The message fails to mention the other
legations and other matters of pressing
Importance to know: but it should be
borne in mind that the British Minister
may not be aware that all his previous
dispatches have been suppressed. He may
be under the impression that the Govern
ment is fully posted regarding all reent
occurrences.
Apart from this dispatch there is prac-
tically no fresh news although a special
from Tien Tsin asserts that the British
and American forces are getting ready to
advance with 4S hours notice. Ii Hung
Chang remains at Shanghai. He says tha
the great heat prevents him continuing
, the journey to Pehin. F
HOPE SPRINGS ANEW.
Washington, July 30.-The effect of the
days news from China was to frcshen
the hope that the Government. can soon
get direct communication with Mr.. Con-
ger. The mass of testimony as to his
being alive rs late as the ocnd instant
is now SO great as to warrant the De-
partment in resumng the consideration of
projects for the future. With ell of its
anxiety to get Mr.. Conger and the A;ner-
cans in Pekin safely away, the Depart
ment is proceeding with proper caution,
and is by no means disposed to accept any
proposition hat would unduiy .eopariize
their lives. Such might be the result of
an off hand acceptance of the PROPOSE
tion to have the Chinese Government de-
liver the foreign ministers at Tien Tsi1,
for it is realized that the escort might
be overpowered by superior forces of Box
ers on the way to the sea. The State
Department has come to the conclusion
that Mr. Conger himself is the best person
to Judge of the conditions UNDER which
his deliverance shall be effected, and
therefore it is again looking 20 the Chi
nese Government to place it in COM
munication with Minister Conger in or
der that it may be advised by hin. That
requirement was the first of the condi-
tions laid down by President Mckinley
in his answer to the appeals CT the Chi
nese Emperor so that the situation di2lo-
matically cannot be said to have been
materially changed by the developments
of TODAY
The State Department was inclined to
regard Consul Fowlers communication
as the most valuable piece of confirma-
tory evidence yet received touching the
safety of the Pekin diplomats. Up 10 a
late hour no answer had been received to
the second Conger message, but in .iew
of Consul Fowlers news the officials
were inclined to look forward to IN early
reply
1t is known here that Germany is one
of the governments which is putting forth
every effort to get into direct communi-
cation with the beleaguered ministers,
and like TIE United States has had re-
course to the underground" route. An
object of special soicitude is to discover
whether Baroness Won Ketteler has es-
capped or whether she shared the fate of
her husband. Up to the present nothing
has been received to throw any light on
the subject.
The German Ambassador and the French
Charge called at the State Department.
today to secure the latest information
which Secretary Hay had received and
both were Immediately pleased with the
Fowler dispatch.
General Chaffee reported today his ar
rival at Taku, in advance of the expected
time.
NEWS FROM NINTH INFANTRY.
Washington, July S0.-General Greeley,
Chief Signal officer, has received cable
message from Lieutenant Stamford the
volunteer signal officer serving at Taku,
with the Ninth infantry. 1t is dated Che
Foo July 9th and is as follows:
Condition, prospects, health COM
mand, good. Officers killed Ninth infan-
try, Colonel Liscum. Wounded. Major
Regan, Captain Noyes and Bookmiller,
Lieutenant Lawton, all doing we'll. Ma
rne corps, officers killed, Captain A. R.
Davis. Wounded, Lieutenant Leonard,
serious, arm amputated; Captains Long
and Lemley, Lieutenant Butler, last three
doing we'll. Coolidge commanding Ninth
regiment of infantry informs all neces-
sary material been requested. Colonel
Meade, marines, senior. opinion battery
field artillery and some Maxims suffi-
cient. Late experience would indicate