The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-07-19
curyEsE MINISTER UNDERTAKES
4 TO GET 1T THROUGH.
ysnmises to Have 1t Delivered to Mr..
Conger, III Alive, and an Answer
Returned-The Scanty Dispatches
Add Nothing to the knowledge
of the s.tuatiof-Ll Hung Chang
VIII Remain in Canton Until
2 Tuan's Forces Are Defeated--Chf-
nese DY.ily Driving I'm Allies at
Tien-tsin.


eshington, July 15.-The Chinese
,inister, Mr.. WI. has undertaken 10
rot through a cipher cable message
from secretary Hay to United States ,
,,nister Conger at Picking, and to de-
,iyor hack the reply Of Minister Conger
g no is alive. Mr. WI forwarded the
cinher dispatch, together with an ex-
tended explanatory message 81 ms OWL
on wednesday, and the results are now
heine eagerly awaited both by Secre-
,ary Hay and the Chinese minister"
although 1t is appreciated that some
DAVIS must elapse before runners can
carry out the present plan of opening
mn communication between the Ameri-
oan government at Washington anu
tht American minister at Peklhg. II
was soon after Mr.. WI presented Tue
,eyt of the edict issued by the chinese
imperial government that Mr.. HAY re-
puested him
To Get Through
message to Minister Conger. since
The Chinese government has succeeded
N getting through its own commuhlca.
lion from Picking, Mr.. Hay felt that IL
waS ouite reasonable TO ask that IKE
communication be opened between ous
minister and the government here. Ar.
Wu readily assented TO this proposition
md eyinced an earnest desire to use
MI his personal and official influence In
getting through the messages. he sug-
rpstpd. however, that Mr.. Hay hamsell
rborId write the message in ciphef, as
this would he proof positive TO MT.
Conger OF its genuineness, whereas
INV open message TO the minister
might be under the suspicion OF having
tmanated from. the Boxers.
LII Hung Chang's Plans.
Tondon. .luly Is. The scanty dis
PATCHES received Yesterday add nothing
to the knowledge in London or the
Chinese situation. II is stated positive
ly from Canton that Ii Hung Chang
will remain there untFi the allied
troops have defeated Prince Iuah
forces and will then 60 north 10 lenu
his powerful aid in arranging terms Oh
peace. cooperating with Prince Chlls,
Yung Lou and the othar pro-lorelsn
viCerpys. For the present LII hung
Chang considers that he can best CON
troll and direct the viceroys from IAN
ton and also keep in check the turou-
LEM province of Kwang Tung. All the
foreigners and missionaries nave evae
uatpd Wen Chau and nave arrived al
Ming Pc. Large bodies of Boxers aP
peaTed at Wen Chau and threatened 70
Exterminate the Foreigners
md Christians. They also distributes
banners, badges and infiammatory antF
foreign appeals.
The Tien-tsin correspondent OF tne
Express, telegraphing under date GU
July 8, asserts that the Chinese aac
daily driving in the aalies. Iney na's
mounted, says the correspondent
twelve fresh guns in advantageous lo-
sitions with which they are swepius
the streets Of the foreign settlement
the incessant fire rendering position az
ter position quite untenable.
The Daily Mails ST. Petersburg cor-
respondent says that m the last saA
hours battle outside of Tien-tsin the
Ccss acks captured six Frupp guns anu
killed numbers of fleeing Boxers. Inc
Chinese lost 3. 900 killed, including Gen.
Kek
No News From Remey.
Washington, July 15.4Secretary Long
stared at late hour yesterudy thae nc
had not received n word during the cay
or evening from Admiral Remey, In
comm and of the AsiatE station, ana
now in Chinese waters. The fact that
the admiral has not inside any report
of the conditions said TO exist In Peklng
and the reported murder Of the minis
tiers, the secretary regards as hope
full sign, as he inclines To- the opinion
that had any finality occurred In the
capital some word or runner of 1t might
have found its way to Tien-tsin or
Taku.
Rebels Defeated at Picking.
Brussels, July I'm. de Fabereau,
minister of foreign affairs, has received
a telegram from NJ. de Cartier de
Marchienne. secretary Of the Belgian
legation at Picking. dated at shanghai,
stating, ON the authority of Chinese
source, that troops faithful to Gen.
Mich Sing, had defeated the rebels near
Peking, and that the recognized the au
thority OF Prince Chang and Gen.
Yung Lu, who strived to defend the
Europeans.