Fergus County argus., 1900-08-01
News E,pected iron Soies.

peans connected with missionary
work in isolated situations"
News Expected from Spies.
Washington, July 29.-There IL u
growing expectation at the state de-
partment that news of the most i'm.
portance may be forthcoming at any
moment from Pekin. IL is known
that n second effort has been made
by our own government to get an
other message from Minister Conger,
and that nearly all ui the powers al
so have res0rted to private agencies
in their own interest with like oh
iect. The fact has Just been develop
ed that one of the last acts Of the la te
Colonel LiscuR, before his death at
Tien Tsin, was to undertake the dis
patch of spy to Pekin. General
Dorward, the British commanding
officer at Tien Tsin, also sent out two
messengers, aud it Is believed that the
japanese did thesame. Up to date
not one of these messengers has re-
turned TO Tien Tsin, nor has there
been single word heard from any
Of them. This fact, however, has not
caused the abandonment of hope,
and this is true in particular oi the
message expected from Minister Con-
ger. Minister Wa isperhaps the basis
for this hope on our part, and he
maintains an mistaken confidence In
his original assertion that the news,
when it does come, will show that
the legationers are alive.
Washington, July 2i-The follow
ing correspondence between the pres
ident OF the United States and the
emperor of China was made public
by the state department today.
TRANSLATION OF caDlegram received
by Minister WI on July 20, 1900, from
taotai, Of Shanghai, dated July -,
l0O0:)
"Have received telegram from
fGovernor Yuan (0f Shang Tung)
dated 23rd day "f this moon July l9l
who, having received from privy
council lat Pekinl dispatch empody-
ing imperial letter to the president OF
the United States, has instructed me
to transmit 1t to your excelency.
The imperial message is respectfully
transmitted as follows:
"The emperor of China to mis- ex-
csllency, the president OF the United
States, greeting: China has long
maintained friendly relations with
the United States and is deeply con-
seiOus that the object of the United
States is interna tioRal commerce.
Neither country entertaiDs the least
suspicion or distrust towards the
other. Recent outbreaks of mutual
antipathy between the people and
the Christian missionaries has caused
foreign powers to view with suspi-
cion the position Of the iH perial gov.
ernmenl a.s favorable to the people
and prejudi1ial to the missions, with
the result that the Taku forts were
attacked andcaptured. Consequent.
ly there has been u clashing OF forces,
with caiamitous consequences. The
situation has become more and more
serious and critical. We have lust
received & telegraphic memorial from
cur envoy. Wu Ting Fang. 1t is
gratifying to learn that the United
States government, having In view
the friendly relations between the
two countries, has taken q deep In
terest In the present situation. Now
China, driven by the irresistible
course OF events. has. unfortunately,
incurred well nigh universal indigna-
tion. For settling the present diff
Guilty China places special reliance In
the United States. We address this
message to your exceIlency, in all
sincerity and candidness with the
hope tha. your excellency will devise
measures and take the initiative in
bringing about a concert OF the pow
ers for the rastoraAon Of order and
peace. The favor Of kind reply IL
earnestly requested and awaited
with the greatest anxiety. (Slgned.
"Kwanghsu, 26th year, 9Th moon,
23rd day July 49,"
1T IL therefore my duty to trans
NIT the above with the request that
your excellency. In respectful obedl.
ence of imperial wishes will deliver
the same to Its high destination, and
favor me with a reply. (Signed)
VA LIEN YuNEN.
"Taotai at Shanghai.
"Kwanghsu, 26th year, 9th moon,
23d day July 10, 1907"
This cablegram was at once COM
municated to the president at Cam
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