Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-11

Made Are Responded To.
WASHINGTON, August 10.-In the
light of latest dispatches from Min
lister Conger received by the State De-
partment through Minister WI to-day,
the attitude of the administration is
that there is but one thing to be done
in the present circumstances, namely,
TIC press on to the relief of the besieged
garrison at Pekin. This was made
known after extended communications
between Washington and the President
at Canton. The Conger despatch was
accepted as showing conclusive justi-
fication for the imperative demand of
the United States sent to the Chinese
government on Wednesday night, in
sisting that the imperial troops CO.
operate with the international forces
in the rescue of the ministers, anu I'M
til this condition, as well as that for
the cessation of bombardment, is fully
conceded by China, there is no other
course open but to press steadily on
ward in the mission of relief.
The discussion with the President
LED to the determination to reply to the
Conger message at once and accord
ingly Secretary Root and Acting Sec
rotary Adee conferred on the terms of
this reply, The text was ready by 8
O'clock and it was forwarded late in
the day 1t was announced officially
and positively, that this message would
rot be made public either in whole or
t., substance. 1t was plain, however,
that the message was sufficiently
guarded as not to further increase the
Jeopardy of our minister in case the
Chinese have access to our cipher. AS
t the terms Of the message they are
believed to make plain that this gov
eminent will not advise much less di
rect that Mr.. Conger leave Pekin under
Chinese escort, wnen the minister has
advised Washington that this
Would Mean Certain Death.
Moreover, the reply doubtless lets the
IGinister know that there is an unao-
countable error in the statement of the
Chinese government, as conveyed to
him through the Tsung-li-Yamen, that
the foreign governments had urged re-
peatedly that the ministers be sent out
OIL Pekir under suitable escort. This
clause, contained in Mr.. Conger's latest
despatch, clearly shows that the Chin
csc government is leading him to be-
lieve tGat it is tho wish of Washing
ton thai he leave under a Chinese es-
cort, whereas the United States gov
ernmeht never has entertained for
moment the idea of having the minister
set out on the dangerous pilgrimage
from Pekin to the coast, under Chin
csc protection.
There is no probability that the at
tentlon of the Chinese government will
be directed to its apparent double deal
ing as indicated by the Conger dis
patch This government has transmit
ted to the other powers interested the
note to the Chinese government en-
trusted to Minister Wa on the night
OF the eighth. 1t has assurances from
the other powers that they have not
advised aheir representatives to accept
Chinese escort from Pekin. 1t was Of
feially seated at the close OF the day
that no further representations have
been made to the Chinese government
since the Adee note of the eighth and
that none will be made until the Chi
nese government has given some indi-
cation of the attitude it will assume
complying with or denying the demands
OF the United States.
While the State Department. is con-
tinuing TO dispatch messages to Minis
ter Conger on the assurances of the
Chinese government that communica-
ton is uninterrupted, 1t is doing so
with comparatively
Small Hope of Their Delivery.
This assertion was borne out tonight
When Secretary Root said that there
was no convincing evidence in possess
sion of this government that any of our
dispatches really had reached Minister
Conger. This indicates that the minis
ter has not given a direct and satisfac-
tory answer to any of the queries that
have been addressed him by the de-
partment of State.
No additional dispatches were receiv-
I'd to-day bearing on the military situa-
ion either from Gen. Caaffee or Admir-
al Remey, and the last information
leaves the international forces at Yang
tsun, last Monday night.