Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-07-26

in doing this. Friday morning the state
department received telegram from Con-
sui General Goodnow at Shanghai, saying:
1.-The governor of Shantung informs me
that he has received to-day cipher mes
sage from Conger of the 18TH 81.
"A few minutes later Minister WI ap-
peared at the slate department with tele-
gram from Taotai Shang dated July 20.
which had been received by Minister WI
at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning, reading as
follows:
Your telegram was forwarded and as
requested send reply from the tsung-l-
yamen as follows: "Your telegram of the
18th day of this moon 9th JULY received.
The state department telegram has been
handed to Minister COnger Herewith is
Minister Congers reply to the state de-
partment:''
LIN British legation. Under continued
shot and shell from Chinese troops. Quick
relief only can prevent general massacre
This reply was in the state department
cipher and it is regarded by the state de-
partment as genuine inasmuch as forgeries
seem under the circumstances impossible"
Powers Urged to Act.
Washington, July 81. Secretary Hay
has transmitted Minister Conger's
cablegram to all our ambassadors
abroad, and has instructed them to
urge the respective governments to
which they are accredited to coope-
rate in the immediate relief of Pc
king. Secretary Long sent cablegram
to Admiral Remey urging that relief
be sent to Picking at once.
Dispatches from Fowler.
Washington, July 21.-The secretary
of state Friday received telegram
from Consul Fowler, at Chefoo, dated
afternoon of the goth, saying he had re-
ceived the following telegram from the
governor of Shan-Tung dated ten
o'clock:
Received flying express from the tsung-
i-yamen forwarding cipher telegram
king, which I have transmitted, and by
which you will see that the newspaper ac-
counts are entirely rumors.'' IS
The state department also received
dispatch from Consul Fowler, dated
night, July 20, in which he communi-
Gates the following message, tele-
graphed to him that day by the govern
or of Shan-Tung:
Il have Just received definite information
that the various ministers in Picking are
we'll and the proper Chinese authorities
are devisinge measures for their rescue and
protection
This message is signed by Yuan, the
governor of ShanTung.
London Press Skepticnl.
London, July 21.-The London press
is skeptical over the Conger message
and regards it as another clever Chi
nese trick
Expects Word Soon
London, July 23.-Sir Halliday Ma
cartney, secretary of the Chinese lega-
ton here, admitted on Sunday that
communication had been practically
reopened with Picking. and that mes
sages from Sir Claude Macdonald, the
British minister, and the other foreign
ENJOYS might be expected. almost i'm
mediately. He said he hoped the
trouble would soon be over, since the
Chinese government was doing its. ut
most to overcome the difficulties and
to control the lawless element.
still lncredulous.
Thus, according to the secretary of
VIZ oAiiHcos' 1Sso dIlou, d lew udyS mOFe
should bring q solution of the great
mystery. Nevertheless no one in Eng
land believes that the alleged dis
patches and edicts are anything but
subterfuges to hide the real situation
as long as possible, and to avert retri-
button by sowing discord among the
powers. #
Seeking Terms Of Peace.
According to the Che1oo corresponds !
ent Of the Daily Mail, the fall of TEN
tsin has SO disheartened the Chinese
that they are seeking terms of peace.
The Tientsin correspondent Of the
Daily News says the allies have issued
q proclamation announcing that they
are not fighting China, but only the