The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10

stroyed the station at Hal Cheng. Au-
gust 6, and damaged the line Hal
Cheng was recaptured after a nobsti-
nate hight
The mountain floods interfere with
the reconstruction of the line
CHINESE CONSULS IN A BAD FIX.
New York, Aug 1O-Chinese Consul
Tchow Use Chi and his staff are still
city. but the consular adViceS due Tues
day did not arrive and are not expected
now.
Mr. Tchow says in an interview:
I'VE want to say and do our duty,
but in case of war diplomatic and con-
sular officials leave their Offices to go to
a neutral country to return home There
is no neutral country to which we can go,
for the whole world is against China
cannot return to Pekin and will not.
Then there are 25,OO0 Chinese in my
general charge. What is going to become
of the consular business, the volume of
ernment'S consulate to which to entruSt
it.
Then, since it is apparent that I
should stay here and maintain my staff
and officers and since that is very costly.
how am 1 to do it without a govern
ment? l can neither stay nor go away.
There is the satisfaction, however, of
knowing that my colleagues at Chicago,
San Francisco and Vancouver are in the
same predicament-
Minister WI Ting Fang is in no po-
sition to offer me aid, for he may soon
be in as bad a state as 1 am
TEXT OF CONGER'S MESSAGE.
Washington, Aug. 1O.-The department
of state made public this morning the
following telegram from Minister Con-
ger which was received by Minister WI
late last night, August 9, being contain
ed in a telegram sent to him by the taoti
of Shanghai. 1t was handed by Minis
ter WI to the acting secretary of state
a 9 o'clock this morning.
Secretary of State, Washington:
The Tsung Lii Yamen states to the di-
plOmatic body that the various foreign
governments have repeatedly asked
through the respective Chinese ministers
that we Immediately depart from Pekin
under suitable escort. The Yamen asks
US to fix a date for departure and to
make the necessary arrangements to do
so. Our reply is that we will ask instruc-
tiOnS from our governments and that in
the absence of such instructions we can
not quit our post l must inform you
that in order to insure our safe depar-
ture foreign troops only can safely eS-
cort us, and they must be in sufficient
force to safely guard 500 foreigners in
Guiding 200 women and children as well
as 5000 native Christians who can not
be abandoned to certain massacre We
can not accept Chinese escort under
any circumstances. All my colleagues
are diSpatching the foregoing to their
respective governments. OF the Ameri-
can marines seven have been killed and
16 wounded. among the latter Captain
Myers and DR.. Lippitt, who are getting
along well. CONGER."
This message is undated. but is sup
posed to have been sent on or after the
5th Of August, when the imperial edict
removing the inhibition against the min
listers sending cipher kilograms was re-
celVed by the TSung Lii Yamen 1t sub
Stantlally accOrdS with the dispatch of
the French minister, NJ. Pichon, to his
government which was made public in
Paris yesterday.
MORE TEAMS FOR CHINA.
Washington. Aug. 1O.-Orders have
been issued for additional teams to be
sent from Manila to China to increase
the available transportation necessary
Tor the movement of Gen. .Chaffee's army
These teams can be procured much soon
er from Manila than from this country.
ABOUT BARONESS Won
KETTELER
Washington, Aug. 1O.-The state de-
partment today made public the follow
ing
AT the instance of friends of Baron
ess Won ketteler, the state department
recently telegraphed the embassy at
Berlin inquiring whether any news of
her condition had reached the German
government, The charge d'affaires, Mr.
jackson, telegraphs today, August TO-
that no special advices had been receiv-
ed regarding Baroness Won Ketteler but
that it is assumed that she was we'll on
tne attn INST as the other members of
the German legations We're reported
Well Baroness Won Ketteler is an
american and before her marriage to
the German diplomat was Miss Ledyard
OF Detroit. Her father is president of the
Michigan Central Railroad company.
MR.. WU'S BROAD SMILE.
Washington, Aug 1O-The state de-
partment today received another cipher
cable dispatch from Minister Conger at
Pekin, transmitted through the Chinese
minister at Washington. 1t is substan-
TALLY the same as that of M Pichon
the French minister, to his government
indicating that the eight beleagured
ministers at Pekin had sent an identical
note to their respective governments.
II, however, gave the additional infOr-
nation that of the American force of
marines at Pekin, seven had been killed
and sixteen wounded. Myers and Pip
PIT, two of the wounded, were reported
as doing well. The dispatch told of the
urgent efforts of the Chinese govern
ment to have the ministers set a date
Tor leaving Pekin, and of their refusal
TO comply without instructions from
Lnelr governments. 1t also suggested
taht the relief forces should be large
enough to escort not only the ministers,
but the large number of foreigners,
women and children, and the many ma
tive christians Some of the expressions
were the same as those used by NJ
Pichon, and what difference there is in
the two messages is probably due to
translation.
The message came to the Chinese le-
cation at 1915 this morning. The build
ing was closed at the time, but the
minister was aroused and came down
TO read the portion of it that was in
Chinese Most of it, however, was in
the American cipher code, and it's pre-
sentatiOn to the state department was
deferred until the department opened
this morning. The Chinese minister
called at the department at 9:15 and
handed the message to Acting Secre-
tary Adee. who Immediately set about
ITS translation. 1t was then communi-
Gated to the president and to Secretary
Root and for a time the text was not
made public. Minister Wu appeared
greatly pleased at this latest oppor-
tunity to be the medium of communi-