Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-11
CONCERTS RELIEF
Must Be Accomplished Re-
CARELESS Of the Cost
Is the Decision Reached by the United
States Government.
Another Message from conger. Who AnxiousIy
Awaits the Allies Arrival.

| Conger. received by the state depart
ment through Minister WI, today. the
| attitude of the administration is that
there is but one thing to De done i'm the
present circumstances, namely, to press
| on to the relief of the beSieged garri-
son at Pekin. This was made known
latter extended communications between
Washington and the President at Can
! ton, Ohio. The Conger dispatch was
| accepted as showing conclusive justi-
| fication for the imperative demand Of
| the United States sent to the Chinese
government. Wednesday night, insist
ing that the imperial troops co-opuer-
ate with the International forces in the
rescue Of the ministers and until this
condition. az wen as that for the ces
sation of bombardment is fully con-
| coded by China there Is no other course
open but to press steadily onward in
| the mission of relief
The Conger dispatch was received be-
| fore daylight at the Chinese legation
| ans as soon as the official day opened,
| Minister WI presented il to Acting
| Secretary Adee at the state depart
ment. 1t was in, the American cipher
| and was found To. be an identical note
| with that Of the sther ministers at Pc
kin, that of the French minister. n.
| Pichon,' already having appeared. With
the additional fac& that seven members
| of the American guard had been killed
and IL wounded. tThe text of the mes
sage as given out by the state depart
| ment Is as follows:
| Secretary Of state Washington -
| The Tsung Ii Yamen states "a the
diplomatic body that the various for
Gig: governmeRts have repeatedly
aGked thropglrsSne respective Chinese
| ministers that we inr1edi Fly depart
| from Pekin under smtabI ascort. The
| Yahen asks us to e. . date fpr our
departure and T. make The necessary
| arrangements to 10 so. Our repi., is
that We ill seek Instructions from eour
governments and III 1t in the absence Of
such instructions we cannot quit OF
post. ust inform you that in or7er1
| TO insr-~ our safe depart..re. foreign
| troops can only safely aort US an
they mus be in sufticinr force to s..se
lily guard 500 foreigners, including 200
Women and children, Is w-i. as .se1
native Christiars. who car, ne aba.
doned to certain massaca-. We n
not acspit sAelese escn--. under ~-1y
circumstances. All my colleagues z
dispatciing the foreign 20 their re-
spective governments. III The Am =
can marines seven have =, kiliedAanc
16 wounded, among the latter Captain
Myers and Doctor Lippett. who are
getting along Well.
,tSigneB Conger.'
This message is not dated but it is
supposed to have beeu sent on after
the fifth of august, when the imperial,
|edict removing the inhibition against
the misunderstanding cipher te.eer u. :
wRS -received from the Tson,s Lii "a.
hen. 1t substantially asscords' with the
ld'sBatch Of fhs French minister. NJ
PicloCn. to his goy1rflment. which was
made public in Paris. yesterday. rrd
FBspted in this mornings ..,ape-s
Dhe discussion with the President led
ITO. the determinatio.- to reply to he
lS.cEEer mes sage at ciIte md, accortlir :
". Secretary Root and Acting Seer !
tary Adee conferred on the. teens g
this reply. The text was read by
O'Clock. and it was forwarded tate IL
the day. 1t was announced officially and
positively that this message We ia net,
be made public either ii whoIe or i
sulstances
IT was:iaadc plair., however, tf,,,t the.
message sufficiently guarded 80,
not to further increasa the jeopardy !
our nlir..s,er in case the Chinese. haze
access % our cipher As to tie terms |,
~ he. message. they re belieyed III |
make plain that this ...vernmesN wfR
not advise. much less direct. mat N
eeConger leave Pekin undArs Cbinese es-
cort when tic minis has<acviseJ
Washington that his would NEAR err /
tar death. .Mnrec For. the reply doubt-
less lets the r:aister. K. sow that there
IS an u 1ceoun able efrsr In the STAFF
fnent of the vfinese. government ~ |
Conveyed to him TN ,ush the Tsun Ii /
ans n that the foreign governments 1
urged iApeatedly. that the <.ninis-
be sent out ef' Pekin under suit.-
ncrs.. al
ause, contained in Mr.. Com
81, clearly shows that IT, ~
-ninent is leading h'm-t l,
y the wish Of Washing.
re ,,nder Chinese es-
q rnitcd States gov- Il
entertained for a
,av .ug. The minis
Hgerou@ - rim
asst q. chi
l,ent Will
e DEAL