The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-06
MESSAGE FROM C0NGER

mLooNoL iNVll aOOltOLh
Says ALPS Well and No Fighting.
Belief That the legationers are Yet
safe-Chaffee Encounters Difficult
ties.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-A belat-
ed message. from Minister Congcr was
received to-day at the state depart
nent. It came through Consul Cen
eral Goodnow, at Shanghai, who trans
mitted messages received by Mr.. Rags
dale. United States consul ut Tien Tsln,
from Mr.. conger, and Mr.. SuleFs sec
retary OF the United States legation NJ
Prkln. In effect the advices are th:
same rs those received q day or two
ago by the state department from Con-
sui Fowler. at Che Foo. Mr.. Goodnow's
message was transmitted to President
Mckinley. at Canton, and Mr.. Adee,
acting secretary of state, later in the
day isued the following statement con-
cernlng It:
Consul General Goodnow,-i In a ca
blegram dated Shanghai, August 8,
which was received at the department
OF state at 4,o'cIock this Sunday morn-
ing. reports the receipt by Consul Rags
dale. at TIen Tsln. of messages from
Minister Conger, the secretary of the
legation. Mr.. Squler's. dated July 81. 10
the following effect:
"All we'll. No fighting since the 10th
by agreement Enough provisions,
Hope for speedy relief
Z S""afr.s Goodpow adds that the director
posts, Sheng, had. on the 5th, com
muncated to him an imperial edict,
dated July 20. ordering Jung Lu to pro-
vide an escort for the ministers to Tien
Tsin when the ministers fix the date,
The edict says the ministers can receive
messages not In cipher; but notwith.
standing this plain messages we're re-
turned to some consuls on August l."
The Legationers Safe.
While the messages from Minister
Conger and Secretary squiers bear date
OF July q. the belief. founded not oniy
upon them, but also upon collateral and
later information. Is that the legation
ers are yet safe from at least immediate
harm. At present there is no means of
knowing whether the ministers will ac-
cept the offer Of the Chinese imperial
government TO provide an escort foe
them to Tiea T5Ia. but It Is Surmlsed
they will prefer to remain within the
British legation at Pekin until the ar
rvaI OF the allied forces. Should they
leave for T!en Ts!n, In all probability
It would be because they regarded 1t
the safer course to pursue. 1t is
thought to be not unlikely that the Chi
neze government may be very insl3tent
upon the departure OF the ministers. in
the hope II they can be gotten TO Tien
Tsin In safety the storming OF Pek!n
may be averted.
The Inhibition OF cipher dispatches to
the ministers. while 4 ecrlous breach OF
diplomatic usage, Is not regarded here
with apprehension. The Chinese gov
ernment, It Is pointed out, IS suspicious
OF the actions and Intent OF the powers
and probably has adopted this precau-
tlon to prevent communication TO the
ministers OF details OF military move
racnts. II Is evident from the ndop-
tlon OF this measure that the imperial
government regards Itself as antago-
nistic, II not actually a, war. with the
powers. Thus far no inhibition has
been placed upon cipher dispatches
passing bctwccn tho various govern
ments and ths!r representatives in CHI
na outside OF :elsln.
Not M Answer to Hay.
The state department has taken the
ground that the dispatch from the
Tsun /! Yamen. dclIvcsed at the de-
par,ment yesterday by Minister WI. is
not an answer to the dispatch 10 Seq
retary Hay. sen, on itusaJ;1. In that
dispatch Secretary Hay finally and de-
clglvciy insisted that free communica-
ton with the Ministers must be estab-
llshcd before any steps would be taken
by this government toward 4 peaceful
solution OF the present trouble. That
Lizpaich was sent 10 Consul General
Goodnow to be. by him. transmitted to
Ii Hung Chang. The message delivered
by Afln!Strr Iyu to the state department
yesterday relative to the Inhibition OF
cipher dispatches was sent by the
Tsung Ii Yamcn on jufy 80. rs CT
that date 1t already had been commun-
Ica;cd the department b yconsul Fow-
Ter. obviously. therefore, 1t could nof
BE- a reply to the dispatch sant to Mr.!
Goodnow BY Secretary Hay on August
/. A definite reply TO the sccrctary'd
dispatch OF the i!rst Instant In await
ed with come concern. not 10 say hnx-
ic;y. 1t Is the final word of the Uni-
ted States government In tho pending
negotiation. The demand must be nc-
ccGri TO II trouble 6t serious charac-
ter Ia to bs avprtrd.
Minister wu Is not In the city to-day,