Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-28
" AITING ON Chinese.
Must Have Responsible Per-
sons to Deal With.
OUR INTERESTS TO De PROPHECIES
German Troops, says Mr.. Conyer, Are
Beginning TO Arrive In the ORIENT and
the kaiser's Government VIII soan
Have Its Fall Quota There.

Washington. Aug 2S.-After several
days internission in Chinese advices
the government Monday received two
dispatches, which presumably bring
It's adyices up to the most recent date.
There are Indications that the principal
delays in tile lines Of communication
are encountered between Tien Tsin
and Picking. Il fact explainable by the
newspaper adviees that small bands of
Boxers are operating on the lines OF
communication of the Picking cam
paign force Just such interference
with the work of the signal corps men
was experienced by the United States
forces in the Philippines, and by Lord
Roberts troops III the Transvaal cam
paign Usually these interruptions are
very short. the marauders being driy-
Ell off and the lines restored within
day or two. The fact that more
than a week was covered by the last
interruption gives rise to the belief
here that these attacks upon the lines
of communication by Boxers are more
formidable than was supposed to be
possible after the heavy losses in
fiicted upon them by the international
force in it's advance.
The important dispatch Of the day
was from Minister Conger relative TO
the military situation in Picking. I'm
fortunately it lacked date, the min
lister presumably not having yet re-
ceived the departments instructions
to include the date In the body of his
dispatches Mr. Conger's reference
to the arrival of 1000 fresh German
troops caused some surprise, no one
apparently having closely watched the
movements of the German contingent,
which is now arriving with fairly reg
ular frequency in China, and which
consequently may be expected soon to
equal in numerical strength the mill
tary contingents of any of the Euro
pean nations there represented
Tsung Lii Yamen Have Appeared.
\ significant statement III Mr.. Con
gers dispatch is that respecting the
expected appearance in Picking of the
members Of the Tsung Ii Yamen. A
natural construction to be given to
this statement is that these ministers
wish to undertake to represent the
Chinese government formally i'll nego-
tiations with the powers. 1t having
been found impossible up to this mo-
ment, according to Mr.. Conger's state
ment. to meet any representative of
the Chinese government in Picking
who was competent to open negotia-
TONS it may he inferred that If these
ministers actually appear with proper
credentials one of the problems con-
nected with the present difficult situa-
ton in China will be solved. With
some responsible person or persons to
deal with it may he possloie for the
United States to come to some agree
ment as to a settlement of the Chinese
trouble. Ever since the fall of Pc
king, the principal difficulty confront
ing the government here has been to
arrange for the next movement in its
program. 1t could not withdraw its
troops. even If SO disposed without
arranging for decentralization of the
heavy cost If has been put to in the
Picking campaign. Also it must make
arrangements with some responsible
authority for the future protection Of
American interests in China. as our
business interests cannot be with
drawn along with the army of occu-
nation. Therefore. as conveying a
faint hone that in the persons of these
members Of the Tsung III Yamen there
may he found some authorized repre-
sentative of the Chinese government
competent to make engagements on
these points the message of Mr.. Con-
ger was very welcome to the authori-
ties here