The sun., 1900-07-01
Ministers Refuse to Go and lrt
Reported Safe There Nov.
A NOTICE Of; WAR BY CAltA7
Not IKSo Accepted 0ncldlT' oV| III
+ Governments.

Csafersnoe Of Cabinst OMosSs IN Washin Etpn
Decides 70 Await Fsn Advtcss From Mih.
lister Conser-Rs,isf at the Report u His'
safety, which h Accepted ~ True-Evsry
with Him-Foros That Relieved seymour
PusAins On - the Chinese CapitAl-Caps.
neCalla and E.sisn Ta.ss,s kns.s
Oar wounded in The Fighting Under ssy-
moar-Exceilent work Of Our Marines.
WASHINGTON. Juno S0.-Three ofhoih de-
spatches came to the Government to-day
which asserted positively that Minister Conger
was in Pekin and unharmed. These were from
Rear-Admiral Kemphf at Taku. James W. Rags
dale. United States Consul at Tien-Tsin. about
whose safety doubts were entertained up to
this morning. and Joseph H. Choate, Ambassa-
dor Of the United States In London. Another
message received by WI Ting-fang. the Chinese
Minister, and laid before the State Depart
inent by him. was to the same effect. He said
lie had received It from q reliable private
source In China.
thorty that the Foreign Ministers were safe in
Pekin on June IS. The State Department
knows Who MIR. choats informant Is, and whns
declining to give out the despatch or the name
of the official or other person who sent the news
asserts that the source 10 thoroughly trust
worthy.
Admiral Kempn and Consul Ragsdals cay with
out aualifi, alton that the Pekin Ministers
are still there" Admiral Kempff's despatch
follows:
Ministers Pekin Glven twenty-iour hours to
leave on 10th They refused. stll there.
"Pekin relief force got half way. attacked By
Imperial onps on 18th. MoCalla's command
had = killed. 3swoundsd. MoCalla and Ensign
Taussg not seriously. Now over fourteen
thousand troops Ashore. Commander Wise
commando at Tong-Ku in charge Of transpor.
tation, rail and river. Combined natlonaties
find It necessary to make use Of some civilians
10 operate railroads"
This is Consul Rag sdale 9 message
'TIEN-TsIN. juno n.
TO Hoy. warrington:
Siege Of Tisn-Tsin raised. Troops sent for
the relief Of the legation returned In rain. nght-
Ing seven separate battles. American loss .
killed. ss wounded. On the leth Ministers given
twenty-four hours to leave Pekin. Refused.
Still there. lsignsdl RAosDAIE."
1t will be noticed that Consul Rassdals places
the American casualties higher than does Ad.
mira Ksmpn, there being . discrepancy off
killed and is wounded In the number given BY
'ach. There were only 100 men in Capt
McCalla's American detachment. and even
KempY's report that there were 20 Casualties
shows an enormous proportion Of loss.
Z Every effort to get news Of Minister ConGer
md the other Americans In Pekin Is being
lade by the Government The official de-
: patches show that the message received hero
Minister WI Ting-fang several days ago.
sted Pekin. June 10. and signed BY the Tsuns-
,Yamen, or Foreign once. was authentic.
& ,at despatch said that the Ministers. after re-
,estins that Admiral Seymours column be
p mittsd to Pekin. and receiving the Chinese
NJ vernments refusal. were preparing to with
,w. 1t did not appear from the despatch
ether the Ministers had received their pass
4 Is or had been merely requested to leave
+ insure their safety, or whether they were
ting ready to depart because OF the refusal
he Government to let Seymour enter. or
,use they considered that the demand for
surrender Of the Taku forts, Of which they
b heard, meant war between the Powers and
a. After referring to tho news Of the de-
dat Taku. tho Tsmne Yamen says In its
Y age to Minister WI. This looked like an
lon, and we communicated the fact to the
Us IN Ministers in Pekin. They are to leave
short time with their guards for Tien-
lew OF to-day's developments establish
W Q authenticity Of this despatch, the re-
!, auotsd have deep signihra rance. They
fss to that tho demand on the Chinese COM
u T at i aku was COnsiuci ~ W 'iio SnlnoSo
nment as an act Of war. and that the
,ents OF Admiral Kempff and Consul
ale that the Ministers were given
-four hours to leave Pekin on the isth."
tin date OF the Tmns-li-Yamen's mes
tean that their passports were handed to
,ign diplomatic representatives virtual
ton OF hostilites.
nment officials consider il extremely
g, therefore. that China has been
q waging war against th' European
~ Japan and the United States for the
.ays, but In view OF the decision Of the
" Of State. War and Navy this suppo-
Tst DO confirmed before the United |
In position y engage In hostiities I!
N,iness Government.
vi est safeguard against war rests in the
thi,ement Of the Powers. including the !
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