The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-21
NO DOUBT
As to the Whereabouts Of Min
lister COnger.

dispatch from United states Minister
Conger. 1t is in the state department ci-
pher and is transmitted through the
rsung Ii Yamen and TIE Shanghai Tao
tai. 1t contains about fifty words and is
signed in English with the name "Con-
ger"
The minister has just taken it to the
state department.
AT a quarter of 10 Minister Wu handed
the Conger dispatch to Secretary Hay,
who Immediately called in his assistant
secretaries and private secretary and
work was begun in translating the ci-
pher This is now in progress and the
message being quite brief the text will
soon be out. No doubt is expressed to
state department officials as to the au-
thenticity Of the message. 1t is under
stood that the message is dated the 18th.
The following Statement, has been Civ
en- out at the staae department.:
On the 18th of the month the state de-
parment communicated a brief message
asking tidings Of Minister Conger in the
undertook to get this into Minister Con-
gers hands, IL he were alive. He has
succeeded in doing this. This morning
the state department received telegram
from Consul General Goodnow at shang-
hal saying:
1.-The governor Of Shan Tung informs
me that he has received today a cipher
message from Conger' of the 18th"
A few minutes later, Minister WI ap-
peared at the state department with a.
telegram from Taotai shang, dated 10Th
July, which had been received by Minis
ter WI at $50 o'clock this morning read
ing as follows:
your telegram was forwarded and as
requested, I send reply from the Tsung
ii Yamen as follows:
Your telegram of the 18th day OF
this moon u1th of July) received. The
state department telegram has been
handed to Minister Conger. Herewith
Conger's reply to the state department.
in British legation. Under continu-
Gus shot and shell from Chinese troops.
Quick relief only can prevent general
massacre"
The message is not dated, but. it IS
understood was sent from Pekn on the
18TH
STORY IN DETAIL.
had been almost abandoned Of hearing
from the legations at Pekin, two cable
grams bearing tidings Of the unfortunate
beset in the British legation were re-
ceived this morning. First came short
sharp word from Consul General Good
department who will not be soon forgot
ten because of the immense energy and
zaI he has exhibited in securing informa-
ton to meet the demand Of the depart
ment in the exciting days or the past six
weeks He gave notice that Minister
Conger had at last been heard from d.
rectly and that his words We're on the
way to the state department. Scarcely
10 "a
tary Hay before Minister Wu came tear
ing down the asphalt streets from his
legation in his automobile bearing in his
hands the precious message from Mr.
Conger The minister was perspirng and
almost speechless with pleasurable ex-
citement, and even the swift new e.eva-
tor in the state department could meet
his demand for haste in reaching Secre-
tary Hay.
The secretary already had prepared
himself for the minister's appearance
but nevertheless not knowing the nature
OF Mr.. Conger's communication, he sat
in suppressed anxiety 10 receive the me.
sage, Mr.. WI himself was ignorant OF
what he had in his hand because the
message was in the state department Ci
pher, and apparently meaningless mass
of figures and periods. Secretary Hay al
once called for Second Assistant Secre-
tary Adee, and the two distinguished Of
fic.als themselves set 10 work translating
the cipher into English. This occupied
nearly half an hour The first movement
OF Secretary Hay upon decphering was
10 make a copy and dispatch this by
message in haste 10 the White House,
with request 10 the telegraphers there