The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-05

sion proposal was made public it was
stated here that General Chaffee had
been instruced some time before, by tel
egraph, just what course to pursue In
the matter of retiring from Pekin in the
event of the emergency that afterward
arose. This being so, to-days applica-
ton for instructions might be regarded
as an indication that he had not receiv-
ed the original instructions when he
sent his message.
II is stated that no order has been
sent to General Chaffee to leave Pekin
as the result of any recent develop
ment. In fact it would seem that the
war department is not able to instruct
him more specifically on this point I'M
til the decision of the powers relative
to general evacuation is known. IL
was stated at the war department that
our position was unchanged; if Russia
withdraws her troops then General
Chaffee will do the same. Meanwhile
ii is gathered that conditions in emma
are still disordered and foreign life and
property are still unsafe.
Dispatch from Conger.
The despatch received from Minister
Conger last night was gratifying to OF
ficials in that it contained the date OF
Pekin, Aug. 80, as an integral part OF the
message and this part in cipher. ASIDE
from bringing the information up to
recent day, it satisfied the officials that
the minister a last had received the
instructions to include the place and
date of each message as an integral
VII, fGoe 70 n n
with the great confusion caused thus
far in dareess messages,
The text of the Conger dispatch was
not made public, but 1t was authorl-
tatively stated that it did not change
the situation and was devoted some
what to expressions of opinion. 1t was
authortatively stated in this connec-
ton that Minister Conger will remain
at his post until further orders. Up to
this time he has expressed no wish to
be relieved, and the state department
holds that since he has passed through
the perilous ordeal of the siege, he is
not likely to desire a relief under the
present more favorable conditions. In
view of the statement of Count Lans-
doris. Russian minister of foreign af-
orders already had been issued to M.
De Giers and to the army to leave Pc
kin, the statement was made at the
state department to-day that no such
determination had been communicated
to Washington. Probably nothing short
of an official statement from Pekin to
the effect that the Russians have
moved would be regarded by our gov
eminent as sufficient basis for such i'm
portant action as the withdrawal of our
troops.
In diplomatic quarters Russia's mo-
tive continues TO be a fruitful theme.
The theory advanced by NJ Blowitz in
the London Times that it was an off
set to France for Russia's supposed
nomination of Count Waldersee. is re-
garded as purely fanciful.
A more simple and more reasonable
explanation is advanced by one of the
diplomatic officials who has taken an
active part in the negotiations. He
says that Russia recognizes the OBJ
vious fact that it is to her advantage
to have a weak neighbor, instead of
having a partition of China. which
would give several nations a portion of
the empire and which might be the
source of much trouble.
An official communication received
here through diplomatic channels
makes the rather surprising statement
that LII Hung Chang is at present using
all his efforts to have one or more of
the powers dissent from Russia pro-
position, believing that a rupture of the
allies will be of greater advantage to
China than any agreement, even on the
favorable basis put forward by Russia