The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-21

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Cumulative Prsse q the Massaere.
: The pretended despatch Of July Is. from
Minister Conger to the United States Gsv
eminent, which Minister WI secured from
the Chinese authorities and presented tt
the State Department yesterday. upon AZ
elysis only tends to confirm the belief thai
all the foreigners in Pekin were massa-ret
between June q and July G.
Early last week the American Secretary
: OF State requested the Chinese Minister In
Washington to convey to our Minister in
Pekin code cipher message calling for one
in return to assure our Government that he
was safe. as alleged by the Chinese author
tiles. Yesterday. the Chinese Legation re-
ceived the following from Sheng, Director
Of Telegraphs at Shanghai:
''In British Legation, under continuous shot and
shell from Chinese troops, and quick relief only
can prevent general massacre. 'Conger.
This despatch fails utterly to show that
il was sent in resnonse to the Hay cable
gram On tbe contrary n Is full of inter
nal evidence that it is one Of the messages
OF despair slipped out from the British
compound shortly before the butchery. en-
intercepted by the Chinese Government.
1t is announced as undated" but Mr.. WI
is positive that 1t was written by Mr.. Con-
favor OF the theory that 1t should properly
be dated some time between June "a and
June %. the former being the date of Sir
Robert Harris last official message. and the
latter, that upon which the Japanese Mn
lister. Baron Nissi. issued his final appeal
the following:
"The situation at Pekin is extremely critical.
IN cb;ress or and h,n,r'saS nicS hi and an d.~
The members of the legations. the guards, and
resiaeits, are resisting 70 Inc utmost, oua sne
position hopeless. Our ammunition is being ex-
haus.ea; our nSes are IN such CANCER tina. we may
quest the immediate despatch of Heterogeneous
'or our rescue from our pfeeaf'oas eondition.
II Is safe assumption that all the rep
resentatives OF foreign nations Imprisoned
IN Pekin made continuous and most stren-
! uous efforts to apprise the civilized world
oil their desperate situation, from the time
tnat communication with the coast was cut
on until tne oitter emu. inere are esi-
dences tnet they did SO IN the last word
OF sir ROBERT Hart In the message OF
baron Nissi' ana now IL re long delayed
message rom MI Congef- All Dear wttress
70 Inc iacl lnal eney were prepared ana
issued IN 'oeh'icai circumstances, ana
propapiy WRITTEN WITHIN lew Gays or hours
OF each other. Harris and Nissis appeals
got through, the latter long after the fact,
and Conger's evidently has been held by
the Chinese Government until 1t could be
utilized to bolster Chinese lie.
II 1t is accepted as true or even proba-
bly, true, BY the Administration, We are
unable to see what comfort it can convey.
On fits face. and according to the date Of
its utterance alleged by WI. 1t at least
shows that the massacre of the legation
people was imminent on the 18th of July.
that they were being bombarded with shot
and shell. not By Boxers. but By Chinese
.roons md that the Chinese Government
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