The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12
Determined to Hold Out
Indefinitely, How
ever.
NEW RUSSIAN MOVE.
Cars Minister Has Per-
mission to Leave
Pekin.
III. DE GIER'S REPORT.
1t Is Received in St. Pet
ersburg and Answer
Made.
M. DE GIER'S REPORT.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE following
u:>patch. communicating an additional
message from MIR. Conger. was made
public this morning by the State Depart
ment:
Canton. Aug. 11.-Sccretary State,
Washington: Conger. date Aug. 10,
Tsi-Nan, answering my massage. says:
The legations are under siege by the
imperial soldiery. The situation is des-
perate. The loss Of the legations Is six
ty killed and about 100 wounded. There
is some sickness; nevertheless, the gen
ersll health continues good
He concludes:
"'Whateyer may ne the outcome. we
will hold on indefinitely
(Slgned "McWADE."
Dated Before August 5.
It is believed that the date assigned this
dispatch by the Consul refers to the file
date when the message left TS-Non.. and
does not fix the time when IT left Pekin by
courier. The State Department figures that
the message left Pekin before August s.
The officials are inclined to believe that
It was one Of the messages smuggled out
of Pekin before the imperial edict was is
sued removing the restriction upon the
transmission Of cipher messages. The date
of the edict was August .. There is little
that IS new in the message. beyond the om-
inous reiteration Of Mr.. Cengers statement
that the condition was desperate.
The concluding sentence OF Mr.. Congcr's
message saying that the legaioners are
prepared to hold on Indefinitely. no matter
what the outcome may be. is considered
gratifying Intelligence. because it indicates
that the besieged Ministers are not grow
ing falnt-hearted. and will stand out to the
bitter end. This message like the others
that have preceded it, contains no intima-
ton that any OF the numerous messages
forwarded by this Government, however,
reached the beleaguered foreigners in the
Chinese capital.
INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE PEKIN.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE Official
Messenger to-day publishes the following:
THE Foreign Office received a telegram
to-day direct from n. de Giers tthe Russian
Minister at the Chinese capitaD from Pc
kin. The dispatch was evidently taken by
special courier to Tsi-Nan from the capital
Of Shan-Tsung. and was thence telegraphed
August Z, by the local yamen.
IN. de Giers announces that the siege
OF the legations continues, the besieged still
having some provisions left The Chinese
Government proposed to transmit the Min
tsters' messages and urged that they leave
Pekin. AS the Ministers had not sufficient
guarantee they replied that they must re-
ceiye the permission Of their Governments
before leaving the city.
The messenger then announces that the
Cars approval has been given for NJ. de
Ciers to start for Tien-Tsin with his entire
staff and the marine guard, on condition
that the existing Government at Pekin and
the Emperor afford them sure guarantee
that the Journey can be undertaken without
danger
At the same time, NJ. de Giers Is expected
to call attention to the heavy responsibility
the Chinese Government will incur should
there be the slightest infraction Of the In
y;o,,bility of the persons accompanying
them to Ten-Tsin.
WASHINGTON SURPRISED.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE action of the
Russian Government in authorizing NJ de
Csers to start from Pekin for Ten-Tsin
under Chinese escort causes no little con-
cern and surprise in official circles here. as
1t is diametrically opposed to the course
OF the other Governments. although there
is no disposition to question the good faith
VII, ch has inspired it. Officials say that its
only effect is to leave NJ. de Giers acting In
dependently and upon his own discretion.
If he determines to leave Pekin with Chi
nese guard. and succeeds in getting through
to Tten-Tsin. 1t at least will have demon
strated that this course Is less hazardous
than has been supposed. The position OF the
United States authorities is unchanged,
however, in declining to entertain the idea
of allowing Minister Conger to leave under
Chinese escort.