The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-25


restoration of peace. 1t was understood
that Aguinaldo would summon his ad
visers, and chat reply might be ex
pected within month.
Filipinos here will give banquet
here next Saturday in celebration OF
President McKinley's proclamation Of
amnesty.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON,
The state department has received Q
number of dispatches from foreign gov
ernmcnts relative to the Conger dis
patch and also from our officials il
China. including Consul General Good
now. Without exception they discredit
the accuracy of the dispatch and ad
vance various theories to show its lack
Of genuineness. The entire burden Of
the answers indicate disposition not
to move the relief expedition on the evi
dence furnished by the Conger dispatch
Notwithstanding these messages Sec
retary Hay personally continues K
credit the Conger dispatch, although he
says that there is possibility of decep
ton.
The following statement was giver
out ut the state department.:
ION the llth of this month the state
department communicated brief mes
sage asking tidings of Minister Conger
In the state department code. Minister
WI undertook to get this into Minister
Congcr's hnuls, if he were alive. lie
has succeeded in doing this. Thi.
morning the state department received
a telegram from Consul General Good
now, nt Shanghai, saying:
"'T ne governor Of Shan Tung informi
me that he has received todly cipher
message from Conger of the 18th
"a few minutes later Minister WI
appeared at the state department with q
telegram from Taotai Sheng, dated the
goth of July, which had been received
by Minister WI at $50 O'Clock thiI
morning. reading as follows;
Your telegram was forwarded and,
az requested, l send reply from the
Tsung Lii Hnmen as follows; You
telegram cf The 10Th day of this month
Qlth july received. The state depart
ment Telegram has been handed 10 Min
lister Congcr. Herewith is Minister Con
ger reply 10 the state department"
In British legation. Under contin
ued shot and shell from Chinese troops
Quick relief can only prevent general
massacre.
This reply was IN the state depart
ment cipher and it Is regarded by the
state department rs genuine, inasmuch
as forgeries seemj under the circum
stances impossible.
The appointment was made of w. W.
Rockhill, director of the bureau OF
American republics, as special commits.
sioner from this country to go TO China
and investigate and report upon the sit.
uation.
General Chatfe was advanced TO the
rank of major general for the command
in China.
The cabinet met, the presiden going
from Canton to attend, and decided
upon no extra session of congress on the
Chinese situation
Minister Wu received message, say.
ing the foreigners in Pekin were still
living July o.
The text of the dispatch received by
Minister Wu is as follows:
"The utmost efforts have been made
to protect foreign ministers who were
well on the 18th Chinese calendar cor
to our July ~. If Tien
Tsin city should be destroyed it would
be difficult to restore the same in 100
years. Request the powers to preserve
it, as the consequences would affect
Chinese and foreign commerce. Earl
Ii Hung Chang is transferred to North
China as yiceroy to China and viceroy
to Chi Ii. Please transmit this dispatch
to the ministers at other capitals"
This dispatch, which is dated July l6,
was signed by Yiceroys Liu Kun vi aud
Chang Chih Tung, of Tanking, and WI
Chang respectively, and also by Sheng,
director of posts and telegraphsat Shang-
hai. II was addressed to the Chinese
i'll London and by him trans.
mitted 10 Minister Wu under July II
late.
In accordance with the request con-
-ained III the cablegram, Minister WI
isked Secretary Hay TO agree with the
)ther powers, to preserve Tien Tsin
rom destruction.
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
The dye works of Frank Kupka and
the vitrifcd brick works nj R0yersford,
Pa, were destroyed by fire. The loss is
s25, 900.