Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-26

! ana 90 encourage ihlutrt resistance.
! conference of the admirals at Taku
! called % settle the question Sgarding
! the management OF the restored rail-
! way decided in favor Of the Russian
| control. only the British and American
| admirals dissenting
ALLIES NOT AGREED.
The Tlen TsIn correspondent OF the
Daily Mail insists upon the necessity
! of a single leader and OF a general head
/ quarters. with an Intelligence office He
says. Much valuable time Is wasted
| by the present system. Little scouting
| is done and very few guides are em-
pOyed. The allies have no intelligence
regarding the position or numbers OF
| the enemy The supplies OF food and
medical stores, as well as the number OF
surgeons are insufficient"
The morning papers do not comment
upon the reported differences Of policy
between the United States and Europe.
probably preferrng as the Daily
Graphic says. 90 wait for more anthem
tic Information on the subject
There appears 10 be a difficulty. ow-
ing To- the Russian censorship. Co get an
accurate Idea Of the situation In Man
Chuia. The government dispatches
block the available wires, and little
private news comes through Neverthe.
less there are rumOrs that the situa-
ton ls more serious han 70 o. officially
represented to Doe. and that the Russians
have been driven back while trying Co
save the southern portion Of the eastern
railway.
RUSSIANS WITHDRAW.
The Chinese have burned Layoang 10
prevent Russian concentration there
and are now trying TO smash commun-
cation between Port Arthur and Niu
Chwang The critical situation has
forced the Russians TO withdraw
number of troops from Tien Tsln. while
5000 troops have been sent from Port
Arthur IL Is reported that an entire
army corps Is being modelled az Odes-
sa for transport 20 Taku boy the volun-
tepr fleet
Il is reported from Nlu Chwang that
the Russians are concentrating forces
at a point fifteen miles east of that fort
and raising achievements before ud-
yanClng on Moukden. ManChura. The
Boxers have wrecked the bridges of the
shanghai. Kwan and Kin Chau section
OF the railway.
Admiral Seymour and Cen Sir Alfred
Gaselee are consulting al Wei IIdi Wei.
TO lombard CHINESE TOWNS.
London July 2j.-The Express has the
following from 81. Petersburg:
Admiral SkreydlOn, commanding the
russian squadron I'm Chinese waters.
mas received precise instructions 90
lombard the chinese coast towns linz
medlately on receipt of continuation of
Cha. 81
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Washington, July 2j.-The receipt at
lien Isin OF apparently "a genuine mes
sage IN autograph from Minister Con-
ger mas done nothing TO dissipate tho
doubt as To the situation at Pekn. The
message. which was first forwarded by
the naval Officers at Lien Isin, Taku
and Che Foo. has served only 10 deepen
the darkest and saddest mystery of the
century. The conclusion remains UNI
changed, Of course, but IL Is admitted
that careful scrutiny Of the autograph
message, IN comparison with the famous
clpher message from Minister Conger
admits Of the belief that the two mes
about the same limo '''' '''S'' Nv
The situation at the British legation
Us represented 70 oe the same IN each
ease, ana as MT Conger declares that
telei must come quickly, II at an, there
Us GROUND Tor The suspicion that the
cilsis rs over Ihe assumption that this
reasoning Us correct involves the fur
lher conclusion that Mr.. Congers cipher
message. II genuine, was related and,
OF course, II related al all, that was
uohe uy Chinese othclals.
THE HOPEFUL. srnp
On the other hand and I'm support Of |
the state departments position, came |
today a message from another Of the |
great Chinese viceroys, TAX at Canton, !
VINO took charge after ii Hung Changs
departure. 10 was a cablegram from
consul McWade az Canton saying that |
Niceroy TAX gives assurance that all |
the foreign ENJOYS at Pekin were alive |