The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-22
SAVED SAYS CONGER.
Telegram from Minister at Pelkin Civ
ing Important News.

Washington, August 21.-The State De-
partment make public the following ex
tracts from cablegram received last
night from Minister Conger:
UNITED States Legation, Pekln, un-
dated.
"V1a Che Foo, August 90,
Secretary Of State Washington:
Saved. Relief arrived today. Entered
the city with little trouble Do not yet
know where imperial family is. Except
deaths already reported, all Americans
alive and we'll Desperate efforts made
last night to exterminate us. Mitchell,
American soldier, and Russian and
Japanese wounded, German killed. Ad-
wise Woodward, Chicago; Conger, Des
Moines; Sims, Council Bluffs; Conger,
Pasade ma; Porter, Paris.
"Conger,
"By Fowler, Che Foo.''
1t Will be observed that the portions
given out are extracts from Minister Con-
gers message. 1t was stated that these
portions cover such features as the gov
ernment desires to make public at this
time. The entire message was before the
cabinet ana the portions not given out
dou btIess referred to questions OF policy
and TO Chinese internal affairs upon
which the minister speaks as the advisor
of the government rather than as the me-
dunn Of communicating actual occur
RANGES,
CHINESE VICEROY'S APPEAL,
Washington, August 21.-The State De-
partment today received an appeal from
the viceroys of Nankin and Human ask
Ing that no personal indignities be shown
the Emperor and Empress Dowager and
renewing assurances OF friendship and of
maintaining quiet in the south of China
If this was observed. - The commun1ca-
ton from the viceroys came through
Minister WI, and was delivered by him
to Mr.. Adee this morning.
1t is understood that the powers al
ready have considered this question and
there appears to be no disposition to give
the Emperor and Empress Dowager
affront
Earl Ii Hung Chang has signitied his
intention of leaving Shanghai for Pekin
as soon as he receives the reply of the
powers to his request of yesterday for
peace.
CHINESE MADE ATTACK.
New York, August s1.-Dr. G. P.
Smith, medical missionary OF the Lon
don mission, who was attached to the hos
pital at lien Tsin, arrived here today on
his way to England. He left lien Tsin
some time before the Chinese city WAS
captured, but he was there all the time
UP to July 5tn. He said.
Il have seen it stated that the allies be-
gan the attack, but this is incorrect. The
allies sent an ultimatum demanding the
surrender of the Manchu college by p.
m on June II. At $50 the Chinese
opened fire. They fired on Gordon hall,
where they knew the women and chill
dren were gathered. The Chinese got in
formation from spies all the time. Some
spies even let carrier pigeons loose from
the foreign section The hospital was
not injured at all, although shells struck
all around us. We prayed that none of
the wounded in the hospitals should be
hit and none of them we've injured"
DIR. ROBERTS SAFE.
Chicago, August 21.-A special to the
Tribune from Bucyrus, Ohio, says:
The news of the safety of DIR. Roberts
has Just reached here in a cablegram from
Shanghai The message states that DR.
Roberts and several missing missionaries
who had been stationed on a farm at
Koofan have been located with the lega-
tion at Pekin and are now with the allied
forces having been liberated on August
16. Two other women who were mem
bers OF the party are missing. They are
Mrs. Charles Roberts and Mrs. Nellie
Barker. Mrs. Barker is known to have
been killed by the Boxers who surround
ed the Koofan farm early in July, and
grave fears are entertained as to the safe
ty Of Mrs. Roberts, who is almost certain
to have been captured by the Boxers.
COUNT WALDERSEE STILL DIN
ING.
Rome, August 91.-Field Marshal Count
Won Waldersee, the commander-in-chief
of the allied forces in China, arrived
here this evening. He Will take break
fast with King Victor Emmanuel and the
minister of foreign affairs, Marquis Wis
conti- Venosta, tomorrow morning.
CHINESE MODS AT WORK.
Washington, August 21.-The Japanese
legation has received a despatch from
the Japanese consul at Annoy, saying
that Chinese mobs continue TO work de-
VISITATION in that neighborhood and have
destroyed several ohapels.
ADMIRAL BRUCE'S DESPATCH,
London, Au gust 21.-The following de-
spatch has been received from Rear Adj
miral Bruce:
''Taku, August 10 Sunday. The allies
are reported to have entered the sacred city
of Pekin, August 17''
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