The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-28
TRYING TO RESTORE ORDER.
Chaffse Reports the Arrival at Pekin Of 1000
German Troops.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, August 27.-The Depart
ment of State makes public the following
dispatch from Minister Conger, received
this morning:
From Taku, August 9th.
ITO Secretary of State. Washington.
"No important movements since last
dispatch Military is trying to restore
order. No representative of the Chinese
Government encountered yet. Several
ministers of the Tsung LII Yamen reported
in the city and are expected to appear
soon. Generals decide not to enter into
imperial palace leaving it practically va
can't Two thousand Germans arrived to-
day.
1sjgnedl "CONGER"
This dispatch is undated, but from the
fact that it mentions the arrival Of a
German force at Pekin which has not yet
been reported from any other quarter, ut
is presumed to be of very recent origin.
COMMENTS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington August 27.-After several
days intermission in Chinese advices,
the Government today received two dis
patches whiclr-presumably bring it's ad-
vices up to the most recent date. There
are indications that the principal delays
in the lines of communication are en-
countered between Tien Tsin and Pekin,
a fact explainabe by the newspaper ad-
vices that small bands of Boxers are
operating on the line of communication
of the Pekin campaign force. Just such
interference with the work of the signal
corps men was experienced by the United
States forces in the Philippines and by
4 ynI1a TO- in hn TISoTl aQl
campaign. Usually these Interruptions
are very short, the marauders being
driven off and the lines restored within
a day or two The fact that more than
a week was covered by the last inter
ruption leads to the belief here that these
attacks upon the lines of communication
by Boxers are more formidable than
was supposed to be possible, after the
heavy losses inflicted upon them by the
international forces in it's advance.
The important dispatch of the day was
one from Minister Conger relative to the
military situation in Pekin.
Unfortunately this dispatch lacked
date, the Minister presumably not having
yet received the departments instruc-
tions to include the date in the body of
his dispatches. From internal evidence
the State Department concluded that Mr..
Conger's message was certainly later
than any official emanation from the
Chinese capital. Mr. Conger's reference
TO the arrival of 1000 fresh German
troops, caused some surprise, no one ap-
parently having closely watched the
movements of the German contingent
which is now arriving with fairly regular
frequence in China and which consequent
ly may be expected to equal in numerical
strength the military contingents of any
of the European nations there repre-
sented.
A significant statement in Minister
Conger's dispatch is that respecting the
unexpected appearance in Pelin of some
of the members of the Tsung Ii Yamen.
A natural construction to be given to
this statement is that these ministers
wish to undertake to represent the
Chinese Government formally in nego
tiations with the powers. 1t having been
found impossible up to this moment, ac-
cording to Mr.. Congers statement, to
meet any representative OF the Chinese
Government in Pekin who was competent
to open negotiations, it may be inferred
that if these ministers actually appear
with proper credentials, ,one OF the prob
lens connected with the present diff
ficult situation in China will be solved.
With some responsible person or per-
sons to deal with, it may be possible for
the United States to come to some
snent as to the settlement of the Chinese
trouble. Ever since the fall of Pekin,
the principal difficulty confronting the