The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-24
NO NEWS FROM CHAFFEE
President and Cabinet Are Awaiting
Next Report From Him.
TELEGRAPH LINE IS WORKING.
Reports Should From Now on he Received
More Promptly Congsr and Consul
Fowler Both Give the Depart
ment Exhaustive Reviews
Of the Situation.

Of the Situation.
Washington, Aug. 21.--Minister Con-
ger has been heard from. A message
was received from him this morning
giving a full report on affairs in China.
A long report was received also from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo.
Acting Secretary Of State Adee, while
he announced the receipt of the mes
sages, would say nothing regarding their
contents. They might be given out later
in the day, he said. Minister Conger
submitted full list Of Americans who
survived the siege. Conger does not
mention the death of Captain Reilly,
and for that reason it is discredited by
the war department.
With the report from Conger in hand,
awaiting with intense interest a shrdlu
the president and his advisors, are
awaiting with intense interest a report
from General Chaffee. At noon they had
received nothing. The signal corps OF
the army announced this morning that
re-established between Peking and
Taku.
WHAT OF CHAFFEE?
From Taku to the cable at Che, Foo
Is ten hours by boat. Chaffee reported
Sunday his entrance to Peking but he
has sent no word regarding what has
, since happened within the walls of the
city. 1t is expected that he will have
something to say with regard to an
armistice and the question Of retain
ing the United States troops in China.
If the government of the empress
dowager is strong enough to maintain
order and satisfactory guarantees are
given the troops may be withdrawn.
In army circles the sentiment is al
| most unanimous that the troops must
be retained in China all winter to pre-
serve order. Arrangements are now
| being perfected to provide them with
winter clothing.
WHAT CoNGER SAYS.
! Washington, Aug. 21.-The depart
ment of state makes public the follow
! ing extract from the cablegrab received
last night from Minister Conger:
UNITED States legation, Peking Gum
| dated) via Che Foo, received $3.50 p. m,
Aug. 20.-To the secretary of state,
Washington. Saved. Relief arrived to-
day. Entered city with little trouble.
| Do not know where imperial family is.
Except deaths already reported all
Americans alive and well. Desperate
efforts made last night to exterminate
us. Mitchell, American sailor, and a
, Russian and Japanese wounded, Ger
man killed. Advise Woodward, Chica-
go; Conger, Des Moines; Sims, Council
Bluffs; Conger, Pasadena; Porter, Paris.
| (Signed), "CONGER.
| "By FOWLER.
| "Che Foo, August 90"
| CONGER'S GRAVE CHARGES.
Conger's message of today, like the
others that have been received from
him, is without date. The extract that
has been made public, however, indicates
that 1t was written August Is. Its most
significant sentence Is the statement
that on the preceding night final
desperate attempt was made to annihi-
late the legationers. 1t is regarded as
convincing evidence of the bad faith
Of the Chinese government.
| In the part of the message that has
been suppressed for diplomatic reasons,
| Conger, 1t is thought, charges the i'm
perial authorities with full responsible
| ity for the Boxer outbreak. The re-
port has increased greatly the diff
Guilty of arranging for cessation OF
hostilities.
| In fact there Is strong sentiment
in administration circles today that
only the retention Of the foreign troops
| for a long period in China will serve
| to preserve the life and guarantee the