The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-26
Minister CONGEB
BACK FROM CHINA
Arrives in San Francisco and
Talks of Oriental Affairs.
WILL RETURN TO POST
THAT Is, UNLESS PEOPLE OF
IOWA MAKE HIM GOVERNOR,

san Francisco. April 25.-Edwin II.
Conger. United States minister to
China. accompanied by his wife, daugh-
ter and Mss pierce. arrived from China.
this aftefaoon on the steamer Nippon
Naru. Owing to quarantine regulations
and the necessity OF giving personal
supervision to the landing of his bag
gage. Mr.. Couger did not reach his no.
tel till o'clooS in the evening.
AR. Conger's arrival was awaited
Nlth considerable interest, not only on
account os his connection with events
in China but from political stand
.,ofnt There was a great desire 20
know what position Minister Conger
would assume with reference to the
coming gubernatorial nomination IN
Iowa. aIr Conger. when asked IL he
cared 20 mae any expression on the
governOrship matter, said;
L 10 not wish TO make any puDhc
declaration at this time. 1 have not yet
had time to read the correspondence
which has met me here. s. fer as ara
az present advised, j see. no reason 20
change my position as expressed ABOUT
two months ago before 7 left China
received two kilograms from the United
states. one asked me il were a can
didate for governors answered, am
not The other telegram asked
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III rendered me. I replied that would
accept il the nomination came to me,
but that ] was in no sense q candida te,
J. do not care to nor VIII say anything
further I'm the matter until 1 reach Des
Moines. do not know what the situa-
lion in Iowa is. and do not care to say
anything definite until I ann fully ad-
yised. NY present intention and desire
is t. return TO China and finish my
work.
Amount of Indemnity
Touching events in China. Mr.. Corger
turned Interviewer. and was particular
Il anxious 10 know what had been done
by the powers in the matter o. lndem
nifty. He was asked for his opinion
as to the amount OF indemnity China
Three hundred million dollars he
repEcd qualifying his answer by the
statement That it would be necessary
for China to practice economy. The
time of payment, TOO, should extend
OYER a long term of years.
Concerning events in CHINA. Mr.. Con-
ger said that there was nothing new 10
be said in that direction, as everything
that happened had been told fully, to-
Esther with many things that never
occurred. Tales Of brutality had, lie
thought. been exaggerated OF course,
there were cases of outrage by indi-
vidUaI soldiers. which were not sane
TONED by officers. ThsSe were but IN
Cideuts Of war which found some pail
liation in the fact that the Chinese
had killed 10000 native Christians and
100 Europeans.
Asked in regard to his future plans,
Minister Conger said he would remain
in this city until Saturday morning,
when lie would leave for his home in
Des Moines. Ia. At the expiration Of
his sixty days leave Of absence he in
tended to return to China he would
so back sooner If anything important
should come up.
When told that it was planned by the
citizens of Des Moines 20 give him a
public reception, he said that, al
though he did not care for public dem
OnstFatiOns. he would accept a recep-
ton at Des Mo;nes. He belonged TO
the people o. Des Moines. In fact, the
entire people Of Iowa had always been
kind TO him. giving him everything that
he asked for, refusing him nothing. In
return ne had been compelled often to
refuse the people of Iowa favors.