Show CONGER DECORATED Retiring Minister to China Generally 1 Esteemed Pekin April 1 Edwin H Conger American minister to China who w o h baa haA been appointed ambassador to Mexico and will be succeeded su here by W T W V chief bief of the Bureau of Amen Ameri American i ian can an Republics Republic was received in fare farewell farewell well audience today by the emperor and dowager empress and was d deco decorated e rated with the flet t grade ade of 0 the time third class elass ass of the Order of o time the Double Dra Dragon Dragon gon soil Mrs Mr Conger subsequently had an audience e of or their majesties and anti was arms the recipient of imperial gifts As Aim Mr Conger has been for soon some sometime a time the dean d an of the diplomatic corps corp and owing to the fact fart that chat he went we t through the siege sie e of the legations here hereby 8 by the Boxers Boxen in 1 19 his bis departure fc is invested with peculiar interest At a private dinner given at the Ger Gee German German man legation tonight there was a most moat cordial exchange e of expressions of per pei personal Ial esteem by Mr Ir Conger 1 and amid Baron von volt th the Gor Gorman G man mats |