Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-07-23 | Page 1 | No Faith in Chinese

NO FAITH I CHINESE I NOFIH Former Customs l < Officer Disbelieves the Conger Message St Paul Minn July 2W N Lovatt who spent forty years In the customs service In China is in this city In aninter rewto6ayIliIrTfevatt declared his absolute dlHbcIIoftin the Authenticity of the telegram receive at Washington sjgned I byj Minister I ongtir JJo believes that the last authentic Information from any of thp I legatloners l 3 the message from the fjccreiary of the German legation countersigned by Sir Robert liart and I dated June 18th I Mr Loxatt says that Sir R bert Hart was a favorite with the Chinese and I the fact that no later message has I come froui him means thatevery foreigner for-eigner In Peking has been killed for if any one could get a message ouf of Peking it would be i1 Robert Mr Lovatt also discredits the story that the legatloners found ieluge behind be-hind the palace walls Of the general situation Mr Lovett says all wlll de peud on the attitude of Ll Hung Chang who has heretofore been friendly I and will probably continue S