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Show IBflBBflBBB DOUBTINO THE MES9A0E l:litriirra Ir-.plnn In Dial Lon-il'i Mrs-UH Mrs-UH II .r. lahtlralnl. Kvenainee the receipt at lien Tsln of the autograph message from Mr Conger, dated July ith, state depart' turnt offlclnla have bad grrat doubtt at to the authenticity of Hie later message attributed to him dated Peking July Hlli. There linve lieen many llttlo lidellghtann this inetaago that afford grounds for suspicion, and now tlio Ilrlllsh have added their quota to tho growing distrust of tilings Chinese. It seems that n Mr. Warren, at prcs cnl acting as Ilrlllsh consul at Hhang hal. haa Iwn tol.l by Hlieug, the famous Chinese director of posts and telegraphs, that Yuan, tlie governor uf Hhnii Tung, told lilm (Mirng) that a luessngH had passed thruiigli to the I'niteil Htatra from IU minister on tho lHlh of July, telling of the condltloiis at I ho lltltls.ll legation, nod that tills dpber dlspiitch was ' lala-il" by Chinese Chi-nese ulllchils. s It la ioliileil out ntthe stale depart-incnt.'buwfver. depart-incnt.'buwfver. that there ntc plausible explanatloiiaof this curious fuct,whlc! tend In show the authenticity of tlie clphcrdlspalch. Hecretnry Hay cabled Mr. Conger that he might have Implicit Im-plicit faith In the person who brought tha dlspatdi to him. Mr. Cougcr there fore, had to trust tho man, and possibly he told lilm in a gcnernl way tlio contents con-tents of the dlspatih, at the messenger might be obliged todettroy it to Insure bis own safely. However that may be, the Ilrltli.li government hat thought' Mr, Warreu'a report worthy thu alien lion of the crown government. Hanaro's oR-rril lor I 7relcnrrs ll.siU. Iloxer leaders, it it said, bad organized organ-ized tilnut fur mastnerclng foidgnera In nil the trenty ports, as well ta In the Interior, and n heavy reward re-ward was promised for ench while head brought In |