Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

The President to Mr. Conger, via Consul Fowler.

Department of State,
Washington, August 19, 1900.

The whole American people rejoice over the safety of your companions of our own and the other nations who have shared your perils and privations, the fortitude and courage which you have all maintained, and the heroism of your little band of defenders.

We all mourn for those who have fallen and acknowledge the goodness of God which has preserved you and guided the brave army that set you free.

William McKinley.