Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
DISPATCH REPUDIATED
Secretary Gresham Denies That Any
Alarming Report Has Been Received.
Probable Change of Station of Ves-
gress of Peace Negotiations.

| It isrreported that the Secretary Of State
has received a cable message from Minis
| ter DENLY at Pekin indicating an alarming
| state Of affairs in the Chinese capital.
| One authority gives the following Ian
| guage as the substance Of the dispatch:
| "Chaos reigns in Pekin. The American
| legation is in danger. Need protection"
| and adds that Secretary Gresham and
| Secretary Herbert held conference yes
| terday. at which steps were taken to af-
| ford the requested protection. 1t is a fact
| that the two cabinet ministers named
| were in conference yesterday over some
question of more than ordinary import
ance, but its character has not been sat
| isfactorily disclosed 1t Is believed, how
| ever, TO have related to a change in the
stations of the vessels on the Asiatic sta
tiCn with view to the better protection
| Of the points of danger In China.
Probable Change of Vessels.
The distribution Of the vessels of that
squadron at last reports Is as follows:
Flagship Baltimore at Nagasaki, Charles
ton at Chemulpo, Monocacy at Tien-Tsn.
Concord at Chin kiang, Petrol at New
Chang, Yorktown en- route from Honolulu
to Yokohama, Detroit at Cadiz, Spain;
| Machias nearing Gibraltar.
The probabilities are that the vessels
now at or nearing Corea or Japan will be
dispatched to the treaty ports Of China
where the foreign element Is strongest,
| and which are reported to be in a state of
excitement over the Japanese triumphs.
Such q movement would include the Bal
| timore. Charleston and Yorktown 1t
might also be deemed advisable TO have
the Concord and Petrol leave their present
places on the Chinese coast for the more
important treaty ports. 1t is understood
| that cable message has been sent to
Admiral Carpenter embodying q sugges-
ton to that effect.
The Quoted Message Repudtnted.
The quoted message from Minister Dem
by is repudiated entirely by Secretary Gres-
ham. who said this afternoon that no such
report or anything akin to 1t has been re-
ceived by cable, mail or otherwise. The old
wooden ship Monocacy is the only vessel
near Pexin at present, but the Baltimore.
Charleston. Concord and Petrol are not
more than two days distant
Meanwhile favorable progress is reported
in the peace negotiations between China
and Japan, conducted through the agency
of the American ministers at Pekin and
Toxic, who are paving the way for meet
ing OF the peace ENJOYS of the two coun-
tries. Very little importance is attached
| to the reported British naval demonstration
against further advances on the part of
Japan.
JaPan's Favorable Reply.
An official. who is in a position to know
the facts, says that Japan has made u re-
ply favorable to China's proffer presented
| through United States Minister DENLY. 1t
still remains. however. for China to make
1t plain that she can and Will execute
what she has proposed, and until this is
done there Will be no cessation of hoStilt-
ties. The favorable reply of Japan was
given, it is understood, through United
States Minister Dun at Toxic. Japan, who,
in turn. presented it to United States Min
User DENLY at Pekin, China. While the
exact terms of the offer accepted by Japan
are not known. 1T is said to be about S12J,-
OOO.OOO cash indemnity and China's re-
There is salo 40 surrenuer China's
territory.