Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-21
A FORMAL APPEAL FOR
PEACE MADE By China.
II HUNG CHANG ASKS THAT THE
UNITED STATES DESIGNATE
SOMEONE
TO OPEN THE NEGOTIATIONS
THE EARL is WILLING TO MEET
THE REPRESENTATIVE
ANYWHERE
And Appears Anxious to Get Affairs
Under Way as Quickly as Possible.
Mr.. ConEer SugEested-A Similar
Application Understood to Have
Been Made to the Various Euro
pean Powers.

WASHINGTON, August 20.-The
Chinese government to-day made form
al application through Lii Hung Chang,
as its envoy, for the appointment of an
American commissioner to bring about
the cessation Of hostilities in China,
and the restoration OF general peace.
This, coming since the capture of Pc
kin, is the first showing of Chinas
complete WEAKNESS with the struggle
and her desire to make terms. The re-
ply of the United States government
has not yet been. made known.
Lii Hung Changs application came to
the Chinese minister, and was deliver
ed by him to the State Department at
10 o'clock this morning. Shortly after
ward the President was acquainted
with China's desires. In the absence
of Secretaries Hay and Root, the latter
having gone to New York, who have
been most active in the Chinese mat
ter, there was no opportunity for d
cabinet council
The application of Ii Hung Chang is
that Minister Conger or some other Of
fetal be named as commissioner to ne
got1ate for cessation of hoStilitieS.
Earl Ii expresses a Willingness to
Go Where the Powers May Desire
to conduct the negotiations and it is
expected that this will be either Pekin
or I1en Tsin. In the event the nego-
tiation will occur on what is practical
ly conquered territory. The sugges-
ton from the Chinese envoy that Min
lister Conger be named as the Ameri-
can commissioner is said to be due to
the fact that as Mr.. Conger is now re-
heved from personal danger at Pekin,
he is free to conduct the negotiations
and has the advantage of being on the
spot.
The application to the United States
is understood to be similar to that
made to other powers. Under these
circumstances it is probable that there
will be conference in order that the
powers may act in unison. AS to this
however, there is no official announce
ment, for LII Hung Changs application
has barely had time to get before the
President and his advisers.
Another important development is
that two of the influential Viceroys of
China made application to the powers.
including, 1t is. believed, the United
States, that no disrespect be shown to
the
Emperor and Empress Dowager.
of China. 1t is understood that the
government is informed that at least
one of the continental powers is pre-
pared TO answer that there will be no
personal indignity or disrespect to
their majesties
The condition inside of Peking was
made more clear to-day by a dispatch
from Admiral Remey, giving authentic
reports from one of his staff officers,
Lieutenant Latimer, as to the situation
on the 18th. 1t spoke of the troops
moving on the imperial city" and
clearing out the Tartar city" This
latter city contains the Tartar arsenal
and 1t is headquarters for the vicious
Tartar troops Admiral Remey's dis
patch is as follows:
"TAKU, August 19.-Authentic re-
port from Pekin 18th from Lieut. Lati-
mer. Troops moving on imperial city
Clearing out Tartar city. All Ameri-
cans who remained in Picking are we'll
except one child. Captain Myers re-
covered from wound, has typhoid, cris-
is passed and now conyalescing. AS
sistant Surgeon Lippitt was wounded
upper left leg, bone fractured. Leg
saved, now recovering. The following
killed during seige in Pekin: Sergeant
j. F. Tanning, Privates o. J. King, j.
w. Tucher, j. Kennedy, r. E. Thomas.
A. Turner, and H. Fisher Wounded,
Private J. Schroeder, elbow, severe. now
dangerously i'll from fever; Seaman j.
Mitchell, upper arm, severe, now re-
covering. All other wounded and sick
returned to duty. Casualties: Major
Biddles command attack Tan Pating:
First Lieut.. Butler, chest; Privates
Greene, wrist; Private Warrel, right
temple, all slight. Reported from Chi
nese sources that the royal family have
escaped and are en- route to Sin Flu.
"REMEY"
1t is said at the War Department that
the reports of continued fighting in
Picking indicate that the allied forces
found a state of anarchy in the city,
with many disorderly people and no
method of controlling them. This es-
pecially would be the case if the re-
ported flight of the empress dowager
and emperor is true. Consequently
1t has been found necessary for the
troops to restore order in the city and
carry out he instructions under which
aIYr forces a acting