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rs AGAIN REJECTED.
II Hung Chang Makes Another APP
peal to America for Peace.
Suggests That MInieter COnger He Chosen
to Open Negotistions-ChinsM Must First
Show Good Faith-Flight Of the
DoW0Ger Empress.

Su8Ge0t0 Th8t M1n1ecoe COnGor he Cn0e0H
TO Open Negotist,ons-China Must First
Show Good FaIth-Flight Of the
Dowager Empress.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The Chinese
government through Ii Hung Chang
has made application to the United
States for the appointment of Minister
Conger or some other American Off
cial with authority to open negotia.
tions for the establishment of peace
and for fixing definite terms for the
settlement of the present trouble
The application came to the Chinese
minister to-day and was taken up by
him to the state department.
Term. Will BE Rejected.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The Ameri-
can reply to China's latest appeal for
cessation of hostilities, received
yesterday from Ii Hung Chang, has
not yet been made known, and it is
likely that the matter will be one
of the main subjects of consideration
at the cabinet meeting to-day. But
there is reason to believe that the
overtures will in effect be rejected, on
the ground that the conditions laid
down in the American note of August
IL have not been complied with, and
unless complied with the governments
course must proceed without refer
ence to China's appeal for a halt in
the proceedings. The dispatch of Au-
gust IL said specifically that the
United States was ready to enter into
an agreement between the powers and
the Chinese government for cessa-
ton of hostilities on condition that
the relief forces should be permitted
ito enter Pekin unmolested" and es-
cOrt the legationers therefrom under
such circumstances as the command
ing general might lay down. But up
to the present time there is no evil
dence that the allied forces are I'M
molested at Pekin, or have received
the sanction of the imperial govern
ment to convey the legationers to
Tien Tsin without further trouble.
and under the conditions laid down
by the commanding general. On the
contrary. all of the dispatches indi-
cate that the allies are meeting with
entire lack of compliance with the
laid down by the United
States in it's dispatch of August u.
Allies Need More Troops.
London, Aug. Glowing probably
to the Pekin wire being cut little
news of conditions in the Chinese
capital has come through this morn
Gates that the allies are in need Of
The commander of
the Italian second-class cruiser Fer
amosa telegraphs from Taku, accord
ing to the Rome correspondent of the
Daily Mail, that very urgent requests
were coming from Pekin on Saturday
for the immediate dispatch of further
troops and that in answer to these
400 Italian marines were sent off post
haste.
Serious trouble is now threatened
in the neighborhood- of Canton. The
Americans at Swallow, according to
the Daily Chronicles Shanghai cor
respondent, have applied for war
ship in consequence of serious riot
ing, and the Hong Kong correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says that a war
ship is on the way there now.
Queen Victoria sent the following
message to the commandant of ma
rines at Pekin: 81 thank God that
you and those under your command
have been rescued from your perilous
situation. With my people 1 have
waited with the deepest anxiety for
good news of your safety and the
happy termination of your heroic
and prolonged defense. grieve for
the losses and sufferings experienced
by the besieged."
Pursuing tho Fie~InR Empress.
London, Aug. 21.-The Japanese
cavalry has left Pekin in pursuit of
the dowager empress and her court.
according to a telegram from the.
north received at Shanghai by Chinese
officials. These dispatches aver that
the empress and her treasure trains,
protected by 10000 troops. have al
ready arrived ut WI Tai San, in Shan
ST province.
Kansas City Fire Department Oh. symptoms.
Paris, Aug. 21.-The Kansas City
fremen in a class created ut the ex-