Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-21
The Russians and Germans Open
Fire on the Pei Tang Forts
France and Italy With
the Kaiser.
SOME PIRATE CREWS ASHORE
They Would Destroy Christian
Villages on the Canton Delta
Beers Compelled to
Fight.
MONTANA FUSION COMPLETE

New York, Sept 21.-A dispatch tc
the Herald" from Pekin says An
imperial decree has been received
here announcing the arrival of the
emperor, empress dowager and Tai
Yuan Flu. The decree commands the
governor of the Shan ST province to
raise money to build palace at Hsian
Fu,Fu, as the new intended capital.
Washington, Sept. 21.-The follow
ing dispatch was received at the war
department yesterday from General
Chaffee, and was made public this
morning: Pekin, Sept. 10. The Rock.
hill-Wilson expedition returned; the
object was successfully accomplished; I;
no casualties to our troops. Forsy.
the's squadron secuted the northeast
for forty miles to relieve the native
Christians, and returned, bringing in
fourteen. The surrounding country is
daily growing more peaceful, as far as
my expedition can determine the ques-
tion. "Chaffee"
The successful expedition Chaffee
refers to is the one he mentioned in
his dispatch of September 18th, re-
ceived yesterday, in which he said
General Wilson was going westward
of Pekin to clear the country of boxers
and open up the coal fields. His ref
erence to Rockhill is not clear here
He may have intended to report the
arrival at Pekin of Special Commits
sioner Rockhill.
Berlin, Sept. 21.--A dispatch from
Taku says: Yesterday evening the
Pei Tang forts opened fire on the Rus
sian infantry camp, wcunding twenty
five men. Since early this morning
the German Howitzer battery has been
Smelling the forts and town.
Paris, Sept. 21.-The French con-
sui at Canton telegraphs under date
of September Goth that disorders have
broken out at Sun Tai, near Canton
Several villages were destroyed and
others besieged. The missionaries
succeeded in escaping. The first
batch of troops sent by the viceroy
proved powerless to subdue the dis
order. Foreign consuls made a most
earnest request for the dispatch of
larger body of soldiers. The chan
cellor of the French consulate and the
French gunboat Avalanche" accom-
pany the force.
Berlin, Sept. 21.-The German for
eign Office received replies from Italy.
and France, agreeing without reserve
to Germany's China proposal
Hong Kong, Sept. 21.-The French
warship, Avalanche" which has been
investigating the killing Of Christians
in Samnoi district near Canton, re
ports the crews of eight pirate junks,
by connivance with influential per
sons ashore, sought to destroy all the
Christian villages on the Canton delta
Washington, Sept. 21.-The state
department late this afternoon deliv-
cred to Minister WI. the reply OF this
government to the Chinese request
that Minister Conger be authorized to
open peace negotiations. The nature
of the reply viii notsbe made public
till tomorrow.
Washington, Sept. 21-A cabinet
meeting was held today, Secretaries
Long, Hitchcock, Attorney-General
Griggs being present. The following
official announcement was made:
"The government has reached deter
mination relative to the Chinese situa-
tion. 1t will be made public as soon
as it can be communicated to the
powers interested"
1t is definitely known that three
notes were prepared, one in reply to
the German proposition. one bearing
on the last Russian proposal, one rel
at1ye to a communication from the
Chinese government, delivered by
Minister WI, asking this government
to clothe Minister Conger with power
to treat with Prince Ching in the
peace negotiations. These communi-
cations which set forth the position
of the United States will not be made
public before tomorrow.
Nominated by AcclamatIon.