El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-20
Old Lii Says His Government
Has Done Its Worst and
Wants To Q.it.
.THG STRONG hand
IS Likely TO Be Shown By
Our Government 1t
Germany Goes
Too Far.

II WASHINGTON, Aug 20.-Wd this
morning transm mitted to the state de-
partment cablegram from Ii Hang
Chang asking this government to ap-
point q commi ssioner to negotiate With
him for peace, and for settlements of
the trouble In China. Earl Ii suggests
that COnger, who te says Is now Ia Pe-
kin and who is familiar with the sieuA-
tion, be appointed such comm issioner-
REPLY UEFAvoRABLE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-No-d ate is
mentioned in Ii Bung Changes appeal
| for the opening of peace negot'aa u1s.
but he recitss the notes of July from
Secretary Hay, and claims that all the
conditions therein named have been
me. so that the tine has now arrived
for negotiations.
The came appeal has been sent by
Ii Hung Chang to all of the powers
The reply of the Uuited States ~
officially announced at the state depsFt-
ment was that the United States does
| not consider that the conditions
laid down have been complied with
OF communication between the Chi
| nese imperial authorities and the allied
commanders, the resto. asion OF order Ia
China, and the absolute security of the
foreign ministers.
Even the latter, it is claimed, has
not yet been assured, and caa hardly
be said to have been sHtis factorilg pro-
vided for until they have been brought
in ssfety to the coast.
An ans yer TO this ffect will be sent
to Ii Hung Chang within the next "a
hours.
DISQUIET1NG RUMOR,
LONDON, Aug 20.-Tbs Lews oil the
| repOrte BON bardment of :he iunsr OF
| forbidden city of Pekin is regarded hero
| as l1hey to be the most serious pdeve-
| lcpment 10 the Pekin scrisis. Ii the
/ dowager empress ia In the forbidden
city IS reported, then the powers are
definitely at war with the Chinese gov
ernment.
| DETAILS OF THE SIEGE
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-AduI Iral
Remey this morning, ic q dispatch to
the bureau of navigation, gives the fol-
lowing details of the seige Of Pekin:
TAKU, august ust19.-Authentic reports
from Pekin. dated the 18Th, cay:
the troops are moving on the imperial
city, clearing out the Tartar city.
The Americans who remain In Pekfu
are we'll. There have been no deaths
among them except one child.
Captain Meyers has recovered from
his wound and now has typhoid fever.
but the crisis is past and he is convsi-
escing. Asst. Surgeon Dippets MAS
wounded in the left upper leg, the bane
| was fractured but the leg was saved He
Is now recovering. [ enclose list of
killed. All the wounded and sick have
returned to duty.
Casualties: Major Briddles COM
maod. attack on Pan Pating, First
Lieut.. Butler, wounded in chest, Pri-
Yates Green, In the wrist, and War
rell, rig ht temple, all slight.
Reports from Chinese sources say
the royal family have escaped and are
enrOute to Sian Flu.
REMEY.
MORE KILLING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-The staee
department makes public the following
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Chez
Foo, received Aug IA:
"On the evening of the 18th 10 was
reported that ell Pres b ; eriau Mission
q les in P.o Tubg Flu were killed
June 30, the church bu. ned, and the
Catholic missions. Rain stopped the
work. Oo July ! the Boxers attacked
again, and Americans were shot 6ead
while trying TO keep the gang out.
Mrs Morroll Gould was taken to the
Boxe" headquarters and killed