The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-17
CHINA PRAYS
FOR CESSATION
OF HOSTILITIES.
Department Of State Makes Public
the Cablegram Of Ii Hung
Chang and the Reply.
GEL. DOWN ON THEIR KNEES
And Beg the Powers to Desist-Uni-
ted States Willing to Negotiate.
Legations Must be Protected.

teu states WlliluS TO Negotiate.
Legations Must be Protected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-The de-.
partment Of state makes public tonight
the communications exchanged to-day
between the Chinese minister. Mr.. WI
Ting Fang. and the acting secretary Of
state:
The following memorandum was
handed to Mr.. Adee by Mr.. WI at 8
o'clock this morning:
"A cablegram from Earl Ii Hung
Chang, envoy plenipotentiary of China,
dated August Is, and received by Minis
ter WI at 7 p. m. on the same day:
"The allied forces are approaching
Tung Chow. have memorialized the
imperial government to depute ENJOYS
to negotiate an armistlce with the sew
eral commanders on the spot. will also
shortly proceed to Pekin. The powers,
being fully aware OF the embarrassing
position in which their majesties. the
empress dowager and the emperor, are
placed, are earnestly requested to tele-
graph instructions to their respective
commanders after arriving at Tung
Chow with their forces to stop their
further advance to the capital, 80 us not
to cause alarm and fear to their majes-
ties, and calamlties to the people. For
such advance would shake the founda-
tlons OF the Ia Ching empire and wound
the feelings OF all her people. high and
low. For n compliance with this ap-
peal the millions OF people OF the en-
pire will be profoundly grateful to the
powers. Please communicate this ca
blegram at once to the secretary OF
state" g.a..s.s 8
Memorandum Of Reply.
The following memorandum in reply
was handed to Minister WI this after
noon:
"Foreseeing that there would be In
sufficient time after receiving a reply
to our, memorandum Of August 12. to
get Instructions to the relief column
before 1t had reached Pekin. we sent on
the samesday to the general command
Ing the i&merIcan forcss iu-ehtna. the
following dispatch:
Adjutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, Aug u, 1900. q
Fowler. Che Foo:
For Chafee. q
August Il. Secretary war directs
me to inform you that Ii Hung Chang
appointed by Chinese government to ne
gotlate with powers. requests cessation
OF hostilltles. We have, replied that we
are ready to enter into agreement be-
tween powers and Chinese government
for cessation OF hostilities on condition
that sufficient body OF the forces COM
posing the relief expedition shall be per-
mltted to enter Pelsin unmolested and
TO escort foreign ministers and residents
back to Tlen Tsin. the movement being
provided for and secured by such ar
rangements and dispositions OF troops
as shall be considered satisfactory by
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