Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-17

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been received at the war department from
General Chaiiec, dated August 10, which
is as follows;
Arrived at Hos ri WI yesterday"
| This place, which is spelled Ho No on
the war department maps, Is about hall
way between Iientain and Pekin
H~pI, 10 LII Hang Chang.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE department
Of state has made public the reply Of the
United States government 10 Minister
| Nus communication delivered on Sunday
morning notifying the department OF the
| appointment OF Earl Ii Hung Chang en-
,oy plenipotenliary 10 negotiate with the
po.ers. This reply was sent to Minister
| Wu at O'Clock Sunday afternoon and Is
as follows:
Memorandum; Touching the imperial
edict Of August 8, appointing Iii Hung
Chang envoy plenipotentiary to conduct
| negotiation. OH the part of China with the
powers aud request for cessation OF
ho-tiIiIics pending negotiations, communi-
Gated To Mr.. Adee by Minister Wa Oh the
18th Of August, 1900.
| The government of the United States
learned with satisfaction Vi the appoint
ment OF Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy
plcnipotentiaiy to conduct negotiations
with the powers and will, ON its part, enter
upon such negotiations with desire to
continue the friendly relations SO long
existing between the two countries.
1t Is evident that there can he no gem
eral negotiations between China and the
powers SO long as the ministers OF the
powers and the persons under their pro-
lection remain in their present position OF
restraint and danger, and that the powers
can not cease their efforts for the delivery
oi those representatives to which they are
constrained by the highest consideration Of
national honor, except under an arrange
ment adequate to accomplish a peaceful
dcliserance. We are ready to enter into
an agreement between the powers and the
Chinese government Tor cessation oil
hostile demonstrations on condition that
the relief expedition shall be permitted to
, enter Pckin unmolestcd and to escort the
, iurcign ministers and residents back to
lientsln, this government being provided
and secured by such arms and disposition
oi troops as sha. be considered safe by the
generals commanding the forces conpos-
! ing the relief expedition.
I ALVAY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary.
Department OF State, Washington, August
II, 1900.
c The text OF this reply to the overture'
communicated by Minister Wa was tele
7 graphcd to the representatives vi tn,
Z nited States Tor communication to til,
: governments oi the powers CO operating IL
d the relief movement.
= That the United States has taken thi'
u course had already become pretty vel
understood by the announcement of tn
nessage disclosing the firm policy whicl
the tuited States has adopted The in
{, portance Of the action taken by this gov
Al the wording OF the message China ha,
n made oyertufcs Tor peace and had lnn
n opened the way for possible compromis
Is or for further diplomatic temporizing. Til
. United States. in its response, lays dow
"a certain specific prelmlnaries to any peac
y overture, including an entirely new de
/. mand. namely, that II sufficiently hrg
x force from the allied column shall be al
"A lowed to enter lek,n unopposed to conduc
a the members Of the legations and thci
- followers iiom the Chinese capital /
% lent~iu.