Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-01
An imperial EdIct Says Foreign
Tfers win be Butchered All
over the Empire.
HARD FIGHTING NEAR PEKIN
Russians Hard Pressed Near
Port Arthur-Great Activity
In laps Headquarters.
AMERICAN ADVANCE ORDERED

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Chinese
minister today presented to Secretary
Hay some of the latest correspondence
that has passed between Ii Hung
Cnang and the imperial Chinese gov
ernment. The minister's dispatches
state that, July 10Th, Lii Hung Chang
and several Of the most influential
viceroys memoralized the emperor to
extend protection to all foreigners at
Pekin and elsewhere in China. The
reply was delayed for some time. The
Viceroys presented another petition
asking that ministers should either
have safe escort from Pekin or free
communication be opened between
them and their governments. The re-
ply to this last memorial has not yet
been received, but after its dispatch
by the viceroys, Ii Hung Chang re
ceived an answer to the first memorial
in which the emperor, by imperial
edict, ordered all loyal Chinese to pro
tect foreigners in the empire.
Washington, Aug 1.--F'ollowing is
the copy of the dispatch from Lii Hung
Chang presented to Secretary Hay. II
was received by Minister WI last
night from the Chinese minister al
London: Just received telegram
from Pao Ting Flu, the sixth moon,
23rd, day July 19th) that the privy
council had that day received an i'm
perial edict as follows: we have
received a memorial from Lii Hung
Chang and others imploring us to save
and protect the ministers of various
nations. Now the ministers are ali
safe and well and Ii Hung Chang is di
rected 70 wire Yang Yu and others sc |
they may inform the respective secre |
taries of foreign affairs accordingly |
Respect this. This telegram has been
delayed in transmission. The Other |
day and other viceroys sent joint |
memorial requesting that the different
ministers be escorted out of Pekin oil
first be enabled to freely communi
cate by letter or wire with their re
spective governments. When the i'm
perial answer is received I will again
wire. Communicate this to Minister
Yang, st. Petersburg; Minister Yu
Paris and Minister WI, Washington
for them to inform the respective for
eign secretaries"
Washington, Aug. Hard flghtins
in Pekin.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-Oficial dis
patches from the far east show the
Russian military commanders there
have all they can do to cope with the
armed Chinese in the territory ada
cent to Port Arthur. The Russian de
tachments are seeking to disarm the
native soldiers who are in a neutral
zone contrary to the treaty stipula
1tions. Fighting occurred in various
parts in the Liao Tung peninsula.
One detachment was twice attacked
by the imperial troops, clad as civil
ians and with military badges conceal
ed by cartridge boxes. Another de
tachment lost ten killed and thirty
wounded. A third force was treach.
erously attacked and lost twenty killed
six wounded and four missing.
New York, Aug. IA cablegram
was received today by Rev. DR.. Ar
thur c. Brown, of the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions, fromRev.
w. O. Elterch, Chefoo, as follows:
People at Pekin are holding out
Reports from Shanghai are that mis-
sionaries of Pao Ting Flu have been
massacred. The Chefoo situation is
unchanged. Continued persecution OF
Christians.
copyright associated press, i900)
Tien Tsin, July 26th via Chefoo, July
30th and Shanghai, Aug 1st.-The
commander received orders from
Washington today not to delay the ad-
vance on Pekin. He was also inform
ed that heavy re-inforcements we're en-
route. Great activity is noticeable at
Japanese headquarters. Transport
preparations are being hurried. It IS
extremely unlikely that either Japa-
nese or British intend to be left be
hind the Americans though prepara-
tions are long way from completeness
The Japanese organization, on the
other hand. excites the admiration OF
all. Total strength Of the allies here
is 1900. re-inforcements arriving
daily
washington, Aug. 1.-The following.
cablegram was received at the navy
department: eTalLu. July 2s.-The
..solace with the sick and wounded
proceeded to Nagasald, Yokohama.
Guam, Honolulu and Mare Island, with
five marines and navy officers, I've
army officers, nine navy men, nineteen
marines. aizty-five Of the Ninth infan.
try. AL the men will remain aboard
the Solaee" unless otherwise recon-
mended BY army medical authorities
e Nagasak or Surgeon Anderson At