The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
ANSWER TO CHINA.
Ministers Must Be Liberated Before
Peace Terms Are Negotiated.
This Government WIN Co-OpsrAts With
Powers 10 Cease Hostiiitiss u Legations
Are Psrmitted TO Leave Pskin Un-
dor Z safe Escort

der oaIe Escort
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE depart
ment of state Monday made public the
reply of the United States government
TO Minister wub communication, de-
livered on Sunday morning notifying
the department Of the appointment
of Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy plen-
ipotentiary to negotiate with ths
powers. This reply was sent to Min
lister WI at Ave o'clock Sunday after.
noon and is as follows:
Memorandum ;--Touchlng the imperial
edict OF August sth appointing Ii Hunl
Chang envoy plenipotentiary TO conduct
Negotiations, on thu. part Of China. with
the powers and a request for cessation
OF hostllities, pending negotiations, com.
municated to Mr.. Adee BY Mr. WI on
the 18th OF August. 1900
The government OF the United statei
learned with satisfaction Of the appoint
ment Of Earl Il as envoy pienipotentiary
TO conduct negotiations with the powers
and will, on Its part, enter upon such ne.
gotiations with q desire to continue thu
friendly relations so long existing between
the two countries.
1t Is evident that there can be no gen
eral negotiations between China and th'
powers SO long as the ministers OF thu
powers and the persons under their pro
lection remain In their present position
Of restraint and danger. and that tn,
powers cannot cease their efforts for tn,
delivery Of those Representatives. to which
they are constrained by the highest con
sideratlon of national honor except undei
an arrangement adequate to accomplish
q peaceable deliverance.
We are ready to enter into an agree
ment between the powers and the Chi
nese government for cessation Of hostil'
demonstrations on condition that q sum
Client body OF the forces composing thl
relief expedition shall be permitted Il
enter Pe<in unmolested and to escort tn
foreign ministers and residents back 4
Tien Tsin. this movement being provide,
for and secured by such arrangement
and disposition of troops as shall be con
sldered satisfactory by the general com
manding the forces composing the re
lief expedition. ALVEY A. Adee, Actin
Secretary. Department Of State, Washing
ton. August Il. 1900.
Allied Army Nearing Pekin.
Washington, Aug. 14.--The Ameri
can commander in China, in q dis
patch Of just three words received n
the war department late yesterda.
afternoon, sent a thrill of exultatiol
and expectancy throughout ofticia
quarters by announcing his arrival q
Ho-si-Wu, only S6 miles from Pekin
last Thursday. The last heard from
him before this was at Yang Tsur
which had been captured after har,
fight, and word of his movement
since then had been eagerly awaited
Thursday he was IS miles beyon
Yang Tsun. Lang Fang, the plac
where the Inflated Seymour expedi
tion met its fate and turned baol
had been left behind. The battle 0
Yang Tsun was fought ON the 5tf
and the advance to Ho-Si-Wn was &C
complished on the 9th--a march o
IS miles in three days. This wa
four days ago, and at the same rat
of progress, Chaffee is even now fair
ly within striking distance of tn
walls of Pekin. II was consumma
tion which the war department ha'
awaited calmly and. stirring as th
news was that the American fore
was now nearing the gates of the i'm
perial city. Secretary Root and Adj
Gen. Corbin evinced no surprise, as
accorded with calculations.
ahortlv after tbia disnatch arrive
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hhotner hessaBe from ueh' Ohane'
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