Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-25
TO RETAKE PEKIN
The Dowager Empress Has Ordered
Ii Hung Chang to Undertake
the Task.
MISSIONARIES MASSACRED
General Ohaffess Forces and Supplies Will
Be Sent to Manila with the Exception
ofa Guard for the american
Legation.

Berlin, Sept. 25.-Foreign Office off
cials inform the Associated Press tina
Russia and Japan formally answered
the German note, "Particularly empha
sizing their agreement to the proposition
to have the ministers designate tn,
guilty" Great Britain has not yet for.
mally answered. The correspondent o
the Associated Press finds the politica
circles here confident that Great Britain
has not adopted the United States posi-
ton.
GERMAN SHIPS GO TO TAKU.
Berlin, Sept. 25.-The German nsva
division left Shanghai today for Taku
MISSIONARIES MASSACRED.
New York, Sept. 25.-Dispatches re.
ceived in this city announce that among
the missionaries killed by the Chinese in
the massacre In Fun Nan Province were
Bishop Fantosati and Father Quirine ol
the Roman Catholic church. 1t was said
that the bishop died after awful torture
A telegram from the Convent of the
Holy Soul at Shanghai says that forty
five thousand native Catholics were
massacred in different parts of the en-
pire.
THE SITUATION AT PEKIN.
Copyright Associated Press.)
Pekin. Sept. 2O.-The diplomatic and
military authorities here are anxiousIy
awaiting the arrival OF Ii Hung Chang.
There is a general desire for the estab-
lishnent OF the semblance OF Chinese
authority which, 1t is believed, will tend
to clear the situation. The authority of
Ii Hung Chang to treat for peace is still
doubted. William w. Rockhill, special
commissioner of the United States, is
investigating the situation. Thirty
British wounded in the Tun Choo oxplo-
sion are dead.
NO EARLY SETTLEMENT.
Tien Tsin, September 23.-Li Hung
Chang will proceed for Pekin in few
days. He remains under close Russian
guard. In conversation Earl Ii said he
did not believe an early settlement of
the difficulty probable because of the
number of nations to be treated with.
WANTS TO RECAPTURE PEKIN.
Shanghai, September est is report
ed from Chinese sources that the dowager
empress issued secret edict command
ing Ii Hung Chang to raise an army to
recapture Pekin.
LU TAI FORTS RECAPTURED.
Taku, September 25.-A Russian force
occupied the Lu Tai forts without suffer-
Ing any casualties. The Chinese had
previously fed.
MORE MISSIONARIES MURDERED.
London, September 25.-The China
inland mission received cable announc-
ing the murder of II missionaries at Sih
Chico Tanning Yah Yang, Province of
Shan.Si.
CANTON THREATENED.
London, September 25.-A News
agency dispatch from Hong Kong says
that 10000 Triads congregated in the
neighborhood of Chung Chuin and
threaten to attack Canton.
DIRECTIONS TO MINISTER CON-
GER.
Washington, September 25.-The d.
rection to Minister Conger to put himself
In relation with Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching has not yet gone forward
The message practically has been framed
but It's form Is subject to the approval of
the president. Touching the latest re-
port that Germany has 1t In mind to
advocate creating an international court
for the trial of the Chinese officials &C.
cused Of responsibility for the Pekin
outrages, it is pointed out here that so
far from this being an alternative pro-
position to the original German plan, 1t
might be regarded as development of
that proposition meeting one of the
charges OF vagueness lodged in some
quarters against 1t.
REFERRED TO SIR CLAUDE MAC
DONALD.
London. September 24.-Lord Sails
bury this afternoon refused to pass on
Prince Ching's request for credentials rs
plenipotentiary, referring the whole
matter to the British minister at Pekin,
Sir Claude Macdonald.
GREAT BRITAIN WITH UNCLE SAM.
London, Sept. 25.-Lord Salisbury re-
piled to the German note In terms iden-
tical with those OF the United States.
AMERICANS WILL WITHDRAW.
Washington, Sept. 25.-The following
statement is posted at the war depart
ment: Instructions to, the secretary of
war were cabled General Chaffee today
that pending negotiations for settle
ment, q legation guard of regiment of
infantry and four troops Of cavalry and
light battery, under command OF Gene.
ral Chaffee, will remain at Pekin for the
protection Of our minister and Americas
interests and the rem ainder of General
Chaffee's force, along with the staff off,
GERS not required, stores and material
will be sent to General Macarthur at
Manila.
A SURPRISE IN LONDON.
London, Sept. 24.-The British pre-
mier's decision to refuse to agree to the
terms Of the German note was commu-
Y nicated verbally to the German ambas-
sador here, Count Won Hatzfeldt- Will
denberg, this afternoon. His lordship's
decision is not known here. The exclu-
sive information of the Associated Press
probably will not bs officially given out
In England until the reply IS put on
paper and transmitted to Berlin, tomor.
row or later. Official circles here were
inclined to believe that his lordship
would agree with Germany, but instead
OF doing so, he used almost exactly the
terms In which the Washington refusal
was couched, and this, said high off.
cial to the representative Of the Asso.
ciated Press, sis oil the more surprising,
considering that Washington officials
had not the slightest inkling Of what
England's attitude would be-"
aaSa Although Rspoxted Lost,