Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-24
APPEALS TO
UNITED STATES
The Emperor Would Have the
President Help Him Restore
Order in the Empire.
THE CONDITION STIPULATED
Uuder Which Uncle Sam May
Help In the Restoration OF
Peace In the Orient.
WANTS NO ALLIES FOR PEKIN

WHNto wv HLLtIo tVh INtN
Washington, July 24.-The depart
ment of state made public the Chinese
appeal for mediation and the presi-
dents reply; Minister Wu brought to
the department a copy of the Identical
telegram sent out by Sheng to the
powers, repeating the Chinese assur-
ances of the safety of the legationers
up to the 18th, inst, and finally, spec
ial commissioner, Rockhill, returned
to Washington, and began to prepare
for the trip to China. Such were the
developments this morning as far as
China is concerned.
London July 24.-The foreign Office
received dispatch from the British
Consul at Tien Tsin dated Saturday,
July 21st, stating he just received a
letter from Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister at Pekin, dated July
4th, appealing for relief. There were
enough provisions at the legation to
last a fortnight, the letter said, but
the garrison was unequal to the task
of holding out against the determined
attack of many days. There have
been fortyfour deaths and about dou-
BILE that number of wounded. The
foreign Office thinks the dispatch does
not effect the main question of the re-
ported massacre of the members of
the legation at Pekin.
Shanghai, Monday, July 23.-The
following dispatch from the associated
press correspondent at Tien Tsin
reached here today, having been delay |
ed twenty days in transmission: "Tfen |
Tsin, Tuesday, July 3,-Famine and
pestilence are sure to strike the region
of Tien Tsin soon. Hundreds of thou
sands of Cinnamon are leaving their
homes in the districts where fighting |
is going on without means of support |
Lieut.. Col. John S. Mallory, Forty-First
u s. infantry, arrived here to act as
military observer The American and
British commanders here have estab-
lished censorship on correspondents
to those nationalities to prevent the
transmission of news that might tend
to kindle international animosities.
Anti-Russian preiudices and certain
English correspondents caused the
action.
London, July 24-One month today
has elapsed since Sir Robert Hart, di-
rector of the Chinese maritime Gus.
toms, smuggled out of Pekin the last
piece of news that appeals authori-
tatively to Europe and apparently the
only method by which the Chinese
court can vindicate its veracity here
is to transmit another autograph let
ter from some authoritative source.
Washington, July 2E-The Chinese
minister received dispatch this
morning from Sheng, the director of
railroads and telegraphs, at Shanghai,
stating that foreign ministers are to
be sent from Pekin to Tien Tsin un-
der an escort, also that the imperial
government has not only been protect
ing them but has supplied them with
food
New York. July 24.--A dispatch to
the Journal" and Advertiser" from
Shanghai says: Three thousand
Russians have arrived at New Chwang
from Port Arthur and their advance
is blocked by 10000 Chinese troops
near there Fighting is imminent
The Chinese will bar further progress.
Washington, July PA dispatch
has been received BY the war depart
ment from Quartermaster Hyde, Ma
gasaki stating the transport Grant
has been reported in the inland sea
and expected to arrive at Nagasali
tomorrow. She has on board Gen
Chaffee, commanding the army of Chi
ma, and the Sixth cavalry destined to
service in that country.
Admittedly Tsun Ii Yamen, of the
Chinese foreign Office. possesses facil-
tiles to set all doubts at rest. Ii Hung
Chang's reported statement to the
effect while foreigners are alive, they
will be killed Immediately if the allied
forces near Pelxin, is regard
ed by those who credit
the reported survival of
foreign ministers as an indication that
the latter are held as hostages and their
lives will be made subject to nego-
tiations by Chinese Hence Il Hung
Chang's anxiety to keep the powers
from Pekin as long as possible.
Washington, July 24-The cores
pondenee between the president OF
the United States and the emperor OF
China was made public by the state
department today. After reviewing
The events since the first outbreak,
the emperor says: eve just received
teleeEaphic memorial from our en-
voy, WI Ting Fang, and 1t Is highly
gratifying to rs to learn that the
J L. S. government is having IN view
friendly relations between the two
countries and has taken a deep inter.
est IN the present situation. Now
China. driven By irresistible course ol