The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-04
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VIII Not Stop Forces Until Free
Communication Ii Established-l
Allied Force Goes Forward-Japn
su1rer Losses-Li Hung Chang
Speaks.
Washington, Aug. 3--The state de-
partment has made public the following
correspondence between Lii Hung Chang
and the department regarding the aban-
donment of the campaign on Pekin:
Telegram sent to the United States
embassies in Berlin, London, Paris, Rome
and st. Petersburg, and to the Usited
States minister to Toxic:
Department of State, Washington,
Aug. 1, l9OO.-In reply to suggestion
of Lii Hung Chang that the ministers
might be sent under safe escort to Ten-
tsin, provided the powers would engage
not to march ON Pekin, the secretary Of
state replied on the Both Of July:
"'This government will not enter into
any arrangement regarding disposition cr
treatment Of legations without first hav-
ing free communication with Minister
Conger. Responsibility for their protec-
! ton rests upon Chinese government. Pow
er to deliver at Tientsin presupposes pow
er to protect and to open communication.
This is insisted on.
This message was delivered by Mr..
Goodnow on July 81 to the vlccroy, who
then inquired whether if free co.umuni-
cation VAS established between TIE min
istels and their governments it could be
arranged that the powers should not ad-
vance on Pekin, pending negotiations
To this inquiry the following reply was
sent on the lst Of August:
"Goodnow, Consul General, Shanghai
; do not think it expedient to subm { the
proposition Of Earl Lii to the powers. Free
communication with our Representatives
: in Pekin is demanded as matter OF all
solute right and not as favor. Sinc'
the Chinese government admits that 1t po
ssesses the power to give communication
: it puts itself in an unfriendly attitude b!
denying it. No negotiations seem advis
able until the Chinese government shal
! have put the diplomatic representative
Of the powers in full and free conMnuiI'
cation with their respective government
and removes all danger to their lives AN
y liberty. We would urge Earl Lii earn
! estly to advise the imperial authorize
of China to place themselves in frlendl
communication and cooperation with tn
Z relief expedition. They are assuming
u heavy responsibility OF acting other"is'
d "HAY.
: sYou will communicate this informatio
!. to the minister of foreign affairs"
On to Pekin.
: Shanghai, Wednesday, Aug. 2.-The a
lies have advanced towards Pekin. 1t
;, estimated that the expedition numbe
= 10000 men Of all arms with l7O gun
- .. 1t is hoped to reach Pekin August II
20 Many killed.
ST. New York, Aug. 3.-According to He
h aid special from Tentsin, under date
ia Sunday, comes report that the Japane
u vanguard has been repulsed with lc
d of $50 killed and wounded.
", Mediation Difficult.
4, st. Petersburg, Aug IA COMM
ID nique in the Official Messenger says:
"Information concerning the march
le1 events in China shows the absolute pc,
N erlessness of the Pekin governmel
ie against the rebels. 4,
~ "The Chinese emperor's message to Il
"a czar, dated July 80, substantially in I
* same terms as those to President Mcki
G. lev, President Loubet and Queen Victori
Dc recited the czar's reply to previous me
n. sage and expressed grief over the d
~ orders in China.
III "The absence of news from Pekin
u to the fate Of the Russian and other mi
"a listers renders mediation difficult. Ru
re sian efforts will be directed to the !
to storation of order in China. Russia
~ willing to aid the emperor in this
70 spect."
as General Grodekoff, under date of We
al nesday, August l, telegraphs as follow
'The Chinese fortress at Hung Hu
was stormed by General Ajgustaff, Ju
30, thus relieving the posts of NovoHjel
III koje and Postja, threatened by the HUI
.er Hung garrison. Many guns were tak'
IN, The Russian loss was two officers and {
xe, men killed and four men wounded"
lot Shanghai, Aug. 3-Admiral Alexi
at has gone to New Chwang, where the
sition of the Russians is regarded as Sc
re- GUS.
en- LII HUNG Chang's Hopes.
y. Paris, Aug. 3.-The French consul g
ret eral at Shanghai telegraphs as follows:
'e- Iii Hung Chang has stated to
rs. United States consul that the nlinistt
at will be put in communication with tn
respective governments if the allies I
ma rest their march ON Pekin. Chang is J
er unable to secure reply to the message
&c his care to M. Pinchon, the French mi
er lister in Pekin, as the tsung Ii yamen W
not consent to the forwarding Of ciph
message to the ministers. 1t is assert
that the foreigners within the imperi
r. city and the consular corps have decid
DO to entrust the defense of the concessio
%. to the international naval forces"
~
Il Death by Apoplexy.
ed New York, Aug. l.-Wiili;m D. Da'