Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-20
CHINA THROWS
UP THE SPONGE.
WANTS Minister COnger to be Its Peace
Commissioner Remey Tells OF
Events in Pekin.

...rf today malr l'''''
s''s.".. sr,pgh II Hung Chang as JUS
'i''H W. appointment OF an Amer
envoy Nv. to bring about tne
i4a raf bosdlItIes 10 china ana 'ne
,..'''. I.o nj general peace. This com
r'''. .'.. be capture Of PeNin' Is 'n'
D .,su.ns of china's eomp',''
i.'' .. with the struggle and her u'-
''.. make terms. The reply Of inc
, ~, states government has not '''
hen made known. ..,.,, ,or,. 70
'. Tg5rs chang's application came 70
VI 49,. minister and was delivered
10y ,.g 10 the state department at ~
-g this morning shortly ai'ei
4 n.prsldent was made acqua'H'eI
, cs.ra,s desires. In the absence Oh
r ..- Hay and Secretary Root ''he
having gone to New York; who
. -... ts.n most active in the Chinese
I',, there was no opportunity Tor
cabinet council
,...>,rs ,f1NTsTER CONGER
-. ,erlcatlon if II Hung Chang IS
na, Minister Conger OF some o'''' ,. y,',
|.,. or a cessation OF hosulities. Earl
~ .,o-sssas a willingness TO go where
n. powers may desire to conduct the
q L..
lg9uau'"'' "', MI, rslp I'm
v.u be either ie"'" VI ., '.....
chat event the negotiations VAL Occur
.- what Is practically conquered Nelll-
,-ry The suggestion OF the Nhlhtse enc
y., mai Minister C0nger Doe named as
ns American commissioner US so'u W.
De due 60 Ihe ~ s,, -, ,ys @ danger AT
s lo' ts is nee 10 couduct.Jhe negou-
N.Y.. n.y." and have the advantage of being
'.. .-. sr1t
rs- Indication OF the United states
,.,-5.-sig.H I'M be similar 90 that made
.t' ,,bsr mowers. Under these cir-
.,.,s,srr.s n Is probable that there
.Hi ~. n conference in order that the
49, NAV 1ct i'm unison. As to this,
s-g,y.r there Is no official announce
-..rt az IA Hung Chaug's application
iss bs-aIy had time to get before the
p-s.'5epf and his advisers.
..,.,,. ,,,,,pr,ce
PLEA fON lIiL E'ii i''-
,,,,b.r inporfant development is
,,,' ,|1 M tis influential Nicar0ys of
Is.-s t.4 made auulicatl1n 20 the pow
.,. ,ref.i3irr b. is believed the United
&c. tbIt M disregpect be shown 90
M sTrsr,r and empress dowager OF
wilma In is understood that the gov
,-rr-.ot Is informed that at least one OF
s -- c5gt.renta' powers is prepared to
srsesr tb.t there Win be no personal
iri.r5lty or direspect To their maJes-
nj
...-....,,. ,,,r,t>-
CONDllloN IN PENN
The condition inside Of feklh
was made more clear today Dy
adspatch from Admiral Remey giving
authentic reports from one OF bis stan
officers. Lieutenant Lattimer. as TO the
situation 90 the 18th. IL spoke of the
troops moving on the imperial city.
aai clearing out the Tartar crews.
This latter city contains the Tartar
arsenal and o. the headquarters Tor me
vicious Tartar troops Admiral Eemey
Dispatch Is as follows.
Taku. Aug l9-Authenuc report
~" gN. .,'' , oln S-,,' citv clear
Eg 0ut Tartar city AN Americans
who remained in PeNn are We'll except
l1s child Capt. Myers recoNeIel rom
wound BIAS typhoid Crisis passed anu
i.W C9lF8.es..ug. Assistant surgeon
Llpe.t was wounded upper lei- iet'
has fractured. Leg saved, now re-
covering
The following were Killed during
siege lH PeNn
serg4u, j. +. Tanning. Private5 -
y hing j. W. Tucher j. KENNEDY H.
J. Thomas. A. Turner and u, Fisher
wounded, Private j. schroeder ell
pow severe, now dangerously ill from
FEVER Seaman. j. Mitchell, upper arm
severe now recovering.
~. other wounded and sick returned
70 duty
Casualties Mai BidIle's command,
attack Tan PatIug First Lieut.. Butler,
slsst Private Green wrist Private
WaUel right temple an slight
reported from Chinese sources that
'De Goya. family have escaped and are
60 route 90 Sian Flu
"REMEl.'
NAssArpr, nm ,ussroN Aprps
'''' VT 'Ni''i''''''''' ''''
Washington. Aug 20-The state de-
Ia-msn, ,his morning received a dis
~" i.om consul Fowler dated enc
n.y., ~ A4tust Isln' IL relates 10 tne
D 1890. T. ~. missionaries ana others at
~ l,s Fu "hlch mas been referred 10
11'hoe' of times IN the press dis
t1i-- tul mas generally been con-
NJ .. nave occurred on June SOth.
L. ''v u'sl part OF the dispatch Is so bad
H., "'l.s .el ~ transmission mat Il Is
, -,.'.s'l's 10 make much out OF H. The
wv l' as follows.
Secretary OF State washington. sven.
terrain missionaries Pao Ting Fu kIiIed
S ,s'ss. s,'a, premises burned, Same
stgs-. Na'holic mission Ram
rrssJ' 49, work. July Isl at
rs', 49, ',' ,slr.lg,ah lhoardD Pitkin 90
N.s.' ' l,, uyi4s 70 Keep gang out.