The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-21
To OPEN NEGOTIATIONS
CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES ANXIOUS
TO BEGIN WORK
PRINCE CHINGS URGENT REQUEST
That Foreign Ministers be Instructed
to Commence Negotiations With Him
and Earl Li-Powers in no Great
Southern Provinces CabIegrams
From Chaffee-Town of Liang Burned.
Provost Courts I'm Pekfn.

southern Provinces Cablegrams
From Chaffee-Town of LANG Burned.
Provost Courts in Pekin.
Washington, September 1.-THE Chi
nese minister has received a dispatch
from Prince Ching. dated Pekin, Sep
TENDER Sth, stating that he has been
clothed with full authority, together
with Lii Hung Chang. to negotiate
peace and requesting Minister WI to
ask the secretary of state to instruct
Minister COnger to open negotiations at
once Minister WI took the dispatch
to the state department.
1t is probable that no immediate re-
Spouse to the request for instructions
to Minister Conger can be given, as
Prince Ching's request will nav to be
laid before the president and suffi-
cient time given to consider the ques-
ton of his credentials, as we'll as the
d~esirability of proceeding at once.
Moreover, it is likely that Minister
CongeTs judgment as to when the ac-
I uaI negotiations should open will gov
ern to a considerable extent.
Prince Ching has communicated a
similar message to all the powers, each
being requested to authorize it's minis
ter to go on with the negotiations. at
least in the preliminary stages. This
may make necessary some discussion
between the powers as to the deSira-
bility of acceding to the request, al
though there appears to be a rather
general idea that there will be no i'm
mediate instructions to go on.
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PROVINCES.
The state department has received a
dispatch from the consul at Puchau,
China, transmitting a copy of an agree
ment entered into between the Viceroy
and Tartar general of FLU KEN prov
ince and the foreign onsul at Fuchau,
which provides in substance, that the
Chinese authorities will do everything
in their power to protect the lives and
property of foreign officers, merchants
and missionaries resident IN Flu KEN
and at Annoy, that southern China
shall not be attacked by the foreign
powers so long as the local authori-
ties maintain order; and that the ad-
mirals of the several nations will be
Informed that 1t is not advisable that
a number of naval vessels should visit
Flu Chu lest the people ne alarmed.
The agreement was signed by the
Russian, United States, japanese, Brit
A1AA N@AAA l. IN oI GIN ny N1SS1oS
Hsu Ying Kuei and General Shan Lien.
COMMISSIONER ROCKHILL AT
TAKU.
Washington, September 17.-AdmiraI
Remey has advised the state depart
ment of the arrival of special commits
sioner Rockhil1 at Taku today from
Shanghai.
Washington. September 1.-THE war
department has received the following
cablegrams from General Chaffee:
"Taku. No date).
"Adjutant General, Washington.
September 13.-Russian commander
assures me he ordered repair material
from Port Arthur, Vladivostock and
States and that he feels as
y sured the railway will be repaired in
two months. Need fifty storm flags
and 5000 more small flags, latter re-
quired for Chinese houses to snow our
protection. GOOdnow telegraphs 7th,
r at request, Ii Hung Chang leaves
"cHAFFEE."
1t is thought at the war department
that the late September 18th refers tC
the time the message left Pekin. The
railroad mentioned is the line between
Tien Tsin and Pekin.
The second dispatch Is as follows:
"Taku. CNo date.)
"Adjutant General, Washington.
"Pekin, September 14.-Expeditior
from Tien Tsin to Juliu, thirty mile:
southwark. two companies or the our
teenth infantry participating Return
ed Tien Tsin, slight opposition. Towr
destroyed by British troops; no casual
ties. Filed cable office $50 y m, 18th
"CHAFFF"
TOWN OF LANG BURNED.
Berlin, September 17.-An official dis
patch from Shanghai says a German
naval battalion, accompanied by fort.
Dz--z -@o orl brrrnn
tn town of Liang, September 18th. !
hundred Boxers were killed. The Chi
nese regular troops occupying the plac
had previously fed. The German los
was one man killed and five me-
wounded.
London, September IA specia
dispatch from Shanghai says Ii Huni
Chang has arrived at Tien Tsin.
London. September is, 4:S0 a. M
There is no additional news fror
China this morning. The Daily Graph
asserts that all the powers have &C
copied Ii Hung Chang n will proba
bly, accept Prince Ching as negotiator:
1t says also that the powers hav
agreed to insist that a central govern
N ment. satisfactory to the powers, sha
be established in China and full retri
button eXacted for the attacks upon tn
legations. No communications how
ever. have yet passed between tn
Y powers concerning indemnities. and
Berlin dispatch says it is believed the
that DR.. Mum Won Schwarebstein. tf
German minister, will purposely della
negotiations until FIELD Marshal Vo
Waldersee has arrived.
Copyrighted by Associated Press.)
Pekin. September Is. via Tien Isl
September Is, via Shanghai. Septemb'
I7-Provost courts have been opene
I'm Pekin by all the military command
ers. The Germans have made robbel
a capital offenSe.
CAPTAIN VIM. w. Forsyth, with 3
men of the Sixth cavalry, will sta
tomorrow on a tour Of the district
the northeast of Pekin to rescue Cnrl
tfans and to make a ten days recol
noissance. Other expeditions nave pes
planned: but the general sentiment
opposed to such undertakings, as tn
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