Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-10
The Foreign Ministers VIII Not
Accept the Protection of
Chinese Troops.
US. ACCEPTS GEN. WALDERzE
As CommaHder-ln Chief Of the
Allied Forces. Other Ma
tions Agree on Him.
Ii TO NEGOTIATE FOR PEACE

Washington. Aug. 10-Min' ster WI
this morning received a cablegran
about one hundred words from Minis
ter Conger, which he delivered to thu
state department, where considerable
time was taken in deciphering. Til,
text has not been given ont but has
been forwarded to the president al
Canton. 1t is substantially Il dupli
cate of the message from Al. Pichon
French envoy at Pelkin, which was
published yesterday and indicates that
eight foreign ministers 1t the Chin
csc capital agreed to send a duplicate
message to their several governments
Only the new feature OF Conger's
message is the list of American cas-
ualties. He reports seven killed and
sixteen wounded. Captain Myers and
Surgeon Lippett, among the wounded
are doing well. No action will be
taken on the Conger message until
President Mckinley has been heard
from. 1t is said at the state department
under present conditions, Congcr and
other Americans at Pekin will not be
advised to leave the Chinese capital
with a Chinese escort, as al ministers
seem to agree such departure to be
very dangerous.
Washington. Aug 1O-The depart
ment of state made public this morn
ing the following telegram from Min
lister Conger, received by Minister Wr
late last night (Aug. 81, being contain
ed in a telegram sent him by Tao Ia
of Shanghai.
Secretary of State, Washington
The Tsung Ii Yamen states TO the
diplomatic body of the vaiious foreigf
governments repeatedly, asked
through the respective Chinese min
listers that we Immediately depart
from Pelxin under suitable escort
The Yamen, asks us to fix tae date fol
our departure and make the necessary
arrangements to do so. Our reply is
that we will seek instructions from oul.
governments and that in the absence
of such instructions we cannot quit
our posts | must inform you that ir
order to insure our safe departure
the foreign troops only can safely es
cort us, and they must be in suifi
clent force to safely guard 500 for
eigners including 200 womer an6
children as we'll as 1900 native Chris
tians who cannot be abandoned to Gel
tain massacre. We cannot accept the
Chinese escort under any circumstanc-
es. All my colleagues are dispatch
ing the foregoing to their respective
governments. OF American marines
seven have been killed, and sixteen
wounded, among the latter are Cap
tain Myers, and Doctor I.ippett, who
are getting along very well. Conger.
This message is undated but is sup
posed to have been sent on or after
the 5th of August, when the imperial
edict removing the inhibition against
ministers sending cipher messages
was received by the Tsung Ii Yamen
London, Aug. 10-An edict elnanat
ing from Pekin, authorizing Ii Hung
Chang to negotiate with the powers
for peace has, it is reported from
Shanghai, been received there. Cor
respondents of Yokohama again send
the statement that the Russo Japan
ese force is moving on Pekin from
the north Movements, it is asserted
have been kept secret in order to pre-
vent the facts from reaching Pekin.
The French consul at Shanghai says
5000 annamite troops will arrive there
next week for the protection of the
French settlement.
London, Aug. 10-Chinese met
chants at Shanghai petitioned the for
eign consuls to prevent the landing Of
troops, declaring it would create a
panic among the Chinese. Ii Ping
Heng, former governor of Shan Tun
personally commanded $1,000 Chinese
at Yang Tsun.
"A Chinese official at Shanghai says
seventeen pirates and brigards were
beheaded at Canton, August sth. A
dispatch from Berlin says Emperor
Francis Joseph and King Victor
Emmanuel III telegraphe1 Field
Marshal Count Won Walderze con-
graduating him on his appointment to
the chief command Of the allied troops
for China. Field Marshal ION Wal
derze, it is announced. viii sail Aug.
z1st ar 22d. from Italian port AMI go
to Shanghai first.
st. Petersburg. Aug. io-The Rus
sian admiralty received saa following
dispatch from Admiral A. Alexieif
New Chwang, Aug. 5-Ths Chinese
town OF New Chwang on the Gulf Of
Liao Tung, was captured Aug. 4th.
two warships taking part IN the bonn.
bardment. The Inhabitants were dis
armed
The Russian war Office received the
following dispatch from ssrodeoif
eKhagarov<a. aug 9-aen. Rcnne-
Eampi. Aug 7th. overlook and defeat.