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TO START FOR PEKIN SOON
IMPERIAL ORDERS ISSUED TO III
HUNG CHANG.

Correspondence with This Government
Given Cut-Chineso Statesman to be
Afforded Every Facility by the United
States Officers-Princc Ching Believed
to be in Pektn.
Washington, Sept, 12.--The state de-
partment to-day made public the fol-
| lowing statement:
THE following communication was
handed to Acting Secretary of State
Hill on September II by the Chinese
minister:
Cablegram from Earl Lii Hung
Chang, dated September 8, 1900, trans
mitted by the Chinese minister at Lon
dom under date of September 10, ard
received by Minister WI on the night
of the last-named date.
~ have just received telegram,
dated September s, from governor of
Shantung, transmitting dispatch adj
dressed to me by the privy council from
| Ta-Tung-Fu (Shan-SD, on August &c.
The privy council to III Hung Chang,
envoy plenipotentiary, grand secretary
of state and viceroy of Chilli
9 On the third day Of the sixth moon
Of Kwang Hsu, twenty sixth year eau
gust 2D the following imperial edict
was issued:
I'VE hereby command III Hung
| Chang, envoy plenipotentiary, with fun
, discretionary powers and grand score
tary of state to proceed at once by
steam vessel to Pekin and there 10 as
Hociate himself with Prince Ching in
discussing and dealing with all pending
questions. Let there be no delay, Re
spect this. The above has been commu-
nicated to me in obedience to the i'm
perial will"
Another communication from the
privy council states an edlct has al
ready been issued commanding Sir Rob-
ert Hart to confer with (the representa-
tives OF the foreign nations for the
loan Of a steam vessel to convey Ii
Hung Chang without delay to Pekin,
where he IS to associate himself with
Prince Ching in dealing with all pend
ing questions.
There was also a copy of an edict
for Ii Hung Chang which the inspector
general of customs (Sir Robert IIart
was directed to depute an official to de-
liver in person Ito Earl Lii. The docu-
ments referred to have been dispatched
by post but on account of the rounda-
bout method employed and fearing a
mistake or failure might arise, the
edcts are respectfully transcribed las
aboVe), On receipt of the same the
Shantung government is requested to
transmit them by telegraph to Envoy
Lii
Having received imperial orders
urging my speedy departure for the
north, it behooves me to make arrange
ments to start on my journey soon
Please inform secretary of state and
request instructions be telegraphed to
the United States commanders at Tien
Tsin and Pekin to cooperate in afford |
ing me protection If required.
ITO the above communication Acting
Secretary Hill has handed Mr.. WI the
following:
In reply to the request Of Earl Ii |
that instructions be telegraphed to the !
United States commanders q Tien Tsln |
and Pekin to cooperate in affording |
him protection If required on his jour |
ney to PelSin, the government of the |
United States so far as it's own forces |
are concerned viii be happy to facilitate
In every proper way the journey Of Earl !
Ii to Pekin, and will so instruct it's |
Department of State, Washington, Sep |
TENDER H. 1900.''