The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-29
CHINA SUES FOR PEACE.
We Refuse to Help Her Till For-
eigners Are Protected.
STILL ADVANCING ON PEKIN.

Ed let Appointing Ii Hung Chang Pleni.
potentiary to Negotiate With Powers
REPLY Of the United States Govern-
ment to It-washington Confident Of
an Early yPeace-Chafee's Instruchono
Washington, D. G. (Special).-China's
expected appeal for peace has come,
and seven hours after 1t was received
the answer OF the United States. in ef-
feet refusal to negotiate at this time.
was handed to the secretary of the
Chinese legation. The appeal Is IN the
form Of an imperial edict, appointing
Ii Hung Chang as Plenipotentiary to
arrange cessation 0f hostilities pend
ing negotiations for q settlement OF
the questions at issue between China
and the Powers. No proposal for an
armistice has yet been received by the
Government, but the President and
his advisers deemed the edict suff1-
cient ground for making an immediate
response, which said that as q prelim-
mary to the beginning of nesatiations
the Chinese Government must comply
WITH the conditions imposed the
Z President's answer Of July 23akO the !
appeal of the Emperor Kwang-su for;
the good Offices Of the United States
to bring about a asettlement Of the diff
sferences between China and the Pow
,ers. When this has been done, the an
swerisaid, the Government win accept
II as the Chinese Plenipo tentiat
The document containing the dictss
handed by Minister Wu to the tat9s
Department follows: sSsss''
4stssAn Imperial edict forwarded bTt the
sPrlYy Council at Pekin, under date Of
the 18th day of the Seventh Moon
gfAugust 8;Ssto Governor Yuan at
sTsinan Shantlng, who transmitted 1t
on the 17th day of the same Moon
(AuguSt d1) to the Taotai at Shahghak.
by whom It was retransmitted to Min
lister Ru who received 1t on the night
Of same day august III.
'Ihe Imperial edict, as transmitted
6HaheSRffYyeCouncil, Is as follows:
"A he present conflict between
Chin Ind foreigners there has been;
soA lnde derstapding on the part 0f!
fq ionS and also d want Of pfo-
= ement 81. the part Of some
I arms bred by caiamitous resuits
and cafle rupture IF. friendly relas
a6nHD liieh VIII ultimately do no good
III tie world. We hereby appoint I'LL;
$HuGg Chang as our Envoy Plenipos
Harry, Ktth &ipstruction to- propose
: M II4e ~ aegraph to the Govern
<l1f Eeral Powers concerned.
f0E lte cessation 0f hostile
'de3dS 1liE penang neg0tt honss
witch hereby uffortzed to- con-
duct fS part f6r the settlement
sef NH Questions may hare to be
dealt Tie questions are to be
seVeraily considered in ii satisfactory
manner,9nd thesresult Of the ncgotla-
tion3 reported to us for our sanction.
Respect this
'The above is respectfully copied
for transmission to your Excellency
to be communicated to the Secretary
Of State for His Excellency's infor-
nation"
Minister WI handed the decree to
Acting Secretary Of State Adee at
1890 o'clock in the morning. After a
conference between Mr.. Adee and
Secretary Root and a further confer.
ence over the telephone between the
President and Mr.. Root, at which the
terms Of the answer of the United
States were outlined, the note to the
Chinese Government was prepared and
delivered to- Minister WI.
After his conversation with the Pres
tdepts oyer the 3elephone Secretary
Root sse4 dispatch to General Chat
fee, commander of the United
States nlitary forces in China, in-
forming him of the appointment of Lii
Hung Dhnng and his mission and the
chararfar of tbis co,-orn,ont's ro,,In