The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27
By Jos: Oil.

By Jos: Onl.
Washington. August 9--tSpeciai.t-he-
s.bIican campaign managers are already
scheming to get Minister Conger back TO
this country in tine TO have him make
some speeches for the republican ticket
,Tbev hay. figured Il out that by getting
him away from Pekin pretty soon he can
reach this country in time to put In at
least two weeks and perhaps more cam
paignlng. and TO this end they are tank
ing Of his being so broken down by the
strain he has been through as TO necessi-
tate his taking leave of absence W. W.
RockhfIl who has been sent out 10 emma
as spacial commissioner. Will prooanIy
therefore be designated as envoy OF ihls
country 20 negotiate fer peace IN accord
ance with the suggestion looking 10 thdt
end made hv L. Hung Chang I'm the note
which Mr.. wu/rreSented to the state de-
cartment this morning. That note from
II was the most important feature OF to-
days news
Thera were messages from Remey and
Fowler throwing some light on the condi-
Hons inside Pekin ami which. taken IN
connection with the japanese adVlces- IN
dtcate that the trouble Is not al over YET
but this message from Il showing
Chinese anxiety for peace marks another
stsn forward toward final settlement ana
IL therefore the most important deNeioP-
usnt Of the day.
-he American reply q China's latest
spDeal tOr A cessation Of hOstilities re-
celvef today from II has not yet been
made known. and Il = likely that the
matter will be one 81 the main subjects
of consideration az the cabinet meeting
tomorrow. But there IS reason To believe
that the ovsrturcs will In effect be re-
yectcsi on the ground that tne conditions
laid down in the American note OF August
r-tb havs no. haen compiled with and un-
I'll complied with the government must
urlceeI without reference 10 China 5 ap-
mai for a haIr IN the proceedings The
S'sr7trh ~ August 18th said specifically
.hat ,he United States was ready 10 en-
ter into an agreement between the powers
and th.. Chinese government Tor a cesSa-
tiou OF hostiI.tIes on condition that the
RELIEF forces b. permitted TO enter feHAlh
uumoIeSted' and escort the le9atloneis >
,herctrom- But up 70 the present time
there is no evidence that the allied FORCES
..-. uursnle~t.-f at PeIz;n ga have received
III. sanction II the imperial government
q, convey the lesationer= 10 Tien Isin-
Last Application for Peace
Chera's last application Aor peace nego-
Nations received fHlaaAh Wa r"a-Ah -
bv Mr.. WI and Acting Secretary ~ State
Adea with the president Earl LIS re-
russr is that the UuItrd states name Mn
Ester Couger or some other official 70 act
as Ve.ce envoy for the Cessation Of hos
tsIitieS- He expressed his WILLINGNESS 10
80 T. Slrch poiut as the powers may de-
sirc. sld. under the intimaticns made. X
Is thought that Pekin or Tlen Tsin would
Re selected for the negotiations 1ne
Chinese envoy proposed no terms as 10
the Withdrawal Of troops and made M
other suggestion a. what was to come
before the committee. his sole anxiety be-
ing 10 secure the cessa--ls n hostilit.es.
Tn. aupIiratfoa IS understood also u
have been made u the powers la the
hope that II al would name commits
sicner there would b. a general council
Of peace between Ii Hum chang on the
one hand and the several representative
~ the nations ON the other. IL Is prob
abe that this government would desire
70 take sufficient time 20 learn what the
either powers intend doing on the same
line. As al Ere acting in unison More
over. while Ii Hang Chang asks the Hes
o. cease hoSrillt5es. lie gives no assurance
that he has the power to make the
Chinese army and the rebellious boxers
cease their hostiIities-
Situation in Pekin.
The situation ia Pel1iu was made more
rlear to-day from many sources Consul
Fowler. at The Foo. repeated a dispatch
received from Consul Eagslale at Tlen
Tsiu. who reports Chinese troops sur
rounded IN palace grounds" The Japan
.se legation received a dispatch saying
the Chinese rrouus r-treatcd on the 10Th
within th- imperial palace. and that they
Were surrounded there. with the Japanese
military headquarters located I'm the Jap
sucSe legation Admiral BeIney also
transmitted am authentic report from Pc
kin on the 18th. Saying. troops moving
on the Iuue rial city" Thcsr dispatches
establish clearly that the imperial pal
ace and grounds were under seige. But
not one of the dispatches IS clear as 10
how late this condition Of affairs existed.
The Fowler dispatch Il the latest % b. re-
CeIved. and Is dated the 9ith. but probably
that Is the date on which IL left Tien
Tsfn- The Jauaues.. dispatch also refers
o. the Chinese taking refuge i'm the i'm
pcrial palace on the 18th, but does not
bring the situation beyond that day.
T0day-s dispatches seem 10 make clear
that the emperor and empress dowaEer 7
have made their escape from Pciin and
that about the only present service Of the
fuir.crial r-iiace and grounds Is as an asy-
Irsru in which the dcmorllized Chinese
soldiers ar- making "a last stand The
Jautuese legations afivi-es to-day showed
that the imperial cortcge left Pclsiu on
the 18th. and that probably the empress
doawage as wei as the emperor had LIT