The evening times., 1900-08-01

Arthur Consul Carles stood firm for no
delay
HE said. Send for the Russian infantry
if you like. but instantly make arrange
ments to land a multi-nationsl force from
The feet at Taku.' Captain McCana of
the United States steamship Newark. how
ever settled the business. Gentlemen,
raake what plans you like, but my orders
are Proceed at once to Pekin," and to
"ekin l start tomorrow morning.; if
cannot entrain there walk. but to Pekin
I GO As usual, the man OF aetIon settled
tko matter. and it was there ara then ar
ranged to send 900 men up Tin addition to
GOO and 7OO already there) next morning.
General ChaGee is the man Of action
in this case. and as Captain MeCaIla led
the marines. he viii lead the allied forces
to action"
The State Department officials have now
no doubt that Mr. Conger is still alive
and wen. and are exceedingly aaxiou- -
reach him. No delay VIII be eountenanceG. .
and the officials hope to have released tho
inmates Of the legations within week
WI Ting-fang. the Chinese Minister,
presented to Secretary Hay today copy
of cable despatch from Ii Hung Chang,
who is at Shanghai, which Mr. WI had
aN mi sfayhH 10 4
by Earl Ii to the Chinese Minister in Lon
don. who transmitted It to Minister Wa.
Lis despatch follows:
Just received telegram -frcm Pao-
ting-Fu Of the sixth moon, 23i Gay July
1s) that the Privy Council had that
day received an imperial edict as fol-
lows; We have received the memorial
OF Ii Hung Chang ard others implor-
ing Us TO save and protect the minis
ters of the various nations Now.
the ministers are all safe and well and
Ii Hung Chang is directed to wire to
Yapg-yu and others so that they may
inform the respective Secretaries OF
Foreign Affairs accordingly Respect
this
This telegram has been delayed in
its transmission. The other day ] and
other Viceroys sent Joint memorial.
requesting that the different ministers
be escorted out OF Pekin. or that they
first be enabled to freely communicate
by letter or wire with their respective
Governments. When an imperial an
sEer is received I viii again wire.
Communicate this 10 Minister Yang at
s. Petersburg: Minister Yu at Paris.
and Minister WI at Washington for
them 10 inform Secretaries CT Foreign
Affairs"
The lrst message received from China b.
the Government officials To-Day came from
Admiral Remey at Taku. II deals almost
entirely with the care Of the wounded and
states that Biddle's command Of marines
has been ordered to Tieatsin. The des-
pa;oh is as follows:
Bureau, OF Navigation, Washington:
.Taku. 2sth. S9Iace wits sick and
wounded proceeds Nagas. ii. Yozaha-
ma. Guam. Honolulu Mar stand Eve
marine and Navy ohleers. ave Army
riues. ffty-fye Ninth Infantry All
men WEI remain aboard the Solace uE-
less recommended BY Army medical au-
thor.t.ss at Nagasaki and Surgeon An
terson, Yokohama army hospital
ship Relief preparing at Nagssah for
Taku. japanese hospital ships alter
mating here latl our disposition il
needed Lieutenant Le0nard's coBdi-
tion more favorable. recovery hopeful.
Bitdle's command ordered Tien'sin.
"REMEY"
The Nay Department officials are high-
ly pleased with the attitude OF the japan
ese Government in Offering the use OF their
hospital ships to Admiral Remey. and have
instructed the latter to convey 10 the jap
anese admiral the thanks Of this Govern
mCnt.
The cruiser NazhvHle lsft Nagasaki Tor
Taku today. ard viii b. put to good use
BY Admiral Remey. The Oreg VIII sooc
follow from Kure