The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-11
PEKING OPENS DOOR.
Foreign Ministers to Be Escorted
to Tientsin.
An Imperia Edict Orders This 10 he
Done, and Also Grants Them Per-
mission to Communicate with
Their Governments.


patch to the Temps, dated August s,
an imperial decree, dated August 2,
authorizing the foreign ministers in
Picking to communicate without re-
striction with their governments and
ordering their departure for Tientsin
under u good escort.
Thinks IL Correct.
Cape May, \. j., Aug. 6.-Minister
WI said that the dispatch to the Paris
Temps stating an imperial decree was
issued under date of August allow
ing the ministers in Picking free com
munication with their home countries
was probably true, and was the result
of the memorial of the Chinese min
listers in all countries asking through
Ii Hung Chang and other viceroys for
this privilege. He, however, had no
official news confirming the issuance
Of the edict.
wu May Have II.
Washington. Aug. 6.-There is good
reason to believe that the imperial
edict referred to has reached Minister
WI, who is with his family at Cape
May. If so it will probably be deliv-
cred to the acting secretary of state
when the minister returns to Wash
ington to-day. At the Chinese lega-
ton here, however, there is no infor-
nation as to its receipt.
Message from ConGer.
Washington, Aug. ca belated
message from Minister Conger was re-
ceived Sunday at the state depart
ment. 1t came through Consul Gen
eral Goodnow, at Shanghai, who trans
mitted messages received by Mr.. Rags
dale, United States consul at TEN
tsin, from Mr.. Conger and Mr.. Squiers,
secretary of the United States lega-
ton at Picking. In effect the advices
are the same as those received day
or two ago by the state department
from Consul Fowler, at Chefoo. Mr..
Goodnow's message was transmitted
to President Mckinley at Canton, and
Mr.. Adee, acting secretary of state,
later in the day, issued the following
statement concerning it:
Consul General Goodnow, in a cable
gram dated Shanghai, August 5, which was
received at the department of state at four
o'clock this Sunday morning, reports the
receipt by Consul Ragsdale, al Tientsin, of
messages from Minister Conger and the
secretary of the legation Mr.. Squiers
| dated July 81, to the following effect
IAN well. No fighting since the six
teenth by agreement. Enough provisions.
Hope for speedy relief
MIR. Goodnow adds that the director of
posts, Sheng, had on the 5th, communi-
Gated to him an imperial edict, dated July
so ordering Jung Lu, to provide an escort
for the ministers TO Tientsin, when the
! ministers fix the date. The edict says the
ministers can receive messages not in
! cipher; but Notwithstanding this, plain
messages were returned to some consuls
| ON August l."
stu Thought to he Safe.
While the messages from Minister
Conger and Secretary Squiers bear
date of July p, the belief founded
not only upon them, but also upon
collateral and later information, is
that the legationers are yet safe from
al least immediate harm. Al present
there is no means of knowing whether
the ministers will accept the offer of
the Chinese imperial government to
provide an escort for them to TEN
tsin, but il is surmised they will pre-
fer TO remain within the British lega-
| allied forces. Should they leave for
Tientsin in all probability it would
| be because they regarded it the safer
course to pursue. 1t is thought to be
| not unlikely that the Chinese govern
ment may be very insistent upon the
| departure of the ministers, in the
| hope, if they can be gotten to Tien-
tsin in safety, the storming of Picking
may be averted.
Statement by state Department.
Washington. Aug. G.-The state de-
partment Saturday morning issued
| the following:
Minister WI this morning handed to
! the acting secretary OF state copy of
| a telegram from the taota of Shanghai
| dated August 2. and received by Mr.. Wu
| on the evening OF the Sd. IL confirms The.
| message OF Yuan Shih-Kai, governor of
| Shantung, to Mr.. Fowler consul at Che
| foo. purporting to communicate the same
| telegram OF July 80 from the tsung- IL
| yamen. but IL is to be noted that IL con-
| tains a passage omitted from Gov Yuan's
| message. namely, the announcement that
| as fighting Is going on in Tientsin. IL is
| inexpedient TO send cipher kilograms to
| the foreign ministers in Peking In this
| particular the present telegram agrees
| with Consul General Goodnow's report re-
| ceived yesterday, that Earl Ii Hung Chang
| had told the French consul at Shanghai.
| on the Sd, that no messages would be de-
| livered TO the ministers because the for
| eigners were advancing on Picking.
THE tsung-li-yamen's cable OF July 30
| Is as follows:
Foreign ministers in Picking are all
| safe and well. Recently vegetables fruit
| and provisions have been repeatedly sup
piled TO them. Relations most friendly.
| At present consultations are going on for
| the protection OF various ministers going
10 Tientsin for temporary shelter, which
will soon be concluded satisfactorily. But
as fighting Is going on in Tientsin. II is
inexpedient that cipher kilograms should
be sent. Different consuls have been noti-
fed so that they may inform their respec-
tive governments. Please inform the for
eign office. Besides wiring TO other min
isters, l transmit the above 70 YOU;
The amount of powder required TO
propel cannon projectile generally
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