Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-23
TALK ABOUT PEACE
Ii Hung Chang Appeals to the Pow
ers to Appoint Peace Com
missioners.
The POWERS ALL DECLINE
Correspondence Between the State Depart
ment and Ii Hung Ohang-An Upris-
ing at HankOu Nipped in the Bud
Leaders Decapitatsd.

August 0totS
department this morning made public
the following Chinese correspondence
from August 2Oth-22d, 1900. Handed to
Mr.. Adee by Mr.. WI, August 20, 1900,
at 1O.15 a. m. A cablegram dated Au-
gust 10th from Viceroy Lii Hung Chsng,
was transmitted by the Chinese minis
ter at London and received by Minister
WI, the night of the same day. 1t was
a declaration by all the ministers Of
foreign affairs of the great powers that
the expedition Of the allied troops was
solely for the rescue Of the ministers at
Pekin. Now. the allied troops having
entered Pekin and found the ministers
safe, it seems proper that hostilities
should at once cease and negotiations
should commence.
I therefore request the United States
government to appoint an envoy with
full powers, or to appoint minister
now in Pekin for that purpose, as he Is
necessarily acquainted with affairs be-
tween the Chinese and the foreigners,
and to inform me If the conference will
take place at Pekin. After the receipt
of definite reply, will at once proceed
north. Please request the secretary of
state to lay the matter before his ex-
cellency the president. I wait his re-
ply"
SEEKING PEACE.
Received at the department of state,
August 81, 1900 3.17 p. m. A cablegram
from Viceroy Ii Hung Chang dated Au-
gust 21, 1900, and received by Minister
Wu on the same day. The Boxer rebels
at Pekin having been dispersed, there
will be positively no more fighting. The
further military operations on the part
of the powers are greatly to be deplored.
Besides urging the cessation Of hostili-
of state upon the subject Of the with
drawal of the troops and the appoint
ment of plenipotentiary to negotiate
the settlement of all other questions so
as to preserve amicable relations.
await an early reply.
REPLY OF UNCLE SAM.
Washington, August 23.-(Sent Chi
nese minister on August %, 1900, 1.30
p. my Memorandum In response to the
Chinese minister's communications and
oablegrams from Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang, dated August 10Th and 21st,
proposing immediate cessation of hos
tilities and the appointment Of an en-
voy to conduct the negotiations, re-
ceived at the department Of state on
August goth and 21st, 1900. While the
condition set forth in the memorandum
delivered to the Chinese minister on
August 18th has not been fulfilled and
the powers have been compelled to
rescue their ministers by force of arms
unaided by the Chinese government,
still this government is ready to well
come any overtures for truce and to In
vite the other powers to join when Sc
curity is established in the Chinese cap
ital, and the Chinese government shows
It's ability and willingness to make on
its part an effective suspension of hos
tilities at Pelin and elsewhere in China.
When this is done, and we hope 1t will
be done promptly, the United States
will be prepared to appoint represent
ative to join with the representatives
of other similarly interested powers
and the authoritative and responsible
government of the Chinese empire to
attain ends declared in our circular to
the powers ON July 8. 1900. (Signed)
Alva Adee, Acting Secretary. Depart
ment of State.
NO NEWS FROM PEKIN.
London, August 23.-Foreign consuls
at Shanghai, not having received any
thing from Pekin later than August
18th, fear that the Chinese troops oper-
ating along the rear Of the allies are
cutting off their communication. The
blockade Of press messages at the Che
Foo telegraph office continues But Of
fetal dispatches are put ahead. A be-
lated dispatch from Pekin, dated Au-
gust 14th, says that Sir Claude Mac
Donald, the British minister, is ILL.,
lGERMANY'S ANSWER.
Washington, D. c., August 23.-Qm-
cial cable dispatches were received here
this morning stating that the German
government today took action similar
to that of the United States In reject
ing the Chinese proposal. The German
foreign office delivered the answer to
the Chinese minister at Berlin this
morning. Germany insists that no ne
gotiations can be conducted with II
Hung Chang until his credentials make
plain that he has authority from re.
sponslble heads Of the Chinese govern
ment.
GERMANS ON THE MARCH.
Berlin, August 23.-The German ad'
miral at Taku, under date Of August 20
wires: Captain Hecht reached Ma TT
this morning. and proceeded. The ad'
vance was difficult owing to the force
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