The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-10
EMPEROR'S PEACE ENVOY
HAS RETURNED TO PEkIN,
Prince Ching Acting Under Imperial Order, Will Remain ir
the Chinese Capital to Negotiate With the Agents
of Foreign Powers.

Washington. Sept s-The Japanese Lega-
ton has received the following telegram
| from the Foreign Office at Toxic:
| General Yamaguchi wired TO the follow
; ing effect Colonel Shiba. who was sent
| with company OF cavalry to Tsing-Ho.
| September 3. escorted Prince Ching back
! 20 Pekin. The Princes residence, being in
| the district occupied by the japanese, IS
| guarded by them. Previous to his arrival.
| the Prince communicated to Major General
! Fukushima. saying that on account of the
| present grave situation he had been ordered
| by the Emperor to return to Pekin and ar
| range affairs Immediately.
| The district in possession of the japanese
IS now quiet and in order. and the Chinese.
! entertaining no fear. have resumed their
| business.
The railway south Of Tang-Tsun is work
| ing. but IT is impossible 10 say when COM
munication beyond that place will be re-
| opened
IMPERIAL DECREE FOR PEACE.
| SPECIAL BY CABLE.
| SHANGHAI Sept. lG.-Copyright. 1900. by The
| New York Herald Company.)-An imperial
| decree was issued on August 10. in Huai-
| Lai. Province o: Chilli. through the Act
| ing Viceroy. Ling Gung. 1t was received
| here by Ii Hung Chang on September l.
| 1t reads:
THE Iho-Chran outlaws CBoxersl. In
| their hatred of foreigners and Christians
have attacked them at Taku and Tien-
| Tsin. The allied forces have therefore
taken Tien-Tsin and Taku. and on the
morning Of August Is attacked the imperial
Frv1Kr hi ..Nl
Chao-Yang gates of the Tartar City were
blown up by the Japanese.
We. therefore. prepared the departure
of the Empress DOwager for the west. We
have repeatedly telegra phed TO the foreign
Powers demonstrating against the invasion
OF our kingdom. They have replied that
they fight only against tie Iho-Chuan
(Boxers) and their leaders and are not in
conflict with our Government. showing that
they are willing to make peace.
But as all the Ministers safe in
Pekin, hereby command Van LU Hsu
Tung and Ching Yu to stay in Pekin and
arrange terms of peace. We also command
Ii Hung Chang, Niceroy of Chilli. who Is
our faithful and trusted officer and has
the confidence Of foreigners. to devise
measures 10 bring about negotiations and
telegraph to the Secretaries of State Of the
various countries. or consult the ConSuls
General at Shanghai We trust that IL
Hung Chang will forward the cause OF
peace, thereby earning our thanks"
Ching VI has died at Pao-Ting-Fu.
CHINESE RECRUITING SOLDIERS.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
CsntC:. via Hong Kong, Sept. e.-(Copy-
right. 1909 by the New York HeraId Conn
hat rha n
fired on the Chinese at Kwiag Chow-Wsn.
ard that the Chinese did not reply.
A Chinese Admiral has come TO Canton
and is engaged in raising 5000 soldiers.
The Manchus IN Canton are very restless
The English school has been closed. The
Ma ndarins do not wish foreigners 10 show
themselves in ine city. The festival nights
pcssed of peacefully at Hong-ilong.
AMERICANS ROUTED BONER ARMY.
Coryright. 1900. by the Associated Press
Shanghai. Sept. Mails from Inc North
bring a bunch Of belated messages. with Il
notice from the cable office at Taku. dated |
August 90 saying that the Office. being five |
days behind on Government messages, Is
not able TO undertake other work The |
wires TO Pekin were being cIt daily by |
Boxers. and communications were interrupt |
ed half the time. although restored as rap
idly possible by the British and Amer |
leans.
The Taku cable office. on the date men |
tiOI ed. was handling the messages OF all |
the Governments and armies except tn. |
Russian and Japanese, and the press dis !
patches would necessarily fare ILL.,
The Russians and japanese secured the |
country for twenty miles south of Pekin |
looking for Boxers. but had found none
Three hundred men OF the sixth United 1
Sta:ss Cavalry defeated Go Boxers, who had |
arrived with spears and swords al Hunting |
Park. eleven miles from Pekin. Thirty Box /
ers were killed and many were tAkeA pris-
oners. The flags OF the enemy and - large |
quantity of weapons We're captured.
On September 1 the japanese Germans |
were pushing troops from Tien-Tsn toward
Ptkin
On the same date an Imperial Grand 1
Secretary and member of the Tsung Ii !
Yamen. whose name is given Kes,
which Is not lntelIiglbie conferred with Sir
Claude Macdonald the British Minister.
with the result that Prince Ching was ex-
pected in Pekin September ,.
A week earlier the Generals and Ministers |
had been discussing the advisabiiity cf de-
stroyiEs the Forbidden City because the
Chinese had failed to make peace overtures.
The Russians strongly favored destruction.
but the others delayed action in order to
consult with their Governments.
The British seized Feng-Tai. an important
railway station and strategic position south |
Of Pekin.
The buildings at Tien-Tsin from which the
Germans propose TO evict the Americans
are large warehouses owned by Cinnamon |
and conveniently located on the Pei-Ho at |
The head OF steamboat navigation. The |
Americans have been occupying these since
they arrived at Tien-Tsn. As the other
arge buildings were taken by other troops
L will be hard 10 find suitable winter quar-
'ers for the Americans.
After the decision not 10 destroy the For
oidden City detachments Of the allies |
marched through the imperial palace, find
ng dirt and confusion everywhere Every
hing valuable had been removed.
MARCHAND SAILS FOR CHINA.
Marseilles, Sept. 9.-Major Msrchand of |
Fashoda fame embarked here to-day on a |
steamer bound for China. where he is going |
20 represent France the International
Commission. composed of officers intrusted |
With the settlement of diplomatic questions |
and any difficulties arising between the diff
ierent portions of the foreign corps
An immense crowd gave him rousiDg |
,Rnd-pH Tho Natianalicfe 1