Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-19
NAY BEGIN TOMORROW
Negotiations For settlement With
4 China Nay Bs Inauguratsd ct
Pekia Tomorrow.
supplementary Instructions Gent to
Congsr-O Ohina's Counter Pro.
possls Not satisfactory.
Text Of Emperor Kwang Hsu's
nesssgs to McK Kinley- The
Prssidsnt's Reply.


government has made q request upon
Secretary Hay that negotiations begin
tomorrow at Pekin looking to q settle
ment Of the Chinese question. 1t is said.
at the state department that Conger's
( Instructions are sufficient in breadth to
enable him to proceed with the negoia-
tions tomorrow without further orders
from the department. However, al the
4 Chinese counter proposals received yes
terday thru Conger appear to warrant
further instructions for Conger, he will
be wired today an outline of the course
ne ie to pursue In furtherance of the
plans already committed to his care.
For obvious reasons the state depart
inert has decided not to make public the
text Of those supplementary instruc-
tions. But 1t may be said the govern-
ment does not regard the Chinese tender
as sufficient to meet the necessities Of
the case.
CHINESE EMPEROR TO M'KINLEY
Text OF His Message Thanking the
United states for Good Ofiices.
Washington. Oct 19.-The message OF
the Chinese emperor to the president.
urging early negotiations for settlement
and the presidents reply thereto, were
made public today. They We're as fol-
lows:
Emperor Ia Using to his excellency,
the president OF the United States.
greeting: We are extremely grateful to
your excellency for taking the Initiative
In the withdrawal Of troops from Pc
kin and for consenting, In the interest
! of friendly relations to use your kindly
Offices between China and the friendly
powers who have been Offended on ac-
count Of the recent and unexpected up
rising in China.
We. therefore, especially delegate our
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
!, potentiary. WI Ting Fang. TO PERSONAL
Ny deliver this stelexra aphicS letter to you,
excealency, conveying our sincere ex-
presoion OF thanks.
We beg your exceliency, in the inter-
: est OF peace and International good re-
lations. Will exert your friendly infiu-
ence with other powers toward a COM
plete effacemert OF all i'll feeling, and a
speedy determination on their part to
negotiate for a peaceful settlement. For
this we shall feel unbounded gratitude
towards your excellency, M1ose good Of
fice0 We are now earnestly beseechingn =
PRESIDENTS REPLY.
'Washington ID. c., Oct. Is, 1900.-Tc
His Majesty. Kwang Hsu, Emperor Of
China. Greeting: It afforded me much
pleasure to receive your imperial ma
jesty's tslesraphic letter, Oct. 10. which
has been delivered by your majesty's
minister In Washington.
cordially share your majesty's wish
that there may be peaceful settlemen,
Of all questions between China and the
powers whose interests and minister.
have % grievously suffered wrong II
your maj jesty's . dominions, and that the
outcome may be complete effacement
OF III feeling between them. The desire
Of this govrnment that such settlemen,
may be brought about speedily l,a.
been made known to all the powers, anc
trust negotiations may begin SO soor
40 we and the other Offended govern
msnts shall be effectively Satisfied O
your matesty's ability and power Il
treat with Just sternness the principa
Offenders. who are doubly culpable, no
alone towards the foreigners. but to
wards your majesty. under whose rul
the purpose OF China to dwell in con
cord with the world has hitherto fount
expresston In the welcome and protec
ton assured to strangers
(signed) 'WM. M'KINLEY."
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