The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-17
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China Notifies Powers Of Il Hung
Changes Appointment.

The Uaited states Replies That No Ne.
Eottsllon for iCessations Of Hos.
tilities Can BeaHad Until 0
Is Denanas Are Granted.
# Washington, Aug. IS. Sund day night
Secretary Adee, by direction Of Pres
ident Mckinley, presented to Minister
WI for transmission to his government
the reply of the United States to the i'm
perial edict appointing Ii Hung Chang
envoy to negotiate with the powers tor
a.cessation of hostilities. The text of
the reply will not be made public be-
fore to-day. In effect, however, it is a
Federation of the tdema nds previously
made by the United States upon China,
coupled with a vigorous intimation
that no negotiations will be entered in
to until the Chinese government shall
havecomplied with those demands.
This government, inspired by a de-
termination to- effect the rescue of the
legationers besieged in Picking, takes
advantage in its reply to the edict to
reiterate the demands previously
made upon China. These demands
first were made by the, president on
July 20, and subsequently,. were reiter-
ated substantially by Acting Secretary
Adee BY direction of the president.
The demands for the protection Of the
ministers, for free communication be-
tween them and their respective gov
ernments, and for the restoration of
order in China form the keynote of the
memorandum forwarded to the imperi-
al government by the president Sun
day. The iteration and reiteration of
the, demands must, it is thought, make
It perfectly clear to the Chinese gov
ernment that no negotiations will be
entered upon until square-toed COM
pliance with them has been made.
Should the demands be acceded to,
there will be no obstacles, it is believed,
in the way Of settlement of other
q':estions which have arisen out of the
pending troubles.
Copies have been sent to the United
States representatives in Europe and
Japan to be submitted to the govern
ments at which they are stationed;
and also to the European diplomatists
resident here for their information.
Lii Hung Chang Appointed.
Indications of the desire of China for
a peaceful settlement of her present
difficulties have been multiplying for
several days. Official evidence of that
desire was presented to the depart
ment of state Sunday. It was in the
form of an edict promulgated by the
emperor, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl
Ii Hung Chang, as envoy, plenipoten-
tiary to negotiate, with the powers for
an Immediate cessation of HOSTILE
ties" pending solution of the prob
lens which have grown out of the
anti-foreign uprising in the empire.
Earl Ii is to act directly for the en-
perOr, and a fair inference is that
whatever terms of settlement he NAV
reach with the powers will be ap-
proved by the imperial government.
The Edict.
The presidents reply; as yet has not
been received. Later in the day. Act
ing Secretary Adee made publicAthe
text of the edict in the following
statement:
THE department of state makes public
the following imperial edict, appointing
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang as envoy pleni.
potentiary to propose q, cessation of hos.
tile demonstrations and negotiate with the
powers. a copy Of which was delivered by
Mr.. WI to the acting secretary of state
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock. An i'm.
peptaledict forwarded xby$ the privy council
at Picking, under date Of the fourteenth
day Of the seventh moon august 8th) tc
Gov. Yuan at Tsi Nan, shantung, who
transmitted it on the seventeenth day Of
the same moon august 11) to- the taota
at Shanghai, by whom it was retransmit.
ted to Minister WI, who received it on the
night of the same day august lD. The i'm.
perial edict. as transmitted by the priyy
council, is as follows: - i: ~ ~ :,
In the present conflict between Chinese
and foreigners there has been some mis-.
understanding on the part of foreign ma
tions and also want Of proper manage.
ment on the part of some Of the local au.
thorities. A. clash of arms is followed b,
calamitous results and caused a rupture
of friendly relations, which vial ultima tel,
do no good to the world. We hereby an
point"Li Hung Chang as our envoy pleni.
potentiary, with instructions to propose
at once by telegraph to the governments
Of the several powers concerned for thu
immediate cessation, of hostile demonstra.
lions pending negotiations, which he i.
hereby authorized to conduct for our part
for the settlement Of whatever question:
may have to be dealt with. The questions
are to, be severally; considered in a salts.
factory manner and the result of the ne.
gotiations reported to us for our sanction
Respect. this s, -, 70. ys;....<s -. :.
"The above is respectfully copied TO,
transmission to your excellency, to be com.
municated to the secretary Of state fol
his excellency's information :. 49,
Very Unsafe.
London, Aug. 13.-:.The sooner we
can be got out OF this, the better, fol
it is inconvenient for the Chinese gov.
ernment and unsafe for, ourselves. .
This is the message received last even.
ing from Sir Robert Hart dated Pc.
king, August 5, and sent in cipher to
the Chinese maritime customs office
in London. Commenting upon it, the
Morning Post hays: It would seem ia
indicate that the Chinese government
is anxious for the safety Of the for.
eigners, or, at. any rate, anxious to
get them safely out of Picking, while
Sir Robert Hart evidently expects that
they will get out sooner or later
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Jury Disagree.
Celina, O., Aug. 13.-The jury dis.
agreed in the trial of Mrs. Mollie
Quigg, indicted for first-degree muir.
der in killing John r. Dilley, a
wealthy lumberman, on the night OF
March 20. The jury was out 30 hours.
All the indictments in the case are
now likely to be nolled. fls|t
Population Of Iadlanapolis.