Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-20
-tBy Telegraph to virglnlan-pilotl


upon Secretary Hay that negotiations
begin tomorrow at Pekin looking to a
settlement of the Chinese question. 1t
Is said at the State Department that Mr..
Conger's instructions are sufficient I'm
breadth to enable him to proceed with
negotiations tomorrow without fur
Their orders from the department..
However. as the Chinese counter pro-
posals. received yesterday through MIR.
Conger, appear TO warrant further in
structions from the President and Sec
rotary Hay, Mr.. Conger was wired to-
uny an outline of the course he Is to
pursue In furtherance OF the plans al
ready committed to his care.
SECRET INSTRUCTIONS.
For obvious reasons the State De-
partment has decided not to make n,b-
lie the text or this supplementary in
structions. ISut 1T may be stated that
our government does not regard the
Chinese tender as sufficient to meet the
necessities OF the case. 1t is not indi-
Gated in what respect they fall short
me chinese agreeing. according to
their note. to express regret admit
ilability for indemnity and yield any
thins In the way OF treaties in con
sideration of the Withdrawal of the
troops and an armisticc 1t is in
ierred mat our objection is based on n
iack OF guarantees for the present
nnlctN OF American citizens and the
lc;,ation in China, as well as for thn
protection Of missionary and trade in
'creStS In the future. 1t cannot hn
gathered that the matter of the sutli
cheney of the punishments to be mcted
OUT to the Chinese offending officials
enters into this objection.
THE ALLEGED EDICT.
The alleged cdict setting out the
punishments allotted to Prince ruau
and his fellow conspirators is sur.
rounded with doubt. Mr. Congcr has
advised the State Department that the
authenticity of the edict is called i'm
question in Pekln. but nowhere has the
state Department been able to secure
any official statement as TO the char
actcr of the cdict.
The Department has so far made no
answer TO the Chinese proposal, and,
as already indicated. viii return this
probably through Mr.. Conger.
THE EMpEROR'S MESSAGE.
Washington oct. 19.--'rhe message
OF the Chinese Emperor 10 the Prcsi-
dent urging early negotiations for a
thereto, were made public to-day as
follows:
QIanded to the President by Minister
Wu, October IA 1900
The following telegraphc Imperial
letter dated October II. 1900, forward
ed by the PriVy Council! from Tung-
Kuan On ShensD and ret transmitted
from Shanghai by Director General
Sheng, under date Of October Ii. has
been received by Minister WI:
The Emperor Of the Ia Using Empire
to His IcNcellency. the President OF
the United Sta1es=l; rnn14,..4i
We are extremely grateful r. Your
EXcellcncy for taking the initiative in
the withdrawal of troops tfrom Pckim
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 unexpected up
rising in China.
We therefore especially delegate our
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotcntiary wa Ting Fang, to
ter to Your Excelency conveying our
sincere expression of thanks.
We beg that Your Excellency, in the
interest of peace and international
good relations. will exert your friend
ly influence with the other Powers to-
wards the complete effacement of all
ill-feeling and the speedy determine
ton on their part to negotiate for a
peaceful settlement. For this we shall
feel unbounded gratitude towards
Your EXcelency, whose good offices
we are now earnestly beseeching.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S REPLY.
Communicated to Minister WI for
transmission, October is. 1909
Washington. Oct is, 1900
His Majesty I<wang Hsu. Emperor of
China, Greeting;
1t has afforded me much pleasure to
receive your imperial majestys tele
graphic letter of October II, which has
been delivered by Your Majesty's min
ter in Washington.
cordially share Your Majesty's wish
that there may be n peaceful settlement
of all questions between China and the
Powers whose interests and nationals
have so previously suffered wrong In
Your Majesty'S dominions, and tifat the
outcome may be the complete cfface-
ment of Ill feeling between them. The
desire of this Government that such 81
settlement may be brought about
speedily has been made known to all
the Powers, and I trust negotiations
may begin so soon as we and the other
offended governments shall be effect
lively satisfied of Your Majestys ability
and power to treat with lust sternness
: the principal offenders, who are doubly
culpable. not alone towards the for
eigners, but towards Your Majesty, I'M
der which rule the purpose of China to
dwell in concord with the world has
hitherto found expression in the well
come and protection assured to stran-
gers.
WILLIAM. ATKINLEY.
London. Oct. ia special disrntch
received here from Shanghai saws n
s>----~nd French troops have taken