Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-09
NOT ULTlMATUM-A MEMORIAL
Yang Tsun Occupied on the 9th
Chinese Flood+the
Country.
WORLD CONDUCT FOREIGNERS

AiJ bSSOuu Cilodh6 eduS lhAAhOAoui
ably to the difficulty of progress o
the allies toward Pekin. This new
reaches the Shanghai correspondents
from Tien Tsin with the statement
to the effect that the situation a
Tien Tsin is again perilous owing t.
the assembling of Chinese troops with
in striking distance Tue losses O
allies in recent operations are nov
said to be 1,13O men of which number
the Russians lost $50; Japanese 410;
British 100. International suspicion
has broken out among the consuls al
Shanghai on account of the determi
nation OF the British to land there {
brigade of Indian troops. 1t is report
ed the French will also land 1,20(
troops at Shanghai While the minis
ters at Pekin remain unrelieved, il
is not understood why Great Britain
should divide forces destined for the
relief of the expedition to garrison q
place where peace, thus far, has beer
undisturbed.
London, Aug. 9--The Catholic Jour
mar announces new massacres and dis
asters to missions in the southeast
province of Chi Ii. 1t says five priests
have been killed.
Washington, Aug. 9-The state de
partment made public the following
memorandum sent yesterday to the
Chinese government through Minister
WI: I'VE are availing ourselves of tho
opportunity offered by the imperial
edict of the 5th of Aug, allowing for
eign ministers free communication
with their respective governments in
cipher and sent a communication tC
Minister Conger to which we await
an answer We are already advised
by him in a brief dispatch received
August 7th. that the imperial cessa
ton of hostile attacks by the impsr
ial troops upon the legations and
urge the exercise of every power an6
energy of the imperial government
for the protection of the legations an6
all foreigners therein. We are alsC
advised by the same dispatch from
Minister Conger that in his opinioa
for foreign ministers to leave Pekir
as proposed in edict of August I'd
would be certain DEATH In view OF
the fact imperial troops are now fir
ing upon the legations and in view Of
the doubt expressed by the imperia
government in its eoict of August I'd
as to its power to restore order and
secure absolute safety at Pekin, it is
evident this apprehension is well
founded, for if your government can
not protect our ministers in Pekin, ii
will presumptively be unable to pro
tect him upon the journey from Pekin
to the coast.
I'VE therefore urge upon the i'm
perial government that it shall adopt
the course suggested in the third
clause of the letter of the president
to his majesty, the emperor of China.
of July 23d, 1900, and enter into com
munication with the relief expedition
SO that cooperation may be secured
between them for the liberation of
legations protection of foreigners. and
restoration of order,as such action IN
the part of the imperial government
would be a satisfactory demonstra--
tion of its friendliness and desire to
attain these ends. Signed: Alvey A.
Adee, Acting Secretary. Department
of State, Washington, Aug. 9th, 1900.
The news agency dispatch from
Chefoo dated August 5th, said mes
senger from Pekin reports the dow
ager empress sent four carloads of
food to the legations July 28th.
Washington. Aug. 9-The state de
partment is inclined to express in
credulity over the report wired by the
Shanghai correspondent of the London
DAILY News" yesterday, that Consul
General Goodnow protested against
the landing of troops at Shanghai by
Admiral Seymour The department
has nothing from Goodnow on the sub
ject and is not inclined to believe he
would undertake so grave step as a
lodgment of protest against the ac-
tion of the British admiral, without
consulting the department here.
Washington, Aug 9-The following
dispatch was received by the signal
Office Of army here: "Chefoo. Aug. %
Signal, Washington, Aug. 9th, Yang
Tsnn captured today Wire us. Need
own transportation. All well. Signed
scriven
Washington. Aug. 9--Yang Tsun. is
the town General Chaffee indicated in
his dispatch received late yesterday
as being the objective Of the interna'
fional forces on their then pending
movement It is at the junction Of Pei
Ho and the railroad leading to Pekin-
It's capture viii insure TOT the interna'
tiollal troops. it is hoped. two routes
Of transportation to Pelzin. It is IT'S
miles from Ten Tsin.
Vienna. Aug. 9-The foreign Office