The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-23
CHINA MOST URGENT
FOR IMMEDIATE ENTRANCE UPON
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO CONGER
AS to the Course to Pursue In Further
ance OF the Plans Already Commune
Gated to Him-China's Tender Not
Regarded as Sufficient to Meet the
Necessities OF the Case-Doubts a. to
the Edict for Punishment OF Tuan
and Other

Washington October 1e.-The Chi
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.. COngerS instructions are sufficient
in breadth to enable him to proceed
with negotiations tomorrw without fur
ther orders from the department. How
ever, as the Chinese counter-proposais
received yesterday, though Mr.. Conger,
appear 20 warrant further instructions
from the president and Secretary Hay,
Mr.. Conger vas wired today an out
line of h course he is to pursue in
furtherance of the plans already COM
mitted TO his cara
Fol- obvious reasons the state depart
ment has decided not to make pub
lie text of these supplementary in
structionS: but it may be stated that
u government - not regard the
Chinese tender as sufficient TO meet
the necessities of the case. 1t Is not
indicated in what respect they fall
short, the Chinese agreeing, according
to their note, to express regret, admit
liability for indemnity, and yield any,
thing in the way of treaties, in con-
of the withdrawal. of the
troops and an armiStice. 1t is inferred
that our objection is based on a lack
or guarantees for the present safety of
American citizens and the legation in
China, as we'll as for the protection of
missionary and trade interests in the
future. 1t cannot be gathered that the
matter of the su~fficiency of the punish
ment to be melted out to the Chinese of
Tending officials enters into this obiec-
ton.
The alleged edict setting out the
p~uniShmentS allotted to Prime Tuan
and his fellow conspirators is surround
ed with doubt Mr.. Conger has ad-
VISed the state department that the
authenticity of the edict is called in
question in Pekin, but nowhere has
the state department been able to Sc
cure IN official statement as to the
character of the edict. The state de
partment has So far mad no answer
to h Chinese proposal and, as already
indicated, will return this probably
through Mr.. Conger.
Berlin, october ia semi-officia1
note asserts hat the diplomatic body
at Pekin will collectively acquaint Ii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching with
the condition on which the powers will
negotiate for peace
A dispatch from Shanghai says Kang-
vi (whO was strongly anti-foreign and
president of the board of war;, is re-
ported to have committed suicide.
: THE PAO TING EXPEDITION.
London, October 19.-The secretary Of
j state for India, Lord George Hamilton,
has received the following from Major
| General Campbell:
Wang Chi Fou, October 16.
Arrived here without opposition.
! Two thousand Chinese cavalry retreat
| ed southwards. Lieutenant King sent
with a communication to French gen.
| eral officers, left Me Nan IIsienX at
| 2 o'clock p. IN. yesterday n returned
here at 8 o'clock p. m. today with or
ders. having ridden eighty miles on one
| horse.
"Gaselee is at Suns Lin Tien. six
! miles southwards of -~hae-'|how. Tie
| Chinese regulars are retiring. The To-
cal governments appear to be trying
to suppress the Boxers. Thirteen
| heads of Boxers were hanging on the
| gate of Chee-Chow when we entered
The foregoing dispatch relates to the
| Pao Ting Flu expedition.
Hong Kong, October 19.-The military
mandarin at San Chun reports that
Admiral! Ho has defeated the rebels,
killing one hundred of them and driv-
irS the survivors into the Northeast
river
lien ISM, OcotDer l9.-ftellaD1e UNI
official reports say the advance guard
of the allied forces entered Pao Ting
Flu Wednesday. October 18th. The city
it is added, was practically deserted
and offered no resistance. The Brit
ish r~iumn captured several imperiaI
soldiers. October 10th, who were part
of the lc-ce of 1000 men sent to dis
perse the Boxers in hat region. The
captives assert they killed 200 Boxer
and We're returning to Pa-Chow wher
they were fired upon and dispersed by
the French The British confiscateC
their arms and horses and released the
imperial soldiers.
Runners report that many Chinese
are returning to the villages in thu
path Of the German-French column