The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-14
A Belated Message From Our
Minister In Picking Receiv-
ed In Washington.
China Appeals to the United States
For Peaceful Settlement of
Her Difficulties.
The Answer Made is a Restoration
of the Demands Previously Made
By the United States Upon
the Chinese Government.

al message from Minister Conger was
made public Saturday morning by the
state department:
Canton, Aug. 11.-Secretary of
State, Washington: Conger, date of
August 10, Tsinan, answering my
message, says that the legations are
under siege by the imperial soldiery.
Ahe situation is desperate. The losses
of the legations are 60 killed and
about 100 wounded. There is some
sickness, nevertheless, the general
health continues good"
He concludes:
Whatever may be the outcome, we
will hold on indefinitely"
''McWADE."
1t is believed that the date assigned
this dispatch by the consul refers to
the file date when the message left
Tsinan and does not fix the time
when it left PelIing by courier.
The following cablegram has been
received at the navy department from
Adm. Remey:
'Che-Foo, Aug. 1O-Bureau of Navi-
cation, Washington: Tallu, Aug. T.
Chaffee telegraphs from front: Sixth,
Yang Tsun occupied. Casualties
about sixty in my command
Two marines wounded. Many
Frustrated by heat and fatigue:
next move yet unknown. General
commanding English at front tele-
graphs:
Marched from Peitsang nine miles
toward Yang Tsun on right, Russians
on left. After repeated advance of
three miles under hot rife AID shell
fire, our troops carried first line of
defense. Casualties about so killed or
death from sunstroke. REMEY."
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-The Off
cial Messenger Saturday published
the following:
1.-THE foreign Office received tele-
gram to-day direct from NJ. DeGiers,
the Russian minister at the Chinese
capital, from Peking.
The dispatch was evidently taken
by special courier to Tsi-Nan from
the capital of Shantung and was
thence telegraphed August by the
local yamen.
an. DeGiers announces that the
siege of the legations continues, the
besieged still having some provisions
left. The Chinese government pro-
poses to transmit the minister's me-
sages, and that they leave Peking.
AS the ministers had not sufficient
guarantee, they replied that they
must receive the permission of their
government before leaving the city"
The Messen. ;er then announces
that the cars approval has been
given for DeGeiers to start for Tien-
Tsin with his entire staff, and the
marine guard on condition that the
existing government at Picking and
the emperor afford them sure
guarantee shat the journey can be I'M
dertaken without danger.
At the same time NJ. DeGiers is ex-
pected to call attention to the
heavy responsibility the Chinese gov
eminent incur should there be the
slightest infraction of the volatility
of the persons accompanying them
to Tien-Tsin.
Washington, Aug. 13.-Indications
of the desire of China for a peaceful
settlement of her present difficulties
have been. multiplying for several
days. Official evidence of that de-
sire was presented to the department
of state Sunday. 1t was in the form
of an edict promulgated by the en-
peror, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl
Ii Hung Chang as envoy-plenipoten-
tiary to negotiate with the powers
for an immediate cessation of hos
tilities" pending a solution of thu
problems which have grown out OF
the anti-foreign uprising in the en-
pire. Earl Ii is To act directly for
the emperor and a fair inference is
that whatever terms of settlement nc
may reach with the powers will be
approved by the imperial government.
During the day only one dispatch
that was made public reached any of
the government departments from
China. A belated message from Min
lister Eonger was transmitted to the
war department by Gen. Chaffee. l.
expressed simply his ability to "holl
Cn'' until Gen. Chaffee should come
to his relief All the power of this
government will be exerted to get
that relief to him and the other sm-
prisoned legationers at the earliest
possible moment.
Minister WI was an early caller at
the department of state. He pre-
scented to Mr.. Adee a copy of the
edict which he had received Satur-
day night Minister WI expressed
the belief that the edict presented a
means of peaceful adjustment of the
present trouble and that the request
of the Chinese government for a, ces-
sation of hostilities pending peace ne
gotiations that was entirely reason
able.
Later in the day Secretary Adee,
by direction of President Mckinley,
presented to Minister WI for trans
mission to his government the reply
of the United States to the imperial
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