Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
Chinese Want COnger As
Peace Commissioner
Another Application for United States to Save
China from Europe. Empress Dowager Has
Doubtless Made Her Escape -ImperiaI
Troops CorraIed Within
Palace Grounds.

OloON
Washington. Aug. 2O.--The American
reply to China'8 latest appeal for a
cessation of hOstilitios, received today
from Iii Hung Chang has not yet been
made known. and 1t is likely that the
matter will be one of the main subjects
Of consideration at the Cabinet meet
ing tomorrow. But there is reason to
believe that the overtures will in effect
be rejected on the ground that the con-
ditiOns laid down in the American note
of August II have not been complied
with, and unless complied with the
Governments course must proceed
without reference to China's appeal for
"a halt in the proceedings. The dis
patch of August Il said specifically
that the United States was ready to
enter into an agreement between the
powers and the Chinese Government
for a cessation hostiltes on COndi-
ton that the relief forces should be
ed and escort the legationers there
from under such circumstances as the
general commanding might lay down.
But up TO the present time there Is no
evidence that the allied forces are I'M
mOlested at Picking or have received
sanction Of the Imperial Government
to convey the legationers to TienTsin
without further troubles under the con-
ditiOns laid down by the commanding
general. On the contrary. all of the
dispatches indicate that the allies are
meeting with stubborn resistance and
there is an entire lack of compliance
with the conditions laid down by the
United States in its dispatch of August
IL. AS stated, however the Govern
ment has given no authoritative state
ment of its purpose in reply to China's
application of today and there Is still
slight chance that complete compli-
ance with the demands of August II
may be announced in the Picking dis
patches before the final determination
on the reply is made. But the dspo-
sitiOn Is clearly in the lines indicated
Chnas last application for peace
negotiations was received early today
at the Chinese Legation and was trans
mitted by Mr.. WI to the State De-
partmont. Secretaries Hay and Root
were out Of the city. but Acting Sec
rotary of State Adeo went over the
subject with the President. Earl LIS
request Is that the United States shall
name Minister Conger or some other
official to act as peace envoy for the
cessation of hOstilities. Iii expressed
his Willingness to go to such point as
the powers may desire and under the
limitations made 1t Is thought that
Picking or Tien Tsin would be selected
for the negotiations. The Chinese en-
vOy proposed no terms as TO the with
drawal of troops and made no other
suggestions as TO what was to come
before the commission, his sole anxiety
being to secure the cessation of hostili-
ties.
The application is understood also to
have been made to the Powers in the
hope that If all would name COM
missioner there would be a general
council of peace between Iii Hung
Chang on the one hand and the several
representatives of the nations on the
other. Aside from the fact that the
conditions on August - have not been
complied with by China, ii Is probable
| that this Government would desire to
| take sufficient time to learn what the
other Powers intend doing on the same
line, us all are acting in unison. More.
lures of Ii Hung Chang's application
one Of them being that while he asks
the allies to cease hOstilitiCs he give,
no assurance that he mas the power
to make the Chinese army and the re
bClliOus Boxers cease their hustilitics
The situation at Picking was made
clearer today from many sources. Tn,
latest advice appears that from Cnnsu
Fowler at Chefou. repeating a dispatch
received from Consul Ragsdalc at Ticl
Tsin The latter reports Chimes
troops surrounded in palace grounds
The Japanese legation received dis
patch Of the same general tenor, bu
more in detail, stating that the Chi
nese troops reiterated on the 18th with
in the imperial palace and that the
We're surrounded there by the Jnpanes
troops
Admiral Remcy also transmitted a.
authentic report from Picking on III
18th, saying Troops moving on IN
imperial city"
These several dispatches from differ
ont sources establish clearly that M
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