Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-22

woll at last Tho rescue has bcon effect
cd and tEc representatives of the Chris.
tian nations who, for almost two months.
have been besicged by the fanatical
hordcs in tho Chinese Capital are safe.
Tho welcome news camo through official
channels tonight. Tho rescue was
effected on Wednesday, tho allied forces
sition.
Tho first report of tho rescue oamo
about 10 o'clock this morning in Shang-
hal report. That it would finally turn
out this way everybody has fclt and tho
news was received, therefore, with worry
tai.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
WAsnINGToN. August 16.--Tho Depart
ment of state made public, tonight tho
communications exchanged to-day be-
tween tho Chinese Minister, Mr.. WI
Ting Fang, and tho acting Secretary Of
State:
"rho following memorandum was
handed to Mr.. Adco by Mr.. WI at nino
O'Clock this morning:
ga cablcgram from Earl LII Hung
Chang, envoy plcnipotcntiary Of China,
dated August 10, and receivod by Minis
tor Wu att 7P. nj. on tho samo day:
""rhc allied forces arc approaching
Tung Chow. l have momorialized the
Imperial Government to dopule envoy to
negotiate an armisticc with tho several
commanders on tho spot. l will also
shortly proceed to pckin. The Powers,
being fully aware of tho embarrassing
position in which their Majcstics, the
Empress Dowagcr and tho Emperor, are
placed, are earnestly requested to tcle-
graph instructions to their respective
commanders, after arriving at Tung
Chow with their forces, to stop their fur
thcr advance to the Capital, so as not to
cause alarm and fear to their Majestics
and calamiticS to the people. For such
advance would shake the foundations of
tho Ia Ching Empire and wound tho
feelings OF all her people, high and low.
millions of people of the Empire will be
profoundly grateful to tho Powers.
Please communicate this cablcgram at
once to the Secretary of Statc.'
The following memorandum in reply
was handed to Nh WI this afternoon:
"forcsccing that thero would bc i'll
sufficient time after receiving reply to
instructions to the relief column before
it had reached Pckin, VIC sent on to
the general commanding the American
forces in China the following dispatch
"'Adjutant Generals Oilicc, Washing
ton, ID. e., August L., l00O.-To Fowler,
Che Foo, for Chatfoe: August l2.-Secre-
tary of war directs mo to inform you
that Iii Hung Chang, appointed 10y
Chinese Government to ncrotiato with
Powers, requests cessation Of hostilitics.
We have replied that wc are ready to
enter into an aurccmcut hctwccn tho
Powers and Chinese Govcrnmcnt for
cessation of hoStiliticS on condition that
sufficient body OF the forces composing
the relief expedition Shall be permitted
to enter pckn unmolcstcd and to escort
foreign minister's and residents back to
for and secured by such arranpcmcnts
and dispositions of troops as shall be
satisfactory bv Generals com
manding forces compSsinr relief cxpcdi-
ton. We have communicated this TO all
the Powers. Japanese Government takes
same position. We have not heard from
other Powers. CoRBlN.'"
"And two days ago, in Wow of the
rapid progress Of tho relief expedition.
we sent the following:
'Adiutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, ID. e.. August ll.-Fowlcr, Che Foo,
for Chancc, August ll.-In auticipation
of acceptance by Chinese Government of
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