Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-16
CHINA WANTS PEACE
Ii Hung Chang Authorized to NegO-
tate for Cessation of Hosti1ities.
The Imperial Edict rot Accepted by the
UnIred states - Az Anxw he De-
mands Made Upon the Chim'Se


days. Official evidence of that desire
was presented to the department of
state Yesterday 1t was in the form
of an edict promulgated by the en-
peror, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl
Ii Hung Chang as envoy plenipOten-
tjary to negotiate with the powers for
an immediate cessation of HOSTILE
ties pending a solution of the prob
lens which have grown out of the
anti-foreign uprising in the empire.
Earl Ii is to act directly for the en-
peror and a fair inference is that
whatever terms of settlement he may
reach with the powers will be aN-
proved by the imperial government.
Minister WI was an early caller at
the department of state. Shortly aft
er nine o'clock he made an engage
&ent wiSh Acting Secretary of State
Adee to meet him at the department
at 1920. Promptly at that hour the
minister's automobile stopped at the
west entrance to the department and
Minister WI alighted and hurried to
Secretary Adee's Office. He presented
to Mr.. Adee a copy of the imperial
edict which he had received SahIr-
day night. It had been transmitted
to him in the Chinese foreign Office
cipher and it's translation and prepa-
ration for submission to the depart
ment of state had occupied much of
the night.
While it is conceded by the Wash
ington officials that the conference of
pleoary authority upon Earl Ii to
negotiate with the powers for a set
tlemen~ of existing troubles is a step
in the right direction, it by no means
is assured that the United States gov
eminent will consent off hand to open
negotiations with the distinguished
vicerOy. The demands of this gov
eminent upon China have been made
plainly and without equivocation.
They cannot be misunderstood. AS
Stunning that the Chinese government
is acting in good faith, the de-
mands are reasonable and can be
complied with readily.
AS tran emitted to the imperial gov
ernmcnt by the secretary of state
through Minister WI, the demands
in brief were: That the Chinese gov
eminent give assurance that the for
eign ministers are alive, and if SO,
in wSdv condition.; that the minis
tiers &c placed in free communication
with their governments, firing upon
the legations cease and all dangers
to their lives and liberty be removed,
that the imperial authorities place
themselves in communication with
the relief expedition, so that the Ie-
gatiOners may be liberated, foreign
ers protected and order restored.
Until these demands have been ac-
coded to it is regarded as highly i'm
probable that the government of the
United States or any of the European
governments, all of which have made
practically the same demands upon
China, will consent to Cessation of
hostile demonstration" which are be-
ing conducted,
During the day only one dispatch
that was made public reached any of
the government departments from
China. A belated message from Min
lister Conger was transmitted to the
war department by Gen. Chaffee. It
expressed simply his ability to ''hold
on" until Gee. Chaffee should come
to his relief. All the power of the
government will be eXerted to get
that relief to him and the other i'm
prisoned legationers at the earliest
possible moment.
Yang Tsun Occupied.
Washington, Aug. 12.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
navy department. from Admiral Re
mey:
Chs Foo Aug 10.-Bureau of Naviga-
ton, Washington: Tauke, Aug. Chat
fee telegraphs from front: Sixth Yang
| Tsun occupied. Casualties about 60 of
my command; two marines wounded.
Many Frustrated by heat and fatigue;
next move yet unknown. General COM
Tpanding English at front telegraphs:
Marched from Peitsang nine miles to-
| ward Yang Tsun when formed for at
! tack. with the Americans on right and
Russians on left. After rapid advance
| of three miles, under hot rifle and shell
! fire, our troops carried first line of de-
| Tense. Casualties about so killed or died
from sunstroke.-Remey.
Minister Wu Cam Near Drownin-.
Cape May, n. j., Aug. 13.-Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister, had a mar
row escape from death Saturday. A
little sailboat in which the minister
was sailing sprung a leak. With the
minister were Mrs. WI, her nephew,
Mr.. Flung; the minister's nephew, WI
Hsueh Lien; his son, WI Cha Chu;
Capt. and Mrs. Nesmith and Mrs. Hall
The water came into the little yacht
they had chartered until the minis
ter's guests were compelled to stand
along the gunwale. The young Chin
amen screamed for help and several
rowboats put out to the rescue and
saved the despairing envoy and his
guests as the yacht was settling.
Nebraska's Drought Broken.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 13.-Nebraska' s
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