The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-14
SLAUGHTER OF &c ,NvERTs.
Three Thousand Reported Killed in Southwest
Pechili. Ten Missionaries Slain.
(By the Associated Press.)


(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, August 13-The Catholic paper,
Germania, says it learns that altogether
ten out of fifty missionaries in the Vica-
rate of Southwest Pechili have been muir
dered, and that three thousand converts
have suffered the same fate.
COURIER SERVICE.
New York, Aug. 13.-The Anglo Ameri-
can Telegraph Company makes the follow
ing announcement:
"A courier service has been established
by the Chinese Administration for tele
grams addressed Pekin Courier Tsi Nan
Fu,' $1.47 per message. kilograms are
subject to delay and are only accepted
at sender's risk"
GHELLING THE LEGATIONS.
Copyright, 100, by Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, Monday, August 6.-(Via
Shanghai, August 12.)-The army ad-
vanced twelve miles today.
Two reliable couriers who left Pekin
August 1st arrived today at Tien Tsin.
They say that the Empress Dowager fed
the foreigners for a few days. The form
er Viceroy of Shan Tung, who is bitterly
anti-foreign arrived with new troops, &C
cording to these couriers, and planted two
batteries on the wall near the Legation.
| The enemy began Smelling and opened
| heavy rife fire which was kept up for
| two days
| The head of the missionary board, with
| q party, while trying to get provisions,
| was killed.
The army took Yang Tsun today They
suffered heavily. The American loss was
| small.
OUR REPLY TO CHINA.
| The Department of State today made
public the reply of the United States
| Government to Minister Wu's communi-
| cation. delivered on Sunday morning,
notifying the Department of the ap-
| pointment of Earl Ii Hung Chang as
| envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate with
| the powers. This reply was sent to
| Minister WI at 5 o'clock Sunday after
noon and is as follows:
Touching the Imperial edict of Au-
| gust Sth, appointing Ii Hung Chang En-
| voy Plenipotentiary to conduct negctia-
| tions, on the part of China, with the
powers, and the request for a cessation
of hostilties, pending negotiations, COM
| municated to Mr.. Adee by Mr.. WI on the
18th of August 1900, the Government of
| the United States learns with satisfac-
| ton of the appointment of Earl Lii Hung
| Chang as Envoy Plenipotentiary to con-
J duct negotiations with the powers and
| will on its part, enter upon such nego-
| tiations with desire to continue the
| friendly relations so long existing be-
| tween the two countries.
| ct is evident that there can be no
| general negotiation between China and
| the powers so long as the Ministers of
| the powers and the persons under their
| protection remain in their present posi-
| ton of restraint and danger, and that
| the powers cannot cease their efforts for
! the delivery of these representatives.
| to which they are constrained by the
| highest considerations of national honor,
| except under an arrangement adequate
to accomplish a peaceable deliverance.
I'VE are ready to enter into an agree
ment between the powers and the Chi
nese Government for cessation of hostile
demonstrations on condition that a suffi-
cient body OF the forces composing the
relief expedition shall be permitted to
enter Pekin unmolested and to escort the
foreign Ministers and residents back to
| Tien Tsin, this movement being provided
fer and secured by such arrangements and
dispositions of troops as shall be consid-
cred satisfactory by the generals COM
handing the forces composing the relief
| expedition.
(Signed.) "ALVEY A. ADEE,
. acting Secretary
Department of State Washington,
| August 18TH, 1907
The text Of this reply to the overtures
communicated by Minister WI was tele-
graphed last night to the representatives
of the United States for communication
to the Governments of the powers CO.
operating in the relief movement.
/ ARRIVAL OF THE SUMNER.
The War Department has received the
| following from General Barry:
"Nagasaki August 18th.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Transport Sumner arrived this port
| on the 18th. No casualties occurred.
| Health of command excellent. Will pro-
( ceeed Taku on Indiana.
| (Signed) BARRY"
The Sumner carries a battalion of the
| Fifteenth infantry. The Indiana also
will take aboard siege guns, which Gen
| eral Macarthur sent from Manila. 1t will
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