Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
ASSERTION RENEWED
China Ediot Announces Safety of the
Ministers.
GOVERNMENT FEEDING LEGATIONS
Minister WI Delivers Document
to Secretary Hay.
NEW SUSPICION AROUSED

The Chinese minister called this morn
ing at the State Department and communi
Gated copy of the imperial edct of the
oath of July, which had been received by
him from the director general, Sheng,
through the Chinese minister at London
The edict states that fortunately all min
listers, excepting Baron Won Ketteler, are
alive and unharmed. They are now being
supplied with vegetables, fruit and pro-
visions by the government to show it's SYM
pathy for them.
The Secretary of State has received the
following dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, the
American consul at Chefoo, dated at mid
night the Goth: This morning, by re-
quest of the allied admirals, l wired to the
governor Supposed to be the governor of
Shantung) their wish to get news from
ministers themselves. The governor now
replies: Have received today edict from
emperor saying that the ministers are well.
They are sending provisions to the lega-
tions. Am confident ministers out of dis
tress, and request you (Fowler) transmit
this preliminary announcement to adj
mirals.' Signed Yuan, governor"
later dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, dated
l am. 21th, to the State Department is as
follows:
<hHothSi ttitSi an II piH SoNtIHoE nave
just received imperial edict, oath, saying
various ministers, excepting German, are
well. and some days ago had supplied pro-
visions to legations. Am satisfied ministers
out of distress Yuan, governor
Secretary Hay has received a cablegram
from United States Consul McWade at
Canton stating that he had been assured
by Viceroy Ia that the foreigners at
Pekin were alive and well on the 9th IN
slant.
Statements From One Source.
Coming from three separate quarters this
morning the assurance that the foreign
ministers at Pekin were still alive and well
on July "a had tendency to dissipate the
pessimistic view which the State Depart
ment has been taking for the last few days
to the situation in Pekin. 1t is true that
a comparison of the various edicts and
statements bearing this subject appears
to demonstrate the fact that they all came
from one ntain-head-either Yuan, Shih-
Kai or Lii Hung Chang. But the persistence
with which these stories of the safety of
the ministers are circulated is undoubt-
edly shaking the belief of those who have
heretofore been satisfied ttat all of the
ministers in Pekin We're dead. Todays as
suranceS came from Mr.. Fowler, the Amer
lean consul at Chefoo; from Mr.. McWade.
the American consul al canton ana then
from Minister wa, the Chnese minister
here.
Mfnister Wu'S Visit.
The latter came to the State Department
carry eApreSsis To oeH'er MS euic' 10 sec
ie'ais nay /. was very siiiiiiai III ioihi ~
me euict pupiisheu yesterday III hohdon.
ihueeu' 'he munster says 'ha' .he o'iiS III
ieiehces are tIiose hVoi'eu III separate
fahsla'ioiis- Mr. WI translation VI
Shens dlspalch Is as lono"s:
hdict Oh Ze.h OF 'he sixth moon 'corfe-
spending TO July "a states that fortunately
all minister's except Baron Won hetteier,
are ailNe ana unharmed. Ihey are no"
peins suppiled with vegetables, 1rult ana
provlsloned by the government, TO snow ITS
sympathy Tor them.
If Mr.. WI had any doubt to the safety
of the ministers that was dissipated by this
edict. He labored earnestly with Secretary
Huy 10 ,op,jp,a bi,,, ,b.t be urac boupJ to