The sun., 1900-08-22
United States Minister Says
That Americans in Peking
Are ALI Well.
OUR ANSWER TO Ii HUNG
The Cabinet at Washington Decides
to Reject the Latest Appeal
From the Chinese States
man For Cessation of
Hostilities.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The state de-
partment makes public the following eX-
tracts from cablegram received from
Minister Conger:
Omitted States Legation, Peking, un-
dated, via Chefu, Aug. 30
Secretary of State Washington:
Saved Relief arrived today. Entered
city with little trouble. DO not yet know
where imperial family is. Except deaths
already reported, all Americans alive and
well. Desperate efforts made last night
to cxterminatc us. Mitchell American
soldier, and Russian and japanese
wounded. German killed. Advise Wood
ward Chicago; Conger, Dos Moines;
Sims. Council Bluffs; Congcr, Pasadena;
Porter, Paris. CONGER,
"By Fowler, Chcfu."
The cabinet has decided to reject the
latest appeal from Lii Hung Chang for a
cessation of hOstilities. The reply will be
communicated at once to the Chinese gov
ernment with statement of the reasons
for the action of this government. The
rejection is based on the noncompliance
of the Chinese government with the spe-
cific provisions of the declaration of the
United States under date of Aug. H.
The state department has received an
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Human asking that no personal indignities
be shown the emperor and empress dow
ager and renewing assurances OF friend
ship and maintaining quiet in the south of
China if this is observed.
The communication from the viceroys
came through Minister WI, and was de-
livered by him to Mr.. Adee 1t is under
stood that the powers already have con-
sidered this question, and there appears to
be no disposition to give the emperor and
empress dowager affront.
The Empress Escaped.
The government has received positive
confirmation from official Chinese sources
of the departure of the emperor and EN-
press dowagcr from Peking. They went
westward but the point at which they are
now located was not given.
Earl Ii Hung Chang has signilied his
intention of leaving Shanghai for Pcking
as soon ms he receives the reply of the
powers to his request for peace.
The war department has no informa-
ton concerning the report from London
that additional troops for the allied ar
mics are urgently needed. If this was
the case. nothing more could be done by
this government at present. The troops
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continue to 20 forward, and when they
reach Nagasaki it will he determined
whether they will go to China or to Ma
nila, the Philippines being the origina
destination of some of the troops under
orders.
There are now in China the Ninth in
fantry, eight companies of the -Four
teenth infantry, Battery f, Fifth ar
tilery, eight troops of the Sixth cavalr!
and four companies of the Fifteenth in
fantry, the latter having recently arriv
ed. There are at sea destined for Chin;
four batteries of the Third artillery
Company Z of the engineers, four troop
of the Third cavalry, eight troops of th
First cavalry and eight troops of tn
Ninth cavalry. Besides there sailed ol
the Sherman four companies each of tn
Second, Fifth and Eighth infantry. Som
of the troops at sea should reach TAX,
within a week or ten days.
The latest arrivals were the four com
panies of the Fifteenth infantry, who al
rived with General Barry. When Gen
eral Barry reported from Taku, he an
nounced that he would at once go to tn
front, and it was expected that the dc
tachment Of the Fifteenth infantr
would accompany him toward Peking
1t is believed that this force will be abb
to restore the telegraph line which seem
to have been interrupted.