Show CONCILIATORY MEASURE I I Proclamation Issued by Allied lowers in China I Washington June 23The following was KempfC cablegram from Admiral KempO received late this afternoon at the Navy department Cheo Foo June J3 Secretary Navy Washington Proclamation issued D CProclamaton r I sued 20th The Admirals and senior t naval officers of the allied powers In China desire In the name of their Governments I Gov-ernments to be known to all the Viceroys roy and the authorities of coast and river provinces and cities In China that I they Intend to use armed force only against the Boxers and those people to Peking who oppose them in the march king for the rescue of their fellowcoun trymen KEMPFF OPERATING IN HARMONY Admiral Kempffs message is of Importance Im-portance aa showInG the present attItude attI-tude of the powers represented In Chinese Chi-nese waters I Indicates that for the present at least they are operating in harmony for the release of the foreigners foreign-ers who are confined In the Chinese capital and that they are taking active steps by means of the proclamation to have this fact become known l to the peaceably Inclined Chinamen Officials here Interpret the proclamation as a conciliatory measure and believe it calculated cal-culated to restore the confidence of the Chinese people In the present intentions of the powers SAFETY OF KETTELDR The news of the safety of Baron von Ketteltr German Minister to China and his family was tonight corroborated by I B n message received here from Henry Lodyard of Detroit whose daughter Is l the wife of Baron von Ketteler The message stated that n cablegram had bean received < 10 Berlin stating that his daughter and her husband were both safe This Information as well as other news similar In character has had a reassuring effect upon the President 1 I Presi-dent and his advisers and they are now inclined to regard the situation at Peking ported Pe-king as less serious than at first re I |