| Show UNITED STATES SENDS Ul IIMA TUM Cables Consul General that mediate Action by Chinese Serious Ii I A Ag 1 iA reply has baa been sent t to Cougar b by the state tte pl to tb the m message re N elved from hl bl ta yesterday It ad Iea him ot of of the relief column and e b him to be of good 1004 cheer The clU atola wu was sent Hat direct to MInister Conger it Pekin and aDd a dupil date cate of It to OO General GnerI It at wa directed to spare pare no pains or to get et the message to 10 Cenger the message from Minister Conger r brings the to It Its mOlt moat serious stage t sd ft authorities In Washington regard UI the matter U as one ot of great t gravity TIpsy are rt aware awre that nothing but tile the most vigorous rou motIon can call meet the conditions save the mill mm liters oth en at t Pekin and nd avert a wit war Of OC duration After Aner a conference ot OS lbs men in III charge ot of the diplomatic sad milItary traIN affairs In III which participated over the lOll long telephone It w was decided to send I a e to lo Consul General repeating Un the con COli contents tents tent o tb the Coil mage and nd advis advising dYl dYlIn In ing him that thal UtI UN wu was serious and a crisis b He wu was directed to kt tile the facts to LI lIun Chang to and other 0 Old lie am wIIo to transmit It It to the cen with a strong tro representation that tile present situs was wa and aDd could not be continued without ut the most serious reo re suits It I Is that the dl path was aa an ultimatum p at nIl nd ii I n it earl early reply was demanded TIle The wr I Is expected during furia the lIa day or d It p will determine I the h tut It Is II not believed by the war depart part that the International forces now operating tb the rei Pel river can Cla reach Pekin tn in to rescue cue the ministers It if active should begIn against t the by the It ha penal pertal troop so 10 do the ee otic Nl regard rd the situatIon that K I believed by acme th there II I greater for tor the th ministers and nd other to me ac accept an H escort rt of nr the army anDY to Tier TIeD Tim than to lit Pt It if j wr war should hould br be IMPERIAL EDICT ISSUED BY OHINA GHIA Washington Aug LIN Chinese minister visited state tat today And transmitted to 10 this govern mint th the following edict An Aa imperial ot of e Us day dayot ot of the seventh mon A August I 2 1 w was by U La Hung Huor Chant Viceroy Kun Kuit XI and DINe Directo tor to under uDder da date ot of Au August PIt gust I 4 1100 to Minister T Tang at It t Petersburg and transmitted by br the tat lat latter tee ter under date of August Tilt and re cej by br Minister Wu on olt tilt thi evening I or of th the last aut date it II as rol fol rollow follows low lows U Hung hang hanl and K TI Ita hi response pora to joint lutat pro proposing posing KIln the pendIng of the foreign torella miD into liters to Thin Tamn received on the I Ith Instant latant Z 2 the II Imperial edlet the th re cecil caused by pur ur subject na mc c count of ChrIstian missions which have resulted In ii or of tees St It hu baa been found Ct to pro to all 11 the foreign minister In On Oh occasions th the sent motes inquiring after their welfare And ADd as has hal not yet et beets to order and ADd pre precautionary precautionary cautionary ma may not bot secure absolute safety Ih foreign minister ate are re beIng II tI tu to the PI plan ot of detailing Irp to escort them safely to Tire TaIn r a safe temporary shelter so 10 that m may be b tree free from apprehensive v I or tear fesi I We hereby comma command 4 Jung JUDe Lu Iu to appoint U AI step Itell trust trustworthy worthy high military who together with witt and nd efficient troops troop shall blI at such uch Us Ue a tb the for tor tore e elgo minister my may agree upon for leaving PekIn escort and protect them throughout their Journey should law lawI I lea characters manit evil 11 design upon the ministers or attempt to rob u them or In any way create trouble tile they the high sitaR ball at once rp them without fn fail U It the torel foreign minister before I leaving should desire to wIth their JOv gov clamant ud and I if their telegraphic mft me sages should hr he In plain the 1st OBoe onee attend to theta them without th leut dela delay thus thu the utmost ulmot friendliness ot of the I I Respect t thia to Nit 7 Q ill taa informatIon through the minister the opening ot o the tb i their III Ii the one oae ra ray ot of hips of the situation the I contained In III the edict win will be beIO 44 S IO good to be speedIly peedU known 5 1 U if I is established t Ui monstrous my may be there Mr have uve been In Int t before that suck communion on would be establIshed this thil I Is the nt lIme aim It baa appeared In the form torm omi imperial edict p s result ot of thIs It latest t from llOID tb Chi Chinese government and andt anda t a message sent a to Consul General ow the United government sow In a w waiting attitude hoping for tor torU U he best beat but apprehensive ot of tb the gravest WU AT T T Washington Aug q Chines 1 made ma aD early visit It so 0 tile the tate state dell delivering tile the idiot edict of c which had bad been delayed en route rout Sn Jung JURI Lu to high officials t to escort the fa ministers frOm n to Pleat Tim Tala Tide w was turned tuned r r to Acting AcURI Adee dee and n l tb the teE tet of th the edict made IUd public The edict alo Ito directed that f tree bd allowed bet ue the ministers and Dd thIr governments on OD In open olen tt tet A lal later dated At 5 extended ed tile this tree without regard reI to the m messages 11 In lI open en teaL lutr Wu showed bowed the utmost con cone conert e ert in III the of the situation As to the me from Minister Con Conget get he be said Id IdU U It Is Ie not for tor me to tile the Con Conge ge telegram all as It speaks for tor Itself litt H t at t such uth a J I hope a di tied and exaggerated Interpretation wUl wUI not Ile be placed on the message Its Ita I Io do not question but I ask Alit tit public to lake whit I it laya and not d dm Inferences nc a to it Ite mesSing ay I It Ie ate at the T Tnt Nn Nan Yamen which C ot of tl the governor ot of B f ft I I forwarded dil direct fo from tb the governor to the elite t department show II tog ti the our are re making to get messages between and Pekin A Again it la Is In cipher which shew hw that there t I f free communication II all the u and criticisms that this t free communication wa wai cut cutoff oft off Ur Mr Coer Cougars statement that the Ibe Chinese government Insists upon our leaving Pekin d dispose e A the story tor that the government W was holding the mInisters a bo hostages O On the contrary I it u urges them t to go and aDd 0 otters al an escort to conduct th them Wb Whether It I ii safe or Oct Ie I a matter ot of individual judgment lae and Mr Conger appears p t to regard I ft ni as unsafe Hut I do not nol rare a t to go n fur tur further ther Into th the detal details or of the he message as I do nt rot wish to be In t the pilon positIon of 0 an apologist t RIFLE FIRE ON THE LEGATIONS I London 41 Aug Il ta te the houa house of cn toa today X Mr parla parlament parlia parliamentary ment secretary A air the foreign ot of a t telegram tr time SIr Claude MacDonald Bt BritIsh mite minIster to China Chin received b in cipher M at te the foreign olo office this II TI The th was U In hi repy reply to a mag 16 and bre bore dw date o of P Pekin MI Aug S It w was u as follows I II I have bave t today r received rr your cipher tel telegram fre forwarded t to m me b by the Chin Chinese minister Te The shell el slid and can cau cannoa non noa n fire o ceased on 1 it but the Ibe rifle fre fire hu has continued rr from U the ChIne Chin POsitions held by lyt troops and Blera Boxers intermittently ever since Inc since tieD then have been slight Elet oat one private ot of marines all 1 the woe wounded are 40 doing well 11 The I rt rest of the British In t the legation a are wU weD including the wl whole T the total ot of I is sixty lt and ot of wounded ed 10 W We hay strengthened out our W We have over women and ru In the Z I legatos Tb The Chinese hu baa huI th I ref refused t to l telegrams In I U D now I Mr r a also reM t the following dispatch from Admiral ml e filed at b hs 50 Fcc Aug I 1 ITie Tie The stiles U aut about IM ar strong at the Chinese entrench huh Uon it t Haiku abut about two to mils II out outside side Ide Te Tim Tab earl early this 11 morning Dl olt The Chin were dalven out and northward PUI b by Ue the allies 11 g Jle pie Tuna Tsang We foe lw lowed 11 up Ue the troops By r road ud and riy to the aVlo advance upon apon had bagu rn Mr Ide Berc Boderick said eald b he ha b m w were on th the whole U tory Tt The country tl tj Ille of b her majesty t In regard t to ChIna WI was to rI with absolute Iua a amid dett C Uon muon Ue the measures Ic 10 mure t p the runt latr interest Te The Cb cipher tr from the Deft Ih mInister at Pekin Sir Claud Claude Mac Bt Hon received at t the British fog office tb this morning and d rad read In th bou house o of CoU commons toda today by the II nt e secretary for the foreign lo flue Mr Boderick announcIng that Berk tbt t the mem members of t the Waco N holding out I ave d days ago 0 I is taken taka wt the admiralty announcement that tI Chinese have been detested t d n ml are re re tt before ti i 1118 allIes the outlook l rathe rn m i c eP I ril tul today tb than since 0 Admiral tO expedItion Th The RUssIans una fightIng on th the RI th the of at t their II 11 on th Lini Tug sd the T i t ot or I r 1111 J S in nd w wIP 1 preyed t thus P Z tr to the against I f t t 1 I 1 tat Greet 01 0 JI wil have to 10 rn ry out ot t d iv r h Ol with without out aut Ill r M from mm or orha ha l iy ro rov e eIvid v from 4 a 4 Korn Korean w w l organiZed w to unite Ue the I hl ha th Ih Korean em f ii I N or ric rice low ad and tIC tLe wll at al TIe flee Thin |
