Show ANOTHER confirmation 0 OF THE NE NEWS WS THAT THE MINISTERS ARE ALIVE brussels july ale 21 the charge d faires aff af alres at the chinese legation here this morning received a 06 cablegram from the chinese minister at london saying he bad had just received a telegram from the governor of shan tung trans bitted by sheng the administrator of telegraphs at shanghai stating that all the foreign representatives at peking were safe this dispatch having been communicated to the belgium minister of foreign affairs at paul de favereau that official demanded that he be put in communication with the belgian minister at peking and informed as to the situation of the belgian refugees in that city washington july 21 the chinese minister wu ting fang communicated to the state department this morning two important cablegrams cable cabile grams the first is from sheng di director roctor of and telegraphs in shanghai and ani says it Is fortunate that with minister congers cablegram has come an imperial decree of the of this moon corresponding naith july 18 which states that a all I 1 I 1 ministers are alive the insurgents are ire fighting and killing each other li lt hung chang who is coming north to 10 suppress riots will find it difficult to tf do so the second is from li klu kiu yi viceroy of nankin dated july 21 and received by minister wu vu at 10 the same day II 11 Is as ag follows according to edict of of this moon july IS 19 with the exception of the german minister who was killed by anarchists with regard to chien rigorous measures are being taken to investigate and punish the guilty parties all the other othor ministers for whom strenuous efforts are being made fai their protection are fortunately unharmed LI 11 kiu xiu viceroy of nankin one of the great officers of china and stands next in rank among the diplo mats to LI ll hung chang shanghai hal friday july 20 the british cruiser bonaventure tona ona venture left woo sung early ahls morning it is reported to seize the au ping with LI hung chang chan 9 on board A triumphal arch erected in LI ll hung Cli clangs angs honor hono r has been 0 ordered removed paris july 21 at the council of 01 ministers today the minister of foreign affairs ani M delause Del casse cuse read a telegram from iad emperor of china asking the mediation idt franco france with the foreign powers it was signed by kwang su and not lay y pub Puh chan apo prince tuan the reply given by AL IL Del casse was that the request would be considered only upon absolute knowledge that the following acts had been accod pil shed first that efficacious protection and absolute freedom of communication will have been assured between the french minister at poking and his colleagues of the diplomatic corps and respective governments second when prince tuan and high functionaries function aries responsible tor for the actual results have been dismissed by the government to await awalt inevitable pun third when the authorities and bodies of troops throughout the entire empire shall have received an order to cease hostilities against foreigners fourth when measures have been taken liken for the rigorous repression of the boxers so long aa as these necessary guarantees agrenot are not furnished there is room only for military action aa r Del casse informed the cabinet that all the powers had responded favorably to the proposition to prevent tha the exportation of arms to china |