China Prays for Mediation Conditions Five Demands
Special dispatch from Workington and Washington report Chinese envoy Wu seeks US mediation under five conditions. Authenticity of the Chinese request, free communication with Conger, restored order and protected allied interests, and mutual injury estimates are key terms. Secretary Hay’s note and President’s tentative stance shape the approach as Europe questions Pekin legations.
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Thia
Europe
Pekin
Godnow
Nine Deaths This Month In Havana Unit Details
The dispatch reports nine deaths this month and eleven cases under treatment. Yellow fever is said to be in the barracks of the Seventh United States Cavalry and the Fire Infantry in Pitiar del Rio. Patients are housed in hospitals while orders move troops three miles inland and strict quarantine is enforced. The chief surgeon investigates the outbreak and disinfection measures proceed before the Fire Infantry sails for the United States.
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Dispatches From Pekin Describe Foreign Ministers Safe
A July 29 dispatch from Shanghai reports Prince Tuan and a foreign office officer indicating ministers were safe in Pekin, though claims vary with Conger. Wu accepted no explanation, speculation grows over Boxer ties and reliability of Boxer dispatches. London sources note ministers were well, with minimal casualties and moves toward Tianjin. Paris cites Belgian efforts to influence Pekin telegraphs.
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Thaveliag Mes and Democrats in National Travel Tale
A murky report notes Bryan allies and Democratic traveling men favoring the ticket as a blow to trusts. It cites Lincoln NebJuly 20 and names Weaver, Hirroro, Pitts, Towne, and Bevan amid party shifts and a pending withdrawal. A Chicago confirmation is expected in August.
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Li Hung Chang’s London Visit and Boxer Crisis Proposals
The London Times reviews Li Hung Chang’s July visit, noting proposals to cede two provinces and pay indemnity to end the Pekin disturbances and restore trade. It says Li aims to align the regular Chinese army with allied powers for Boxer suppression and criticizes differing proposals from various powers.
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Movement of Hattcock Forces to Taku Delayed by China Need
The War Department weighs sending the Hancock with four artillery batteries and 300 marines directly to Taku from San Francisco on July 28 due to urgent reinforcement needs in China. The Meade sails August 1 with infantry, cavalry, and recruits, while the Hancock allocation shifts to support operations in Asia as a special trip. Berlin reports German force at Tien Tsin reduced to 200 men as of July 20.
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Admiral Seymours Report on the failed relief march
The dispatch summarizes Admiral Seymour’s march to lift the besieged and the heavy fighting at Leong Fang and Yong Song. It notes guard duties for wounded, losses among sailors and soldiers, destroyed trains, and a retreat to Tien Tieng after Chinese assaults. The report defends actions and lists logistical hardships and casualties.
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Foreigners slain as Chinese official claims slaughter total
A Chinese official asserts that foreigners and legation staff were all killed, despite telegrams that apparently dispute the report. The statement characterizes the fate as complete and decisive amid conflicting transmissions.
Chinese official letter reports Pekin danger to foreigners
A Shan Tue official letter describes foreign diplomats at Pekin facing mass executions after initial attempts to send messages abroad. It notes 460 foreigners remained alive on the fourth day and claims legations and foreigners were finished as rumors contradicted these facts.
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Chinese Edict Promises Protection to Foreigners After Murder
The State Department releases a Chinese imperial edict dated July 21 through Wu to Hay. It orders viceroys and governors to protect foreign merchants and missionaries in open ports, condemns the killings of the Japanese and German envoys, promises punishment, and directs investigations into all local claims except those arising directly from the attack on Tien Tain.
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Dramatic plan signals Wu confidence in Conger dispatch
Special from Washington reports Wu Shangxi expressing strong faith in Mr. Conger and proposing a bold scheme to prove the American minister is alive. The plan aims to deliver Conger to Admiral Romey at Taku to publicly affirm the imperial government’s integrity, signaling renewed State Department trust.
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New York
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Washington
Miniaker Wu
Pekin
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Min- Inter Conger
Romey
Taku
Falsehoods Attributed Letter Praised By Dewey Described As Fabrication
Admiral Dewey dismissed a letter shown to him by an Associated Press correspondent as a fabrication. The document, said to recount a April 1898 interview aboard the Olympia in Hong Kong, claimed he pledged Filipino independence. Dewey called the letter a manifest falsehood.
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