Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I

Mr. Denby to Mr. Olney.

Legation of the United States,
Peking, September 28, 1895. (Received Nov. 8.)

No. 2370.]

Sir: I have the honor to confirm my telegram to you of this date, as follows:

Yamên have telegraphed authorities Chihli, Shansi, Shensi, to appoint officer and escort commission. Barber desires to withdraw; others ready. Edict will issue in a few days, punishing officials and degrading viceroy. Will telegraph it.

Each province is directed to appoint a military officer with a contingent of cavalry to escort the commission to the borders of Szechuan. An energetic military officer and twenty cavalrymen are to constitute the escort.

I have, etc.,

Charles Denby

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