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. Olney to Mr. Denby.

Department of State,
Washington, October 31, 1895.

No. 1185.]

Sir: I confirm on the overleaf my telegram of yesterday’s date in regard to the return of the Szechuan commission.

On leaving Chengtu the commission should go to Chungking, and thence down the Yangtze to Shanghai, using all diligence on the way. From Shanghai Mr. Read and Mr. Cheshire can go to Chefoo by steamer, and from that place overland to Tientsin, if navigation is still closed at that time.

I am, etc.,

Richard Olney

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