Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Day to Mr. Denby.

Department of State,
Washington, May 10, 1898.

No. 1581.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch No. 2893, of March 24th last, in which you give the terms demanded by you, and accepted by the Tsung li Yamên, for the settlement of the claims of American missionaries growing out of the riot at Chiang Pei Ting.

The Department approves your action in the matter and congratulates you on this disposal of the incident.

Respectfully yours,

William R. Day.