Memorandum handed to the Secretary of State by
the Chinese minister.
Chinese Legation, July 20, 1900.
Cablegram from the Shanghai Taotai
Yu, dated 20th July, received by Minister Wu on same
date.
Your telegram was forwarded as requested. I send you the reply of
Tsungli Yamen, as follows:
Your telegram of the 15th day of this moon (11th July)
received. Secretary of State’s telegram has been handed to
Minister Conger. Herewith Minister Conger’s reply to the
Secretary of State.1 Please
forward.
[Memorandum.]
Chinese Legation, July 21, 1900.
Cablegram from Liu Kun-Yi,
viceroy at Nankin, dated July 21, 1900, and received by
Minister Wu at 10 a.m. the same day. Left at the Department
of State July 21, 1900.
According to edict of 22d of this (sixth) moon (July 18), with
the exception of the German minister who was killed by
anarchists, with regard to which rigorous measures are being
taken to investigate and punish the guilty parties, all the
other ministers, to whom strenuous efforts are being made to
afford protection, are fortunately unharmed.