Mr. Adee to Mr. Wu.
Washington, October 4, 1901.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the memorandum left by you at this Department on the 18th ultimo, embodying the message of sympathy extended by their Majesties, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager of China, in view of the shooting of the late President of the United States.
I shall be pleased if you will convey to their Majesties an expression of the grateful appreciation of the Government and people of the United States for their kind messages, the acknowledgment of which has been delayed until now owing to the pressure of public affairs attendant upon the shooting and death of President McKinley.
Accept, etc.,
Acting Secretary.