LI HUNG CHANG'S ACTION
Sending Thousands of Troops From Canton to Pekin.
A German report that Li Hung Chang, acting on a secret imperial edict naming Prince Tuan among the rebels, was dispatching thousands of troops toward Pekin.
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Daily Inter Mountain · July 13, 1900 · Page 1
1 min readBerlin, July 13.
Berlin, July 13.—According to a semi-official telegram from China, dated Thursday, July 12, Li Hung Chang, on July 6, received a written imperial edict, dated June 17, and sent overland, in which all the governors were urged to dispatch troops with the utmost speed to help against the rebels, among whom Prince Tuan was clearly indicated.
Acting on this edict, which is said to be undoubtedly genuine, Li Hung Chang is sending some thousands of troops to Pekin, and the other governors are probably doing the same.
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