Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-24
FOREIGs NEWS.
The Situation i'm China,


New YORK, October 23i.-The Heralds
Hongkong special says: have just returned
from Canton, where had an interesting in
terview with the Viceroy, Chang Shu Shin.
He received me in the audience chamber
pleasantly. He had had interpreted the il
terview with Ii Hung Chang, which was
published in New York the day after it oc-
Cured on the other side of the world,
and understands the situation. His
desire, as well as that of other
officers of the Government, was to make the
relations of China with foreigners satisfactory
and agreeable. When asked if he feared an
outbreak, he said he would do all in
his power to suppress one, but he
was greatly hampered by the action
taken in the cases of the Hanoi and Hapkow
murders. The first case was that of an Eng.
lish subject, who killed boy and wounded
man and woman. He was SEN
fenced to seven years imprisonment.
The second case was that of q
foreigner who killed a man and was removed
beyond the Chinese waters without trial.
The Viceroy referred to the case of Shemen,
on the occasion of the riot on the 10Th of Sep
tember, when Portuguese sailor of an Eng
lish steamer at Hanknow caused the death of
a Chinaman, and the English Consul refused
to arrest him. The crowd was quiet until the
the accused on board. Thep, with sense
of the injustice of this course, they
set fire to the wharf, and finally attacked the
foreign concession, and burned and looted
several buildings. He said that If the Eng
lish Consul had made the arrest there would
have been no riot. When asked what pro-
vision had been made to pay indemuities,
he said he thought that he would
ask for the mediation or assistance of
the American Minister, whe was expected to
arrive in Canton soon. Owing to the excited
feeling in Canton, it is contemplated to estsb-
lish a foreign office near the foreign conces-
ssion, so as to transact consular business, and
prevent the necessity Of pushing through the
city. On the subject Of awaiting another
outbreak and further indemnities, the
Vieeroy said that in the Honoi case
he would make protest against in-
adequate punishment, and similar
protest concerning the removal of the &C.
cused in the Hankow affair. on the ground
that if foreigners assume the right Of trial
over their own subjects committing crime
against the Chinese, they should see fair
trial and absolute justice. He hoped that
would publish the story to the world.
Affairs In HaytI.
PoRTAU.PBINoE, October 23j.-Order has
been completely restored here. One Thousand
hve hundred lives were lost and damage TO
the extent of s40,000,0 900 done during the
recent massacre. The Haytian war steamer
Dessslines has arrived under the American
flag. In the attack on Miragosne, the Gov
ernment troops were repressed with severe
losses, and General Piquent was mortally
wounded.
En- Route to Tonquin.
SAIGON, October 23i. = The transports
Shamrock and Aveyron, with reinforcements
and war material for the French troops in
Tonquin, have arrived here.
The Spanish Cortes.
MADRID, October 29d.-The Cabinet have
resolved TO summon the Cortes to meet De-
cembsr 1st.
Mysterious Murders.
SrRAsBuRG, October 23d.-A great ssnsa.
tion has been caused here by two mysterious
murders, one victim an apothecsry's assist
ant, whose body was found fearfuly wound