Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-12
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U,YInArUM FnOM CHINA.

Az EIIaMAEtM FAO"
The Washington, d. c., Critic OF last
Friday publishes a sensational story N
ro,o,;on 10 our differences with China. Ii
y O.
Tha Consul General of China at San
Pronc;sco ia Col. Bee, q very able anu
shrewd man, who possesses Inc en'ire con'
sIanoa ~ the Government he represents.
u ;nvastieation Of the Rock Springs
...sssc,a showed that il was a cruel OUT
80 penetrated by white men, whom he
-snnnn.ed to be Americans, upon an MOI,
ssnI;vs neople. His report was forwarded
80 The Imperial Chinese Legation mere
sna transmit,ed 70 China through the
nrora, official channels. The instructions
The Chinese Minister received from nls
Government were startling. he was III
ractad ~ demand from the United STATES
to,sI disayowal OF the affair, the condign
punishment. cspitally. II kiliins couIo De
proved against individuals, ana = peeun
ary indemnity to the sufferers ior 'neii
losses, to be paid by the United states;
This was the ultimatum. Ii tue oniseu
States refused to comply with the uemsnus,
the President was to be informed snas =
Chinese Government would lWmeuiaSeiy
orncsed To collec. the indemnity from
American citizens in business In the In
perial Territory, and d iS Pioteo-
lion from them, which meant thas they
wonld bs notified to leave China at once.
simultaneously with this, information
eame 10 the State Department from q seml-
official source in London that the Marquis
Tsepg, Chinese Ambassador to the court
of st. James and St. Cloud, was about 10
return home to take a high position In Ihe
imperial Council OF State, and thas ne
would insist upon stern measures being
taken against the United States to marx
Cbina's displeasure at the outrages which
the American authorities permitted ls
citizens to commit against hls people win.
out any attempt being made TO proven.
them or punish those who openly aVoweu
their participation in them. IL was also
reported to persons high in position IN tue
Department of State that the MARQUIS
Tseng was persuaded TO take his course
bv his particular friend, Earl Granville'
now Colonial Secretary in Mr.. Gladstones
Cabinet. who acted in this manner parity
because OF the representations made 10 hlm
by British merchants in China, who nave
long been Jealous OF American prominence
in thu internal OF the centrai
tiowery land; and to resent, in the second
place, the rather openly expressed sym
patty Of the people OF this country win
Russia, on every occasion when the reia.
tions between that power aud England
threatened hostilities between the two ma
lions.
II the Chinese Government seriously
meant to i~naugurate o system OF reprlsais
aud to abrogate the Burlingame treaty.
which was one for mutual benefit, 1t conld
deal q death blow to American interests 10
the easiest and quickest manner possible.
The anti Chinese action OF our Congress
and the evident determination OF the peo-
pie OF the Pacific Coast to prevent any
further Chinese immigration furnish q SUI
fcient diplomatic reason TO China for such
o course, aver without any encouragement
from our great commercial rival, England.
II these two motives are really en- rapport,
it will require the best efforts OF American
diplomacy and a complete change OF policy
toward China to prevent The complete de-
struotion OF our most important COM
mercial relations 10 the East. The seizure
of Russell & Co.'s fleet and trading posts
the latter are scattered all through the
interior OF the empire-would be the only
thing necessary to do. How the rich New
York and Boston merchants would relish
this summary process as the legitimate
outcome OF San Francisco hoodlums, I'M
der the lead Of Dennis Kearney, 1t does
not take much foresight to imagine. AT
present it needs no gift of prophecy to pre-
dict that in the light Of the information
above detailed the job before the Presi-
dent and his Secretary of State will be
neither easy nor agreeable.