Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Threatened Violence to
Americans.
CHINA DEMANDS SATISFACTION
The United states Government
Requested to indemnify
Chinese Subjects.

,s,,.,o, ~ ,hs Herald bv the associated Press.
NEW YoRK, March 4.-The Hera'd'
Washington special says Inc ioliow'
ing cablegram has been received by the
Chinese Minister from the Governor
General Of Canton;
"CANros, February 2o.--A capisgrsn' -
-, .,,a;ved from the Chinese mer'
ans.,s .a. ~ Gan Francisco stating that the
9a Ch.l,ass a. n ~ the United States have been
as ~ o,traoaously attacked. Hearing
.h;s M naws tbe Canton people are furiou,
anJ I rstsi;a,ion Is threatened. How aio
tha,hnarscan Government ACT IN ens
,nattar, Can you not ask the fresiueh'
.nsSnot measures for their protectlon
there and for the prevention OF THESE IN,
Iu,nsn acts In order to preserve the gooo
friendship OF the two countries .ar;a,,s ION,
wise consequences mere 'n1y ~ TnSan
'qsigned) CHANG ohA ~
-.,m.,s sI,timatum in Regard "a
-. treatment of Its subjects In
this Country. n ~
San FRANCISCO, March 4.-The ET'
aminer to-day published column ex'
nlanatorv of the circumstances which
led to the promulgation Of Chinese
message by the President. The inves'i,
cations Of Col. Bee. Consul General oil
China at San Francisco. into the hock
Springs massacre convinced that oflcel
tbat Il was a cruel outrage perpetrated
by workmsn, whom he supposed to De
Americans, upon an inotfensive people,
He 80 reported to his home government
nth his report which was forwarded to
the Imperial Chinese Legation here and
transmitted to China through the proper
official channels. The instructions to
che Chinese Minister received from his
,ovar,ment were startling. He
gas directed to demand from
tha limited States a total dlsa-
vowal of the affair, condign punish
ment capitally, if the killing could be
nroven. and Indemnity to the sufferers
for their loss, to be paid by the United
States This was the ultimatum. II
tbs United States refused to comply
win these demands the President was to
bs informed that the Chinese govern
ment would Immediately proceed to
coIIect indemnity from American citl-
1sns IN business in the imperial territory
and withdraw its protection from tnem,
which meant that they would DC notined
to leave China at once.
simultaneously with this information
there came to the State Department
from an official source in London
that Marquis Tseng, Chinese Amoassa-
dor 10 The courts Of st. james and 81.
Cloud. was about to return home to take
a b;oh position in the Imperial Council
Of The State and that he would insist
anon steru measures being taken against
tbe Hated States to mark its displeas-
rre at the outrages which the American
Authorities permitted its citizens to COM
mit against his people without any at
temut being made to prevent them or
punish those who openly avowed tneir
participation in them. This was
the situation when the President sent
his message to Congress on Tuesday last.
II will be seen that he denies the right
of the Chinese government to demand
an indemnity for property destroyed.
This is the point upon which the m
struetions Of the Imperial Council to the
Minister here to admit OF no concession.
II has been known for month past that
the Chinese Minister here Is to return
home very soon. 1t is learned that he
will take with him the f1nal conclusions
OF the President in regard to thus mat
ter. These are simple facts, the craic
SAYS, from undoubted authority, and
and they are given to the country as
aids to the Comprehension OF the presi-
dents last message in its full I'M
portance.