Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-28
China Offers Compensation for
the Recent Riots,
And Promises Protection Against
Further 0utrages.
British Officials Doubt Her
Ability to Do SO.

LONDON, Sept. 2S.-The communica-
tlons from the Pekin government offer
ing compensation to foreigners who nave
suffered in the recent riots in China,
with the strongest assurances of future
protection, are received with distrust in
the foreign Office here. Hsu Ching
Chang, the Chinese ambassador to the
European courts, has recently been in
81. Petersburg, where he succeeded in
inducing the Russian government TO
withdraw from the joint action project
ed by the powers. He arrived In Berlin
Friday with the view Of trying to in
duence Chancellor Won Caprivi, but it is
certain that he will not alter the deter
mination of the German government to
cooperate with the British in taking de-
cisive measures.
wonld Bring Anarchy.
The Pekin note, as given to the pa
peTs, fails to indicate the real character
Of the appeal made by Hsu Ching Chang
to the European governments, He has
urged that the imperial government
was entirely honest in desiring to sup
press the disorders and seeking time to
deal with tho anti-foreign movement,
and that precipitate action on the part
Of the powers would defeat their object
and bring China into anarchy. His
communications distinctly suggest the
probability Of such potent political
upheaval in China as might overthrow
the Manchu dynasty. Secret societies
are buying arms and making efforts to
hire drill instructors.
The panioky feeling existing in Pekin
is made known here by urgent kilograms
sent through the Chinese embassy, i'm
ploring Lord Salisbury to instruct Sir
John Walsham, the British minister to
China, to adopt a more friendly attitude.
Minister Walsham advises the foreign
Office that persistent diplomatic pressure,
combined with naval demonstration at
certain Of the treaty ports, will be the
only effective means TO prevent a recur-
renee Of the outrages. He complains
that the PRONUNCIATION Of the emperor's
edict against the attack On foreigners
has been unnecessarily delayed.
He asked the officials to use the tele-
graph in publishing the edict, but the
officials refused, saying that there was
no precedent for doing 30 and that the
edict must be distributed by the ordi-
nay couriers. The minister also com
plains of the uncertainty Of the punish
ment of the real leaders Of the outrayes.
II Lord Salisbury supports Minister
Walshnm's policy the powers will act
lively intervene in order to protect Euro
peans, leaving the Tartar dynasty to
take care of itself. In spite of the cha
otic state of the present troubles the
foreign Office here hopes that the ulti-
mate result will be an extension Of trade
to important centers on the Yang tse-
Kiang, which Is now closed, but where
the government hopes to establish con-
suiates.
China's OfTer to the Powers.
Following Is summary of the official
cablegram received from Pekin on Mon
day and handed to the foreign Office on
Tuesday:
Specific sums OF money are offered to
the treaty powers to compensate for the
loss Of life and property at Wuhu,
Wusuch, Tanyang, Wooseih and other
places where the riots occurred. Four
leaders Of the riots have been executed
and twenty-on banished. and FIVE man
darins have been adjudged culpably re-
miss in having failed to deal effectively
with the rioters and to take adequate
measures to preserve order. They have
been reported to the throne for punish
ishment.
The imperial government, recognizing
its entire responsibility for the preserva-
tion Of order at the treaty ports, and for
the protection of missionaries in the in
terror, has ordered the viceroys Of Chi
hili and Nankin to dispatch the north
ern and southern squadrons of the Chi
nese feet to patrol the Yangtse and af
ford protection wherever the life and
property of Europeans are still sp-
parently threatened. Although the
Yumora Of further troubles still excite
uneaeiness in certain places, the inn
periA government has no doubt Of its
ability to cope effectively with any at
tempts at fresh breaches OF the peace,
whether from the operations OF the
secret societies or the result OF local or
occidental circumstances.
The examination held last month at
Nankin, Woochang, Nanchang, Hang
Chow and Foo Chow ended without the
disorders often attendant upon the as
eembling os 80 many thousands of stu
dents, the usual number ut Nankin alone
being twenty thousand, and scarcely
fewer at the other capitals mentioned.
Nothing Is known respecting the reports
cabled to Europe of an attempt to seize
the arsenal at Foo Chow, but undoubted
evidence Of the activity Of secret socie-
ties has been obtained In other quarters.
Thirty-hve cases of foreign rifles, con-
signed to & British subject employed in
the Chinese imperial customs service az
Chin Kesng, have been seized by GUS
toms officers at Shanghai.
The consignee was arrested and sent
to Shanghai to be dealt with by the
British authorities. The same man was
found to be in possession Of quantity
of dynamite, which he confessed was
intended for use by q secret society at
Chin Keang. The arms came from
Hong Kong. Two other British sub
jects and six other foreigners, Of doubt
ful nationality, residents Of Shanghai.
were found to be implicated in this
transaction. which Hart, the inspector
general Of the Chinese imperial customs,
and the British consulate at Shanghai
and Chin Keang are investigating. The
imperial government repeats that it has
no doubt of its entire competency TO
preserve order.
Decline 60 BE Held Responsible.
The Times Paris correspondent says:
"It has become known here that the
governors of the Chinese nrovinnea In