The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-14
AN ORIENTAL WAR CLOUD
England Protests Against China's
Dilatory Way Of Dealing With
Rioters.
And Backs Up the Protest With a
Demand and q
Threat.
The Hotbod of Anti-Foreign Sentiment In
the En- pire Must BE Opened
The Hotbod Of Anti Foreign Sentiment In
the En- pire Must Be Opened
to Trade. ...

SAN FnANc1sco Sept. 13.-The British
steamer China arrived this morning from
Hong Kong and Yokohama having been
about thirty days from the latter port. Ad-
vices from China to August 30 say the
British minister has protested strongly
against tho dilatory manner in which the
Chinese government dealt with the recent
l lot and has asked three questions: "Why
the edict on the subject of the riot was not
throughout the empire by tele-
graph; why WI Hu the magistrate who
tried to stop the riots, was degraded, while
his superiors who did nothing were not
pun shed; and why the punishment of the
guilty at Wusuth was delayed?' Ills ex-.
cellency Ii Hu Chang answered, first that 1t
was not the custom to send an edict by
wire; second. that the magistrate was de-
graded for other reasons, and third that
ths rioters had been punished, two being
executed and tho others suffering otherwise.
The North China News, commenting edi-
torially on the answers, says the first was
q mere subterfuge, because the case was too
serious to admit of the delay caused by
the use of messengers. As to the second
reply the News says the magistrate was
degraded as concession to the natives,
who had denounced him for doing his
dutv in the affair. 1t denounces this reply
as a palpable evasion, which only shows
that China cannot be depended upon by
foreign powers. As for the execution of
two culprlts, this is declared az unsatlsfac-
tory Us coming far short OF the require
ments of the Chinese law in cas- es of muir
der among themselves. The News says
murderers Of foreigners must not be pun
ishsd more lightly than the murderers of
Chinese.
Lord Salisbury has demanded that
Human, which is the hotbed of the anti
foreign sentiment in China, be opened to
trade. The demand is coupled with a
threat that if China could not control her
the matter in hand. To this the viceroy re-
plies that China is perfectly able to control
her own people. On this point the News
says: "The conclusion is, that If able, she
must be unwilling to control them. Mean
while the powers do not intend to be salts
fed with what has been done by the Chinese
government so far in the way of punish
ment and reparation. They have sent
China what is virtually and ultimatum,
and will not take any inadequate reply.
England's action is understood to be
backed by other powers, and 1t is thought
force will be used if China is not concil-
iatory."
The German Roman Catholic bishop OF
Shantun, has returned from Peking to
Tionsin, He said his excellenoy, LII Hung
Chang. told him the late. riots were only
the forerunners of more serious trouble.
The Italian Corvette Vultuno has been
under orders to leave for Italy, but was
stepped and ordered to remain indefinitely
by the Italian minister at Peking, who
fears trouble.
At Mem Chung. DIR. Grei, missionary,
has been assassinated by the soldiets. The
matter was placed in the hands of the
British consul. 1t is thought not to be the
work of secret societies. but local matter.
Reports from Foo Choo of the killing of
three missionaries has proved false.
News has been received here Of the death
in Perak of w. McTavish andJ, M. Nelson,
two we'll known mining men. Cholera is
said to have been the cause, but poisoning
is suspected.
EnuxIoud Making RceNacatiQOa.