The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-21
APOLOGIES FOR CHINA
Cleveland Administration Will
Not Be Hasty.
ENoLAND's VIEW 10 DIFFERENT.
Consul Jernisan, at Shanghai, Seems TO
Have Given onense by Represent
ing the situation ~ Critical.

London. Aug. .a-s.r y. r. Oconnor.
British minister al Picking. has been
armed with fun authority TO demand the
Issue Of the necessary instructions 10 To-
cal Chinese officials 10 insure the pres
ence OF the American and British consuls
a. the inquiry being made AZ kucneng
into the massacre.
The Daily News Vienna correspondent
hears that. as q result OF German inter-
ference in behalf OF the pope. the Chinese
court has sent an official TO inform the
Catholic bishop at Picking that the Chi
nese government would watch carefully
for the safety of the Catholics.
washington City. Aug. D.--AdviceS have
been received by the officials Of the state
and navy departments from Minister Den
by and Admiral Carpenter. which indl-
cate that neither regards the situation re-
suiting from the kucheng riots as very
serious or alarming, so far as American
interests are concerned. II appears that
the Chinese government and officials are
very friendly toward the United States
ana American citizens. and regret the dis
furbances which tended to cause so much
CONSERVATION. The sdvices are reassur-
Inc and not in accord with the cables OF
Consul General Jernigan at Shanghai and
statements made by other American cit
liens, Indicating that further outrages
were contemplated
The state department was informed to-
day that there was some disposition on
the part OF the Chinese officials not to al
low the American and British officers TO
be present at the investigation OF the Ku-
cheng riots. II is stated at the depart
ment that the usual hitch has occurred,
in which the Chinese officials have re-
fused to allow any interference with their
forms OF procedure. In every case where
there has been investigation of the kind
proposed. the Same objections have been
made, the Chinese officials feeling they
may lose prestige with their people IL they
allow foreigners TO participate in their
courts. These objections have always
ended In the submission OF the Chinese
after some delay. IL can be stated au-
thoritatively that the Instructions of Min
lister DENLY cover all questions now in
controversy and that the investigation
will he conducted in such a manner as TO
allow the American representative to
cure complete and full information as to
the cause of the riots and the persons par
ticipating in them. whether high or low.
The assurance has also been given that
this will be done in such a manner as to
leave nothing for complaint by the Amer
lean people on the score OF failure to OBJ
tain the facts relating to the disturbances.
IL is not at all probable that Minister
DENLY has been directed to make any
such demand as that to be made by the
British minister ar Peking as il Is known
sary. 1t is understood that the Chinese
minister has informed his government
that the best interests of China will be
served by according to the American and
British officials the most thorough facili-
ties for obtaining all Information de-
sired.
The attention Of China has been called
to the fact that when the United States
government was investigating the Chinese
riots In this country officials of the Chi
nese government were asked to be present
10 obtain all the particulars. 1t is not be
lieved at the state department that the re-
fusal OF the Chinese authorities will do
more than TO delay the investigation for
a time, until the Chinese government can
direct the officers ar Kucheng TO accord
right TO be present and direct the inves-
tieation into the channels which will bring
out the facts.
Rev. Robert Warren Stewart muir
dered by the Chinese at kucheng. was no
ordinary missionary. Born in 1850 in Ire
land, of good family. and amply supplied
with all that this world could give, he
went. after a very creditable career al
the university. 10 the bar. Just about the
time he was called to the bar n. l.. Moo
dy's reaching attracted him and caused
him 10 throw up all his bright prospects
at home and become a missionary. lie
was ordained and went to China about the
end of 1876 under the auspices or the
Church Missionary Society. and in China
he continued ever afterward, spending
himself freely in the cause of the Master
he loved. and in spite of very bad health,
which forced him away from the country
at least twice.