Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-01
LlU is DEGRADED.
Other officials Also 10 Be Punished for
The Cbens.Tu Riots.
THIS But ONE STEP. HOWEVER.
Additional Demands Are Understood
10 Have Been Made by the British
In Our Commission.

! WASHINGTON. ID. c., September 3d.
The State Department was advised this
morning that Viceroy Llu had been de-
graded by an Imperial decree issued to-
day. The abstract Of the decree cabled by
| Mr.. DENLY, shows that the responsibility
| for the Cheng-Tu riots in the province
OF Sze-Chuen rests with the officials
that Viceroy Liu was accordingly careless,
| and took no notice OF the riots. and made
no attempt TO stop the outrages. He is
ordered TO be deprived OF his Office and
| never again to be employed. Other Off
cials are also to be punished
The American comm.s ion will proceel
notwithstanding this action, to conduct
its investigation.
The Secretary Of the Navy was
this morning advised that Leute-
nant-Commander John Merrill, of
Baltimore, has been substituted for
eutenant-Commander Barber as n
member of the commission. the lat
ter being ILL., The other members OF the
commission are Consul Sheridan p. Read
and Fleming Cheshire.
Liu, the degraded vceroy. appears to
was to stir up strife with the missiOnar-
les. and seek the goodwill of the natives,
whose deep-rooted. anti-foreign sentiment
caused the periodical outbreaks over
which he ruled. He has been connected
with previous outrages. and was COM
PEELED 10 pay the French an indemnity
amounting TO $4,000 from his private
purse for crimes committed against
French Catholics last winter. He mar
rowly escaped from being deposed at
that time. and was only retained be-
cause he was popular with some of the
leading officials at Peking. and because
his services were needed in matters OF
importance to the revenues Of the prov
ince.
His reputation Is that of a vicious and
interruptions person. and it is said that
the whole government OF the Province
Of Sze-Cheun is impregnated with the
anti-foreign feeling 80 vigorously exem-
plifed in the official acts Of Lin.
The degradation Of this vicerOy Is but
one step in the direction of complying
with the demands of the Powers interest
Ell in securing indemnity for the out
RACES.
1t is believed that Lius successor will
be Lu. viceroy Of one of the northern
provinces. a man said TO be honest and
just. and rather inclined to friendlness
towards foreigners.
Additional demands are understood to
have been made by the British and
American Ministers, and If they are COM
piled with n long step in the direction
of reform in the Province OF Sze-Cheun
will have been taken.
These Ministers have. II is understood.
made demand that all examination for
promotion in and appointment to office
I, t.,
years. This is intended as n blow TO
the offce-holding class. from which source
emanates all the alleged information
circulated among the natives for the
purpose OF melting them to the commits
sion Of outrages.
THE DEGRADATION CONFIRMED.
LONDON, September So.-A dispatch
from Pekng was received at the Foreign
Office this afternoon confirming the
that China has agreed T. the
demand for the degradation Of Vceroy
Liu. who was responsible for tho out
RACES beginning in May at the mission
stations in Cheng-tu, the capital OF SEE
Chuen.
The dispatch received at the Foreign
Office says that the Chinese official ga
zette has published an Imperial edict an
that the Niceroy of Sze-Chuen
has been stripped of his rank for falling
to protect the missionaries. and will never
again be allowed to hold office. and that
his case will serve az a warning 10 all
future vicer0ys who may be disposed 10
do wrong. The decree also denounces the
subordinate officials OF the province. who
failed 10 take proper action for the pro-
lection OF the missionaries.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
Yamen (the board controlling Chinese for
ign affairs formally communicated its
decision to the British Minister. who ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the terms
Of the edict.
1T is now probable" also says the
Pan Mall Gazette. that the British yes
'els which had entered the Yang-Tse-
[iang river for the purpose of enforcing |
he demands of Great Britain viii forth |
with descend the river and resume their |