The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29
.PIGTAlLS TO BE PUNISHED.
H CHINA's OFFICIALS DON'T DO 1T
THE POWERS WILL.

Minister Denby Informs the state
Department. at Washington That
the Chinese officials Are Lending
the American Commissioners All
the Aid Possible in Getting at the
Facts--British Advices Are OF an
Opposite Tenor.
Washington, Sept. ga dispatch re-
eeived at the state department from Min
lister DENLY this morning shows that
good prpgress has been made in the mat
ter of the Investigation Of the Chengtu
riots. and that the Chinese officials have
directed the necessary assistance to be
given the American commissioners.
The dispatch states that the Yamen
have telegraphed the authorities Of Pechi
Ii, Shausi and Shesui to appoint an
officer and escort the commission. These
three provinces comprise the territory,
about 1,40O miles in length. through which
the commission must pass on its overland
journey from Tientsin 10 Chengtu. 1t is
now believed that the commission will get
TO work in about six weeks.
The second part of Nh Denby's dispatch
Is not altogether clear The statement IS
made that am edict viii issue in a few
Vlceroy. Mr.. DENLY says he will cable
TINS Iaet as soon as IT IS
here that the viceroy OF the
province in which the Kucheng riots oc-
Cured was implicated in any way, ana
the degradation can hardly apply TO that
viceroy. The French have, however, inn
phcated NiCerOy Liu in the Chengtu riots
and the degradation is supposed to refer
to him. Notwithstanding the fact that the
American commission has not reached
Chengtu and commenced its search for
facts in connection with the missionary
outrage.
London, Sept. 2S.-A dispatch to the St.
James Gazette says a squadron of Ger
man war vessels has been ordered to
Swatow and the Catholic missions in the
district Of Shantung have been placed
under German protection.
London, Sept. 28.-A dispatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette from Hong Kong says the
Chinese officials are doing everything in
their power to make failure of the in
quiry by the foreign consuls into the
kucheng massacre of Aug. 1. Forty OF
the persons arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing taken part in the outrages have been
liberated by the Chinese officials without
the consent of the foreign cOnsuls, and
Mr.. Mansfield, the British consul at ku-
cheng, mas been grossly 1nsulted by Chi
nese soldiers. The cOnsuls are discussing
the question of returning to Foo Chow
and submitting reports Of the situation
TO their respective governments.
A dispatch from Yokohama to a news
agency says that an attempt was made to-
day upon the life of Marquis Ito, prime
minister of Japan, by a member of the
anti-foregn league. The Would-be muir
derer was arrested
The demonstration of a powerful British
squadron proceeding up the Yang Use
kiang is the sequence of the tacit refusal
OF the Pekin government to satisfy the
demands Of the MARQUIS Of salisbury toE
the'punishment OF the late viceroy OF SIC
Chuen, whom British Minister OConnOr
reported to be responsible for the outra ges
beginning in May at the mission stations
at Chengtu, which were followed by the
massacre at Kucheng.
The viceroy's term of office expiring, he
left Chengtu, and the Pekin government
tried to induce Minister O'Connor to be-
lieve that the withdrawal of the Viceroy
had been enforced, and that this action on
the part of China ought to satisfy the Brit
ish government Lord Salisbury however,
instructed the British minister that MOTH
ing would suffice less than a public inn
perlal decree banishing the Viceroy be-
yond the frontiers of China, with a state
ment that the crime for which he was
punished was neglect to afford protec-
tiOn to the missions. The action of
Lord Salisbury appears to have been
prompted by the conviction Doubtless
based upon foreign officers reports, that
the Chinese IteraU, abetted by most of
the higher officials, fOment agitation
against Europeans generally, and not
against the missionaries alone, and that
the degradation of the Viceroy of SEE
Chuen would be a blow to the Hterati
and an effective example to the whole of
China.
The decisive attitude of England disposes
OF the report that the foreign Office enter
tanned proposal to withdraw the mission
aries to treaty ports.
1t is understood that the United States
government, although not actively CO.
operating with the British government.
has been informed of, and approves the
latter's plans to protect the missions which
involve the strongest practical measures,
in the event of the mere squadron demon
stration not proving sufficient to awaken
the government of Pekin.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that the
inquiry into the Chinese outrages at Ku-
cheng was abruptly concluded. The vice.
roys deputy, according TO the dispatch.
declared that the investigation had gone
far enough, and that ample justice had
been done; A soldier insulted Mr. Mans
held, the British consul at Kucheng, ana
spat in his face. The man was bastina-
does, receiving fifty strokes as punish
ment for his offense.