The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-25
Foreigners. Permitted at the
Trial of the Murderers.
DIFFERENCE PAID TO FOREIGNERS
Six Of the Rioters at Hwasang Have
z Been Convicted of Murder.
The state Department Denies That It
Has Pound Faalt With It's Agents
In China, and Processes Ignorance
of the status of Affairs.


New York. Aug. 24-The World will
print the following cable tomorrow:
Eoochow. China, Aug. 24.--Firmness has
brought the Chinese 70 terms. Foreigners
are now present at the trials of natives
implicated IN the attack <upon mission
aries. The Chinese ofTicia1s afford every
facility to the foreign eonfnissions of in
quiry.
Six of the Chinese who had hand in
the massacre at Hwasang have been con-
victed of murder New arrests aresnsde
daily.
Foochow is quiet What was reposted
abroad as a new massacre was only a
local riot
Tokyo. Japan, Aug. le.-Fev details or
the massacre of missionaries at Kueheng
have been gathered by the commission.
The evidence is said 10 Indicate that the
crime was natural deveiorment Of a con-
sptracy organized by weil-known ytceroys
against the entire body of foreign resi-
dents in China. The first results were the
outrases in the Szechuan province. insti-
gated by the deposed Viceroy Liu Ping
Chang. The guilt of this official has now
been formally declared by his successor.
the Viceroy La Chuan Lin, who urges
that the originator of the riots be tried
Ia Ctengtu and make reparation for his
evil deeds. This proposition has been APP
proved by the court at Peking, and an i'm
perial edict has been issued, commanding
Liu to settle the affair in accordance with
the Judgment soon TO be pronounced py
the investigating commission. Grave
doubts, however are expressed by foreign
officials in China with regard TO the CEN
trail governments ability TO enforce PEN
alties upon high provincial authorities,
even assuming that the penalties viii be
ordered in good faith. The supremacy OF
the Manchu rulers is by no means assured
throne q
TO satisfy the demands of Western powers
at the expense of the viceregaI satraps
may endanger the stability OF the throne.
Washington Clty.Aug. 4.-Minister Den
by reports that on July Rev. T. u.
Sheffield, an old and highly respected
American missionary, residing at Tung-
chow. thirteen miles from Peking, vas at
tackled by crazy carpenter and his
brother and severely cut with a knife The
criminals are in prison awaiting trial.
DENLY adds that the matter will create
stir in China. but ii is absolutely with
out foreign political significance.
The following was given out officially
at the state department today: Upon Act
ing Secretary Adee's attention being
called 10 statements in yesterdays pa
pers that much dissatisfaction was felt
al the state department because Mr.. Den
by had not been heard from for several
days and tha; he was supposed to have
taken umhrage at the instruct tions lately
eabled him, Mr.. Adee said that he had
authorized no expression OF the depart
men.'s opinion as IS the cause of Den
by's silence, for the simple reason that
no opinion had been formed or could
nationally be formed in the alb
sence Of the knowledge of the
facts. The promptness. good judg
ment and energy with which Col. DENLY
has acted upon the Instructions hereto
fore sent him negative any hasty con-
lecture that ne was not now endeavoring
with aiacrity TO fulfill the duties imposed
upon him by the department kilograms of
the past week.
II was 10 be remembered Mr.. Adee said
that China is a country Of slow communi-
cation. having practically no speedy mail
service and few telegraph lines: that the
problem OF the fitting protection OF the
lives and property interests or our citi-
zens. scattered over a territory covering
10000 square miles or more. required
constant conferences and cooperation be-
tween the minister and the admiral COM
handing as well as trustworthy infor-
nation from the consuls: that the Tsungli
yamen. which is the practical government
OF China. as far as foreign interests are
concerned. Is cumbersome body 70 deal
with. IFS deliberations being often pro-
tracted and the execution OF it's decisions
depending on the doubtful zeal of the local
vicerovs and provincial governors and
that the necessity Of bringing all these di-
verse factors into concurrent working
might well haflie Mr.. Denby's desire TO re-
port 70 the department successful action
upon its Instructions. To take the case Of
the. Kucheng Investigation. communica-
tion with the consul at Foochow was OBJ
vIously necessary 10 intenisent action
and Mr., HiTson appeared 20 have PUT him
self hevcnd teleErarhic reach. The need
% communicating with him BY personal
message perhaps explains the press re-
ports that Commander Newell. of the De-
troit. had gone 20 Euchenc 10 sce him. OF
which. however, the state depar;ment has
no confrr7a tlon. The felegrams from
WonrkouE ard ShsnEhai arc 70 le taken
with a small allowance. by reason OF ar
apparent disposition IN these quarters 20
work Up prejudice a,Esinst the diplomatic
ard naval representative Of the United
states in China. aRd dependence upon such
REPORTS mirht be more likely TO compli-
cate ard defeat than helpfuliv aid the GOV
ernment IN carrying cat ks practical pur.
poses.