Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-19
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Shanghai, Aug. 13.-Mr. Mansfield, the
acting British consul at Foo Chow: Mr..
Allen, the British vice-consuI at Padoga
island; Col. ]. Courtney Hixson, the
United States consul at Foo Chow;
Messrs. Banister and Gregory and one
Of the lieutenants of the United States
ruiser Detroit will start from Foo.
how for Ku Cheng, the scene of the
recent massacres, as soon as possible lnt
order to make complete inquiry into
the matter. The consular party will be
escorted by a detachment of 100 Chi
nese braves, the viceroy having refused
to allow an escort of foreign soldiers or
marines to accompany them.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 13.-Advices:
have been received at the state depart
ment that Minister DENLY is consulting
with the British and Chinese authorities
relative to the full and complete investi-
CATION of the riots at Ku Cheng. This
commission hos not vet been appointed,
but it is being formed.
There was no doubt expressed at the
state department that United States inter
ests will be carefully looked after when
this commission is appointed. 1t was
stated also that Minister DENLY so far has.
Gone ali that was possible for 4 represen-
tative Of the government to do to bring
state department has given such instruc-
tons as will cause the minister to neglect
nothing that will insure better protection
of the interests of Americans at Ku
Cheng. He will also. with the co-opera-
ton of Admiral Carpenter, take steps to.
prevent further riots and to protect Ameri-
can interests should any new cases of out
rage arise.
kilograms have been received at the,
white house regarding these riots, but they
have been sent to the state department
and not to the President at Gray Gables.
The following cablegram signed by the
Chinese foreign office was received at
the Chinese legation today:
No Americans were injured in the recent
riots, though several English were. Five
of the rioters have been arrested.
This is the first official information
which has been received by the legation
concerning the recent riots and the fact
that nothing was sent until information
of the arrest of some of the rioters could
be reported is taken at the legation 81
mean shat the Chinese government is
anxious to have the outside world under
stand that China is exerting her utmost
endeavors to punish those who participant
ed in the assaults upon the missionaries
The officials of the legation maintain
strenuously that the Chinese government
will exhaust every effort to bring the
guilty to justice. They controvert in
strong terms the assertion that the mat
ter will be left to a partial commission.
While admitting freely that prejudice ex-
lists among some of the lower classes of
the Chinese against foreigners, they con-
tend that the weather. and better edu-
Gated do not share this feeling.
The legation officials also refuse to ac-
cept the statement that the officials of
the provinces in which the rioting oc-
Cured were implicated in the disturb
ances. They admit the possibility of
negligence, but not of culpability on the
part of the officials They also direct at
tention to the recent decree of the En-
peror for the protection and liberal treat
ment of missionaries from foreign coun-
tries as proof of the. absence of antagonis-
tic FEELING TO thiS class If fnroic~ners