The record-union., 1895-08-24
lie is Said to Be in Serious Dam
ger of Being Recalled.
DISSATISFACTION AT HIS COURSE IN
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
Belief at the State Department That
He Is Not Carrying Out Instruc-
tlons Regarding the Ku Cheng
Massacre-May Have Taken Um-
bragg From Suggestions From This
Government as TO the Policy Which
He Should Pursue.

WAsHIN GToN, Aug. 23.-Not line has
been received at the State Department
Tor more than a week from Charles
Denby, United States Minister at Pekln,
and there is good reason to believe that
he is procrastinating with regard to the
instructions sent him concerning the IN
vestigations into the Ku Cheng massacre
That the State Department is dissatisfied
with Mr.. Denby's dilatory course Is q
mild way of putting the situation, and 1t
Is said tie Minister is in serious danger
of being recalled if he cannot furnish
satisfactory explanation Of his failure to
make arrangements with the Tsung Ii
1amen for the granting of full authority
to the American members OF the Board
of Inquiry to fully investigate the cir
cumstances relating to the massacre.
In Justice to Mr.. Denby it should be
said that the department does not blame
him Tor not having secured what was de-
sired, because the matter OF decllnatlon
or compliance with the department. 8
wishes rests with the Tsung LII Yamen,
but he has been found wanting in not
keeping the Washington authorities in
formed of current events, presumably
ueglecting to carry out his instructions
to press matters.
1t is the belief at the department that
MIR. Denby has taken umbrage because
the suggestions from this Government as
10 the policy to be pursued by him do
not agree with his own ideas, and Tor that
reason is not doing all that he has been
directed to do. Mr.. Denby's attitude is
likely TO cause him serioUs trouble, and
II be is not heard from soon his official
position will be placed in jeopardy.
Il il.t nfln
from Shanghai that Liu Ping Chang, the
degraded Niceroy of SZu-Chuan, had
been appointed Imperial High Commis-
sioner to Investigate the outrages on the
English missionaries has not been con-
firmed officially through any dispatch re-
ceived at the State Department, but
when such confirmation does come the
resentment of this Government is likely
to be made known in such a manner that
China will realize how much in earnest
the United States Is in bringing the ku
Cheng massacre to q conclusion satisfac-
tory to this country. Luis record, as
contained in official communications re-
ceived at the State Department during
the past month, is not calculated to i'm
press The United States with belief IN
any desire on his part TO make an Impair
tal inquiry.
THE COMMISSIONERS VIRTUALLY PRIS-
ONERS.
LONDON, Aug. pa rumor comes
from Shanghai that the members of the
commission which went to X Cheng to
lnVestigut the massacre of the missiona-
ries are virtually prisoners. Commander
Newell of the United States cruiser De-
troit, the report says, has gone TO ku
Cheng to consult United States Consul
Hixon as tn the necessity of landing ma
rines for his protection and the protec-
tion OF the commission. 1t is said the
Chinese provincial officials at ku Cheng
arc in high spirits because the American
and British Consuls failed in their efforts
10 secure an open inquiry in regard to
the outrages. Alarm is felt in the for
eign colony at The news, and indignation
is expressed that such a state of affairs
should be allowed TO exist. Members of
the foreign colony are greatly dissatisfied
because of the appointment of Viceroy
Liu.