The Portland daily press., 1895-08-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
United States Will Interfere in
China's appointment
OF LIU FING CHANG AS COMMIS.
SIONER OF INVESTIGATION.
Grave Charges Are Made Against Him in
Regard to the Massacre of Missionaries
Other Happenings of Interest Abroad.

NoSafu 10 the massacre OF missionaries
Other Happenings of Interest Abroad
Washington, A ugust 23.-The news
contained In the press despathes from
Shanghai that Liu- Fling Chang, the de-
graded viceroy of Szu-Chuan, had beer
appointed imperial high commissioner to
investigate the outrages in the English
Missionaries, has not been confirmed
officially through any dispatches received
at the Statee Department., but when such
confirmation does come the resentment OF
this government is likely to be made
known in such q manner that China will
realize how much in earnest the United
States are in bringing the Kucheng
massacre to a conclusion Satisfactory uc
this country. Lius record, as contained in
the official communications received at
the State Dempartment this month is not
calculated to impress the United States
with belief in any desire on his part to
make an impartial inquiry
Mr.. Jernigan, the United States consul
general at Shanghai, has sent copies OF
the statements made to him by American
missionaries in respect to the lootlng OF
their property at Chens-Tu and other
mission stations by Chinese fanatics and
several of the writer's made gra We charges
against the vieeroy. When the Rucheneg
riots took place it was claimed that
they were instigated by the viceroy, who
was alleged to have spread stories that
the missionaries were killing Cinnamon.
1t is probable that Mr.. Denby will be in
structed to request the Chinese govern
ment to revoke Luis commission on the
ground of his actions at Cheng-Iu and
his hostility to foreigners.
French Receives Indemnity.
London, August 23.-The Chronicle
publishes despatch from Shanghai say
ing that the French claims for indemnity
for outrages on French missionaries at
Szechuen have been settled. The despatch
adds that the ex-viceroy, Lui Ping Chang,
has, and his secretary, two projects and
several minor officials will be degraded
and dimissed from office. The mission
aries will be recognized by , the govern
ment, and missions will be rebuilt at the
expense of Lui Ping Chang, who is also
condemned to pay the missionaries an IN
demnity of nearly 5000 lacks of teals.
The natives convicted Of looting will be
executed
Diplomatic Delay in Walters Case.
London, August GA despatch to the
C0DUfal NEWS IrCIll ( dIIS, says UIeto oitO
French government has issued a state
ment concerning the negotiations be-
tween France and the United States in
regard to the case of John L. Waller,
formerly American consul in Madagascar,
who was sentenced by court martial to
a long term of imprisonment on convlc-
tion of the charge of having given lnfor-
nation to the Hovas concerning the
movements of the French troops, etc.
Proceeding in Ii most courteous manner
the statement sets forth that a member
of the American embassy i'll Paris had
been allowed to visit Waller in prison at
Clairvaux but adds that the American
claim that he was unjustly and illegally
convicted and sentenced can only be ex-
amined when the official Transcript of the
proceedings of the court marital, held in
Madagascar, arrives in Paris.
Can See Waller.
Washington, August 23. In response
to the urgent request of Acting Secretary
Adee that Ambassador Eustis send
representative to visit ex-Consul Waller,
in prison near Marseilles, the state de-
partment today received cablegram
from Eustis, stating that upon the re-
turn Of the French minister for foreign
affairs to Paris, after an absence of
some duration, he and Mr.. Eustls had
come to an understanding regarding
the designation of the deputies to be
sent to Clairvaux and see Mr.. Waller,
whoyis confined at that place.