New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
r0 PROTECT THE COMMISSION
IT'S MEMBERS SAID TO BE PRISONERS ~
KU-CHENG.

DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER DfscREpii'
MIN prpoRr-coMMANDE NEWELL CON
CUTTING WITH CONSUL HIxsoN-No
prAsoN YET. MR. ADEE SAYS. TO
Rr.AME MINISTER DENLY
.,1 o4A dispatch from Shanghai 10
s.r ,rorcv her. SAYS that Commander Ne"e'''
:, .v.~Irr,,ed States cruiser Detroit. mas so"e
- Ku-cheng for the purpose OF consul''"s Wv.
r r. t1,xson United States Consul at ro'O'o"'
IL rsga ri to the landing OF an armeo ioi'e 'o'
,ro,ectjon OF Hixson and the Europea" ".
=, Tho commission investigating the recent NUS
saoro Tho members Of the Commission are "o"
practically prisoners -. >,,r,s,er
Washington. Aug A.-Tne she"ce u ,.,,
-, Nth reference to the Ku-Cheng inquiry
eth continues in spite OF the anxious ieee 81
49,. c,a,. Denartment caused by the press as
...,o. Mai, from China more than mont"
-, r,os delivered at the state Department W
aor md this contained letters from MI De"''
regarding occurrences up to that Time
Acting Secretary Adee said to-day that ne "au
authorized no expression OF the Depa' wv
oninion as to the cause OF MI Denny o'e"
! tho SIMPLE reason that no opiho" W
formed or could nationally be formeo IL '
sence Of knowledge Of the facts' IL. ,,.h
ness good judgment and enerss WV" ...o
$500, NANNY had acted on the instructions mere
to,ore sent him negatived any nasty IN s..,e,
.ha, be was not now acting with alacrity 10 iu'.'
''"' 1871, ~ ,,onoaad on him by the Department
i - =, rho last week 1t was to De re-
| ...'s,,orad Mr. Adee said that China Is a country
=, s,oa, communications. having practicah! "o
sooodv mail service and few telegraph iihes' '"a'
,ha nrohem of the fitting protection OF the lives
.a nrorertv interests Of American citizens SCAT
1921 oyer \ territory covering l5ooooo square
uos or more REQUIRED constant conference anu
oo-onsrat,on between the Minister and the +au-
Mira, commanding, as well as trustworthy III
formation from the Consuls; tnat the lSu"e
! yamen. which is practically the Government "
China go far as foreign interests are CONCERN"
,s q cumbrous body to deal with, us ue'oei "''o'
being often protracted and the execution VI .'s
decisions depending on the douotiul yea, - a M
local V,ceroys and Provincial Governor ,, 60
that the necessity OF bringing AL .nese ~ No tf,
tao,ors into harmonious working might Wen JAN
Mr. Denby's natural desire to report 10 .'le De
nartment successful action on its instruI
TT ,oia the case OF the Ku-Cheng ln'esus'
,;on Communication with the Consul at roo-Cno"
mas obviously necessary to any Intelligent act' VI,
and Mr. Hixson appeared to nave pa. ni,a'nr n,
md telegraphic reach The neeu OF cViI'li.1
oo,ing u,ith him by personal message perhaps en-
mains the press reports that Commands - S;,,,
of the Detroit had gone TO ku-Cneng 10 Sc -,
~ which however, the state Department mas
conformation The kilograms from Shanslai a.. az,
Hong Kong Mr.. Adee said are to be .axen wi" ds
some allowance, because OF the appaie ra;,S I
position in those quarters 10 wolk upressentatio,
asainst the diplomatic and naval repIesen.da,,o
Of the United States in China ana depena oar,,
upon such reports might be more hh Sar W. mon
piicate and defeat than TO AID the "o'
| in carrying out It's purposes 49,. n. rarhy
In the absence of information from Mr. pe ,hs
the statements published in LONDON pHpes ar
the british and American Commissioners al a.
nractically prisoners al Ku-Cheng cannot oe Gu"
drmed and are not believed here. -
The gunboat Yorktown arrived at snaneirt' re- re-
: i va, Of the Navy Department NO signincahc
is attached to this fact. the flagship Baltlmor
,s now AT Che-Foo and amply apie u 49, iU.
American lives and property IN ''"' "e'e"
| hood.