The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24
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TY by LORD SALisnURY's ORDER.
of the Celestial Legation in London
-Othcr Foreign News.

w. 60 It NLutNQlN VI lille
bury to-day demarded the immediate re-
lease of Sun-Yat-sen. the Chinese ply
stefan. said to be a British subject, who was,
according TO the statement of his friends,
kidnapped while passing the Chinese Legal
tion here, and who is held a prisoner in the
legation on the charge of having been en-
gagged in a conspiracy to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty. n complete Gordon of
detectives was formed around the Chinese
legation, thu officers being ordered to seize
~Sun-Yat-Sen and release him If he should
be brought out. The Marquis of Sails
bury, after reading a number of aftidavits,
sent d strongly worded letter to the Chinese
envoy pointing out that the method adopt
ed by the legation in arresting Sun-Yat-
Sen was distinctly not needed, as the courts
were open to the Chinese officials to obtain
any criminal, or for other legal process.
The Premier also said that he could
friendlinesS as a violation of the right of
asylum to which England was committed
by evcry tradition and belief; and he asked
the envoy to Immediately release the inn
Irisoncd Chinaman and SO avoid further
unpleasantness.
Later in the day Sir Halliday Mccartney,
the collnselorg of the legation, called at the
Foreign Office and said that Sun-Yat-Sen
rights Of the legation which were involved.
An inspector of police and Sun-Yat-Sen's
friend, DIR; Camille, who first raised the
question of the Chinaman's Imprisonment,
went to the Chinese legation at $50 with
a letter from the Foreign Office and not
door with Sun-Yat-Sen, entered a cab and
drove to the Foreign Office. where Sun
Yat-Sen made a formal statement of his
crowd of people.
"A reporter was informed this afternoon
that in official circles the detention Of Sun
Yat-Sen at the Chinese legation Is re-
garded as a 'monstrous abuse of the priv
ileges of the legation. which could not be
tolerated Tor n moment" III aDDGAfG that
Sir Halliday Macertney. on receiving the
Marquis of Salisbury's note. went to the
bedside of the Chinese minister, who is in
i'll health, and explained to him that the
Marquis of Salisbury insisted on the re-
lister thereupon cabled to Peking for in
structiors and. on receipt of an answer.
Sun-Yat-Sen was released.
After his release Sun-Yat-Sen, in an in
terview, denied that he entered the Chinese
LEGATION of his own accord, as claimed by
the Chinese officials. He said he was pass
ing the legation, which at the time he did
not know as the Chinese official headquar-
tiers in London, when he met a Chinaman.
with whom he got into a conversation. The
stranger, in the course of a chat with Sum-
Yat-Sen. said that he also came from Cam
ton, and, walking along. they soon met
another Chinaman, who, 1T appears,
emerged from the legation, and was intro
man, who, it develops. was the interpreter
of the Chinese legation and who is named
joined by another Chinaman, and Tang
thereupon left. Continuing, Sun-Yat-Sen
said: w trAn returned, ana, passing the
legation, - two remaining Cinnamon
asked me ~ enter. Before 1 could reply
they pushed me inside the door and
slammed it behind me. Once ins'de the build
ing / was forced upstairs to the fourth story
by my companions. who were big men, and
who locked me in a room. Almost immedi-
ately artery a gentleman described as
said You China now He asked
me If my was Sun Wen, and when L
acquiesced ..e said he arrested me upon in
formation received from the Chinese min
Chinese legation here that Sun Wen was
on board the Majestic. The next day
to be his right name, Tang appeared and
said: Everything is settled: We are going
to gag and bind you and carry you out at
probably Il Glen liner. as Mccartney is a
friend of the company. " we can't SNUG
gle you away we can kill you, as this is
China meaning the legation"
Sun Wen futher said. IN reply TO ques-
lions on the subject, that he was provided
with food when he asked for IT,, and 1t
municating with him through the Eng ish
servants of the legation by means of notes
hidden among the Goals.
Situation i'm Turkey Is Grave.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 23.-The trades
issued yesterday in connection with the re-
cent purchases of arms have resulted in a
condition of affairs which is regarded as
being very grave. The ministers are OPP
posed to the poll tax imposed on the Mus
SulmanS, but the palace officials insisted
that the measure was necessary for the de-
Tense of the Mussulman religion on the
ground that the Christians are preparing
TO attack Mussulmans and that the
European press is preaching a crusade
against Islam.
frhe British committee appointed TO in
vestigate the cause of the recent disorders
here computes that $4,000 Arnlenians in