Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-23

der their respective Jurisdiction, and tc
afford them due protection in accord.
ance with the treaty stipulations, with.
out fail
MURDERERS TO BE PUNISHED.
Last month we heard with profound
establishment and regret Of the killing
of the chancellor of the Japanese lega.
tion, Mr.. Akira, and the same fate be.
fell the German minister shortly after.
ward. The violent removal of the Ger.
man minister whose residence in the
capital was necessary to the transac.
ton of business between the two coun-
tries, affected us very deeply. 1t is the
duty of the authorities concerned to
cause stringent orders for the speedy
arrest and punishment of the murder
ers to be carried out.
FOREIGN CLAIMS
"Since the commencement Of the at
tack on Tien Tsin, there are foreign
subjects and missionaries who have, on
account of local disturbances. suffered
death or lost property through no fault
of their own. We hereby command the
governor of Pekin and the viceroy OF
Chi Lii to cause investigations to be
made by their respective subordinates
of all such claims except those arising
directly from the said attack, with a
view Of their ultimate settlement.
RESTORATION OF PEACE
Moreover, the local outlaws and re-
bellious subjects have of late given
themselves up to burning, killing and
plundering. to the great disquiet of our
loyal subjects. This Is in utter defiance
of law. We hereby command said gov
ernors general governors and COM
manders of our forces to investigate the
situation and to take such measures for
the punishment of offenders and the
restoration of order as the necessities
of the case demand. We hereby COM
mand this, our general edict. to be
made known for the information of all
whom 1t may concern. Respect this. "
CHINESE EVASION.
This makes plain that the Chinese
government will settle all claims for
actual losses, but has formally decreed
exception to the claims arising directly
from the attack on Tien Tsin, which in
dicates that the Chinese government
holds that the attack was unwarranted.
MISTAKES IN NAMES.
Washington, July 23.-The officials of
the state department., after considering
Consul General Goodnow's dispatch,
express belief that q mistake has been
made in the transmission of the mes
sage, and that the name Tuan should
have been Yuan, governor Of the prov
ince Of Shan Tung.
A BRITISH QUERY.
London, July 23.-In the house of
commons to-day the parliamentary sec
retary of the foreign Office, William St.
John Broderick, communicated certain
statements Of the Chinese authorities
with regard to the safety of the lega-
tions at Pekin, and said that he Chi
nese minister declared them unharmed
Broderick read the text of several
edicts of July 1S, and commented on
Minister Conger's dispatch. Broderick
said that although the dispatch was OF
the same date as the edict Of the assur.
ance Of safety, yet the latter was not
borne out by Conger. Consul Warren
had telegraphed to the governor OF
Shan Tung to know how the message
from Pekin reached him in two days
and why there was no message from
their foreign minister. Sir Claude Mac
Donald.
NO TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICA.
TION.
London, July 23.-The governor haG
replied to the United States ministers
message that was sent by the Tsung Il
Yamen by messenger, travelling COZ
leagues (roughly 200 miles) day. 81
assure you," the governor of Shar
Tuhg had added, that there is no tel.
egraphic communication. I cannot ex.
plain why Macdonald has not tele'
graphed, but I beg you not to be
dHAlOuS dOO0L thC AOA thOy
and others are all living and unharmed
OF this 1 have already several mes
sages."
Broderick sontinued: Seeing tina
over a month elapsed since any com
munication reached the government
from the British legation, and that tn
Taunr Ti vauen ia cnrn nunfco tinr h,
| messenger with various Chinese au
thorities, her majesty's government
feels that they cannot give credence t
any statement or any DEGREES attrib
uted to the emperor or the Chinese gov
ernment until they are fortified by let
ters signed and dated by Sir Claud
Macdonald or other British officials, o
by some cablegram in our cipher"