The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-11-01
Princes vi and Ying Men Have
Been Selected by the Foreign
Ministers for Execution.
A PROVINCIAL TREASURER ARRESTED
lie Was Chiefly Responsible for the
Ill-Treatment OF the Rescued
Missionaries at Ting Flu.
when Peace Is Restored Ru..,, win
mana Back to Its Owners the
Tong Ku and Min Chwanu
Railway.


10 London. Oct 2J.-Dr. Morrison. vir
-. Ing to the Times from Pekinc unde
- date of October 26. saws: "The for
% eign ministers in conference to-da,
Z decided to add the names Of Prime.
ii and ling Men to those of the sey
en- officials whose execution Franc,
has demanded.
1T is said that the cournonder -
r the allied troops at Pao Ting Fin bo.
arrested the provincial treasurer. vho
was chiefly responsible for the IN.
treatment of the rescued mi,,iona.
=. ries."
r The st. Petersburg correspondent,
= OF the Daily Express claims to have
5 authority for the statement that
when peace is restored Russia will
: hand back TO its owners the railway
from Tong Fu to Niu Chwang.
Berlin, Oct. 2o.-rhc Berliner Post
publishes Sunday an inspired articr.
devoted to showing that the Anglo
German agreement will in no way i'm.
'erfcre with EuSsia's interests in Man.
churia
III England had not arrived M an
agreement with GERMANY" saws tbe
Post, she would have been compelled
to do so with Russia. This would
nave been serious blow to German
trade. Germany in her capacity oi
an honest broker has served Russian
interests"
Vienna, Oct. 20.-Thc semi-ofcial
Pohtische corresponding asserts thar
France and Russia. after discussion.
have decided to accept the Anglo.
German agreement.
London, oct. 29.-Thc Chinese inn.
broglio is in state Of stagnation.
Shanghai sends renewed rumors that
the court, from Sinan Fu is sending
agents to collect funds in the south
ern and central provinces. Ad,ices
from Pao Ting Fu give narrowing ac-
counts of the suirerings of missiona-
rles at the hands Of Boxers; and if is .
reported that ten missionaries are J
still at Cheng Ten Fu.
The correspondent of the Morning :
Post at Pao Ting Fu wiring October "
20, says: THE Boxers declare that
The provincial treasurer has ordered "
hem to Kill all foreigners. He al ''
owed IL American and four British 81
o be massacred." 81
st. Petersburg, Oct. 29.-Thc Rus. %
ian sappers who were employed 10
Iig out and destroy the mines at cl
iukden, official dispatches say. found le
he whole district mined. and it WAS "l
My the unexpected arrival Of the ~
russians that prevented wholesale de- ,.
\ special committee was 81
ppointed TO investigate. ar
The advices also say that the pro- IT
nclal treasurer escaped and that
ie Chinese gucrrilias had been loot 10
g extensively their booty including 10
lie Manchu throne, extensive libra pl'
es, collections of pictures and co. D'
ssal archaeological objects, all Of co
eat value oil
Washington, Oct. 27.-The text of at
e communication handed bv the al
1nese minister To the secretary Of ioI
ate Friday is as follows:
"Cablegram from Niceroy Chang
Il Tung, dated October -. states
at the governor OF Shensi has re- "aI
rted that kang vi died on October Oc'
that Yu Hsien Gate governor Of !
ansi) has committed suicide by par
allowing gold leaf, and Prince lam
an has not been permitted to ac- sivt
npany the court. j.
n cablegram dated October 2f. ret;
III Director General Sheng. states opc
{ an imperial decree has been is in /
d directing Prince Ching and Earl not
to fix and submit for approval the +.
eral penalties 10 he inflicted on TO
Sc princes and ministers that the
hit to he punished. lie adds that paid
lg vi has died Of sickness. and teer
t Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang III
e not been allowed to accompany 70 :
court (to ShensD." re,c
'ashington, Oct. Minister ooye
ger mas pee" "u'hori|ed ny ms larg'
ernment to begin negotiations at A
, with the Chinese ENJOYS on the IL
s of the points of the German . 9
French notes, upon which all Of so,a,
powers arc agreed