The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A COMPLETE AGREEMENT
OF THE POWERS AS To CHINA SUP
POSED TO BE IN SIGHT
PROPOSALS OF SECRETARY HAY
In His Note OF July 3rd, The Basis for
h Plan OF Action-The Nations Soon
to be Ready to Begin Negotiations
Along This Line-Degradatfon of the
Princes Correspondence Between
Emperors OF China and Germany as
to Murder OF Minister KettsIer..

Washington, October 2.-Favorable|
news has reached Washington from the
European chancellories indicating that
a complete agreement as TO China is
within sight and that, too, on the basis
of the propositions laid down by Secre-l
tary Hay in his note OF July 3rd and
the subsequent notes treating of that
subject. The accord Of Russia with the
United States is more complete than
was anticipated at first and the re-
ports show that all of the European
nations probably are placing themselves
in a position to take advantage of the
opening male by the United States and
will soOn be ready 10 begin negotiations
for a settlement with the Chinese gov
eminent. The Russians nave given
notice nf. such purposes and while the
text of the French note on this sub
ject, referred to in today's press dis
patches, has not reached the state de-
Dartment the officials are satisfied that
tbs is correctly reported, and that
France. like Russia is ready 10 nego-
tiate at once.
DEGRADATION OF THE PRINCES.
The Chinese minister has delivered
to the state department official con-
frmation OF the degradation of Prince
Tuan and many other Chinese leaders.
The following official statement is
made as to Minister Wu's dispatch:
"A cablegram received from Director
Genera Sheng, at Shanghai, states
that by imperial edict, issued on Sep
TENDER 25th, Prince Chwang, Prince
Yin, secondary Princes Tsai Lien and
Tsai Wing, are deprived of all their
respective ranks and offices; that
Prince Tuan is deprived of office and is
handed yer to the imperial clan
court, which shall consult and decide
upon a severe penalty, and his salary
is to be stopped; that Duke Tsai Ian
and the president of the censorate,
Wing Men, are handed owe TO the said
board, who shall consult and decide
upon q severe penalty; and that Kang
VI. assistant grand secretary and pres
ident of the civil board, and hao Shu
ChiaO. president of the board of pun
ishment, are handed over to the board
of censOrs who shall consult n de-
eide upOn a penalty"
RUSSIAN LEGATION LEAVES Pc
KIN.
The state department has received a
dispatch from Minister Conger formal
" announcing the withdrawal de-
parture of the Russian legation from
Pekin.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE ON
DEATH OF MINISTER KET-
Teller
Berlin, October 2.-Following is the
kext of the Illness emperor's message
to Emperor William of Germany:
4 "Greeting:-That your majesty's min
lister has fallen a victim to the rising
which suddenly broke out in China
without any official being able to pre-
vent it, whereby our friendly relations
We're disturbed is deeply deplored and
regretted. By decree We order that sac
rifle be made on an altar for the de-
ceased, and Chief Secretary Kun Yang
has been instructed to pour libationS
on the altar. The commercial superin-
tendentS of the northern and southern
ports have been ordered to lake the
needful measures concerning the con-
yeyance of the coffin of the deceased
When it reaches a second
offering shall be made on an altar.
Germany has always maintained the
~friendliest relations with China. We
therefore, entertain the hope that youl
majesty will renounce all resentment
so that peace may be arranged as soor
as possible and that universal har
many be rendered possible for all time
This is our most anxious hope and oul
most ardent wish"
Emperor William epl1ed Septembel
30th, as follows:
ITO the Emperor of China:-I, tn,
German emperor, have received tn
telegram of your majesty, the empe
ror of China 1 lave observed will
satisfaction that your majesty is anx
ious to expiate according to the custom
and precept OF yOur religion the shame
full murder of my minister, which Sc
at naught all civilization, yet as th'
German emperor and a Christian,
cannot regard that abominable crime
afnnn6 for nv a Ehatinn Resides m,
murdered minister, there have gon be
fore the throne of God a large numbe
of our brethren Of Christian faith
bishops and missionaries, women ant
children, who for the sake of thei
faith, which is also mine. have died tn
violent death of martyrs and are &C
-cuSerS of your majesty. Do the Hba
lions commanded by your majesty suf
fee for all these innocent ones? 1 d.
not make your majesty personally re
sponSible for the outrage against tn
legations, which are held inviolabl
among all nations, nor for the griev
GUS wrongs done so many nations an
faiths. n to the subjects of your ma
jesty of my Christian belief; but tn
advisers of your majesty's throne an.
the officials on whose heads rests tn
blood guilt of a crime which fills a.
Christian nations with horror, mus
expiate their abominable deed. WheG
your majesty brings them to the pun
ishment they have deserved, hat 1 Wi
regard as an e~xpiation which will sat
isfy the nations of Christendom.
IF your majesty will use your impe
rial power for this purpose, accepting
to that end the support of all the in
jured nations, /, for my part, declar
myself agreed on that point. L shoul
also gladly welcome the return Of you
majesty to Pekin. For this, my gen
eral, Field Marshal Won Waldersee, wi