The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-29
NOTE IN CHINA'S HANDS.
Joint Demand Delivered to Prince
ChinE-lielicf That 1t Will
BE Accepted.

Peking, Dec. 26.-The preliminary
joint note was delivered Tuesday to the
Chinese. Lii Hung Chang found that
he was unable to attend the meeting
OF the ministers, and his credentials
and those Of Prince Ching were pre-
sentcd by the latter to the foreign en-
voys.
Prince Ching. replying to the Spanish
minister, Senior B. j. De Cologan, who
presented the note. said he would inn
mediately communicate it's contents to
the emperor. and assured the ministers
that speedy reply was the desire of
the court. as it felt that all China wants
peace and prosperity.
Paris, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Havas agency from Picking says: 1.-The
ministers assembled at the residence of
Senior b. j. de Cologan (the Spanish
minister and the doyen of the diplomat
ic corps) and received Prince Ching. to
whom the Spanish minister handed the
joint note of the powers. Ii Hung
Chang, who is still i'll. asked to be ex-
cused. Prince Ching said:
| II nave the honor to accept the note con-
| corning the establishment of good rela-
tons and will transmit it Immediately to
| the emperor and communicate to you his
| reply as soon as received"
London, Dec. 2G.-According to q
news agency dispatch from Picking,
dated December "a, the foreign minis
tiers there are unanimously of opin-
ion that China will accept the condi-
tons imposed by the joint note of the
powers within month. The note was
started on its way sto the dowager
empress and the emperor Immediately
after its presentation. the dispatch
says. but wire communication is slow
and it probably will not reach them
until December ~.
London, Dec. 26.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Standard, telegraph
ing December 81, says: "The govern
ment has arrested Prince Tuan and
Prince Chaung on the borders of the
Shan 81 and Shen 81 provinces. Yu
llsien has been ordered to return to
Sian Flu forthwith. to be executed, it
is supposed. 1t is inferred from these
reports that the imperial authorities
are preparing to concede the demands
of the joint note for the punishment
of the instigators of the trouble in
China"
Vancouver, b. c., Dec. 26.-News of
| the massacre of 1900 members of the
reform forces in China and the behead-
| ing of 81 of their leaders was received
here Tuesday in a cable by w. \. Cum
VOW, secretary of the Chinese Reform
association in America. The engage
ment took place in the province of
Pechili. Besides the terrible massacre
it resulted in the complete demorali-
cation of the reform forces. The bat
tie, into which the reformers were
brought by treachery, occurred Deem
| Der is, and the work of the Chinese
government has as consequence been
discredited in all that part of the coun-
try. The Chinese here are loud in their
expressions of disapproval of the con-
duct OF the campaign by their leaders.
ltappears from the few details given
in the cable received that Tong Mu. the
reform leader, at the head of badly
armed force of $4,000 men, paid visit
to Chung Hi Tung, the governor of
the district, who, though an imperial
officer, was believed to be in sympathy
with the reform movement. Tung was
invited to the governors palace, and
with his 10000 men marched into the
city. The reformers left all their arms
outside the gates, taking the precau-
ton only to carry their loaded revol-
vers. There were 5000 imperial troops
in the town, but nothing was feared
from them. A delay of a day took place
in order that other reform leaders
might be sent for.
When the audience with the gov
ernor was finally arranged there were
| II Of the leading followers of Kang
Yu Wei admitted. Then disagree
ment arose. The governor had the
leaders seized and taken into the
courtyard, where they were beheaded.
In the meantime a secret order had
been sent to the imperial troops to
! descend upon the poorly armed rabble
| of reformers. The 5000 well-drilled
soldiers took the country people COM
pletely by surprise, but, nevertheless,
the main body of the latter pluc1ily
fought way through the gates and
escaped. They carried away their own
wounded, but left 1900 dead in the
streets of the city.
The cable says that the scene of the
butchery WAS frightful and that the
reform leaders were not given a mo-
ment's warning before being killed.
A large amount of gold was also lost
by the reformcrs, who are now with
out a single leader and are complete
! ly disbanded, so far as the district is
| concerned.
Death of PrcIute.
| Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. 26.-Word was
received here by Bishop GEORGE L. Sey-