The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-02
TUAN'S PUNISHMENT
THERE SEEMS No LONGER TO BE
ANY DOUBT ABOUT IT.
JUNG LU ALSO UNACCEPTABLE.
Not WANTED As MEMBER or CHI
NEsE COMMISSION.

lie Led Attacks ON Foreign LeEa-
tians-Au OF the Others Named wan
lie Acceptable 60 Most of the
Powers-Inite states wuI Not
Take Part in Attack ON shan Tai
kwan-Chanee L. Moving Rapidly.
Washington. oct. several important
dispatches were received to-day from
China. Generally they tend to confirm the
events recorded Saturday.
From Canton. Consul Mcwade reports
the issue OF the decree Furnishing Tuan
and his colleagues. 20 that there Is no
longer doubt as 20 tho accuracy OF shcng's
statement on that point
Mr. Congcr also has received official
notification ~ the Chinese Peace Com
mission ~hich was forecastci by Minis
Ger wu's aayiees several days ago. Mr..
ConEcr makes no reference to the con
demnatory decree. hence It ~ inferred thnt
It was not issued when his dispatch was
cent last Thursday. The text Of these two
dispatches D. a. follows;
Canton. China. oct / Secretary of
state. Washington; Decree just issued
Emperor blamcs ministers for whole trou-
bic Orders Tuan. kangi and other Of
hclals degraded ana punished by imperial
courts Emperor holes Tuan and others
entirely responsible bloodshed
M Wade"
"pekin. Sept a. via Taku, Sept -. Sec
retary Of State. Washington: Have re-
ceived notice to-day from Prince Ching
that he. Earl II. jung Lu and viceroys
TIA Kun VI ard Chang Chih Tung will
act In concert in negotiations for peace.
Jung Lu ~ In the interior. IA Hung Chang
Is at 11en Tsiu. Cunger.
Yuna Ia Not Acceptable.
II ia evident that the two viceroys men
tIoued are I.iu Kun VI the viceroy Of
Rankin and Chang Chih Tung. the vic
eroy Of Wa Chang. tho difference in spell
Ing being In teicgraphic transmission
There has been some question az 10 Jung
Lu being n member OF the commission.
but Mr.. Conger's report settles ell doubt
Already Minister wu had received an
esiict naming Jung Iln as ono Of the com
mission. but this was questioned in other
Chinese quarters. The appointment is not
likely 10 be satisfactory to any of the
Powers. as Jung La has made himself al
most as offensive as Prince Tuan. He 10
Eeneralissimo OF the imperial troops and
Is regardesi as mai"'y responsible for the
persistent hght on the legation during tho
crisis
The other commissioners nre highly ac-
coptable. Earl II and Prince Ching are
already favorably known. aud tho two vic
eroys are among tho most pacific. en-
Ighteued and prO-foreign men In the en-
pire.
We VIII Not Take Part.
The attention ~ the officials of the navy
being called to the report frcm Tien Tsin
that the United states is about to take
part IN a naval expedition organizing al
Taku. for operations against Shan Hal
Kwan. q was stated that this report prob
ably referred 20 an old project. Some
time ago. while hostilities were In fuh
progress. a movement against Shan Hal
Kwan was projected 10 divert the Chinese
from their resistance 10 the progress of
tho Pekin maln column.
with the fall OF Pekin the necessity FOR
such movement disappeared. Il Is re-
gar,icd az unlikely that the United states
forces will take part In Il n u be re-
vjved BY any Of the Powers. u Is nOs
dceme.i good faith on our part 10 con-
tnue offensive movements against tho
Chinese at this time. Admiral Remey
has reported to Secretary Long that he
viii AID Ia the Withdrawal movement, ana
Il Is therefore not expected tha. the Brook
lyn win accompany the allies ships 10
shan Hal Kwan. if they go AZ all.
Gen. Chaffee reports that he is moving
With rapldsy toward the execution OF the
drnnaI nf HE Ironns