The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20

the determination OIL the ministers 10
demand the death penalty remains to
be seen.
| ANOTHER PUNITIVE RAID.
PEKING, Nov. IL, via Shanghai,
Nov 13.-Another small German expe-
dition goes north tomorrow in spite of
| the fact that these punitive raids are
strongly criticised here as serving no
good purpose.
| Reports of the death of the Dowager
Empress are persistent, though there is
no official confirmation of them, COM
munication with the court being very
irregular. There is a growing belief,
however. that she will never return to
Picking.
MINISTER'S TOO SEVERE.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
| Secretary Hay is much irritated over
reports from Picking showing that the
Ministers are determined to punish
every influential Chinaman who they
| think Is responsible for the recent out
RACES and showing also that the in
demnity to be demanded will reach
$500, 600 900. The Secretary is anxious
that the powers shall submit demands
that can be accepted by China.
Officials at Washington hold that
examples should be made only Of
those conspicuously guilty and that the
amount OF indemnity should certainly
be not more than 500, 900. 1t Is
pointed out that If all the leading men
are sentenced to death they will in
self-defense organize a resistance,
operations, the end of which no one
can foresee.
SCENES OF HORROR.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes a letter from Bel
gian gentleman who has been travel
| ing to Picking via the Trans Siberian
railroad. He describes under date of
| September 9Th what he saw in the
Amur river. His accounts surpass in
| horror those previously published.
The scene 1 have witnessed during
| the three days since the steamer left
Blagovetchensk," he says, ARE horri-
BILE beyond the powers of description.
| 1t is the closing tableau of fearful
human tragedy. Two thousand were
deliberately drowned at Morxo, 1000 at
\
total Of 1000 corpses encumberins
! the river, among which there were
thousands of women and children.
Navigation was all but impossible.
Last week a boat had to plough her
way through tangled and mangled
mass of corpses dashed together by
their long hair. The banks were liter
ally covered with corpses. In the
curves of the stream were dark, putrid
smelling masses Of human flesh and
bones. surging and swaying In the
steamers wake. The captain vainiy
ordered full speed ahead. The sight
and smell will be ever with us.
From SBlagovetchensk to Aguin, As
kilometers, numerous villages studded
the banks with thriving industry.
Population of over 100, 600. That OF
Aguin was 10000. No one will ever
know the number Of those who perish
ed by shot. sword and stream. A vii
lage is left. The silence of death was
around US, the smoking ruins Of Aguin,
| on the right, with broken down.
| crumbling walls and shattered. roof
less houses
ExPIATORY MONUMENT.
| BERLIN, Nov ia semi-ofrlcial
despatch from Picking dated Nov IL,
gives the text of the joint note of the
powers to China, confirming the Lon
| don Times despatch dated Picking.
| November II. Among the additional
stipulations the note requires China to
erect expiatory monuments in every
| foreign or International burial ground
where graves have been profaned.
CHINESE ARSENAL CAPTURED.
LONDON, Nov. ia special dis
patch from Tien-Tsin dated November
10 says: A force of Russians has cap
tured the arsenal northeast of Tien.
Tsin with trifiing loss, killing 200 Chi
nese and capturing quantity of arms
and treasure.
BRITISH GET A RAILROAD.
TIEN-TSIN, (undated) via Shanghai
Nov. 13.-The Russians have ordered
the foreigners in the railroad houses at
Tong-ku to vacate the buildings and
the British have sent there a company
Of infantry and a hundred of Bombay
cavalry. ordering these to remain and
inspect the property.
A despatch from Tien-Tsin. dated
November 9. said that as a result Of the
| British representation to the st. Pc
tersburg government Russia is only
handing over the railroad between
Tong-ku and Picking to Field Marshal
Count Won .Waldersee, commander-in.
chief of the international forces, who
will give 1t up to the British owners.
PEKING A TREATY PORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-In add
ton 20 the points said to be agreed up
on at Picking as a basis for settlement
with China, as announced in cable des
patches 1t is understood that severa
other points are likely to receive at
tention when the matter Is taken vi
with the Chinese ENJOYS. One of thes,
Is as to making the city Of Picking al
open port" for while if not on the ses
coast the purpose is to extend TO 4
freedom of commerce and intercours,
with foreigners which now applies onl!
to those open ports designated by trea
ties with China Tho c,,ruact;o- n