Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-02
The Emperor Holds Them Re
sponsibIe for the Blood Shed.
DISPATCHES or IMPORTANCE.
Men Who arc Expected to Negotiate with
Allied Powers for poaco-Appointment
of Yuns Lu Unsatisfactory, as ne Made
Himself Almost as Offensive MS Prince
Tuan-A Proposed Naval Expedition
Likely to BIO Abandoned because no
Necessity for It Exists.

Necessity for It Exists.
(By Telegraph to Virginian- PILOT
Washington. Oct. 1.-Several import
ant 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 Prince
Tuan and his colleagues, so that there
is no longer doubt as to the accuracy
of Sheng's statement on that point.
Mr.. Conger also has received official
notification of the Chinese peace COM
mission. which was forecasted by Min
, lister Wus advices several days ago.
Mr.. Conger makes no reference to the
condemnatory Decree hence is is infer
red that it was not issued when his dis
patch was sent last Thursday. The
text of these two dispatches Is as fol-
lows:
EMPEROR BLAMES MINISTER'S.
Canon. China. Oct. l.
Secretary of State, Washington:
Decree just issued. Emperor blames
ministers for whole trouble. Orders
Tuan,, I<angi and other fpflicials de-
graded and punished by imperial court.
Emperor holds Tuan andeotners entire
INVADE"
CHINESE PEACE ENJOYS.
"Pekin. Sept. 81, via Taku. Sept. 30
Have received nouoc to-day from
Prince Ching that he. Earl Ii. Jung Lu-
and Viceroys Tia Kun VI and Chang
Chip Tung will act in concert in nego-
tiations for peace. jun is in the in
terror. Ii Hung Chang is at Tien
Tsin. CONGER."
UNSATISFACTORY. APPOINTMENT.
1t is evident that the two viceroys
mentioned as Liu Kun W.. the viceroy
of Marking, and Chang Chip Tung, the
snme the M9 spena an BEING ine
in tciesraphlc traplahissions There has
been some question as to Jung Lu being
member offthe commission, but Mr..
Conger's report settles all doubt. Min
lister WI already has received an edict
3. naming Jung Lu as one OF the commits
sion. but this was questioned in other
Chinese Quarters The appointment is
not likely to be satisfactory to any of
the Powers, as Jung Lu has made him.
~ sen almost as offensive MS Prince Tuan.
He Is generalissimo of the imperial
troops and Is regarded as mainly re-
. spoaisiblc for the persistent fight on the
legations during the crisis. The other
commissioners are highly acceptable
Earl Ii and Prince Ching arc already
favorably known and the two Sceroys
are among the most pacific, enlight-
ened and pro-foreign men in the en-
pire. n
A NAVAL EXPEDITION.
The attention of the officials of the
navy being called to the report FROM
- Tien Tsin that the United States Is
about to take part ina naval exped-
,tion organizing at Tuka for operations
against Shang Hal kwan.
Ittwas stated that this report proba-
bly,, referred to an old project. Some
time ago. while hostilities were In full
x progress, movement against Shan
5, Hal Kwan was projected to divert the
Chinese from their resistance to the
PROGRESS of the Pekin main column.
" With the fall of Pekin the necessity
for such movement disappeared 1t
is regarded as unlikely that the United
States forces Will take part in it if IL
be revived by any of the other Powers
1t is not deemed good faith on our part
to continue offensive movements
against the Chinese at this time. Ad-
miral Remey has reported to Secretary
Long that he will aid in the with
drawal.
THE LEGATION GUARD.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The War De-
partment is in receipt of q cablerrau
he had received the instructions to
withdraw most of the United States
forces from China and had provided
in accordance with those Instructions.
for legation guard. The dispatch fol-
lows
Received Sept. 80. via Taku.
To Adjutant General, Washington:
September 20, 30. cabled from rIen
Tsin. Received your numbers ~ and AZ.
The Ninth Infantry. third squadron of
{ Sixth Cavalry and Light Battery will
constitute legation guard. Shall en-
deavor to get all supplies to Tong
Chow before water falls
"CHAFFEE."
Dispatches Nos. AZ and 43 referred to
by General Chaffee were those contain
ing his instructions to withdraw the
American troops from Pekin.
HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE.
Washington. Oct 1.-The War De-
partment has received. the following
from General Chaffee:
/. "Taku. Sept. 80.
To Adjutant General, Washington:
= Health of command good. Have ac-
. cepted Invitation hospital ship Maine
<, to transfer some convalescents to hos
!. pital ship Relief, now repairing at
,Nagasak. "CHAFFEE."
&. RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-The War
Office announced that dispatches from
Khabarovsk and Kharbin say General
Tschitschagoff sent Colonel l<opieken
with a detachment of Cossacks. rail
road troops and volunteers to engage
force of Chinese who had occupied
the railroad at Sancakan. The Rus
slams won two obstinate fights, 40 dead
tran