The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-02
SKIES Clearing N CHINA
DEGRADATION OF PRINCE TUAN
AND HIS SUPPORTERS OFF,
CIALLY CONFIRMED
THE U. s. LEGATION GUARD
Will Consist of the Ninth Infantry
With q Squadron of the Sixth
Cavalry and One Light
Battery.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Mr. W., the
Chinese minister. has received official
confirmation Of the issuance Of the i'm
periai decree degrading Prince Tuan,
Kangi and other officials for their course
in regard to the recent troubles in China.
This information agrees with that con-
tanned In g. dispatch received by the
state department today from Consul Nc
Wade at Canton.
The minister has heard nothing of the
designation Of officials reported by Min
lister Conger to act in concert in peace
negotiations, but he has no doubt it is
correct.
The war department is in receipt of a
oablegram from General Chaffee, int
eating that he had received the instruc-
lions to withdraw most of the United
States forces from China, and had pro-
vided, in accordance with those instruc-
lions, for legation guard. The dis
patch follows:
Received, Sept 80, 1900, via Taku. Ad-
jutant general, Washington. Sept. g.
80 cabled from Tien Tsin. Received yours
numbers mum AZ and 4s The Ninth Infantry,
light battery will constitute legation
guard. Shall endeavor to get all sup
plies to Tong Chow before water fails.
-"Chaffee."
Dispatches numbers AZ and 43 referred
to by Gen. Chaffee were those containing
his instructions 70 Withdraw the Amer.
lean troops from Pekin.
FROM CANTON AND PEKIN.
Several important dispatches were re-
ceived TODAY from China. Generally
they tend to confirm the events recorded
Saturday. From Canton, Consul Nc
Wade reports the issue of the decree
Furnishing 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 Of
fetal notification of the Chinese peace
commission which was forecaste1 by
Minister WI advices several days ago.
Minister Conger made no reference TO
the coEdemnatory decree, hence it Is In
ferred that it was not issued when his
dispatch was sent last Thursday. Thu
text of these two dispatches Is as fol-
lows:
rotary of State, Washington DEGREES
just issued-Emperor blames minisfc
for Whole trouble. Tuan, Kangi and
imperial courts. Emperor holds Tuan
and others entirely responsible for blood
Pekin. Sept. p, 1860 (via Tak TAX Sept.
80, l9O0.-Secretary of State, Washington.
Have received notice today from
Prince Chang that he, Earl Ii. Jung I4u
anu Iun-huIl-yl anu Chang Chip
Tung will act in concert in negotia ting
for peace. Jung Lu is in the interior.
Lii hung Chang is at Tien Tsin.
-"Conger."
1t is evident that the two viceroys
mentioned are Liu- Kun-Yi, the viceroy
of Marking, and Chang -Chip-Tung, the
viceroy of Wu-Chang, the difference in
spelling being in Geographic transmits
sicn There has been some question as
to Yung-Lu being a member of the COM
mission, but Minister Conger's report
settles all doubt. Minister WI already
has received an edict naming Yung-Lu
as enc Of the commission, but this was
questioned in other Chinese quarters.
The appointment is not likely to be
satisfactory to any of the powers, as
Yurg-Lu has MADE himself almost as
offensive as Prince Tuan. He is general
Essimo of the imperial troops and is re-
g&rded as mainly responsible for the
persistent fight on the legations during
the crisis. The other commissioners are
highly acceptable. Earl Lii and Prince
Ching are already favorab1y known, and
the two vicefoys are among the first
enlightened and pro-foreign men in the
empire.
TEN TsIN, Saturday, Sept. 29-The
German minister DIR. Mumm Won
chwartzenStein, has arrived here and
established himself Professionally at the
German consulate.
Baroness Won Ketteler will start for
Japan soon on board the German steam
er Halle.