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Views of the Berlin Papers Are Not
Fully I'm Accord with the Cham
ceIIerie's PRONUNCIATION.
RUSSIA HAS TWO BRISK FIGHTS
BOXERS SAID TO BE DEFEATED IN
BOTH INSTANCES.
Coast Town Shelled by a British Gum
Observation-Disclosures Plan to Re-
sumo Their Labors.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. lat last official
information has been received from Min
lister Conger that the Chinese government
has named Prince Ching. Ii Hung Chang,
Jung Lu, and Viceroys Thu Kun Yei and
Chang Chip Tung as commissioners to
negotiate a new treaty with the United
States and other powers. All those so
named are acceptable to this government,
excepting jung Lu. who was the general
commanding the imperial troops in Pc
king during the attacks on the legations.
He is charged by Mr.. Conger and the other
ministers with responsibility for those at
tacks. On the other hand. the Chinese
government claims that he was friend to
the foreigners during the period Of their
peril. Unless IT can be shown that he was
in no way responsible for those attacks, he
will not be accepted by this government as
one Of the negotiators. for it will not deal
with any chinaman concerned in the anti
foreign outrages.
Mr.. Conger made no reference to the
condemnatory decree, hence il is inferred
that it was not issued when his dispatch
was sent last Thursday. The text of these
dispatches Is as follows:
Canton, Oct. 1.-Decrees just issued.
Emperor blames ministers for whole
trouble Orders Tuan Kang ii and other
officers degraded and punished by imperial
courts Emperor holds Tuan and others
entirely responsible for bloodshed. Nc
WADE
Picking, Sept q, via Taku. Sept. 3d.
Have received notice to-day from Prince
Ching that he. Earl Lii. Jung Lu, and
yiceroys Tin Kun Yei and Chang Chip
Tung will act in concert in negotiations for
peace Jung Lu is in the interior. Ii Hung
Chang Is at Tien-Tsin. CONGER"
Mr.. WI. the Chinese minister. has re-
ceived official confirmation of the issuance
OF an imperial decree degrading Prince
Tuan. Kang vi and other officials for their
course in regard to the recent troubles In
China. This information agrees with that
contained in a dispatch received by the
State Department to-day from Consul Nc
Wade, at Canton.
The minister has heard nothing of the
designation Of officials reported by Minis
ter conger to act in concert in peace nego-
tiations, but he has no doubt it is correct.
Messages from Gen. Cha6ee.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The War De-
partment is in receipt of a cabIegram from
1ttirA al (i.oAACN1 Atioilddi6 that udu re-
ceived the instructions TO withdraw most
CT the United States forces from China and
had provided. in accordance with those in
structions, for a legation guard. The dis
patch follows:
Received your Nos. AZ and IS. The Ninth
Infantry, third squadron of Sixth Cavalry
and Light Artillery will constitute legation
guard. Shall endeavor to get all supplies
TO Tong-Chow before water falls. CHAT
FEE"
Dispatches Nos. i2 and i3 referred to by
General Chaffee We're those containing his
instructions to withdraw the American
troops from Peking.
Later in the day the following dispatch
wes received. dated at Taku. Sunday:
Health command good. Have accepted
invitation hospital ship Maine to transfer
some convalescents TO hospital ship Re-
lief. now repairing Nagasaki. CHAFFEE."
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