The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-06
CONGER GETS
INSTRUCTIONS
An Important Note Transmitted
BY Secretary Hay. (,
MOVEMENT CONSIDERED
ANOTHER DECISIVE STEP
The Government At washington Ea-
vors Adequate Punishment to the
Instigntors of Chinese Outrages-
The United states VIII See that
Punishment is Administered.


Punishment is Administered.
Washington, Oct The United
States government has taken another
decisive step in the development OF
the Chinese situation in note deliv-
cred by Secretary Hay to the German
charge d'affaires, Baron Speck Won
Sternberg. In the note favorable ac-
ton by this government on Ger
many's latest suggestion concerning
the punishment Of Chinese criminals
is expressed. and the announcement
is made that the United States al
ready has sent instructions to Min
lister Conger along the lines Indicated
The Instructions TO Conger.
The instructions to Minister Con-
ger are that he shall learn the names
of the Chinese offenders who are to
be punished; also whether the pun
ishmcnts to be administered is ade-
quate to their offense, and finally
whether the punishments are actually
administered.
# The American note is considered
most important in the establishment
of complete unity of action between
the United States and Germany.
Most Important Move.
The American note to Germany is
regarded as one OF the most impor-
tant moves thus far made, not only
in fixing the course of events in Chi
ma, but in giving formal expression
to growing and most satisfactory
state of feeling which has arisen late
ly between the governments at Berlin
and Washington. This has come about
afterseveral extended conferences be-
tween Secretary Hay and BaronStern-
berg, all of them looking toward COM
mon action by the two governments.
The Point Under Considerations.
The point now under consideration
is the supervision by the ministers
of the powers at Pekin, of the punish
ments to be administered by the Chi
nese authorities. The desires of Ger
many in this matter were expressed
at length, and were communicated to
the president. They met with the
most hearty approval, as they were
seen to be in line with what the
United States has announced as one
of its chief aims, viz, to hold the
guilty parties to the uttermost ac'
countability for their wrongdoing
AS result, Secretary Hay prepared
the note. It was cabled Immediately
to the Berlin foreign Office.
VIII Create a Favorable impressions
II is felt here that the American
note will create most favorable i'm
preston in Berlin, and will prove an
other bond between the two govern
mcnts. 1t has been recognized tha'
[ after the last note to Germany some
friction was manifested in the Ger
man press, and there was some ap
prehension that the accord between
Germany and the United States, a
to the means of dealing with China
might be strained if not broken. Fo
that reason the recent negotiation
have taken on added interest, and sig
nificance, and the hearty concurrenc
r which now has been brought about
: looked upon as little short of trf
: umph in international comfy, an
;, one alike satisfactory to the Unite
g States and to Germany.
f VIII See Punishment Administered
y The instructions to Minister Congo
|. disclose the firmness with which thl
d government will see that the punisf
b ments are administered. The chic
personages guilty of the outrage
have been taken into considerable
during the latest negotiations, and
can be stated that foremost anon
> them are Prince Tuan, Chao-Sh'
Chiao and Kang-Yi. Except Tual
3 these names have been little mel
y toned among those CHINA has marke
for punishment, but they are none tt
II less those who have had largely
e do with the outrages, and they wi
J. be held to strict accountability.
r Baron speck Won sternberg Urged
The German note contained in t
days dispatches from Berlin CO
a. cerning the punishment of Chinese c
tenders, is that which Baron Spe'
i Won Sternberg has so earnestly urg
- - before Secretary Hay within the la
n few days, and to which the favorat
! response of the United States W
II communicated to the German char
q d'affaires to-day.
ne Germany's Second Note.