Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
MISCHIEF MAKERS.
China's Emperor Issues Edicts
Against Them.
Princes and Ministers of state Who
Encouraged the Anti-FOreign
Crusade Lose Rank and Of
ice-Kussian Conquest Of
Nanchuria Progresses.


Conger has been advised by the state
department of the substance of the
replies made by this government last
Friday to the governments of Ger
many. Russia and China respecting
China. which clearly indicated to him
| the general nature of the instruc-
tons he is to receive. Moreover, by
| this time he is informed of the or
| ders issued to Gen. Chaffee to reduce
| his force to legation guard. The
note to China specifically pointed out
the lines on which this government
| will issue it's instructions to its min
| lister.
Ii is said that the text of the in
structions will not be given publicity
at present for diplomatic reasons, but
! there is no conccalment of the gen
eral scope of the document, which is
on the lines laid down in the three
| notes.
IT is believed that the state depart
ment already has taken steps through
Minister WI to impress upon the Chi
nese government the undesirability of
the appointment of Prince Tuan as
grand secretary and the painful i'm
preston this appointment has ere
ated throughout this country. The
effect of his appointment, if persist
ed in, it is said, might be to retard
seriously the final negotiations, or in
fact, any negotiations at all.
Hong Kong. Sept. 2S.-The Ameri-
can Presbyterian and Catholic mis-
sions at Shek-Lung, on the East riv-
er. have been destroyed. The priest
in charge of the Catholic mission cs-
capped and was protected by a man
DARN. Numerous anti-ChriStian dis
turbances are taking place in the
provinces of kwang-Si and Kwang
| Tung. The authorities are employing
active measures to suppress the out
breaks and there have been several
executions. Native Christians are
tlocking to Canton.
London, Sept. 29.-Apparently Ger
many's retreat from an untenable pO-
sition has been virtually accomplish
ed. The Paris correspondent of the
Morning Post says:
AN agreement on the Chinese pro-
gram has been arranged between
France. Germany and Russia. 1t will
be submitted 30 the other powers
ws hin a few days, The action rec
commended will be milder than Ger
many's original proposal, and it is ex-
pectcd that all the powers will accept
the program
1t is announced from a Chinese oft!
cial source that the imperial court
has ordered that the palace at 81
Ngan Fu. capital of the province of
Shcn ST. be Immediately prepared for
its reception.
London. Oct. 1.-Beyond number
of imperial edicts which throw into
still worse confusion the complicated
Chinese situation, there is little in
to-daN'S news to arrest attention.
| All the news with regard 10 the
edicts emanates from Shanghai. Ac-
cording to these adviceS, in addition
to the cdicts ordering Grand Council
lor Kun Kan% to offer oblations be-
fore the coffin of Baron Won kcttcler
and the edict directing that Ii Hung
Chang's entire plan be followed in re-
gard TO the punishment of the princes
and high ministers of state RESPONSE
bic for the anti-foreign OutrageS, and
the decree ordering that funeral hon
ors be paid in Pekin and Toxic to the
remains of Su%i Iama Atira, the muir.
dered chancellor of the japanese le-
cation. Emperor Kwang Su has ad-
| dressed further letters to the car
and the mikado renewing his request
for their aid in the peace negotia-
tions.
Various opinions are expressed as
to the Importance of the edicts. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Morn
ing Post says
"The severe punishment ordered
bv Emperor Kwan@ Su will only mean
money fine There are traces of Iii
Hung Chang's hand, under American
influence, in the edictS.'
On the other hand the Standards
Shanghai correspondent remarks:
"The empress regent now realizes tho
true nature of the crisis. After con
sulting the emperor, she summoned
the court dignitaIies and. on their
assembling, while she remained silent,
the emperor. in a loud voice. deliver
ed a TRADE lasting a couple of hours
ooainst the courtiers. Then. in an
angry voice. he dismissed them. At
ter this the decrces were issued.
\ dispatch to the Times from st.
Petersburg confirms the reports that
the town or NTH SulItIltltltu " 'lHt
Russians without a shot on peremp-
tory orders from Prince Ching. The
dispatch says that, if similar orders
were issued with regard to Mukden,
the Russian conquest of Manchuria
will be completed. According to the
same authority no further reinforce
ments will be required by the Rus
sian commanders in the far east.
\ decree of the emperor and en-
press, dated September 25, bames
their ministers for encouraging the
Boxers. The edict orders the degra.
dation of four princes and deprives
Prince Tuan of his salary and official
servants. He is to be brought for
trial before the imperial clan court.
Suicided in II Hotel.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.-Josiah K
l., Of ;c ,it,