Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-24
Prince Tuan Placed in Control Of
the EmperOr's Affairs,
CHINESE GREATLY EXCITED
MAY Mean Proiongation Of War
Minister wu Doubts the Report
Many Chinese Slaughtered

New York, Sept. PA dispatch to
tbs Herald from Shanghai says
Prince Tuan is declared by Taotai
sheng to have been appointed grand
seerc,ary TO the emperor position
enabling him to control all communica-
lions TO and from the throne. This
constitutes a defiance of Gemanys
demand The Taotai Of Shanghai,
Who signed for the ylceroys the friend
" agreement with the foreign consus,
has been removed by imperial edlct,
III successor being strongly anti-tor-
elgu and having urged the Chinese
p0yernment 10 repudiate the foreign
debt and being Kang-Yis protege. An
unofficial protest was made by United
states Consul GOOdnOw to the viceroy
These facts are considered q defiance
Of Ge.manys demand for the punish
mont of Prince Tuan ag the head OF
he Boxers. The Chinese are greatly
excited over the appointment.
CAUSE ANXIETY.
The washington correspondent Of the
Herald. commenting on the above dis
patch, says.
Considerable interest was taken by
American officials and Minister Wa IN
ths announcement that Prince Tuan
had been appointed secretary In def
a,Ce OF Germany, and that the anti
foreign element Is IN control.
No confirmation Of the appointment
has been received In Washington and
both at the state department and
Chinese legation there was a disposition
10 doubt the report Should official
confirmation come, the authorities say
that 10 will have an important bearing
upon the attitude Of all the powers, as
Ir,nse Tuan is regarded as one OF the
officials responsible for the anti'foreign
uG,rages.
WI DOUBTS 1T,
Minister WI said that he was in
cned 10 doubt the report. IN my
time. Dc said, a prince Of the royal
blood has not occupied the office of
grand secretary. The position Is not
now important. 1t is a sinecure, Be-
fore the present dynasty entered into
power the grand secretaryship was a
very important iyst, all Of the COM
muuiCauOus 10 UIc emperor passing
through the hands Of the incumbent
The prIyy council is now the important
body. and / could very well believe a
report that Prince Tuan had been APP
Ju.uted 10 membership in that body
but | do not think the report that he
bas been made grand secretary Is true.
In referring TO statements that
Prince Ching is cousin Of the em-
paror the Chinese minister said.
They are incorrect. Prince Ching
Is only distant relative Of the em-
per0r
1T is not believed that the appoint
ment Of Prince Tuan as grand secre-
hry would change thi, governments
purpose 10 enter into negotiations. as
Il proposes to make the punishment OF
tne Responsible luthort Of the ouudscs
4 matter Of negotiation"
GUNS FROM BEDsTEADs.
New York, Sept 2l.-Gen Yma-
gutchi has stated in an interview that
fekin was relieved only three days
within time 10 save the legations, says
3 dispatch TO the Journal and Adyer-
tiser rom %aku.
English plans with complete instruc-
lions regarding guns were found In
@AluNet h4hNNAo AAUl Nelo u uAelbANu
Into Chinese.
Twenty thousand japanese troops are
now az laiu,
a French priest has arrived from
over the western hills with seventy
Chinese Christians and guns made from
IRON belsteads. the first shots from
which killed twenty Boxers.
They held out until twenty days ago
when they escaped from Yang Chieku,
four days march from Taku.
CHURCHMEN CAUSED TROUBLE.
New York Sept. ga dispatch to the
Herald from Hongkong says
The French gunboat Avalanche found
pli Quiet In the sun Tai district. The
disturbance arose through Chinese SOL
ulers plunderlng converts medicine
shop The outbreak spread to every
village and clean sweep was made Of
converts houses and missions.
There was great slaughter OF ma
lives and a Catholic priest' was
wounded
The cause Of the outbreak Is attribut-
ed 20 the Interference Of the church la
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