Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
[COrre.pondenoe of the Alexandria Gazette.

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| [Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. October 2.
Minister WI transmitted to the Stat'
Department this morning a cablegram
received last Dight from Director Gen
eral Sheng, at Shanghai, which states
that by an imperial edlct issued on Sep
TENDER 26, Prince ChwsDg, Prince Yih
Secondary Princess Tsai Lien and Tsiu
Wing are deprived Of all their respec
i've ranks and office; that Prince
Tusn is deprived OF office, his salary
stopped and be is handed over to the
Imperial Clan Court which shall con'
suit and decide upon severe penalty
that Duke Tssi LaU, and the President
Of the Consorate, Wing Men, are hand
ed over to the said court, who shall con-
suit aud decide upon severe penalty;
and that Ksng vi, Assistant Grand sec.
rotary and President OF the civil board,
and Chao ShU Cniao, president OF the
board of punishment, are handed over
to the board of censors who shall con
suit and decide upon penalty.
A message to the secret service bu.
reau announces the arrest of John ID
Bennett and Leland Hyde at Spring
Creek, Pa. The prisoners are charged
with making counterfeit silver dollars
Minister Wa, the Chinese represent
alive here, has officially communicat'
ed 10 the State department the con.
tents OF the imperial decree degrading
Prince Tuan and other high Chinese
officials and turning them over TO i'm.
peral courts for punishment. That
this action of the Chinese government
will do much to facilitate the opening
of peace negotiations with all of the
powers is indicated by the rumors
that have reached this country
through the press dispatches that
France, Russia, England and even
Germany are now disposed to follow the
example OF the United States and begin
negotiations Immediately. The State
Department has not as as yet been in.
formed by the respective governments
of these intentions. 1t has been decided
by the United States government to
leave to Minister Conger and Special
Commissioners Rockhill the question OF
the acceptance of Gen. Jung-Lu as one
of the Chinese negotiators. Although
he was supposed to have been in COM
msnd of the Chinese imperial troops at
the time they were firing upon the lie.
cations, information has recently been
received by the State department that
ne is not so black as he has been paint.
ed. 1t is now said that he, 80 far from
encouraging these attacks tried to
stop them. AS to the other four
negotiators named by China IL is
said at the State department that
better men could not have been
found for the purpose if they had been
chosen by this government itself. They
are the best men in China and have
shown their readiness to foreigners
throughout the last few months. A
dispatch was today received at the
State department from Minister Con.
ger announcing the departure from Pc
Pin OF the Russian minister, M. dc
Giers, and all his legation for Tientsn
While the Chinese government has sim
gled out some of the more prominent
anti-foreigD officials for punishment the
powers will hardly be satisfied with the
list until it includes the name OF Yu-
Hsien, the degraded governor OF Shang-
sung who was sent to fill a similar Of.
fee in Shausi province. A long COM
munication has been received at the
State department from Alex. r. Ssun-
ders, of the China Inland Mission,
describing in detail the suffering of
himself and compauions in their long
trip from Ping-yao to Hankow which
has already been told in press dis
patches. DR.. Saunders says there was
no trouble with the Boxers 10 Shan-si
until the arrival of the new governor
Yu. Hsien. He sent word to the mapis-
trste OF Ping-yao that China was at war
With the foreign nations and the imper-
ial troops had joined with the Boxers
to drive the foreigners out Of China
and called on the people 10 aid them.
He also sent a private communication
TO the magistrate instructing him to
all protection from the for.
eigners. As soon as these communi.
cations became known to the people
the destruction of mission property be-
gan and for eight days DR.. Saunders's
party of fourteen was driven from viii
lsge to village with sticks and stones,
three ladies', Mrs. Cooper and the Misses
Rice and Houston dying as q result of
heir iDjuries.l
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
Ter, accompanied by Secretary Chung,
eft here this morning for Baltimore. |
The minister will inspect the works of
The Maryland Steel Company, at Spar
rows Point. and witness the launching |
his afternoon of the dredging steam.
ship Thomas.
at the brokers' offices here TODAY
stocks were quoted as steady, wheat
and corn as strong, and cotton as weak.
A letter was received this morning
~ democratic headquarters from Niles.
town of five thou and inhabitants in
ohio, and Mr.. McKinley's birthplace
stating that in that whole town there IL
not single republican club, nor a flag
1or picture OF Mr.. Mckinley, and that
Mr.. Hanna is so unpopular 10 the
whole State, that there is no enthusiasm
anywhere in it for Mr.. Hanna's man.
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