Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — CHINA OFFERS REPARATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHINA OFFERS REPARATION

Emperor and Empress Announce that Their Ministers Are at Fault. There were two important develophientfin connection with affairs in China Saturday. Oue was the receipt by the

State Department in Washington of a cablegram from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, stating that Sheng, Chinese director of railways and telegraphs, had handed him a decree of the Emperor and Empress, blaming their ministers for encourag-

ing the Boxers. The second was the announcement by Mr. Hill, actiug Secretary of State, that the instructions of this government to Minister Conger had been forwarded to Pekin. The advices from Consul General Goodnow are to the effect that China goes further than merely issuing an edict denunciatory of the Boxer leaders. The edict orders the degradation of four princes, and deprives Prince Tuan of his salary and official servants, and directs that he be brought for trial before the imperial clan court. The instructions to Minister Conger are understood to contain the following stipulations: 1. That Frinoe Tuan be removed from office and some one acceptable to the power* be appointed tn bis place. > 2. That Minister Conger represents the United States ns a plenipotentiary, and has no connection whatever with mediation for China. 3. That any reasonable program outlined by a majority of the powers, the stipulations to be less severe than those of Germany. may be accepted by Mr. Conger. 4. That, in the event of n continued disagreement among the powers and China, Minister Conger is to proved to negotiate with Ear! I.i Hung Chang and Prince Citing solely with regard to American Interests, and with a view tn determining the attitude of tlie United States as to future action. It will be recalled that, in the answer of the United States to Germany, the State Department stated that, while it did not believe in demanding the surrender of the Chinese ringleaders as a condition precedent to negotiations. It was resolved firmly that in the end the guilty parties should be held to the uttermost accountability. The Chinese government has taken this.intimation to heart, and—perhaps, hastened in its action by the rerent manifestation of dissatisfaction by the United States government at the reported promotion of Prince Tunn-al-ready has begun the punishment of him and the other Chinese leaders who are held guilty.

PRINCE SHENG.