Show HOLDS TUAN RESPONSIBLE Edict of Emperor Received By Con Consul Consal sal sul Washington Oct 1 The following dispatches were received today I Canton China Oct 1 0 1900 Secretary y of State Washington 4 Decrees Just Issued d Emperor Em blames ministers for whole trouble Or Orders Orders Orders ders Tuan and other officials de degraded degraded graded and punishment by imperial courts Emperor holds Tuan and oth others others ers entirely responsible for bloodshed SInned Signed Pekin Sept 27 via Sept 30 Secretary of State Washington Have received notice today from Prince Ching that he Earl LI Jung Lu and Viceroys Tiu Tiit Kun Yi and Chang Chip Tung will wiil act in concert In negotiations for peace Jung Lu is in the interior Li L Hung Chang Is at Tien Tsin Signed CONGER It is evident that the two to viceroys mentioned are Liu Kun Yi the viceroy of ot and Chang Chin Chih Tung the viceroy of Wu Chang the difference In spelling eing in telegraphic elon efon There has been b en some question as asto asto asto to Tung rung Lu a member of or the commission but Mr Mi Congers report settles all nil doubt The appointment is not likely Uk ly to be satisfactory to any other of the powers as Yung Yang Lu has made himself as offensive as Prince Tuan He is generalissimo of the Im Imperial imperial penal troops and is regarded as main mainly mainly mainly ly responsible for the persistent fight on the legations during the crisis The Theother Theother Theother other commissioners are highly ac acceptable acceptable ble It is the understanding of Minister Vu Wu that the viceroys will not come to Pekin to take part Dart In the commission but will be counseled by telegraph Li Hung Huns long stay at Tien Tsin Is exciting some comment as he Is aware the American instructions to Minister Conger to open negotiations with him at Pekin It gives the idea that Earl LI is not fully tully satisfied that the reactionary element is overcome at Pekin and is awaiting more mor positive assurance The war department Is in receipt of 01 ofa ofa a cablegram from General Chaffee in indicating indicating that he had received instructions instructions to withdraw most of the United I States forces s from China and had pro provided provided provided vided In accordance with those in instructions instructions j for a legation guard The dispatch follows Received Sept 30 via Ia Taku Talu Ta u Adjutant Adjutant Adjutant tant General Washington Sept Sopt 2930 2931 30 cabled from Tien Tsin Received Rec hed your Nos 42 12 and 43 The Ninth infantry third squadron I of Sixth cavalry and light battery wit will I constitute legation guard Shall en endeavor J deavor to get all supplies to Tong Ton Chow before b fore water falls CHAFFEE Dispatches Nos 42 and 43 referred p to by General G Chaffee were w re those con containing 1 taming instructions to withdraw the American troops from Pekin The war department has h s also re received received received the following from General Chaffee Taku Sept 30 Adjutant General Washington Health command good 1 Have Hav accepted invitation hospital ship Maine to transfer some convalescents t to hospital ship Relief now nearing Nagasaki t saki CHAFFEE |