| Show CHINAS outrageous ACTS foreign commissioners are held as prisoners MARINES MAY BE LANDED american naval commander con suits bulls with consul himson viceroy lilt who the mas man a eacie acie has been appointed to in great indignation of foreigners A force of warships london aug AUB 21 A dispatch from published in the rail pall wall mall gazette tills this afternoon says tile utmost die satisfaction and indignation i prevail amoni among the members of the f for elti colony at the of the form ei ly degraded viceroy liu regarded as tile the originator of the chong chens tu riots to investigate the recent outrages A special dispatch from shanghai Shan says members ot of the commission which recently left poo chow for chong chene tu to investigate the recent massacre at 0 mIss lonai tea there are N virtually prisoners commander newell of 0 united states elates cruiser detroit Del Det roll rolt has gone to chong tu to consult vi with ith J C hixson the united states consul at foo chow a leading member ot of the COmmis commission slon about landing matinee tor for his protection and the protection of 0 the other commissioners A special dispatch received here from shanghai says that many chinese concerts were butchered w hen the american mission outside foo chow was attacked and the chapel and school wrecked by an infuriated mob early during the coining of august commander newell of the united states slates cruiser detroit has gone frone to chong chans tu to consult with mr J C illion united states mates consul at poo foo chow about the landing of marines for his protection and for the protection of the members of the commission investigating the massacres as the latter are practically the dispatch adds that the chinese officials are jubilant at the defeat of the efforts of 0 the american and british consuls to obtain an all open inquiry into the massacres it Is also said that the delay Is gl allne ing the chinese time to prepare ia a defense for the prison cis discredited AT washington washington AUT aug 3 it Is said here that iu chelig chene Is meant whoever cheng chen tu to Is used in the london ills dia patch as cheng tu to la Is the seen scene of f the frolio june riots anti and HOO 1400 miles from POO foo naval officials though without information themselves are inclined to discredit the tu formation in tile tho dispatch acting secretary mcadoo said it well ivas observed that di patches dispatches of this character cattle came by may of london while another high nanai allicer said that there was an evident intention un on the part of great britain in the whole liu ku cheng affair to got get the united states government to pull chestnuts out of the fire the navy department thought that it if commander newell had gone on any uch mission the would be notified it la Is also said that marines had scarcely ever landed at the bequest of 0 any consul especially when thuie theto Is ii a minister lit in the country however should there be trouble of the kind indicated the united tates states has a strong torce force in ia asiatic waters seven ships are available some come of them good frood cruisers our coot acet including the baltimore flagship nafe tile the charleston detroit macheas Mac hlas lilas monocracy monocacy Mono cacy and concord the list na named med four are not very formidable th though ugh good food lighting ships the e new cruiser olympia Olymp la kill all glenve for or the asia asiatic it 0 station in a vry very ahalt time as she is now being coaled at san francisco CAUSE ron FOR CO COMPLAINT it la in said bald at the state department that it if the report Is true that viceroy lla liu hns has beon been appointed appoint etl to investigate tile ali cheng chener tu I 1 lots lion then t the lie foreigners oret eners have good cause for complaint it 1 the re report port bu be true it Is probable both the british and american kmer ican governments I 1 will mill protest viceroy liu was governor n or of 0 the province in A which aich chong tu la Is and lie was imas said to have been guilty cuilty of gross cross negligence kalch by some borne persons persona way was regarded as amounting to complicity in the chinese riots of last june there are a men lit in china named liu ilu I lu and II 11 I 1 Is thought that possibly there has been a confusion conC of names |
