Mr. Denby to Mr.
Blaine.
Legation of
the United States,
Peking, October 24, 1891.
(Received November 28.)
No. 1410.]Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I have
received from the foreign office a communication relating to the recent
riots, of which a copy is inclosed.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No.
1410.—Translation.]
The tsung-li yamên to Mr.
Denby.
Peking, October 18,
1891.
Your Excellency: This yamên has recently
received from the southern superintendent of trade a telegram as
follows:
“Tsao-i, a member of an unlawful secret society, has been arrested and
has testified under examination that he had solicited men to enter the
society and had issued certificates of membership. Tang Yu-ting, a
leader in the conspiracy to burn chapels, admitted under examination
that many people had become members of the society. Hwang taotai also
submits the testimony of some of those engaged in attacks on chapels,
and orders have been issued to him to execute them on the spot and
expose their heads. Chiang Kuei-fang and others, who have already been
informed against and who are in hiding, have been enumerated in notices
which have been sent to all the provinces so that they may be seized
wherever they may be. Three of the criminals who at Chin Kuei acted on
the instigation of others have been arrested and have been sentenced to
wear the kang.”
