The guard from the Isabel riined on the Alice Dollar, keeping good guard over the mise: ants, and now tre question arose of what was to be done. Admiral Phelps on his flagship had arrived to be stationed at Ichang for some time, but he happened to be absent just when required, as he had made a trip to Chungking to become acquainted with the conditions there, where there are two U..S._ gunboats under his command. He was informed by wireless of the untoward happening on the Alice Dollar, and his instructions were that the men should be kept close prisoners until he should get down again Upper Yangtze, General Wang Ju-chin, made strong demands that the men should be handed over to him, including the deputy, Liu. But Admiral Phelps decided that the 13 men who had acted as guards should be handed to Wang for trial and punishment, but that he himself would retain Liv, as it is his desire that he should hand him over to the highest authority in the province, Tuchun Hsiao Yao-nan.
It will be seen that the expectant Taoyin does not appear again in the story, as he had nothing to do with the assaults, and when leave was given to such passengers as did not wish to be detained here while - the ship was waiting for the inquiry, to leave_her, he was allowed to go ashore with others,
ungking yesterday mornin, police Dollar left for and had qn board a guard of eight. men from the U. S. navy, who have been supplied Admiral Phelps from the Isabel.—Reuter.
Ichang, Aug. 11.
The U.S.S. Isabel will proceed to Hankow to-morrow morning having on board the military official, Liu. Admiral Phelps received instructions to surrender Liu to the Commander-in-Chief. The latter writes refusing, responsibility and, therefore, the Admiral retains the offender and will hand him over to the Consul-General to deal directly with Tuchun Hsiao.
The Alice Dotlar on her otward trip was fired on_at Fowchow by 20 soldiers of the Kueichow Army. One passenger was wounded. The steamer guards returned fire and killed three soldiers and wounded eight.—Reuter.
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