The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
FEARS ALLIED TROOPS.
tai from Shansi to the More
Remote Shensi.

Washington. Oct. 9.-Ihe effort to
induce the Chinese imperial court to
return to Picking has failed, after q
weeks persistent effort on the part
of the powers. News to that effect
was brought to the state department
Monday by the Chinese minister, who
received it via St. Petersburg from
viceroys Liu Kun-Yih and Chang
Chih-Tung, under date of October 4.
Minister WI received the message
Sunday night. 1t was as follows:
"The departure of their imperial mates-
ties for Shensi (province) was due to dis
tressing conditions at Tai Yuen Flu. There
is a scarcity of food supplies in the province
of Shansi on account of long-continued
drought; and the provincial capital (Tai
| Yuen), is almost deserted. the trades peo-
| pie having left on account of the disturb
ances caused and continued for months by
the Boxer rebels, who had invaded that
province with the encouragement of Gov.
Yu. Their majesties, therefore. were
obliged to proceed to Shensi where tele-
graphic communication with Shanghai
and other parts of the empire is opened.
| and rapid communication With their ma1es-
ties may, therefore, be carried on; thus
court and official business may be trans
acted more expeditiously by their pres
ence in Shensi rather than in Shansi The
reasons for the temporary postponement
of their majesties' return to Picking are
the presence of the allied forces there, on
account of which solicitous fear is doubt
less entertained, besides dread of the out
break of epidemic diseases, which usually
follow after great disturbances, destruc-
| ton of property, and military operations
1t is hoped that the powers will be constd'
crate in their judgment in this matter"
The important feature of the mes
sage is the confession that the court
is restrained by fear of the allied
forces from returning to Picking
The movement takes the emperor and
empress dowager about 300 miles
further away from Pelsing, though
according to the statements con
tanned in the message. by reason Of
direct Geographic communication
with Shanghai the court practically
will be nearer for purposes of ne
gotiation with the outside world
than it was at Tai Yucn. Minister
WI has been informed also tha
; Viceroy Yu. of the province just va
Gated by the court, has been i'm
peached because of his anti-foreigl
tendencies, which is the first step to
ward his degradation.
Picking, Oct. 8, via Ticntsin, Oct.
.. via Shanghai, Oct. Sly an imperia
decree issued at Tai-Yuen-Fu, capita
of the province of Shan 81, dated Sep
TENDER IS, Emperor Kwang Su de
nounces the Boxer movement AM
designates for punishment nine ring
leaders. He acknowledges his owl
) fault and rebukes himself; but h
places the chief blame upon tn
: princes and mobiles who participate
, in the movement and protracted il
Prince Tuan, Prince Chung, Prime
Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai Wing, Duke Sal
; Kang, Wing Men, president of tn
censorate, and Chao Shu Chiao, pres
: ident of the board of punishment, ar
all deprived of their titles, remove
> from office and turned over to variou
trial boards for further penaltie:
Prince Tuan, by the terms of the dc
cree, is to be tried by the board Q
! clans. Copies of the decree have bee
! received here.
5 Peking, Oct. s.-Gea. Yamagucf
will retain 10000 japanese troops
1900 of them at Peking and others a
Talsu and along the line of communics
> ton. Eight thousand Germans wi
pass the winter in Picking and 1850
Russians. The number of BIRTHS
! troops who will be retained has not We
been decided. Sir Alfred Gaselee wi
probably keep brigade. The allies az
storing supplies for six months. Coun
Won Waldersee's headquarters will b
. in the buildings in the imperial plea.