The Yale expositor., 1900-10-12
CHINA WAR NEWS.

BY an imperial decree issued at YAH
Yuen-Fu, capital of the province of
Shan-Si, dated September 25, Emperor
Kwang Su denounces the Boxer move
nent and designates for punishment
six ringleaderS lie acknowledges his
own fault and rebulIes himself; but he
places the chief blame upon the princes
who participated in the movement and
protractcd it,. Prince Tuan, Prince
Chung, Prince Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai
Wing, Duke San Kang, Wing Men,
president Of the censorate, and Chao
president of the board of punishment
are all deprived of their titles, re-
moved from office and turned over to
various trial boards for further penal
ties. Prince Tuan, by the term of the
decree, is to be tried by the board of
clans.
The French government, through NJ.
The baut, the French charge, has pre-
scented to Secretary Hay a program for
the complete settlement of the Chinese
difficulty and at the same time the
Russian government, through M. De
Wollant, seconds the French proposal,
thus making it a joint Franco Russian
proposition. The proposal is under
four heads, as follows: First, the pun
ishment OF the guilty Chinese officials;
second, the introduction of arms and
munitions of war TO China; third, the
payment of indemnity To the powers;
fourth, the sufficient Chinese guaran-
tee for the future.
The French consul at Canton, under
date of Oct. ], cabled that the gun
boat Avalanche, with the french vice
consul on board had just returned to
Canton after cooperating with the
Chinese forces in REFRESHING the trou-
bles in the disturbed districts of the
West river. A certain number of the
guilty underwent capital punishment.
The town of San Chun was quiet on
the morning of the sth and the stores
had been rcopened. The rebels who
attacked Sal Wan, near San Chun, on
the 9th are believed TO belong to the
force of triads which is proceeding
westward, lcvying blackmail and re-
cruiting. The missions in the hinter-
land arc safe.
Emperor Hsu that no mere libations
can atone for the live of murdered
Christians, and the Chinese ruler made
humble apologies for Count Won Ket-
| tclcr's murder, but the war-lord de-
mands rctrbution.
H. is reported that French troops
hold Lu 10 Chiao on the Lu Han rail
| I,s, Ion hnl
| the Pei Tang forts and have also taken
Tong Shan and the Kai Ping mines,
thus mouopolizing the coal supply in
north China.
| Five Of the American missionaries
who were in China during the boxer
outbreak returned To New York on the
| Sth on the steamship City of Rome.
They escaped to tho Russian frontier
and made their homcward journey via
Europe
Eight thousand Germans will pass
! the wintcrin Pclin and l, zoo Russians.
The number of British troops who will
| be retained has not yet been decided.
Sir Allied Gasclce will probably keep
a brigade.
Gen. Yamaguchi will retain 10,G0O
japanese troops, 2,000of them at PclSin
and the others at Tallu and along the
line of communication.
Count Won Waldcrsee's headquarters
will be the buildings in the imperial
pleasure grounds outside of the purple
city, PclSin.
The effort to induce the Chinese inn
perial court to return to Pekin has
failed.
The allies are storing supplies for
six months at Pelin.