Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-09
COURT WILL NOT RETURN.
11aAnister wa Receives Message and
Inforrns state Department..

l01OCmos St0x0 O0p0ESme0Is
washington, Oct. s.-The effort to in-
auce the Chinese imperial court to re-
turn to Pelein has failed. after q weeks
persistent effort on the part Of the
powers News to that effect was brought
10 the state department today by the
Chinese minister. who received 1t via
Bt. Petersburg from Viceroys Liu Kun
Yih and Chang Chi Tung. under date
pf October 4. Minister WI received the
meHage last night. 1t war as follows:
i. The departure Of their imperial ma
jeeties for Shena province was due to
Distressing conditions at Tai Yuen Flu.
here ID q scarcity OF food supplies In the
province Of ShenA on account OF long
continued drought, and the provincial
capital tTsi Yuen) is almost deserted,
The trades people having left on account
3nf the disturbances caused and contin-s
!ued for months by the Boxer rebels. who
had invaded that province with the en-
cpuragement OF Gov. Yu. Their majes-
Ties. therefore. were obliged to proceed
TO Shensi. where teleSraphic communl-s
cation with Shanghai and other parts Of
the empire is opened. and rapid COM
municatIon with their maje1ties may.
therefore. be carried on, thus court and
Official business may be transacted more
4oxpeditiously by their presence In ShenRi
rather than In shanA. The reasons for
the temporary postponement Of their
5majseties' return to Pekin are the pres
ence OF the allied forces there. on ac-
count Of which eoiicitious fear II doubt-
lese entertained. besides q dread Of the
outbreak Of epidemic diseases. which
usually follow after great disturbances.
destruction Of property and military
operations. It II hoped that the powers
will be conaderate In their Judgment In
4 this matter.
The important feature Of the message
( - the confession that the court ls re-
strained by fear OF the allied forces
from returning to Pekin, The move
ment taker the emperor and empress
dOwager about 800 miles further away
from Pekin. tho. according to the states
ments contained In the message, by
4iOn with Shanghai. the court practi-
4 negotiations with the outside world than
81 was at Tai Yuen. Minister WI has
4 been informed also that Viceroy Yu ot
\ tie province just vacated by the court
has been impeached because OF his an
Il sssteptoward his degradation.
Il 10 said there are no Boxers In ths
newly chosen locality. % that the court
& VII have thrown of hoetile influences
recently surrounding It. AZ the dis
patch 10 dated four days ago. 1t is ta
/ ken that the trip Of the imperial part,
began prior 20 that time. y Il viii be SLOW
and tedious. overland most OF the way
with = short stretch Of river navigation
eingan was formerly the place Of i'm
peFtal residence and the ancient place.
( afs still there. The only disquletinl
! feature of the move come1 from Japan
8 ess adyice0 stating that the new poin
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4 some Indication that the imperial fam
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