Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
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Dritish May send More .Troons to
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London, Sept. 1s.-Jn connection with
the prediction by Sir Robert Hart that
there Will be further hostilities In
China in November the Associated
Press understands' that the British
government is already considering the
transportation of troops from South
Africa to India In order to make 1t
practicable to send more British troops
to China. The military authorities
consider the war in South Africa so far
ended that troops may now be safely
moved. 1t is probable that the Rus
sian legation has already been re-
moved frcm Pekin to Tien-tsin, but
there Is no definite news as yet as TO
whether Ii Hung Chang will after all
go to Peking. Gen. Dorward Is goins
To the capital leaving the British
troops at Tien-tsin under command OF
Brig. Gen. Horno Campbell.
Won ketteier's Assassin Shot.
Vice Admiral Alexieff has returned
to Taku. The Americans have begun
at Ho ST wu a permanent telegraph
line between Pekin and Tien-tsin. The
Pekin correspondent OF the Daily News
says that the assailant of Baron Won
vices say that house has been en-
gagged there for Count Won Waldersee,
who is expected to arrive next Satur-
day. Chinese officials estimate that
10000 disbanded Chinese soldiers, by
the simple expedient of turning their
coats, managed to remain behind In
Pekin, Other dispatches confirm the
report trat in addition to Hsu Tung,
guardian of the heir apparent, fu Lu'
viceroy OF Chill, and Wang Lung, pres
ident of the imperial academy. with
200 members of officials families
Committed suicide
when the allies entered Pekin. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Times,
wiring yesterday, says: Lii Hung
Chang has been notified from Berlin
that he must submit his credentials
to the German minister at Shanghai,
who will then communicate with En-
peror william and await the result.
Dr. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein, in an
interview with Shang. expressed the
opinion that although the powers were
averse to the partition of China, any
delay in negotiation was calculated 10
produce that result, and that Germany
was prepared to remain in occupation
indefinitely pending satisfactory set
tlement. Earl Ii accordingly tele-
graphed Gen. Yung Lu TO use every ef-
fort to persuade the empress dowager
and emperor to return TO Pekin and to
Remove Prince Tuan
and his encourage. / learn on trust
worthy authority that before his de-
parture, Ii Hung Chang. having been
convinced by his interviews with Mr..
Rockhill and DIR. Mumm Won Schwartz
enstein, that II would be useless TO dis
cuss any settlement excluding the pun
ishment of the empress dowager and
her chief advisers, sent telegraphic
memorial to the throne. impeaching
Prince Tuan, Prince Ching and Tsailan.
Prince Tuan's brother, as well as Kang
vi, president of
The War Board
and Chao Shu Chiao. commissioners of
the railway and mining bureau and
president OF the border punishment
Earl Ii being unable to consult the
viceroys of Nankin and Woo Chang, In
scribed their names to the memorial.
taking their consent for granted. but
1t appears that Woo Chang's viceroy
disapproves of the use of his name.
This means rupture with large and
influential party. 1t Is reported that
the Russians have seized valuable rail-
way property at Tien-tsin In spite of
protests OF the British commander.