Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-27
in WINTER QUARTERS
A Plan Is Contemplated Of Winter
ing the American Troops in
Tents Near Tien Tsin.
TWO MISSIONS DESTROYED
Several Anti Christian Outbreaks in Chi
nese Provinces General Ohafee Calls
on Ii Hung Ohang-Authorities
Supprsssing Outbreaks.
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Tien Tsin, September 27th.-General
Chaffee arrived, and conferred with the
staff officers of the different departments
with view of establishing winter base
in the vicinity of Tien Tsin. The pres
ent plan it is understood is to be tentative
and based upon the possible retention
of the existing force. A plan Is con-
tempated of placing the troops under
canvas outside of the city. Chaffee
paid visit to LII Hung Chang and in
formally discussed the outlook for settle
ment 1t is understood that he proffered
an American officer to accompany the
viceroy to Pekin. No other power ex-
cept Russia has yet officially lecog.
nized Ii Hung Chang. Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee, commander in
chief of the international forces, will
arrive here tomorrow.
MRS. WARD AND CHILDREN MUIR
DERED.
Minneapolis, Mimi. September s7.--
Mrs. M. b. Clapp received letter con-
tanning information that her sister, Mrs.
G. F. Ward and children were murdered
by Boxers in China, about eight weeks
ago. Her husband, an Englishman,
escaped. They had labored at the Chang
Shan mission In southern China. When
It became evident that their lives were
endangered, Ward placed his wife and
children on boat on the river, while he
and some native Christians started over
land. When Ward reached the river, q
hundred or more miles from Chang Shan,
he learned that all on the boat had been
murdered
MISSIONS DESTROYED.
Hongkong, Sept 27.-The American
Presbyterian and Catholic missions at
Shek Lung, on the east river, have
been destroyed. The priest in charge
of the Catholic mission escaped, and
was protected by mandarin. Numer-
Gus ti-Christian disturbances are TAX
ing place in the provinces of Kwang 81
and Kwang Tung. The authorities are
employing active measures to suppress
outbreaks, and there have been several
executions. The native Christians are
t1ocking to Canton.
PRINCE TUAN'S APPOINTMENT.
Washington, Sept. 27S-The. state de-
partment has been advised by Sheng, the
Taotai of Shanghai, of the appointment
of Prince Tuan, former heir apparent Of
China, as grand secretary to the empe-
ror. He says nothing Of the reported
designation Of Tuan as president or men,
Der of the privy council, but 1t Is be-
lieved here 1t is entirely according to Chi
nese forms for prince of Tuan's rank
to ill both posts simultaneously.
DEADLOCK AMONG THE POWERS.
Paris, Sept. 27.-The practical dead
lock In the efforts to open peace nego-
tiations with China has given an i'm
petus to the suggestion that the minis
ters at Pekin will be instructed to hold
meetings for the purpose of drawing up
the terms of the treaty of peace. An
official in the foreign Office here ex-
pressed the hope today that such in
strnctions would be forthcoming within
week and that the general instructions
would be under three heads: First,
punishment of the conspirators; second,
guarantees for the future. The deter
mination of the United States to with
draw her troops from China, while at
the same time increasing the strength
of its fleet in the Chinese waters, is
rather disconcerting to the powers.
The Interpretation put upon it is that
the United States is resolved to protect
the policy of the open door to the ex-
tremity. The publication of an alleged
Russian edict announcing the annexa-
tion OF Manchnria caused decidedly
uneasy feeling; but no one here was
able definitely to affirm or deny its
authenticity.
ANTI-FOREIGN ORDERS.