Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
TUAN IMPEACHED BY Il.
Recognizes Necessity of His
Punishment.
Won KETTELER's ASSASSIN SHOT.
Commissioners ROckhiIl Starts For
Peking-Bengal Lnncers Rescue n
Company of Fourteenth American
Infnntry-Other Shanghai News,

Infnntry-Other Shanghai News.
London, Sept. IA Shanghai dis
patch to The Times says:
L learn on trustworthy authority that
before his departure Ii Hung Chang,
having been convinced by his interviews
with MIR. Rockhill and DIR. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein that it would be useless
to discuss any settlement excluding the
punishment of the empress dowager and
her chief advisers, sent telegraphic
memorial to the throne impeaching
Prince Tuan, Prince Chang and Tsailan,
Prince Tuan's brother. as well as Kang
ii, president of the war board. and Chao
Shu Chiao, commissioner of the railway
and mining bureau and president of the
board of punishment.
Earl Ii, being unable to consult the
viceroys of Nankin and Woo-chang, in
scribed their names to the memorial, tax
ing their consent for granted, but it ap-
pears that the Woo-chang viceroy disap-
proves of the use of his name This
means rupture with large and intlu-
ential party.
THE staff of Ii Hung Chang includes
a son of Marquis Tseng, Yang Tsung vi
and Liu Scueh Shung. The scene of em-
declined TO accompany Earl Ii on the
plea of illness. 1t is asserted that Ii
Hung Chang endeavored to obtain from
the Shanghai authorities 10000 taels, the
cost of his recent kilograms to st. Peters
burg. The taotai refused to pay in the
absence of orders.
DIR. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein in an
interview with Sheng expressed the opin-
ion that, although the powers were
averse 10 the partition of China, any de-
lay in negotiating was calculated to pro-
duce that result and that Germany was
prepared to remain in occupation indef-
nitely pending satisfactory settlement
Earl Lii accordingly telegraphed to
General Yung Lu to use every effort to
persuade the empress dowager and en-
peror to return to Peking and to remove
Prince Tuan and his encourage"
The Peking correspondent of The Dai-
ly News says that the assassin of Baron
Won Ketteler has been shot.
The Morning Posts representative at
Peking says that the question is being
discussed of sending relief to n few
British, French and American engineers
who are besieged in a city 200 miles
south of Peking.
Russian Legation Leaves Peking.
1t is probable that the Russian legation
has already been removed from Peking
to Tien-tsin. but there is no definite news
as yet as to whether Ii Hung Chang will
after all go to Peking.
The Americans have begun at Ho-si-
WI a permanent telegraph line between
Peking and Tien-tsin.
Shanghai advices say that house has
been engaged there for Count Won Wal
dersee, who is expected to arrive next
Saturday.
Chinese officials estimate that 10000
disbanded Chinese soldiers by the simple
eXpedient of turning their coats managed
TO remain behind in Peking.
Other dispatches confirm the report
that in addition to Hsu Tung, guardian
of the heir apparent Yu Lu, viceroy of
Chilli, and Wang vi Yung, president of
the Imperial academy, with 200 members
of official families committed suicide
when the allies entered peking.
Chinese regulars are reported to have
relieved the Roman Catholic stronghold
at Ho-chcn, in the province of Chill,
which the Boxers had been besieging
since June.
1t is reported from Shanghai that the
Russians have seized valuable railway
property at Tien-tsin in defiance of the
protests of the British commander.
DR.. Morrison, the Peking correspond
ent of The Times, in the course of lolg
dispatch dated Sept. ; continues to pro-
test against the evacuation of the cupi-
tai. but he agrees with the peliing cor
respondent of The Morning Post that
the withdrawal of the Russian troops,
owing to their barbarous habits, would be
an unmixed benefit.
He asserts that further convincing
proofs have been obtained of the inten-
ton of the empress dowager to massacre
all the foreigners. Prince Ching, he says,
fails to realize the real situation, evil
IDENTIFY being convinced that all the pow
ers can be squared by the payment of a
money indemnity.