The Yale expositor., 1900-11-23
CHIN A WAR NEWS.

Taotai Sheng denies that Prince
Tuan and Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang have
joined the Mohammedan rebellion.
The French force which went to the
relief of the Catholic priests besieged
at Chen Ting, in Chi Ii province, sue
ceeded in rescuing them.
The viceroys of the Yaugtse region
have stopped the shipments of tributes
of rice to Sian Flu, being afraid that
the allies would intercept them.
1t is asserted at Shanghai that the
empress dowager has appointed Sir
Robert Hart, director of Chinese i'm
perial maritime customs, to arrange
the indemnity question with the pow
erS.
AS the outcome of the protest by
Great Britain against the transfer of
Yu Chang to the governorship of WI
Chang this official will be replaced by
governor who is pro-foreign in his
sympathies.
1t is reported that Gen. Ma with
1000 men, Gen. Fang with 5000, and
Gen. Yu with 5000, are marching to-
ward the borders of the province of
Chi Ii to check the advance of the
allies westward.
A special dispatch from Tien Tsin,
dated Nov. 10, says force of Russians
has captured the arsenal northeast of
Yang Tsun, with trifiing loss, killing
200 Chinese and capturing quantity
of arms and treasure.
Ii Hung Chang and the Yang Use
viceroys, it is said, have guaranteed
the empress dowager's personal safety
if she will return to Pekin, but she
believes that they are in league with
the allies to capture her.
The American consul at Canton has
been notified that the board of recon-
struction has been ordered to pay $l0,-
900 as the first installment of Ameri-
can claims. All the consuls are press
ing for indemnity for the destroyed
missions.
The withdrawal from North China
OF n large portion of the American and
Russian troops, and repeated but un-
confirmed reports that japan contem-
plates similar action, has caused much
comment in military and commercial
circles at Tien Tsn.
Sanitary conditions at Pellin are be-
coming serious Since the foreign oc-
cupation many Chinese have died of
small pox and other infectious diseases.
Fearing that their funerals would be
intcrfered with, they have kept most
of the collins containing their dead in
their houses and court yards.
The following report, dated Nov. s.,
was received from Field Marshal Count
Won Waldcrsee on the 18th: Maj. Ora
ham with two companies of the 1st
East Asiatic infantry the 2d squadron
and I'd battery, proceeded from Tien
Tsin via Chung-Ying, 60 kilometers
north on the left bank of the Pei-Ho,
where lie had an encounter with
mounted boxers, and has arrived at
Tung-Pa, II kilomcters east of Pekin.
Russian troops have successfully en-
countercd 5000 boxers north of Shan
IIai-Kuan, losing four killed and 81
wounded. British columns have re-
turned from Pao-Ting-Fu to Pekiu and
Tien Tsin. The latter column destroyed
several boxer camps.
The following was received from
Ticn Tsin on the 10Th: Numerous in
stances Of robbery and mistrcatment
of Chinese by European soldiers have
! been reported to the authorities, and
since the withdrawal of the American
contingent of the military police of the
walled city lawlessncss has increased
Much of it is laid at the door of re-
Gently arrived troops, but the Chinese
| fear Of foreigners makes it practically
impossible to get evidence against tho
| perpetrators. The American coolic
gangs have been robbed several times
while returning at night to the native
city, and they assert that the French
soldiers did it. Now each gang carries
a small American flag, and as far as
reported this has afforded them pro-
! lection.
The carpenters of Honolulu have