The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06

thorities have captured a band OF
armed robbers IL miles from Shang,
hal. 1t has been determined to be.
head eight of these m~iscreants. and
one will be starved to death in a cage
according to the Chinese custom, The
trouble at Annoy is at an end. The
Japanese troops have left the city,
but strong detachments of japanese
and British remain to guard the con-
sulates,
Proposals Meet with Favor.
London, Sept. 1.-The press has
official authority for announcing that
the American-Russian proposal in
favor of the withdrawal of the allied
forces from Picking, with the view of
facilitating negotiations for the CON
clusion of peace, has not only met
with considerable favor at European
chancellories, but is almost certain to
be adopted. In the meanwhile, the
question of employing Ii Hung Chang
as an intermediary is meeting with
more and more favor and, as the press
has intimated in recent dispatches,
will, in all probability, be settled
.affirmatiyely as soon as Ii Hung
Chang is able to obtain the necessary
authority.
VIII Hold Taku Forts.
There is, however, no doubt in official
circles that it will be necessary for
the powers to maintain their hold of
the Taku forts and certain other
s%trategical points until satisfactory
terms are arranged and ample guar
antees given by China for her future
good behavior.
To Guard Gates of Picking.
Yokohama, Sept. 1.-Gen. Yama-
guchi, commanding the japanese
troops in China. reports that a meet
ing of foreign ministers and com
manders has decided to maintain
guards at the gates of the imperial
city, intrusting the south gate to the
Americans, while the japanese hold
three others
Boxers OverrunninG the City.
Taku, Aug. 2S, via Shanghai, Sept. /.
An intercepted letter written by
the viceroy at Pao-Ting-Fu, who COM
manded at Tientsin during the
fighting there, complains that the
Boxers are O%verrunning the country
southwest of Tientsin, particularly
the cities on the Grand canal, de-
spising the officials, who at first coun-
tenanced them, and footing and kill
ing the enemies of their organization
and fighting the imperial troops. The
gates of Pao-Ting-Fu are kept closed
and the people inside are suffering,
the Boxers practically besieging the
place.
Picking Being Looted.
The looting at Peking Proceeds in
dustriously and openly. The officers
of every nation except the Americans
ignore the repressive order, and all
the allies ridicule the Americans for
their a~bstention. 1926
Germany Embarrassed.
Berlin, Sept. 1.-The German gov
eminent is considerably embarrassed
by the joint proposition of the United
States and Russia to withdraw from
Picking and to recognize Ii Hung
Chang as an intermediary. 1t was
wholly unexpected here that Russia
would join the United States in such
a step. Count Won Buelow, the for
eign minister, considers the new stu
alton thus created so important as
to compel him to abandon the vaca-
ton trip he was about to take.
Promises Protection.
Berlin, Sept. lin response to an
appeal from the Germans in Hankow,
Emperor William has wired the Ger
man consul there as follows:
"TeU the German trading community, in
answer to their telegram, that protection
for the Yang-tse valley will be provided on
the arrival of nine warships now on the
way to China"
Strength of the Allies.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE following
telegram from the japanese foreign
Office was received at the japanese le-
cation:
"Atelegram from Picking gives the strength
of the allied forces which took part in the
relief of Picking as follows: Japanese, $500
infantry, go cavalry, 450 engineers and So
guns; Russian, $500 infantry, $50 caValr
and % guns; British, 1882 infantry, 400 cav
airy and 1S guns; American, 1000 infantry,
$50 marines, rs cavalry and six guns;
French, 400 marines and Is guns
Landed at Alden.
Alden, Sept. Field Marshal Count
Won Waldersee, selected to command
the international forces in China,
landed here and was received by a
guard of honor of British troops.