Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-10-11
CHINA WAR NEWS.

by an imperial decree issued at Yai
1uen-Fu, capital of the province of
Shan-Si, dated September %, Emperor
Kwang Su denounces the Boxer move
ment and designates for punishment
six ringleaders He acknowledges his
own fault and rebukes himself; but he
places the chief blame upon the princes
who participated in the movement and
protracted it, Prince Tuan, Prince
Chung, Prince Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai
Wing, Duke San Kang, Wing Men,
president OF the censorate, and Chao,
president of the board of punishment,
are all deprived of their titles, re-
moved from office and turned over to
various trial boards for further penal
ties. Prince Tuan, by the term of the
decree, is to be tried by the board of
clans
The French government through Nj.
Thiebaut, the French charge, has pre-
scented TO Secretary Hay program for
the complete settlement Of the Chinese
difficulty and at the same time the
Russian government, through M. De
Wollant, seconds the French proposal,
proposition. The proposal is under
four heads, as follows: First, the pun
ishment Of the guilty Chinese officials;
second, the Introduction of arms and
munitions Of war 10 China; third, the
payment of indemnity to the powers;
fourth the sufficient Chinese guaran-
tee for the future.
The French consul ut Canton, under
date of Oct. /, cabled that the gun
boat Avalanche, with the French vice
consul ON board, had just returned to
Canton after cooperating with the
Chinese forces in rcprcssing the trou-
bles i'm the disturbed districts Of the
West river A certain number of the
guilty underwent capital punishment.
The town of San Chun was quiet on
the morning Of the Sth and the stores
had been reopened. The rebels who
attacked Sal Wan, near San Chun, on
the 9Th are believed to belong to the
force of triads which is proceeding
westward, levying blacl1mail and re-
cruiting. The missions in the hinter-
land are safe.
Emperor William of Germany tells
Emperor Hsu that no mere libations
can atone for the live of murdered
Christians, and the Chinese ruler made
humble apologies for Count Won Ket-
teler's murder, but the war-lord de-
mands retribution.
1t is reported that French troops
hold Lu Ko Chiao on the Lu Han rail-
way. The Russians and Germans hold
the Pei Tang forts and have also taken
Tong Shan and the Kai Ping mines,
thus monopolizing the coal supply in
north China.
Five OF the American missionaries
who were in China during the boxer
outbreak returned To New York on the
sth on the steamship City of Rome.
They escaped to the Russian frontier
and made their homeward journey via
Europe.
Eight thousand Germans will pass
the winterin Pel1in and 200 Russians.
The number OF British troops who will
be retained has not yet been decided.
Sir Allied Gaselee will probably keep
a brigade.
Gen. Yamaguehi viii retain 10. 900
Japanese troops, 2. 600 of them at PelIin
and the others at TalSu and along the
line Of communication.
Count Won Waldersee's headquarters
viii be the buildings in the imperial
pleasure grounds outside of the purple
city. Pellin.
The effort to induce the Chinese i'm
perial court to return to Pelxin has
failed.
The allies are storing supplies for
six months at Pellin