Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-13
TROOPS LEAVING CHINA.
Gradusl wishdraw.l OF the amer,
can Forcan from .c.I =,

E0to00ol W1eh0rAW01 OF the Ameri.
can Forces from 'c,ku.
Washington, Oct. 1s.-American
troops and warships are gradually
leaving Taku. Rear Admiral Remey
cabled to Secretary Long this dispatch
relative to the movements OF ships. and
marines:
Marines embarked on Brooklyn.
Zahro and transport Indiana Zafiro
has gone to Cavite; Brooklyn to che
Foo. Indiana sails shortly. Some sick
!. sent to hospital at Yokohama; others
to be removed 40 soon as possible and
hospital at Tien Tsln closed. New Or
leans remains at Taku. Monocacy
winters at Pei Ho.""
Secretary Long says that after visit
ing Nagasaki the Brooklyn will proceed
to Manila, where Rear Admiral Remey
will supercede Rear Admiral Kempff
In command in the Philippines. The
impression seems to be that Kempff
viii be cent to Chine to assume COM
mand OF the squadron there The Al
B sbany y now pr0ceeding rapidly toward
he ea< e and the battleyhip Ken
sstuc1 Je expected 10 leaye New Orleans
: Wfthin ten days:
Referring to reports showing that q
turbulent condition of affairs exists in
eouthern China, WI Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister, said:
~ have not received any Official In
formation indicating that an outbreak
10 imminent and this fact leads me to
believe there is no foundation for the
report. II there is danger OF an out-
break I am confident the viceroys, all
~ hAy
plenty OF troops. will be able to dissi-
pate 1t and preserve peace and order.
1t seems to me It Is out of the ques-
tfon to believe that southern China is
now the scene OF Boxer operations. The
Boxers were frst organized in the prov
ince OF Shan Tung and then extended
their operations to the province OF
Chilli. There 10 the same difference be-
tween the northern and southern Chi
nese as there is between the French
and the English. They speak different
tongues and one Is otherwise foreign to
the other. Up to the time received my
latest adyices from China the Boxers
had not appeared in southern China.
Perhaps two local clans have en-
gagged In hostiltties, or perhaps the peo-
pie may have grown angry over some
local issue. It ii possible OF course that
II there have been riots they may have
been directed against missionary
The minister apparently believes the
reports OF riots Rave been circulated ia
distract attention from the expedition
ary operations of Count Won Waldersee.
( He does not believe the Chinese OF the
south have begun movement against
the Manchu dynasty. They have no
arms with which to inaugurate re-
volt. or II they have they have secured
them from foreign sources as the im-
perial government forbids their sale to
natives.
MOSCOW. Oct. 13.-The cxar has con-
ferred magnificent sword ornamented
with gold and diamonds on Admiral
Alexieff for his Victories over the Chi
nese in the province OF ,Pechili.
The war Office has ordered ti,e de-
mobilization OF the army in the far
east. The troops Will return to Europe.
The entente between Russia and
4 Japan is Of the most cordial nature.
There is no misunderstanding between
the two countries as to Korea and Man-
churia.
Reports from viadivostok say that
three fatal caees OF typhus have oc-
CURED and that the epidemic Is spread
ing thruout the Russian campe In Man
churta. The sick are to be sent back to
Russia a. eoon a. pofsble.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that N. I. "A. Zinovieif. the Russian
!, ambassador. has demanded that the
1 porte puniah in the most exemplary
faSllion the Kurds who attacked the
Russian consul at Erxerum.