Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-11
THE CHINESE COURT.
It Resolves to Settle Permanently
at Si-Ngan-Fu.
COMMENTS OF The GERMAN PAPERS.
A Correspondent Says the Situation In
China Is Daily Becoming More Gloomy
ALLIES Preparing /" Wtnter-Triad@
Defeat ImperiAl Troops.

Berlin. Oct. 9.-1he somewhat Op-
timistic view of the Chinese situation
which prevailed in Germany last week
has been unfavorably affected by the
reports that the Chinese court has
resolved to settle permanently at 81
Ngan-Fu, capital of the province of
Shen-Si. This the Berliner Tageblatt
regards as "indisputable evidence
that the Chinese court is as anti-for-
eipn as ever" "The failure of the
court to return to Pekin," 1t says,
"makes farce of the proposed peace
negotiations, inasmuch as the Chinese
government could annul the whole
procedure at any moment by revoking
the credentials of Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang" Without claiming
any official authority for its attitude,
the Tageblatt comments favorably
upon proposal to declare Emperor
kWang Su depOsed
The Berliner Post considers that the
latest news "shows that the Chinese
court neither intends to return to
Pekin nor to punish the guilty
adequately
From its Shanghai correspondent
the Frankfurter Zeitung has received
Che following: "The Chinese telegraph
company. which is immensely rich,
wishes to transfer its interests to for
eigners, fearing that the propertywill
be seized as indemnity by the powers
Situation Becoming Daily More G'"omv.
London, Oct. 9.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Times, wiring Oc-
tober I, says: at is reported that
French troops hold Lu Ko Chiao, on
the Luhan railway. The Russians and
Germans hold the Peitang forts and
have also taken Tong Shan and the
Kai Ping mines, thus monopolizing
the coal supply in north China. 1t
was expected that Count Won Valdez
see would maintain an even balance
between the powers, whereas the ac-
tual result of the operations places
all the strategic positions in the hands
of other nations. A strong feeling
prevails that the situation is daily be-
coming more gloomy"
Russians Capture Mukden.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 9.-The Rus
sian general staff has received official
dispatches confirming the reported
occupation of Mukden.
Lieut.. Gen. Subbovitch entered the
city October /. He advanced from
Old Niu Chwang on September "a,
with II battalions of infantry, two
sotnas of Cossack cavalry, and 40
guns and, after fighting two engage
ments, routed the Chinese army on
September q, Before withdrawing
the Chinese looted and fired the city.
The Russians captured numerous mod
erh guns and immense stores of war
materials.
Allies Preparing to Winter In China.
Peliin, Oct. 9.-Gen. Yamaguchi will
retain 10000 japanese troops, 1000 of
them at Pekin and the others at Taku
and along the line of communications.
Eight thousand Germans will pass
the winter in Pekin and 1,5OO Rus
slams. The number of ritish troops
who will be retained has not yet been
decided. Sir Alfred Gaselee will prob
ably keep brigade. The allies are
storing supplies for six months.
Trtads Defeat Imperial Troops.
London, Oct. 9.-"Five thousand
Triads," says dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Canton, dated Octo-
Der 7, "have defeated the imperial
troops and occupied several places be-
tween Mrs bay and Deep bay, They
are now moving southwark. The
viceroy to-day dispatched Admiral Ho
and Gen, Tong to oppose them"