Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-09-17
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
CHINA.

1t is believed that the diplomatic ex-
changes now going on among the
powers will result in keeping the
allied troops in Pekin.
Miss Allie Imam, who left Warsaw,
Ind. five years ago for China as a
missionary, arrived home, having been
recalled five weeks ago.
A Shanghai dispatch states that Ii
Hung Chang has asked Minister Good
now for an American escort to &C
company him to Pekin.
United States Consul Goodnow, ac-
cording to the London Daily News,
saws there never was any necessity for
landing troops at Shanghai.
Germany has officially expressed OBJ
position to the Russian proposal to-
withdraw the troops from Pekin and
France has acQuiesced in it.
1t is reported that 1000 boxers have
been killed and wounded in conflicts
with troops of Gen. Yuan Shi Kia,
military governor of Shan Tung.
The French government requested
the Uuited States to define its position
regarding future action in China to
enable France to answer Russia.
According to the Hongkong dispatch.
Canton is more disturbed. Native
shops dealing in foreign goods have
been looted and sinister rumors pre-
vail.
H. T. BOSNIAN, Chinese reformer,
reached Honolulu, bound for San
Francisco He said he was going to
raise recruits for reform army for
China.
France, decides to join with Russia
in the proposal to evacuate Pekin.
Germany refuses, and England, Japan,
Italy and Austria will probably follow
the latter's lead.
The studiously moderate tone of
Emperor Williams speech at Stettin
is much remarked at London. There
was nothing of the mailed fist or of
revenge in his utterances.
A Vienna paper published at St.
Petersburg, says the powers, not
the car, have changed regarding.
China Russia regards Waldersee's
mission as purely military.
The war department has been in
formed that the Russians have laid a
cable from Port Arthur to Chefoo.
which gives Russia thorough con-
nection on the overland wire with the
forces in China.
The first battalion of German troops
landed at Shanghai. The foreign
counsuIs and detachments of French
and Russian troops received them and
escorted them to camp, the bands play
ing German airs.
A Tien Tsin correspondent says:
'The Germans paired with the Ameri-
cans in the march through the for
hidden city. The British naval brigade
and the marines of the legation guards
left Pekin today"
Special dispatches to the Berlin
Cologne Gazette announce that all
classes of the Chinese population
believe that the Chinese have been
victorious over the allied troops.
Striking illustrations of this are given.
The Frankfurter Zeitung prints
Shanghai special saying that the new
minister to China DR.. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein, visited the Chinese
quarter of the city without military
escort and returned without moles-
tation.
President Mckinley will order the
American forces to leave Pekin He
has decided not to wait for the powers.
fearing entangling complications.
Prince Ching is on his way to Pekin,
where he may be the envoy Of the
Emperor.
The situation at Annoy, China,
having apparently cleared up consider
ably, the navy department instructed
Admiral Remey to dispose as he deems
best of the gunboat Catine, which was
sent to that port some days ago when
the Japanese landed marines.
The London Daily Graphic's Moscow
correspondent says: "The Russian war
officer has made immense purchases of
furs to be sent to the army clothing
department, which is hurriedly pre-
pairing to provide the army in Man
churia with winter kits, showing that
an extensive winter campaign is ex-
pected.'
A Hongkong dispatch reports from
WuChau that serious disaffection exists
at Lun Chau. Three hundred robbers
besieged the residence of a wealthy
OuludLudu DIT L dI ing Il IT, 1uG per
feet of Wa Chau. with 100 soldiers,
went to his assistance, but has been
compelled to telegraph for 400 rein
fCrcements.
A Pekin correspondent in a dispatch
dated August %, says: "Mr. Conger
has written a letter asserting that
without the aid of the American mis-
sionaries the defense of the legations
would have been impossible" Accord
ing to this correspondent the United
States minister has received congratu-
1atory kilograms from President
Mckinley and others.
The French government is again
considering the status of Ii Hung
Chang, and this subject was again
brought to the attention of the authori-