Carlsbad current., 1900-10-13
WILL NOT RfTURN.
The Iuler Of China Refuses 10 g.
10 City Of Pealn.
ftAR CT Int ALLIED FCRCts.
the tmperr snd Impress Have Con.
maalcsisd TO Nlaatsr W. Nhy
Ihsy thingsd Cspnal.

Washington, Oct e.--The enor. to
induce 40 Chinese imperial court 10
return 10 Pekin has failed after a
weeks persistent onort on the part Of /
tho poWess News to that oiect was
brought 70 the state department Mon.
dap b. The Chinese minister who re-
ceived Il VIA 81. Petersburg from Vlao. |
roys iAu kun Yin and Chang Chlh !
Tung under date OF oct Mr.. Wa re-
Ceived tue message Sunday night
II was ns follows
The departure OF their imperial
malcstlcs for sLensl (proyincel was
QUO 10 distressing conditions a. Tai
luen fu There b. a scarcity Of food
supplies In the province OF shousi on
account OF long continued drouth and
the provincial capital (Tai Yuou) Is al
most deserted. the trades people having
left on account of the disturbance
caused and continued for months by
the boxer rebels. who had invaded that
province with the encouragement %
Gov Yu Their maloailcs therefore
were Obliged 90 proceed 70 Shensi
where toiographic communication with
Shanghai and other parts 81 tto cn.
iire ls opened and rapid communica.
tion with their mnlcs.lcs may thcrc-
force be carried nn. thus court and OH
cial business may bo transacted more
cSpcditiously b. their presence iu
sheusi rather than ia Shand The
reasons for the temporary postpone
mcut OF their majost.es return 90 Pc
Kin are the presence of tho allied forces
there. on account OF which uo.icitol7
fear Us doubtless entertained besides
dread Of The outbreak OF epidemic
disease which usually follow afior
groat disturbance. destruction of
property and military operations. II Is
hoped that tho powers will Doc cons.d-
eratc In their judgment la this mat
ter"
Tho movement takes the emperor
and empress dowagcr about 600 m.ics
further away from pctin. though ace
cordlug To- tho stntomcus contained 90
the mossagc by reason OF direct tcle-
graphic communication With Shanghai
thc court will tc noafCr Tor purpos b u
negotiation with the ou,..to world
than Il WIS ut Tai Yucn. Minister WI
has been informed ulao that V.ceroy Yu
of thc province just yacntcd b. The
court h1a been impeachcd because Of
lbs anti fotolsn tendencies. which Is tho
nrst step toward his degradation.
10 ls suld there arc no boxers In tho
newly chosen territory. As the dis
patchea Is dated four days ago Il s.
taken that the trip Of the imperini
party began prior 20 that time. Il viii
be slow and tedious. overland most OF
the way with % short stretch of river
navigation.
slngan was formerly The place OF
Imperial residence and the ancient pal
soes are stlii there. Tho only disquift
ing feature of the move comes from
japanese advlccs stating that tAe new
point OF location ls strongly fortified
which is some indication that the I'm
pcrlal family Is still IN niFht and "a
seeking stronger dofonso. but the
friendly yiccroya and Minister Wa d'
not share in this view. The minister
considers the question oi punishment
practically dapozod OF BY The edict o
the emperor and the German Ameri
can notes exchanged last week 1h.
only dlnlculty no approhnis 81 100 cnh'
the foreirn ministers seek 20 d'signai.
certain persons who shalt hr punished
An addition 10 those wrIch thc govern
meht Itself marks .or pun.shmo T. au'l
a course by me ministers. he any'
would be- herd % comply with out N
looks 10 be- sagaolty Of "a Hung chnuI
and Prlnce Chang 20 overcome on
such dlmculty.