Willmar tribune., 1900-10-17
FEARS ALLIED TROOPS.
Emper0r Kvang Hsu Moves His Capt.
tai 1rom Shansi to the More "
Remote Sh.ensi.

weeks persistent effort on the part
of the powers. News to that effect
was brought to the state department
Monday by the Chinese minister, who
received it via ST. Petersburg from
Viceroys Liu Kun-Yih and Chang
Chih-Tung, under date of October 4.
Minister WI received the message
Sunday night. It was as follows:
1.-THE departure of their imperial mates-
ties for shensi (province) was due to dis
tressing conditions at Tai Yuen Flu. There
is scarcity Of food supplies in the province
of Shanst on account of long-continued
drought; and the provincial capital CTai
Yuen), is almost deserted, the trades peo-
pie having left on account of the disturb
ances caused and continued for months by
the Boxer rebels, who had invaded that
province with the encouragement of Gov.
Yu. Their majesties therefore. were
obliged to proceed to Shensi. where tele-
graphic communication with Shanghai
and other parts of the empire is opened.
and rapid communication with their majes-
ties may, therefore, be carried on; thus
court and official business may be trans
acted more expeditiously by their pres
ence in Shensi rather than in Shansi. The
reasons for the temporary postponement
of their majesties return to Peking are
the presence of the allied forces there, on
account Of which solicitous fear is doubt
less entertained, besides a dread of the out
break of epidemic diseases, which usually
follow after great disturbances, destruc-
tton OF property, ard military operations.
1t is hoped that the powers will be consid-
crate in their judgment in this matter"
The important feature of the mes
sage is the confession that the court
! is restrained by fear of the allied
forces from returning to Peking.
! The movement takes the emperor and
empress dowager about 800 miles
further away from Peking, though,
according to the statements con-
tanned in the message, by reason of
direct telegraphic communication
with Shanghai the court practically
will be nearer for purposes of ne
, gotiation with the outside world
than it was at Tai Yuen. Minister
WI has been informed also that
Viceroy Yu. of the province just va
Gated by the court, has been i'm
peached because of his anti-foreigr
tendencies, which is the first step to-
ward his degradation.
Peking, Oct. 3, via Tientsin, Oct. 6,
via Shanghai, Oct. s.-By an imperial
decree issued at Tai-Yuen-Fu, capital
of the province of Shan-Si, dated Sep
tember 25, Emperor Kwang Su de-
nounces the Boxer movement and
designates for punishment nine ring
leaders. He acknowledges his own
fault and rebukes himself; but he
places the chief blame upon the
princes and mobiles who participated
in the movement and protracted it.
Prince Tuan, Prince Chung, Prince
Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai Ying, Duke San
Kang, Ying Men, president of the
censorate. and Chao Shu Chiao, pres
ident of the board of punishment, are
all deprived of their titles, removed
from Office and turned over to various
trial boards for further penalties.
Prince Tuan, by the terms of the de-
cree, is to be tried by the board of
clans. Copies of the decree have been
received here.
Peking, Oct. 9.-Gen. Yamaguchi
will retain 10000 japanese troops,
1000 of them at Peking and others at
Talku and along the line of communica-
tion. Eight thousand Germans will
pass the winter in Peking and 1900
Russians. The number of British
troops who will be retained has not yet
been decided. Sir Alfred Gaselee will
probably keep brigade. The allies are
storing supplies for six months. Count
Won Waldersee's headquarters will be
in the buildings in the imperial pleas
ure grounds outside the Purple city.
Peking, Sunday, Oct. Z, via Tientsin,
| Monday, Oct, 8, and Shanghai, Oct. 10.
A response to the German demand
has been transmitted to Ii Hung
Chang. This says that Ying Men, pres
ident of the censorate; Yang vi. assist
ant grand secretary and president OF
the civil board, and Chao Shu Chiao,
president of the board of punishment,
will be decapitated, that Prince
| Chwang, Duke Tsai Ian and Prince
Yih will be sentenced to life imprison-
ment, and that Prince Tuan will be ban
ished to the imperial military post
roads on the Siberian frontier, as fur
ther punishment for aiding the Boxers.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The Chinese
minister said Tuesday that if the
powers regarded it as essential that
the emperor and empress dowager
should return to Peking, he was quite
confident this could be brought about,
first by giving positive assurances for
| the personal safety of their majesties,
and then, as plain evidence of this
assurance, directing that the bulk of
! the allied forces now at Peking be
| withdrawn to Tientsin. Yangtsun, or
! some otner point, leaving only a few
hundred troops at Peking as a guard.
Mr.. Wu's statement was brought
out by the announcement he conveyed
! to the state department Monday that
the imperial family had postponed
| their return to Peking because of the
presence there of the allied forces,
and by the regrets over this an
nouncement both among officials in
Washington and at foreign capitals.
"A Three Days Fight.
London, Oct. 1O.-The Times pub.
fishes the following dispatch from
Vredefort, Orange River Colony: 'sThe
British column had a three days'
fight, from October S to October z,
; inclusive, with Gen. De Vets CON-
mando of 1000 men and five guns. It
took place in a veritable sea of noun
| tains near here. The Beers were dis
lodged and dispersed, and they fed
demoralized.. The British casualties
were slight" ~.
| President at the White House.
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