Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-10
THEY FEAR THE ALLIES.
Chinese Imperial Court Refuses
to Return to Pekin.
FORTIFIED AT SHENSI.
Danger in the Policy of Dictatin !.
Who Shall be Punished for the
Outrages of the Boxers.

! Washington, D. c. Oct S.-The effort
10 induce the Chinese imperial court to
j return to Pekin has failed after Il weeks
persistent effort on the part of the pow,
CTS. News to that effect was brought
20 the state department today by the
! Chinese minister, who received it via ST.
Petersburg from Viceroys Lu Kun Yih
and Chang Chin Tung, under date Of Oc-
tober 4. Minister Wa received the mes
sage last night. 1t was as follows:
| he departure of their imperial ma ies-
TICS for Shensi (province) was due to dis
! tresslng conditions at Tai Yuen Flu.
There IS scarcity of food supplies in the
! province Of Shansi on account of long
continued drouth, and the provincial cap
'tal (Ial luen), is almost deserted. the
| trades people having left on account OF
for months by the Boxer rebels who had
invaded that province with the encour-
agemcnt Of Coy. Yu. Their majestics
therefore were obliged to proceed to
Snensl, where telegraphic communication
| with Shanghai and ether parts OF
the empire is opened, and rapid
commnnication with their majestes
may, therefore, be carried on: thus court
and official business may be transacted
mere eXpeditiously by their presence in
Shcnsl rather than in Shans. The rea-
sons for the temporary postponement OF
| lheir ma jesties' return to Pekin are the
| PRESENCE OF allied forces there. on ac-
count Of which SOLICITORS fear is Doubt
less entertained besides dread of ths.
outbreak Of epidemic disease, destruction
OF property and military operations. 1t is
| hoped that the powers will be consider
ate in their Judgment in this natter
The important feature of the message
IS the confession that the court is re-
strained by fear of the allied forces from
returning to Pekin. The movement takes
the Emperor and Empress Dowager
about 300 miles further away from
Pekin, though. according to the state
ments contained in the message. by rea-
son Of direct telegraphic communication
with Shanghai, the court practically will
be nearer for purposes of negotiation
with W, the outside world. than it was at
Ial 1uen. Minister WI has been III
formed also that Niceroy Yu of the prov
ince Just vacated by the court. has been
lmpeached, because of his anti-foreicn
tendencies. which is the first step toward
his degradation
1t is said there are no Boxers in the
neWly-chcsen locality. so that the court
VIII have thrown off the hostile influences
recently surrounding it. As the dispatcb
IS dated four days ago it is taken that the
trip of the imperial party began prior to
that time. 1t will be slow and tedious.
overland most of the way, with a short
stretch of river navigation Singan was
formerly the place of imperial residence,
and the ancient palaces are still there.
The only dlsquieting feature of the
move comes from the japanese advices.
stating that the new point of location IS
strcngly fortified, which is some indica-
ton that the imperial family is still in
flight and is seeking stronger defensps:
but the friendly viceroys and Minister WI
do not share in this view
The minister considers the question of
punishments practically disposed of by
the edict Of the Emperor and the Ger
man and American notes exchanged last
week The only difficulty he apprehends
is in case the foreign ministers seek TO
designate certain persons who shall be
punished, in addition to those which the
government itself marks for shment
Such a course by the ministers, he says,
would be hard to comply with but he
looks to the sagacity of Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching to overcome any such
difficulty.
Germans Are Beaten.
London, Oct 8, 8 Il m-The scenes of
action in China appear to be shifting
somewhat, and on the news of the with
drawal of troops from Pekin along with
the legations Ii Hung Chang is said TO
be on his way to the capital.
A dispatch to the Standard from Tien
Tsin, sent last Friday, says:
"a German force came into collision
with 5000 Chinese. described as Boxers.
a few miles south Of Tien Tsn this
morning. The Germans were checked
and compelled to retire on Tien Tsin.
'Ihere is reason to believe that the
Chinese in this case were not Boxers. but
We're Ii Hung Chang veterans. who had
been ordered to wait near here in view Of
the possibility that the foreigners would
bar his progress to the capital
K 10, how Il
sharp work regarding the withdrawal of
troops, according to the Times dispatches,
and has secured promises Of reward after
Knowing the withdrawal was to be eff
fected.
Rebels Routed.
A Hong Kong dispatch says that or
Thursday "a thousand rebels attacked
the market town Of Sal Wan, eight miles
northeast of San Chun, but were defeat
ed" This is followed by "a dispatch from
the Shanghai correspondent Of the
Morning Post, who says: 'All the for
eign troops are held III readiness against
4 possible attack by 5000 Chinese troops
now advancing along the Grand canal"
Ii Hung Chang is on the way to Pc
kin, and in the meantime the Belgian en-
gineers and missionaries, who were prom
Used safe conduct from Paoting Flu,
refuse to venture away from there, fear
ing some treachery.
HinterIand Missions Safe.
Hong Kong, Oct. S.-The town Of Sar
Chun is quiet this morning and the
stores have been reopened. The rebels
who attacked Sal Wan, near San Chun.
Saturday, are believed to belong to the
force of Triads which is proceeding west
ward levying blackmail and recruiting.
The missions in the Hinterland are safe.
Americans will Not Participate.
Pekin, Thursday, Oct. 4, via Tien Tsn.
Sunday, Oct Z, and Shanghai, Oct s.
The American troops will not participate
in the expedition to Paoting Flu. Gen
Chaffee has the assurance Of Ii Hung
Chang that if the allies desire Paoting
Flu the Chinese Will readily surrender
that city. Ii Hung Chang has given the
same assurance to the other generals.
The Americans believe that revenge
and military display are the only objects
Of the expedition, and they hold that it
will retard the restoration Of peace.