Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-07-21
TAUN'S LARGE ARMY.
Head of Chinese Boxers Has Nearly
q Million Troops.
Late Report Said tho hfonEolisns Had In
vaded Rusaian Territory, which Would
Greatly Comp,icate International
Features of the War.

Greatly Compitcate lntsFuntions'
Features of tho War.
St. Petersburg, July ia dispatch
from Che Foo says: Prince Tuan
has mobilized 100000 men, divided
into different corps. The northern
corps has been ordered to expcl for
eigners from .Amur. The Pekin ar
my, which is divided into four corps,
Is the first to begin operations.
Causes Unsaslnsss In Loadon.
London, July 10.-H the news OF
a Chinese invasion of Siberia proves
true IL will, of course, immensely
complicate the situation from the in
ternational point of view. As stated
In the 81. Petersburg dispatch OF
July 10, the Chinese had already per-
emptorily ordered all Russians to quit
Manchuria, but no one imagined they
would be audacious enough to break
out of their own country and attack
Russian territory. Such an outbreak,
II II has been made, OF course, con-
stitutes in itself declaration Of war,
rendering formal notification need
less. A separate attack by the Chi
nese on Russia means giving Russia,
according to the views expressed in
Europe, additional excuse for an iso-
lated descent on Pekin and an ad-
ditional claim to assert greater infiu-
ence that the other powers and obtain
greater compensation when the day of
settlement arrives. Hence extreme
uneasiness has been created In the
chancellories by the latest develop
ment.
IL Hung Change Mission.
Hong Kong, July I'LL Hung
Chang, disregarding all attempts Of
Europeans and Chinese to persuade
him to remain, left Canton this morn
ing for Pekin. Prior to his depart
ure Chinese merchants and gentry Of
Canton strongly appealed to the vice
roy not to leave and presented Pc
tition setting forth that Canton, so
long the prey to the depredntions of
robbers and pirates, had become
peaceful during Ii Hung Changes
viceroyalty, that disturbances had
been repressed with strong hand
and the people enabled to live without
being panis-stricken when dogs
barked.
In reply to the British, French,
American, German and Portuguese
consuls, who officially visited him in
q body. Ii Hung Chang insisted that
his departure for the north has a
two-fold object-namely, to save the
lives of the foreign ministers in Pekin
and to arrange the best terms for
peace possible with the allied powers.
He assured the consuls that he had
taken oil precautions against any up
rising. He added TINT he had received
important cable messages from Lord
Salisbury and the French foreign
minister, identical in tone, demanding
full protection from injury and in
suit OF the foreign ministers In Pekin,
and threatening to take life for life
Of the head officials responsible II the
ministers were murdered.
In,ist That Min,st-rs Ar" Alive.
Washington, July 1o.-The state de-
partment has received n dispatch
from Consul General Fowler ut Che
Foo, saying that the governor OF
Shantung wires that his courier left
Pekin ON the 9th. The legations WERE
still holding out.
Moro Hopeful Feeling ut Washington.
Washington, July 1o.-The buoyant
and hopeful feeling of yesterday rs ia
the Chinese situation, was strength
ened yesterday by the addition
of confirmatory dispatch from Con
sui Fowler ut Che Foo touching the
safety of the legationers at Pekin on
July o. OF course, 1t is understood
that Mr.. Fowler's information came
from the same fountainhead as die
Minister Wu's of yesterday, namely
the famous Yuan Shih-Kai, the mill
tary governor Of Shantung province
Boxers Nearing Corsan Frontier.
Washington, July is.--United States
Minister Allen ut Seoul, Corea, tele
graphs the state department that
boxers and Chinese are in force with
in few miles Of the Corean frontier
The natives Of Pingyan (the mos
northern province of Corea) are much
alarmed and are fleeing. The for
eigners remain in safety. The gov
eminent is very anxious.
No Further withdrawal Of Troops.
Washington, July 1o.-"There viii
he no further Withdrawals OF troops
from the Philippines for service II
China. Thatis the policy determined
upon and that will be adhered to-
| A cabinet officer Wednesday made THU
statement.
den. Lsscum buried NJ Tong Ka
Washington, July 1o.-The war de
partment received cablegram from
Gen. Macarthur, dated Manila, Jul,
8, saying that Col. Liscum's bod,
was buried at Tong Ku on the 17tf
instant.
Charged with Posting T-ain Rnbbars
st. Louis, July 19.-W. p. Reinacf
has been arrested here charged will
informing train robbers of prospect