The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-18
.FEARs-ALLIED o
Emperor Kwang Hsu owe HIS Capt.
tai from shansi to the More
Remote Shenai.

Washington, Oct. s.TsThe effort to
induce the Chinese imperial court to
to Picking has failed. after q
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:
The departure of their imperial majes-
ties for Shensi (province) was due to dis
tressing conditions at Tai Yuen Flu. There
is ascarcity of food supplies In the province
OF Shanst on account of long-continued
drought and the provincial capital CTai
'Yuene, 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 te!e-i
graphic communication with Shanghai
other parts of the empire is opened.
and rapid communication with their majes-
ties may, therefore, be carried on; thus
court n 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, Picking 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, d%estruc-
ton OF property, and military operations.
1t Is hoped that the powers will be consid.
crate, in their Judgment in this matter"
The important feature o f@the mes
sage is the confession that the court
is restrained by fear of the allied
from returning to Picking.
The movement takes the emperor and
empress dowager about 300 miles
further away from Picking, though,
according to the statements con-
tanned in the message, by reason of
direct Geographic communication
with Shanghai the court practically
will be nearer for purposes of ne
g%otiation 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.
Picking, Oct. 3, via Tientsin, Oct. 6,
via Shanghai, Oct. s.-By an imperial
decree issued at ai-Yuen-Fu, capital
of the province of Shan-Si, dated Sep
TENDER rs, 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
c%ensorate, 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.
Picking, Oct. 9.-Gen. Yamaguchi
will retain 10000 Japanese troops,
1000 of them at Picking and others at
Taku and along the line Of communica-
ton. Eight thousand Germans will
pass the winter in Picking and 1,5Oc
Russians. The number of British
troops who will be retained has not yet
been decided. Sir Alfred Gaselee will
probably keep a 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.
Picking, 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 Wing Men, pres.
ident of the c%ensorate; 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 a fur
Their 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 Picking, 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 Picking be
withdrawn to Tientsin. Yangtsun, or
some otner point, leaving only a few
hundred troops at Picking 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 Picking 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. 10.-The Times pub.
fishes the following dispatch from
Vredefort, Orange River Colony: 1.-THE
British column had a three days
fight, from October S to October z,
inclusive, with Gen. De Vets com.
mando of 1000 men and five guns. 1t
took place in a veritable sea of noun
tains near here. The Beers were dis
lodged and dispersed, and they fled
demoralized. The British casualties
were slight"
President at the White House.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The president
and Mrs. Mckinley. ACCOMPANIED h1.