The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
NOT OVER
RR1r1sH MAY SEND MORE TROOPS
TO CHINA.
Will Be Sent From South
Africa to Indfa So to BE NEAR NJ
Hand-Li Hung Chang Must Sub
NIT His Credentials to the Ger
man Ambassador and Await the
Kafser's Observation-Disclosures o.
acials Are ~Impeached by LII Hung
Chang - Rupture With WOO
Changes Influential Party.

London, Sept. 18.-In connection with
the prediction by Sir Robert Hart ina
there will be further hostilities IN
China in November he Associated
Press understands that the British
government is already considering n
transportation of troops from soutn
Africa to India in order to make II
practicable to send more British troop
to China. The military authorizes
consider the war in South Africa so Tar
ended that troops may now be sa1ely
moved. It is probable that the Rus
sian legation has already been re.
moved from Pekin to Tien-tsln, puI
there is no definite news as yet as TO
whether Ii Hung Chang will after all
60 to Picking. Gen. Dorward is going
to the capital, leaving the Brltlsn
troops at Tien-tsin under command OF
Brig. Gen. Horne Campbell.
Won Ketteler's Assassin Shot
Vice Admiral Alexieff has returned
to Taku. The Americans have pegul
at Ho 81 WI a permanent telegraph
line between Pekin and Tien-tsin. Ine
Pekin correspondent of the Daily news
says that the assailant of Baron o
Ketteler has been shot. Shanghai ao-
vices say that a house has been en-
gagged there for Count Won Waldersee'
who is expected to arrive next Satur.
day. Chinese officials estimate tnat
20, 900 disbanded Chinese soldiers, py
the simple expedient of turning their
coats, managed to remain behlno IN
Pekin. Other dispatches confirm the
report that in addition to Hsu Tung'
guardian of the heir apparent, Yu Lu'
viceroy of Chilli, and Wang Lung, pres
ident Of the imperial academy, WIN
200 members of officials families
Committed Suicide
when the allies entered Pekin. Inc
Shanghai correspondent of the Ilmes'
wiring yesterday, says: III tiuns
Chang has been notified from Berlih
that he must submit his credentials
to the German minister at
who will then communicate with EN-
peror William and await the result
DR.. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein, IN an
Interview with Shang, expressed the
opinion that although the powers were
averse to the partition Of China, n
delay in negotiation was calculated 70
produce that result, and that Germany
was prepared to remain In occupation
Indefinitely pending a satisfactory set
Element. Earl Ii accordingly tele-
graphed Gen. Yung Lu to use every ef-
fort to persuade the empress dowager
and mperor to return to e and TO
Remove Prince Tuan
and his encourage. I learn on trust
worthy authority that before his de-
parture, Ii Hung Chang, having been
convinced by his interviews with MI.
Rockhill and DR.. Mumm Won Schwartz
enstein, that it would be useless to dis
cuss any settlement excluding the pun
ishment of the empress dowager m
her chief advisers, sent a ~telegraphic
memorial to the throne, %tmpeaching
Prince Tuan, Prince Ching and Tsailan,
Prince Tuan's brother, as we'll as Kang
VI, president Of
The War Board.
and Chao Shu Chiao, COMMISSIONS OF
the railway and mining bureau and
president of the border punishment.
Earl Ii, being unable to consult the
viceroys of Nankin and Woo Chang. in
scribed their names to the memorial,
taking their consent for granted, but
1t appears that Woo Changes viceroy
disapproves of the use of his name.
This means a rupture with a large and
influential party. 1t is reported that
the Russians have seized valuable rail-
way property at Tien-tsin In spite Of
protests Of the British commander.