Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

il Ii Hung Chang has arrived at Ilel
Tsin.
i Military operations outside of Pekinl
have been resumed.
Ii Hung Chang arrived at Taku Sept
18 and proceeded at once to Peking.
! The governor of the province Of Chill
has ordered the determination Of the
Boxers.
Ii Hung Chang has issued an edict
calling for the determination OF the
! Boxers.
The Anglo. American expedition
against Boxers near Peking has been
successful.
It is said that Commissioner Rock
hill, now in Peking, will recommend the
withdrawal Of the American forces.
A Chinese imperial edict commands
a cessation of hostile acts, restoration
of peace and the Inauguration OF re-
forms.
Twenty-Five Russians and Germans
are reported to have been blown up by
la mine during the capture OF the Pei
tang forts.
Germany makes it condition to con-
Quoting peace negotiations with China
that the leaders of the recent outrages
| be delivered up.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger's Shang-
hal correspondent cables that the allies
ca ptured the Pei Tang and Lutai forts
with great losses.
The German foreign Office has re-
ceived replies from Italy, Austria and
France, agreeing, without reserve, to
Germany's Chinese proposal.
Advices from Canton say that boat
load of native Christian women at Kun
Chuk on West river, was fired upon
and the women were then taken ashore
and butchered in cold blood.
Admiral Correjoles, the French COM
.mander in Chinese waters, in notifying
the French government that the allies
assaulted and captured the Chinese
forts at Peitang, says the French par
ticipated in the engagement.
It is explained at the British foreign
Office that it is found inexpedient for
the powers to accept the Russian with
drawal proposal as they had reliable
information that the "Boxers were
ready to reoccupy Peking as soon as the
allies retired.
The taotai of Shanghai, who signed
for the viceroys friendly agreement
with the foreign consuls, has been re-
moved from Office by an imperial edict.
His successor is strongly anti-foreign,
having urged the Chinese government
to repudiate its foreign debt.
An imperial decree has been received
at Picking announcing the arrival of
the emperor and empress dowager at
Tai Yuan Flu. The decree also COM
the governor Of Shensi province
to raise money to build palace at
Hsian Flu, as the new intended capital.
Mr.. Conger, the United States minis
ter, says that Peking must be occupied
by foreign troops until some settlement
is effected, as otherwise all the value of
The expedition will be lost. General
Chaffee has issued orders prohibiting
;he American troops from shooting
.GOu DOCOSs 4OOVAA6 VI 4OAc6@ASs
Lii Hung Chang has telegraphed to
Chinese officials at Shanghai that his !
5roops, in obedience to his orders, are
hunting out the Boxers in the province
If Chill They have killed more than
900 of them of them at Bangchow,
md dispersed large bodies at Ausub
md Chuchow, southwest of Peking.
The Washington government has
made public the text Of the notes to
Germany. Russia and China. The
American force will be materially re.
Luced, but six more warships have
,een ordered to the Chinese station.
aermany's proposal that guilty parties
re punished preliminary to opening
eace negotiations was rejected.
] s'Authentio accounts have been re-
eived here" says the Moscow CORE
pondent of the London Standard, "of
horrible massacre at Blagovestchensk,
which was undoubtedly carried out I'M
er direct orders from the Russian au-
horities and which then let loose the
ide of slaughter through Amur. The
ntire Chinese population of 5000 souls
7as massacred.