Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-28
RUSSIANS WILL STAY
The Order to Leave Pekin Has Been
Suspended and 5000 Russians
Remain.
The BOXER POWER BROKEN
Kang Vi, a Notorious Boxer Leader, Com
mits Suicide Guarantees Demanded
by the Empress Dowager Before
She Returns to Pekiu.

Pekin, September 28.-The Manchr
assassin Of Baron Won Ketteler was
tried by court martial yesterday. Nc
new evidence was presented, and the
court decided it would be unjustifed in
pronouncing sentence upon the prison
er. who, however. will be held in the
hope that further information can be
obtained.
BOXER MOVEMENT BROKEN.
New York, September 28.-From re-
liable Chinese sources of information
comes the statement that Kang vi, a
notorious Boxer leader, committed sui
eide at Pekin, says the Herald's Shang-
hal correspondent 1t is also said that
the empress dowager replaced Prince
Tuan by Wan Wen Chao, an intelligent
be true, they show that the Boxer
power is breaking with the Chinese gov
ernment. General Kang vi, the Manchu
president of the war department, a
member of the grand secretariat, Is said
to have embraced the boxer propagan-
da with ardor and participated in the
destruction Of the legations at Pekin.
THE RUSSIANS WILL STAY.
Russian orders to leave Pekin have
been suspended, for 5000 troops are
there, the Herald's correspondent at Pc
kin cables. Other legations and troops
are uncertain about remaining, yet are
inviting the Chinese courts return for
peace negotiations. Lii Hung Chang re-
quests the return of the emperor and
the empress dowager. The empress
dowager demands guarantees for her.
self and her hostile ministers before re-
leasing the emperor.
A PACIFIC BLOCKADE.
Washington, September 2S.-The re-
port from st. Petersburg, said to have
been made on the authority of the Rus
sian naval staff that owing to the hos
tile attitude Of the Chinese fleet at
Shanghai, Russia proposes to blockade
the Chinese naval ports" created
much interest in government circles. AS
there is no statement that it is to be
preceded by declaration of war, 1t is
assumed that the blockade proposed
comes under the designation in interna-
tional law of pacific blockade"
RUSSIANS TAKE A TOWN.
st. Petersburg, September 28.-Gener-
al Aisustoff sent the following dispatch
to the war office: "Rennankampf cap
tured Kirin on September "a and estab-
1ich hoo oNto Tho
troops were disarmed."
The Kirin referred to is probably Kir-
in-Oela, also written Kirin- Oula, a
town Of Manchuria, capital Of the prov
inceof Soongaree.
A LETTER FROM MRS. CONGER.
Chicago, September 28.-The follow
ing letter from Mrs. e. P. Conger wife
of the United States minister at Pekin,
was received by Mrs. ]. s. Mcconnell,
sister of Mrs. Conger:
"Pekin, China, August 1--we are
alive and safe. Our troops arrived on
the 14th. Oh, what rejoicing. Heart
spoke to heart. We have been besieged
in the British legation ever since June
20, under fire day and night. At times
the battle would be terrific. It would
seem they were right upon us. But they
were not. They tried to shoot us and
kill us with their bullets and shells,
then burn us up, then blow us up with
their mines, at last starve us out. No,
this Is not all; they kept laying traps to
get us to come out of our fortified city
with promises to escort us to Tien Tsin
or to go to the Tsung Ii Yamen to be
under their protection. We did not lis
ten to them. We ate horse and mule
meat, and 1t was good. tell you we
are grateful; we know how to be; for
two days we killed dogs for the Chinese.
The night Of the 18th was the most ter
rifle night Of all. We were under a
fierce and angry firing the night
through. They again opened up their
cannon on us. 1t seemed as though they
would break through and come down on
us. The bell in the tower of the lega-
tion tolled for every man to his post. l
cannot tell you how dreadful all this
has been. But the almighty hand of
God alone saved us. No human power
could. Mr.. Conger has much to do here:
80 have most Of the other ministers. All
worked with a will. Our barricades.
bitches, ETC., are wonderful. The troops
came into the city with a little firing at
last" I HI