River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-11
FEARS ALLIED TROOPS.
Emperor kwans Hsu Moves His Capt.
tai from ShansI to the More
Remote Shensi.

Washington. Oct 9.--The effort to
induce the Chinese imperial court TO
return TO Peking has failed. after
weeks 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 il via ST. Petersburg from
Viceroys Lin Kun-Yih and Chang
Chin Tung. under date of October 4.
Minister Wu received the message
Sunday night 1t 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 a scarcity of food supplies in the province
of Shansi on account Of long-continued
drought; and the provincial capital CFai
Yuen), 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 maiesties, therefore We're
obliged to proceed TO Shensi where tele-
graphic communication with Shanghai
and other parts of the empire is opened,
and rapid communication with their ma Jes-
ties may, therefore. be carried on, thus
court and official business may be trans
acted more expeditiously by their pres
ence In Shensi rather than In Shansf. The
reasons for the temporary postponement
of their majesties return to Picking are
the presence of the allied forces there, on
account of which solIeitous fear Is Doubt
! less entertained. besides dread OF the out
break of epidemic diseases, which usually
| follow after great disturbances, destruc-
tion of property and military operations.
1t is hoped that the powers Will be consid-
crate in their judgment in this matter
The important feature of the mes
sage is the confession that the court
is restrained by fear of the allied
| forces 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
viii be nearer for purposes OF ne
| gotiation 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 inn
peached because of his anti-foreign
tendencies, which is the first step to-
ward his degradation.
Pelxing, Oct. 3, via Tientsin, Oct. 6,
via Shanghai, Oct. s.-By an imperial
decree issued at Tai-Yuen-Fu, capital
of the province of Shan-Si, dated Sep
TENDER 25, Emperor Kwang Su de-
nounces the Boxer movement and
designates for punishment nine ring
leaders. He acknowledges his own
fault and rebukes himself; but ne
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, Wing Men, president of the
censorate, 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 oil
clans. Copies of the decree have been
received here.
Picking. Oct 9.-Gen. Yamaguch
will retain 10000 Japanese troops
1000 of them at Picking and Others al
TalIu and along the line of communica
ton. Eight thousand Germans will
pass the winter in Picking and 1,50(
Russians The number of British
troops who will he retained has not yet
been decided. Sir Alfred Gaselee will
probably keep brigade. The allies are
storing supplies for six months. Count
Won Waldersee's headquarters will b'
in the buildings in the imperial pleas
ure grounds outside the Purple city.