The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-18
OHINEsE REPORTED GATHERING
IN FORCE IN THE PROVINCE
OF SHAN ST
COURT WE'LL NIGH PowERLEss
GENERALS OF CHINESE ARMY DO
AS THEY PLEASE, OUT OF
FOREIGN SPHERE
IS BURNED OUT
Palace Occupied by the Commanders
1n-Chief Completely Destroyed,
Only Military Papers
Being Saved.

FCh1N, April H-Trustworthy Chinese
report that troops in large numbers are
masslng in the province of Shan ST nea.
the frontier of the province of Chi II
wen INFORMED natives prophesy further
trouDle. 1t is impossible to ascertain
whether the court is playing a double
game or Its authority is Insufficient to
prevent the Chinese generals acting in
q manner likely to provoke hosti1ftIea
Inc Iact that for many months there has
Deen nothing in the shane of a de fac+o
government favors the latter hypothesis
PROBABLY great deal will depend unon
the Franco-German expedition intiictina
a severe defeat upon the Chinese who
nave transgressed the agreement bv en-
tering into the sphere of the allies Tf
these Offenders are thoroughly punished
II Is likely to produce a good effect
Inc winter palace inhabited bv Count
Won Waldersee, and his staff, was burned
10 the ground today Mai. Gen
SchWartzkopf, Count Won Waldersee's
cnler OF staff, has disappeared. With the
exception of the military papers. eyerv
thing was destroyed.
dispatches from Chinese officials ne
Hslan are published by the North China.
Daily News, in which it is stated that
Ii lung Chang carries out the orders of
the reactionists, under Yueng Lu In
favor1ng Russian control in Manchuria.
1uens LUIS purpose is stated to be to
retire Russia from the concert of powerz
by the promise OF special privileges IN
ManchurIa and his efforts are to provoke
european war. Yueng Ju, minister to
Russia, is said by a writer to be in the
intrigue. The same paper publishes
another dispatch from the Chinese oourt
IN which it is stated that the dowager
empress angrily stated in answer to a
question as to when she and the emDeror
Del eJ,o
thought of returning until the foreign
troops were all withdrawn. A serious
outbreak Of tncendiarism is reported
from T1en Tsin, among the places burned
being the treasury department of the
provisional government at Tien Tsin ana
the imperial Chinese granaries at Pielts-
song.
Ii HUNG A DOUBLE DEALER
missionary named I<illie (the Rev.
Mr.. Kelly, Presbyterian?) has returned
from San Fo, where Christians were
burned to death in December. Mr. KIllFs
reports to Gen. Chaffee that some time
ago some of his converts were killed.
He had the guilty parties tried in tho
chinese courts where they were convict
ed and sentenced to death subject to Ii
Hung Chang's signature. Mr.. KillIe
came to Pekir and saw Ii. who said the
men should be executed Immediately
Upon going to San Ho three weeks later
the missionary found the men all altva
He spoke to a Judge Of the Chinese courts
about the matter, who thereupon showed
him a letter from Ii Hung Chang. giving
explicit instructions that the men must
not be executed, as they had only been
convicted on the testimony of Christians
consequently the evidence was untrust-
worthy Mr.. Killie has a copy Of this
letter. In the meantime the French had
10 oY11o
diarism and either outrages and demand
ed their execution, whereupon the Judge
again showed his orders from Ii Hung
Chang. The French authorities replied
that if the men were not executed within
eight days they would take the law into
their own hands and punish the Chinese
officials likewise.
The ministers of the foreign powers
view with alarm the expedition against
Gen. I4iu Kwan Ting, as they think he
will retreat, probably laying waste the
villages he traverses and killing native
Christians and that such actions will be
used as an excuse by the military for
further aggression and probably the tax
ing of Tai Yum Flu, the capital of Shen
ST province.
Capt. Reeves, attached to the American
legation here. accompanies the expedition
to observe happenings on behalf of the
United States
AT today's meeting Of the foreign min
listers, the question OF indemnities was
discussed. 1t is now estimated that
&7O,o00, 600 will cover all claims
RAILWAY DESTROYED.
LONDON. April 1S.-The Standard pub
fishes the following dispatch from Tien
Tsin: 'The report is confirmed that the
Chinese have destroyed a portion of the
railway beyond Pao Ting Flu.
resolved to commence hostilities under
the impression that the allied commanders
are preparing to send ar expedition
against Sian Flu from the south