Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-03
CHINESE 10 CONTROL
Government OF Pekin to Be
Transferred During the
Present Month.
Allies to Gradually Release Con.
troll OF the Imperial
City.
Cars Occupation Of Manchuria
Isnored--Chinese Situation
Not Improved.

Fekin. June S.-The generals of the
allied forces, al meeting held yester-
day. decided to transfer the government
OF Pekin 10 Chinese officers gradually
during June. The allies are making
preparations for evacuating the city.
tcount yon waldersee, accompanied by
his staff, will leave Pekin tomorrow.
Two special trains will run all the week,
taking troops 10 Taku. The Germans
are removing ar extraordinary amount
of baggage including Chinese carts.
riekshaws tables and chairs. Won Wal
dersee viii, however, leave here tenn
porarily nire skeleton batteries of 300
men each. Which nearly equals the num-
Der OF British troops here. The French
are withdrawing from the province of
Chihii Nine thousand japanese, 5000
British, and the Twenty Beloo-
chistan regiment left Saturday. The rest
OF the troops Will remain until July, OF
until the courts return is certain, and
evidence is given that the Chinese au
thorilies are able to maintain order. Ii
is certain that the simultaneous NTH
dfawal of all the allies would tend to
intiam- Chinese sconceit and enddnger
foreign interests in the northern prov
mess
Nothing has been decided regarding
the Russian evacuation Of Manchuria.
The ministers are Ignoring this Ques-
tlon
The site has beer. selected and definite
i]lan4 sse being formed by the Chinese.
1scefGi.ls ID the terms If the protocol.
fal z Monument - Baron Won hetteler.
he e,lnian minister Who Was Killed
siostly after the outbreak Of the Boxer
ye4gbles,. Tie monument VIII be in
tlataaan street al She spot wtere the
German representative Was niassaered.
Ii is proposed to erect TWO pillars and a
tempe. and German approval Of the
plan, when is essential, viii be asked.
An Inscription In Chinese il being pre-
aaref! by a Former member OF the
Tsung-li-Y anen
An@ther meeting has besn held to
siderii1e qiiestian Of the distribution
fuf the fund raised by the CHRISTIAN
Herald FIR ne fsiief of the famine suf-
serers liz the province of shens. The
missionaries hers have teiegraphed TO
Chairman Arthur Smith at Ten Tsin
stating that ne committee Requires un-
restricted power, and that the distr.bu-
ftion Of The fund BY foreigners is i'm
lpractieable, this being possible only
thru native officials 1t also asks for
4 funds to send missionaries to Shensi.
The most credulous are of the opinion
| that II the funds are placed in the hands
hcf native officials about 60 per cent Of
tle ln9ney Viii reach the sufferers.
Thess who are best informed say that
the officials, who resent the spirit Of the
feonnss. VIII steal fuzzy 60 per cent OF
the money.
The difficulties in connection with the
establishment % the irrigation works
lln shensi, = which purpose il has been
Suggested. the money be devoted n or
ls.r ~ give work 10 famins sufferers
1 have been undsrsstimated II is thought
now that 70 carry oft the work properly
/ pledges Of large sums OF money by IN.
I Chinese are necessary. A great irrisa-
ton system south Of Taiyuen Flu would
J be Invaluable 70 the Chinese.
The Catholics in Shsnsi have demand
ed sites for two schools adjoining tbs
property held by the Protestants, ane
i also a site for a church