Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-22

OF the behavior OF the Frencn IN IN
sulting women, refusing to pay for
purchases, acting riotously and abus-
ing American and English soldiers.
Gen. Voyron, the French commander,
recognized that this must stop and
ordered the French soldiers to keep
in their own concession. Gen. Lorne-
Campbell was perfectly satisfied tina.
Gen. Noyron was in harmony with
himself and anxious to maintain or
der. Maj. Foote (Ninth United States
infantry, says the French soldiers
were frequently abusive to the Amer
lean troops, who were unarmed while
out on pass, while the French were
armed with swords or bayonets. On
one occasion an American disarmed
a Frenchman and turned over his
weapon to the sergeant of the guard,
explaining satisfactorily his reasons
for the action taken. Maj. Footc
thought that sooner or later the Brit
ish must act in the interest of the
concession.
Gen. voyron says there is no fric-
IlOu DcUNcell Vic CiiSlI III iti'sii'
The incident of Sunday was regret
table, was caused by few eXcitable
men, and has no connection whatever
with any feeling individual French
men may hold in favor of the Rus
sian claims in connection with the
lnnd on which it was proposed to
build the railroad siding.
Russia VIII Not Yield.
Paris, March 2O.-At cabinet ooun-
Gil Tuesday the minister of foreign
affairs, NJ. Delcasse, related the prog
ress of the peace negotiations at Pc
king. He said the latest dispatches
made no mention of the incidents oc-
curing at Tientsin.
PRUSSIA will not recede from the posi-
ton she has taken in the matter of the
railroad siding a Tientsin, of that you can
be assured" This statement wass--Mt.ssde
to a representative of the press BY high
official of the foreign .att Office Continuing.
this official saltaa-..-
"Russ4isaw VIII not advance, and will act
sleT;fIy, but having taken up the position
she row occupies, she will only be moved
therefron BY force. England has been I'M
successful in her effort to secure the aid
of other powers to attack Russia's posi-
ton regarding Manchuria, and is not likely
to begin hostilities unsupported In the
present instance. 1t is hardly possible that
England will go to war over railroad sid
ing with the Transyaal question still pend
Ing. expect to see England yield
"As to the statement that French sol'
diers attacked an English officer, we dc
not believe 1t to be true. for though the
alleged attack occurred yesterday, we have
bod ai al the Snb1ect ~
To Leave Picking.
Paris. March 20.--A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Picking says that
M. Pichon, French minister to China,
will leave Picking the beginning of
April. NJ. Pichon will be succeeded
in China by NJ. Beau, who will start
for Picking April 7.
To Reduce Foress.
Paris, March e0.-A dispatch from
Picking to the Hayas agency says the
state of the Chinese negotiations will
soon pemit the reduction of the
French forces by about 10000 men,
who will be repatriated.
Fear Negotiations VIII Fail.
Washington, March 2o.-It is feared
here that the negotiations at Picking
respecting indemnities may fail, ow,
ing to the greed of individual nations
Mr.. Rockhill, our special commissions
er, who has been in close communities
ton by cable with the state depart
ment, has nothing but discourag.ng
reports to make of this important
branch of the negotiations. 1t APP
pears that the ministers cannot agree
upon any uniform basis OF indemnity
some of the powers demanding enor,
nous sums.
Labor Leaders Indicted.
Buffalo, n. Y, March 2O.-The grand
jury has reported three indictments
against John T.. Upton, secretary
treasurer of the Switchmep's Union
of North America, each charging
grand larceny in the second degree,
in having appropriated money belong
ing to the union, as follows: On Feb.
ruary s, S249; on February is, 1924, and
on March 4, S151. The total shortage
in his accounts is said to be $2,639.
Not Ridden over by Horsemen.
Berlin, March 20.--I'he latest in
! vestigation shows that Dietrich Wei.
land, the man who recently threw a
piece of iron ut Emperor William in
the streets of Bremen, was attacked
epilepticaHy Immediately altar throw.
ing the missile at his majesty This
caused the man to fall, and he was
not thrown to the ground by the
mounted police riding over him, as
IA, iirst reported.
Ordered Rem"ssd to Niles, Mich.
| Cincinnati, o., March 2l,z-Judg,
| Thompson, of the United States court
Tuesday issued an order for the re
moval to Niles, Mich, of the late Cash
| Ter johnson, of the FIRST national banl
of that city, who was arrested on Sun
day in Columbus, o., charged witt
misrepresentation of the banks funds
Congressman BETTER,
Washington, March 2o.-Congress
man Livingston, of Georgia, who is Sc
riounly il! with pneumonia, was slight
ly better Tuesday.
Gar We'll Again.
Berlin, March 2o.-The Cologne
Voiks Zeitung prints private CORE
spondence from the cars immediate
cntourage WHICH Gays the epileptit
attacks which formerly occurred ever,
four or six weeks have not occurred
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