The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
SAY IT IS SETTLED.
Rumor of a Satisfactory Agreement
at Tientsin.

afternoon papers say the Tientslr. diff
fculty has been arrangeI
The musunder standing was due to
the CF-.nese authorities granting the
same concession to two nations.
The arrangement enables Great
Britain to proceed with the construc-
ton of the railroad siding, but if u
sia's concession proves to be earlier
than that OF Great Britain the latter is
to acknowledge the claims of Russia.
Report MOI Confirmed.
The foreign office, however, has no
information tending to confirm the
. announcements of an arrangement
having been made and the officials are
her inclined to doubt that such an
arrar yemen has been arrived at.
Tbey SAY the original concession was
given up b. Russia.
The a~ftern,>on papers welcome the
latest news con c~erning the awkward
situation of affairs at Tientsin as indi-
eating the probability Of the forces OF
both Russia and Great britain being
saved by the Intervention u hon@in
terested power
Statement in House of
Lord George Hamilton, secretary
for India, replying to a question In
the house of commons Tuesday, SAID
that no disturbances are anticipated
at Tientsah and that the sentries
remained in their previous positions
with strict orders not to assume the
aggressive, pending settlement of the
immediate cause of the difficulty by
the military authorities on the spot.
Lord George Hamilton assured Sir
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett that no in
]structions had been sent to the Brit
ish officer at Tientsin, either by He
government or by Sir Ernest Satow,
not to resist the seizure by the Rus
slams of the land required for the
siding.
Excitement Does Not Abnte.
Tientsin, March 2O.-The excite
ment and anxiety here as to the pos
sible developments of the Anglo
Russian siding dispute do not abate.
A company of British troops and n
company of Russian soldiers remain
encamped on either side of the
trench, looking at each other. The
Russians have orders to fire on any
one commencing work.
Cause of the Trouble.
Gen. Wogack says the trouble was
caused by the unwarrantable inter
ference of the British in the affairs
of the Russian concession, and he
adds that the siding will not be con
tinued unless he receives orders from
his own superiors.
Field Marshal Won Waldersee is ex-
pected here.
Both sides will appeal to him, but
they both consider the matter to be
beyond his authority and will await
orders from Europe.
IL French Attack.
Speaking OF the attack made by a
number of excited French soldiers on
some members of the British Sikh
regiment, Sunday, in the French con
ccssion, Gen. Lorne-Campbell says 1t
was merely a childish outbreak
against the order of their OWN gen
eTal, who had forbidden the French
soldiers to enter the British nee
sion. This order followed a request
made by Gen. Lorne-Campbell after
almost every resident had complained
of the behavior of the French 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. Lornt~
Campbell was perfectly satisfied tina
Gen. Voyron was in harmony with
himself and anxious to maintain or
der.
Gen. Voyron say there is no fric-
ton between the French and British.
The incident of Sunday was regret
table, was caused by a 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
land on which it was proposed to
build the railroad siding.
Won Waldersee's Action.
Berlin, March 2O.-As bearing upon
the nature Of Count o Waldersee's
relations to the mutually hostile at
titude of the Russian and British
troops at Tientsin, the semi-official
Berliner Post publishes the following
inspired communication:
1.-THE expression intervene might cause
a misunderstanding; but, as a possibility
of serious collision existed, which would
have inspired the Chinese with an unGeslr-
able idea as TO the unity Of the powers.
Count Won Waldersee mediated. He in
sisted In the first place that the litigious
parties should withdraw their troops from
the contested ground. Count Won Valdez
sees action, however, was merely dictated
by military reasons and undertaken in a
military sense to prevent an exhibition OF
discreditable discord; and II has nothing
whatever to do with the settlement of the
disputed questions, wlsch lies outside OF
Count Won Waldersee's sphere Of compe-
tence."
Russia VIII Not Yield.
Paris, March 20.-At a cabinet coun-
ell 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.
Russia Will not recede from the posi-
tion she has taken in the matter OF the
railroad siding at Tientsin, of that you car
be assured" This statement was made
to a representative OF the press by a high
official of the foreign office. Continuing.
this official said: