Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-21

pecially when private edlcts TO the ex-
ecutl'e oIlica's accompany the public
edicI a recent decree ordered an the
lhdlcled officials TO commit suicide. yet
II evident secret cdct was sent IN
s,fuctlng the persons implicated not TO
oheV. what proof, II is asked, is there
now that the terms OF the decree viii
be Carried out.
Prince Ching Is greatly alarmed at
the preparations for the military ex-
petition INTO the interior, He asks why
lhey are not c0untermanded now that
emma has agreed 10 the demands Of
the powers Instead OF which the pre-.
parations continue.
Mr. j.. Fowler the United States con.
sui NJ Che Foo, has sent Minister Con-
ger proclamation issued by Yuen Sht
MAI the governor Of the province of
shan Tung giving protection 10 the
missionaries and offering a reward OF
goo taels for the capture Of any of the
rlngleaders OF the recent disturbances.
and offering a reward Of 100 taels for
the capture Of others than those Qctu.
ally committing outrages. The civil
and military authorities win be held
strictly accountable for the good order
OF their districts When Outrages are
committed they win be disgraced and
reported to the throne. Where no other
outrages occur for three years, the civil
and military authorities viii be re-
warded 10y merit tablet and button.
The merchants of TIen Tsin have sent
a memorial TO Gen. Chaffee asking him
To resume the occupation Of the For
mosan concession, long ago given up
and unoccupied, though both the Brit
ish and German commanders talk OF
anneNing IT, The merchants point out
that they Will be badly handicapped
without the concession as they would
have to pay wharfage TO foreign
power as well as 10 the Chinese Of
ficials. The general desires that the
matter be referred to Minister Con-
ger for decision
EXPEDITION WILL NOT ART.
Paris, Feb. 2L-The coz 10adent
here Of the Associated Proes has ex-
cellent authority for the statement that
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee's
expedition will not start as 1t Is be-
leyed decree will be published In
Pekin today accepting the terms de-
manded by the ministers The expedi-
tion therefore viii not be necessary.
Should the above information prove
untrue. it can be said unon the same
authority II Is most certain France
and Russia will not participate IN any
punitive expedition, as those nations
have consistently, with the United
States. opposed any military reprisals
beyond those necessary to relieve the
legations The correspondent Of the
Associated Press is informed that the
French minister Of foreign offairs, ".
Delcasse. is strongly opposed to the pro-
posed military expedition,
WALDERSEE's PLAN IN DIsFAVOR
Berlin, Feb. 2l--The expeditiOnary
plan of Field Marshal Count Won Wal
dersee continues in disfavor with the
larger part Of the German press. The
Norwaerts today says that II the Gers
man government, In view OF the latest
satisfactory kilograms received from
Sian Flu should not declare It's intention
10 abandon the proposed expeditions,
the representatives Of the nation VIII
force an opportunity in the relchstag 10
energetcally protest against such plans.
which might lead 10 the grayest inter-
national ontanglements and indefinitely
pralong the war In China The reich
stag. says the Norwaerts, cannot be lg-
nored by the government now as II
was In the summer Of 1900.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung publishes
today a special dispatch from New
Chwang. which announces that 500. the
,,ttl,g.rts trnvprnor ~ Muklen has gath
cred an army and Feb. 10 and II at
tackled the railroad 10 shan Hal Kuan
and surrounded Russians In Tchln Cho
tn and Kabon Sebu Gen. Fleischer
sent forward two regiments Of rein
forcements to their relief The Russian
losses We're large The Russians are
unable TO master the uprising or defeat
the Chinese military forces,