The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-07
TO RUsTICATE IN TURKEsTAN
ONLY FOUR ANTI-FOREIGN OFF.
GALS OF CHINESE PROVINCES
TO BE EXECUTED
BOXERS ARE ONLY LYING LOW
Chinese Prince Predicts a, Reeur-
renee of the Disorders of Last
Year If Foreign Troops
Are Withdrawn.

BERLIN, April 6-The correspondent Of
the Associated Press learns on the high
est authority that Prince Tuans fate has
finally been decided. His death sentence
will be commuted to banishment to Tur-
kestan. The list Of guilty Chinese pro-
vincial authorities includes only four to
be beheaded and several degradations.
The Chinese commissioners are surprised
that the guilty officials should escape
with such light punishments. The inform
ant of the correspondent of the AsSociat-
ed Press said: "And well they may '''-~ -
The Frankfurter Zeitung published an
other letter from Pekin containing a YER
batim account of the interview between
DR.. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein, German
minister to China and a Chinese prince
The most interesting point in the inter
view is the princes open admission that
if the allied troops are now Withdrawn
the Boxers would Immediately appear In
strong force. The prince added:
This, Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching likewise know
The correspondent gives vivid account
of the keen competition between the i'm
peria1 princes to be sent to Berlin in
order to express the Chinese emperor's
penitence for the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler
A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from
st. Petersburg says hard fighting is re,
ported to have occurred between the
First, Second and Third East Siberian
flHes regiment and several thousand or
Chinese troops between Kobantsv ana
Sinminting. The Russians lost captain
and several men killed and a lieutenant
colonel, several other officers and MANY
men wounded The Chinese lost heavily
and retreated with the Russians pursu
ing them.
The date of the engagement is not men
toned in the dispatch received.
Count Won WalderSee reports to the
war Office that after dispensing the rob-
Der bands to the northeast of Tien 'rsin
the troops engaged in that work have re.
turned to their quarters. In the course
OF the operations twenty robbers were
killed and one gun and 20 wagons with
arms and ammunition were captured.
YANG YU's ILLNESS.
ST PETERSBURG, April 6.-The ap-
oplectic seizure of Yang Yu, Chinese min
ister to Russia. after his recent inter-
view with Count Lamsdorff, the Russian
foreign minister, will probably necess1
tate his withdrawal from the post Ne
gotiations with China at ST. Petersburg
have ceased since his illness.
MEETING OF GENERALS
PFKIN, April 6.-1he meeting of the
generals Of the allied troops and Co,1nt
Won Waldersee this morning was of great
interest and Importance, though it was
known beforehand what had practically
been decided upon, still the meeting
showed concluslvely the attitude of the
different powers. The only dissentients
from the plan adopted were Gen. Chafree
the American commander, and Gen
Wogack, commander of the Russian
force, who both thought the number al
points to be occupied was excessive and
also that the number of troops was TOO
great. The other generals were unani.
nous in the opinion that nine points on
the right should be occupied between
Tfen Tsin and Shan Hal Kwan with
3 Uo troops, exclusive of those at Pekin.
This would provide for the reduction OF
the present forces being made according
TO the wishes of the various governments.