Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-03
SITUATION IN CHINA.
Relation Of the Various Foreign
Forces 20 Each Other.

Tien Tsin. China. December l.-COrTe-
spOndence Of the Associated Press
The military situation here has shown
practically no change since early au.
tumn. There has been a slight reduc-
ton Of the various forces az times but
the garTisOns have on the whole prac-
tically been maintained at the numbers
heretofore stated I'm the Associated
Press dispatches.
The Russian contingent has been
slightly increased over the strength at
first determined This is understood to
have been done at the suggestion to
General Linavitch himself. who is said
TO have represented 10 ST. Petersburg
that two additional infantry regiments
be added These have now arrived
here. In addition there are three
sQuadrons OF COssacks and a light bat
terry. With the departure OF the Fiji
tenth United States infantry last week
the American contingent in Tlen Tsin
now consists only Of two companies Of
the Ninth Infantry under command OF
Major Foote. The British and German
forces predominant The British have
sent back TO India and down 10 Hong
kong a large number OF coolies who have
suffered much from the cold. The
health OF the troops is, on the whole.
good though the Germans have had
quite a large percentage OF sick from
fever and other complaints
Navigation up the river has practical.
~ ceased Ice has formed nightly and
the last feet Of junks sent up have
taken from eight TO ten DAYS 10 reach
Tung Chow Winter supplies for all the
forces are pretty well In, however. and
with the opening OF the railroad to
Pekln, which Is expected within two Or
three weeks. the greatest difficulty
which the allies have faced will be re.
moved. The railroad IL still the cause
of considerable friction. IL Is still held
by the Russians, who are apparently not
inclined TO surrender II TO any other
control. There has been a disposition
20 lay he blame for the delay in nut
ting the road through 20 Pekin on The
Russians and from time Ia time the
matter has come 20 the front In a way
TO cause apprehensiOns Of serious fric-
ton II was recently stated that an
agreement had been reached 20 turn
the road over 20 the Germans but thi,
has failed 10 materialize. and IL is UNI
derstood that the Russians declined 10
fulhil the agreement They are paying
the interest on the lease 10 the Chinese
to the British owners and thus remov,
INK the greatest legal question involved.
Reports from The country along the
Grand canal and toward Pao Ting Flu
indicate that there Is still some rest,
lessness In the towns and villages.
There have been several scares 81 mass
ing forces in that direction. but no re-
liable news can be obtained tending 20
Indicate danger.
The Germans have installed a field
telegraph line TO Pao Ting Flu and de-
tachments are constantly on the road
escorting supplies TO the garrison there.
Occasionally there have come reports of
shipping along the route. but the coun-
try is apparently quiet In that direction.
The work OF the American quarter
masters department here and at Tong
ku Is practically wound up. and II IA
probable that the depot win soon be
closed General G. +. Humphrey. chief
viii then go to Pedn. A
large number 81 employees have been
discharged, and Will be sent home on
the Californian and the Athenian. both
due to leave within the next ten days.