The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23
WILL SOON QUIT CHINA.
Ten Thousand French Troops ia
Withdraw Next Month.

PEKING, April 22-General Voyroa, the
has informed General Chaffee that 10000
Ii Hung Chang believes that the Chinese
troops under General Liu will be with
drawn over the boundary marking the ter
ritory defined by Field Marshal Won Wal
dersee as the sphere of operations for the
allies, as the governor of Shan-Si province
received telegraphic instructions nearly a
week ago ordering their withdrawal. The
governor could have conveyed this order to
the troops in question last Friday at the
latest. The majority of the French and
German newspaper correspondents accom-
panyng the expedition directed against
General Liu, and which has been mobilizing
at Pao-Ting-Fu, returned to Peking to-
day. believing that the expedition would be
called off.
Hsi Liang, formerly governor of the prov
ince of Shan-Si, has been appointed gov
ernor of the province of Hu-Pei The for
eign consuls at Han-kow. capital of the
province of Hu-Pei, have protested this ap-
pointment to Chang Chi Tung, viceroy of
Han-kow. and have sent him a telegram
advising him to delay proceedings in the
matter of Hsi Liang's appointment
The numerous appointments of Cinnamon
with pronounced anti-foreign tendencies is
causing comment at Peking Even the for
eign ministers admit that so many appoint
ments of this character are all-advised.
while the missionaries and other civilians
are alarmed of the future 1t is the opinion
of Mr.. Rockhill the American special COM
mis- hot ba
commence leaving China with perfect safe
ty; on the other hand. that 10000 French
troops are to leave in May causes fear
among the French residents. and this fear
is greater among the French native con-
verts 10 Christianity. who inform the
priests that they are daily threatened with
what will happen TO them when the for
eigners leave. The views of the foreign
ministers on the withdrawal OF the troops
Is not shared by the great majority of the
foreign residents. The ministers aver that
some of these latter have business reasons.
and that others would have to vacate the
fine buildings they are now occupying. rent
free. when the troops GO
parsonage from Sian-Fu who is closel,,
connected with the court. denies that Cen
erGl Tung Fuh Slang is in a state of oner
rebellion The person I'm question thinks
the missionaries who reported that he was
in rebellion must have heard accounts Of
his harsh treatments OF bandits falling
into his hands. Tung Fuh Slang has fire.
quently disobeyed the orders Of the court
When $500 troops were withdrawn from
his command last January he should have
returned their rifles and ammunition. This
he failed TO do BEFORE no left for - @
he obtained an audience with the dowage,
Empress OF China. Upon this occasion
Tung Fuh Slang said to the Empress: "AI
that your servant has done has been T.
obey the orders of the court He will die
upon the battlefield in your service. II
because OF the commands OF the foreigners
your servant were committed TO death he
would die unwillingly." To this the En-.
press replied: Let your heart be at peace
i would rather lose my rivers and noun