Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-03-28
THE TROOPS
MOVE AWAY
Great Britain and Russia Make Temporary
Agreement at Tien Tsin.
Soldiers of Both Powers Called Oft
While Diplomats Argue Right
of Possession.

Pekin.-(S peciaL)-Count Won Wal
dersee, General Barrow and General
Wogack have been in consultation and
General Wogack has agreed to withdraw
the Russian troops from the disputed
ground at Tien Tsin, provided the Brit
ish also withdraw. He insisted upon
guaranty that work on the railway
siding should not proceed until the mat
ter had been automatically adjusted.
This proposal and stipulation was sat
isfactory to General Barrow and was
accepted by him. Consequently the
British and Russian troops will be
withdrawn at o'clock this morning
(F'riday) thereby avoiding all trouble
at present
Orders have been issued, however.
that no British officer shall leave or
even ''sIeep OUT at night or go to din
ner without furnishing his address to
the adjutant. The marines will return
to the ships Admiral Seymour objects
to any of the Australian naval brigade
who volunteered for service on the rail
way remaining The military authori-
ties say he does not understand the sit
uation, that his interference is uncalled
for and that the Australian marines are
Just the men needed.
The Russians have ordered a regi-
ment to proceed from Port Arthur to
Tien Tsin.
The arrangements made by General
Bailloud, the French commander, are
regarded as completely satisfactory,and
all danger of a collision between the
British and French is considered OBJ
waited.
LANSDOWNE TELLS THE HOUSE.
| London.-(S pecial)-I the house OF
Lords today the foreign secretary, Lord
Lansdowne, announced that Russia and
Great Britain had agreed to withdraw
their troops from the disputed territory
at Tel Tsin and reserve the question Of
title and proprietary rights for subse-
quent examination.
Lord Lansdowne supplemented the
announcement by explaining that the
dispute concerned an extensive area on
the left bank of the Pei Ho river. which
| the Russians occupied in the autumn
and claimed by right Of conquest. Sub
sequently the government was inform
ed that China and Russia had reached
an agreement placing the area under
Russian occupation. The area, however,
comprised plots belonging to the North
Chinese riIroad and was therefore part
of the security of the British bond
holders.
The line was part of the railroad re-
Gently transferred by the Russians to
Field Marshal Won Waldersee, who re
1 transferred it to the British.
The necessities of the allies required
the construction of a siding on one of
the plots referred to and the pres
ence of the British workers on the plot
was treated as a trespass on Russian
territory It was alleged that the Rus
sian boundary marks have been re
moved by the British. In those circum-
stances the government on March IL
telegraphed to its representative in Chi
ma that it thought the rights of the
British or Russian troops to occupy the
disputed points could be best settled by
Field Marshal Won Waldersee, as the
commander-in-chief, and General aGse-
lee, the British commander, was in
structed to request the field marshal to
settle the immediate differences, reserv-
ing for future examination the question
of the validity of the alleged private
rights General Gaselee was also in
structed to refrain from using force
except to repel aggression.