The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-14
APPEAL FROM CHINA
Belief in Washington That 1t is
Her Last Resort.

reason to believe that China's appeal
to the United States is her extremity,
but whether the appeal is broader
and is to other nations as well it is
not possible to learn at present.
Nothing has been heard from Russia
since the verbal communication made
by Count Cassini last week setting
forth the rectitude of Russia's OBJ
jects in China generally and in Man
churia in particular. Minister Wa has
been almost a daily caller at the state
department, and it is evident that the
Chinese are impressed by the belief
that the crisis has been reached and
that the destiny of Manchuria de-
ponds upon the immediate action of
the powers.
Friction Arises.
London. March 13.-Friction has
arisen 1T Tientsin between the Brit
ish and Russians over a piece of lane
alleged to belong to the railway com
pany and to have been in possession of
the company for some years. Accord
ing to dispatches from Tientsin the
Russians assert that this land is part
of their new concession, and there
Tore Russian property. Mr.. Kinder,
manager of the railway, began to
make a siding, but was stopped by the
Russian authorities. He appealed to
Col. Mcdonald, who referred the mat
ter to Gen Barrow. British chief of
staff in Picking, who replied: Garry
on the siding with armed force If nee
essary." Guards were put on the line
by the British, and the work con-
tinued. Gen. Wagasak, the Russian
commander, protested, and said the
thing would not have been done if the
Russians had as many troops as h
British, adding that such matters
should be left to diplomacy. Col. Nc
Donald again communicated with Gen.
Barrow, who ~telegraphed: Continue
the siding" Gen. Wagasak, very in
dignant, has appealed to the Russian
minister to Picking, NJ. de Giers.
Disposition of Troops.
Count Won Waldersee has informed
Gen. Chaffee that the troops under
his command will be disposed of as
follows during the summer months:
England will have 1000 men at the
Summer palace, a small detachment
in Hunting park and 1000 men il
other places. Germany will send the
troops now in Peking to a village
northwest of the Summer palace, III
the mountains, while the German
troops at Pao-ting-fu win be located
in the mountains west OF the city
Italy will withdraw her troops froiN
hat part of the Summer palace which
some of her forces now occupy.
Japan and Austria win leave their
troops in Peking. Count von Valdez
see says that, as by such locations OF
troops any and all trouble can be,
avoided, he sees no cause for inter
ference.
Heavy Loss by Chinese.
Berlin, March 13.-The war Office has
received the following from Count
Won Waldersee, dated Picking, March
IL: "In the fight west of Suling pass
we had only one slightly wounded.
The Chinese left $50 dead on the field.
Our cavalry, with four quick-firers,
pursued the Chinese 20 miles. A bat
talon remains at Fen-Ping and west
ward from the great wall in order to
prevent a return of the Chinese
troops"
Conflicting Views.
Official circles in Berlin declare that
it is impossible to judge here exactly
what leads to the Chinese activity
around the great wall. The Russian
papers are spreading reports that the
movement there is engineered by Gen.
Tupg Flu Hsiang and Prince Tuan for
the, reconquest of Manchuria. 1t is to
the interest of Russia to circulate
this view. On the other hand, it is be-
lieved in Berlin hat the Chinese
troops near the great wall have but
slight power of resistance, as the re-
port of Col. Ledebur's engagement
seems to indicate. 1t is also believed
that these Chinese troops are inferior
to those sen against the allies before
the capture of Picking.
The statement hat Russia insists
upon China's signature to the Man
churian convention rests upon Chi
nese authority; but Germany has no
reason to suppress such information.
and the fact remains that the agree
ment has not yet been signed.
St0rmed the GATE.
London, March 13.-The Picking cor
respondent of the Morning Post, wir-
ing Saturday and giving details of
the storming of a gate of the great
wall by Col. Ledebur's column, March
3, says:
1.-THE Germans completed the Chung
Shun pa-571-rwceT-the provinces Of Chlh
II and Shan-Si, after several hours fight
ing. This result was brilliantly achieved
by the Bavarian battalion, which marched
Is miles from Pao-ting-fu in four days,
through mountains and over difficult mule
RACES. The Chinese held an apparently
l~mpregnable position on the great wall. at
the highest part Of the pass. They had sew
eral thousand troops n artillery Of all
descriptions. The Germans attacked them
with Coo infantry and two howitzers. The
turning movement, over an lmost inn
passable country, occupied seven hours and
was completely successful. The Chinese
fled into the province of Shan-Si, leaving at
the least a hundred dead and four Hotch-
kiss guns. The victory win ave an ex-
cellent moral effect, as the Chinese be-
heved their fortified mountain belt i'm
penetrable."
shnfter to BE Retired.
Washington, March 12.-The quar-
termaster general is informed that
the transport Logan left Nagasaki
Thursday for San Francisco, with
Maj. Gen. Young and the Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth volunteer repi-