River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-06-06
AMDBOOMNGOF CANNON
Field Marshal Count Won Valdez
sees Departure from Peking
Marked by Military Display.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACT As ESCORT.
Serious ARRAY Between international
Troops at Hientsin-British Fusi-
Ieers Kill Frenchman suisse
quentIy Four FusiIeers, Five Ger
mans and One Jap Were Wounded.

Picking, June 1.-THE departure of
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
from Picking Monday was marked bya
great military display by the allied
troops, the booming of artillery and
the playing Of bands. The entire
diplomatic body escorted the field
marshal to the depot.
Won Rauch, the aide-de-camp, and
nephew of Count Won Waldersee, will
remain here to escort Prince Chun, the
emperor's brother, to Berlin, where he
will formally apologize in behalf of
China for the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler.
Farewell Banquet.
Berlin, June A special dis
patch to the Lokal Anzeiger from
Peking says Count Won Waldersee
gave farewell banquet in honor of
DR.. Mum Won Schwarzenstein, the
German minister, Sunday, and toast
ed Emperor William and the allied
sovereigns.
Won Waldersee sailed for Japan
Monday. When he returns to GER
many it will be by way of German
East Africa.
Serious ARRAY ut Tientsin.
Tientsin, June 4.-There was q seri-
Gus affray Sunday between interna-
tional troops. Some British fusileers
who were acting as police here sought
to prevent French soldiers from house
breaking, when they were attacked
with bayonets and bricks. The
fusileers, in self-defense, fired in the
air. This brought a number of Ger
mans to the aid of the Frenchmen.
They numbered together 200 men. Five
fusileers fired again, killing French
man and wounding three others. In
subsequent fighting, four fusileers,
five Germans and one japanese were
wounded The arrival of German Of
ficer and a strong guard ended the
fray.
Russia and America Hold AIoof.
New York, June A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Neither Russia nor the United States
will detail troops to garrison the posts
to be established by the powers be-
tween Tallu and Picking. Russia de-
termination to refrain from maintain
ing troops upon the territory of a
neighboring empire is another indica-
ton of her purpose to pursue to the
end the policy which she originally
adopted
This policy is absolutely in line with
that of the United States and in fact
from what can be learned, it is the in
tention of Russia to act with this gov
eminent in future questioes discussed
in Picking. This attitude has given the
administration much satisfaction.
The points between Taku and Picking
which will be garrisoned by the pow
ers, ostensibly to maintain a safe
egress for the foreign ministers in the
capital. have not been finally deter
mined, though it seems to be under
stood that troops will be stationed at
Gang-tsung and at one other point
near Tientsin. The size of the garri-
sons also remains to be established.
From what is known, it is the purpose
ST Germany to distribute the brigade
of 1000 men now in Picking among the
legations in Peking and the two posts
which will be established. Great Brit
ain and France, the latter of which
originally made the proposal for the
garrisons, will also have troops in the
garrisons. Whether the japanese will
be represented in the forces to STAY in
China is not known.